Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'N'
High-scoring words:
ZANZA
(23 pts), ZINKY
(21 pts), JUNKY
(19 pts), ZINCY
(19 pts), KANZU
(18 pts)
This page lists all 659 valid five-letter Scrabble words with
N as the middle (position 3) letter
(TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value.
Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green
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All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.
659
Total Words
8.4
Avg Score (pts)
ZANZA
Top Word (23 pts)
172
Words ≥ 10 pts
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ACNED8
ACNES7
AMNIA7
AMNIC9
AMNIO7
ANNAL5
ANNAS5
ANNEX12
ANNOY8
ANNUL5
APNEA7
AUNTS5
AUNTY8
AWNED9
BANAL7
BANCO9
BANDA8
BANDS8
BANDY11
BANED8
BANES7
BANGS8
BANJO14
BANKS11
BANNS7
BANTY10
BENCH12
BENDS8
BENDY11
BENES7
BENNE7
BENNI7
BENNY10
BENTO7
BENTS7
BINAL7
BINDI8
BINDS8
BINER7
BINES7
BINGE8
BINGO8
BINIT7
BINTS7
BONDS8
BONED8
BONER7
BONES7
BONEY10
BONGO8
BONGS8
BONKS11
BONNE7
BONNY10
BONUS7
BONZE16
BUNAS7
BUNCH12
BUNCO9
BUNDS8
BUNDT8
BUNGS8
BUNKO11
BUNKS11
BUNNS7
BUNNY10
BUNTS7
BUNYA10
CANAL7
CANDY11
CANED8
CANER7
CANES7
CANID8
CANNA7
CANNY10
CANOE7
CANON7
CANSO7
CANST7
CANTO7
CANTS7
CANTY10
CENSE7
CENTO7
CENTS7
CENTU7
CINCH12
CINES7
CONCH12
CONDO8
CONED8
CONES7
CONEY10
CONGA8
CONGE8
CONGO8
CONIC9
CONIN7
CONKS11
CONKY14
CONNS7
CONTE7
CONTO7
CONUS7
CUNTS7
CYNIC12
DANCE8
DANDY10
DANGS7
DANIO6
DENAR6
DENES6
DENIM8
DENSE6
DENTS6
DINAR6
DINED7
DINER6
DINES6
DINGE7
DINGO7
DINGS7
DINGY10
DINKS10
DINKY13
DINOS6
DINTS6
DONAS6
DONEE6
DONGA7
DONGS7
DONNA6
DONNE6
DONOR6
DONSY9
DONUT6
DUNAM8
DUNCE8
DUNCH11
DUNES6
DUNGS7
DUNGY10
DUNKS10
DUNTS6
DYNEL9
DYNES9
ENNUI5
ERNES5
ESNES5
ETNAS5
FANCY13
FANES8
FANGA9
FANGS9
FANNY11
FANON8
FANOS8
FANUM10
FENCE10
FENDS9
FENNY11
FINAL8
FINCA10
FINCH13
FINDS9
FINED9
FINER8
FINES8
FINIS8
FINKS12
FINNY11
FINOS8
FONDS9
FONDU9
FONTS8
FUNDI9
FUNDS9
FUNGI9
FUNGO9
FUNKS12
FUNKY15
FUNNY11
GANEF9
GANEV9
GANGS7
GANJA13
GANOF9
GENES6
GENET6
GENIC8
GENIE6
GENII6
GENIP8
GENOA6
GENOM8
GENRE6
GENRO6
GENTS6
GENUA6
GENUS6
GINKS10
GINNY9
GINZO15
GONAD7
GONEF9
GONER6
GONGS7
GONIA6
GONIF9
GONOF9
GONZO15
GUNKS10
GUNKY13
GUNNY9
HANCE10
HANDS9
HANDY12
HANGS9
HANKS12
HANKY15
HANSA8
HANSE8
HANTS8
HENCE10
HENGE9
HENNA8
HENRY11
HENTS8
HINDS9
HINGE9
HINKY15
HINNY11
HINTS8
HONAN8
HONDA9
HONED9
HONER8
HONES8
HONEY11
HONGI9
HONGS9
HONKS12
HONKY15
HONOR8
HUNCH13
HUNKS12
HUNKY15
HUNTS8
INNED6
INNER5
IONIC7
JANES12
JANTY15
JENNY15
JINGO13
JINKS16
JINNI12
JINNS12
JONES12
JUNCO14
JUNKS16
JUNKY19
JUNTA12
JUNTO12
KANAS9
KANES9
KANJI16
KANZU18
KENAF12
KENCH14
KENDO10
KENOS9
KENTE9
KINAS9
KINDS10
KINES9
KINGS10
KININ9
KINKS13
KINKY16
KINOS9
KONKS13
LANAI5
LANCE7
LANDS6
LANES5
LANKY12
LENDS6
LENES5
LENIS5
LENOS5
LENSE5
LENTO5
LINAC7
LINDY9
LINED6
LINEN5
LINER5
LINES5
LINEY8
LINGA6
LINGO6
LINGS6
LINGY9
LININ5
LINKS9
LINKY12
LINNS5
LINOS5
LINTS5
LINTY8
LINUM7
LONER5
LONGE6
LONGS6
LUNAR5
LUNAS5
LUNCH10
LUNES5
LUNET5
LUNGE6
LUNGI6
LUNGS6
LUNKS9
LUNTS5
LYNCH13
MANAS7
MANAT7
MANED8
MANES7
MANGA8
MANGE8
MANGO8
MANGY11
MANIA7
MANIC9
MANLY10
MANNA7
MANOR7
MANOS7
MANSE7
MANTA7
MANUS7
MENAD8
MENDS8
MENSA7
MENSE7
MENSH10
MENTA7
MENUS7
MINAE7
MINAS7
MINCE9
MINCY12
MINDS8
MINED8
MINER7
MINES7
MINGY11
MINIM9
MINIS7
MINKE11
MINKS11
MINNY10
MINOR7
MINTS7
MINTY10
MINUS7
MONAD8
MONAS7
MONDE8
MONDO8
MONEY10
MONGO8
MONIE7
MONKS11
MONOS7
MONTE7
MONTH10
MUNCH12
MUNGO8
MUNIS7
MYNAH13
MYNAS10
NANAS5
NANCE7
NANCY10
NANNY8
NENES5
NINES5
NINJA12
NINNY8
NINON5
NINTH8
NONAS5
NONCE7
NONES5
NONET5
NONYL8
OINKS9
ORNIS5
OUNCE7
OWNED9
OWNER8
PANDA8
PANDY11
PANED8
PANEL7
PANES7
PANGA8
PANGS8
PANIC9
PANNE7
PANSY10
PANTO7
PANTS7
PANTY10
PENAL7
PENCE9
PENDS8
PENES7
PENGO8
PENIS7
PENNA7
PENNE7
PENNI7
PENNY10
PINAS7
PINCH12
PINED8
PINES7
PINEY10
PINGO8
PINGS8
PINKO11
PINKS11
PINKY14
PINNA7
PINNY10
PINON7
PINOT7
PINTA7
PINTO7
PINTS7
PINUP9
PONCE9
PONDS8
PONES7
PONGS8
PUNAS7
PUNCH12
PUNGS8
PUNJI14
PUNKA11
PUNKS11
PUNKY14
PUNNY10
PUNTO7
PUNTS7
PUNTY10
QANAT14
RANCE7
RANCH10
RANDS6
RANDY9
RANEE5
RANGE6
RANGY9
RANID6
RANIS5
RANKS9
RANTS5
RENAL5
RENDS6
RENEW8
RENIG6
RENIN5
RENTE5
RENTS5
RINDS6
RINDY9
RINGS6
RINKS9
RINSE5
RONDO6
RUNES5
RUNGS6
RUNIC7
RUNNY8
RUNTS5
RUNTY8
RYNDS9
SANDS6
SANDY9
SANED6
SANER5
SANES5
SANGA6
SANGH9
SANTO5
SENDS6
SENGI6
SENNA5
SENOR5
SENSA5
SENSE5
SENTE5
SENTI5
SINCE7
SINES5
SINEW8
SINGE6
SINGS6
SINHS8
SINKS9
SINUS5
SONAR5
SONDE6
SONES5
SONGS6
SONIC7
SONLY8
SONNY8
SONSY8
SUNNA5
SUNNS5
SUNNY8
SUNUP7
SYNCH13
SYNCS10
SYNOD9
SYNTH11
TANGA6
TANGO6
TANGS6
TANGY9
TANKA9
TANKS9
TANSY8
TANTO5
TENCH10
TENDS6
TENDU6
TENET5
TENGE6
TENIA5
TENON5
TENOR5
TENSE5
TENTH8
TENTS5
TENTY8
TINCT7
TINEA5
TINED6
TINES5
TINGE6
TINGS6
TINNY8
TINTS5
TONAL5
TONDI6
TONDO6
TONED6
TONER5
TONES5
TONEY8
TONGA6
TONGS6
TONIC7
TONNE5
TONUS5
TUNAS5
TUNED6
TUNER5
TUNES5
TUNGS6
TUNIC7
TUNNY8
TYNED9
TYNES8
ULNAD6
ULNAE5
ULNAR5
ULNAS5
USNEA5
VANDA9
VANED9
VANES8
VANGS9
VENAE8
VENAL8
VENDS9
VENGE9
VENIN8
VENOM10
VENTS8
VENUE8
VENUS8
VINAL8
VINAS8
VINCA10
VINED9
VINES8
VINIC10
VINOS8
VINYL11
WANDS9
WANED9
WANES8
WANEY11
WANKS12
WANLY11
WANTS8
WENCH13
WENDS9
WENNY11
WINCE10
WINCH13
WINDS9
WINDY12
WINED9
WINES8
WINEY11
WINGS9
WINGY12
WINKS12
WINOS8
WINZE17
WONKS12
WONKY15
WONTS8
WYNDS12
WYNNS11
XENIA12
XENIC14
XENON12
YANGS9
YANKS12
YENTA8
YENTE8
YINCE10
YONIC10
YONIS8
ZANZA23
ZINCS16
ZINCY19
ZINEB16
ZINES14
ZINGS15
ZINGY18
ZINKY21
ZONAE14
ZONAL14
ZONED15
ZONER14
ZONES14
ZONKS18
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many five-letter words have N as the middle letter?
There are 659 valid five-letter Scrabble words with N as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'N''?
The highest-scoring word is ZANZA with 23 Scrabble points. Out of 659 words, 172 score 10 or more points.
What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?
The average Scrabble score is 8.4 points per word. 84 words score 5 points or less, 403 score between 6 and 9 points, and 172 score 10 or more points.
Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?
Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.