5-Letter Words Starting With N
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The open ENABLE word list has 199 5-letter words that start with N, about 0.12% of the 172,434 words this site shows. Every word here is the same length. By common tile values the top scorer is NUDZH (18 points); board bonuses aren't counted. Words with no repeated letter: 120. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 199 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.12% |
| Length | All 5 letters |
| Highest base score (common values) | NUDZH, 18 |
| No repeated letters | 120 |
Most common first letters
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| N | 199 |
Patterns in this list
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- The most common endings here are
-ES(17),-AL(8),-ED(8). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 128 of these words.
- The average length is 5.0 letters.
- More of them start with
Nthan with any other letter (199).
All 5-letter N words
NA… 48
naans nabes nabis nabob nacho nacre nadas nadir naevi naggy naiad naifs nails naira naive naked naled named namer names nanas nance nancy nanny napes nappe nappy narco narcs nards nares naric naris narks narky nasal nasty natal natch nates natty naval navar navel naves navvy nawab nazis
NE… 40
neaps nears neath neats necks needs needy neems neeps negus neifs neigh neist nelly nemas neons nerds nerdy nerol nerts nertz nerve nervy nests netop netts netty neuks neume neums never neves nevus newel newer newie newly newsy newts nexus
NG… 1
ngwee
NI… 38
nicad nicer niche nicks nicol nidal nided nides nidus niece nieve nifty nighs night nihil nills nimbi nines ninja ninny ninon ninth nipas nippy nisei nisus niter nites nitid niton nitre nitro nitty nival nixed nixes nixie nizam
NO… 52
nobby noble nobly nocks nodal noddy nodes nodus noels noggs nohow noils noily noirs noise noisy nolos nomad nomas nomen nomes nomoi nomos nonas nonce nones nonet nonyl nooks nooky noons noose nopal noria noris norms north nosed noses nosey notal notch noted noter notes notum nouns novae novas novel noway nowts
NU… 17
nubby nubia nucha nuder nudge nudie nudzh nuked nukes nulls numbs numen nurds nurls nurse nutsy nutty
NY… 3
nyala nylon nymph
Using these words
Have a rack or a jumble? The Word Unscrambler can limit results to 5 letters with its Length filter: entering ABENS would find NABES among others. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.