5-Letter Words With N and S
There are 713 five-letter words containing both N and S in our dictionary; 424 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 713 words
- joins12 points
- knows12 points
- shown11 points
- kinds10 points
- finds9 points
- funds9 points
- hands9 points
- hangs9 points
- links9 points
- tanks9 points
- binds8 points
- evens8 points
- hints8 points
- minds8 points
- nasty8 points
- noisy8 points
- seven8 points
- spend8 points
- wants8 points
- warns8 points
- means7 points
- names7 points
- opens7 points
- plans7 points
- scene7 points
- since7 points
- spent7 points
- gains6 points
- lands6 points
- needs6 points
- sends6 points
- signs6 points
- sound6 points
- stand6 points
- tends6 points
- using6 points
- lines5 points
- noise5 points
- notes5 points
- saint5 points
- sense5 points
- stone5 points
- turns5 points
- units5 points
- zones14 points
- jeans12 points
- banks11 points
- nicks11 points
- shiny11 points
- snack11 points
- sniff11 points
- kings10 points
- knees9 points
- ranks9 points
- sinks9 points
- sneak9 points
- swing9 points
- vends9 points
- winds9 points
- wings9 points
- bands8 points
- bends8 points
- damns8 points
- fines8 points
- fonts8 points
- hunts8 points
- mends8 points
- pends8 points
- shine8 points
- shone8 points
- sunny8 points
- sworn8 points
- towns8 points
- twins8 points
- wines8 points
- beans7 points
- bones7 points
- bonus7 points
- burns7 points
- coins7 points
- icons7 points
- mains7 points
- menus7 points
- mines7 points
- minus7 points
- moans7 points
- moons7 points
- pains7 points
- pants7 points
- pints7 points
- punts7 points
- scans7 points
- dense6 points
- dines6 points
- genes6 points
- lends6 points
- lungs6 points
- nodes6 points
- rends6 points
- rings6 points
- sings6 points
- slang6 points
- songs6 points
- suing6 points
- earns5 points
- leans5 points
- loans5 points
- nails5 points
- nests5 points
- noses5 points
- nouns5 points
- nurse5 points
- rains5 points
- rants5 points
- risen5 points
- ruins5 points
- snail5 points
- stuns5 points
- stunt5 points
- tense5 points
- tones5 points
- tunes5 points
- unset5 points
- junks16 points
- zincs16 points
- hymns13 points
- kinks13 points
- skunk13 points
- honks12 points
- hunks12 points
- winks12 points
- yanks12 points
- bunks11 points
- fawns11 points
- knobs11 points
- minks11 points
- monks11 points
- necks11 points
- newsy11 points
- pinks11 points
- punks11 points
- snowy11 points
- snuff11 points
- spank11 points
- spunk11 points
- whens11 points
- yawns11 points
- chins10 points
- dunks10 points
- pansy10 points
- pawns10 points
- spawn10 points
- dawns9 points
- downs9 points
- fangs9 points
- fends9 points
- gnash9 points
- gnaws9 points
- gowns9 points
- hinds9 points
- keens9 points
- kilns9 points
- knits9 points
- knots9 points
- nooks9 points
- numbs9 points
- rinks9 points
- sandy9 points
- skein9 points
- skins9 points
- slink9 points
- slunk9 points
- snake9 points
- stank9 points
- stink9 points
- stunk9 points
- swung9 points
- wands9 points
- ashen8 points
- bangs8 points
- bonds8 points
- ferns8 points
- hones8 points
- horns8 points
- lawns8 points
- newts8 points
- ovens8 points
- pangs8 points
- ponds8 points
- sheen8 points
- shins8 points
- shuns8 points
- shunt8 points
- sinew8 points
- snows8 points
- stony8 points
- swans8 points
- swine8 points
- swoon8 points
- thins8 points
- unsay8 points
- vanes8 points
- veins8 points
- vents8 points
- vines8 points
- wanes8 points
- weans8 points
- wrens8 points
- yarns8 points
- aspen7 points
- barns7 points
- basin7 points
- bents7 points
- bison7 points
- boons7 points
- canes7 points
- cents7 points
- clans7 points
- cones7 points
- corns7 points
- dungs7 points
- gangs7 points
- gongs7 points
- manes7 points
- mason7 points
- miens7 points
- mints7 points
- morns7 points
- napes7 points
- norms7 points
- omens7 points
- panes7 points
- penis7 points
- peons7 points
- pines7 points
- scant7 points
- scent7 points
- scorn7 points
- semen7 points
- snaps7 points
- snipe7 points
- snips7 points
- snobs7 points
- snoop7 points
- snubs7 points
- sonic7 points
- spans7 points
- spine7 points
- spins7 points
- spoon7 points
- spurn7 points
- sunup7 points
- angst6 points
- darns6 points
- deans6 points
- dents6 points
- dunes6 points
- gents6 points
- genus6 points
- glens6 points
- gnats6 points
- goons6 points
- grins6 points
- longs6 points
- nosed6 points
- nudes6 points
- rinds6 points
- rungs6 points
- sands6 points
- sedan6 points
- singe6 points
- sling6 points
- slung6 points
- snags6 points
- snide6 points
- snugs6 points
- sting6 points
- stung6 points
- tangs6 points
- tings6 points
- tongs6 points
- arson5 points
- aunts5 points
- ensue5 points
- irons5 points
- lanes5 points
- lions5 points
- loins5 points
- loons5 points
- nasal5 points
- nears5 points
- nines5 points
- noose5 points
- nulls5 points
- onset5 points
- reins5 points
- rents5 points
- resin5 points
- rinse5 points
- runes5 points
- runts5 points
- salon5 points
- saner5 points
- satin5 points
- sauna5 points
- sinus5 points
- siren5 points
- slain5 points
- slant5 points
- snare5 points
- snarl5 points
- sneer5 points
- snore5 points
- snort5 points
- snots5 points
- snout5 points
- stain5 points
- stern5 points
- stint5 points
- teens5 points
- tents5 points
- tints5 points
- tunas5 points
- johns15 points
- funks12 points
- swank12 points
- syncs10 points
- nukes9 points
- oinks9 points
- synod9 points
- pings8 points
- snafu8 points
- winos8 points
- banes7 points
- minis7 points
- narcs7 points
- nerds6 points
- antes5 points
- liens5 points
- snits5 points
- zings15 points
- ankhs12 points
- axons12 points
- finks12 points
- hanks12 points
- khans12 points
- nexus12 points
- nixes12 points
- shank12 points
- snaky12 points
- conks11 points
- mynas10 points
- spiny10 points
- wends9 points
- bongs8 points
- bungs8 points
- fauns8 points
- finis8 points
- naves8 points
- novas8 points
- sonny8 points
- swain8 points
- tansy8 points
- banns7 points
- bunts7 points
- cants7 points
- coons7 points
- cunts7 points
- dings7 points
- limns7 points
- manse7 points
- pones7 points
- scion7 points
- scone7 points
- anise5 points
- antis5 points
- inset5 points
- noels5 points
- roans5 points
- rosin5 points
- senna5 points
- snoot5 points
- sonar5 points
- stein5 points
- terns5 points
- tines5 points
- jinks16 points
- quins14 points
- wonks12 points
- bonks11 points
- snick11 points
- skint9 points
- antsy8 points
- flans8 points
- pongs8 points
- grans6 points
- lings6 points
- snogs6 points
- naans5 points
- sines5 points
- steno5 points
- tarns5 points
- exons12 points
- knish12 points
- shewn11 points
- synth11 points
- kines9 points
- naifs8 points
- nevus8 points
- wains8 points
- weens8 points
- canst7 points
- dangs7 points
- dongs7 points
- meson7 points
- neaps7 points
- peens7 points
- donas6 points
- glans6 points
- snood6 points
- nisei5 points
- saran5 points
- seine5 points
- senor5 points
- skink13 points
- swink12 points
- unsex12 points
- hyson11 points
- knaps11 points
- nocks11 points
- sneck11 points
- whins11 points
- phons10 points
- ankus9 points
- dynes9 points
- kaons9 points
- kinas9 points
- kinos9 points
- shend9 points
- skean9 points
- snook9 points
- avens8 points
- ayins8 points
- frons8 points
- lysin8 points
- pungs8 points
- scend8 points
- sewan8 points
- snath8 points
- sonly8 points
- spang8 points
- yeans8 points
- bines7 points
- boson7 points
- canso7 points
- cense7 points
- conns7 points
- incus7 points
- manas7 points
- mesne7 points
- monas7 points
- muons7 points
- nipas7 points
- peans7 points
- pions7 points
- poons7 points
- sabin7 points
- dints6 points
- guans6 points
- nards6 points
- negus6 points
- nidus6 points
- nodus6 points
- segno6 points
- sonde6 points
- stang6 points
- anils5 points
- annas5 points
- anoas5 points
- eosin5 points
- ernes5 points
- etnas5 points
- intis5 points
- lenis5 points
- nares5 points
- naris5 points
- nates5 points
- nisus5 points
- nones5 points
- noons5 points
- ornis5 points
- sasin5 points
- sente5 points
- serin5 points
- solan5 points
- solon5 points
- sones5 points
- stane5 points
- suint5 points
- tonus5 points
- zonks18 points
- azans14 points
- azons14 points
- nazis14 points
- sozin14 points
- zeins14 points
- zoons14 points
- djins13 points
- konks13 points
- synch13 points
- ensky12 points
- janes12 points
- jinns12 points
- jones12 points
- wynds12 points
- fohns11 points
- knops11 points
- knosp11 points
- shawn11 points
- snuck11 points
- wynns11 points
- cyans10 points
- dinks10 points
- ginks10 points
- gunks10 points
- pyins10 points
- donsy9 points
- fonds9 points
- hongs9 points
- ikons9 points
- kains9 points
- kanas9 points
- kanes9 points
- karns9 points
- kenos9 points
- kerns9 points
- kirns9 points
- knars9 points
- knurs9 points
- koans9 points
- lunks9 points
- narks9 points
- neuks9 points
- nighs9 points
- rynds9 points
- sangh9 points
- skeen9 points
- skene9 points
- slank9 points
- snark9 points
- swang9 points
- vangs9 points
- yangs9 points
- bunds8 points
- enows8 points
- fanes8 points
- fanos8 points
- finos8 points
- firns8 points
- foins8 points
- hansa8 points
- hanse8 points
- hants8 points
- hents8 points
- herns8 points
- hosen8 points
- infos8 points
- neifs8 points
- neves8 points
- nosey8 points
- nowts8 points
- nutsy8 points
- owsen8 points
- savin8 points
- sharn8 points
- shent8 points
- shoon8 points
- shorn8 points
- shuln8 points
- sinhs8 points
- snash8 points
- snaws8 points
- snyes8 points
- sonsy8 points
- swoun8 points
- syren8 points
- thens8 points
- tynes8 points
- unsew8 points
- vinas8 points
- vinos8 points
- wonts8 points
- yonis8 points
- yuans8 points
- acnes7 points
- amens7 points
- amins7 points
- benes7 points
- bints7 points
- bosun7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 713
- By usage: 323 very common, 101 common, 289 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zonks 18
- jinks 16
- junks 16
- zincs 16
- johns 15
- zings 15
- azans 14
- azons 14
- nazis 14
- quins 14
Most common
- joins
- knows
- shown
- kinds
- finds
- funds
- hands
- hangs
- links
- tanks
Definitions
- funds (noun)
- Assets in the form of money.
- hands (noun)
- (with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child.
- links (noun)
- A golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore.
There are 713 five-letter words containing both N and S, and 424 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is ZONKS at 18 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both N and S are there?
Our dictionary has 713 five-letter words containing both N and S, of which 424 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 N and S?
ZONKS scores 18 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.