5-letter words with N as the second letter

There are 338 five-letter words with N as the second 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 second position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include anana, anata, ancho, ancle and ancon. 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 second letter

WordScoreLength
enzym195
unzip165
enfix155
enjoy155
infix155
knack155
knock155
unfix155
inbox145
unbox145

5-letter words with N as the second letter (338)

Showing the first 300 of 338. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

anana5anata5ancho10ancle7ancon7andro6anear5anele5anent5angas6angel6anger6angle6anglo6angry9angst6anigh9anile5anils5anima7anime7animi7anion5anise5anker9ankhs12ankle9ankus9anlas5annal5annas5annat5annex12annoy8annul5anoas5anode6anole5anomy10ansae5antae5antar5antas5anted6antes5antic7antis5antra5antre5antsy8anvil8anyon8cnida8enact7enarm7enate5ended7ender6endew9endow9endue6enema7enemy10enews8enfix15eniac7enjoy15enlit5enmew10ennog6ennui5enoki9enols5enorm7enows8enrol5ensew8ensky12ensue5enter5entia5entry8enure5enurn5envoi8envoy11enzym19gnarl6gnarr6gnars6gnash9gnats6gnawn9gnaws9gnome8gnows9inane5inapt7inarm7inbox14inbye10incle7incog8incur7incus7incut7indew9index13india6indie6indol6indow9indri6indue6inept7inerm7inert5infer8infix15infos8infra8ingan6ingle6ingot6inion5inked10inker9inkle9inlay8inlet5inned6inner5innit5inorb7input7inrun5inset5intel5inter5intil5intis5intra5intro5inula5inure5inurn5inust5invar8inwit8jnana12knack15knags10knaps11knarl9knars9knaur9knave12knawe12knead10kneed10kneel9knees9knell9knelt9knife12knish12knits9knive12knobs11knock15knoll9knops11knosp11knots9knout9knowe12known12knows12knubs11knurl9knurr9knurs9knuts9mneme9oncer7onces7oncet7oncus7onely8oners5onery8onion5onium7onkus9onlay8onned6onset5ontic7snabs7snack11snafu8snags6snail5snake9snaky12snaps7snare5snarf8snark9snarl5snars5snary8snash8snath8snaws8snead6sneak9sneap7snebs7sneck11sneds6sneed6sneer5snees5snell5snibs7snick11snide6snies5sniff11snift8snigs6snipe7snips7snipy10snirt5snits5snobs7snods6snoek9snoep7snogs6snoke9snood6snook9snool5snoop7snoot5snore5snort5snots5snout5snowk12snows8snowy11snubs7snuck11snuff11snugs6snush8snyes8unais5unapt7unarm7unary8unaus5unbag8unban7unbar7unbed8unbid8unbox14uncap9unces7uncia7uncle7uncos7uncoy10uncus7uncut7undam8undee6under6undid7undue6undug7uneth8unfed9unfit8unfix15ungag7unget6ungod7ungot6ungum8unhat8unhip10unify11union5unite5

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 338 five-letter words with N in the second position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your second 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?

ANANA is a common five-letter word with N as its second letter.

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