5-Letter Words With M and N
There are 169 five-letter words containing both M and N in our dictionary; 86 of them are common words.
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All 169 words
- enemy10 points
- human10 points
- money10 points
- month10 points
- woman10 points
- women10 points
- among8 points
- minds8 points
- named8 points
- means7 points
- meant7 points
- minor7 points
- names7 points
- amend8 points
- damns8 points
- gnome8 points
- mends8 points
- mined8 points
- lemon7 points
- mains7 points
- mania7 points
- menus7 points
- mines7 points
- minus7 points
- moans7 points
- moons7 points
- moron7 points
- mount7 points
- roman7 points
- nymph15 points
- hymns13 points
- munch12 points
- mangy11 points
- minks11 points
- monks11 points
- manly10 points
- venom10 points
- manic9 points
- mince9 points
- numbs9 points
- demon8 points
- denim8 points
- mange8 points
- mango8 points
- mound8 points
- nomad8 points
- enema7 points
- manes7 points
- manor7 points
- mason7 points
- melon7 points
- miens7 points
- miner7 points
- mints7 points
- morns7 points
- mourn7 points
- norms7 points
- omens7 points
- semen7 points
- unman7 points
- minty10 points
- minis7 points
- hymen13 points
- maven10 points
- mynas10 points
- cumin9 points
- minim9 points
- nimbi9 points
- adman8 points
- admen8 points
- emend8 points
- gamin8 points
- amino7 points
- anime7 points
- limns7 points
- manna7 points
- manse7 points
- mingy11 points
- meany10 points
- unmet7 points
- maned8 points
- monad8 points
- amine7 points
- lumen7 points
- manta7 points
- meson7 points
- minke11 points
- hemin10 points
- meiny10 points
- moony10 points
- vimen10 points
- yamen10 points
- mucin9 points
- daman8 points
- maund8 points
- monde8 points
- mongo8 points
- amain7 points
- ament7 points
- anima7 points
- atman7 points
- imine7 points
- leman7 points
- limen7 points
- manas7 points
- matin7 points
- mesne7 points
- monas7 points
- monte7 points
- muons7 points
- namer7 points
- neume7 points
- nomen7 points
- notum7 points
- numen7 points
- rumen7 points
- unarm7 points
- enzym19 points
- mizen16 points
- nizam16 points
- axman14 points
- axmen14 points
- unmix14 points
- mynah13 points
- mincy12 points
- anomy10 points
- fanum10 points
- mavin10 points
- mayan10 points
- minny10 points
- unmew10 points
- yamun10 points
- amnic9 points
- macon9 points
- dunam8 points
- genom8 points
- menad8 points
- mondo8 points
- mungo8 points
- amens7 points
- amins7 points
- amnia7 points
- animi7 points
- enorm7 points
- imino7 points
- inarm7 points
- liman7 points
- linum7 points
- manos7 points
- manus7 points
- mensa7 points
- mense7 points
- menta7 points
- minae7 points
- minas7 points
- monie7 points
- monos7 points
- munis7 points
- muton7 points
- neems7 points
- nemas7 points
- neums7 points
- nomas7 points
- nomes7 points
- nomoi7 points
- nomos7 points
- onium7 points
- reman7 points
- toman7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 169
- By usage: 60 very common, 26 common, 83 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- enzym 19
- mizen 16
- nizam 16
- nymph 15
- axman 14
- axmen 14
- unmix 14
- hymen 13
- hymns 13
- mynah 13
Most common
- enemy
- human
- money
- month
- woman
- women
- among
- minds
- named
- means
Definitions
- enemy (noun)
- An opposing military force.
- human (adjective)
- Characteristic of humanity.
- money (noun)
- The most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender.
- month (noun)
- One of the twelve divisions of the calendar year.
Words that contain both M and N come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 169 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. ENZYM is the top scorer here, worth 19 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both M and N are there?
Our dictionary has 169 five-letter words containing both M and N, of which 86 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both M and N?
ENZYM scores 19 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.