9-letter words ending in N

9-letter words ending in N number 1,464, including familiar terms such as EDUCATION, ATTENTION, and SITUATION.

1,464 wordsTop pick EDUCATIONHighest score POLYMYXIN 26

167 of 1,464 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

S ends the most 9-letter words (16,180); V ends the fewest (1). N ranks #8 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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All valid words 1,464

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

  • ABDUCTION14
  • ABJECTION20
  • ABOLITION11
  • ABRUPTION13
  • ABSCISSIN13
  • ACALEPHAN16
  • ACARIDEAN12
  • ACARIDIAN12
  • ACCENSION13
  • ACCESSION13
  • ACCORDION14
  • ACCRETION13
  • ACTUATION11
  • ACYLATION14
  • ADAPTOGEN13
  • ADDICTION13
  • ADDUCTION13
  • ADEMPTION14
  • ADMISSION12
  • ADORATION10
  • ADRENALIN10
  • ADULATION10
  • ADVECTION15
  • AEROTRAIN9
  • AFFECTION17
  • AFFLATION15
  • AFFLUXION22
  • AFLATOXIN19
  • AFTERBURN14
  • AFTERNOON12
  • AFTERPAIN14
  • AGITATION10
  • ALECTRYON14
  • ALGONKIAN14
  • ALLANTOIN9
  • ALLETHRIN12
  • ALMSWOMAN16
  • ALMSWOMEN16
  • ALPENHORN14
  • AMARANTIN11
  • AMATORIAN11
  • AMAZONIAN20
  • AMBROSIAN13
  • AMOEBAEAN13
  • AMPHIBIAN18
  • AMYGDALIN16
  • AMYLOPSIN16
  • ANCHORMAN16
  • ANCHORMEN16
  • ANIMALIAN11
  • ANIMATION11
  • ANNELIDAN10
  • ANTELUCAN11
  • ANTHELION12
  • ANTHEMION14
  • ANTHOCYAN17
  • ANTHOZOAN21
  • ANTIALIEN9
  • ANTIAUXIN16
  • ANTICODON12
  • ANTIDORON10
  • ANTIHUMAN14
  • ANTIMYCIN16
  • ANTISCIAN11
  • ANTITOXIN16
  • ANTIUNION9
  • ANTIURBAN11
  • ANTIVENIN12
  • ANTIWOMAN14
  • APATHATON14
  • APPERTAIN13
  • APPORTION13
  • AQUAPORIN20
  • ARANEIDAN10
  • ARCUATION11
  • ARENATION9
  • ASCENSION11
  • ASCERTAIN11
  • ASPERSION11
  • ASSERTION9
  • ASTRACHAN14
  • ASTRAKHAN16
  • ASYNDETON13
  • ATTACKMAN17
  • ATTACKMEN17
  • ATTENTION9
  • ATTRITION9
  • ATTUITION9
  • AUTOLYSIN12
  • AUTOMATON11
  • AUTOTOXIN16
  • AVENTURIN12
  • AVOCATION14
  • BACTERIAN13
  • BADMINTON14
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  • BALDACHIN17
  • BALDAQUIN21
  • BALECTION13
  • BALMACAAN15
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  • BANDONEON12
  • BANDONION12
  • BANDWAGON16
  • BARAGOUIN12
  • BARBARIAN13
  • BARPERSON13
  • BARRACOON13
  • BASILICAN13
  • BASILICON13
  • BATSWOMAN16
  • BATSWOMEN16
  • BATTALION11
  • BAZILLION20
  • BEDRIDDEN14
  • BENIGHTEN15
  • BETRODDEN13
  • BIJECTION20
  • BILECTION13
  • BILIRUBIN13
  • BIOREGION12
  • BIOWEAPON16
  • BIRDBRAIN14
  • BIRLIEMAN13
  • BIRLIEMEN13
  • BISECTION13
  • BOATSWAIN14
  • BOBBEJAAN22
  • BOLECTION13
  • BOMBARDON16
  • BONDWOMAN17
  • BONDWOMEN17
  • BOOGERMAN14
  • BOOGERMEN14
  • BOOGEYMAN17
  • BOOGEYMEN17
  • BOOGIEMAN14
  • BOOGIEMEN14
  • BRAKESMAN17
  • BRAKESMEN17
  • BRANNIGAN12
  • BRASILEIN11
  • BRAZILEIN20
  • BREAKDOWN19
  • BREAKEVEN18
  • BREASTPIN13
  • BRICKKILN21
  • BRIDESMAN14
  • BRIDESMEN14
  • BRINGDOWN16
  • BROADBEAN14
  • BROMELAIN13
  • BROMEOSIN13
  • BRONDYRON15
  • BROOMCORN15
  • BUCKTHORN20
  • BUFOTALIN14
  • BUILDDOWN16
  • BUSHELMAN16
  • BUSHELMEN16
  • BUSHWOMAN19
  • BUSHWOMEN19
  • BYREWOMAN19
  • BYREWOMEN19
  • CACODEMON16
  • CAECILIAN13
  • CAERULEAN11
  • CAESAREAN11
  • CAESARIAN11
  • CALCANEAN13
  • CALVARIAN14
  • CAMERAMAN15
  • CAMERAMEN15
  • CANDLEPIN14
  • CAPARISON13
  • CAPSAICIN15
  • CARBANION13
  • CARETAKEN15
  • CARNATION11
  • CARNELIAN11
  • CARRAGEEN12
  • CASEATION11
  • CASSATION11
  • CASTELLAN11
  • CATAMARAN13
  • CATHEPSIN16
  • CATTLEMAN13
  • CATTLEMEN13
  • CAUDATION12
  • CAUSATION11
  • CELLARMAN13
  • CELLARMEN13
  • CELLOIDIN12
  • CENSORIAN11
  • CENTERMAN13
  • CENTERMEN13
  • CENTREMAN13
  • CENTREMEN13
  • CENTURION11
  • CERBEREAN13
  • CERBERIAN13
  • CERCARIAN13
  • CESSATION11
  • CHAETODON15
  • CHALAZION23
  • CHALCOGEN17
  • CHALYBEAN19
  • CHAMELEON16
  • CHAMFRAIN19
  • CHAMPAIGN19
  • CHARLATAN14
  • CHARWOMAN19
  • CHARWOMEN19
  • CHATELAIN14
  • CHAWBACON21
  • CHECKREIN20
  • CHELATION14
  • CHELONIAN14
  • CHEVROTIN17
  • CHIEFTAIN17
  • CHILBLAIN16
  • CHILIAGON15
  • CHILTEPIN16
  • CHINCAPIN18
  • CHINKAPIN20
  • CHOKERMAN20
  • CHOKERMEN20
  • CHRISTIAN14
  • CHROMATIN16
  • CHROMOGEN17
  • CHTHONIAN17
  • CHURCHMAN21
  • CHURCHMEN21
  • CICLATOUN13
  • CILIATION11
  • CIMMERIAN15
  • CIRCADIAN14
  • CISPLATIN13
  • CLAMPDOWN19
  • CLARENDON12
  • CLAVATION14
  • CLAVICORN16
  • CLEANSKIN15
  • CLEARSKIN15
  • CLERGYMAN17
  • CLERGYMEN17
  • CLIMBDOWN19
  • CLINICIAN13
  • CLOSEDOWN15
  • CLOUDTOWN15
  • CLUBWOMAN18
  • CLUBWOMEN18
  • CNIDARIAN12
  • COALITION11
  • COBALAMIN15
  • COCAPTAIN15
  • COCCIDIAN16
  • COCCYGIAN19
  • COCKLEMAN19
  • COCKLEMEN19
  • COCKSWAIN20
  • COECILIAN13
  • COEMPTION15
  • COGNATION12
  • COGNITION12
  • COLCANNON13
  • COLLATION11
  • COLLEGIAN12
  • COLLISION11
  • COLLODION12
  • COLLUSION11
  • COLOURMAN13
  • COLOURMEN13
  • COMMOTION15
  • COMMUNION15
  • COMPANION15
  • CONCISION13
  • CONDITION12
  • CONFUSION14
  • CONNATION11
  • CONNEXION18
  • CONSTRAIN11
  • CONTAGION12
  • CONTUSION11
  • CORNELIAN11
  • CORNERMAN13
  • CORNERMEN13
  • CORNICHON16
  • CORNOPEAN13
  • CORRASION11
  • CORROSION11
  • COSMOTRON13
  • COTILLION11
  • COTYLEDON15
  • COUNTDOWN15
  • COURTESAN11
  • COURTEZAN20
  • COWRITTEN14
  • CRACKDOWN21
  • CRACKSMAN19
  • CRACKSMEN19
  • CRAFTSMAN16
  • CRAFTSMEN16
  • CREMATION13
  • CRENATION11
  • CRITERION11
  • CROSSTOWN14
  • CUPFERRON16
  • CURTATION11
  • CURVATION14
  • CUSTODIAN12
  • CYBERPORN18
  • CYBRARIAN16
  • CYCLOPEAN18
  • CYCLOPIAN18
  • CYCLOTRON16
  • CYSTIDEAN15
  • CYTOKININ18
  • CYTOLYSIN17
  • CYTOTOXIN21
  • DAEDALEAN11
  • DAEDALIAN11
  • DALMATIAN12
  • DALTONIAN10
  • DAMASKEEN16
  • DAMASQUIN21
  • DAMNATION12
  • DANDELION11
  • DARNATION10
  • DEALATION10
  • DEATHSMAN15
  • DEATHSMEN15
  • DECAPODAN15
  • DECATHLON15
  • DECELERON12
  • DECEPTION14
  • DECESSION12
  • DECILLION12
  • DECOCTION14
  • DECURSION12
  • DEDUCTION13
  • DEFECTION15
  • DEFLATION13
  • DEFLEXION20
  • DEFLUXION20
  • DEJECTION19
  • DELAPSION12
  • DEMERARAN12
  • DEMERSION12
  • DEMISSION12
  • DENTATION10
  • DENTITION10
  • DEPICTION14
  • DEPLETION12
  • DESERTION10
  • DESMIDIAN13
  • DETECTION12
  • DETENTION10
  • DETERSION10
  • DETORSION10
  • DETORTION10
  • DETRITION10
  • DETRUSION10
  • DEVIATION13
  • DIACHYLON18
  • DIACODION13
  • DICTATION12
  • DICTYOGEN16
  • DIETARIAN10
  • DIETICIAN12
  • DIETITIAN10
  • DIFFUSION16
  • DIGESTION11
  • DIGITALIN11
  • DIGITONIN11
  • DIGITOXIN18
  • DIMENSION12
  • DIMYARIAN15
  • DIONYSIAN13
  • DIOSGENIN11
  • DIPLOZOON21
  • DIRECTION12
  • DISBURDEN13
  • DISCOMMON16
  • DISPRISON12
  • DISPROVEN15
  • DISSEISIN10
  • DISSEIZIN19
  • DIVERSION13
  • DIVULSION13
  • DODECAGON14
  • DOGGERMAN14
  • DOGGERMEN14
  • DONKEYMAN19
  • DONKEYMEN19
  • DOORWOMAN15
  • DOORWOMEN15
  • DORMITION12
  • DOUBLETON12
  • DRACONIAN12
  • DRAFTSMAN15
  • DRAFTSMEN15
  • DRYBEATEN15
  • DURALUMIN12
  • DYNORPHIN18
  • DYSBINDIN16
  • DYSTOPIAN15
  • EALDORMAN12
  • EALDORMEN12
  • EARTHBORN14
  • ECOREGION12
  • ECTROPION13
  • EDUCATION12
  • EFFLUXION22
  • EGRESSION10
  • EIDERDOWN14
  • EIGHTSMAN15
  • EIGHTSMEN15
  • EIRENICON11
  • ELEDOISIN10
  • ELEVATION12
  • ELOCUTION11
  • EMANATION11
  • EMICATION13
  • EMPLECTON15
  • EMULATION11
  • EMUNCTION13
  • ENCHEASON14
  • ENCOLPION13
  • ENCRIMSON13
  • ENCURTAIN11
  • ENDECAGON13
  • ENDENIZEN19
  • ENDORPHIN15
  • ENDOTOXIN17
  • ENDUNGEON11
  • ENERGUMEN12
  • ENHEARTEN12
  • ENLIGHTEN13
  • ENTERTAIN9
  • ENTHEOGEN13
  • ENTROPION11
  • EPHEMERON16
  • EPICEDIAN14
  • EPICUREAN13
  • EPILATION11
  • EPINICIAN13
  • EPINICION13
  • EPINIKIAN15
  • EPINIKION15
  • EPITHETON14
  • EPULATION11
  • EPURATION11
  • ERUDITION10
  • ESTUARIAN9
  • EUCHLORIN14
  • EUCLIDEAN12
  • EUCLIDIAN12
  • EUMELANIN11
  • EUTHERIAN12
  • EVAGATION13
  • EVANITION12
  • EVERGREEN13
  • EVERYWHEN21
  • EVITATION12
  • EVOCATION14
  • EVOLUTION12
  • EXARATION16
  • EXCAMBION22
  • EXCEPTION20
  • EXCISEMAN20
  • EXCISEMEN20
  • EXCLUSION18
  • EXCRETION18
  • EXCURSION18
  • EXECUTION18
  • EXEMPTION20
  • EXORATION16
  • EXPANSION18
  • EXPIATION18
  • EXPLOSION18
  • EXPULSION18
  • EXSECTION18
  • EXSERTION16
  • EXTENSION16
  • EXTORTION16
  • EXTROPIAN18
  • EXTRUSION16
  • EXUDATION17
  • EYESTRAIN12
  • FALCATION14
  • FAULCHION17
  • FEEDGRAIN14
  • FELLAHEEN15
  • FELLATION12
  • FELLOWMAN17
  • FELLOWMEN17
  • FIBRILLIN14
  • FIELDSMAN15
  • FIELDSMEN15
  • FILIATION12
  • FILIGRAIN13
  • FILLIPEEN14
  • FIRETHORN15
  • FIREWOMAN17
  • FIREWOMEN17
  • FIRSTBORN14
  • FISHERMAN17
  • FISHERMEN17
  • FLAGELLIN13
  • FLORIDEAN13
  • FLOTATION12
  • FLUGELMAN15
  • FLUGELMEN15
  • FLYSCREEN17
  • FOETATION12
  • FOLIATION12
  • FORBIDDEN16
  • FOREBRAIN14
  • FORECABIN16
  • FOREKNOWN19
  • FORESHEWN18
  • FORESHOWN18
  • FORESWORN15
  • FORETOKEN16
  • FOREWOMAN17
  • FOREWOMEN17
  • FORFOCHEN20
  • FORGOTTEN13
  • FORMATION14
  • FORSPOKEN18
  • FRANCOLIN14
  • FRAUDSMAN15
  • FRAUDSMEN15
  • FREEMASON14
  • FREEWOMAN17
  • FREEWOMEN17
  • FRIGATOON13
  • FROGSPAWN18
  • FURCATION14
  • GALDRAGON12
  • GAMBOGIAN15
  • GAMMADION15
  • GAMMATION14
  • GARAGEMAN13
  • GARAGEMEN13
  • GARRYOWEN16
  • GAZILLION19
  • GEMMATION14
  • GENISTEIN10
  • GENTLEMAN12
  • GENTLEMEN12
  • GEOLOGIAN11
  • GERFALCON15
  • GESTALTEN10
  • GESTATION10
  • GIGANTEAN11
  • GOITROGEN11
  • GORGONIAN11
  • GORILLIAN10
  • GRADATION11
  • GRANTSMAN12
  • GRANTSMEN12
  • GREENHORN13
  • GREGARIAN11
  • GRIMALKIN16
  • GRIVATION13
  • GROOMSMAN14
  • GROOMSMEN14
  • GROSGRAIN11
  • GROUNDMAN13
  • GROUNDMEN13
  • GUARDSMAN13
  • GUARDSMEN13
  • GUILDSMAN13
  • GUILDSMEN13
  • GUNCOTTON12
  • GUSTATION10
  • GUTTATION10
  • GYMNASIEN15
  • GYRFALCON18
  • HABERGEON15
  • HACKATHON21
  • HACQUETON23
  • HAEMATEIN14
  • HAGRIDDEN15
  • HALOGETON13
  • HAMMERMAN18
  • HAMMERMEN18
  • HANDBLOWN18
  • HANDSTURN13
  • HANDWOVEN19
  • HARLEQUIN21
  • HARMATTAN14
  • HARTSHORN15
  • HEARTBURN14
  • HEARTIKIN16
  • HECOGENIN15
  • HELIOZOAN21
  • HEMOLYSIN17
  • HEMOTOXIN21
  • HERBARIAN14
  • HERCULEAN14
  • HIFALUTIN15
  • HINDBRAIN15
  • HISTORIAN12
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  • HOMEGROWN18
  • HOMOUSIAN14
  • HONEYMOON17
  • HOOLACHAN17
  • HORSEBEAN14
  • HORTATION12
  • HYDANTOIN16
  • HYDRATION16
  • HYDROZOAN25
  • HYDROZOON25
  • HYMENAEAN17
  • HYPERICIN19
  • HYPOGAEAN18
  • IBUPROFEN16
  • ICHNEUMON16
  • IDIOTICON12
  • IGUANODON11
  • IMITATION11
  • IMMERSION13
  • IMMISSION13
  • IMMUNOGEN14
  • IMPACTION15
  • IMPASSION13
  • IMPLETION13
  • IMPLEXION20
  • IMPLOSION13
  • IMPULSION13
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  • INCAUTION11
  • INCEPTION13
  • INCERTAIN11
  • INCLUSION11
  • INCRETION11
  • INCURSION11
  • INDENTION10
  • INDICTION12
  • INDIGOTIN11
  • INDIRUBIN12
  • INDUCTION12
  • INFECTION14
  • INFLATION12
  • INFLEXION19
  • INFLUXION19
  • INGESTION10
  • INJECTION18
  • INSECTEAN11
  • INSECTION11
  • INSERTION9
  • INTENSION9
  • INTENTION9
  • INTERCLAN11
  • INTERJOIN16
  • INTERLOAN9
  • INTERVEIN12
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  • INTRUSION9
  • INTUITION9
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  • IRONWOMEN14
  • IRRUPTION11
  • ISOKONTAN13
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  • ITERATION9
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  • JASPIDEAN19
  • JAWBATION21
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  • JERFALCON21
  • JOYRIDDEN21
  • JURYWOMAN24
  • JURYWOMEN24
  • KANAMYCIN20
  • KAZILLION22
  • KEYBUTTON18
  • KILDERKIN18
  • KINSWOMAN18
  • KINSWOMEN18
  • KLOOCHMAN20
  • KLOOCHMEN20
  • KNOCKDOWN23
  • KRUMMHORN20
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  • LAMINARIN11
  • LAMINGTON12
  • LANDAMMAN14
  • LANTHANON12
  • LAODICEAN12
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  • LATERBORN11
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  • LAUDATION10
  • LAYPERSON14
  • LEBKUCHEN20
  • LENGTHMAN15
  • LENGTHMEN15
  • LETTERMAN11
  • LETTERMEN11
  • LEVIATHAN15
  • LIBRARIAN11
  • LIBRATION11
  • LICTORIAN11
  • LINEATION9
  • LIQUATION18
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  • LIVERYMEN17
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  • MAGNETRON12
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  • MANDYLION15
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  • MANHATTAN14
  • MANNEQUIN20
  • MANSPLAIN13
  • MARMOREAN13
  • MARSUPIAN13
  • MAUSOLEAN11
  • MAVOURNIN14
  • MAYHAPPEN21
  • MEANDRIAN12
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  • MEDALLION12
  • MEDIATION12
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  • MELUNGEON12
  • MENTATION11
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  • MERCAPTAN15
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  • MEROPIDAN14
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  • METFORMIN16
  • METHEGLIN15
  • METRICIAN13
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  • MICROLOAN13
  • MIDDLEMAN15
  • MIDDLEMEN15
  • MIDSEASON12
  • MIGRATION12
  • MINIATION11
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  • MINUTEMEN13
  • MISASSIGN12
  • MISBUTTON13
  • MISCHOSEN16
  • MISDEMEAN14
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  • MISFALLEN14
  • MISGOTTEN12
  • MISGOVERN15
  • MISHAPPEN18
  • MISLIPPEN15
  • MISRECKON17
  • MISSHAPEN16
  • MISSPOKEN17
  • MISTHROWN17
  • MITOMYCIN18
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  • MOLLUSKAN15
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  • MONOXYLON21
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  • MORTARMAN13
  • MORTARMEN13
  • MORTICIAN13
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  • MUCINOGEN14
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  • MUJAHIDIN22
  • MULLERIAN11
  • MULTIPION13
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  • MUSCLEMEN15
  • MUSKETOON15
  • MUSKMELON17
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  • MYOGLOBIN17
  • MYROBALAN16
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  • NEONOMIAN11
  • NERVATION12
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  • NEWSWOMAN17
  • NEWSWOMEN17
  • NICTATION11
  • NIGHTGOWN17
  • NINHYDRIN16
  • NIPPERKIN17
  • NITRATION9
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  • NONFROZEN21
  • NONILLION9
  • NONMODERN12
  • NONPERSON11
  • NONPROVEN14
  • NONRETURN9
  • NONVIRGIN13
  • NUNNATION9
  • NUTRITION9
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  • OARSWOMEN14
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  • OBREPTION13
  • OBSESSION11
  • OBTENTION11
  • OBTRUSION11
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  • OCTOPODAN14
  • OESTROGEN10
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  • OFFSEASON15
  • OGANESSON10
  • OLECRANON11
  • OLEORESIN9
  • OLFACTION14
  • OMBUDSMAN16
  • OMBUDSMEN16
  • ONCOSTMAN13
  • ONCOSTMEN13
  • ONIONSKIN13
  • OPERATION11
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  • ORPHARION14
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  • OUTRIDDEN11
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  • OUTSTRAIN9
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  • OVERBLOWN17
  • OVERCLEAN14
  • OVERDRAWN16
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  • OVERFLOWN18
  • OVERGIVEN16
  • OVERGRAIN13
  • OVERGREEN13
  • OVERGROWN16
  • OVERLADEN13
  • OVERLEARN12
  • OVERRIPEN14
  • OVERSTAIN12
  • OVERSWORN15
  • OVERTAKEN16
  • OVERTRAIN12
  • OVULATION12
  • OXACILLIN18
  • OXIDATION17
  • OYSTERMAN14
  • OYSTERMEN14
  • OZONATION18
  • PADEMELON14
  • PADYMELON17
  • PALANKEEN15
  • PALANQUIN20
  • PALMARIAN13
  • PALMATION13
  • PALPATION13
  • PANDATION12
  • PANDEMIAN14
  • PANTALEON11
  • PANTALOON11
  • PANTRYMAN16
  • PANTRYMEN16
  • PARATHION14
  • PARHELION14
  • PARISCHAN16
  • PARTITION11
  • PASTEDOWN15
  • PATRICIAN13
  • PATROLMAN13
  • PATROLMEN13
  • PELLAGRIN12
  • PELTATION11
  • PENDRAGON13
  • PENEPLAIN13
  • PENILLION11
  • PENSTEMON13
  • PERCHERON16
  • PERDITION12
  • PERFUSION14
  • PERISCIAN13
  • PERLEMOEN13
  • PERSIMMON15
  • PERTUSION11
  • PERVASION14
  • PHASEDOWN18
  • PHASEOLIN14
  • PHELLOGEN15
  • PHELONION14
  • PHENYTOIN17
  • PHLORIZIN23
  • PHONATHON17
  • PHONATION14
  • PHOTOSCAN16
  • PHRASEMAN16
  • PHRASEMEN16
  • PHTHALEIN17
  • PHYCOCYAN24
  • PHYSICIAN19
  • PHYTOTRON17
  • PICKAROON17
  • PINKERTON15
  • PINNATION11
  • PISTAREEN11
  • PITUITRIN11
  • PLACATION13
  • PLAINSMAN13
  • PLAINSMEN13
  • PLANARIAN11
  • PLANATION11
  • PLANTSMAN13
  • PLANTSMEN13
  • PLEASEMAN13
  • PLEASEMEN13
  • PLICATION13
  • PLOUGHMAN17
  • PLOUGHMEN17
  • PLUTONIAN11
  • POINTSMAN13
  • POINTSMEN13
  • POKELOGAN16
  • POLICEMAN15
  • POLICEMEN15
  • POLLUSION11
  • POLLUTION11
  • POLYMYXIN26
  • PORCELAIN13
  • PORIFERAN14
  • PORPHYRIN19
  • POSTILION11
  • POSTWOMAN16
  • POSTWOMEN16
  • POWDERMAN17
  • POWDERMEN17
  • PRAENOMEN13
  • PREASSIGN12
  • PREBIDDEN15
  • PRECHOSEN16
  • PRECISIAN13
  • PRECISION13
  • PREDATION12
  • PREDESIGN13
  • PREFIXION21
  • PREFROZEN23
  • PREHARDEN15
  • PRELATION11
  • PRELUSION11
  • PREMODERN14
  • PREMOTION13
  • PRENOTION11
  • PREOBTAIN13
  • PREOPTION13
  • PREORDAIN12
  • PRERETURN11
  • PRESCREEN13
  • PRESEASON11
  • PRETORIAN11
  • PREVISION14
  • PRINCEKIN17
  • PRIVATION14
  • PROACTION13
  • PROBATION13
  • PROCARYON16
  • PROFUSION14
  • PROGESTIN12
  • PROKARYON18
  • PROLACTIN13
  • PROLATION11
  • PROLUSION11
  • PROMODERN14
  • PROMOTION13
  • PRONATION11
  • PRONGHORN15
  • PROOEMION13
  • PROPERDIN14
  • PROPODEON14
  • PRORATION11
  • PROSIMIAN13
  • PROSODIAN12
  • PROTISTAN11
  • PROTOZOAN20
  • PROTOZOON20
  • PROVISION14
  • PTARMIGAN14
  • PUFTALOON14
  • PULSATION11
  • PURGATION12
  • PUROMYCIN18
  • PYRAMIDON17
  • PYRETHRIN17
  • PYRIDOXIN22
  • PYROXYLIN24
  • QUADRUMAN21
  • QUARENDEN19
  • QUARRYMAN23
  • QUARRYMEN23
  • QUERCETIN20
  • QUERCITIN20
  • QUINTROON18
  • QUOTATION18
  • QUOTIDIAN19
  • QUOTITION18
  • RACHIDIAN15
  • RACIATION11
  • RADDLEMAN13
  • RADDLEMEN13
  • RADIATION10
  • RADIOTHON13
  • RAILWOMAN14
  • RAILWOMEN14
  • RANZELMAN20
  • RANZELMEN20
  • REBBETZIN22
  • REBELLION11
  • REBOATION11
  • RECAPTION13
  • RECAUTION11
  • RECENSION11
  • RECEPTION13
  • RECESSION11
  • RECLUSION11
  • RECONSIGN12
  • RECURSION11
  • REDACTION12
  • REDDLEMAN13
  • REDDLEMEN13
  • REDUCTION12
  • REEDITION10
  • REEXPLAIN18
  • REFASHION15
  • REFECTION14
  • REFLATION12
  • REFLEXION19
  • REFRESHEN15
  • REGGAETON11
  • REGUERDON11
  • REJECTION18
  • RELICTION11
  • REMISSION11
  • REMOISTEN11
  • RENDITION10
  • REPAIRMAN13
  • REPAIRMEN13
  • REPATTERN11
  • REPLETION11
  • REPTATION11
  • REPTILIAN11
  • REPULSION11
  • REQUICKEN24
  • RESECTION11
  • RESHARPEN14
  • RESNATRON9
  • RESTATION9
  • RESTRIVEN12
  • RETENTION9
  • RETIGHTEN13
  • RETORSION9
  • RETORTION9
  • RETRODDEN11
  • REVERSION12
  • REVULSION12
  • REWRITTEN12
  • RHIPIDION15
  • RHODOPSIN15
  • RIBAVIRIN14
  • RIFAMYCIN19
  • ROSANILIN9
  • ROTIFERAN12
  • ROUGHHEWN19
  • ROUNDSMAN12
  • ROUNDSMEN12
  • RUBRICIAN13
  • RUCTATION11
  • RUDDLEMAN13
  • RUDDLEMEN13
  • RUINATION9
  • SACCHARIN16
  • SACRISTAN11
  • SAFETYMAN17
  • SAFETYMEN17
  • SAINTFOIN12
  • SALARYMAN14
  • SALARYMEN14
  • SALTATION9
  • SALVARSAN12
  • SALVATION12
  • SAMARITAN11
  • SANNYASIN12
  • SAPOGENIN12
  • SARDONIAN10
  • SARTORIAN9
  • SASKATOON13
  • SATIATION9
  • SAUCISSON11
  • SAXITOXIN23
  • SCALATION11
  • SCARFSKIN18
  • SCHATCHEN19
  • SCHLIEREN14
  • SCHNECKEN20
  • SCHOOLMAN16
  • SCHOOLMEN16
  • SCLEROTIN11
  • SCONCHEON16
  • SCREWBEAN16
  • SCRUMDOWN17
  • SCRUNCHIN16
  • SCUNCHEON16
  • SCUTATION11
  • SCUTCHEON16
  • SCYTHEMAN19
  • SCYTHEMEN19
  • SECESSION11
  • SECLUSION11
  • SECRETION11
  • SECTARIAN11
  • SECURITAN11
  • SEDUCTION12
  • SELACHIAN14
  • SELDSHOWN16
  • SELECTION11
  • SELECTMAN13
  • SELECTMEN13
  • SEMANTRON11
  • SEMICOLON13
  • SEMIURBAN13
  • SENSATION9
  • SEPTARIAN11
  • SEPTATION11
  • SERIATION9
  • SEROTONIN9
  • SERRATION9
  • SERRICORN11
  • SEVENTEEN12
  • SHACKTOWN21
  • SHAKEDOWN20
  • SHANTYMAN17
  • SHANTYMEN17
  • SHARESMAN14
  • SHARESMEN14
  • SHARIFIAN15
  • SHARKSKIN20
  • SHEEPSKIN18
  • SHERIFIAN15
  • SHIRETOWN15
  • SHOOTDOWN16
  • SHORESMAN14
  • SHORESMEN14
  • SHORTGOWN16
  • SHORTHORN15
  • SHUBUNKIN18
  • SICKLEMAN17
  • SICKLEMEN17
  • SIGHTSEEN13
  • SIGHTSMAN15
  • SIGHTSMEN15
  • SIGMATION12
  • SIGMATRON12
  • SIGNALMAN12
  • SIGNALMEN12
  • SILTATION9
  • SIMPLETON13
  • SINGLETON10
  • SINUATION9
  • SITUATION9
  • SLAMMAKIN17
  • SLINKSKIN17
  • SLOETHORN12
  • SMACKDOWN21
  • SNAKESKIN17
  • SOCIATION11
  • SOLENODON10
  • SOLVATION12
  • SOOTERKIN13
  • SORTATION9
  • SORTITION9
  • SOUPSPOON13
  • SOVEREIGN13
  • SPADASSIN12
  • SPADESMAN14
  • SPADESMEN14
  • SPATLESEN11
  • SPELLDOWN15
  • SPELLICAN13
  • SPHENODON15
  • SPIDERMAN14
  • SPIDERMEN14
  • SPILLIKIN15
  • SPIRATION11
  • SPLEUCHAN16
  • SPOILSMAN13
  • SPOILSMEN13
  • SPOKESMAN17
  • SPOKESMEN17
  • SPOROZOAN20
  • SPOROZOON20
  • SPORTSMAN13
  • SPORTSMEN13
  • SQUILLION18
  • STABLEMAN13
  • STABLEMEN13
  • STANCHION14
  • STANDDOWN14
  • STASIDION10
  • STATESMAN11
  • STATESMEN11
  • STEARSMAN11
  • STEARSMEN11
  • STEERSMAN11
  • STEERSMEN11
  • STEPBAIRN13
  • STERADIAN10
  • STICHERON14
  • STILLBORN11
  • STINKHORN16
  • STOCKHORN18
  • STRAMACON13
  • STRAMAZON20
  • STRIATION9
  • STRICTION11
  • STRONGMAN12
  • STRONGMEN12
  • STRONTIAN9
  • SUBACTION13
  • SUBALTERN11
  • SUBDEACON14
  • SUBLATION11
  • SUBMICRON15
  • SUBNIVEAN14
  • SUBREGION12
  • SUBTOPIAN13
  • SUBWARDEN15
  • SUCTORIAN11
  • SUFFIXION22
  • SUFFRAGAN16
  • SUFFUSION15
  • SULCATION11
  • SULFATION12
  • SUMMATION13
  • SUNBEATEN11
  • SUNSCREEN11
  • SUPERLAIN11
  • SUPERMOON13
  • SUPERTHIN14
  • SURREJOIN16
  • SUSPICION13
  • SWANSDOWN16
  • SWEETCORN14
  • SWITCHMAN19
  • SWITCHMEN19
  • SWORDFERN16
  • SWORDSMAN15
  • SWORDSMEN15
  • SYMPATHIN19
  • SYNEDRION13
  • SYNKARYON19
  • SYNODSMAN15
  • SYNODSMEN15
  • TABELLION11
  • TACTICIAN13
  • TALKATHON16
  • TAMBOURIN13
  • TAMOXIFEN21
  • TANGHININ13
  • TARBOGGIN13
  • TARNATION9
  • TARPAULIN11
  • TEARSTAIN9
  • TECHNIKON18
  • TELLURIAN9
  • TELLURION9
  • TENAILLON9
  • TENDENZEN19
  • TENTATION9
  • TEPHILLIN14
  • TERATOGEN10
  • TESTACEAN11
  • TESTATION9
  • THAUMATIN14
  • THEREUPON14
  • THICKSKIN22
  • THIOFURAN15
  • THIRDSMAN15
  • THIRDSMEN15
  • THOUGHTEN16
  • THREADFIN16
  • THYRATRON15
  • TIERCERON11
  • TIKINAGAN14
  • TILLERMAN11
  • TILLERMEN11
  • TIMBERMAN15
  • TIMBERMEN15
  • TIREWOMAN14
  • TIREWOMEN14
  • TITRATION9
  • TOPIARIAN11
  • TORTILLON9
  • TOUCHDOWN18
  • TRADESMAN12
  • TRADESMEN12
  • TRADEVMAN15
  • TRADEVMEN15
  • TRADITION10
  • TRADUCIAN12
  • TRAGEDIAN11
  • TRAMPOLIN13
  • TRAVERTIN12
  • TRETINOIN9
  • TRIATHLON12
  • TRIBESMAN13
  • TRIBESMEN13
  • TRICERION11
  • TRICLOSAN11
  • TRIGYNIAN13
  • TRIHEDRON13
  • TRILITHON12
  • TRINITRIN9
  • TRIOXYGEN20
  • TRISAGION10
  • TROPARION11
  • TROPEOLIN11
  • TRUNCHEON14
  • TURDUCKEN16
  • TURNAGAIN10
  • TYPHOIDIN18
  • TYPHONIAN17
  • TYROCIDIN15
  • UBIQUITIN20
  • ULTRATHIN12
  • ULULATION9
  • UNBEKNOWN18
  • UNBERUFEN14
  • UNBURTHEN14
  • UNCERTAIN11
  • UNCONCERN13
  • UNCURTAIN11
  • UNDECAGON13
  • UNDERGOWN14
  • UNDERLAIN10
  • UNDERSIGN11
  • UNDERSOWN13
  • UNDERSPIN12
  • UNFREEMAN14
  • UNFREEMEN14
  • UNITARIAN9
  • UNSHRIVEN15
  • UNSMITTEN11
  • UNSTIFFEN15
  • UNSWOLLEN12
  • UNTRODDEN11
  • UNWRITTEN12
  • UPBOUNDEN14
  • UPSWOLLEN14
  • URINATION9
  • USUCAPION13
  • VACUATION14
  • VALLATION12
  • VALUATION12
  • VARIATION12
  • VASOTOCIN14
  • VELDSKOEN17
  • VELVETEEN15
  • VENDITION13
  • VENIREMAN14
  • VENIREMEN14
  • VERBARIAN14
  • VERMILION14
  • VERNATION12
  • VESTRYMAN17
  • VESTRYMEN17
  • VIBRATION14
  • VIDSCREEN15
  • VIOLATION12
  • VITIATION12
  • VOLCANIAN14
  • VULCANIAN14
  • VULGARIAN13
  • WALKATHON19
  • WASHBASIN17
  • WASHERMAN17
  • WASHERMEN17
  • WASHWOMAN20
  • WASHWOMEN20
  • WASSERMAN14
  • WASSERMEN14
  • WATERWORN15
  • WHEELSMAN17
  • WHEELSMEN17
  • WHEELSPIN17
  • WHEREUPON17
  • WHERRYMAN20
  • WHERRYMEN20
  • WINDBLOWN18
  • WIREDRAWN16
  • WISEWOMAN17
  • WISEWOMEN17
  • WITHDRAWN19
  • WITHOUTEN15
  • WITWANTON15
  • WOADWAXEN23
  • WOODGRAIN14
  • WOODWAXEN23
  • WORKWOMAN21
  • WORKWOMEN21
  • WRITEDOWN16
  • YACHTSMAN19
  • YACHTSMEN19
  • YELLOWFIN18
  • ZOOPHAGAN24
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 8th letter is O.
1st letter
  1. S12%
  2. C11%
  3. P10%
2nd letter
  1. E15%
  2. A14%
  3. O10%
5th letter
  1. A19%
  2. E12%
  3. I8%
6th letter
  1. T24%
  2. S12%
  3. R10%
7th letter
  1. I37%
  2. M19%
  3. O7%
8th letter
  1. O38%
  2. A24%
  3. E17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; POLYMYXIN tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 72 words
  2. 10 points: 53 words
  3. 1111 points: 216 words
  4. 12 points: 165 words
  5. 1313 points: 224 words
  6. 14 points: 173 words
  7. 1515 points: 142 words
  8. 16 points: 107 words
  9. 1717 points: 91 words
  10. 18 points: 64 words
  11. 1919 points: 49 words
  12. 20 points: 48 words
  13. 2121 points: 29 words
  14. 22 points: 11 words
  15. 2323 points: 11 words
  16. 24 points: 6 words
  17. 2525 points: 2 words
  18. 26 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
POLYMYXIN2628All three
HYDROZOAN2524All three
HYDROZOON2524Collins only
REQUICKEN2427Collins only
PYROXYLIN2425All three
JURYWOMAN2428Collins · NWL
JURYWOMEN2428Collins · NWL
PHYCOCYAN2425Collins only
ZOOPHAGAN2426Collins only
KNOCKDOWN2326All three
QUARRYMEN2325All three
MYCOTOXIN2325All three

An N ending is especially productive for nine-letter entries: the list spans familiar nouns such as EDUCATION and ATTENTION, alongside less everyday vocabulary. Of 1,464 matches, 167 fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, while 1,210 have definitions in the dictionary sources. The count combines tournament lists, whose membership does not fully overlap, so a valid answer depends on your game's lexicon.

9-letter words ending in N at a glance

  • The combined tournament-dictionary count is 1,464 words.
  • Collins includes 1,423 matches, the largest single-source count.
  • NWL2023 includes 1,054; ENABLE includes 805. Those totals overlap.
  • Only 167 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which familiar words fit this ending?

EDUCATION, ATTENTION, SITUATION, DIRECTION, and OPERATION are recognizable examples. Each ends with the common “tion” sequence, which gives you a strong pattern to test when the final N is fixed.

CONDITION, AFTERNOON, SELECTION, TRADITION, and FORMATION offer other familiar routes to the same ending. The list also includes CHRISTIAN, a reminder that not every match is a noun or follows a “tion” spelling.

For a clue with several blanks before N, try the familiar “tion” ending first, then check forms such as AFTERNOON or CHRISTIAN. Most matches are not among the commonest English words, so a plausible-looking answer still needs a dictionary check.

Can nine-letter N endings score well?

POLYMYXIN leads the high-score examples at 26 points. HYDROZOAN and HYDROZOON each score 25, while REQUICKEN and PYROXYLIN reach 24.

Those scores come from uncommon words with valuable letters, not from the everyday examples above. When a board gives you a premium square for X, Y, or Z, a less familiar match can outscore EDUCATION or ATTENTION.

For 9-letter words ending in N, length alone does not predict a strong Scrabble play. Check both the word list your game uses and the board: a high base score matters less if the word cannot fit or the premium squares are blocked.

Questions people ask

Which familiar nine-letter words end in N?
EDUCATION, ATTENTION, SITUATION, DIRECTION, and OPERATION are familiar nine-letter words ending in N. CONDITION, AFTERNOON, SELECTION, TRADITION, and FORMATION are other recognizable examples. Many of these use the “tion” ending, but CHRISTIAN shows that the pattern is not the only route.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word ending in N?
POLYMYXIN is the highest scorer in this group at 26 points. HYDROZOAN and HYDROZOON follow at 25 points each. These are less familiar choices than EDUCATION or ATTENTION, so check your game's word list before building a play around one.
Are most nine-letter words ending in N common?
No. Of 1,464 tournament-dictionary matches, 167 are among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Familiar examples include EDUCATION and SITUATION, but many entries are specialized or uncommon. Your game's dictionary determines which less familiar forms you can play.

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