Words Containing N
Every English word containing "N". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
5,149 words found
15 Letter Words1
14 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words5
12 Letter Words14
11 Letter Words19
10 Letter Words52
9 Letter Words92
8 Letter Words135
7 Letter Words150
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words141
4 Letter Words123
3 Letter Words35
2 Letter Words5
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About These Words
This list holds 5,149 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.7 letters apiece. The commonest length is 6 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are n (923), e (506), i (470), a (371), o (341). Vowels make up 36% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 10.5 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is CONSEQUENCES at 25, followed by DOWNSIZING, THANKSGIVING and EQUIPMENT. 424 of them (46%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONGRATULATIONS at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AN, IN and NO.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "N" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 5,149 words containing "N". They run from 2 to 5 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 137 of them.
Which of these words containing "N" scores highest in Scrabble?+
ENJOY is the highest scorer at 15 points before board bonuses, ahead of KNOCK, JOHN and QUEEN. The list averages 6.9 points per word, and 126 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "N"?+
The shortest are AN, IN, NO, ON and UN at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "N"?+
AGAIN, AGENT, ALONE and ALONG are the longest at 5 letters.
Are words containing "N" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 34% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are N, E, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.