5-Letter Words Starting with N
There are 54 common five-letter words starting with N in Hintwordo's list, and 146 more that are valid but rarely used. The most familiar are NEVER, NIGHT, NOVEL, NOISE, NORTH, NAKED. Words are ranked by how often they appear in real-world writing, so the ones at the top are the likeliest answers in a daily five-letter puzzle.
Apart from the letter in the name, the most common letters in this list are E (in 48% of words), A (35%) and Y (35%) — good letters to test next.
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Common words (54)
Type a pattern with ? for unknown letters (s?a?e), or letters the word must contain (ae).
Showing 54 of 54
- very common: never
- very common: night
- very common: novel
- very common: noise
- very common: north
- very common: naked
- very common: newly
- very common: nurse
- very common: naval
- very common: nasty
- very common: nerve
- very common: ninth
- very common: newer
- very common: ninja
- very common: niche
- very common: niece
- very common: notch
- very common: naive
- common: noisy
- common: nexus
- common: nicer
- common: nanny
- common: needy
- common: nasal
- common: noble
- common: nylon
- common: natal
- common: nitro
- common: nudge
- common: nutty
- common: nerdy
- common: nifty
- common: nomad
- common: nacho
- common: noose
- common: navel
- common: nappy
- common: nymph
- common: nadir
- common: neath
- common: natty
- less common: nodal
- less common: neigh
- less common: nonce
- less common: nobly
- less common: nippy
- less common: nervy
- less common: noddy
- less common: natch
- less common: novae
- less common: nevus
- less common: ninny
- less common: newsy
- less common: noway
Letter patterns in these words
Most common other letters
- e48%
- a35%
- y35%
- o31%
- i28%
- t22%
Most common letter by position
| Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n100% | o26% | v11% | t13% | y31% |
A strong first guess from this list: novae
Puzzle tips
- If you know the first letter is N, spend your next guess on common vowels and consonants you haven't tried rather than on another N-word.
- Check the “most common letter by position” table below: it shows which second and last letters are most likely.
- Enter your guesses in the solver to combine this with everything else you know, including yellow letters.
Less common valid words (146)
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