5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th letter

The pattern is _A_N_: A stays in slot two, N in slot four, and three open letters separate familiar words from rarer entries. Familiar options include PAINT, SAINT, RAINS, and FAINT, but the tournament-dictionary pool reaches beyond everyday vocabulary. Nineteen entries fall within the common-word cutoff, so start with those when you want recognizable guesses before testing less familiar forms.

5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th letter

• The pattern has 86 tournament-dictionary matches across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE.
• Collins includes 84 entries, compared with 63 in NWL2023 and 55 in ENABLE; the sets overlap.
• Seventeen matches are Wordle answers, and all 17 also occur in a tournament dictionary.
• Final S appears 37 times; T is next with 16.
• The average score is 7.7; JANNY leads the scoring table at 15.

Which final letters appear most often?

Final S is the standout ending: 37 words finish with S, against 16 ending in T and 12 ending in Y. That makes _A_NS the largest ending pattern, with PAINS, RAINS, GAINS, MAINS, and WARNS among the recognizable choices.

First letters are more spread out. F leads with 10 matches, D has 8, and C, R, S, and T each have 6. If your first letter is fixed, try the F branch; if the final letter is open, S gives you the broadest set.

PAINT and PAINS share _AIN_, with T or S deciding the final slot. NANNY and RAINY show how the Y-ending branch differs.

Which matches score most in Scrabble?

JANNY leads at 15 Scrabble points, followed by YAWNY and FAWNY at 14. JAUNT and JANNS score 12 apiece, while FANNY, TAWNY, YAWNS, and FAWNS each score 11.

JAUNT is the more familiar 12-point choice; JANNS is a rarer alternative. Treat the score ranking as a guide to tile value, not proof that every game accepts every entry. Dictionary coverage differs, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar word.

How does this pattern fit Wordle?

Wordle's answer set contains 17 entries, and all 17 also belong to at least one tournament dictionary. The 86 allowed guesses make a larger pool than the answer subset. Try familiar matches such as PAINT, SAINT, and FAINT to test the frame; for 5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th letter, less common entries need a check against your game's accepted list.