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

With E locked into slot two and N closing the word, the search narrows to 63 tournament-dictionary entries. Familiar choices include LEARN, SEVEN, BEGIN, and LEMON, but only 17 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. A pattern match is not a promise that every game accepts every candidate.

What stands out in this letter pattern?

• The pattern has 63 matches across the tournament dictionaries used for this count.
• Every match ends in N, so the last-letter slot is fixed for every candidate.
• R leads the first-letter group with 15 words, ahead of S with 10 and D with 7.
• Just 17 entries rank among the 25,000 most common English words, leaving many less familiar choices.
• XENON, JETON, and REJON tie for the highest listed Scrabble value at 12 points.

Can this pattern narrow a Wordle search?

Twenty of the 63 words match the Wordle answer list, and all 20 also appear in a tournament dictionary. That makes the pattern a real Wordle filter, not just a broad word-game query. Keep the final N fixed while testing the open slots.

The raw answer-list match count is also 20, so tournament-dictionary membership removes none of those answers. The wider pool includes less familiar words; check your game's word list before relying on an obscure candidate.

Which 5-letter words have E second and N fifth?

LEARN, SEVEN, BEGAN, BEGIN, BEGUN, LEMON, and DEMON give you recognizable options. The first letter is not evenly spread: R starts 15 matches, while S starts 10. Start with those groups when you need several candidates quickly.

XENON, JETON, and REJON each score 12 points in the listed Scrabble values, while VEGAN scores 9. The average score across the pattern is 7.7. X and J lift the leaders, but the familiar words are easier to recall during a timed solve.