5-letter words with A as the 1st letter and N as the 2nd letter

Locking in A-N at the start narrows the pattern to a compact set with a mix of everyday words and less familiar plays. ANGLE, ANGRY, ANGEL, and ANKLE are easy to recognize; ANKHS and ANOMY are less likely to come to mind. The pattern has 10 common words, so expect plenty of obscure entries alongside the familiar ones.

Five-letter A-N words at a glance

• The pattern contains 53 five-letter words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary.
• ANGRY, ANGEL, ANGER, and ANGLE are familiar examples near the top of the list.
• ANNEX and ANKHS tie for the highest score at 12 points each.
• The final letter is E most often, with 12 words; S follows with 10.
• All 13 matching Wordle answer-list entries also appear in a tournament dictionary.

Which A-N words stand out in word games?

For a recognizable guess, start with ANGLE, ANGEL, ANGER, or ANGRY. ANKLE and ANVIL are also familiar options. These examples show how the pattern moves into different endings: E and Y are common, while ANION and ANTON finish with N.

For Scrabble scoring, ANNEX and ANKHS lead at 12 points before board bonuses. ANCHO and ANOMY score 10, while ANGRY, ANKLE, and ANKER each score 9. A high tile score does not make a word a strong guessing choice; use familiar words when testing likely letters.

How do dictionary counts differ for this pattern?

Collins includes 52 of these words, NWL2023 includes 46, and ENABLE includes 41; the total of 53 is the union across those tournament lists. ANKHS and ANOMY are less familiar than ANGLE, so check your game's word list before relying on an unusual entry.

The 5-letter words with A as the 1st letter and N as the 2nd letter also vary sharply in everyday use: just 10 are classed as common, while 43 have definitions available. Treat the full set as a clue list, not a promise that every entry will be familiar or accepted in your particular game.