5-Letter Words Containing N and S

Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Containing N and S

Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.

1. SINCE From a past time until now or between then and now
2. USING Employing something for a purpose
3. SENSE A general conscious awareness or understanding of something
4. SOUND The auditory effect produced by vibrations traveling through air
5. STAND A support or foundation for holding something
6. SEVEN The number that is one more than six
7. SPENT Having used up all of one's energy or resources; exhausted
8. SPEND To use up money, time, or energy on something
9. SCENE A place where an event or action occurs
10. SHOWN Made visible or displayed to others
11. STONE A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
12. NOISE Unwanted or unpleasant sound, especially when loud or disturbing

More Common Puzzle Answers

• BONUS
• SAINT
• NURSE
• SWING
• SNAKE
• NASTY
• SANDY
• SHINE
• MASON
• BASIN
• SUNNY
• MINUS
• SNEAK
• DENSE
• TENSE
• SPINE
• SONIC
• STERN
• SNACK
• SWORN
• SHINY
• SPOON
• SALON
• STUNT
• RISEN
• SCENT
• STING
• ONSET
• STAIN
• SNAIL

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Useful Pattern Information

• Most common first letter: S (27%), N (16%), M (5%)
• Most common last letter: S (68%), N (9%), E (5%)
• Most common additional vowel: A, in 36% of these words
• N is most often the third letter (37%)
• S is most often the fifth letter (68%)
• Letters that most often appear alongside: A, E, I, O, T
• Most have 2 vowels (51%)
• 24% contain a repeated letter
• 120 of the 1,139 are common puzzle answers (11%)

Other Valid Words

1,019 additional dictionary words contain both N and S — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.

• MEANS
• NEEDS
• WANTS
• HANDS
• KNOWS
• PLANS
• LINES
• NAMES
• SONGS
• NOTES
• UNITS
• TURNS
• FUNDS
• LINKS
• SIGNS
• BANKS
• FINDS
• SPAIN
• KINDS
• LOANS
• PANTS
• MINDS
• WINGS
• OPENS
• KINGS
• TRANS
• TOWNS
• BANDS
• LANDS
• CENTS

These are the 600 most common of 1,019. Add the letters you know above to find the rest.

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