5-letter words with A as the 1st letter and N as the 5th letter
Forty-five 5-letter words with A as the 1st letter and N as the 5th split mostly into -ON and -AN endings, with eleven Wordle answers among them.
9 of 45 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With A in 1st place, S is the most common 5th letter (160 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- AGAIN6
- ALIEN5
- ADMIN8
- ALIGN6
- ASPEN7
- ARSON5
- APRON7
- ACTIN7
- AVIAN8
- ACORN7
- AMMAN9
- ADORN6
- ACTON7
- ARGON6
- ANION5
- ASHEN8
- AMMON9
- ARGAN6
- ATMAN7
- AUXIN12
- AVION8
- AXION12
- ANCON7
- ADHAN9
- ANYON8
- ADOWN9
- ADMAN8
- AMAIN7
- APIAN7
- AXMAN14
- AGRIN6
- ABRIN7
- ADMEN8
- ASCON7
- ALGIN6
- AXMEN14
- ABOON7
- ALOIN5
- AMBAN9
- ARPEN7
- AJWAN15
- ASTUN5
- AWARN8
- AZLON14
- AZURN14
All valid words 45
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJWAN | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
| AXMAN | 14 | 16 | All three |
| AXMEN | 14 | 16 | All three |
| AZLON | 14 | 16 | All three |
| AZURN | 14 | 16 | Collins only |
| AUXIN | 12 | 14 | All three |
| AXION | 12 | 13 | All three |
| AMMAN | 9 | 12 | Collins only |
| AMMON | 9 | 12 | Collins only |
| ADHAN | 9 | 9 | Collins only |
| ADOWN | 9 | 10 | All three |
| AMBAN | 9 | 12 | Collins only |
Fix A at the front and N at the back and 45 words remain, the second-largest group for this ending behind only S???N. AGAIN, ALIEN, ADORN, APRON and ACORN are the everyday picks; AJWAN, ADHAN and AMMON are the obscure ones. Thirteen close in -ON and ten in -AN, and the average sits at 8 points.
What the A???N list holds
- 45 matches in total, each a five-letter word opening with A and ending on N.
- Eleven are Wordle answers, about one in four of the whole set.
- Thirteen end in -ON, including ADORN, APRON, ARGON and AXION.
- AJWAN tops the scores at 15; AXMAN, AXMEN, AZLON and AZURN reach 14.
- Collins carries 44 of the 45, NWL2023 has 33 and ENABLE 30.
How many 5-letter words start with A and end in N?
The answer is 45, more than any other first letter except S???N at 71. R???N manages 41, L???N 34 and B???N 33, so A is comfortably the busiest vowel in this ending pattern.
Two shapes drive the count. The -ON tail covers ADORN, APRON, ARGON, ACTON, ANION and AXION, while the -AN tail covers AJWAN, AXMAN, ATMAN, AMMON and ADHAN; together they account for 23 of the 45.
Eleven matches double as Wordle answers, a quarter of the list: AGAIN, ALIEN, ADMIN, ALIGN, ARSON, APRON, AVIAN, ACORN, ADORN, ASHEN and AXION.
Which A???N words score best?
AJWAN is the pick to know: its J and W lift it to 15 points. AXMAN, AXMEN, AZLON and AZURN all reach 14 on the back of an X or a Z, and AUXIN and AXION score 12.
The Z and X words are the only real scorers; the rest cluster at 9 and below. That split makes this a list for collecting rare tiles rather than a rack of reliable points.
Put the fixed N to work
With N green in the last square, spend your guesses on the middle tiles, not another -ON word. AXION, AUXIN, AVIAN and ADHAN separate X, V, H and D faster than a fresh vowel probe.
Questions people ask
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