5-letter words with N as the first letter

There are 317 five-letter words with N as the first letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. N is a common one-pointer that both starts and ends a huge share of English words.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with N in the first position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include naams, naans, nabes, nabis and nabks. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with n as the first letter

WordScoreLength
nudzh185
niqab165
nizam165
nymph155
navvy145
nazes145
nazir145
nazis145
neeze145
nertz145

5-letter words with N as the first letter (317)

Showing the first 300 of 317. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

naams7naans5nabes7nabis7nabks11nabla7nabob9nache10nacho10nacre7nadas6nadir6naeve8naevi8naffs11nagas6naggy10nagor6nahal8naiad6naifs8naiks9nails5naira5nairu5naive8naked10naker9nakfa12nalas5naled6nalla5named8namer7names7namma9namus7nanas5nance7nancy10nandu6nanna5nanny8nanua5napas7naped8napes7napoo7nappa9nappe9nappy12naras5narco7narcs7nards6nares5naric7naris5narks9narky12narre5nasal5nashi8nasty8natal5natch10nates5natis5natty8nauch10naunt5naval8navar8navel8naves8navew11navvy14nawab10nazes14nazir14nazis14neafe8neals5neaps7nears5neath8neats5nebek11nebel7necks11neddy10needs6needy9neeld6neele5neemb9neems7neeps7neese5neeze14negus6neifs8neigh9neist5neive8nelis5nelly8nemas7nemns7nempt9nenes5neons5neper7nepit7neral5nerds6nerdy9nerka9nerks9nerol5nerts5nertz14nerve8nervy11nests5netes5netop7netts5netty8neuks9neume7neums7nevel8never8neves8nevus8newed9newel8newer8newie8newly11newsy11newts8nexts12nexus12ngaio6ngana6ngati6ngoma8ngwee9nicad8nicer7niche10nicht10nicks11nicol7nidal6nided7nides6nidor6nidus6niece7niefs8nieve8nifes8niffs11niffy14nifty11niger6nighs9night9nihil8nikab11nikah12nikau9nills5nimbi9nimbs9nimps9nines5ninja12ninny8ninon5ninth8nipas7nippy12niqab16nirls5nirly8nisei5nisse5nisus5niter5nites5nitid6niton5nitre5nitro5nitry8nitty8nival8nixed13nixer12nixes12nixie12nizam16nkosi9noahs8nobby12noble7nobly10nocks11nodal6noddy10nodes6nodus6noels5noggs7nohow11noils5noily8noint5noirs5noise5noisy8noles5nolls5nolos5nomad8nomas7nomen7nomes7nomic9nomoi7nomos7nonas5nonce7nones5nonet5nongs6nonis5nonny8nonyl8noobs7nooit5nooks9nooky12noons5noops7noose5nopal7noria5noris5norks9norma7norms7north8nosed6noser5noses5nosey8notal5notch10noted6noter5notes5notum7nould6noule5nouls5nouns5nouny8noups7novae8novas8novel8novum10noway11nowed9nowls8nowts8nowty11noxal12noxes12noyau8noyed9noyes8nubby12nubia7nucha10nuddy10nuder6nudge7nudzh18nuffs11nugae6nuked10nukes9nulla5nulls5

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have N as the first letter?

Our dictionary lists 317 five-letter words with N in the first position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your first tile turned green as N, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

NAAMS is a common five-letter word with N as its first letter.

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