Five-letter position pattern

5 Letter Words with N as the 3rd Letter

Need help finding 5 letter words with N as the 3rd letter? N in the third box is very common, usually after a vowel and before D, S, T, K or C, as in HANDS, WANTS, LINKS and SINCE. This page groups them by the letters around the middle box so you can find the right word faster in Wordle, Scrabble and crosswords.

1,290matching five-letter words

5 Letter Words with N as the 3rd Letter

abnet
acned
acnes
adnex
agnat
agnel
agnus
ainee
ainga
ainoi
ainus
aknee
aknow
alnus
amnia
amnic
amnio
annal
annas
annat
annet
annex
anniv
annot
annoy
annul
annum
annus
apnea
arnas
arnee
arnut
aunes
aunts
aunty
awned
awner
banak
banal
banat
banca
banco
bancs
banda
bande
bandh
bandi
bando
bands
bandy
baned
banes
banga
bange
bangs
bangy
bania
banig
banjo
banks
banns
bants
bantu
banty
banus
banya
benab
bench
benda
bends
bendy
benes
benet
benga
benic
benim
benin
benis
benne
benni
benny
bensh
bento
bents
benty
benzo
binal
bindi
binds
biner
bines
binge
bingo
bings
bingy
binit
binks
binna
bints
bonav
bonce
bonds
boned
boner
bones
boney
bongo
bongs
bonie
bonks
bonne
bonny
bonos
bonum
bonus
bonza
bonze
bunas
bunce
bunch
bunco
bunde
bundh
bunds
bundt
bundu
bundy
bungo
bungs
bungy
bunia
bunje
bunjy
bunko
bunks
bunns
bunny
bunts
bunty
bunya
bynin
canal
canap
canch
candy
caned
caneh
canel
caner
canes
cangs
cangy
canid
canli
canna
canns
canny
canoe
canon
canos
canso
canst
canto
cants
canty
canun
canzo
cense
centi
cento
cents
centu
cinch
cinct
cinel
cines
conch
concn
condo
coned
coner
cones
coney
confr
confs
conga
conge
congo
conia
conic
conin
conks
conky
conli
conne
conns
connu
consy
conte
contg
conto
conus
convo
cundy
cunea
cunei
cunit
cunni
cunny
cunts
cunty
cunye
cynic
dance
dancy
danda
dandy
danes
dangs
danic
danio
danke
danks
danli
danny
dansk
dansy
danta
dants
denar
denat
denay
denda
deneb
denes
denet
denim
denis
dense
dents
denty
dinar
dined
diner
dines
dinge
dingo
dings
dingy
dinic
dinks
dinky
dinna
dinos
dints
dinus
donah
donar
donas
donat
donax
doncy
donec
donee
doner
donet
doney
donga
dongs
donis
donko
donna
donne
donny
donor
donsy
donum
donut
dunal
dunam
dunce
dunch
dunes
dungs
dungy
dunks
dunne
dunno
dunny
dunsh
dunst
dunts
dynam
dynel
dynes
eaned
ennew
ennia
ennog
ennoy
ennui
erned
ernes
esnes
etnas
fanal
fanam
fancy
fands
fanes
fanga
fango
fangs
fangy
fanit
fanks
fanny
fanon
fanos
fanum
fence
fends
fendy
fenis
fenks
fenny
fents
final
finca
finch
finds
findy
fined
finer
fines
finew
finis
finks
finns
finny
finos
fonda
fonds
fondu
fonly
fonts
fundi
funds
fundy
funge
fungi
fungo
fungs
funic
funis
funks
funky
funli
funny
ganam
ganch
ganda
gandy
ganef
ganev
ganga
gange
gangs
ganja
ganof
gansa
gansy
ganta
gants
ganza
genae
genal
genas
genep
genes
genet
genic
genie
genii
genin
genio
genip
genny
genoa
genom
genos
genre
genro
gents
genty
genua
genus
genys
ginep
ginge
gings
ginks
ginny
ginzo
gonad
gonal
gondi
gonef
goner
goney
gongs
gonia
gonid
gonif
gonks
gonna
gonne
gonof
gonys
gonzo
gunda
gundi
gundy
gunge
gungy
gunja
gunks
gunky
gunne
gunny
gynae
gynic
gynie
gynny
hanap
hance
hanch
hands
handy
hange
hangi
hangs
hanif
hanks
hankt
hanky
hanoi
hansa
hanse
hants
henad
hence
hends
hendy
henen
henge
henna
henny
henry
hents
hinau
hindi
hinds
hiney
hinge
hings
hinky
hinny
hints
honan
honda
hondo
honds
honed
honer
hones
honey
hongi
hongs
honks
honky
honor
hunch
hundi
hunks
hunky
hunts
hynde
ignaw
ignis
inned
inner
innet
innit
ionic
isnad
isnae
janes
janns
janny
jantu
janty
janua
jenny
jingo
jingu
jinja
jinks
jinne
jinni
jinns
jones
jongs
jonty
junco
jundy
junks
junky
junta
junto
kanae
kanap
kanas
kanat
kande
kandy
kaneh
kanes
kanga
kangs
kanji
kannu
kants
kanzu
kenaf
kench
kendo
kenno
kenos
kente
kents
kenya
kinah
kinas
kinda
kinds
kindy
kines
kings
kinic
kinin
kinks
kinky
kinoo
kinos
kinot
konak
konbu
kondo
kongo
kongu
konks
kunai
kynde
kynds
lanai
lanas
lanaz
lance
lanch
lande
lands
lanes
langi
lanks
lanky
lansa
lants
lanum
lenad
lench
lends
lenes
lengs
lenin
lenis
lenos
lense
lenth
lenti
lento
linac
linch
linds
lindy
lined
linen
liner
lines
liney
linga
linge
lingo
lings
lingy
linha
linie
linin
linja
linje
links
linky
linns
linny
linon
linos
lints
linty
linum
linux
loner
longa
longe
longs
lunar
lunas
lunch
lunel
lunes
lunet
lunge
lungi
lungs
lungy
lunks
lunts
lynch
lynes
manak
manal
manas
manat
manba
mandi
mands
maned
maneh
manei
manes
manet
maney
manga
mange
mangi
mango
mangs
mangy
mania
manic
manid
manie
manis
manit
maniu
manks
manky
manly
manna
manoc
manor
manos
manqu
manse
manso
manta
manto
manty
manul
manus
menad
menat
mends
mened
menes
menge
mengs
menow
mensa
mense
mensh
mensk
menta
mento
menus
minae
minah
minar
minas
minbu
mince
mincy
minds
mined
miner
mines
minge
mings
mingy
minie
minim
minis
minke
minks
minny
minor
minos
minot
minow
mints
minty
minum
minus
monad
monal
monas
monax
monde
mondo
monel
moner
money
mongo
mongs
monic
monie
monks
monny
monos
monte
month
monty
munch
munga
munge
mungo
mungs
mungy
munic
munis
munts
muntu
muntz
mynah
mynas
nanas
nance
nancy
nandi
nandu
nanes
nanga
nanmu
nanna
nanny
nants
nantz
nanua
nenes
nenta
nines
ninja
ninny
ninon
ninth
nintu
ninut
nonas
nonce
nonda
nondo
nones
nonet
nongs
nonic
nonis
nonly
nonny
nonya
nonyl
nunce
nunch
nunks
nunky
nunni
nunny
nunry
oenin
oinks
oints
omnes
onned
oonts
ornes
ornis
ounce
ounds
oundy
owned
owner
panax
pance
panda
pands
pandy
paned
panel
panes
panga
pangi
pangs
panic
panim
panko
panne
panse
pansy
panto
pants
panty
panus
penal
pence
penda
pendn
pends
pendu
pened
penes
pengo
penie
penis
penks
penna
penne
penni
penny
pense
pensy
penta
pents
penup
pgntt
pinas
pinax
pinch
pinda
pindy
pined
piner
pines
piney
pinge
pingo
pings
pinic
pinko
pinks
pinky
pinna
pinny
pinon
pinot
pinta
pinte
pinto
pints
pinup
pinus
pinyl
ponce
poncy
ponds
pondy
pones
poney
ponga
pongo
pongs
pongy
ponja
ponks
ponos
ponto
ponts
ponty
ponzu
punas
punce
punch
punct
punga
pungi
pungs
pungy
punic
punji
punka
punks
punkt
punky
punny
punta
punti
punto
punts
punty
pyned
pynes
pynot
qanat
ranal
ranas
rance
ranch
randn
rands
randy
ranee
ranga
range
rangi
rangy
ranid
ranis
ranke
ranks
ranli
ranny
rants
ranty
renal
renay
rends
rendu
reneg
renes
renet
renew
reney
renga
renig
renin
renky
renne
rente
rents
rinch
rinds
rindy
rines
rings
ringy
rinka
rinks
rinse
ronde
rondo
roneo
rones
ronin
ronne
ronte
ronts
runby
runch
runds
runed
runer
runes
rungs
runic
runny
runsy
runts
runty
rynds
sanai
sanct
sands
sandy
saned
saner
sanes
sanga
sangh
sango
sangs
sangu
sanit
sanka
sanko
sansa
sansi
santo
sants
santy
senal
senam
senas
sence
sends
senes
senex
sengi
senit
senna
senor
sensa
sense
sensi
senso
sensu
sente
senti
sents
senvy
senza
sinal
since
sinds
sined
sines
sinew
singe
sings
sinhs
sinks
sinky
sinon
sinus
sonar
sonce
soncy
sonde
sones
songs
songy
sonic
sonly
sonne
sonny
sonse
sonsy
sunis
sunks
sunna
sunni
sunns
sunny
sunup
synch
syncs
synds
syned
synes
synod
synth
tanak
tanan
tanas
tanga
tangi
tango
tangs
tangy
tanha
tanhs
tanka
tanks
tanky
tanna
tanoa
tansy
tanti
tanto
tanzy
tenai
tench
tendo
tends
tendu
tenes
tenet
tenez
tenge
tengu
tenia
tenio
tenla
tenne
tenno
tennu
tenny
tenon
tenor
tense
tenso
tenth
tents
tenty
tenue
tinas
tinct
tinds
tinea
tined
tines
tinge
tingi
tings
tinks
tinny
tinsy
tinta
tints
tinty
tonal
tondi
tondo
toned
toner
tones
toney
tonga
tongs
tonic
tonka
tonks
tonne
tonus
tunal
tunas
tunca
tunds
tuned
tuner
tunes
tungo
tungs
tunic
tunka
tunna
tunny
tynde
tyned
tynes
uinal
ulnad
ulnae
ulnar
ulnas
unnet
unnew
urnae
urnal
urned
usnea
usnic
usnin
vanda
vaned
vanes
vangs
vanir
vants
venae
venal
vends
veney
venge
venie
venin
venom
venta
vents
venue
venus
vinal
vinas
vinca
vinci
vinea
vined
viner
vines
vinet
vinew
vingt
vinic
vinos
vinta
vints
vinum
vinyl
wands
waned
wanes
waney
wanga
wangs
wanks
wanky
wanle
wanly
wanna
wanny
wants
wanty
wanze
wench
wends
wenge
wenny
wents
wince
winch
winds
windy
windz
wined
wines
winey
winge
wings
wingy
winks
winly
winna
winns
winos
winze
wonga
wongi
wonks
wonky
wonna
wonts
wunna
wynds
wynns
xenia
xenic
xenon
xenyl
yangs
yanks
yanky
yenta
yente
yince
yinst
yonic
yonis
yonks
yrneh
zanja
zante
zanza
zanze
zendo
zinco
zincs
zincy
zineb
zines
zings
zingy
zinke
zinky
zonae
zonal
zonar
zonda
zoned
zoner
zones
zonic
zonks
zonta
zunis

Common Patterns for 5 Letter Words with N as the 3rd Letter

Most words in this group follow a handful of middle patterns. IN gives SINCE, FINAL and LINES; ON gives MONEY, MONTH and SONGS; AN gives HANDS, RANGE and DANCE; UN gives FUNNY, LUNCH and BUNCH. Learning them lets you jump from the third letter to a short list of likely words.

Useful five-letter words

SINCE, MONEY, FINAL, MONTH and SENSE are among the most familiar words on this page, so they make sensible first guesses. HANDS, RANGE and DANCE are worth keeping in reserve.

SINCE
MONEY
FINAL
MONTH
SENSE

How to Narrow Down Words with N as the Third Letter

Vowel plus N plus D, T, S or C is the shape to look for. Test D, T and S in the fourth box first, because they are behind HANDS, WANTS, FINDS, SONGS and SINCE. After that, the outer letters decide between the remaining candidates.

Playing These Words in Scrabble

In Scrabble, N is worth one point, so it is easy to play but adds little to a score on its own. Knowing words like SINCE, MONEY and FINAL helps you play the tile quickly when it arrives.

Frequently asked questions

Which letters usually follow N in the third box

Most often C, D, G, K, S or T, as in SINCE, HANDS, SONGS, LINKS and WANTS. A doubled N is also common, giving FUNNY, INNER and BUNNY.

Is N a common third letter in five letter words

N is one of the most common third letters in five letter words. Knowing the usual middle patterns is more helpful than guessing blindly.

What are good 5 letter words with N as the 3rd letter to guess first

SINCE, MONEY and FINAL are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. MONTH and SENSE make good follow ups.