5-Letter Words Starting with N

All 205 five-letter words that start with N

NA

• nabal7n. A long, straight, valveless brass trumpet used in the traditional music...
• nabby12n. A skiff used for fishing.
• nabla7n. A Hebrew stringed instrument.
• nabob9n. An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.
• nacho10n. A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
• nacre7n. A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and...
• nadir6n. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith...
• naggy10adj. Prone to nag, irritable.
• nahal8n. Synonym of wadi.
• nahor8n. Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).
• naiad6n. A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring...
• naias5n. Synonym of naiad (“female water deity”).
• nails5n. The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on...
• naira5n. The official currency of Nigeria. Equal to 100 kobo. (The naira...
• naive8adj. Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
• najis12adj. Ritually unclean, such that contact with it puts a Muslim in a state of...
• nakba11n. In Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback.
• naken9v. To make naked; nake.
• nakey12adj. Naked.
• naled6n. A particular organophosphate insecticide.
• nalla5n. Useless person, slacker.
• namaz16n. Synonym of salat (“Islamic prayer”).
• namba9n. A penis sheath worn by tribesmen in parts of the Pacific.
• named8adj. Having a name.
• namee7n. That which is given a name.
• namer7n. One who names, or calls by name.
• namus7n. A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to...
• nance7v. To move in a prissy or stereotypically effeminate manner.
• nandu6n. Rhea (large, flightless birds).
• nanga6n. A simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa.
• nanna5n. Grandmother.
• nanny8n. A child's nurse.
• nanti5det. No; not any.
• nanto5n. A horse.
• naped8adj. Having a nape (of the neck) of a specified kind.
• nappe9n. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a...
• nappy12n. An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have...
• naqib16n. One of the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared...
• naras5n. A spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the...
• narco7n. Narcotics.
• naris5n. A nostril.
• narks9n. Nitrogen narcosis.
• narky12adj. Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging.
• narra5n. Any of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus of trees in the family...
• nasal5adj. Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
• nasib7n. An Arabic literary form, 'usually defined as an erotic or amatory...
• nasri5n. A coin formerly used as a currency unit in Tunisia from medieval to...
• nasse5n. Synonym of cyrtos.
• nasty8adj. Dirty, filthy.
• nasus5n. A horn-like elongated rostrum on the head of soldier termites of the...
• natak9n. A play or dramatic production.
• natal5adj. Of or relating to birth.
• natch10adv. Naturally; of course.
• nates5n. The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain...
• natto5n. A traditional Japanese food product made from fermented soybeans.
• natty8adj. Smart and fashionable.
• natya8n. The classical Indian forms of dance, singing, and dramatics.
• nause5n. An annoying person, especially one who intentionally annoys others.
• naval8adj. Of or relating to a navy.
• navar8n. A kind of Zoroastrian priest.
• naved9adj. Having a (specified kind or number of) nave.
• navel8n. The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals...
• navvy14n. A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.
• nawab10n. A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler...
• nazar14n. An eye-shaped amulet supposed to protect against the evil eye in...

ND

• nduja13n. A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.

NE

• neath8prep. Beneath.
• neato5interj. Neat (in the sense of being excellent or desirable).
• nebby12adj. Overly inquiring; nosey.
• nebel7n. A Hebrew stringed instrument, possibly the same as the nabla.
• neddy10n. A donkey or ass.
• needs6adv. Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary...
• needy9adj. In need; poor.
• neeld6n. A needle.
• neele5n. A needle.
• neeps7n. Mashed swede (called "turnip" in Scotland), especially when served with...
• neera5n. A sweet sap extracted from the inflorescence of various species of...
• negro6adj. Relating to a black ethnicity.
• negus6n. A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or...
• neigh9n. The cry of a horse.
• nelly8n. A person's life.
• nemes7n. A headcloth worn by pharaohs.
• neral5n. Citral.
• nerka9n. A sockeye salmon.
• neros5n. A period of 600 years.
• nerve8n. A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels...
• nervy11adj. Having nerve; bold; brazen.
• nesty8adj. Resembling or characteristic of a nest.
• netty8adj. Netted: made of or employing a net.
• neven8v. To utter; mention the name of.
• never8adv. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
• nevus8n. Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or...
• newco10n. A new company, especially one spun-off from or replacing an existing...
• newel8n. A central pillar around which some types of spiral staircase are...
• newly11adv. Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.
• newsy11adj. Containing lots of news; informative.
• nexus12n. A form or state of connection.

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• ngaio6n. An evergreen tree of species Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.
• ngoma8n. A large social dancing event in parts of Africa.
• ngoni6n. A West African stringed instrument, shaped like a guitar.

NI

• nibba9n. Nigger or nigga.
• nicad8n. Rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery.
• niche10n. A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall...
• nicor7n. A sea monster.
• nidal6adj. Of or pertaining to a nidus.
• nidus6n. An aggregate of neurons.
• niece7n. A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either...
• nifty11adj. Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
• niger6n. An Ethiopian herb (Guizotia abyssinica), grown for its seed and edible...
• night9n. The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
• nihil8n. A nihil dicit.
• nikah12n. A Muslim wedding.
• nikka13n. A bowdlerization of nigga used as a reclaimed sense of nigger.
• nimbo9n. The neem tree.
• nimby12adj. Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near...
• niner5n. Something nine inches long, or holding nine gallons, etc.
• nines5n. A pair of nines.
• ninja12n. One trained in ninjutsu, especially one used for espionage...
• ninny8n. A silly or foolish person.
• ninon5n. A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight...
• ninth8adj. The ordinal form of the number nine.
• nippy12adj. Fast; speedy.
• niqab16n. A veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim...
• nisei5n. One whose parents were Japanese immigrants, especially to North or...
• nishi8n. The left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking...
• nisin5n. A polycyclic peptide produced by fermentation with the bacterium...
• nisus5n. A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
• nitch10n. A notch or small incision.
• niter5n. A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making...
• niton5n. Former name of radon.
• nitre5n. UK standard spelling of niter.
• nitro5n. The univalent NO₂ functional group.
• nitta5n. A tropical tree of the genus Parkia, having edible pods and seeds...
• nitty8adj. Foolish, inane.
• nival8adj. Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference...
• nixes12n. Nothing.
• nixie12n. A female nix, a water-spirit.
• nizam16n. The hereditary sovereign of Hyderabad, a former state of India.

NO

• nobby12adj. Wealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person...
• noble7n. An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
• nobly10adv. In a noble manner.
• nocks11n. Binoculars.
• nodal6adj. Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
• noddy10n. In full knave noddy: the jack or knave playing card.
• nodus6n. A difficulty.
• noema7n. The perceived as perceived.
• noise5n. Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
• noisy8adj. Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound.
• nomad8n. A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture...
• noman7pron. Nobody.
• nomen7n. The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens.
• nomer7n. A denomination.
• nomia7n. Any of various ground-nesting halictid bees of the genus Nomia, native...
• nomic9adj. Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in...
• nomos7n. The body of law, especially that governing human behaviour.
• nonce7n. A nonce word.
• nones5n. The notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th...
• nonet5n. A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
• nonna5n. A grandmother, especially one with Italian ancestry.
• nonno5n. A grandfather, especially one with Italian ancestry.
• nonny8interj. A meaningless word used in refrains, especially in old English ballads...
• nooch10n. Nutritional yeast.
• noods6n. Noodles.
• nooit5adv. Never; no way.
• nooky12adj. Like a nook; small and secluded or cosy.
• noona5n. An affectionate term of address for an older sister or somewhat older...
• noons5adv. At noontimes.
• noose5n. An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in...
• nopal7n. A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia...
• noria5n. A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
• norma7n. A norm.
• north8n. The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing...
• nosed6adj. Having some specific type of nose.
• noser5n. An indulgence in nosiness or other curiosity.
• nosie5n. A nose.
• notch10n. A V-shaped cut.
• noted6adj. Well known because of one's reputation; famous, celebrated.
• noter5n. A small rod, usually made of wood, pressed against the melody course of...
• notif8n. Notification (from an electronic device).
• notum7n. The back; the dorsal side of the thorax in insects or nudibranches.
• nouse5n. A form of computer mouse operated with the nose.
• novel8adj. Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin...
• novum10n. A new feature, a novelty.
• noway11adv. In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise; no way.
• noyan8n. A prince in feudal Mongolia.

NU

• nubby12adj. Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
• nubia7n. A light, knitted headscarf worn by women.
• nudge7n. A gentle push.
• nudie6n. Entertainment involving naked people, especially women.
• nuevo8adj. New or novel, usually in reference to Latin American culture.
• nullo5n. A bid in which the bidder asserts that he or she will not take any...
• numen7n. A divinity, especially a local or presiding god.
• nummy12adj. Delicious.
• nupur7n. An anklet.
• nurse5n. Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
• nutso5adj. Crazy, insane.
• nutsy8adj. Crazy.
• nutty8adj. Containing nuts.

NY

• nyala8n. A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii)...
• nyasa8n. The touching of various parts of one's body while chanting specific...
• nyayo11n. A person's precedent or example.
• nygma11n. A spot on the wings of certain endopterygotes, having a peculiar dense...
• nylon8n. Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer...
• nymph15n. Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grottos, wind...
• nyssa8n. A tree of the genus Nyssa.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with N are there?

Word.ws lists 205 five-letter words that start with N, plus 153 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with N?

never, night, needs, north, named, noted, novel and noise.

Which of the five-letter words that start with N has the highest letter score?

nizam scores 16 points with the standard letter tile values.

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