5-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and S as the 4th letter

The pattern is _ _ N S _: N and S lock the middle positions, while the first two letters and final letter vary. SENSE, DENSE, TENSE, and RINSE are familiar options. The full set has 24 tournament-dictionary entries, but only four rank among the commonest English words, so expect plenty of less familiar choices.

How many 5-letter words have N third and S fourth?

• Twenty-four words fit the N-in-third, S-in-fourth pattern.
• SENSE, DENSE, TENSE, and RINSE are among the recognizable choices.
• The final letter is E for 10 words and Y for five.
• Collins accepts 23 matches, compared with 20 in NWL2023 and 18 in ENABLE.

Which matching words are familiar or useful in Wordle?

SENSE, DENSE, TENSE, and RINSE are the four common words in this set. They give you several ways to use the fixed NS pair without resorting immediately to obscure vocabulary. The other entries are much less common, so a crossword-style word list and a daily guessing game may feel quite different.

Five matches are Wordle answers, and all five are also in tournament dictionaries; the full set has 24 allowed guesses. The answer names are not broken out here, so treat the count as a clue rather than assuming every familiar example is an answer. Check your game's word list before relying on a rare guess.

What endings and scores stand out?

E is the leading final letter: 10 of the 24 matches end that way. Y comes next with five, followed by A with four. That makes SENSE, DENSE, TENSE, and RINSE good candidates when E remains open, while PANSY or TANSY fit a Y ending.

PANSY and MENSH tie for the top score at 10 points each; DONSY and DUNSH score nine. PANSY is the more recognizable scoring pick, while MENSH shows how an uncommon word can match it. The average score is 6.9, so the top score is a useful exception, not a typical result.

For a board play, keep the fixed middle pair in view and use the open first and last squares to test candidates. The 24 entries do not all appear in every tournament dictionary, so confirm a doubtful word in the list your game uses.