Five-letter words starting with N
200 five-letter words begin with the letter N. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common five-letter words starting with N
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- north
- never
- night
- needs
- notes
- names
- naked
- named
- noted
- noise
- novel
- newly
- nurse
- nancy
- noble
- nodes
- nylon
- naval
- nasty
- newer
- nerve
- nails
- nelly
- ninja
Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with N
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- nudzh 18
- nizam 16
- nymph 15
- navvy 14
- nazis 14
- nertz 14
- nixed 13
- nappy 12
- narky 12
- nexus 12
- ninja 12
- nippy 12
- nixes 12
- nixie 12
- nobby 12
- nooky 12
- nubby 12
- necks 11
- nervy 11
- newly 11
- newsy 11
- nicks 11
- nifty 11
- nocks 11
All 200 five-letter words starting with N
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 18
- nubby
- nubia
- nucha
- nuder
- nudes
- nudge
- nudie
- nudzh
- nuked
- nukes
- nulls
- numbs
- numen
- nurds
- nurls
- nurse
- nutsy
- nutty
NY 3
- nyala
- nylon
- nymph
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Common questions
How many five-letter words start with N?
There are 200 five-letter words beginning with N, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common five-letter words starting with N?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: north, never, night, needs, notes, names, naked, named. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word starting with N in Scrabble?
nudzh scores 18 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Can I use these words for Wordle?
Yes — every Wordle answer is a five-letter word, and this list covers all of them. To narrow it down with the clues you already have, use the Wordle solver: enter your greens, yellows and grays and it filters this same dictionary.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.