Words With "RN"

Q: How many English words contain "rn"?

Our dictionary contains 692 common English words with RN somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

Q: What are some examples of words with "rn"?

Common examples: acorn, acorns, adjourn, adjourned, adjourning, adjournment.

692 English words that contain the letters RN anywhere in the word.

Looking for words that contain RN? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 692 English words with RN somewhere inside them, grouped by length.

RN is a letter combination that appears in 692 English words — enough to be worth knowing for spelling, vocabulary, and Scrabble.

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3-Letter Words (1)

urn

4-Letter Words (18)

barn born burn corn darn earn fern horn lorn morn porn tern torn turn urns warn worn yarn

5-Letter Words (30)

acorn adorn barns borne burns burnt cairn churn corns corny darns earns ferns horns horny learn morns mourn porno scorn shorn spurn stern sworn terns thorn turns warns yarns yearn

8-Letter Words (120)

adjourns adorning airborne attorney barnacle barnyard bighorns bitterns blarneys bullhorn burnoose burnouts careworn carnally carnival churning cisterns concerns cornball corncobs cornered cornices corniest cornmeal cornrows darneder dearness discerns downturn earnests earnings eternity external fairness foghorns forborne forewarn forsworn furnaces garnered governed governor hairnets hawthorn highborn horniest hornless hornpipe infernal infernos internal interned internee internes internet journals journeys laburnum lanterns learners learning lecterns longhorn lovelorn maternal mornings mourners mournful mourning nearness newborns nocturne northern ornament ornately ornerier overturn pasterns paternal patterns relearns returned returnee scornful scorning shoehorn shopworn slattern sojourns sourness southern spurning sternest sternums stubborn suborned sunburns sunburnt surnames taciturn thornier timeworn tornados tourneys turncoat turnkeys turnoffs turnouts turnover turnpike unearned unicorns unlearns upturned username viburnum warnings westerns windburn yearning

9-Letter Words (122)

adjourned adornment afternoon alternate attorneys barnacles barnstorm barnyards blarneyed bullhorns burnished burnishes burnooses burnouses butternut carnation carnelian carnivals carnivore cavernous clearness concerned cornballs cornbread cornering cornrowed cornstalk darnedest discerned diurnally downturns eagerness earnestly easterner eternally externals firstborn foresworn forewarns forlornly fornicate fraternal furnished furnishes furniture garnering garnished garnishee garnishes governess governing governors greenhorn harnessed harnesses hawthorns heartburn hibernate hornpipes incarnate internals internees interning internist journeyed laburnums longhorns maternity misgovern modernism modernist modernity modernize nocturnal nocturnes ornaments orneriest overborne overnight overturns paternity patterned pimpernel pronghorn queerness refurnish relearned returnees returning saturnine shoehorns shorthorn sideburns slatterns soberness sojourned southerns sternness stillborn suborning sunburned supernova tarnished tarnishes thorniest tornadoes turnabout turncoats turnovers turnpikes turnstile turntable unadorned unconcern unlearned upturning usernames varnished varnishes viburnums westerner yearnings

10-Letter Words (110)

adjourning adornments afternoons alternated alternates alternator barnstorms bitterness blackthorn blarneying burnishing butternuts carnations carnelians carnivores cleverness concerning cornflakes cornflower cornrowing cornstalks cornstarch cornucopia cybernetic discerning easterners eternities externally fingernail firstborns forewarned fornicated fornicates fraternity fraternize furnishing garnisheed garnishees garnishing governable governance government greenhorns harnessing hibernated hibernates incarnated incarnates internally internists internment internship journalese journalism journalist journeying journeyman journeymen juggernaut maternally meagerness misgoverns modernists modernized modernizes mournfully northerner ornamental ornamented ornateness overnights overturned paternally patterning peppercorn pernicious pimpernels postmodern pronghorns relearning returnable rubberneck scornfully shoehorned shorthorns slatternly sojourning southerner stubborner stubbornly sunburning supernovae supernovas tabernacle tarnishing tenderness tournament tourniquet turnabouts turnaround turnstiles turntables underneath unfairness unlearning varnishing vernacular westerners westernize wilderness

14-Letter Words (6)

fraternization internationals nonreturnables ornithologists reincarnations undernourished

15-Letter Words (5)

internationally nongovernmental photojournalism photojournalist supernumeraries

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Common Questions

How many English words contain "rn"?

Our dictionary contains 692 common English words with RN somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

What are some examples of words with "rn"?

Common examples: acorn, acorns, adjourn, adjourned, adjourning, adjournment.

Is "rn" a digraph?

A digraph is two letters that spell a single sound. RN may or may not be a true digraph in English — it depends on whether the two letters fuse into one sound. RN is a letter combination that appears in 692 English words — enough to be worth knowing for spelling, vocabulary, and Scrabble.

Words With "RN"

3-Letter Words (1)

4-Letter Words (18)

5-Letter Words (30)

6-Letter Words (52)

7-Letter Words (95)