5-Letter Words Starting With N
Our word finder knows 208 five-letter words that start with N. Common picks such as NORTH, NEVER, NIGHT lead the list, which makes it faster to spot the word your puzzle is hiding.
Words are ordered by usage frequency in a trillion-word English corpus, which is the closest thing to "most likely answer first" that a word list can offer.
Most common
- north8
- never8
- night9
- needs6
- notes5
- names7
- naked10
- named8
- noted6
- noise5
- novel8
- newly11
- nurse5
- nancy10
- noble7
- nodes6
- nylon8
- naval8
- nasty8
- newer8
All 208 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- nerve 8
- nails 5
- nelly 8
- ninja 12
- ninth 8
- niche 10
- nudes 6
- noisy 8
- notch 10
- norms 7
- nanny 8
- natal 5
- nexus 12
- nasal 5
- nitro 5
- nifty 11
- naive 8
- nazis 14
- needy 9
- navel 8
- nomad 8
- nicer 7
- niece 7
- nests 5
- nudge 7
- nouns 5
- nerds 6
- noses 5
- necks 11
- nukes 9
- nicks 11
- nance 7
- nymph 15
- nutty 8
- nosed 6
- nappy 12
- nears 5
- neath 8
- nodal 6
- nicol 7
- nerdy 9
- nacho 10
- nonce 7
- noose 5
- nappa 9
- nadir 6
- nitty 8
- naira 5
- nicad 8
- noddy 10
- natty 8
- nooks 9
- neigh 9
- nines 5
- narco 7
- novae 8
- nulls 5
- neves 8
- nomen 7
- nudie 6
- nihil 8
- nuked 10
- nosey 8
- novas 8
- nates 5
- nobly 10
- nobby 12
- neons 5
- nisus 5
- nites 5
- noirs 5
- nieve 8
- netop 7
- namer 7
- negus 6
- nubia 7
- nevus 8
- nomos 7
- newts 8
- natch 10
- newel 8
- nixed 13
- nixes 12
- nippy 12
- noter 5
- nyala 8
- nidal 6
- naves 8
- nizam 16
- nacre 7
- newsy 11
- nomes 7
- nawab 10
- nixie 12
- noris 5
- naiad 6
- nares 5
- nanas 5
- nairu 5
- nubby 12
- niter 5
- nappe 9
- nisei 5
- ninny 8
- nonet 5
- nervy 11
- noria 5
- noels 5
- numbs 9
- notum 7
- nopal 7
- neddy 10
- nival 8
- nabob 9
- naric 7
- netty 8
- nidus 6
- niton 5
- nakfa 12
- noway 11
- nones 5
- nocks 11
- neeps 7
- navvy 14
- numen 7
- nabis 7
- ninon 5
- nadas 6
- nonyl 8
- naans 5
- nabes 7
- naevi 8
- naffs 11
- naggy 10
- naifs 8
- nalas 5
- naled 6
- napas 7
- napes 7
- narcs 7
- nards 6
- naris 5
- narks 9
- narky 12
- navar 8
- neaps 7
- neats 5
- neems 7
- neifs 8
- neist 5
- nemas 7
- nenes 5
- nerol 5
- nerts 5
- nertz 14
- netts 5
- neuks 9
- neume 7
- neums 7
- newie 8
- ngwee 9
- nided 7
- nides 6
- nighs 9
- nills 5
- nimbi 9
- nipas 7
- nitid 6
- nitre 5
- nodus 6
- noggs 7
- nohow 11
- noils 5
- noily 8
- nolos 5
- nomas 7
- nomoi 7
- nonas 5
- nooky 12
- noons 5
- notal 5
- nowts 8
- nucha 10
- nuder 6
- nudzh 18
- nurds 6
- nurls 5
- nutsy 8
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with N?
There are 208 five-letter words that start with N in the tournament word lists. The most common are NORTH, NEVER, NIGHT.
What are common five-letter words that start with N?
NORTH, NEVER, NIGHT, NEEDS, NOTES are the most frequently used. The full list of 208 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.
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