There are 16 words that start with 'nil'.
| nil | nill | nils |
| nills | nilgai | nilgau |
| nilled | nilgais | nilgaus |
| nilghai | nilghau | nilling |
| nilghais | nilghaus | nilpotent |
| nilpotents | ||
Note: These 16 words that start with 'nil' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.