5-letter words starting with N

100 words · most common first (shown in gold) · meaning + pronunciation for each

1. NAILS/neɪlz/(NAIL) attach something somewhere by means of nails
2. NAKED/ˈneɪkəd/completely unclothed
3. NAMED/neɪmd/(NAME) a language unit by which a person or thing is known
4. NAMES/neɪmz/verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
5. NANCY/ˈnænsi/a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
6. NASTY/ˈnæsti/offensive or even (of persons) malicious
7. NAVAL/ˈneɪvəl/connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
8. NEEDS/nidz/in such a manner as could not be otherwise
9. NEPAL/nəˈpɔl/a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China
10. NERVE/nɝv/any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
11. NEVER/ˈnɛvɚ/not ever; at no time in the past or future
12. NEWER/ˈnuɚ/(NEW) not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or…
13. NEWLY/ˈnuli/very recently
14. NIGER/ˈnaɪdʒɚ/an African river; flows into the South Atlantic
15. NIGHT/naɪt/the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
16. NOBLE/ˈnoʊbəl/impressive in appearance
17. NODES/noʊdz/(NODE) a connecting point at which several lines come together
18. NOISE/nɔɪz/sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
19. NORTH/nɔɹθ/the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
20. NOTED/ˈnoʊtəd/widely known and esteemed
21. NOTES/noʊts/(NOTE) make mention of
22. NOVEL/ˈnɑvəl/an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
23. NURSE/nɝs/one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
24. NYLON/ˈnaɪˌlɑn/a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers
25. NAANS/nɑnz/(NAAN) leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
26. NABES/neɪbz/(NAB) take into custody
27. NABKS/næbks/(NABK) The edible berries of the Zizyphys Lotus, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe
28. NABOB/ˈnæbɑb/a governor in India during the Mogul empire
29. NACHO/ˈnæˌtʃoʊ/a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
30. NACRE/nˈækɚ/the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
31. NADAS/nˈɑdəz/(NADA) a quantity of no importance
32. NADIR/ˈneɪdɚ/an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
33. NAEVE/niv/A naevus. [Obs.] Dryden
34. NAEVI/nˈivi/(NAEVUS) A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a birthmark; -- usually applied to vascular tumors, i
35. NAFTA/ˈnæftə/an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for…
36. NAFUD/nˈæfʌd/a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds
37. NAGAS/nˈɑɡəz/(NAGA) Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma
38. NAGGY/nˈæɡi/Irritable; touchy. [Colloq.]
39. NAGOR/nˈæɡɚ/A West African gazelle (Gazella redunca)
40. NAHUM/ˈnæhəm/a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
41. NAIAD/neɪæd/submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
42. NAIAS/neɪəz/sole genus of the family Naiadaceae
43. NAIFS/naɪˈifs/(NAIF) a naive or inexperienced person
44. NAIKI/nˈeɪki/a Dravidian language spoken in south central India
45. NAIKS/neɪks/(NAIK) A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal
46. NAIRA/ˈnɛɹə/the basic unit of money in Nigeria
47. NAIVE/ˌnaɪˈiv/marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
48. NAJAS/nˈɑdʒəz/sole genus of the family Naiadaceae
49. NAKER/nˈeɪkɚ/Same as Nacre. A kind of kettledrum
50. NAKOO/nˈæku/The gavial. [Written also nako.]
51. NALED/neɪld/(NALE) Ale; also, an alehouse. [Obs.] Great feasts at the nale
52. NAMER/ˈneɪmɚ/a person who gives a name or names
53. NAMMU/nˈæmu/goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth
54. NAMOI/nˈæmɔɪ/a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River
55. NAMPA/nˈæmpə/a town in southwestern Idaho
56. NAMUR/nˈæmɚ/a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the…
57. NANAK/nˈænæk/Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all…
58. NANCE/næns/offensive term for an openly homosexual man
59. NANDU/nˈændu/smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to…
60. NANES/neɪnz/(NAN) your grandmother
61. NANNA/ˈnænə/the mother of your father or mother
62. NANNY/ˈnæni/a woman who is the custodian of children
63. NANUS/nˈænəs/a person who is markedly small
64. NAOMI/neɪˈoʊmi/the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
65. NAPAS/nˈɑpəz/(NAPA) plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
66. NAPED/neɪpt/(NAPE) the back side of the neck
67. NAPES/neɪps/(NAPE) the back side of the neck
68. NAPPE/næp/Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass…
69. NAPPY/nˈæpi/garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to…
70. NAQUA/nˈækwə/diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension
71. NARAS/nˈɑɹɹəz/(NARA) the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential…
72. NARCS/nɑɹks/(NARC) a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
73. NARDO/ˈnɑɹdoʊ/Australian clover fern
74. NARDS/nɑɹdz/(NARD) an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
75. NARES/næɹz/The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the…
76. NARIS/nˈɑɹɹɪs/any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
77. NARKS/nɑɹks/(NARK) an informer or spy working for the police
78. NARRE/nɑɹ/Nearer. [Obs.] Spenser
79. NASAL/ˈneɪzəl/of or in or relating to the nose
80. NASSA/nˈæsə/Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family…
81. NASUA/nˈæsuə/coatis
82. NATAL/ˈneɪtəl/relating to or accompanying birth
83. NATCH/nætʃ/The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump
84. NATES/neɪts/the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
85. NATTA/nˈæɾə/Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979)
86. NATTY/ˈnæti/marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
87. NAUCH/nɔtʃ/an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
88. NAURU/nˈaʊɹu/an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
89. NAVEL/ˈneɪvəl/a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
90. NAVES/neɪvz/(NAVE) the central area of a church
91. NAVEW/nˈeɪvu/A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris
92. NAVVY/nˈævi/a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
93. NAWAB/nˈæwɑb/a governor in India during the Mogul empire
94. NAZES/nˈeɪzɪz/(NAZE) a cape at the southern tip of Norway
95. NAZIS/ˈnɑtsiz/(NAZI) a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party
96. NEALS/nilz/(NEAL) To anneal. [R.] Chaucer. To be tempered by heat
97. NEAPS/nips/(NEAP) a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
98. NEARS/nɪɹz/(NEAR) not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
99. NEATS/nits/(NEAT) clean or organized
100. NECKS/nɛks/(NECK) the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body