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5 letter words with N

Every five-letter word that contains N, grouped by where the N sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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N can sit in any slot · 4348 words in our list

The short answer

There are 4348 five words with N in this list. N is most often the third letter, and the most common last letter is N. The top face-value Scrabble score is 23 for zanza.

4348five N words in our list

11%start with N

23%end in N

8.2average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with N

Grouped by where N first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

N is the 1st letter (497)

naams⁷naans⁵nabak¹¹nabal⁷nabby¹²nabes⁷nabis⁷nabks¹¹nabla⁷nable⁷nabob⁹nache¹⁰nacho¹⁰nacre⁷nacry¹⁰nadas⁶nadir⁶naeve⁸naevi⁸naffs¹¹nagas⁶nagel⁶naggy¹⁰naght⁹nagor⁶nahal⁸nahor⁸nahua⁸nahum¹⁰naiad⁶naias⁵naifs⁸naiks⁹nails⁵naily⁸naira⁵nairu⁵nairy⁸naish⁸naive⁸naked¹⁰naker⁹nakfa¹²nakir⁹nakoo⁹nalas⁵naled⁶nalla⁵namaz¹⁶nambe⁹namby¹²namda⁸named⁸namer⁷names⁷namma⁹nammo⁹namus⁷nanas⁵nance⁷nancy¹⁰nanda⁶nandi⁶nandu⁶nanes⁵nanga⁶nanmu⁷nanna⁵nanny⁸nanos⁵nants⁵nantz¹⁴nanua⁵naomi⁷naoto⁵napal⁷napas⁷naped⁸napes⁷napoo⁷nappa⁹nappe⁹nappy¹²naras⁵narco⁷narcs⁷nards⁶nardu⁶naren⁵nares⁵naric⁷naris⁵narks⁹narky¹²narra⁵narre⁵nasab⁷nasal⁵nasat⁵nasch¹⁰

N is the 2nd letter (606)

anabo⁷anack¹¹anama⁷anana⁵anasa⁵anata⁵ancha¹⁰ancho¹⁰ancle⁷ancon⁷ancor⁷ancre⁷andes⁶andia⁶andor⁶andre⁶andro⁶anear⁵anele⁵anend⁶anent⁵angas⁶angel⁶anger⁶angia⁶angie⁶angka¹⁰angle⁶anglo⁶angor⁶angry⁹angst⁶angus⁶anhyd¹²aniba⁷anice⁷anigh⁹anile⁵anils⁵anima⁷anime⁷animi⁷animo⁷anion⁵anise⁵anita⁵anjan¹²anjou¹²ankee⁹anker⁹ankhs¹²ankle⁹ankou⁹ankus⁹anlas⁵anlet⁵anlia⁵anmia⁷annal⁵annam⁷annas⁵annat⁵annet⁵annex¹²annie⁵anniv⁸annot⁵annoy⁸annul⁵annum⁷annus⁵anoas⁵anode⁶anoia⁵anoil⁵anole⁵anoli⁵anomy¹⁰anorn⁵anour⁵anous⁵anova⁸ansae⁵ansar⁵ansel⁵anser⁵antae⁵antal⁵antar⁵antas⁵anted⁶antes⁵antic⁷antiq¹⁴antis⁵anton⁵antra⁵antre⁵antsy⁸antum⁷

N is the 3rd letter (1385)

abner⁷abnet⁷acned⁸acnes⁷adnex¹³agnat⁶agnel⁶agnes⁶agnus⁶ainee⁵ainga⁶ainoi⁵ainus⁵aknee⁹aknow¹²alnus⁵amnia⁷amnic⁹amnio⁷apnea⁷arnas⁵arneb⁷arnee⁵arnut⁵atnah⁸aunes⁵aunts⁵aunty⁸awned⁹awner⁸banak¹¹banal⁷banat⁷banba⁹banca⁹banco⁹bancs⁹banda⁸bande⁸bandh¹¹bandi⁸bando⁸bands⁸bandy¹¹baned⁸banes⁷banff¹³banga⁸bange⁸bangs⁸bangy¹¹bania⁷banig⁸banjo¹⁴banks¹¹banky¹⁴banns⁷bants⁷bantu⁷banty¹⁰banus⁷banya¹⁰benab⁹bench¹²benda⁸bends⁸bendy¹¹benes⁷benet⁷benga⁸benic⁹benim⁹benin⁷benis⁷benjy¹⁷benne⁷benni⁷benny¹⁰bensh¹⁰bento⁷bents⁷benty¹⁰benzo¹⁶binal⁷bindi⁸binds⁸biner⁷bines⁷binge⁸bingo⁸bings⁸bingy¹¹binit⁷binks¹¹binna⁷binny¹⁰bints⁷bonav¹⁰bonbo⁹bonce⁹

N is the 4th letter (971)

aband⁸abend⁸abuna⁷abune⁷acana⁷acing⁸acini⁷acone⁷addnl⁷adunc⁸aeons⁵agena⁶agend⁷agene⁶agent⁶aging⁷agone⁶agons⁶agony⁹aguna⁶ahent⁸ahind⁹ahing⁹ahint⁸ahong⁹ahunt⁸airns⁵akene⁹aking¹⁰akund¹⁰aland⁶alane⁵alang⁶alani⁵alans⁵alant⁵alenu⁵aline⁵alone⁵along⁶amang⁸amani⁷amant⁷amend⁸amene⁷amens⁷ament⁷amine⁷amini⁷amino⁷amins⁷among⁸apina⁷aping⁸arank⁹arena⁵arend⁶arene⁵areng⁶arent⁵asana⁵async¹⁰ating⁶atone⁵atony⁸atune⁵avant⁸avena⁸avens⁸aveny¹¹avine⁸awane⁸awing⁹awink¹²axine¹²axing¹³axone¹²axons¹²ayens⁸ayins⁸ayond⁹ayont⁸azans¹⁴azine¹⁴azons¹⁴bagne⁸barns⁷barny¹⁰bauno⁷bawns¹⁰beano⁷beans⁷beant⁷beany¹⁰beent⁷being⁸beins⁷berne⁷bhang¹¹bhuna¹⁰

N is the 5th letter (889)

aaron⁵aboon⁷abrin⁷achen¹⁰acoin⁷acorn⁷acron⁷actin⁷acton⁷acuan⁷adawn⁹adcon⁸adhan⁹adion⁶adman⁸admen⁸admin⁸adorn⁶adown⁹aeron⁵again⁶aghan⁹agrin⁶agron⁶ahsan⁸airan⁵aiwan⁸ajwan¹⁵akron⁹alain⁵alban⁷albin⁷albyn¹⁰alden⁶alfin⁸algin⁶alien⁵align⁶alkin⁹allan⁵allen⁵alman⁷almon⁷aloin⁵alpen⁷altin⁵altun⁵alvan⁸alvin⁸amain⁷amban⁹ambon⁹ameen⁷amman⁹ammon⁹apian⁷apiin⁷apron⁷arain⁵arean⁵argan⁶argin⁶argon⁶arian⁵arion⁵arjun¹²aroon⁵arpen⁷arson⁵aryan⁸arzan¹⁴arzun¹⁴ascan⁷ascon⁷ashen⁸asian⁵aspen⁷astun⁵atman⁷atren⁵atwin⁸aubin⁷aucan⁷augen⁶aurin⁵auxin¹²avern⁸avian⁸avion⁸awarn⁸axion¹²axman¹⁴axmen¹⁴azlon¹⁴azurn¹⁴bacin⁹bacon⁹badan⁸badon⁸bahan¹⁰

Words with two Ns (299)

anana⁵ancon⁷anend⁶anent⁵anion⁵anjan¹²annal⁵annam⁷annas⁵annat⁵annet⁵annex¹²annie⁵anniv⁸annot⁵annoy⁸annul⁵annum⁷annus⁵anorn⁵anton⁵anyon⁸banns⁷benin⁷benne⁷benni⁷benny¹⁰binna⁷binny¹⁰bonne⁷bonny¹⁰bunns⁷bunny¹⁰bynin¹⁰canna⁷canns⁷canny¹⁰canon⁷canun⁷concn⁹conin⁷conne⁷conns⁷connu⁷conny¹⁰cunan⁷cunni⁷cunny¹⁰danny⁹dinna⁶djinn¹³donna⁶donne⁶donny⁹drinn⁶dunne⁶dunno⁶dunny⁹enent⁵enfin⁸engin⁶ennew⁸ennia⁵ennog⁶ennoy⁸ennui⁵enorn⁵enurn⁵fanny¹¹fanon⁸fenny¹¹finna⁸finns⁸finny¹¹funny¹¹genin⁶genny⁹ginny⁹glenn⁶glynn⁹gnawn⁹gonna⁶gonne⁶gunne⁶gunny⁹gynny¹²hanna⁸henen⁸henna⁸henny¹¹hinny¹¹honan⁸inane⁵incan⁷indan⁶indin⁶infin⁸ingan⁶inion⁵injun¹²inken⁹inned⁶inner⁵innet⁵innie⁵innit⁵inone⁵inrun⁵intnl⁵inurn⁵janns¹²janny¹⁵jenna¹²jenny¹⁵jinne¹²jinni¹²jinns¹²jinny¹⁵jnana¹²kannu⁹kenno⁹kenny¹²kinin⁹known¹²lanny⁸lenin⁵lenny⁸linen⁵linin⁵linne⁵linns⁵linny⁸linon⁵lynne⁸manna⁷manny¹⁰minny¹⁰monny¹⁰naans⁵nanas⁵nance⁷nancy¹⁰nanda⁶nandi⁶nandu⁶nanes⁵nanga⁶nanmu⁷nanna⁵nanny⁸

…and 149 more in the full list.

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Where does N sit?

Position of N in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first N, so each word appears once. Words with two Ns are listed separately below.

Slot 1497 · 11%naams, naans, nabak

Slot 2606 · 14%anabo, anack, anama

Slot 31385 · 32%abner, abnet, acned

Slot 4971 · 22%aband, abend, abuna

Slot 5889 · 20%aaron, aboon, abrin

Everyday words

Common 5 letter words with N

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

linksunderusingphoneindexbeingwomenfoundthinknorthsincemoneylearnprintpointhumangoingagainneverloginyoungnightrangegiveneventchinaneedsmonthenteruntilgreenmeansfrontsoundfinalthingoftenlinuxindiatakenknownalongamongbrandjapandoingloansentrynotesplanslinesunionnamesteenswomanshownasianbrownthankroundownerbringinputagentgrandunitsfundspanelplantsensespaindanceenjoysongswronghandsgrantstandbeginclean

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Which letters keep company with N?

Among the 4348 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside N. They make good second guesses once N is confirmed.

A1941

E1629

I1452

S1330

O1271

U849

T825

R817

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are AI (84), IA (70), EE (65), EA (60), OO (54).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter N words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-N	985	aaron, aboon, abrin, achen, acoin, acorn, acron
-S	782	acnes, aeons, agnes, agnus, agons, ainus, airns
-E	421	abune, acone, agene, agone, ainee, akene, aknee
-Y	355	agony, angry, annoy, anomy, antsy, anury, atony
-A	320	abuna, acana, agena, aguna, ainga, amnia, anama
-T	251	abnet, agent, agnat, ahent, ahint, ahunt, alant
-D	170	aband, abend, acned, agend, ahind, akund, aland
-G	144	acing, aging, ahing, ahong, aking, alang, along

Ends	Words	Examples
-AN	260	acuan, adhan, adman, aghan, ahsan, airan
-NS	235	aeons, agons, airns, alans, amens, amins
-IN	201	abrin, acoin, actin, admin, again, agrin
-ON	193	aaron, aboon, acron, acton, adcon, adion
-EN	178	achen, admen, alden, alien, allen, alpen
-NE	169	abune, acone, agene, agone, akene, alane

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in N itself: aaron, aboon, abrin, achen, acoin, acorn, acron, actin, acton, acuan

Letter patterns

N words with striking patterns

Silent N

hymns

Written but not pronounced.

Two Ns (299)

ananaanconanendanentanionanjanannalannamannasannatannetannexannieannivannotannoy

NA and NO openers

133 words start with NA and 115 start with NO in this list.

naamsnaansnabaknabalnabbynabesnabisnabksnablanablenabobnachenachonacrenacrynadas

N with Z, X, J or Q (16)

adnexajwananjananjouannexantiqanzacarjunarzanarzunauxinaxineaxingaxionaxmanaxmen

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with N

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
zanza	23	24
zanze	23	24
zazen	23	24
knyaz	21	21
zanja	21	24
zinky	21	21
enzym	19	20
exxon	19	20
janky	19	21
jinja	19	24
junky	19	22
zincy	19	20

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Words with meanings

15 five-letter N words, defined

beingverbpresent participle and gerund of be

nabalnouna long, straight, valveless brass trumpet used in the traditional music of Korea

nabbynounA skiff used for fishing.

nablanounA Hebrew stringed instrument.

nabobnounAn Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.

nachonounA single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.

nacrenounA shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl.

nacryadjectivenacreous

nadirnounThe point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.

naggyadjectiveProne to nag, irritable.

nagornounThe bohor reedbuck, Redunca redunca.

nahalnounSynonym of wadi.

nahornounMesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).

neveradverbAt no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. “I finally finished, and I never want to do that again.”

nightinterjectionEllipsis of good night.

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Questions about 5 letter words with N

How many five-letter words contain N?

The general English word list used on this page has 4348 five-letter words with N. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does N usually sit in a five-letter word?

In this list N is the third letter of 1385, the fourth letter of 971, the fifth letter of 889, the second letter of 606, the first letter of 497.

What are common five-letter words with N?

Everyday examples include links, under, using, phone, index, being, women, found, think, north. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter N words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are zanza at 23 and zanze at 23, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in N?

Yes: aaron, aboon, abrin, achen, acoin, acorn, acron, actin.

Which five-letter words have a silent N?

Examples include hymns. The N is written but not pronounced, which is why they trip up spelling and Wordle.

How do I find five-letter words with N in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ N in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with N and words containing N?

Words starting with N must begin with it. Words containing N can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.