4-letter words with N as the 2nd letter

Position two narrows the search to just 104 four-letter entries, compared with 1,057 words with A in that slot and 1,024 with O. The N is fixed as the second character, leaving three positions open; familiar picks include ONLY, INTO, KNOW and ONCE, while ONYX leads tile scoring. Counts include words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, not every entry in a broad word list.

4-letter words with N as the 2nd letter at a glance

• 104 accepted entries have N in position two in at least one tournament dictionary.
• Collins covers 104, while NWL2023 covers 81 and ENABLE covers 78.
• ONLY, INTO, KNOW, ONCE and ONTO are among the familiar common entries.
• ONYX leads scoring at 14; KNOW, KNEW, INKY and ANKH each score 11.
• Just 30 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so the full set is not everyday vocabulary.

Which starting letters appear most often?

Opening letters cluster around A and S: 23 words start with A and 20 start with S. K follows with 13, while I and U each begin 12 entries. A and S together account for 43 of the 104 choices, just over two-fifths of the group.

That gives you a practical order for checking candidates: try A- and S-starts before scanning less common openings. ANTI, ANON and ANTS show the A pattern; SNOW and SNAP cover S. For a K start, KNOW, KNOT and KNIT make a recognizable cluster.

The endings are less concentrated: 18 words finish in S, while E and W each finish 10. If your final tile is fixed, checking those three endings first covers a large share of the available choices.

Which N-second words score the most?

ONYX is the top scorer at 14 points. KNOW, KNEW, INKY and ANKH each score 11, followed by ENVY at 10. ONYX gets its edge from X; the KN words offer lower-scoring alternatives without that premium letter.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins has 104 matches, compared with 81 in NWL2023 and 78 in ENABLE. Only 30 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so expect less familiar plays in the full set. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure candidate.