Five-letter position pattern

5 Letter Words with N as the 4th Letter

Looking for 5 letter words with N as the 4th letter? N in the fourth box is very common, and it closes words in NG, NK, ND, NT and NS, such as THINK, BEING, FOUND, POINT and MEANS. Use the endings and examples below to narrow down your next guess in Wordle, Scrabble and other word games.

990matching five-letter words

5 Letter Words with N as the 4th Letter

aband
abend
abuna
abune
acana
acing
acini
acone
addnl
adunc
aeons
agend
agene
agent
aging
agone
agons
agony
aguna
ahent
ahind
ahing
ahint
ahong
ahunt
airns
akene
aking
akund
aland
alane
alang
alani
alans
alant
alenu
aline
alone
along
amang
amani
amant
amend
amene
amens
ament
amine
amini
amino
amins
among
anana
anend
anent
aping
arank
arena
arend
arene
areng
arent
asana
async
ating
atone
atony
atune
avant
avens
aveny
avine
awane
awing
awink
axine
axing
axone
axons
ayens
ayins
ayond
ayont
azans
azine
azons
bagne
banns
barns
barny
bauno
bawns
beano
beans
beant
beany
beent
being
benne
benni
benny
bhang
bhuna
biens
binna
biont
birne
birny
biune
bland
blank
blend
blenk
blens
blent
blind
bling
blini
blink
blins
bliny
blond
blunk
blunt
boing
boink
bonne
bonny
boong
boonk
boons
borna
borne
bound
bouns
bowne
brand
brane
brank
brans
brant
brens
brent
brine
bring
brink
brins
briny
bronc
brond
bronx
brune
brung
brunt
bueno
bunns
bunny
burns
burnt
bwana
cains
canna
canns
canny
carne
carns
carny
cawny
ceint
cerne
chana
chang
chank
chant
chena
china
chine
chink
chino
chins
chint
chonk
chunk
chynd
cions
clang
clank
clans
cline
cling
clink
clint
clone
clong
clonk
clons
clung
clunk
coeno
coing
coins
coiny
conne
conns
connu
coons
coony
corni
corno
corns
cornu
corny
count
crane
crang
crank
crans
crany
crena
crine
crink
crone
cronk
crony
crunk
crunt
ctene
cuing
cunni
cunny
curns
curny
cyano
cyans
daine
daint
damns
danny
darns
dasnt
daunt
dawns
dawny
daynt
deans
deens
deeny
deink
derns
deynt
dhoni
diane
didna
didnt
diene
digne
dinna
disna
divna
djinn
djins
doand
doina
doing
donna
donne
donny
doona
downa
downs
downy
drang
drank
drant
dreng
drent
drink
drinn
drone
drony
drung
drunk
drunt
duans
duant
duing
dunne
dunno
dunny
durns
dwang
dwine
dying
earns
ebons
ebony
eevns
ehing
eigne
eking
eland
elans
elint
elong
emane
emend
emong
emony
enent
ering
etang
etens
evene
evens
event
ewing
exine
exing
exons
eying
faena
faine
fains
faint
fanny
fauna
fauns
fawns
fawny
fayne
fconv
feens
feint
fenny
ferns
ferny
fiant
fiend
fient
finns
finny
firns
fitna
flane
flang
flank
flans
fling
flint
flong
flung
flunk
fohns
foins
found
fount
foyne
franc
frank
frena
frond
frons
front
funny
gaine
gains
garni
gaunt
gconv
geans
genny
gerne
ghana
giant
ginny
girns
girny
gland
glans
glene
glens
glent
glink
glint
going
gonna
gonne
goons
goony
gowns
grana
grand
grank
grano
grans
grant
grene
grens
grind
grins
grint
grond
grone
gront
grund
grunt
guana
guano
guans
gunne
gunny
gurns
gwine
gynny
hadnt
haine
hains
haint
harns
hasnt
haunt
henna
henny
herne
herns
hiant
himne
hinny
hoing
hoons
horns
horny
hound
hudna
hyena
hyens
hying
hymns
iceni
icing
icons
iconv
idant
ident
ifint
ikans
ikona
ikons
imcnt
imine
imino
inane
inone
intnl
iring
irone
irons
irony
ising
izing
janns
janny
jaunt
jeans
jenny
jeune
jinne
jinni
jinns
jnana
johns
joins
joint
juans
kaing
kains
kannu
kaons
karns
keena
keeno
keens
kenno
kerne
kerns
khans
kiang
kilns
kirns
klang
klans
klino
klong
klunk
koans
koine
krang
krans
kranz
kreng
krina
krona
krone
krunk
kvint
kyang
laang
lagna
larns
laund
lawns
lawny
leans
leant
leany
leone
liana
liane
liang
liens
ligne
limns
linns
linny
lions
llano
loans
loins
loons
loony
lound
louns
lownd
lowne
lowns
lying
maana
maine
mains
maint
manna
maund
maynt
meane
means
meant
meany
meins
meint
meiny
mesne
meuni
meynt
miens
minny
moans
monny
moong
moons
moony
morne
morns
mound
mount
msink
muang
muons
naans
nanna
nanny
naunt
nemns
neons
ngana
ninny
noint
nonny
noons
norna
nouns
nouny
nunni
nunny
nying
obang
ohing
ohone
olena
olent
olona
omens
omina
opens
opine
oping
orang
orans
orant
osone
ouens
ovant
ovens
ovine
owing
oxane
ozena
ozone
paans
pagne
pains
paint
panne
pawns
peans
peens
peine
peins
penna
penne
penni
penny
peons
peony
perns
pfund
phane
phang
phano
phene
phone
phono
phons
phony
piani
piano
pians
piend
piing
pinna
pinny
pions
piony
pirns
pirny
plane
plang
plank
plans
plant
plena
pleny
pling
plink
plong
plonk
plunk
pohna
poind
point
poons
porno
porns
porny
pound
pownd
powns
powny
poynt
prana
prand
prang
prank
prent
prine
prink
print
prone
prong
pronk
prune
prunt
psend
punny
pyins
qiana
quant
quena
quina
quine
quink
quino
quins
quint
quonk
raine
rains
rainy
ranny
rauns
rawns
rayne
reans
reens
regna
reink
reins
renne
reune
rhine
rhino
rhone
rhyne
riant
roans
roins
ronne
roons
round
rownd
royne
ruana
ruing
ruins
runny
saine
sains
saint
sarna
sauna
saunt
sawny
sayne
scand
scans
scant
scena
scend
scene
scent
scind
scone
seans
secno
segni
segno
seine
senna
shand
shank
shans
shant
shend
shent
shine
shins
shiny
shone
shune
shuns
shunt
siena
siens
sient
signa
signs
skank
skene
skens
skink
skins
skint
skunk
slane
slang
slank
slant
slent
sline
sling
slink
slone
slonk
slung
slunk
somne
sonne
sonny
soony
sorns
sound
sownd
sowne
spane
spang
spank
spann
spans
spend
spent
spina
spine
spink
spins
spiny
spong
spung
spunk
ssing
stand
stane
stang
stank
stend
steng
steno
stens
stent
sting
stink
stint
stond
stone
stong
stonk
stonn
stony
stung
stunk
stuns
stunt
suant
suent
suine
suing
suint
sunna
sunni
sunns
sunny
swang
swank
swans
swine
swing
swink
swonk
swung
syens
taino
tains
taint
tanna
tarns
taunt
tawny
teend
teene
teens
teeny
teind
teins
tenne
tenno
tennu
tenny
terna
terne
terns
thana
thane
thang
thank
thans
thens
thine
thing
think
thins
thone
thong
thund
thung
thunk
tiang
tians
tiens
tinny
toing
tonne
toons
touns
towns
towny
trank
tranq
trans
trant
trend
trine
trink
trins
trona
tronc
trone
tronk
trons
trunk
tsine
tuans
tuant
tuina
tunna
tunny
turns
twang
twank
twant
twine
twink
twins
twint
twiny
tying
udons
ulans
uninn
upend
urena
urent
urine
usant
usent
usine
using
utend
varna
vaunt
veena
veins
veiny
viand
visne
vulns
vying
wadna
wains
wanna
wanny
warns
warnt
wasnt
wauns
weans
weens
weent
weeny
wenny
whand
whang
whank
whens
whine
whing
whins
whiny
whone
winna
winns
wonna
woons
wound
wrang
wrens
wring
wrong
wrung
wunna
wynns
xoana
yarns
yawns
yawny
ycond
yeans
young
yrent
yuans
zeins
zemni
zoona
zoons

Word Endings You Will See with N as the Fourth Letter

Most words in this group follow a handful of endings. NG gives BEING, GOING and THING; NK gives THINK and THANK; ND gives FOUND, SOUND and ROUND; NT gives POINT, FRONT and EVENT; NS gives MEANS and PLANS. Learning them lets you jump from the fourth letter to a short list of likely words.

Useful five-letter words

THINK, BEING, GOING, THING and FOUND are the entries you are most likely to meet in a puzzle. POINT, YOUNG and PHONE are worth keeping in reserve.

THINK
BEING
GOING
THING
FOUND

How to Narrow Down Words with N as the Fourth Letter

G, K, D, T and S are the fifth box letters to test, with NG the strongest because BEING, GOING, THING, DOING and YOUNG all share it. If G fails, ND and NT come next. Once the ending is settled, spend your next guesses on the first three boxes, where the remaining choices are made.

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. Keeping a few words in mind, such as THINK, BEING and GOING, makes it easier to use the tile when it turns up on your rack.

Frequently asked questions

Why is NG so common as an ending

The ING and NG endings are everywhere in English, giving BEING, GOING, DOING, THING and YOUNG. When N is green in the fourth box, G in the fifth is the safest first test.

Is N a common fourth letter in five letter words

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

What are good 5 letter words with N as the 4th letter to guess first

THINK, BEING and GOING are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. THING and FOUND make good follow ups.