5-Letter Words With N and S
Our word finder knows 726 five-letter words with N and S in them. Common picks such as LINKS, USING, SINCE 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
- links9
- using6
- since7
- needs6
- means7
- sound6
- loans5
- notes5
- plans7
- lines5
- names7
- teens5
- shown11
- units5
- funds9
- sense5
- songs6
- hands9
- stand6
- seven8
All 726 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- stone 5
- jones 12
- saint 5
- kinds 10
- wants 8
- signs 6
- banks 11
- spent 7
- scene 7
- rings 6
- bonus 7
- spend 8
- noise 5
- knows 12
- bands 8
- turns 5
- pants 7
- nurse 5
- coins 7
- finds 9
- wings 9
- bonds 8
- kings 10
- trans 5
- opens 7
- lands 6
- icons 7
- tones 5
- towns 8
- swing 9
- winds 9
- genes 6
- jeans 12
- fonts 8
- nodes 6
- basin 7
- cents 7
- gains 6
- salon 5
- sandy 9
- zones 14
- minds 8
- sunny 8
- mason 7
- burns 7
- wines 8
- tanks 9
- hints 8
- menus 7
- twins 8
- bones 7
- beans 7
- snake 9
- sends 6
- nasty 8
- skins 9
- sonic 7
- ranks 9
- minus 7
- lions 5
- satin 5
- tunes 5
- nails 5
- shine 8
- johns 15
- joins 12
- mines 7
- lanes 5
- spank 11
- spine 7
- dense 6
- resin 5
- tends 6
- hunks 12
- sedan 6
- stern 5
- shawn 11
- aspen 7
- venus 8
- downs 9
- sands 6
- genus 6
- knees 9
- sauna 5
- spoon 7
- nudes 6
- stein 5
- scans 7
- onset 5
- tents 5
- snack 11
- noisy 8
- rants 5
- stain 5
- ovens 8
- sinks 9
- toons 5
- scent 7
- fines 8
- shiny 11
- ruins 5
- norms 7
- irons 5
- pines 7
- ponds 8
- lungs 6
- knots 9
- snoop 7
- warns 8
- sting 6
- nexus 12
- sings 6
- pains 7
- mains 7
- risen 5
- nasal 5
- horns 8
- sworn 8
- tense 5
- hangs 9
- veins 8
- sneak 9
- scion 7
- gowns 9
- binds 8
- rains 5
- knobs 11
- monks 11
- rents 5
- dunes 6
- sonny 8
- bison 7
- infos 8
- vines 8
- liens 5
- spawn 10
- stony 8
- rinse 5
- slang 6
- santo 5
- stunt 5
- gangs 7
- sinus 5
- synth 11
- nazis 14
- sling 6
- spans 7
- earns 5
- snowy 11
- snail 5
- swine 8
- clans 7
- cones 7
- snort 5
- snaps 7
- vents 8
- spins 7
- hymns 13
- siren 5
- sonar 5
- slant 5
- snare 5
- shank 12
- hunts 8
- cunts 7
- slain 5
- pings 8
- gents 6
- angst 6
- barns 7
- yarns 8
- deans 6
- hanks 12
- inset 5
- bangs 8
- nests 5
- seton 5
- sheen 8
- seine 5
- synod 9
- minis 7
- stang 6
- dents 6
- moons 7
- lends 6
- swans 8
- sniff 11
- unset 5
- bends 8
- zines 14
- arson 5
- lawns 8
- skunk 13
- nouns 5
- nerds 6
- stink 9
- swung 9
- snuff 11
- stint 5
- fonds 9
- canes 7
- kinks 13
- suing 6
- longs 6
- swain 8
- noses 5
- snell 5
- necks 11
- nukes 9
- reins 5
- nicks 11
- ferns 8
- shone 8
- swank 12
- knits 9
- mints 7
- runes 5
- wands 9
- stent 5
- janes 12
- scorn 7
- hinds 9
- nosed 6
- aunts 5
- shunt 8
- synch 13
- pints 7
- punks 11
- nears 5
- boson 7
- scant 7
- leans 5
- tongs 6
- yanks 12
- gnats 6
- solon 5
- hants 8
- glens 6
- antes 5
- snark 9
- minas 7
- moans 7
- panes 7
- exons 12
- meson 7
- senna 5
- snipe 7
- winks 12
- pansy 10
- lense 5
- bongs 8
- grins 6
- stung 6
- conus 7
- axons 12
- kilns 9
- dongs 7
- noose 5
- pinks 11
- sabin 7
- spiny 10
- shins 8
- punts 7
- senor 5
- snows 8
- fangs 9
- ensue 5
- mensa 7
- manos 7
- snips 7
- anise 5
- terns 5
- snags 6
- pawns 10
- loins 5
- savin 8
- porns 7
- snook 9
- snore 5
- rinks 9
- snuck 11
- sarin 5
- rosin 5
- snout 5
- goons 6
- rands 6
- slung 6
- dings 7
- swoon 8
- snafu 8
- snide 6
- signa 6
- dinos 6
- skank 13
- hansa 8
- evens 8
- loons 5
- tints 5
- omens 7
- vanes 8
- saran 5
- dunks 10
- bunks 11
- nooks 9
- scone 7
- skein 9
- nines 5
- chins 10
- sneer 5
- steno 5
- canst 7
- muons 7
- wrens 8
- kerns 9
- slink 9
- manus 7
- dawns 9
- pangs 8
- sunna 5
- ashen 8
- snarl 5
- finis 8
- nulls 5
- corns 7
- asana 5
- manas 7
- rungs 6
- poons 7
- snobs 7
- lunes 5
- manes 7
- stuns 5
- tains 5
- lunas 5
- neves 8
- banns 7
- thins 8
- tings 6
- shorn 8
- jinks 16
- pions 7
- nosey 8
- tines 5
- novas 8
- glans 6
- wonks 12
- syncs 10
- tunas 5
- monos 7
- nates 5
- gongs 7
- manse 7
- hosen 8
- skint 9
- neons 5
- annas 5
- nisus 5
- dines 6
- nites 5
- noirs 5
- sangh 9
- vinos 8
- skeen 9
- segno 6
- singe 6
- snarf 8
- skink 13
- stank 9
- yawns 11
- skene 9
- negus 6
- benes 7
- nevus 8
- hones 8
- banes 7
- nomos 7
- snubs 7
- penes 7
- aeons 5
- soman 7
- scena 7
- sensa 5
- newts 8
- pinas 7
- shuns 8
- saner 5
- antsy 8
- eosin 5
- snood 6
- karns 9
- sines 5
- spurn 7
- nixes 12
- bosun 7
- sonde 6
- denes 6
- tansy 8
- wanes 8
- stunk 9
- fauns 8
- rinds 6
- sinew 8
- segni 6
- fawns 11
- sones 5
- naves 8
- dynes 9
- mends 8
- quins 14
- sains 5
- hanse 8
- newsy 11
- lings 6
- sente 5
- shewn 11
- nomes 7
- antis 5
- gnash 9
- swink 12
- minks 11
- noris 5
- opsin 7
- senti 5
- solan 5
- syren 8
- sanga 6
- junks 16
- nares 5
- nanas 5
- bents 7
- boons 7
- tynes 8
- peons 7
- pends 8
- whens 11
- slank 9
- tangs 6
- munis 7
- kines 9
- bungs 8
- stane 5
- wynns 11
- grans 6
- acnes 7
- rends 6
- pians 7
- avens 8
- canso 7
- koans 9
- cants 7
- nisei 5
- runts 5
- spang 8
- slunk 9
- conns 7
- bunds 8
- khans 12
- serin 5
- kaons 9
- angas 6
- incus 7
- dinks 10
- mense 7
- fends 9
- alans 5
- monas 7
- noels 5
- numbs 9
- cense 7
- tonus 5
- snoot 5
- gunks 10
- winos 8
- bines 7
- brans 7
- cines 7
- cains 7
- vinas 8
- spean 7
- finks 12
- sunup 7
- usnea 5
- kanes 9
- wends 9
- roans 5
- nidus 6
- gnaws 9
- bunts 7
- honks 12
- damns 8
- hyson 11
- nones 5
- wanks 12
- nocks 11
- knish 12
- carns 7
- snick 11
- lenes 5
- donas 6
- flans 8
- jinns 12
- funks 12
- keens 9
- shoon 8
- vends 9
- neeps 7
- swang 9
- skean 9
- snaky 12
- kenos 9
- nabis 7
- phons 10
- kinas 9
- kanas 9
- sneap 7
- yangs 9
- pones 7
- sasin 5
- sanes 5
- finos 8
- ornis 5
- antas 5
- cions 7
- sharn 8
- nadas 6
- knops 11
- agons 6
- airns 5
- amens 7
- amins 7
- anils 5
- ankhs 12
- ankus 9
- anlas 5
- anoas 5
- ansae 5
- ayins 8
- azans 14
- azons 14
- bints 7
- bonks 11
- brens 7
- brins 7
- bunas 7
- bunns 7
- clons 7
- conks 11
- curns 7
- cyans 10
- dangs 7
- darns 6
- dints 6
- djins 13
- donsy 9
- dungs 7
- dunts 6
- durns 6
- ebons 7
- elans 5
- enols 5
- enows 8
- ensky 12
- ernes 5
- esnes 5
- etnas 5
- fanes 8
- fanos 8
- firns 8
- fohns 11
- foins 8
- frons 8
- ginks 10
- girns 6
- gnars 6
- guans 6
- hents 8
- herns 8
- hongs 9
- ikons 9
- intis 5
- kains 9
- kinos 9
- kirns 9
- knaps 11
- knars 9
- knosp 11
- knurs 9
- konks 13
- lenis 5
- lenos 5
- limns 7
- linns 5
- linos 5
- lints 5
- lunks 9
- lunts 5
- lysin 8
- mensh 10
- mesne 7
- miens 7
- morns 7
- mynas 10
- naans 5
- nabes 7
- naffs 11
- naifs 8
- nalas 5
- napas 7
- napes 7
- narcs 7
- nards 6
- naris 5
- narks 9
- neaps 7
- neats 5
- neems 7
- neifs 8
- neist 5
- nemas 7
- nenes 5
- nerts 5
- netts 5
- neuks 9
- neums 7
- nides 6
- nighs 9
- nills 5
- nipas 7
- nodus 6
- noggs 7
- noils 5
- nolos 5
- nomas 7
- nonas 5
- noons 5
- nowts 8
- nurds 6
- nurls 5
- nutsy 8
- oinks 9
- owsen 8
- peans 7
- peens 7
- peins 7
- pirns 7
- pongs 8
- punas 7
- pungs 8
- pyins 10
- ranis 5
- rynds 9
- saned 6
- scend 8
- sengi 6
- sewan 8
- shend 9
- shent 8
- shuln 8
- sinhs 8
- snash 8
- snath 8
- snaws 8
- sneck 11
- sneds 6
- snibs 7
- snits 5
- snogs 6
- snool 5
- snots 5
- snugs 6
- snyes 8
- sonly 8
- sonsy 8
- sorns 5
- sozin 14
- suint 5
- sunns 5
- swoun 8
- tarns 5
- thens 8
- tungs 6
- udons 6
- ulans 5
- ulnas 5
- unais 5
- unaus 5
- uncos 7
- uncus 7
- unsay 8
- unsew 8
- unsex 12
- vangs 9
- wains 8
- weans 8
- weens 8
- whins 11
- wonts 8
- wynds 12
- yeans 8
- yonis 8
- yuans 8
- zeins 14
- zincs 16
- zings 15
- zonks 18
- zoons 14
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with N and S in them?
There are 726 five-letter words with N and S in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are LINKS, USING, SINCE.
What are common five-letter words with N and S in them?
LINKS, USING, SINCE, NEEDS, MEANS are the most frequently used. The full list of 726 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.