5-Letter Words With N
1,833 five-letter words contain N; 613 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
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Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | earns | 0.33 | 1.45 |
| 2 | learn | 0.42 | 1.37 |
| 3 | renal | 0.35 | 1.43 |
| 4 | snare | 0.58 | 1.20 |
| 5 | crane | 0.61 | 1.11 |
| 6 | tenor | 0.39 | 1.32 |
| 7 | toner | 0.53 | 1.18 |
| 8 | alone | 0.50 | 1.20 |
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1,849 words containing N
- thinkcommon
- beingcommon
- goingcommon
- nevercommon
- sincecommon
- undercommon
- thingcommon
- againcommon
- foundcommon
- moneycommon
- nightcommon
- untilcommon
- doingcommon
- womencommon
- pointcommon
- thankcommon
- usingcommon
- meanscommon
- youngcommon
- givencommon
- oftencommon
- knowncommon
- wrongcommon
- alongcommon
- needscommon
- humancommon
- womancommon
- northcommon
- takencommon
- amongcommon
- phonecommon
- finalcommon
- frontcommon
- bringcommon
- monthcommon
- wantscommon
- sensecommon
- eventcommon
- learncommon
- alonecommon
- handscommon
- soundcommon
- roundcommon
- standcommon
- greencommon
- rangecommon
- chinacommon
- enjoycommon
- sevencommon
- unioncommon
- begancommon
- knowscommon
- funnycommon
- spentcommon
- browncommon
- planscommon
- cleancommon
- scenecommon
- spendcommon
- traincommon
All 1,833 five-letter words
Starting with A 119
aboon acing acini acned acnes acorn actin adman admen adorn adown adunc aeons again agene agent aging agone agons agony airns akene aland alane alang alans alant algin alien align aline aloin alone along amain amend amens ament amine amino amins amnia amnic among ancon anear anele anent angas angel anger angle angry angst anile anils anima anime animi anion anise ankhs ankle ankus anlas annal annas annex annoy annul anoas anode anole anomy ansae antae antas anted antes antic antis antra antre antsy anvil apian aping apnea apron arena argon arpen arson asana ashen aspen atman atone atony aunts aunty auxin avant avens avian avion awing awned axing axion axman axmen axone axons ayins azans azine azlon azons
Starting with B 109
bacon bairn banal banco bands bandy baned banes bangs banjo banks banns banty barns barny baron basin baton beano beans began begin begun being bench bends bendy benes benne benni benny bents beton bhang binal bindi binds bines binge bingo binit bints biont bison blain bland blank blawn blend blent blind blini blink blond blown blunt bogan boing bonds boned bones boney bongo bongs bonks bonne bonny bonus bonze boons borne boron boson bosun bound bourn brain brand brank brans brant brawn brens brent brine bring brink brins briny bronc brown bruin brunt bunch bunco bunds bundt bungs bunko bunks bunns bunny bunts bunya buran burin burns burnt bwana
Starting with C 96
cabin cains cairn cajon canal candy caned caner canes canid canna canny canoe canon canso canst canto cants canty capon carns carny cense cento cents chain chang chant china chine chino chins chunk churn cinch cines cions clang clank clans clean cline cling clink clone clonk clons clown clung clunk coden codon cogon coign coins colin colon conch condo coned cones coney conga conge congo conic conin conks conky conns conte conto conus copen corns cornu corny cotan count coven covin cozen crane crank crone crony croon crown cuing cumin curns cutin cyano cyans cynic cyton
Starting with D 72
daman damns dance dandy dangs danio darns daunt daven dawen dawns deans deign demon denes denim dense dents devon dewan diene dinar dined diner dines dinge dingo dings dingy dinks dinky dints divan diwan dizen djinn djins doing donas donee donga dongs donna donne donor donsy donut doven downs downy doyen dozen drain drank drawn drink drone drown drunk dunam dunce dunch dunes dungs dungy dunks dunts durns dwine dying dynel dynes
Starting with E 45
earns eaten ebons ebony eikon eking elain eland elans elfin elint eloin emend enact enate ended ender endow endue enema enemy enjoy ennui enoki enols enorm enows enrol ensky ensue enter entia entry enure envoi envoy enzym eosin ernes etnas evens event exine exons eying
Starting with F 68
faena fagin faint fancy fanes fanga fangs fanny fanon fanos fanum fauna fauns fawns fawny feign feint felon fence fends fenny ferns ferny ficin fiend final finch finds fined finer fines finis finks finny finos firns flank flans fling flint flong flown flung flunk foehn fohns foins fonds fondu fonts found fount franc frank frena frond frons front frown fundi funds fungi fungo funks funky funny furan futon
Starting with G 75
gains gamin ganef ganev gangs ganja ganof garni gaunt genes genet genic genie genii genip genoa genom genre genro gents genua genus giant ginks ginny gipon girns giron given gland glans glean glens glint gluon gnarl gnarr gnars gnash gnats gnawn gnaws gnome goban going gonad gonef goner gongs gonia gonif gonof gonzo goons goony gowan gowns grain grana grand grans grant green grind grins groan groin grown grunt guano guans gunks gunky gunny gyron
Starting with H 46
hance hands handy hangs hanks hanky hansa hanse hants haunt haven hazan hemin hence henna henry hents herns heron hinds hinge hinny hints hogan honan honda honed honer hones honey hongs honks honor horns hosen hound human hunch hunks hunky hunts hyena hying hymen hymns hyson
Starting with I 48
icing icons ikons imine imino inane inapt inarm inbye incog incur incus index indie indol indow indri indue inept inert infer infix infos infra ingle ingot inion inked inker inkle inlay inlet inned inner input inset inter intis intro inure inurn invar iodin ionic iring irone irons irony
Starting with J 23
janes janty japan jaunt jawan jeans jenny jeton jingo jinks jinni jinns jnana johns joins joint jones junco junks junky junta junto jupon
Starting with K 57
kains kanas kanes kanji kaons karns keens kenaf kench kendo kenos kerne kerns khans kiang kilns kinas kinds kines kings kinin kinks kinos kirns klong knack knaps knars knaur knave knead kneed kneel knees knell knelt knife knish knits knobs knock knoll knops knosp knots knout known knows knurl knurs koans koine konks korun krona krone kroon
Starting with L 83
laden lagan lanai lance lands lanes lanky lapin laten lauan lawns lawny leans leant learn leben leman lemon lends lenes lenis lenos lense lento leone levin liana liane liang liens ligan liken liman limen limns linac lindy lined linen liner lines liney linga lingo lings lingy linin links linky linns linos lints linty linum lions lipin liven llano loans loden logan loins loner longe longs loons loony loran lumen lunar lunas lunch lunes lunet lunge lungi lungs lunks lunts lupin lying lynch lysin
Starting with M 83
macon mains manas maned manes mange mango mangy mania manic manly manna manor manos manse manta manus mason matin maund maven mavin mayan means meant meany meiny melon menad mends mensa mense menta menus mesne meson miens minae minas mince mincy minds mined miner mines mingy minim minis minke minks minny minor mints minty minus mizen moans monad monas monde mondo money mongo monie monks monos monte month moons moony morns moron mound mount mourn mucin munch mungo munis muons muton mynah mynas
Starting with N 199
naans nabes nabis nabob nacho nacre nadas nadir naevi naggy naiad naifs nails naira naive naked naled named namer names nanas nance nancy nanny napes nappe nappy narco narcs nards nares naric naris narks narky nasal nasty natal natch nates natty naval navar navel naves navvy nawab nazis neaps nears neath neats necks needs needy neems neeps negus neifs neigh neist nelly nemas neons nerds nerdy nerol nerts nertz nerve nervy nests netop netts netty neuks neume neums never neves nevus newel newer newie newly newsy newts nexus ngwee nicad nicer niche nicks nicol nidal nided nides nidus niece nieve nifty nighs night nihil nills nimbi nines ninja ninny ninon ninth nipas nippy nisei nisus niter nites nitid niton nitre nitro nitty nival nixed nixes nixie nizam nobby noble nobly nocks nodal noddy nodes nodus noels noggs nohow noils noily noirs noise noisy nolos nomad nomas nomen nomes nomoi nomos nonas nonce nones nonet nonyl nooks nooky noons noose nopal noria noris norms north nosed noses nosey notal notch noted noter notes notum nouns novae novas novel noway nowts nubby nubia nucha nuder nudge nudie nudzh nuked nukes nulls numbs numen nurds nurls nurse nutsy nutty nyala nylon nymph
Starting with O 33
oaken oaten ocean octan odeon often ohing oinks olden olein omens onery onion onium onset ontic opens opine oping opsin orang orcin organ ornis orpin ounce ovens ovine owing owned owner owsen ozone
Starting with P 109
paean paeon pagan pains paint panda pandy paned panel panes panga pangs panic panne pansy panto pants paten patin pavan pavin pawns peans pecan peens peins pekan pekin pelon penal pence pends penes pengo penna penne penni penny peons peony phone phono phons phony piano pians piing pinas pinch pined pines piney pingo pings pinko pinks pinky pinna pinny pinon pinot pinta pinto pints pinup pions pirns piton plain plane plank plans plant plena plink plonk plunk poind point ponce ponds pones pongs pound prang prank prawn preen prink print prion prone prong prune punas punch pungs punka punks punky punny punto punts punty purin puton pyins pylon pyran
Starting with Q 8
qanat quant quean queen quern quins quint quoin
Starting with R 74
racon radon rains rainy rance ranch rands randy ranee range rangy ranid ranis ranks rants ratan raven ravin rawin rayon recon redan redon regna reign reink reins reman renal rends renew renig renin rente rents repin reran rerun resin rewan rewin rewon rhino riant ricin rinds rings rinks rinse ripen risen riven roans robin roman rondo rosin rouen round roven rowan rowen ruana ruing ruins rumen runes rungs runic runny runts runty rutin rynds
Starting with S 194
sabin sains saint salon sands sandy saned saner sanes sanga sangh santo saran sarin sasin satin sauna savin scans scant scena scend scene scent scion scone scorn sedan segni segno seine sends sengi senna senor sensa sense sente senti serin seton seven sewan shank sharn shawn sheen shend shent shewn shine shins shiny shone shoon shorn shown shuln shuns shunt signs since sines sinew singe sings sinhs sinks sinus siren skean skeen skein skene skink skins skint skunk slain slang slank slant sling slink slung slunk snack snafu snags snail snake snaky snaps snare snark snarl snash snath snaws sneak sneap sneck sneds sneer snell snibs snick snide sniff snipe snips snits snobs snogs snood snook snool snoop snoot snore snort snots snout snows snowy snubs snuck snuff snugs snyes solan solon sonar sonde sones songs sonic sonly sonny sonsy sorns sound sozin spang spank spans spawn spean spend spent spine spins spiny spoon spurn stain stand stane stang stank stein steno stern sting stink stint stone stony stung stunk stuns stunt suing suint sunna sunns sunny sunup swain swang swank swans swine swing swink swoon sworn swoun swung synch syncs synod synth syren
Starting with T 101
tabun tains taint taken takin talon tango tangs tangy tanka tanks tansy tanto tarns taunt tawny taxon teens teeny teind tench tends tenet tenia tenon tenor tense tenth tents tenty terne terns thane thank thegn thein thens thine thing think thins thong thorn thunk tigon tinct tinea tined tines tinge tings tinny tints titan token tolan toman tonal tondi tondo toned toner tones toney tonga tongs tonic tonne tonus toons towns towny toxin toyon train trank tranq trans treen trend trine trona trone trunk tunas tuned tuner tunes tungs tunic tunny turns twain twang tween twine twins twiny tying tyned tynes
Starting with U 66
uhlan ulans ulnad ulnae ulnar ulnas ulpan unais unapt unarm unary unaus unban unbar unbid unbox uncap uncia uncle uncos uncoy uncus uncut undee under undid undue unfed unfit unfix ungot unhat unhip unify union unite units unity unlay unled unlet unlit unman unmet unmew unmix unpeg unpen unpin unrig unrip unsay unset unsew unsex untie until unwed unwit unwon unzip upend urban urine using usnea
Starting with V 31
vanda vaned vanes vangs varna vaunt veena vegan veins veiny venae venal vends venge venin venom vents venue viand vimen vinal vinas vinca vined vines vinic vinos vinyl vixen vodun vying
Starting with W 54
wagon wains waken wands waned wanes waney wanly wants warns waxen weans weens weeny wench wends wenny whang wheen whens whine whins whiny widen wigan wince winch winds windy wined wines winey wings wingy winks winos winze witan wizen woken woman women wonks wonky wonts wound woven wrang wrens wring wrong wrung wynds wynns
Starting with X 4
xenia xenic xenon xylan
Starting with Y 20
yamen yamun yangs yanks yapon yarns yawns yeans yearn yenta yente yince yogin yonic yonis young yourn yuans yulan yupon
Starting with Z 16
zanza zayin zazen zeins zincs zincy zineb zings zingy zinky zonal zoned zoner zones zonks zoons
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words contain N?
Our list has 1,833. 613 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that contain N?
THINK, BEING, GOING, NEVER, SINCE — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that contains N?
EARNS. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.33 green and 1.45 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.