5-Letter Words Ending In N
We found 364 five-letter words that end in N, about 4% of all 5-letter words. The most common are BEGIN, AGAIN and OFTEN.
ZAZEN scores the most in Scrabble, at 23 points. More of them start with S than any other letter (43 words). For Wordle, BEGIN is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 364
- Top score
- ZAZEN · 23
- Groups
- 26
Common 5-letter words ending in N and their meanings
- begin8 pts
- verb: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- again6 pts
- adverb: anew
- often8 pts
- adverb: many times at short intervals
- learn5 pts
- verb: gain knowledge or skills
- woman10 pts
- noun: an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
- human10 pts
- adjective: characteristic of humanity
- train5 pts
- noun: public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- clean7 pts
- adjective: free from dirt or impurities
- brown10 pts
- adjective: of a color similar to that of wood or earth
- seven8 pts
- adjective: being one more than six
- brain7 pts
- noun: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
- known12 pts
- adjective: apprehended with certainty
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 364 5-letter words ending in N
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 30
- aboon7
- acorn7
- actin7
- adman8
- admen8
- adorn6
- adown9
- again6
- algin6
- alien5
- align6
- aloin5
- amain7
- ancon7
- anion5
- apian7
- apron7
- argon6
- arpen7
- arson5
- ashen8
- aspen7
- atman7
- auxin12
- avian8
- avion8
- axion12
- axman14
- axmen14
- azlon14
Starting with B 24
- bacon9
- bairn7
- baron7
- basin7
- baton7
- began8
- begin8
- begun8
- beton7
- bison7
- blain7
- blawn10
- blown10
- bogan8
- boron7
- boson7
- bosun7
- bourn7
- brain7
- brawn10
- brown10
- bruin7
- buran7
- burin7
Starting with C 26
- cabin9
- cairn7
- cajon14
- canon7
- capon9
- chain10
- churn10
- clean7
- clown10
- coden8
- codon8
- cogon8
- coign8
- colin7
- colon7
- conin7
- copen9
- cotan7
- coven10
- covin10
- cozen16
- croon7
- crown10
- cumin9
- cutin7
- cyton10
Starting with D 17
- daman8
- daven9
- dawen9
- deign7
- demon8
- devon9
- dewan9
- divan9
- diwan9
- dizen15
- djinn13
- doven9
- doyen9
- dozen15
- drain6
- drawn9
- drown9
Starting with E 6
- eaten5
- eikon9
- elain5
- elfin8
- eloin5
- eosin5
Starting with F 10
- fagin9
- fanon8
- feign9
- felon8
- ficin10
- flown11
- foehn11
- frown11
- furan8
- futon8
Starting with G 15
- gamin8
- gipon8
- giron6
- given9
- glean6
- gluon6
- gnawn9
- goban8
- gowan9
- grain6
- green6
- groan6
- groin6
- grown9
- gyron9
Starting with H 10
- haven11
- hazan17
- hemin10
- heron8
- hogan9
- honan8
- hosen8
- human10
- hymen13
- hyson11
Starting with I 3
- inion5
- inurn5
- iodin6
Starting with J 4
- japan14
- jawan15
- jeton12
- jupon14
Starting with K 4
- kinin9
- known12
- korun9
- kroon9
Starting with L 24
- laden6
- lagan6
- lapin7
- laten5
- lauan5
- learn5
- leben7
- leman7
- lemon7
- levin8
- ligan6
- liken9
- liman7
- limen7
- linen5
- linin5
- lipin7
- liven8
- loden6
- logan6
- loran5
- lumen7
- lupin7
- lysin8
Starting with M 13
- macon9
- mason7
- matin7
- maven10
- mavin10
- mayan10
- melon7
- meson7
- mizen16
- moron7
- mourn7
- mucin9
- muton7
Starting with N 5
- ninon5
- niton5
- nomen7
- numen7
- nylon8
Starting with O 14
- oaken9
- oaten5
- ocean7
- octan7
- odeon6
- often8
- olden6
- olein5
- onion5
- opsin7
- orcin7
- organ6
- orpin7
- owsen8
Starting with P 21
- paean7
- paeon7
- pagan8
- paten7
- patin7
- pavan10
- pavin10
- pecan9
- pekan11
- pekin11
- pelon7
- pinon7
- piton7
- plain7
- prawn10
- preen7
- prion7
- purin7
- puton7
- pylon10
- pyran10
Starting with Q 4
- quean14
- queen14
- quern14
- quoin14
Starting with R 33
- racon7
- radon6
- ratan5
- raven8
- ravin8
- rawin8
- rayon8
- recon7
- redan6
- redon6
- reign6
- reman7
- renin5
- repin7
- reran5
- rerun5
- resin5
- rewan8
- rewin8
- rewon8
- ricin7
- ripen7
- risen5
- riven8
- robin7
- roman7
- rosin5
- rouen5
- roven8
- rowan8
- rowen8
- rumen7
- rutin5
Starting with S 43
- sabin7
- salon5
- saran5
- sarin5
- sasin5
- satin5
- savin8
- scion7
- scorn7
- sedan6
- semen7
- serin5
- seton5
- seven8
- sewan8
- sharn8
- shawn11
- sheen8
- shewn11
- shoon8
- shorn8
- shown11
- shuln8
- siren5
- skean9
- skeen9
- skein9
- slain5
- solan5
- solon5
- sozin14
- spawn10
- spean7
- spoon7
- spurn7
- stain5
- stein5
- stern5
- swain8
- swoon8
- sworn8
- swoun8
- syren8
Starting with T 20
- tabun7
- taken9
- takin9
- talon5
- taxon12
- tenon5
- thegn9
- thein8
- thorn8
- tigon6
- titan5
- token9
- tolan5
- toman7
- toxin12
- toyon8
- train5
- treen5
- twain8
- tween8
Starting with U 9
- uhlan8
- ulpan7
- unban7
- union5
- unman7
- unpen7
- unpin7
- unwon8
- urban7
Starting with V 5
- vegan9
- venin8
- vimen10
- vixen15
- vodun9
Starting with W 12
- wagon9
- waken12
- waxen15
- wheen11
- widen9
- wigan9
- witan8
- wizen17
- woken12
- woman10
- women10
- woven11
Starting with X 2
- xenon12
- xylan15
Starting with Y 8
- yamen10
- yamun10
- yapon10
- yearn8
- yogin9
- yourn8
- yulan8
- yupon10
Starting with Z 2
- zayin17
- zazen23
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in N are there?
There are 364 five-letter words that end in N in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in N in Scrabble?
ZAZEN is for the highest score at 23 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words ending in N?
Common examples include BEGIN, AGAIN, OFTEN, LEARN, WOMAN and HUMAN.
Which 5-letter words ending in N have no repeated letters?
278 of them use each letter only once, such as BEGIN, OFTEN, LEARN and WOMAN.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like BEGIN, AGAIN and OFTEN. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.