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

With R fixed in slot two and N in slot four, the pattern is _R_N_. The 96 matches range from familiar words such as WRONG, FRONT, BRAND, and DRINK to less familiar tournament entries. Only 29 are among the most frequent English words, so start with recognizable options and use the fixed positions to narrow the possibilities.

5-letter words with R second and N fourth: at a glance

• 96 tournament-dictionary words fit the _R_N_ pattern.
• 29 matches are among the most common English words.
• B leads the first-letter count with 15 matches; T follows with 14.
• K and T tie as final letters at 15 matches each; E and S have 14 apiece.
• 34 matches are Wordle answers, and 94 are allowed guesses.

How should you use the R-and-N pattern?

Wordle has 34 answer-list matches and 94 allowed guesses for this pattern. WRONG, FRONT, BRING, GRAND, DRINK, BRAND, and TREND are recognizable examples, though they are not confirmed answers. Keep R and N fixed, then test plausible first and final letters.

B leads the first-letter count with 15, followed by T at 14, P at 11, and G at 10. The pattern leaves a varied first slot. At the end, K and T tie at 15 each, ahead of E and S at 14 apiece.

Scrabble rewards rarer candidates: KRANZ scores 18 before premium squares, GRENZ 15, and TRANQ 14. FRANK scores 12; PRANK and CRANK score 11 each. KRANZ beats familiar BRAND on face value, but a high score does not make it an easier play.

Comparing nearby patterns shows how one slot changes the pool: keeping N fourth and using O second gives 105 matches; keeping R second and changing the fourth letter to E gives 104, compared with 96 here.

Collins has 94 matches, versus 68 in NWL2023 and 63 in ENABLE, so confirm an obscure candidate is in your game's word list. For 5-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th letter, the combined count differs by game.