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

The pattern is _A__N: lock A into the second spot and N at the end, then use the other three letters to narrow your guess. Familiar options include BACON, CABIN, EATEN, and WAGON. The count spans tournament dictionaries, but the lists differ: Collins has 97 matches and NWL2023 has 75, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

At a glance: the pattern and its standouts

• 98 words fit _A__N, and 21 are common by English word frequency.
• TAKEN, BACON, CABIN, and EATEN are familiar examples that match the fixed letters.
• B and S lead the starting-letter count, with 11 matches apiece.
• ZAZEN scores 23 points, the highest score among the listed matches.

Which 5-letter words with A second and N last are common?

TAKEN, BACON, CABIN, EATEN, HAVEN, and RAVEN are straightforward candidates when the clue gives you A second and N last. WAGON, BARON, SALON, and BASIN add different first and middle letters without changing the pattern.

Only 21 matches fall within the common-word group, so the full set quickly gets less familiar. Start with everyday words to test letters; keep entries such as TAKIN or MACON for cases where your game accepts less common vocabulary.

Score standouts and dictionary coverage

ZAZEN is the clear scoring outlier at 23 points. HAZAN and ZAYIN each score 17, while ZAMAN scores 16. These are less familiar than TAKEN or BACON, so a high tile score does not make an entry a safe guess in every game.

The pattern has 22 entries that match Wordle's answer list, and all 22 also appear in tournament dictionaries. That overlap makes this set more relevant to Wordle than a list built only from obscure legal plays, but it does not identify which guesses fit your revealed tiles.