Word.ws English Dictionary

Words Ending in RN

There are 179 words ending in RN on Word.ws, from 3 to 12 letters. The most common length is 7 letters (39 words). The words used most often are turn, return, learn, born and modern.

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3-letter words ending in RN

  • ern3v. To run; flow.
  • orn3v. To ornament; to adorn.
  • urn3n. A vase with a footed base.

4-letter words ending in RN

  • barn6n. A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals...
  • born6adj. Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character...
  • burn6n. A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or...
  • carn6interj. Come on.
  • corn6n. Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a...
  • darn5adj. Damn.
  • dern5n. A gatepost or doorpost.
  • durn5adj. Darn; damn.
  • earn4v. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
  • 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...
  • forn7adv. Fore, before; in front of; forward; previously.
  • garn5interj. A response that expresses disbelief or mockery.
  • gern5v. To grin.
  • gorn5n. A work that dwells upon graphic and realistic scenes of sadistic...
  • gurn5n. A distorted facial expression; grimace.
  • harn7n. Brain.
  • hern7n. Corner, nook.
  • hirn7n. Corner; nook; hiding-place.
  • horn7n. A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of...
  • karn8n. A pile of rocks.
  • kern8n. Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another...
  • larn4v. To learn.
  • lorn4adj. Doomed; lost.
  • morn6n. Morning.
  • pern6n. Part of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto which the thread is...
  • pirn6n. A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used...
  • sarn4n. A pavement or stepping stone.
  • sorn4v. To impose upon another for food and lodging.
  • tarn4n. A small mountain lake, especially in Northern England.
  • tern4n. Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family...
  • torn4adj. Having undergone tearing; ripped or shredded.
  • turn4v. To move about an axis through itself.
  • warn7v. To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
  • worn7adj. Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
  • xorn11n. A fictional monster that devours earthen and silicate materials and can...
  • yarn7n. A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
  • yorn7pron. Yours.

5-letter words ending in RN

  • aborn7adj. Born, begotten, created, developed.
  • acorn7n. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or...
  • adorn6v. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
  • bairn7n. A child or baby.
  • cairn7n. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the...
  • churn10v. To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or...
  • learn5v. To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do...
  • mourn7v. To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
  • quern14n. A mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular...
  • scorn7v. To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to...
  • sharn8n. The dung or manure of cattle or sheep.
  • shorn8adj. Of a sheep, etc., having been shorn.
  • skarn9n. Any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.
  • spurn7v. To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
  • starn5n. A star.
  • stern5adj. Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
  • sworn8adj. Given or declared under oath.
  • thorn8n. A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
  • tourn5n. A circuit made by a medieval English sheriff to the courts of his shire.
  • yearn8v. To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for...
  • yourn8pron. Yours.

6-letter words ending in RN

  • altern6adj. Acting by turns; alternate.
  • astern6adv. Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
  • attorn6v. To transfer one's obligations from one person to another person.
  • auburn8n. A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.
  • cavern11n. A large cave.
  • extern13n. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for...
  • govern10v. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise...
  • inborn8adj. Innate; possessed by an organism at birth.
  • intern6n. A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.
  • inturn6v. To turn in or inward.
  • modern9adj. Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
  • reborn8adj. Revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually.
  • return6v. To come or go back (to a place or person).
  • saturn6n. The Southeast Asian butterfly Zeuxidia amethystus, family Nymphalidae.
  • suborn8v. To induce (someone) to commit an unlawful or malicious act, especially...
  • tavern9n. A restaurant or bar.
  • unborn8adj. Not yet born; yet to come; future.
  • unworn9adj. Not having been worn, as clothing.
  • upturn8n. An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.
  • wyvern15n. A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a...

7-letter words ending in RN

  • adjourn15v. To postpone.
  • airhorn10n. A noise-making device that blasts compressed air through a horn.
  • alicorn9n. The horn of a unicorn considered as a medical or pharmacological...
  • alphorn12n. A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the...
  • bighorn13n. Certain North American species of sheep.
  • bittern9n. Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family...
  • cistern9n. A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and...
  • cittern9n. A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick)...
  • concern11n. That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to...
  • discern10v. To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
  • eastern7adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
  • einkorn11n. Einkorn wheat.
  • elkhorn14n. The horn of an elk.
  • foghorn14n. A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on...
  • forlorn10adj. Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
  • lantern7n. A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame...
  • lectern9n. A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages...
  • leghorn11n. A type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric.
  • newborn12adj. Recently born.
  • nocturn9n. The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is...
  • outturn7n. An amount produced during a specified period; output or turnout.
  • outworn10adj. No longer usable.
  • pastern9n. The part of a horse's leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof.
  • pattern9n. Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.
  • popcorn13n. A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
  • postern9n. A back door or gate, side entrance, or other entrance distinct from the...
  • preborn11adj. Not yet born.
  • relearn7v. To learn (something) again.
  • saltern7n. An area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands.
  • seaborn9adj. Born on or in the sea.
  • sojourn14n. A short stay somewhere.
  • sunburn9n. A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
  • tinhorn10adj. Cheap, inferior; pretentious.
  • tricorn9n. A three-cornered hat, with the brim turned up.
  • unicorn9n. A mythical, horselike creature with a horn on its forehead, supposed to...
  • unlearn7v. To discard the knowledge of.
  • unshorn10adj. Not shorn.
  • unsworn10adj. Not sworn.
  • western10adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.

8-letter words ending in RN

  • buckhorn19n. A horn of a buck.
  • bullhorn13n. A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice.
  • careworn13adj. Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and...
  • dearborn11n. A light four-wheeled wagon.
  • downturn12n. A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
  • forewarn14v. To warn in advance.
  • forsworn14adj. Having lied under oath; perjured.
  • freeborn13adj. Born free rather than in bondage or as a slave.
  • hawthorn17n. Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having...
  • highborn17adj. Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing.
  • leathern11adj. Made of leather.
  • longhorn12n. A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other...
  • lovelorn11adj. Abandoned or forsaken by one's lover; having constant bad luck in...
  • northern11adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
  • overturn11v. To turn over, capsize or upset.
  • ramshorn13n. A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch.
  • shoehorn14n. A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding...
  • shopworn16adj. Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and...
  • sideburn11n. The unwanted rapid burning down one side of a cigarette that has been...
  • slattern8n. One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings...
  • southern11adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
  • staghorn12n. The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
  • stubborn12adj. Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly...
  • taciturn10adj. Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
  • timeworn13adj. Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
  • trueborn10adj. Genuinely by birth; legitimate.
  • wellborn13adj. Of aristocratic or high-ranking birth.
  • windburn14n. An irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.

9-letter words ending in RN

  • afterburn14n. The burning of further calories after the end of a period of vigorous...
  • broomcorn15n. A variety of grass of the species Sorghum vulgare.
  • buckthorn20n. Especially genus Rhamnus,.
  • earthborn14adj. Born or produced on the planet Earth.
  • firstborn14n. The first child to be born to a parent or family.
  • greenhorn13n. An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer.
  • hartshorn15n. The antler of a hart, once used as a source of ammonia.
  • heartburn14n. A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the...
  • premodern14adj. Preceding or predating the modern era.
  • pronghorn15n. A North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, that resembles an...
  • shorthorn15adj. Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns.
  • stillborn11adj. Dead at birth.
  • stinkhorn16n. Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented...
  • subaltern11adj. Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially...
  • unconcern13n. Lack of interest or care; indifference or apathy.

10-letter words ending in RN

  • barleycorn17n. A grain of barley.
  • blackthorn21n. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe...
  • dragonborn14adj. Born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.
  • flugelhorn17n. A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore...
  • metamodern15adj. Of or relating to metamodernism.
  • midwestern16adj. Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest.
  • peppercorn18n. The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice...
  • postmodern15adj. Relating to what follows the modern era.
  • whitethorn19n. Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest...

11-letter words ending in RN

12-letter words ending in RN

  • northeastern15adj. Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.
  • northwestern18adj. Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
  • southeastern15adj. Of or pertaining to the southeast.
  • southwestern18adj. Of or pertaining to the southwest.
408 rare words ending in RN

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Questions about these words

How many words ending in RN are there?
Word.ws lists 179 words ending in RN, plus 408 rare ones.
What are common words ending in RN?
turn, return, learn, born, modern, western, northern and southern.
Which of the words ending in RN has the highest letter score?
blackthorn scores 21 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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