1,043 words close in N, which is more room than a locked last square usually leaves. ACORN, ADMIN, ADORN come first, and 126 can still be the answer.
Everyday English accounts for 62 of these 1,043 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
With 1,043 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- ROMAN: takes 1,043 down to 142 at worst.
- SALON: down to 162. It is on the answer list.
- MASON: down to 182. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
N is the ending to expect here, closing 1,043 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, A (534), O (409) and I (368) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 62 of these 1,043 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in N
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ACORN
- ADMIN
- ADORN
- AGAIN
- ALIEN
- ALIGN
- APRON
- ARSON
- ASHEN
- AVIAN
- AXION
- BACON
- BARON
- BASIN
- BATON
- BEGAN
- BEGIN
- BEGUN
- BISON
- BLOWN
- BRAIN
- BRAWN
- BROWN
- CABIN
- CAIRN
- CANON
- CHAIN
- CHURN
- CLEAN
- CLOWN
- COLON
- COVEN
- CROWN
- DEIGN
- DEMON
- DOZEN
- DRAIN
- DRAWN
- DROWN
- EATEN
- ELFIN
- FEIGN
- FELON
- FLOWN
- FROWN
- GIVEN
- GLEAN
- GRAIN
- GREEN
- GROAN
- GROIN
- GROWN
- HAVEN
- HERON
- HUMAN
- HYMEN
- KNOWN
- LADEN
- LEARN
- LEMON
- LIKEN
- LINEN
- LOGIN
- LUMEN
- MASON
- MELON
- MORON
- MOURN
- NYLON
- OAKEN
- OCEAN
- OFTEN
- OLDEN
- ONION
- ORGAN
- PAGAN
- PECAN
- PLAIN
- PRAWN
- PREEN
- QUEEN
- RAMEN
- RAVEN
- RAYON
- REIGN
- RERUN
- RESIN
- RIPEN
- RISEN
- ROBIN
- SALON
- SATIN
- SCION
- SCORN
- SEDAN
- SEVEN
- SHEEN
- SHORN
- SHOWN
- SIREN
- SLAIN
- SPAWN
- SPURN
- STAIN
- STEIN
- STERN
- SWOON
- SWORN
- TAKEN
- TALON
- THORN
- TOKEN
- TOXIN
- TRAIN
- UNION
- URBAN
- VEGAN
- VIXEN
- WAGON
- WAXEN
- WIDEN
- WOKEN
- WOMAN
- WOMEN
- WOVEN
- YEARN
- ALLAN
- ALLEN
- COHEN
- COLIN
- DEVON
- JAPAN
- LOGAN
- ROMAN
- SPAIN
- SUDAN
5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In N
- ACORN
- ADMIN
- ADORN
- AGAIN
- ALIEN
- ALIGN
- APRON
- ARSON
- ASHEN
- AVIAN
- AXION
- ALLAN
- ALLEN
- AARON
- ABOON
- ABORN
- ABRIN
- ABURN
- ACHEN
- ACOIN
- ACRON
- ACTIN
- ACTON
- ACUAN
- ADAWN
- ADCON
- ADDIN
- ADHAN
- ADION
- ADMAN
- ADMEN
- ADOON
- ADOWN
- AERON
- AFION
- AGHAN
- AGRIN
- AGRON
- AHSAN
- AIRAN
- AIWAN
- AJWAN
- AKRON
- ALAIN
- ALBAN
- ALBIN
- ALBYN
- ALDEN
- ALFIN
- ALGIN
- ALKIN
- ALLIN
- ALMAN
- ALMON
- ALOIN
- ALPEN
- ALTIN
- ALTUN
- ALVAN
- ALVIN
- AMAIN
- AMBAN
- AMBON
- AMEEN
- AMMAN
- AMMON
- ANCON
- ANION
- ANJAN
- ANNAN
- ANORN
- ANTON
- ANYON
- APIAN
- APIIN
- ARAIN
- AREAN
- ARGAN
- ARGIN
- ARGON
- ARIAN
- ARION
- ARJUN
- AROON
- ARPEN
- ARYAN
- ARZAN
- ARZUN
- ASCAN
- ASCON
- ASIAN
- ASPEN
- ASTUN
- ATMAN
- ATREN
- ATWIN
- AUBIN
- AUCAN
- AUGEN
- AURIN
- AUXIN
- AVERN
- AVION
- AWARN
- AWKIN
- AXMAN
- AXMEN
- AZLON
- AZURN
5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In N
- BACON
- BARON
- BASIN
- BATON
- BEGAN
- BEGIN
- BEGUN
- BISON
- BLOWN
- BRAIN
- BRAWN
- BROWN
- BACIN
- BADAN
- BADON
- BAHAN
- BAIGN
- BAIRN
- BAJAN
- BAKEN
- BALAN
- BALON
- BALUN
- BASAN
- BASEN
- BASON
- BATAN
- BAVIN
- BEDEN
- BEDIN
- BEFAN
- BEHEN
- BEJAN
- BELON
- BEMAN
- BENIN
- BEPEN
- BEPUN
- BERUN
- BESAN
- BESIN
- BETON
- BEVAN
- BEZAN
- BIDON
- BIHON
- BILIN
- BIRON
- BIXIN
- BIZEN
- BLAIN
- BLAWN
- BODEN
- BOGAN
- BORAN
- BORON
- BOSON
- BOSUN
- BOTAN
- BOURN
- BOXEN
- BRIAN
- BROON
- BRUIN
- BRYAN
- BRYON
- BUGAN
- BURAN
- BURIN
- BUTIN
- BUTYN
- BUYIN
- BYNIN
- BYRON
- BYSEN
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In N
- CABIN
- CAIRN
- CANON
- CHAIN
- CHURN
- CLEAN
- CLOWN
- COLON
- COVEN
- CROWN
- COHEN
- COLIN
- CABAN
- CACAN
- CAJAN
- CAJON
- CAJUN
- CALIN
- CAMAN
- CANUN
- CAPON
- CARON
- CATAN
- CAVIN
- CAXON
- CERIN
- CETIN
- CHAWN
- CHIAN
- CHIEN
- CHOON
- CHRON
- COCIN
- CODEN
- CODON
- COGON
- COIGN
- COLAN
- COLEN
- COMAN
- CONCN
- CONIN
- COPEN
- CORAN
- CORIN
- CORPN
- COSEN
- COSIN
- COTAN
- COVIN
- COWAN
- COYAN
- COZEN
- CRAIN
- CREEN
- CREIN
- CROON
- CUBAN
- CUMIN
- CUNAN
- CURIN
- CUTIN
- CYDON
- CYTON
5 Letter Words Starting With D and Ending In N
- DEIGN
- DEMON
- DOZEN
- DRAIN
- DRAWN
- DROWN
- DEVON
- DAGON
- DALAN
- DAMAN
- DAMON
- DAREN
- DARIN
- DAVEN
- DAWEN
- DAYAN
- DEARN
- DEBEN
- DECAN
- DEDAN
- DEMAN
- DETIN
- DEWAN
- DHOON
- DIMIN
- DIOON
- DISTN
- DIURN
- DIVAN
- DIWAN
- DIZEN
- DJINN
- DOESN
- DOGAN
- DOORN
- DOVEN
- DOYEN
- DRINN
- DUJAN
- DUKHN
- DUKUN
- DUSUN
- DYKON
- DYLAN
5 Letter Words Starting With E and Ending In N
- EATEN
- ELFIN
- EATIN
- EDWIN
- EETEN
- EEVEN
- EIKON
- EIRON
- EKRON
- ELAIN
- ELDIN
- ELEAN
- ELIAN
- ELLAN
- ELLEN
- ELMEN
- ELOIN
- ELSIN
- ELVAN
- ELVEN
- EMDEN
- EMLEN
- ENFIN
- ENGIN
- ENORN
- ENURN
- EOSIN
- ERGON
- ERIAN
- ERRON
- ERVEN
- ERWIN
- ERYON
- ESHIN
- ETHAN
- ETTIN
- EXAUN
- EXHBN
- EXION
- EXXON
- EYREN
5 Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In N
- FEIGN
- FELON
- FLOWN
- FROWN
- FADEN
- FAGIN
- FALUN
- FANON
- FICIN
- FILON
- FLAIN
- FLAWN
- FLURN
- FLYIN
- FOEHN
- FOGON
- FRAWN
- FRAYN
- FRDEN
- FREEN
- FREON
- FRORN
- FURAN
- FUTON
5 Letter Words Starting With G and Ending In N
- GIVEN
- GLEAN
- GRAIN
- GREEN
- GROAN
- GROIN
- GROWN
- GABON
- GALEN
- GAMIN
- GARON
- GASAN
- GAZON
- GENIN
- GESAN
- GEYAN
- GHAIN
- GIPON
- GIRON
- GIVIN
- GLEEN
- GLENN
- GLUON
- GLYNN
- GNAWN
- GOBAN
- GORAN
- GOWAN
- GOYIN
- GREIN
- GUQIN
- GURAN
- GYRON
5 Letter Words Starting With H and Ending In N
- HAVEN
- HERON
- HUMAN
- HYMEN
- HALON
- HAMAN
- HASAN
- HAVAN
- HAYDN
- HAZAN
- HAZEN
- HEBEN
- HELEN
- HEMAN
- HEMEN
- HEMIN
- HENEN
- HIREN
- HIZEN
- HOGAN
- HOGEN
- HOKAN
- HOLON
- HONAN
- HOSEN
- HOTEN
- HOVEN
- HSIEN
- HSUAN
- HUMIN
- HURON
- HYSON
5 Letter Words Starting With I and Ending In N
- IDEAN
- IDION
- ILEON
- ILIAN
- ILION
- IMBAN
- IMMUN
- IMPEN
- INCAN
- INDAN
- INDIN
- INFIN
- INGAN
- INION
- INJUN
- INKEN
- INRUN
- INURN
- IODIN
- IORTN
- IOWAN
- IPPON
- IRFAN
- IRGUN
- IRIAN
- IRVIN
- IRWIN
- ISOLN
- IXION
5 Letter Words Starting With J and Ending In N
- JAPAN
- JAKUN
- JAMAN
- JAMON
- JAMUN
- JASON
- JAVAN
- JAWAN
- JETON
- JOHAN
- JOMON
- JOTUN
- JOURN
- JUPON
5 Letter Words Starting With K and Ending In N
- KNOWN
- KAKAN
- KALAN
- KALON
- KAREN
- KATUN
- KAYAN
- KEARN
- KETEN
- KEVAN
- KEVIN
- KEVYN
- KILAN
- KININ
- KISAN
- KITAN
- KOBAN
- KOHEN
- KOKAN
- KORAN
- KORIN
- KORUN
- KOSIN
- KOYAN
- KREEN
- KROON
- KULAN
- KUMAN
- KUSAN
- KYLIN
5 Letter Words Starting With L and Ending In N
- LADEN
- LEARN
- LEMON
- LIKEN
- LINEN
- LOGIN
- LUMEN
- LOGAN
- LABAN
- LADIN
- LAGAN
- LAGEN
- LAKIN
- LAMIN
- LAPIN
- LAPON
- LARIN
- LARON
- LATEN
- LATIN
- LATON
- LAUAN
- LAWIN
- LAYIN
- LEBAN
- LEBEN
- LEDEN
- LEMAN
- LENIN
- LESSN
- LEVEN
- LEVIN
- LIFEN
- LIGAN
- LIKIN
- LIMAN
- LIMEN
- LININ
- LINON
- LIPAN
- LIPIN
- LIVEN
- LIWAN
- LODEN
- LOGON
- LOHAN
- LORAN
- LOREN
- LOSEN
- LOTAN
- LOWAN
- LOWEN
- LOZEN
- LUCAN
- LUIAN
- LUKAN
- LUPIN
- LYKEN
- LYSIN
5 Letter Words Starting With M and Ending In N
- MASON
- MELON
- MORON
- MOURN
- MABAN
- MACAN
- MACON
- MAKAN
- MARAN
- MARON
- MATIN
- MAVEN
- MAVIN
- MAYAN
- MECON
- MEDIN
- MESON
- METIN
- MIKAN
- MILAN
- MIRIN
- MIRKN
- MIXEN
- MIZEN
- MODIN
- MOORN
- MOPAN
- MORAN
- MORIN
- MOSAN
- MOTEN
- MOTON
- MOYEN
- MUCIN
- MURAN
- MUTON
- MYRON
5 Letter Words Starting With N and Ending In N
- NYLON
- NAREN
- NASON
- NEEDN
- NEVEN
- NEXIN
- NIKON
- NINON
- NISAN
- NISIN
- NITON
- NIUAN
- NIXON
- NOMEN
- NONAN
- NOTAN
- NUCIN
- NUMEN
5 Letter Words Starting With O and Ending In N
- OAKEN
- OCEAN
- OFTEN
- OLDEN
- ONION
- ORGAN
- OATEN
- OCTAN
- ODEON
- OENIN
- OGGIN
- OIRAN
- OISIN
- OLEIN
- OLSON
- OMMIN
- ONCIN
- ONGON
- ONMUN
- ONSEN
- OPSIN
- ORAON
- ORCIN
- ORION
- ORLON
- ORPIN
- ORSON
- OSCAN
- OSCIN
- OSKIN
- OSLIN
- OSMIN
- OTHIN
- OTKON
- OUTEN
- OWSEN
- OXMAN
- OXMEN
5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In N
- PAGAN
- PECAN
- PLAIN
- PRAWN
- PREEN
- PAEAN
- PAEON
- PAREN
- PASAN
- PATEN
- PATIN
- PAVAN
- PAVEN
- PAVIN
- PAVON
- PAYEN
- PEBAN
- PEDON
- PEKAN
- PEKIN
- PELON
- PENDN
- PEPON
- PERUN
- PHEON
- PHREN
- PICON
- PIDAN
- PILIN
- PILON
- PIMAN
- PINON
- PISAN
- PITON
- PLEIN
- PLEON
- POCAN
- POKAN
- PORIN
- POTIN
- POWAN
- POWIN
- PREON
- PREPN
- PRIAN
- PRION
- PROIN
- PROYN
- PRYAN
- PSION
- PUCAN
- PUNAN
- PURIN
- PUTIN
- PUTON
- PYLON
- PYRAN
5 Letter Words Starting With R and Ending In N
- RAMEN
- RAVEN
- RAYON
- REIGN
- RERUN
- RESIN
- RIPEN
- RISEN
- ROBIN
- ROMAN
- RABIN
- RACON
- RADON
- RAKAN
- RAMAN
- RAMIN
- RAMON
- RANDN
- RAPIN
- RASEN
- RASON
- RATAN
- RAVIN
- RAWIN
- RAYAN
- REBAN
- RECON
- REDAN
- REDON
- REFAN
- REGIN
- REJON
- REMAN
- REMEN
- RENIN
- REOWN
- REPEN
- REPIN
- REPUN
- RERAN
- RESUN
- RETAN
- RETIN
- REWAN
- REWIN
- REWON
- REXEN
- RHAMN
- RHEEN
- RHEIN
- RICIN
- RIDEN
- RIMON
- RIVEN
- ROGAN
- ROHAN
- ROHUN
- RONIN
- ROSIN
- ROTAN
- ROTON
- ROUEN
- ROVEN
- ROWAN
- ROWEN
- RUBAN
- RUBIN
- RUMAN
- RUMEN
- RUSIN
- RUTIN
- RYPIN
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In N
- SALON
- SATIN
- SCION
- SCORN
- SEDAN
- SEVEN
- SHEEN
- SHORN
- SHOWN
- SIREN
- SLAIN
- SPAWN
- SPURN
- STAIN
- STEIN
- STERN
- SWOON
- SWORN
- SPAIN
- SUDAN
- SABAN
- SABIN
- SAFEN
- SAGAN
- SAMAN
- SAMEN
- SAPAN
- SAPIN
- SARAN
- SARIN
- SARON
- SASAN
- SASIN
- SATAN
- SAVIN
- SAWAN
- SAXON
- SAYON
- SAZEN
- SCARN
- SCIAN
- SCOON
- SCRAN
- SCRIN
- SDAYN
- SDEIN
- SEMEN
- SERIN
- SERON
- SETON
- SEWAN
- SEWEN
- SEWIN
- SEYEN
- SHARN
- SHAWN
- SHEAN
- SHEWN
- SHISN
- SHOON
- SHULN
- SILEN
- SIMON
- SINON
- SIVAN
- SIWAN
- SKARN
- SKEAN
- SKEEN
- SKEIN
- SKRAN
- SLOAN
- SOIGN
- SOKEN
- SOLAN
- SOLEN
- SOLON
- SOMAN
- SOWAN
- SOZIN
- SPANN
- SPEAN
- SPEEN
- SPOON
- SQUIN
- STARN
- STAUN
- STAWN
- STEAN
- STEEN
- STION
- STOLN
- STONN
- STOON
- STOUN
- STOWN
- STYAN
- SUGAN
- SUMEN
- SUSAN
- SUZAN
- SWAIN
- SWOLN
- SWOUN
- SYCON
- SYFTN
- SYREN
- SYSIN
5 Letter Words Starting With T and Ending In N
- TAKEN
- TALON
- THORN
- TOKEN
- TOXIN
- TRAIN
- TABUN
- TACAN
- TAHIN
- TAIRN
- TAKIN
- TAMIN
- TANAN
- TAPEN
- TARIN
- TAUON
- TAXIN
- TAXON
- TECON
- TEIAN
- TEJON
- TELYN
- TEMAN
- TEMIN
- TENON
- TETON
- TEXAN
- THATN
- THAWN
- THEGN
- THEIN
- THISN
- THUAN
- TIGON
- TIMON
- TITAN
- TITIN
- TIYIN
- TOLAN
- TOMAN
- TOMEN
- TOMIN
- TORAN
- TOURN
- TOWAN
- TOXON
- TOYON
- TREEN
- TUARN
- TUFAN
- TURON
- TUTIN
- TWAIN
- TWEEN
- TYIYN
- TYKEN
- TYRAN
5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending In N
- UNION
- URBAN
- UHLAN
- ULMIN
- ULPAN
- ULVAN
- UNBAN
- UNDEN
- UNDON
- UNINN
- UNKEN
- UNKIN
- UNMAN
- UNORN
- UNOWN
- UNPEN
- UNPIN
- UNRUN
- UNSIN
- UNSON
- UNSUN
- UNTIN
- UNURN
- UNWAN
- UNWON
- UNZEN
- UPRAN
- UPRUN
- UPSUN
- URIAN
- URMAN
- URSON
- USNIN
5 Letter Words Starting With V and Ending In N
- VEGAN
- VIXEN
- VARAN
- VENIN
- VIMEN
- VIRON
- VISON
- VODUN
5 Letter Words Starting With W and Ending In N
- WAGON
- WAXEN
- WIDEN
- WOKEN
- WOMAN
- WOMEN
- WOVEN
- WAKAN
- WAKEN
- WAKON
- WEREN
- WEZEN
- WHEEN
- WHEIN
- WIGAN
- WISEN
- WITAN
- WITEN
- WIZEN
- WODEN
- WOMYN
- WOXEN
- WYSON
5 Letter Words Starting With Y and Ending In N
- YEARN
- YAHAN
- YAKAN
- YAKIN
- YAMEN
- YAMUN
- YANAN
- YAPON
- YEMEN
- YEVEN
- YEWEN
- YOGIN
- YOJAN
- YOKAN
- YOMIN
- YOURN
- YOVEN
- YUKON
- YULAN
- YUMAN
- YUPON
5 Letter Words Starting With Z and Ending In N
- ZAMAN
- ZAYIN
- ZAZEN
- ZIGAN
- ZOGAN
- ZUPAN
- ZYGON
- ZYMIN
5 Letter Words Starting With Q or X and Ending In N
- QUEEN
- QUEAN
- QUERN
- QUEYN
- QUOIN
- QURAN
- XENON
- XYLAN
- XYLON
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- APIAN: Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
- LIMEN: The smallest detectable sensation.
- HUMIN: A black humic substance that is not soluble in water.
- AMAIN: With all your strength.
- PEKAN: Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
- UNPIN: Remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of.
- LOWAN: Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds.
- FOEHN: A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps.
- ADMAN: Someone whose business is advertising.
- COZEN: Cheat or trick.
- HYSON: A Chinese green tea with twisted leaves.
- OATEN: Of or related to or derived from oats.
- OPSIN: Retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin.
- QUERN: A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand.
- SERIN: Any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe.
- QUOIN: The keystone of an arch.
- MAVIN: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
- NINON: A fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer end in N?
Yes. AGAIN, WOMEN and GIVEN have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. AGAIN and KNOWN are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ALGIN really a word?
Yes. A gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
AGAIN. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZYMIN and ZOGAN are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
ASHEN, AXION and DEIGN. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.