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9 Letter Words Ending in N

Most people think of education, attention, situation, direction first. The full list of nine-letter words that end in N is longer: 922 words. Of those, 200 are common words that can be a daily answer; the other 722 are valid guesses only.

Tip: test the vowels first, starting with O. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: emulation.

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Common 9-letter words ending in N (200)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

The letter right before the final N is most often O: 380 of these words end in ON. On average a word here has 3.6 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is O (in 648 words). 88% repeat a letter, like attention. The most common first letter is C (108 words).

All 9-letter words ending in N (922)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

abduction abjection abolition abruption accession accordion accretion actuation acylation addiction adduction ademption admission adoration adulation advection affection aflatoxin afternoon agitation allantoin allethrin almswoman almswomen alpenhorn amazonian amoebaean amphibian amygdalin amylopsin anchorman anchormen animation annelidan anthelion anthemion anthocyan anthozoan antialien antiauxin anticodon antihuman antimycin antitoxin antiunion antiurban antivenin antiwoman appertain apportion arcuation ascension ascertain aspersion assertion astrakhan asyndeton attackman attackmen attention attrition autolysin automaton autotoxin avocation badminton baldachin balmacaan bandwagon barbarian barracoon basilican battalion bazillion bedridden bijection bilection bilirubin bioweapon birdbrain bisection boatswain bolection bombardon bondwoman bondwomen boogerman boogermen boogeyman boogeymen boogieman boogiemen brakesman brannigan brazilein breakdown breakeven breastpin brickkiln bringdown bromelain bromeosin broomcorn buckthorn bushelman bushelmen cacodemon caecilian caesarean caesarian cameraman cameramen candlepin caparison capsaicin carbanion caretaken carnation carnelian carrageen caseation cassation castellan catamaran cathepsin cattleman cattlemen causation celloidin centurion cessation chalazion chalcogen chameleon champaign charlatan charwoman charwomen chatelain chawbacon checkrein chelation chelonian chieftain chilblain chincapin chinkapin christian chromatin chromogen chthonian churchman churchmen ciliation circadian cisplatin clampdown clavicorn clergyman clergymen climbdown clinician closedown clubwoman clubwomen cnidarian coalition cobalamin cocaptain cockswain cognation cognition colcannon collation collegian collision collodion collusion commotion communion companion concision condition confusion connexion constrain contagion contusion cornelian cornerman cornermen corrasion corrosion cotillion cotyledon countdown courtesan courtezan cowritten crackdown cracksman cracksmen craftsman craftsmen cremation crenation criterion crosstown custodian cyclopean cyclotron cytokinin cytolysin cytotoxin dalmatian damnation dandelion dealation deathsman deathsmen decapodan decathlon deception decillion decoction deduction defection deflation defluxion dejection demission dentation dentition depiction depletion desertion detection detention detrition detrusion deviation dictation dietician dietitian diffusion digestion digitalin digitonin digitoxin dimension dionysian direction disburden discommon disproven disseisin disseizin diversion divulsion dodecagon doubleton draconian draftsman draftsmen duralumin dystopian ealdorman ealdormen earthborn ectropion education effluxion egression eiderdown eledoisin elevation elocution emanation emulation encrimson endorphin endotoxin energumen engineman enlighten entertain entropion ephemeron epicurean epilation erudition euclidean euclidian eutherian evergreen evocation evolution exception exciseman excisemen exclusion excretion excursion execution exemption expansion expiation explosion expulsion exsertion extension extortion extrusion exudation eyestrain fellaheen fellation fellowman fellowmen fieldsman fieldsmen filiation firethorn firstborn fisherman fishermen flagellin flotation foliation forbidden forebrain foreknown foreshown foresworn foretoken forewoman forewomen forgotten formation francolin frogspawn furcation gammadion garageman garagemen gazillion gemmation gentleman gentlemen gerfalcon gestalten gestation gigantean goitrogen gorgonian gradation grantsman grantsmen greenhorn grimalkin groomsman groomsmen grosgrain guardsman guardsmen guildsman guildsmen guncotton gustation guttation gyrfalcon habergeon hagridden halogeton handbasin handblown handwoven harlequin harmattan hartshorn heartburn heliozoan hemolysin herculean hermitian hifalutin hindbrain historian hobgoblin homegrown honeymoon horsebean hortation hydantoin hydration hydrozoan ibuprofen ichneumon iguanodon imitation immersion immunogen impaction impassion impletion implosion impulsion inanition incaution inception inclusion incretion incursion indention indiction indigotin induction infection inflation inflexion ingestion injection insertion intension intention interclan interjoin intorsion intrusion intuition inunction invention inversion irisation irruption isolation iteration jactation jellybean joyridden jurywoman jurywomen kanamycin keybutton kilderkin kinswoman kinswomen knockdown krummhorn lactation lallation lamebrain laminarin lamington laudation layperson lebkuchen letterman lettermen leviathan librarian libration lineation liquation liveryman liverymen livraison longicorn luciferin lumberman lumbermen magnesian magnetron mailwoman malathion mammalian manhattan mannequin mansplain marmorean medaillon medallion mediation melatonin mellotron melphalan mentation merbromin mercaptan metformin metheglin microloan middleman middlemen midseason migration minuteman minutemen misbutton misdemean misdriven misgovern misreckon misshapen misspoken misthrown mitomycin modillion molluscan molluskan morphogen mortician mujahedin multipion muscleman musclemen muskmelon mycotoxin myoglobin myrobalan narration nebenkern nemertean nervation newswoman newswomen nightgown ninhydrin nitration nonaction nonfrozen nonillion nonperson nonvirgin nutrition oarswoman oarswomen objection obreption obsession obtrusion obviation occlusion octillion offscreen oganesson olecranon oleoresin olfaction ombudsman ombudsmen onionskin operation orangutan outbidden outdesign outdriven outreason outridden outspoken outthrown ovalbumin overblown overclean overdrawn overeaten overflown overgrown overladen overlearn overripen overtaken overtrain ovulation oxacillin oxidation oysterman oystermen ozonation pademelon palanquin palmation palpation pantaloon pantryman pantrymen parathion parhelion partition pastedown patrician patrolman patrolmen pellagrin pendragon peneplain penstemon perdition perfusion persimmon pervasion phasedown phellogen phelonion phenytoin phonation phthalein physician pickaroon pinnation pistareen placation plainsman plainsmen planarian planation plantsman plantsmen plication plutonian pointsman pointsmen policeman policemen pollution polymyxin porcelain porphyrin postilion postwoman postwomen powerdown praenomen preassign precisian precision predation prefrozen preharden prelusion premodern prenotion preordain prereturn prescreen preseason pretorian prevision privation proaction probation profusion progestin prolactin prolusion promodern promotion pronation pronghorn properdin proration prosimian protistan protozoan protozoon provision ptarmigan pulsation purgation puromycin pyrethrin pyroxylin quarryman quarrymen quercetin quotation quotidian radiation readjourn rebellion recaption recension reception recession reclusion reconsign recursion redaction reduction reedition reexplain refashion refection reflation reflexion refreshen rejection reliction remission remoisten rendition repairman repairmen repattern repletion reptilian repulsion resection resharpen resnatron restriven retention retighten retorsion retortion retrodden reversion revulsion rewritten rhodopsin ribavirin roughhewn roundsman roundsmen rubrician ruination saccharin sacristan safetyman safetymen salaryman salarymen saltation salvarsan salvation samaritan sannyasin sapogenin saskatoon satiation saxitoxin scarfskin schlieren schnecken schoolman schoolmen sclerotin screwbean scutcheon secession seclusion secretion sectarian seduction selachian selection selectman selectmen semicolon sensation serotonin serration seventeen shakedown shantyman shantymen sharifian sharkskin sheepskin shorthorn sightseen signalman signalmen siltation simpleton singleton sinuation situation smackdown snakeskin solvation sortition soupspoon sovereign spelldown sphenodon spillikin spleuchan spoilsman spoilsmen spokesman spokesmen sporozoan sporozoon sportsman sportsmen squillion stableman stablemen stanchion statesman statesmen steersman steersmen steradian stillborn stinkhorn striation strongman strongmen strontian subaltern subdeacon subdomain sublation submicron subregion suctorian suffixion suffragan suffusion summation sunscreen superlain superthin suspicion swansdown sweetcorn switchman switchmen swordsman swordsmen sympathin synkaryon tactician talkathon tambourin tamoxifen tarnation tarpaulin tearstain tellurian tellurion tentation teratogen thereupon threadfin thyratron tillerman tillermen timberman timbermen tirewoman titration topiarian touchdown tradesman tradesmen tradition tragedian tretinoin triathlon tribesman tribesmen trihedron tropeolin truncheon turducken tyrocidin ultrathin ululation unbeknown uncertain unconcern undecagon underlain undersign underspin unitarian untrodden unwritten upswollen urination vallation valuation variation vasotocin velveteen venireman veniremen vermilion vernation vestryman vestrymen vibration violation vitiation vulcanian vulgarian walkathon washbasin washerman washermen washwoman washwomen waterworn wheelsman wheelsmen whereupon wherryman windblown wiredrawn wisewoman wisewomen withdrawn woadwaxen woodwaxen workwoman workwomen yachtsman yachtsmen yellowfin

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Frequently asked questions

How many nine-letter words end in N?

Our dictionary has 922, which is 3.4% of all nine-letter words. 200 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try emulation. It has 9 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 88% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

Which letter most often comes before the final N?

The letter right before the final N is most often O: 380 of these words end in ON.

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