Nine-letter words ending in N
805 nine-letter words end with the letter N. Here is the full list, grouped by first letter — handy when a crossword gives you the last square and nothing else.
Most common nine-letter words ending in N
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- education
- condition
- selection
- operation
- attention
- situation
- extension
- direction
- reduction
- nutrition
- provision
- promotion
- evolution
- execution
- expansion
- physician
- afternoon
- exception
- detection
- formation
- animation
- admission
- infection
- radiation
Highest-scoring nine-letter words ending in N
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- polymyxin 26
- hydrozoan 25
- pyroxylin 24
- chalazion 23
- knockdown 23
- mycotoxin 23
- prefrozen 23
- quarryman 23
- quarrymen 23
- saxitoxin 23
- effluxion 22
- mujahedin 22
- anthozoan 21
- chawbacon 21
- churchman 21
- churchmen 21
- crackdown 21
- cytotoxin 21
- harlequin 21
- heliozoan 21
- jellybean 21
- joyridden 21
- nonfrozen 21
- tamoxifen 21
All 805 nine-letter words ending in N
A 57
- abduction
- abjection
- abolition
- abruption
- accession
- accordion
- accretion
- actuation
- acylation
- addiction
- adduction
- admission
- adoration
- adulation
- advection
- affection
- aflatoxin
- afternoon
- agitation
- allantoin
- allethrin
- alpenhorn
- amphibian
- amygdalin
- amylopsin
- anchorman
- anchormen
- animation
- annelidan
- anthelion
- anthemion
- anthocyan
- anthozoan
- antialien
- antiauxin
- anticodon
- antihuman
- antimycin
- antitoxin
- antiunion
- antiurban
- antivenin
- antiwoman
- appertain
- apportion
- ascension
- ascertain
- aspersion
- assertion
- astrakhan
- asyndeton
- attackman
- attackmen
- attention
- attrition
- automaton
- avocation
B 28
- badminton
- baldachin
- balmacaan
- bandwagon
- barbarian
- barracoon
- basilican
- battalion
- bedridden
- bijection
- bilirubin
- birdbrain
- bisection
- boatswain
- bombardon
- bondwoman
- bondwomen
- boogerman
- boogermen
- boogeyman
- boogeymen
- brannigan
- breakdown
- breakeven
- bringdown
- bromelain
- broomcorn
- buckthorn
C 99
- cacodemon
- caecilian
- caesarean
- caesarian
- cameraman
- cameramen
- candlepin
- caparison
- capsaicin
- carbanion
- caretaken
- carnation
- carnelian
- carrageen
- caseation
- castellan
- catamaran
- cathepsin
- cattleman
- cattlemen
- causation
- celloidin
- centurion
- cessation
- chalazion
- chalcogen
- chameleon
- champaign
- charlatan
- charwoman
- charwomen
- chatelain
- chawbacon
- checkrein
- chelation
- chelonian
- chieftain
- chilblain
- chinkapin
- chromatin
- chromogen
- chthonian
- churchman
- churchmen
- ciliation
- circadian
- cisplatin
- clampdown
- clergyman
- clergymen
- clinician
- closedown
- cnidarian
- coalition
- cobalamin
- cocaptain
- 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
- cowritten
- crackdown
- cracksman
- cracksmen
- craftsman
- craftsmen
- cremation
- crenation
- criterion
- crosstown
- custodian
- cyclopean
- cyclotron
- cytokinin
- cytolysin
- cytotoxin
D 46
- dalmatian
- damnation
- dandelion
- dealation
- deathsman
- deathsmen
- decapodan
- decathlon
- deception
- decillion
- decoction
- deduction
- defection
- deflation
- dejection
- demission
- dentition
- depiction
- depletion
- desertion
- detection
- detention
- detrition
- deviation
- dictation
- dietician
- dietitian
- diffusion
- digestion
- digitalin
- digitonin
- digitoxin
- dimension
- direction
- disburden
- disproven
- disseisin
- disseizin
- diversion
- dodecagon
- doubleton
- draconian
- draftsman
- draftsmen
- duralumin
- dystopian
E 46
- ealdorman
- ealdormen
- earthborn
- education
- effluxion
- egression
- eiderdown
- eledoisin
- elevation
- elocution
- emanation
- emulation
- encrimson
- endorphin
- endotoxin
- 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
F 24
- fellaheen
- fellation
- fellowman
- fellowmen
- filiation
- firethorn
- firstborn
- fisherman
- fishermen
- flagellin
- flotation
- foliation
- forbidden
- forebrain
- foreknown
- foreshown
- foresworn
- foretoken
- forewoman
- forewomen
- forgotten
- formation
- francolin
- furcation
G 27
- gammadion
- garageman
- garagemen
- gemmation
- gentleman
- gentlemen
- gerfalcon
- gestalten
- gestation
- goitrogen
- gorgonian
- gradation
- grantsman
- grantsmen
- greenhorn
- grimalkin
- groomsman
- groomsmen
- grosgrain
- guardsman
- guardsmen
- guildsman
- guildsmen
- guncotton
- gustation
- guttation
- gyrfalcon
H 21
- habergeon
- hagridden
- halogeton
- handblown
- handwoven
- harlequin
- harmattan
- hartshorn
- heartburn
- heliozoan
- hemolysin
- herculean
- hifalutin
- hindbrain
- historian
- hobgoblin
- homegrown
- honeymoon
- horsebean
- hydration
- hydrozoan
I 36
- ibuprofen
- ichneumon
- iguanodon
- imitation
- immersion
- immunogen
- impaction
- impassion
- implosion
- impulsion
- inanition
- incaution
- inception
- inclusion
- incursion
- indention
- indiction
- indigotin
- induction
- infection
- inflation
- inflexion
- ingestion
- injection
- insertion
- intension
- intention
- interclan
- intrusion
- intuition
- inunction
- invention
- inversion
- irruption
- isolation
- iteration
J 2
- jellybean
- joyridden
K 7
- kanamycin
- keybutton
- kilderkin
- kinswoman
- kinswomen
- knockdown
- krummhorn
L 18
- lactation
- lamebrain
- laminarin
- laudation
- layperson
- letterman
- lettermen
- leviathan
- librarian
- libration
- lineation
- liquation
- liveryman
- liverymen
- longicorn
- luciferin
- lumberman
- lumbermen
M 41
- magnesian
- magnetron
- malathion
- mammalian
- manhattan
- mannequin
- marmorean
- medaillon
- medallion
- mediation
- melatonin
- mellotron
- melphalan
- mentation
- merbromin
- mercaptan
- metheglin
- middleman
- middlemen
- migration
- minuteman
- minutemen
- misbutton
- misdriven
- misgovern
- misreckon
- misshapen
- misspoken
- misthrown
- mitomycin
- modillion
- molluscan
- molluskan
- morphogen
- mortician
- mujahedin
- multipion
- muskmelon
- mycotoxin
- myoglobin
- myrobalan
N 15
- narration
- nebenkern
- nemertean
- nervation
- newswoman
- newswomen
- nightgown
- ninhydrin
- nitration
- nonaction
- nonfrozen
- nonillion
- nonperson
- nonvirgin
- nutrition
O 40
- oarswoman
- oarswomen
- objection
- obsession
- obtrusion
- obviation
- occlusion
- octillion
- offscreen
- olecranon
- oleoresin
- olfaction
- ombudsman
- ombudsmen
- onionskin
- operation
- orangutan
- outbidden
- outdesign
- outdriven
- outridden
- outspoken
- outthrown
- ovalbumin
- overblown
- overclean
- overdrawn
- overeaten
- overflown
- overgrown
- overladen
- overlearn
- overtaken
- overtrain
- ovulation
- oxacillin
- oxidation
- oysterman
- oystermen
- ozonation
P 81
- palanquin
- palmation
- palpation
- pantaloon
- pantryman
- pantrymen
- parathion
- parhelion
- partition
- pastedown
- patrician
- patrolman
- patrolmen
- pellagrin
- peneplain
- penstemon
- perdition
- perfusion
- persimmon
- pervasion
- phasedown
- phellogen
- phelonion
- phenytoin
- phonation
- physician
- pickaroon
- pistareen
- placation
- plainsman
- plainsmen
- planarian
- planation
- plantsman
- plantsmen
- plication
- plutonian
- policeman
- policemen
- pollution
- polymyxin
- porcelain
- porphyrin
- postilion
- praenomen
- preassign
- precisian
- precision
- predation
- prefrozen
- prelusion
- premodern
- prenotion
- preordain
- prereturn
- prescreen
- preseason
- pretorian
- prevision
- privation
- probation
- profusion
- progestin
- prolactin
- prolusion
- promotion
- pronation
- pronghorn
- properdin
- proration
- prosimian
- protistan
- protozoan
- protozoon
- provision
- ptarmigan
- pulsation
- purgation
- puromycin
- pyrethrin
- pyroxylin
Q 5
- quarryman
- quarrymen
- quercetin
- quotation
- quotidian
R 39
- radiation
- rebellion
- recension
- reception
- recession
- reclusion
- recursion
- redaction
- reduction
- reedition
- refashion
- refection
- reflation
- reflexion
- refreshen
- rejection
- reliction
- remission
- remoisten
- rendition
- repairman
- repairmen
- repattern
- repletion
- reptilian
- repulsion
- resection
- restriven
- retention
- retighten
- reversion
- revulsion
- rewritten
- rhodopsin
- ribavirin
- roughhewn
- roundsman
- roundsmen
- ruination
S 99
- 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
- situation
- snakeskin
- solvation
- sortition
- soupspoon
- sovereign
- sphenodon
- spillikin
- spleuchan
- spoilsman
- spoilsmen
- spokesman
- spokesmen
- sporozoan
- sporozoon
- sportsman
- sportsmen
- stableman
- stablemen
- stanchion
- statesman
- statesmen
- steersman
- steersmen
- stillborn
- stinkhorn
- striation
- strongman
- strongmen
- subaltern
- subdeacon
- sublation
- submicron
- subregion
- suctorian
- suffragan
- suffusion
- summation
- sunscreen
- superlain
- superthin
- suspicion
- swansdown
- switchman
- switchmen
- swordsman
- swordsmen
- sympathin
- synkaryon
T 27
- tactician
- talkathon
- tamoxifen
- tarnation
- tarpaulin
- tearstain
- teratogen
- thereupon
- threadfin
- thyratron
- tillerman
- tillermen
- timberman
- timbermen
- titration
- touchdown
- tradesman
- tradesmen
- tradition
- tragedian
- tretinoin
- triathlon
- tribesman
- tribesmen
- trihedron
- truncheon
- tyrocidin
U 12
- ultrathin
- ululation
- unbeknown
- uncertain
- unconcern
- underlain
- underspin
- unitarian
- untrodden
- unwritten
- upswollen
- urination
V 15
- valuation
- variation
- vasotocin
- velveteen
- venireman
- veniremen
- vermilion
- vernation
- vestryman
- vestrymen
- vibration
- violation
- vitiation
- vulcanian
- vulgarian
W 17
- walkathon
- washbasin
- washerman
- washermen
- washwoman
- washwomen
- waterworn
- wheelsman
- wheelsmen
- whereupon
- windblown
- wiredrawn
- wisewoman
- wisewomen
- withdrawn
- workwoman
- workwomen
Y 3
- yachtsman
- yachtsmen
- yellowfin
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words end in N?
There are 805 nine-letter words ending in N, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words ending in N?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: education, condition, selection, operation, attention, situation, extension, direction. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word ending in N in Scrabble?
polymyxin scores 26 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.