Seven.
nor
6 letter words starting and ending with N:napkinnationneuronnotion
Put any vowel between, and you get a word: nae, nee, nie, noe, nue, nye.
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Overnight sojourn
Nesbia
nonagon
Niagara
nor
nervous
Pan, Pain, Pin
Narc.
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One word that starts with "s" and ends with "n" is "salmon."
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