5 Letter Words Ending in N
Need five-letter words that end in N? There are 521 valid 5 letter words ending in N, and 103 of them are common everyday words. The most used is again. Use the finder for your Wordle clues, or browse the lists below. To search all words at once, use the word finder for 5 letter words.
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5 letter words ending in N at a glance
- Valid words
- 521
- Common words
- 103
- Most common
- again
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- dozen 15 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- zazen 23 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- arson
- The 1st letter is S in 17% of common words.
- The 2nd letter is R in 16% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is O in 17% of common words.
- The 4th letter is I in 22% of common words.
Common 5 letter words ending in N (103)
The words with 5 letters ending in N you're most likely to know, most used first.
- again6
- women10
- given9
- often8
- known12
- human10
- woman10
- taken9
- learn5
- green6
- seven8
- union5
- began8
- brown10
- clean7
- train5
- brain7
- shown11
- queen14
- begin8
- ocean7
- grown9
- chain10
- urban7
- crown10
- drawn9
- plain7
- dozen15
- robin7
- alien5
- blown10
- grain6
- bacon9
- organ6
- cabin9
- haven11
- canon7
- lemon7
- basin7
- drain6
- reign6
- demon8
- vegan9
- clown10
- stern5
- sworn8
- wagon9
- onion5
- baron7
- spoon7
- salon5
- risen5
- token9
- raven8
- moron7
- laden6
- stain5
- titan5
- drown9
- stein5
- baton7
- align6
- linen5
- resin5
- colon7
- pagan8
- woven11
- sedan6
- slain5
- thorn8
- siren5
- aspen7
- mourn7
- nylon8
- arson5
- satin5
- twain8
- spawn10
- apron7
- sheen8
- melon7
- rowan8
- toxin12
- bison7
- frown11
- groin6
- widen9
- takin9
- felon8
- actin7
- avian8
- scorn7
- groan6
- heron8
- lumen7
- acorn7
- churn10
- scion7
- adorn6
- cumin9
- lohan8
- coven10
- swain8
How to find a five-letter word that ends in an N
Looking for 5 letter words that end with N to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has N in the last green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is CANON, and all you know is that it ends in N, which leaves 103 common words. Open with ARSON, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: ARSON O and N are green and A is yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 4 possible answers: bacon, canon, wagon and baton.
Guess 2: BACON A, O and N are green and C is yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: CANON All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
What comes before the final N?
The most common endings are -IN (22%), -EN (21%) and -ON (20%). If you know the last letter is N, these pairs are the best place to start for the fourth letter.
| Ends in | Number of common words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -IN | 23 | again, train, brain, begin |
| -EN | 22 | women, given, often, taken |
| -ON | 21 | union, bacon, canon, lemon |
| -AN | 15 | human, woman, began, clean |
| -WN | 11 | known, brown, shown, grown |
| -RN | 9 | learn, stern, sworn, thorn |
What the most common ones mean
- again
- adverbanew
- given
- adjectiveacknowledged as a supposition
- often
- adverbmany times at short intervals
- known
- adjectiveapprehended with certainty
- human
- adjectivecharacteristic of humanity
- woman
- nounan adult female person (as opposed to a man)
- taken
- adjectiveunderstood in a certain way
- learn
- verbgain knowledge or skills
- green
- noungreen color or pigment
- seven
- nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
- union
- nounan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
- brown
- nounan orange of low brightness and saturation
- clean
- adjectivefree from dirt or impurities
- train
- verbcreate by training and teaching
- brain
- nounthat part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words ending in N
-EN and -ON are the most common endings for 5 letter words that end in N: often, seven, given, lemon, wagon. -AN (human, woman, ocean) and -IN (begin, cabin) follow. Because N is so often preceded by a vowel, the fourth spot is usually A, E, I or O. In Wordle, a guess that tests E and O in the fourth spot is a good first step.
N ranks 8th out of 26 as a last letter for 5 letter words.
Common endings with N
N endings are almost always a vowel plus N. -IN words include basin, plain, robin and train. -EN words include dozen, green, haven, queen, raven, risen, token and woken. -ON words include bacon, baron, onion, salon and union. -AN words include urban and vegan. Because the vowel before N varies so much, the fourth spot is the key: a guess that tests E, O and I there is a good next move. For N at the start, see 5 letter words starting with N.
Vowels in 5 letter words ending in N
A is the most common vowel here, appearing in 50% of the common words, followed by O (50%) and E (37%). The least common is U (8%).
17% have just one vowel, like known, brown, shown and grown. At the other end, again, union and queen have three or more.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 69 nouns, 17 adjectives, 12 verbs and 2 adverbs.
Nouns include woman, green and seven. Adjectives include given, known and human. Verbs include learn, train and begin. Adverbs include again and often.
Best Wordle guesses that end in N
Top guesses, with the average number of the 103 common words each leaves: ARSON (6.1), LEARN (6.7), ROWAN (7.2), ALIEN (7.9) and ACORN (8.0).
17% repeat a letter, and 4 have a double letter, like green, queen, spoon and sheen.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words ending in N in Scrabble
Top common words: dozen (15), queen (14) and known (12). All valid words: zazen (23), zygon (18) and hazan (17). 23 words reach 15 points or more.
All 521 valid 5 letter words ending in N418 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- japan14
- spain7
- roman7
- begun8
- mason7
- eaten5
- colin7
- logan6
- cohen10
- admin8
- devon9
- flown11
- shawn11
- hogan9
- login6
- sloan5
- wigan9
- levin8
- woken12
- ramen7
- rubin7
- recon7
- cowan10
- macon9
- mayan10
- amman9
- cajun14
- rayon8
- acton7
- talon5
- yearn8
- vixen15
- pecan9
- boron7
- rerun5
- xenon12
- radon6
- maven10
- swoon8
- cairn7
- prawn10
- argon6
- lupin7
- olden6
- seton5
- tween8
- sarin5
- ronin5
- rouen5
- boson7
- brawn10
- steen5
- glean6
- riven8
- anion5
- timon7
- pylon10
- solon5
- caron7
- ripen7
- liven8
- saran5
- feign9
- hymen13
- liken9
- odeon6
- futon8
- savin8
- bogan8
- divan9
- rosin5
- shorn8
- zaman16
- bruin7
- prion7
- dewan9
- taxon12
- sabin7
- ashen8
- djinn13
- ammon9
- leben7
- cajon14
- codon8
- dayan9
- argan6
- paean7
- ricin7
- logon6
- fanon8
- spurn7
- thein8
- maron7
- skein9
- pekin11
- ratan5
- blain7
- leman7
- layin8
- rumen7
- diwan9
- fagin9
- matin7
- waken12
- deign7
- elfin8
- doyen9
- gowan9
- kisan9
- loran5
- atman7
- choon10
- ramin7
- nomen7
- croon7
- capon9
- tenon5
- auxin12
- honan8
- bourn7
- gluon6
- preen7
- daman8
- liman7
- lagan6
- meson7
- lakin9
- renin5
- bajan14
- bairn7
- mucin9
- rowen8
- pavan10
- reman7
- ravin8
- saman7
- lapin7
- skeen9
- mirin7
- zazen23
- hazan17
- deman8
- piton7
- giron6
- oaken9
- avion8
- axion12
- paten7
- halon8
- jamon14
- solan5
- bosun7
- jawan15
- pinon7
- eldin6
- repin7
- burin7
- eosin5
- toman7
- kroon9
- soman7
- unban7
- likin9
- doorn6
- beton7
- ergon6
- eikon9
- tolan5
- kohen12
- hoven11
- mizen16
- syren8
- psion7
- treen5
- yamen10
- furan8
- redon6
- ninon5
- holon8
- patin7
- womyn13
- ancon7
- vison8
- zygon18
- gamin8
- scran7
- belon7
- jotun12
- moten7
- waxen15
- adhan9
- elvan8
- anyon8
- mavin10
- redan6
- witan8
- buran7
- shewn11
- toran5
- loden6
- quoin14
- bason7
- pavin10
- serin5
- spean7
- daven9
- kylin12
- varan8
- adown9
- balun7
- ippon9
- quern14
- opsin7
- jomon14
- rutin5
- numen7
- oaten5
- samen7
- hosen8
- hyson11
- reran5
- wheen11
- cozen16
- adman8
- tabun7
- tyran8
- foehn11
- copen9
- lowan8
- tacan7
- xylan15
- rotan5
- unpin7
- boxen14
- losen5
- sharn8
- lipin7
- pelon7
- roven8
- soken9
- coden8
- ingan6
- koban11
- hemin10
- amain7
- pekan11
- purin7
- seron5
- vodun9
- sozin14
- grein6
- tamin7
- erven8
- yogin9
- shoon8
- starn5
- zupan16
- elain5
- uhlan8
- sewin8
- laten5
- niton5
- sapan7
- apian7
- limen7
- yourn8
- yulan8
- hogen9
- toyon8
- axman14
- heben10
- roton5
- silen5
- orlon5
- thegn9
- linin5
- bavin10
- basan7
- urman7
- agrin6
- remen7
- abrin7
- baken11
- inion5
- sayon8
- admen8
- puton7
- racon7
- unman7
- covin10
- ulpan7
- cogon8
- ettin5
- hizen17
- paeon7
- sasin5
- guqin15
- lauan5
- octan7
- potin7
- quean14
- bidon8
- pyran10
- jeton12
- olein5
- sugan6
- kulan9
- kinin9
- basen7
- lysin8
- preon7
- aboon7
- ajwan15
- algin6
- aloin5
- amban9
- arpen7
- astun5
- awarn8
- axmen14
- azlon14
- azurn14
- blawn10
- caman9
- caxon14
- coign8
- conin7
- cotan7
- cutin7
- cyton10
- dawen9
- dearn6
- dizen15
- doven9
- dykon13
- eeven8
- elmen7
- eloin5
- elsin5
- enurn5
- ficin10
- flawn11
- frorn8
- gazon15
- geyan9
- gipon8
- gnawn9
- goban8
- gyron9
- hoten8
- inrun5
- inurn5
- iodin6
- jupon14
- korun9
- lawin8
- ligan6
- lozen14
- mixen14
- muton7
- oggin7
- orcin7
- orpin7
- owsen8
- paven10
- pheon10
- pleon7
- powan10
- powin10
- proin7
- proyn10
- pucan9
- queyn17
- rawin8
- rejon12
- rewan8
- rewin8
- rewon8
- sdayn9
- sdein6
- sewan8
- sewen8
- seyen8
- shuln8
- skean9
- skran9
- staun5
- stean5
- stoln5
- stonn5
- stoun5
- stown8
- swoln8
- swoun8
- tapen7
- tauon5
- tigon6
- tiyin8
- tyiyn11
- ulmin7
- unpen7
- untin5
- unwon8
- upran7
- uprun7
- urson5
- venin8
- vimen10
- wizen17
- woxen15
- yamun10
- yapon10
- yeven11
- yewen11
- yojan15
- yupon10
- zayin17
- zigan15
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in N are there?
521 valid words; 103 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that ends in an N?
The most common is again. Other everyday examples are women, given and often.
What is the best Wordle guess that ends in N?
arson, leaving about 6.1 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word ending in N scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, dozen scores 15 points. Among all valid words, zazen scores 23.
What 5 letter words start with S and end in N?
S is the most common first letter for these words (17 of the common words). Examples: seven, shown, stern and sworn.
Do more 5 letter words end with N or start with N?
521 valid 5 letter words end with N, compared with 317 that start with it. See 5 letter words starting with N.
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