5-letter words with N as the third letter

There are 934 five-letter words with N as the third 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 third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include acned, acnes, ainee, ainga and amnia. 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 third letter

WordScoreLength
zanza235
zanze235
zanja215
zinky215
junky195
zincy195
kanzu185
zingy185
zinke185
zonks185

5-letter words with N as the third letter (934)

Showing the first 300 of 934. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

acned8acnes7ainee5ainga6amnia7amnic9amnio7annal5annas5annat5annex12annoy8annul5apnea7arnas5arnut5aunes5aunts5aunty8awned9awner8banak11banal7banco9bancs9banda8bandh11bands8bandy11baned8banes7bangs8bania7banjo14banks11banns7bants7bantu7banty10banya10bench12bends8bendy11benes7benet7benga8benis7benne7benni7benny10bento7bents7benty10binal7bindi8binds8biner7bines7binge8bingo8bings8bingy11binit7binks11bints7bonce9bonds8boned8bones7boney10bongo8bongs8bonie7bonks11bonne7bonny10bonus7bonza16bonze16bunas7bunce9bunch12bunco9bunde8bundh11bunds8bundt8bundu8bundy11bungs8bungy11bunia7bunje14bunjy17bunko11bunks11bunns7bunny10bunts7bunty10bunya10canal7candy11caned8caneh10caner7canes7cangs8canid8canna7canns7canny10canoe7canon7canso7canst7canto7cants7canty10cense7cento7cents7centu7cinch12cinct9cines7conch12condo8coned8cones7coney10confs10conga8conge8congo8conia7conic9conin7conks11conky14conne7conns7conte7conto7conus7convo10cundy11cunei7cynic12dance8dancy11dandy10dangs7danio6danks10danny9dants6denar6denay9denes6denet6denim8denis6dense6dents6dinar6dined7diner6dines6dinge7dingo7dings7dingy10dinic8dinky13dinna6dinos6dints6donah9donas6donee6doner6donga7dongs7donko10donna6donne6donny9donor6donsy9donut6dunam8dunce8dunch11dunes6dungs7dungy10dunks10dunno6dunny9dunsh9dunts6dynel9dynes9eaned6ennog6ennui5erned6ernes5esnes5etnas5fanal8fancy13fands9fanes8fanga9fango9fangs9fanks12fanon8fanos8fanum10fence10fends9fendy12fenis8fenks12fenny11fents8final8finca10finch13finds9fined9finer8fines8finis8finks12finny11finos8fonda9fonds9fondu9fonly11fonts8fundi9funds9fundy12fungi9fungo9fungs9funks12funky15funny11ganch11gandy10ganef9ganev9gangs7ganja13ganof9gants6genal6genas6genes6genet6genic8genie6genii6genip8genny9genoa6genom8genre6genro6gents6genty9genua6genus6ginge7gings7ginks10ginny9ginzo15gonad7gonef9goner6gongs7gonia6gonif9gonks10gonna6gonof9gonys9gonzo15gundy10gunge7gungy10gunks10gunky13

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 934 five-letter words with N in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third 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?

ACNED is a common five-letter word with N as its third letter.

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