4-Letter Words Ending in N
There are 274 four-letter words ending in N on Word.ws, from abin to zoon. The most common are when, been, than, then and even.
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All 274 four-letter words ending in N
A
- abin6conj. Because.
- aeon4n. Commonwealth standard spelling of eon.
- agon5n. A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and...
- aken8v. To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.).
- akin8adj. Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood.
- amen6interj. At the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
- amin6n. An arbitrator who assessed and collected revenue in the pargana.
- anan4interj. Expressing incomprehension or doubt; often requesting repetition or...
- anon4adv. Soon; in a little while.
- apan6n. A member of an amateur press association.
- asun4n. A Yoruba dish made from roasted goat meat sautéed in spicy peppers and...
- aven7n. A vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage, sometimes...
- axin11n. A fatty and varnish-like substance produced in Mexico by an insect...
- axon11n. A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and...
- ayen7adv. Back against.
- ayin7n. The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician...
- azan13n. A staining technique involving azocarmine and aniline dyes.
- azin13n. Synonym of pyridine.
B
- bain6adj. Ready; willing.
- barn6n. A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals...
- bawn9n. A cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.
- bean6n. Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that...
- been6v. Remote past form of be.
- bein6adj. Wealthy; well-to-do.
- bion6n. A cyborg or robot.
- blin6n. A blintz or blini.
- boon6n. A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
- born6adj. Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character...
- boun6v. To make or get ready; prepare.
- bran6n. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain...
- bren6v. To burn (to set ablaze).
- brin6n. One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and...
- burn6n. A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or...
- byen9n. Bone.
C
- carn6interj. Come on.
- chan9n. Fanwork depicting sexual relationships betwen an adult and a minor;.
- chin9n. The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline...
- clan6n. A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or...
- coin6n. A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but...
- conn6n. The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to...
- coon6n. A raccoon.
- corn6n. Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a...
- cran6n. An embellishment played on a chanter of a bagpipe or a tin whistle...
- crin6n. Horsehair fabric.
- cron6n. A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.
- cyan9n. An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by...
D
- damn7v. To condemn.
- darn5adj. Damn.
- dawn8v. To begin to brighten with daylight.
- dean5n. A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a...
- deen5n. Religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim.
- dern5n. A gatepost or doorpost.
- doon5adv. Down.
- down8adv. From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- duan5n. A division of a poem, especially an epic poem or a Scottish poem; a...
- durn5adj. Darn; damn.
- dyon8n. A hypothetical particle with both electric and magnetic charges.
E
- earn4v. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- ebon6n. Ebony; an ebony tree.
- elon4n. Synonym of metol (“p-methylaminophenol sulfate”).
- even7adj. Flat and level.
- exon11n. An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
F
- fain7adj. Often followed by of: glad, well-pleased.
- faun7n. A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat...
- fawn10n. A young deer.
- feen7v. To want something obsessively; to have a strong desire (for).
- fein7n. Alternate spelling of feen. Popularized by Travis Scott.
- fern7n. Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants...
- firn7n. A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze...
- flan7n. A baked tart with a sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry...
- foin7n. The beech marten (Martes foina, syn. Mustela foina).
- foon7n. Synonym of spork.
- forn7adv. Fore, before; in front of; forward; previously.
- fren7n. A stranger.
G
- gain5v. To acquire possession of.
- gaon5n. A village.
- garn5interj. A response that expresses disbelief or mockery.
- gawn8n. A small tub or lading vessel.
- gean5n. A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or...
- gein5n. Humic acid.
- geon5n. A hypothetical electromagnetic or gravitational wave held together in a...
- gern5v. To grin.
- glen5n. A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running...
- glyn8n. A valley in a mountain area, especially one with a stream in the bottom.
- goon5n. A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.
- gorn5n. A work that dwells upon graphic and realistic scenes of sadistic...
- gown8n. A loose, flowing upper garment.
- gran5n. A grandmother.
- grin5n. A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
- guan5n. Any (member) of several species of birds in the genera Aburria...
- gurn5n. A distorted facial expression; grimace.
- gwan8n. A hybrid between a goose and a swan, especially the offspring of a...
H
- hain7v. To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.
- harn7n. Brain.
- hawn10n. A haven or harbour.
- hean7adj. Mean; abject; poor; humble; lowly.
- hern7n. Corner, nook.
- hewn10adj. Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
- hirn7n. Corner; nook; hiding-place.
- hoon7n. A pimp.
- horn7n. A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of...
- hwan10n. The monetary unit of South Korea from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962.
- hymn12n. A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
I
- ibon6n. Cinnamon ibon (Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus).
- icon6n. An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually...
- iman6n. Pious adherence to the Islamic faith.
- imin6n. Any nitrene.
- iron4n. A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts...
- ison4n. Accompanying drone in Byzantine music.
- iwan7n. A large, vaulted chamber with a monumental arched opening on one side.
J
- jann11n. The father of the jinn preceding humanity.
- jaun11n. Synonym of litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in...
- jawn14n. Something; a thing; any object, place, or person.
- jean11n. Denim.
- jeon11n. A fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea.
- jinn11n. A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins...
- john14n. A prostitute's client.
- join11v. To connect or combine into one; to put together.
- juan11n. A scroll of a traditional Chinese book, often (but not necessarily)...
K
- kaen8n. Synonym of khene.
- kain8n. Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to...
- kaon8n. Any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a...
- karn8n. A pile of rocks.
- keen8adj. Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive...
- kern8n. Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another...
- khan11n. A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
- khon11n. A Thai form of dance with music and narration.
- kiln8n. An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening...
- koan8n. A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle...
- krin8n. A drum of African origin made out of a log and struck with drumsticks.
- kwan11n. A school of Korean martial arts.
- kyan11n. A hot sauce prepared from cayenne pepper.
L
- laan4n. Wholesaler, especially of fresh food.
- lain4v. To conceal, keep quiet about.
- larn4v. To learn.
- lawn7n. Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass...
- lean4v. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a...
- lien4n. A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a...
- limn6v. To draw or paint; to delineate.
- linn4n. A waterfall or cataract (torrent of water running over a rocky bed), or...
- lion4n. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of...
- llyn7n. An upland lake in Wales.
- loan4n. An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something...
- loin4n. The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the...
- loon4n. A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
- lorn4adj. Doomed; lost.
- loun4v. To beat; thrash.
- lown7n. Calm, tranquillity.
M
- main6adj. Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- mann6n. A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like...
- maon6n. A general term for any hypothetical particle of which a quark or lepton...
- maun6v. To have to; must.
- mean6v. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- meon6n. Something akin to unformed matter or being of pure potence.
- mien6n. Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is...
- moan6n. A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
- mohn9n. A sweet pastry filling made of poppy seed paste, especially used in...
- moon6n. Any natural satellite of a planet.
- morn6n. Morning.
- muon6n. An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar...
N
- naan4n. A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and...
- nain4n. A grandmother.
- neen4n. The eyes.
- neon4n. The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The...
- noon4n. The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the...
- noun4n. A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of...
- nyan7interj. The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.
O
- oden5n. A Japanese one pot winter dish, of varying ingredients.
- omen6n. Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or...
- open6adj. Able to have something pass through or along it.
- oven7n. A chamber used for baking or heating.
- oxen11adj. Of, relating to, or resembling an ox; oxlike.
- oxon11n. Any organic compound derived from another in which a phosphorus-sulfur...
P
- paan6n. A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or...
- pain6n. An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant...
- pawn9n. The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
- pean6n. A heraldic fur of gold spots on a black field.
- peen6n. The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main...
- peon6n. A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do...
- pern6n. Part of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto which the thread is...
- phan9n. An ornamental tray with a pedestal, common in Thailand, Cambodia, and...
- phin9n. A type of coffee filter.
- phon9n. A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in...
- pian6n. Yaws.
- pion6n. Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral...
- pirn6n. A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used...
- plan6n. A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with...
- poon6n. Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a...
- pyin9n. An albuminoid constituent of pus, related to mucin, possibly a mixture...
Q
- quin13n. A quintuplet.
R
- rain4n. Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- rann4n. A stanza of Irish poetry.
- rean4n. A deep furrow used for drainage.
- reen4n. A running waterway that links a ditch or stream to a river.
- rein4n. A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse...
- roan4adj. Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
- roon4n. A shred or remnant (usually of cloth).
- roun4n. A speech or conversation (especially rumoured or whispered).
- ruan4n. A Chinese long-necked fretted round-bodied plucked lute which has...
- ruin4n. The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house...
- runn4n. A tract of sandy or boggy land often overflowed by the tide.
S
- sain4v. To make the sign of the cross.
- sarn4n. A pavement or stepping stone.
- saun4n. A male elephant that is not part of a herd; a rogue.
- sawn7adj. That has been subjected to sawing; having a part removed by sawing.
- scan6v. To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to...
- seen4interj. Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.
- shan7adj. Unfair, harsh.
- shen7n. A deity or a spirit, in Chinese folk religion.
- shin7n. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin...
- shun7v. To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
- sian4adj. Bored, weary or fed up; tired (of something).
- sign5n. A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- skin8n. The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a...
- slan4n. A fan of science fiction.
- soon4adj. Short in length of time from the present.
- sorn4v. To impose upon another for food and lodging.
- sown7n. Cultivated land inhabited by sedentary agriculturalists, in contrast to...
- span6n. The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of...
- spin6v. To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or...
- stan4v. To act as a stan (for); to be an obsessive fan (of).
- stun4v. To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or...
- sunn4n. An East Indian leguminous plant of species Crotalaria juncea, yielding...
- swan7n. Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus...
T
- taan4n. A rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
- tain4n. Thin tin plate.
- tarn4n. A small mountain lake, especially in Northern England.
- tawn7v. To tan, make tawny.
- teen4n. Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old (inclusive).
- tern4n. Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family...
- than7conj. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- then7adv. At that time.
- thin7adj. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thon7adj. Yon.
- tian4n. An oval cooking-pot, traditionally used in Provence.
- tion4n. A cross between a male tiger and a lioness.
- toon4n. A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- torn4adj. Having undergone tearing; ripped or shredded.
- town7n. A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities...
- tsan4n. An Ancient Greek letter ⟨Ͷ ͷ⟩, found in a single inscription in the...
- tuan4n. A brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa), endemic to Australia.
- turn4v. To move about an axis through itself.
- twen7n. A twentysomething.
- twin7n. Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same...
U
- udon5n. A Japanese wheat noodle.
- upon6prep. Alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses.
V
- vain7adj. Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a...
- vein7n. A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the...
- vuln7v. Of a pelican, to wound (oneself) by biting at the breast.
W
- wain7n. A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by...
- warn7v. To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
- wean7v. To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile...
- ween7v. To expect, hope or wish.
- when10adv. At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used...
- whin10n. Gorse; furze (Ulex spp.).
- woon7n. A Burmese governor or officer of administration.
- worn7adj. Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
- wren7n. Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World...
- wynn10n. A letter of the Old English alphabet, ƿ, borrowed from the futhark and...
X
- xian11n. An administrative subdivision of imperial, republican, and communist...
- xorn11n. A fictional monster that devours earthen and silicate materials and can...
Y
- yarn7n. A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
- yawn10v. To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often...
- yean7v. To give birth to.
- yorn7pron. Yours.
- yuan7n. The basic unit of money in China.
- yuen7n. A crowned gibbon or pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus).
Z
- zain13n. A horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.
- zayn16n. The letter ز in the Arabic script.
- zein13n. A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.
- zeon13n. The hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine...
- zhun16adj. Exact, precise, spot-on.
- zion13n. Zayin, Hebrew letter ז.
- zoon13n. A distinct organism.
25 rare four-letter words ending in N
Questions about these words
- How many four-letter words ending in N are there?
- Word.ws lists 274 four-letter words ending in N, plus 25 rare ones.
- What are common four-letter words ending in N?
- when, been, than, then, even, down, mean and seen.
- Which of the four-letter words ending in N has the highest letter score?
- zhun scores 16 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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