8 Letter Words Containing RN
There are 314 8-letter English words that contain RN, from ABORNING to ZITHERNS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: BOXTHORN (20), ZITHERNS (20), JOURNEYS (18). Roughly 11% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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B
C
- CABERNET12 pts
- CARBARNS12 pts
- CAREWORN13 pts
- CARNAGES11 pts
- CARNALLY13 pts
- CARNAUBA12 pts
- CARNIVAL13 pts
- CASERNES10 pts
- CAVERNED14 pts
- CAVICORN15 pts
- CERNUOUS10 pts
- CHARNELS13 pts
- CHURNERS13 pts
- CHURNING14 pts
- CISTERNA10 pts
- CISTERNS10 pts
- CITHERNS13 pts
- CITTERNS10 pts
- CONCERNS12 pts
- CORNBALL12 pts
- CORNCAKE16 pts
- CORNCOBS14 pts
- CORNCRIB14 pts
- CORNEOUS10 pts
- CORNERED11 pts
- CORNETCY15 pts
- CORNHUSK17 pts
- CORNICED13 pts
- CORNICES12 pts
- CORNICHE15 pts
- CORNICLE12 pts
- CORNIEST10 pts
- CORNMEAL12 pts
- CORNPONE12 pts
- CORNROWS13 pts
- CORNUSES10 pts
- CORNUTED11 pts
- CORNUTOS10 pts
- COTHURNI13 pts
- COTHURNS13 pts
- CRUMHORN15 pts
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
- SALTERNS8 pts
- SAUTERNE8 pts
- SAXHORNS18 pts
- SCORNERS10 pts
- SCORNFUL13 pts
- SCORNING11 pts
- SEABORNE10 pts
- SECERNED11 pts
- SHOEHORN14 pts
- SHOPWORN16 pts
- SKYBORNE17 pts
- SLATTERN8 pts
- SOJOURNS15 pts
- SOURNESS8 pts
- SOUTHERN11 pts
- SPURNERS10 pts
- SPURNING11 pts
- STARNOSE8 pts
- STERNEST8 pts
- STERNITE8 pts
- STERNSON8 pts
- STERNUMS10 pts
- STERNWAY14 pts
- STUBBORN12 pts
- SUBORNED11 pts
- SUBORNER10 pts
- SUNBURNS10 pts
- SUNBURNT10 pts
- SUPERNAL10 pts
- SURNAMED11 pts
- SURNAMER10 pts
- SURNAMES10 pts
T
- TACITURN10 pts
- TARNALLY11 pts
- TAVERNAS11 pts
- TAVERNER11 pts
- TERNIONS8 pts
- THORNIER11 pts
- THORNILY14 pts
- THORNING12 pts
- TIMEWORN13 pts
- TINHORNS11 pts
- TOILWORN11 pts
- TORNADIC11 pts
- TORNADOS9 pts
- TORNILLO8 pts
- TOURNEYS11 pts
- TRICORNE10 pts
- TRICORNS10 pts
- TRUEBORN10 pts
- TURNABLE10 pts
- TURNCOAT10 pts
- TURNDOWN12 pts
- TURNHALL11 pts
- TURNINGS9 pts
- TURNKEYS15 pts
- TURNOFFS14 pts
- TURNOUTS8 pts
- TURNOVER11 pts
- TURNPIKE14 pts
- TURNSOLE8 pts
- TURNSPIT10 pts
- TWINBORN13 pts
U
V
W
Y
Z
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | boxthorn | 20 | 21 |
| 2 | zitherns | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | journeys | 18 | 21 |
| 4 | vernixes | 18 | 20 |
| 5 | saxhorns | 18 | 18 |
| 6 | cornhusk | 17 | 19 |
| 7 | krumhorn | 17 | 19 |
| 8 | quartern | 17 | 19 |
| 9 | eternize | 17 | 18 |
| 10 | highborn | 17 | 18 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain RN?
314 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters RN in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).