5-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter

Those fixed middle letters leave 15 tournament-dictionary entries, but their endings spread across eight letters. Six rank among common English words, and six are Wordle answers. The familiar ANG- words are the obvious picks, while INGOT and several UNG- entries give you less expected options when the first letter is not A.

5-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter

• There are 15 matches across the covered tournament dictionaries.
• Seven words begin with A, five with U, and three with I.
• ANGRY is the top scorer at 9 points; the average score is 6.5.
• Six matches are common, and the Wordle answer count is also six.
• The final letters vary: T appears most often, on four words.

Which words fit the N-G pattern?

Start with ANGEL, ANGER, ANGLE, and ANGRY: they are recognizable choices among the 15 matches. ANGLO and ANGST share the same opening, while INGOT gives you a familiar option beginning with I.

The six common words and six Wordle answers are separate counts, so do not assume they name the same entries. There are 15 Wordle-allowed words in total. If A is ruled out by your grid, try an I- or U-starting candidate instead of spending another guess on the ANG- cluster.

How do the scores and dictionary lists compare?

ANGRY tops the group at 9 points, followed by UNGUM at 8. UNGAG and UNGOD score 7 each; ANGEL, ANGER, ANGLE, ANGLO, and ANGST score 6 apiece. The average is 6.5, so the top word stands out without making this a high-scoring pattern overall.

All 15 entries appear in Collins, versus 10 in NWL2023 and 9 in ENABLE. Dictionary acceptance differs by game, so confirm the list your game accepts before you play a less familiar entry such as UNGET or UNGOT. For 5-letter words with N second and G third, the safest move is to separate familiar guesses from dictionary-dependent ones.