5-letter words ending in N

5-letter words ending in N number 519 in tournament dictionaries, and 130 of them have been Wordle answers, among them AGAIN, WOMEN and GIVEN.

519 wordsTop pick AGAINHighest score ZAZEN 23

118 of 519 are everyday words (23%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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S ends the most 5-letter words (3,898); J ends the fewest (2). N ranks #8 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 118 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 118 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 519

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

ABOON₇
ABRIN₇
ACORN₇
ACTIN₇
ACTON₇
ADHAN₉
ADMAN₈
ADMEN₈
ADMIN₈
ADORN₆
ADOWN₉
AGAIN₆
AGRIN₆
AJWAN₁₅
ALGIN₆
ALIEN₅
ALIGN₆
ALOIN₅
AMAIN₇
AMBAN₉
AMMAN₉
AMMON₉
ANCON₇
ANION₅
ANYON₈
APIAN₇
APRON₇
ARGAN₆
ARGON₆
ARPEN₇
ARSON₅
ASCON₇
ASHEN₈
ASPEN₇
ASTUN₅
ATMAN₇
AUXIN₁₂
AVIAN₈
AVION₈
AWARN₈
AXION₁₂
AXMAN₁₄
AXMEN₁₄
AZLON₁₄
AZURN₁₄
BACON₉
BAIRN₇
BAJAN₁₄
BAKEN₁₁
BALUN₇
BARON₇
BASAN₇
BASIN₇
BASON₇
BATON₇
BAVIN₁₀
BEGAN₈
BEGIN₈
BEGUN₈
BELON₇
BETON₇
BIDON₈
BISON₇
BLAIN₇
BLAWN₁₀
BLOWN₁₀
BOGAN₈
BORON₇
BOSON₇
BOSUN₇
BOURN₇
BOXEN₁₄
BRAIN₇
BRAWN₁₀
BROWN₁₀
BRUIN₇
BURAN₇
BURIN₇
CABIN₉
CAIRN₇
CAJON₁₄
CAJUN₁₄
CAMAN₉
CANON₇
CAPON₉
CAXON₁₄
CHAIN₁₀
CHURN₁₀
CLEAN₇
CLOWN₁₀
CODEN₈
CODON₈
COGON₈
COIGN₈
COLIN₇
COLON₇
CONIN₇
COPEN₉
COTAN₇
COVEN₁₀
COVIN₁₀
COWAN₁₀
COZEN₁₆
CROON₇
CROWN₁₀
CUMIN₉
CUTIN₇
CYTON₁₀
DAMAN₈
DAVEN₉
DAWEN₉
DAYAN₉
DEARN₆
DECAN₈
DEIGN₇
DEMAN₈
DEMON₈
DEVON₉
DEWAN₉
DIVAN₉
DIWAN₉
DIZEN₁₅
DJINN₁₃
DOORN₆
DOVEN₉
DOYEN₉
DOZEN₁₅
DRAIN₆
DRAWN₉
DROWN₉
EATEN₅
EEVEN₈
EIKON₉
ELAIN₅
ELDIN₆
ELFIN₈
ELMEN₇
ELOIN₅
ELSIN₅
ELVAN₈
ELVEN₈
EOSIN₅
ERGON₆
ERVEN₈
ETTIN₅
FAGIN₉
FANON₈
FEIGN₉
FELON₈
FICIN₁₀
FLAWN₁₁
FLOWN₁₁
FOEHN₁₁
FREON₈
FRORN₈
FROWN₁₁
FURAN₈
FUTON₈
GAMIN₈
GAZON₁₅
GEYAN₉
GIPON₈
GIRON₆
GIVEN₉
GLEAN₆
GLUON₆
GNAWN₉
GOBAN₈
GOWAN₉
GRAIN₆
GREEN₆
GREIN₆
GROAN₆
GROIN₆
GROWN₉
GYRON₉
HALON₈
HAVEN₁₁
HAZAN₁₇
HEBEN₁₀
HEMIN₁₀
HERON₈
HIZEN₁₇
HOGAN₉
HOGEN₉
HOLON₈
HONAN₈
HOSEN₈
HOTEN₈
HOVEN₁₁
HUMAN₁₀
HYMEN₁₃
HYSON₁₁
INGAN₆
INION₅
INRUN₅
INURN₅
IODIN₆
IPPON₉
JAPAN₁₄
JAWAN₁₅
JETON₁₂
JOMON₁₄
JOTUN₁₂
JUPON₁₄
KININ₉
KISAN₉
KNOWN₁₂
KOBAN₁₁
KORUN₉
KROON₉
KULAN₉
KYLIN₁₂
LADEN₆
LAGAN₆
LAKIN₉
LAPIN₇
LATEN₅
LAUAN₅
LAWIN₈
LAYIN₈
LEARN₅
LEBEN₇
LEMAN₇
LEMON₇
LEVIN₈
LIGAN₆
LIKEN₉
LIKIN₉
LIMAN₇
LIMEN₇
LINEN₅
LININ₅
LIPIN₇
LIVEN₈
LODEN₆
LOGAN₆
LOGIN₆
LOGON₆
LOHAN₈
LORAN₅
LOSEN₅
LOWAN₈
LOZEN₁₄
LUMEN₇
LUPIN₇
LYSIN₈
MACON₉
MARON₇
MASON₇
MATIN₇
MAVEN₁₀
MAVIN₁₀
MAYAN₁₀
MELON₇
MESON₇
MIRIN₇
MIXEN₁₄
MIZEN₁₆
MORON₇
MOTEN₇
MOURN₇
MUCIN₉
MUTON₇
NINON₅
NITON₅
NOMEN₇
NUMEN₇
NYLON₈
OAKEN₉
OATEN₅
OCEAN₇
OCTAN₇
ODEON₆
OFTEN₈
OGGIN₇
OLDEN₆
OLEIN₅
ONION₅
OPSIN₇
ORCIN₇
ORGAN₆
ORLON₅
ORPIN₇
OWSEN₈
PAEAN₇
PAEON₇
PAGAN₈
PAREN₇
PATEN₇
PATIN₇
PAVAN₁₀
PAVEN₁₀
PAVIN₁₀
PECAN₉
PEKAN₁₁
PEKIN₁₁
PELON₇
PHEON₁₀
PINON₇
PITON₇
PLAIN₇
PLEON₇
PORIN₇
POTIN₇
POWAN₁₀
POWIN₁₀
PRAWN₁₀
PREEN₇
PRION₇
PROIN₇
PROYN₁₀
PSION₇
PUCAN₉
PURIN₇
PUTON₇
PYLON₁₀
PYRAN₁₀
QUEAN₁₄
QUEEN₁₄
QUERN₁₄
QUEYN₁₇
QUOIN₁₄
RACON₇
RADON₆
RAMEN₇
RAMIN₇
RATAN₅
RAVEN₈
RAVIN₈
RAWIN₈
RAYON₈
RECON₇
REDAN₆
REDON₆
REIGN₆
REJON₁₂
REMAN₇
REMEN₇
RENIN₅
REPIN₇
RERAN₅
RERUN₅
RESIN₅
REWAN₈
REWIN₈
REWON₈
RICIN₇
RIPEN₇
RISEN₅
RIVEN₈
ROBIN₇
ROMAN₇
RONIN₅
ROSIN₅
ROTAN₅
ROTON₅
ROUEN₅
ROVEN₈
ROWAN₈
ROWEN₈
RUBIN₇
RUMEN₇
RUTIN₅
SABIN₇
SALON₅
SAMAN₇
SAMEN₇
SAPAN₇
SARAN₅
SARIN₅
SASIN₅
SATIN₅
SAVIN₈
SAYON₈
SCION₇
SCORN₇
SCRAN₇
SDAYN₉
SDEIN₆
SEDAN₆
SEMEN₇
SERIN₅
SERON₅
SETON₅
SEVEN₈
SEWAN₈
SEWEN₈
SEWIN₈
SEYEN₈
SHARN₈
SHAWN₁₁
SHEEN₈
SHEWN₁₁
SHOON₈
SHORN₈
SHOWN₁₁
SHULN₈
SILEN₅
SIREN₅
SKEAN₉
SKEEN₉
SKEIN₉
SKRAN₉
SLAIN₅
SLOAN₅
SOKEN₉
SOLAN₅
SOLON₅
SOMAN₇
SOZIN₁₄
SPAIN₇
SPAWN₁₀
SPEAN₇
SPOON₇
SPURN₇
STAIN₅
STARN₅
STAUN₅
STEAN₅
STEEN₅
STEIN₅
STERN₅
STOLN₅
STONN₅
STOUN₅
STOWN₈
SUGAN₆
SWAIN₈
SWOLN₈
SWOON₈
SWORN₈
SWOUN₈
SYCON₁₀
SYREN₈
TABUN₇
TACAN₇
TAKEN₉
TAKIN₉
TALON₅
TAMIN₇
TAPEN₇
TAUON₅
TAXON₁₂
TENON₅
THEGN₉
THEIN₈
THORN₈
TIGON₆
TIMON₇
TITAN₅
TIYIN₈
TOKEN₉
TOLAN₅
TOMAN₇
TORAN₅
TOXIN₁₂
TOYON₈
TRAIN₅
TREEN₅
TWAIN₈
TWEEN₈
TYIYN₁₁
TYRAN₈
UHLAN₈
ULMIN₇
ULPAN₇
UNBAN₇
UNION₅
UNMAN₇
UNPEN₇
UNPIN₇
UNTIN₅
UNWON₈
UPRAN₇
UPRUN₇
URBAN₇
URMAN₇
URSON₅
VARAN₈
VEGAN₉
VENIN₈
VIMEN₁₀
VISON₈
VIXEN₁₅
VODUN₉
WAGON₉
WAKEN₁₂
WAXEN₁₅
WHEEN₁₁
WIDEN₉
WIGAN₉
WITAN₈
WIZEN₁₇
WOKEN₁₂
WOMAN₁₀
WOMEN₁₀
WOMYN₁₃
WOVEN₁₁
WOXEN₁₅
XENON₁₂
XYLAN₁₅
YAMEN₁₀
YAMUN₁₀
YAPON₁₀
YEARN₈
YEVEN₁₁
YEWEN₁₁
YOGIN₉
YOJAN₁₅
YOURN₈
YULAN₈
YUPON₁₀
ZAMAN₁₆
ZAYIN₁₇
ZAZEN₂₃
ZIGAN₁₅
ZUPAN₁₆
ZYGON₁₈

Letters by positionIn 22% of these words the 4th letter is O.

1st letter

S14%
A9%
R8%

2nd letter

A19%
O17%
E12%

3rd letter

4th letter

O22%
I22%
A21%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; ZAZEN tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.

55 points: 74 words
6 points: 40 words
77 points: 130 words
8 points: 98 words
99 points: 63 words
10 points: 39 words
1111 points: 19 words
12 points: 12 words
1313 points: 3 words
14 points: 19 words
1515 points: 11 words
16 points: 4 words
1717 points: 5 words
18 points: 1 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZAZEN	23	24	All three
ZYGON	18	19	Collins only
HAZAN	17	17	All three
HIZEN	17	17	Collins only
WIZEN	17	18	All three
ZAYIN	17	17	All three
QUEYN	17	18	Collins only
ZAMAN	16	18	Collins only
MIZEN	16	18	All three
COZEN	16	18	All three
ZUPAN	16	19	Collins only
DOZEN	15	16	All three

N is the eighth most common final letter for five-letter words, behind S, E, Y, D, T, R and A. One in four of the 519 has served as a Wordle answer. A short list of tails, led by -MAN and -VEN, handles a large share of what you will meet.

Ending in N, in brief

Lists: Collins takes 512, NWL2023 takes 394, ENABLE takes 364.
All 519 are legal guesses, and 130 were answers.
118 count as common vocabulary in the top 25,000.
ZAZEN scores 23, the top mark, and the average is 8.2.
S opens 71 words, then A with 45 and R with 41.

Which N tails come up most?

-MAN has 19 words, -VEN has 18, -MEN has 16, -AIN has 15, and -LON and -GAN have 14 each. HUMAN, WOMAN and ROMAN take the first, GIVEN, SEVEN and HAVEN the second, and TRAIN, BRAIN, CHAIN and PLAIN the fourth.

WOMEN is the odd irregular plural of the group, and it belongs to the 16-word -MEN tail.

Why are so many words past participles in -OWN?

12 words end in -OWN, and ten of them are common: BLOWN, BROWN, CLOWN, CROWN, DROWN, FLOWN, FROWN, GROWN, KNOWN and SHOWN. Several are past participles of verbs such as blow, grow, know and show, so the ending signals a finished action.

The -EN family does the same job: GIVEN, TAKEN and EATEN are all participles, and they show how often English builds the end of a word on a verb.

Which Wordle answers end in N?

130 of 519 is 25 percent, one in four. By frequency the leaders are AGAIN, WOMEN, GIVEN, OFTEN, KNOWN, HUMAN, WOMAN, TAKEN, LEARN and GREEN. With all 519 allowed as guesses, a probe ending in N is never rejected.

The big first-letter group is S with 71 words, so a guess opening with S reaches the largest slice at once. A and R follow with 45 and 41, which together with S cover 157 words, about 30 percent of the list.

Which N words score the most?

ZAZEN scores 23 on two 10-point Zs, then ZYGON at 18, and HAZAN and WIZEN at 17. For comparison, a plain word such as AGAIN scores 6, so the top entries are worth nearly four times as much. WIZEN is the one an opponent is most likely to accept, though it is far from an everyday word.

Collins lists 512 words, against 394 in NWL2023 and 364 in ENABLE, so check your game's word list before using rare spellings such as ZAYIN or QUEYN.

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words end in N?

There are 519 five-letter words that end in N. Collins accepts 512, NWL2023 accepts 394 and ENABLE accepts 364. Of the total, 130 have been Wordle answers and 118 are common English words.

What are common 5-letter words ending in N?

AGAIN, WOMEN, GIVEN, OFTEN, KNOWN, HUMAN, WOMAN, TAKEN, LEARN and GREEN all end in N. They are the most frequent in everyday English, and most have been Wordle answers.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in N?

ZAZEN scores 23, the highest in the group. ZYGON follows at 18, then HAZAN and WIZEN at 17 each. WIZEN is the most familiar of those.

Which five-letter words end in -OWN?

Twelve end in -OWN, including BLOWN, BROWN, CLOWN, CROWN, DROWN, FLOWN, FROWN, GROWN, KNOWN and SHOWN. Ten of those twelve are common words, so this is one of the safest tails to guess when you need an everyday answer.

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