5 Letter Words With N and O

Of the 1,385 5 letter words with n and o, the 170 that can still be the solution come first, then the everyday words, then the tail.

N and O in any order leaves 1,385 candidates. ACORN, ADORN, AGONY come first.

Of the 103 everyday words on this page, 70 could also be the answer.

Best First Guesses

With 1,385 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.

NOISE: takes 1,385 down to 244 at worst. It is on the answer list.
COINS: down to 260.
TONES: down to 270.

What These Words Have in Common

409 of them end in N, about a third of the list. If you need a second letter to test, S (387), A (376) and E (355) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 103 of these 1,385 words. The remainder are valid plays that rarely reach conversation, so guess from the letters above rather than from the bottom of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words With N and O

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ACORN
ADORN
AGONY
ALONE
ALONG
ANNOY
ANODE
APRON
ARSON
ATONE
AXION
BACON
BANJO
BARON
BATON
BINGO
BISON
BLOND
BLOWN
BONEY
BONGO
BONUS
BORNE
BOUND
BROWN
CANOE
CANON
CLONE
CLOWN
COLON
CONCH
CONDO
CONIC
CORNY
COUNT
COVEN
CRONE
CRONY
CROWN
DEMON
DINGO
DOING
DONOR
DONUT
DOWNY
DOZEN
DRONE
DROWN
EBONY
ENDOW
ENJOY
ENVOY
FELON
FLOWN
FOUND
FROND
FRONT
FROWN
GNOME
GOING
GONAD
GONER
GROAN
GROIN
GROWN
HERON
HONEY
HONOR
HOUND
INBOX
INGOT
INTRO
IONIC
IRONY
JOINT
JUNTO
KNOCK
KNOLL
KNOWN
LEMON
LINGO
LOGIN
MANGO
MANOR
MASON
MELON
MINOR
MONEY
MONTH
MORON
MOUND
MOUNT
MOURN
NOBLE
NOBLY
NOISE
NOISY
NOMAD
NOOSE
NORTH
NOSEY
NOTCH
NOVEL
NYLON
OAKEN
OCEAN
OFTEN
OLDEN
ONION
ONSET
OPINE
ORGAN
OUNCE
OVINE
OWING
OWNER
OZONE
PHONE
PHONY
PIANO
PINTO
POINT
POUND
PRONE
PRONG
RAYON
RHINO
ROBIN
ROUND
SALON
SCION
SCONE
SCORN
SHONE
SHORN
SHOWN
SNOOP
SNORE
SNORT
SNOUT
SNOWY
SONAR
SONIC
SOUND
STONE
STONY
SWOON
SWORN
SYNOD
TALON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With A

ACORN
ADORN
AGONY
ALONE
ALONG
ANNOY
ANODE
APRON
ARSON
ATONE
AXION
AMINO
AARON
ABOON
ABORN
ACOIN
ACONE
ACRON
ACTON
ADCON
ADION
ADOON
ADOWN
AEONS
AERON
AFION
AGONE
AGONS
AGRON
AHONG
AINOI
AKNOW
AKRON
ALMON
ALOIN
AMBON
AMMON
AMNIO
AMONG
ANABO
ANCHO
ANCON
ANCOR
ANDOR
ANDRO
ANGLO
ANGOR
ANIMO
ANION
ANJOU
ANKOU
ANNOT
ANOAS
ANOIA
ANOIL
ANOLE
ANOLI
ANOMY
ANORN
ANOUR
ANOUS
ANOVA
ANTON
ANYON
ARGON
ARION
AROON
ASCON
ATONY
AVION
AXONE
AXONS
AYOND
AYONT
AZLON
AZONS

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With B

BACON
BANJO
BARON
BATON
BINGO
BISON
BLOND
BLOWN
BONEY
BONGO
BONUS
BORNE
BOUND
BROWN
BONDS
BONES
BADON
BALON
BANCO
BANDO
BAONS
BASON
BAUNO
BEANO
BELON
BENTO
BENZO
BETON
BIDON
BIHON
BIONS
BIONT
BIRON
BLONX
BODEN
BOGAN
BOING
BOINK
BONAV
BONBO
BONCE
BONED
BONER
BONGS
BONIE
BONKS
BONNE
BONNY
BONOS
BONUM
BONZA
BONZE
BOONE
BOONG
BOONK
BOONS
BORAN
BORNA
BORON
BOSON
BOSUN
BOTAN
BOUNS
BOURN
BOWNE
BOXEN
BRONC
BROND
BRONK
BRONX
BROON
BRUNO
BRYON
BUENO
BUNCO
BUNGO
BUNKO
BYRON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With C

CANOE
CANON
CLONE
CLOWN
COLON
CONCH
CONDO
CONIC
CORNY
COUNT
COVEN
CRONE
CRONY
CROWN
COHEN
COINS
COLIN
CONGO
CAJON
CANDO
CANOS
CANSO
CANTO
CANZO
CAPON
CARON
CAXON
CENTO
CHINO
CHONK
CHONS
CHOON
CHRON
CIONS
CLONG
CLONK
CLONS
COCIN
CODEN
CODON
COENO
COGON
COIGN
COING
COINY
COLAN
COLEN
COMAN
CONAL
CONCN
CONED
CONER
CONES
CONEX
CONEY
CONFR
CONFS
CONGA
CONGE
CONIA
CONIN
CONKS
CONKY
CONLI
CONNE
CONNS
CONNU
CONNY
CONOR
CONOY
CONST
CONSY
CONTD
CONTE
CONTG
CONTO
CONTR
CONUS
CONVO
COONS
COONY
COPEN
CORAN
CORIN
CORNI
CORNO
CORNS
CORNU
CORPN
COSEN
COSIN
COTAN
COVIN
COWAN
COYAN
COZEN
CRONK
CRONS
CROON
CYANO
CYDON
CYTON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With D

DEMON
DINGO
DOING
DONOR
DONUT
DOWNY
DOZEN
DRONE
DROWN
DEVON
DONNA
DAGON
DAMON
DANIO
DEINO
DENOM
DHONI
DHOON
DINLO
DINOS
DIONE
DIOON
DOAND
DOESN
DOGAN
DOINA
DONAH
DONAL
DONAR
DONAS
DONAT
DONAX
DONCY
DONEC
DONEE
DONER
DONET
DONEY
DONGA
DONGS
DONIA
DONIS
DONKO
DONNE
DONNY
DONSY
DONUM
DOONA
DOORN
DOVEN
DOWNA
DOWNS
DOYEN
DRONA
DRONY
DUNNO
DYKON
DYNOS

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With E

EBONY
ENDOW
ENJOY
ENVOY
EBONS
EDONI
EIKON
EIRON
EKRON
ELOIN
ELONG
EMONG
EMONY
ENNOG
ENNOY
ENOCH
ENODE
ENOIL
ENOKI
ENOLS
ENORM
ENORN
ENOWS
ENROL
ENTOM
ENVOI
EOSIN
ERGON
ERRON
ERYON
EXION
EXONS
EXXON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With F

FELON
FLOWN
FOUND
FROND
FRONT
FROWN
FONTS
FANGO
FANON
FANOS
FCONV
FILON
FINOS
FLONG
FOEHN
FOGON
FOHNS
FOINS
FONDA
FONDS
FONDU
FONES
FONIO
FONLY
FOUNT
FOYNE
FREON
FRONS
FRORN
FUNDO
FUNGO
FUTON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With G

GNOME
GOING
GONAD
GONER
GROAN
GROIN
GROWN
GONNA
GABON
GANOF
GARON
GAZON
GCONV
GENIO
GENOA
GENOM
GENOS
GENRO
GINZO
GIPON
GIRON
GLUON
GNOFF
GNOWS
GOBAN
GONAL
GONCH
GONDI
GONEF
GONEY
GONGS
GONIA
GONID
GONIF
GONKS
GONNE
GONOF
GONYS
GONZO
GOONS
GOONY
GORAN
GOWAN
GOWNS
GOYIN
GRANO
GROND
GRONE
GRONT
GUANO
GYNOS
GYRON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With H

HERON
HONEY
HONOR
HOUND
HONDA
HALON
HANOI
HOGAN
HOGEN
HOGNI
HOING
HOKAN
HOLON
HONAN
HONDO
HONDS
HONED
HONER
HONES
HONGI
HONGS
HONKS
HONKY
HONZO
HOONS
HORNS
HORNY
HOSEN
HOTEN
HOVEN
HUNDO
HURON
HYSON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With I

INBOX
INGOT
INTRO
IONIC
IRONY
ICONS
ICONV
IDION
IKONA
IKONS
ILEON
ILION
IMINO
INBOW
INCOG
INCOR
INDOL
INDOW
INFOS
INIGO
INION
INKOS
INOMA
INONE
INORB
INORG
INROL
INROS
INSOL
INSPO
INVOY
IODIN
IORTN
IOWAN
IPPON
IRONE
IRONS
ISOLN
IXION

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With J

JOINT
JUNTO
JOHNS
JOINS
JONES
JAMON
JANOS
JASON
JEONS
JETON
JINGO
JOHAN
JOMON
JONAH
JONAS
JONGS
JONTY
JOTUN
JOURN
JUNCO
JUPON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With K

KNOCK
KNOLL
KNOWN
KNOWS
KALON
KAONS
KEENO
KENDO
KENNO
KENOS
KHOND
KINOO
KINOS
KINOT
KLINO
KLONG
KNOBS
KNOIT
KNOOP
KNOPS
KNORR
KNOSP
KNOTS
KNOUD
KNOUT
KNOWD
KNOWE
KOANS
KOBAN
KOHEN
KOINE
KOKAN
KONAK
KONBU
KONDE
KONDO
KONGO
KONGU
KONIA
KONKS
KORAN
KORIN
KORUN
KOSIN
KOYAN
KRONA
KRONE
KROON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With L

LEMON
LINGO
LOGIN
LEONE
LIONS
LOANS
LOGAN
LANAO
LANGO
LAPON
LARON
LATON
LEGNO
LENOS
LENTO
LINDO
LINON
LINOS
LLANO
LODEN
LOGON
LOHAN
LOINS
LONER
LONGA
LONGE
LONGS
LOONS
LOONY
LORAN
LOREN
LOSEN
LOTAN
LOUND
LOUNS
LOWAN
LOWEN
LOWND
LOWNE
LOWNS
LOZEN

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With M

MANGO
MANOR
MASON
MELON
MINOR
MONEY
MONTH
MORON
MOUND
MOUNT
MOURN
MONTE
MACON
MANOA
MANOC
MANOS
MANSO
MANTO
MANZO
MARON
MECON
MENOW
MENTO
MESON
MINGO
MINOS
MINOT
MINOW
MOANA
MOANS
MOANY
MODIN
MOENI
MONAD
MONAL
MONAS
MONAX
MONDE
MONDO
MONEL
MONER
MONGO
MONGS
MONIC
MONIE
MONKS
MONNY
MONOS
MONPE
MONTU
MONTY
MOONG
MOONI
MOONS
MOONY
MOORN
MOPAN
MORAN
MORIN
MORNA
MORNE
MORNS
MOSAN
MOTEN
MOTON
MOYEN
MUNGO
MUONG
MUONS
MUTON
MYONS
MYRON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With N

NOBLE
NOBLY
NOISE
NOISY
NOMAD
NOOSE
NORTH
NOSEY
NOTCH
NOVEL
NYLON
NODES
NOTED
NOTES
NABOB
NACHO
NAGOR
NAHOR
NAIEO
NAIOS
NAKOO
NAMMO
NANOS
NANTO
NAOMI
NAOTO
NAPOH
NAPOO
NARCO
NAROD
NASHO
NASON
NATTO
NAWOB
NEATO
NECRO
NEGRO
NEMOS
NEONS
NEOSA
NEOZA
NEROL
NETOP
NEVOY
NGAIO
NGOKO
NGOMA
NGONI
NICOL
NIDOR
NIKKO
NIKON
NILOT
NINON
NINOS
NINOX
NIOBE
NIOPO
NIOTA
NIOZA
NITON
NITOS
NITRO
NITTO
NIXON
NKOSI
NMOLI
NMOLS
NOAHS
NOBBY
NOBEL
NOBIS
NOBUT
NOCHT
NOCKS
NODAL
NODDI
NODDY
NODED
NODUM
NODUS
NOELS
NOEMA
NOEME
NOEMI
NOGAI
NOGAL
NOGGS
NOGGY
NOHEX
NOHOW
NOIAS
NOILS
NOILY
NOINT
NOIRE
NOIRS
NOKES
NOKTA
NOLES
NOLLE
NOLLS
NOLOS
NOMAP
NOMAS
NOMEN
NOMES
NOMIC
NOMOI
NOMOS
NONAN
NONAS
NONCE
NONCY
NONDA
NONDO
NONES
NONET
NONGS
NONIC
NONIS
NONLY
NONNA
NONNO
NONNY
NONYA
NONYL
NOOBS
NOOIS
NOOIT
NOOKS
NOOKY
NOONE
NOONS
NOOPS
NOOVE
NOPAL
NORAH
NORIA
NORIC
NORIE
NORIS
NORIT
NORKS
NORMA
NORMS
NORNA
NORRY
NORSE
NORSK

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With O

OAKEN
OCEAN
OFTEN
OLDEN
ONION
ONSET
OPINE
ORGAN
OUNCE
OVINE
OWING
OWNER
OZONE
OPENS
OWNED
OATEN
OBANG
OCHNA
OCTAN
ODEON
OENIN
OGGIN
OHING
OHONE
OINKS
OINTS
OIRAN
OISIN
OKING
OLEIN
OLENA
OLENT
OLONA
OLSON
OMANI
OMENS
OMINA
OMMIN
OMNES
ONCER
ONCES
ONCET
ONCIA
ONCIN
ONCUS
ONDES
ONDOL
ONELY
ONERS
ONERY
ONGON
ONIUM
ONKER
ONKOS
ONKUS
ONLAP
ONLAY
ONMUN
ONNED
ONSEN
ONTAL
ONTIC
ONYMY
OONTS
OPING
OPSIN
ORANG
ORANS
ORANT
ORAON
ORCIN
ORION
ORLON
ORNEE
ORNES
ORNIS
ORPIN
ORSON
OSCAN
OSCIN
OSKIN
OSLIN
OSMIN
OSONE
OTHIN
OTKON
OUENS
OUNDS
OUNDY
OUTEN
OVANT
OVENS
OWNIO
OWSEN
OXANE
OXINE
OXMAN
OXMEN
OYANA
OZENA

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With P

PHONE
PHONY
PIANO
PINTO
POINT
POUND
PRONE
PRONG
PAEON
PANKO
PANOS
PANTO
PAVON
PEDON
PELON
PENGO
PEONS
PEONY
PEPON
PHANO
PHEON
PHONO
PHONS
PICON
PILON
PINGO
PINKO
PINOL
PINON
PINOT
PIONS
PIONY
PITON
PLENO
PLEON
PLONG
PLONK
POCAN
POENA
POHNA
POIND
POKAN
PONCA
PONCE
PONCY
PONDO
PONDS
PONDY
PONES
PONEY
PONGA
PONGO
PONGS
PONGY
PONJA
PONKS
PONOR
PONOS
PONTO
PONTS
PONTY
PONZU
POONS
PORIN
PORNO
PORNS
PORNY
POTIN
POWAN
POWIN
POWND
POWNS
POWNY
POYNT
PREON
PRION
PROIN
PRONK
PROYN
PRUNO
PSION
PUNGO
PUNTO
PUTON
PYLON
PYNOT

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With R

RAYON
RHINO
ROBIN
ROUND
ROMAN
RACON
RADON
RAMON
RANDO
RASON
RECON
REDON
REJON
RENOS
REOWN
REWON
RHONE
RIMON
RIONE
ROANS
ROANY
RODNY
ROGAN
ROHAN
ROHUN
ROINS
RONCO
RONDE
RONDO
RONEO
RONES
RONGA
RONIN
RONNE
RONNI
RONTE
RONTS
RONUK
ROONS
ROSIN
ROTAN
ROTON
ROUEN
ROVEN
ROWAN
ROWEN
ROWND
ROWNS
ROYNE
RUNOS

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With S

SALON
SCION
SCONE
SCORN
SHONE
SHORN
SHOWN
SNOOP
SNORE
SNORT
SNOUT
SNOWY
SONAR
SONIC
SOUND
STONE
STONY
SWOON
SWORN
SYNOD
SONGS
SANGO
SANKO
SANTO
SARON
SAXON
SAYON
SCOON
SECNO
SEGNO
SENOR
SENSO
SERON
SETON
SHONA
SHONK
SHOON
SIMON
SINON
SINTO
SLOAN
SLONE
SLONK
SNOBS
SNOCK
SNODS
SNOEK
SNOEP
SNOGA
SNOGS
SNOKE
SNOOD
SNOOK
SNOOL
SNOOT
SNORK
SNOTS
SNOWK
SNOWL
SNOWS
SOIGN
SOKEN
SOLAN
SOLEN
SOLON
SOMAN
SOMNE
SONCE
SONCY
SONDE
SONES
SONGO
SONGY
SONJA
SONLY
SONNE
SONNY
SONSE
SONSY
SOONY
SORNS
SOWAN
SOWND
SOWNE
SOZIN
SPONG
SPOON
STENO
STION
STOLN
STOND
STONG
STONK
STONN
STOON
STOUN
STOWN
SUONA
SWOLN
SWONE
SWONK
SWOUN
SYCON
SYNOP

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With T

TALON
TANGO
TENOR
THONG
THORN
TOKEN
TONAL
TONGA
TONIC
TOXIN
TONER
TONES
TOWNS
TAINO
TANOA
TANTO
TAUON
TAXON
TECON
TEJON
TENDO
TENIO
TENNO
TENON
TENSO
TETON
THONE
TIGON
TIMON
TINTO
TOING
TOLAN
TOMAN
TOMEN
TOMIN
TONDI
TONDO
TONED
TONEY
TONGS
TONKA
TONKS
TONNA
TONNE
TONTO
TONUS
TOONA
TOONS
TORAN
TOUNS
TOURN
TOWAN
TOWNO
TOWNY
TOXON
TOYON
TRONA
TRONC
TRONE
TRONK
TRONS
TUNGO
TURON
TWONK

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With U

UNION
UDONS
UNAMO
UNBOG
UNBOW
UNBOX
UNBOY
UNCOS
UNCOW
UNCOY
UNDOG
UNDON
UNDOS
UNGOD
UNGOT
UNHOT
UNIOS
UNODE
UNOIL
UNOLD
UNONA
UNORN
UNOWN
UNPOT
UNROW
UNSOD
UNSON
UNTOP
UNWON
URSON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With W

WAGON
WOKEN
WOMAN
WOMEN
WOUND
WOVEN
WRONG
WAKON
WHONE
WINOS
WODEN
WOMYN
WONGA
WONGI
WONKS
WONKY
WONNA
WONTS
WOONS
WOXEN
WYSON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With Y

YOUNG
YAPON
YCOND
YOGIN
YOJAN
YOKAN
YOMIN
YONIC
YONIS
YONKS
YONNY
YOURN
YOVEN
YUKON
YUPON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With Z

ZONAL
ZONES
ZENDO
ZINCO
ZINOS
ZOGAN
ZONAE
ZONAR
ZONDA
ZONED
ZONER
ZONIC
ZONKS
ZONTA
ZOONA
ZOONS
ZYGON

5 Letter Words With N and O Starting With Q, V or X

QUINO
QUOIN
QUONK
VENOM
VINHO
VINOD
VINOS
VIRON
VISON
VODUN
XENON
XENOS
XOANA
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.

PENGO: Formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946.
MONAL: Brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia.
FONDU: Cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces.
TOWNY: Resident of a college town not affiliated with the college.
GOONY: A variety of albatross with black feet.
NOHOW: In no manner; in no way.
SNOEK: A large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa.
LOWAN: Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds.
ENVOI: A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry.
FOEHN: A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps.
COZEN: Cheat or trick.
TONUS: The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli.
HYSON: A Chinese green tea with twisted leaves.
PRONK: Jump straight up.
ANOLE: Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
OATEN: Of or related to or derived from oats.
AGONE: Gone by; or in the past.
BONCE: Informal terms for a human head.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain N and O?

Yes. GOING, FOUND and MONEY all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. GOING 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 ANOMY really a word?

Yes. Lack of moral standards in a society. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

GOING. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, 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. ZOONS and ZOONA are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

AXION, BONEY and CONIC. 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.