Menu
Find words

5-letter words with N as the 2nd letter

5-letter words with N as the 2nd letter total 345, including 87 Wordle answers and high scorers such as ENZYM at 19 points.

345 wordsTop pick UNDERHighest score ENZYM 19

62 of 345 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

A is the most common 2nd letter in 5-letter words (2,223 words); J is the rarest (11). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 62 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 62 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 345

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

  • ANANA5
  • ANATA5
  • ANCHO10
  • ANCLE7
  • ANCON7
  • ANDRO6
  • ANEAR5
  • ANELE5
  • ANENT5
  • ANGAS6
  • ANGEL6
  • ANGER6
  • ANGLE6
  • ANGLO6
  • ANGRY9
  • ANGST6
  • ANIGH9
  • ANILE5
  • ANILS5
  • ANIMA7
  • ANIME7
  • ANIMI7
  • ANION5
  • ANISE5
  • ANKER9
  • ANKHS12
  • ANKLE9
  • ANKUS9
  • ANLAS5
  • ANNAL5
  • ANNAS5
  • ANNAT5
  • ANNEX12
  • ANNOY8
  • ANNUL5
  • ANOAS5
  • ANODE6
  • ANOLE5
  • ANOMY10
  • ANSAE5
  • ANTAE5
  • ANTAR5
  • ANTAS5
  • ANTED6
  • ANTES5
  • ANTIC7
  • ANTIS5
  • ANTRA5
  • ANTRE5
  • ANTSY8
  • ANURA5
  • ANVIL8
  • ANYON8
  • CNIDA8
  • ENACT7
  • ENARM7
  • ENATE5
  • ENDED7
  • ENDER6
  • ENDEW9
  • ENDOW9
  • ENDUE6
  • ENEMA7
  • ENEMY10
  • ENEWS8
  • ENFIX15
  • ENIAC7
  • ENJOY15
  • ENLIT5
  • ENMEW10
  • ENNOG6
  • ENNUI5
  • ENOKI9
  • ENOLS5
  • ENORM7
  • ENOWS8
  • ENROL5
  • ENSEW8
  • ENSKY12
  • ENSUE5
  • ENTER5
  • ENTIA5
  • ENTRY8
  • ENURE5
  • ENVOI8
  • ENVOY11
  • ENZYM19
  • GNARL6
  • GNARR6
  • GNARS6
  • GNASH9
  • GNATS6
  • GNAWN9
  • GNAWS9
  • GNOME8
  • GNOWS9
  • INANE5
  • INAPT7
  • INARM7
  • INBOX14
  • INBYE10
  • INCEL7
  • INCLE7
  • INCOG8
  • INCUR7
  • INCUS7
  • INCUT7
  • INDEW9
  • INDEX13
  • INDIE6
  • INDOL6
  • INDOW9
  • INDRI6
  • INDUE6
  • INEPT7
  • INERM7
  • INERT5
  • INFER8
  • INFIX15
  • INFOS8
  • INFRA8
  • INGAN6
  • INGLE6
  • INGOT6
  • INION5
  • INKED10
  • INKER9
  • INKLE9
  • INLAY8
  • INLET5
  • INNED6
  • INNER5
  • INNIE5
  • INORB7
  • INPUT7
  • INROS5
  • INRUN5
  • INSET5
  • INSPO7
  • INTEL5
  • INTER5
  • INTIL5
  • INTIS5
  • INTRA5
  • INTRO5
  • INULA5
  • INURE5
  • INURN5
  • INUST5
  • INVAR8
  • INWIT8
  • JNANA12
  • KNACK15
  • KNAGS10
  • KNAPS11
  • KNARL9
  • KNARS9
  • KNAUR9
  • KNAVE12
  • KNAWE12
  • KNEAD10
  • KNEED10
  • KNEEL9
  • KNEES9
  • KNELL9
  • KNELT9
  • KNIFE12
  • KNISH12
  • KNITS9
  • KNIVE12
  • KNOBS11
  • KNOCK15
  • KNOLL9
  • KNOPS11
  • KNOSP11
  • KNOTS9
  • KNOUT9
  • KNOWE12
  • KNOWN12
  • KNOWS12
  • KNUBS11
  • KNURL9
  • KNURR9
  • KNURS9
  • KNUTS9
  • MNEME9
  • ONCER7
  • ONCES7
  • ONCET7
  • ONCUS7
  • ONELY8
  • ONERS5
  • ONERY8
  • ONION5
  • ONIUM7
  • ONKUS9
  • ONLAY8
  • ONNED6
  • ONSET5
  • ONTIC7
  • SNABS7
  • SNACK11
  • SNAFU8
  • SNAGS6
  • SNAIL5
  • SNAKE9
  • SNAKY12
  • SNAPS7
  • SNARE5
  • SNARF8
  • SNARK9
  • SNARL5
  • SNARS5
  • SNARY8
  • SNASH8
  • SNATH8
  • SNAWS8
  • SNEAD6
  • SNEAK9
  • SNEAP7
  • SNEBS7
  • SNECK11
  • SNEDS6
  • SNEED6
  • SNEER5
  • SNEES5
  • SNELL5
  • SNIBS7
  • SNICK11
  • SNIDE6
  • SNIES5
  • SNIFF11
  • SNIFT8
  • SNIGS6
  • SNIPE7
  • SNIPS7
  • SNIPY10
  • SNIRT5
  • SNITS5
  • SNOBS7
  • SNODS6
  • SNOEK9
  • SNOEP7
  • SNOGS6
  • SNOKE9
  • SNOOD6
  • SNOOK9
  • SNOOL5
  • SNOOP7
  • SNOOT5
  • SNORE5
  • SNORT5
  • SNOTS5
  • SNOUT5
  • SNOWK12
  • SNOWS8
  • SNOWY11
  • SNUBS7
  • SNUCK11
  • SNUFF11
  • SNUGS6
  • SNUSH8
  • SNYES8
  • UNAIS5
  • UNAPT7
  • UNARM7
  • UNARY8
  • UNAUS5
  • UNBAG8
  • UNBAN7
  • UNBAR7
  • UNBED8
  • UNBID8
  • UNBOX14
  • UNCAP9
  • UNCES7
  • UNCIA7
  • UNCLE7
  • UNCOS7
  • UNCOY10
  • UNCUS7
  • UNCUT7
  • UNDAM8
  • UNDEE6
  • UNDER6
  • UNDID7
  • UNDOS6
  • UNDUE6
  • UNDUG7
  • UNETH8
  • UNFED9
  • UNFIT8
  • UNFIX15
  • UNGAG7
  • UNGET6
  • UNGOD7
  • UNGOT6
  • UNGUM8
  • UNHAT8
  • UNHIP10
  • UNICA7
  • UNIFY11
  • UNION5
  • UNITE5
  • UNITS5
  • UNITY8
  • UNJAM14
  • UNKED10
  • UNKET9
  • UNKID10
  • UNLAW8
  • UNLAY8
  • UNLED6
  • UNLET5
  • UNLID6
  • UNLIT5
  • UNMAN7
  • UNMET7
  • UNMEW10
  • UNMIX14
  • UNPAY10
  • UNPEG8
  • UNPEN7
  • UNPIN7
  • UNRED6
  • UNRID6
  • UNRIG6
  • UNRIP7
  • UNSAW8
  • UNSAY8
  • UNSEE5
  • UNSET5
  • UNSEW8
  • UNSEX12
  • UNSOD6
  • UNSUB7
  • UNTAX12
  • UNTIE5
  • UNTIL5
  • UNTIN5
  • UNWED9
  • UNWET8
  • UNWIT8
  • UNWON8
  • UNZIP16
Letters by positionIn 24% of these words the 1st letter is U.
1st letter
  1. U24%
  2. S18%
  3. I16%
3rd letter
  1. A13%
  2. O11%
  3. I10%
4th letter
  1. E17%
  2. R12%
  3. A10%
5th letter
  1. S19%
  2. E13%
  3. T11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 5 in Scrabble; ENZYM tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 55 points: 84 words
  2. 6 points: 47 words
  3. 77 points: 62 words
  4. 8 points: 50 words
  5. 99 points: 43 words
  6. 10 points: 16 words
  7. 1111 points: 14 words
  8. 12 points: 16 words
  9. 1313 points: 1 words
  10. 14 points: 4 words
  11. 1515 points: 6 words
  12. 16 points: 1 words
  13. 1717 points: 0 words
  14. 18 points: 0 words
  15. 1919 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ENZYM1920All three
UNZIP1619All three
ENJOY1517All three
KNOCK1517All three
KNACK1517All three
INFIX1516All three
UNFIX1517All three
ENFIX1516Collins only
INBOX1416NWL only
UNBOX1417All three
UNJAM1419Collins · NWL
UNMIX1417All three

An N in the second slot leaves 345 five-letter options. That is a small slice beside the 1,362 words with I in the same position. Familiar examples range from UNDER and UNTIL to KNOWN and ENJOY, while the starting-letter counts give you a quick way to narrow a clue.

5-letter words with N as the 2nd letter at a glance

  • The tournament-dictionary count for this pattern is 345.
  • The matching Wordle answer list contains 87 words; the allowed-guess count is 342.
  • U starts 82 matches, ahead of S at 63, I at 55, and A at 53.
  • S finishes 65 words, more than any other final letter; E finishes 44.
  • Frequency ranks only 62 of these entries among the top 25,000 English words.

Which N-second words score highest?

ENZYM tops the scoring group at 19 points, with UNZIP behind it at 16. ENJOY, KNOCK, KNACK, INFIX, UNFIX, and ENFIX each reach 15 before board bonuses. A premium square can change the result, so the printed word score is only the starting point.

ENJOY is the approachable pick among the leaders; KNOCK and KNACK also bring 15 points, but both spend a K. On a tight rack, weigh that high-value tile against the chance to place it on a bonus square rather than playing it automatically.

What stands out among words with N second?

U leads the opening-letter groups with 82 entries. S, I, and A follow at 63, 55, and 53, so UNDER, UNION, INDEX, and ANGER are good examples of how differently this pattern can begin. When a clue fixes the first tile, its group is a much shorter place to search than the full set.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins contains 334 matches, NWL2023 has 264, and ENABLE has 239. Those totals overlap rather than forming separate piles. A word accepted in one list may not work in another game's version.

The frequency gap is striking: only 62 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words, though 269 have definitions. Expect plenty of unfamiliar plays, and check your game's word list before committing to one.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have N in the second position?
The pattern matches 345 five-letter words. The total counts entries appearing in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, so a specific game may accept a smaller selection.
What is the highest-scoring word with N second?
ENZYM leads this group at 19 points before any board premiums. UNZIP scores 16, while ENJOY, KNOCK, KNACK, INFIX, UNFIX, and ENFIX each have a base score of 15.
How many words in this pattern are Wordle answers?
The matching Wordle answer list has 87 words, while the allowed-guess set has 342. Answers are a smaller subset; a word being an allowed guess does not make it an answer.

Keep going