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6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter

There are 452 6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter, from common picks like CANADA to high-scoring ZANZAS.

452 wordsTop pick WANTEDHighest score ZANZAS 24

69 of 452 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (570 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 69 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 69 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 452

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BANAKS12
  • BANANA8
  • BANCOS10
  • BANDAR9
  • BANDAS9
  • BANDED10
  • BANDER9
  • BANDHS12
  • BANDIT9
  • BANDOG10
  • BANGED10
  • BANGER9
  • BANGLE9
  • BANIAN8
  • BANIAS8
  • BANING9
  • BANISH11
  • BANJAX22
  • BANJOS15
  • BANKED13
  • BANKER12
  • BANKET12
  • BANKIT12
  • BANNED9
  • BANNER8
  • BANNET8
  • BANTAM10
  • BANTED9
  • BANTER8
  • BANTUS8
  • BANYAN11
  • BANZAI17
  • CANADA9
  • CANALS8
  • CANAPE10
  • CANARD9
  • CANARY11
  • CANCAN10
  • CANCEL10
  • CANCER10
  • CANCHA13
  • CANDID10
  • CANDIE9
  • CANDLE9
  • CANDOR9
  • CANEHS11
  • CANERS8
  • CANFUL11
  • CANGLE9
  • CANGUE9
  • CANIDS9
  • CANIER8
  • CANINE8
  • CANING9
  • CANKER12
  • CANKLE12
  • CANNAE8
  • CANNAS8
  • CANNED9
  • CANNEL8
  • CANNER8
  • CANNIE8
  • CANNON8
  • CANNOT8
  • CANOED9
  • CANOER8
  • CANOES8
  • CANOLA8
  • CANONS8
  • CANOPY13
  • CANSOS8
  • CANTAL8
  • CANTAR8
  • CANTED9
  • CANTER8
  • CANTHI11
  • CANTIC10
  • CANTLE8
  • CANTON8
  • CANTOR8
  • CANTOS8
  • CANTUS8
  • CANULA8
  • CANVAS11
  • CANYON11
  • DANCED10
  • DANCER9
  • DANCES9
  • DANCEY12
  • DANDER8
  • DANDLE8
  • DANGED9
  • DANGER8
  • DANGLE8
  • DANGLY11
  • DANIOS7
  • DANISH10
  • DANKER11
  • DANKLY14
  • DANSAK11
  • DANTED8
  • DANTON7
  • EANING7
  • FANALS9
  • FANART9
  • FANBOY14
  • FANDED11
  • FANDOM12
  • FANEGA10
  • FANFIC14
  • FANGAS10
  • FANGED11
  • FANGLE10
  • FANGOS10
  • FANION9
  • FANJET16
  • FANKLE13
  • FANNED10
  • FANNEL9
  • FANNER9
  • FANONS9
  • FANTAD10
  • FANTOD10
  • FANTOM11
  • FANUMS11
  • GANDER8
  • GANEFS10
  • GANEVS10
  • GANGED9
  • GANGER8
  • GANGLE8
  • GANGLY11
  • GANGUE8
  • GANJAH17
  • GANJAS14
  • GANKED12
  • GANNED8
  • GANNET7
  • GANOFS10
  • GANOID8
  • GANOIN7
  • GANSEY10
  • GANTED8
  • GANTRY10
  • HANAPS11
  • HANCES11
  • HANDAX17
  • HANDED11
  • HANDER10
  • HANDLE10
  • HANDSY13
  • HANGAR10
  • HANGED11
  • HANGER10
  • HANGIS10
  • HANGRY13
  • HANGUL10
  • HANGUP12
  • HANIWA12
  • HANJAR16
  • HANKED14
  • HANKER13
  • HANKIE13
  • HANSAS9
  • HANSEL9
  • HANSES9
  • HANSOM11
  • HANTED10
  • HANTLE9
  • JANDAL14
  • JANGLE14
  • JANGLY17
  • JANKER17
  • JANNEY16
  • JANSKY20
  • JANTEE13
  • KANAKA14
  • KANBAN12
  • KANEHS13
  • KANGAS11
  • KANGHA14
  • KANJIS17
  • KANSES10
  • KANTAR10
  • KANTED11
  • KANTEN10
  • KANTHA13
  • KANUKA14
  • KANZUS19
  • LANAIS6
  • LANATE6
  • LANCED9
  • LANCER8
  • LANCES8
  • LANCET8
  • LANDAU7
  • LANDED8
  • LANDER7
  • LANDES7
  • LANELY9
  • LANGAR7
  • LANGER7
  • LANGUE7
  • LANGUR7
  • LANKED11
  • LANKER10
  • LANKLY13
  • LANNER6
  • LANOSE6
  • LANUGO7
  • MANAGE9
  • MANAIA8
  • MANANA8
  • MANATI8
  • MANATS8
  • MANATU8
  • MANAWA11
  • MANCHE13
  • MANCUS10
  • MANDIR9
  • MANDIS9
  • MANDOM11
  • MANEBS10
  • MANEGE9
  • MANEHS11
  • MANENT8
  • MANFUL11
  • MANGAL9
  • MANGAS9
  • MANGED10
  • MANGEL9
  • MANGER9
  • MANGES9
  • MANGEY12
  • MANGLE9
  • MANGOS9
  • MANIAC10
  • MANIAS8
  • MANICS10
  • MANIES8
  • MANILA8
  • MANIOC10
  • MANITO8
  • MANITU8
  • MANNAN8
  • MANNAS8
  • MANNED9
  • MANNER8
  • MANOAO8
  • MANORS8
  • MANQUE17
  • MANRED9
  • MANSES8
  • MANTAS8
  • MANTEL8
  • MANTES8
  • MANTIC10
  • MANTID9
  • MANTIS8
  • MANTLE8
  • MANTOS8
  • MANTRA8
  • MANTUA8
  • MANUAL8
  • MANUKA12
  • MANULS8
  • MANURE8
  • NANCES8
  • NANDIN7
  • NANDOO7
  • NANDUS7
  • NANISM8
  • NANKIN10
  • NANNAS6
  • NANNIE6
  • NANOBE8
  • NANOOK10
  • PANADA9
  • PANAMA10
  • PANARY11
  • PANCES10
  • PANDAN9
  • PANDAR9
  • PANDAS9
  • PANDER9
  • PANDIT9
  • PANEER8
  • PANELS8
  • PANFRY14
  • PANFUL11
  • PANGAS9
  • PANGED10
  • PANGEN9
  • PANICK14
  • PANICS10
  • PANIER8
  • PANIMS10
  • PANING9
  • PANINI8
  • PANINO8
  • PANISC10
  • PANISK12
  • PANNED9
  • PANNER8
  • PANNES8
  • PANNUS8
  • PANTED9
  • PANTER8
  • PANTIE8
  • PANTON8
  • PANTOS8
  • PANTRY11
  • PANTUN8
  • PANZER17
  • QANATS15
  • RANCED9
  • RANCEL8
  • RANCES8
  • RANCHO11
  • RANCID9
  • RANCOR8
  • RANDAN7
  • RANDED8
  • RANDEM9
  • RANDIE7
  • RANDOM9
  • RANDON7
  • RANDOS7
  • RANEES6
  • RANGED8
  • RANGER7
  • RANGES7
  • RANGIS7
  • RANIDS7
  • RANINE6
  • RANKED11
  • RANKER10
  • RANKES10
  • RANKLE10
  • RANKLY13
  • RANSEL6
  • RANSOM8
  • RANTED7
  • RANTER6
  • RANULA6
  • RANZEL15
  • SANCAI8
  • SANCHO11
  • SANCTA8
  • SANDAL7
  • SANDED8
  • SANDEK11
  • SANDER7
  • SANDHI10
  • SANELY9
  • SANEST6
  • SANGAR7
  • SANGAS7
  • SANGER7
  • SANGHA10
  • SANGHS10
  • SANGOS7
  • SANIES6
  • SANIFY12
  • SANING7
  • SANITY9
  • SANJAK17
  • SANKOS10
  • SANNIE6
  • SANNOP8
  • SANNUP8
  • SANPAN8
  • SANPRO8
  • SANSAR6
  • SANSAS6
  • SANSEI6
  • SANTAL6
  • SANTIM8
  • SANTIR6
  • SANTOL6
  • SANTON6
  • SANTOS6
  • SANTUR6
  • TANDEM9
  • TANGAS7
  • TANGED8
  • TANGIE7
  • TANGIS7
  • TANGLE7
  • TANGLY10
  • TANGOS7
  • TANGUN7
  • TANIST6
  • TANKAS10
  • TANKED11
  • TANKER10
  • TANKIA10
  • TANNAH9
  • TANNAS6
  • TANNED7
  • TANNER6
  • TANNIC8
  • TANNIE6
  • TANNIN6
  • TANNOY9
  • TANREC8
  • TANTOS6
  • TANTRA6
  • TANUKI10
  • VANDAL10
  • VANDAS10
  • VANISH12
  • VANITY12
  • VANMAN11
  • VANMEN11
  • VANNED10
  • VANNER9
  • WANDER10
  • WANDLE10
  • WANDOO10
  • WANGAN10
  • WANGLE10
  • WANGUN10
  • WANIER9
  • WANING10
  • WANION9
  • WANKED14
  • WANKER13
  • WANKLE13
  • WANNED10
  • WANNEL9
  • WANNER9
  • WANTED10
  • WANTER9
  • WANTON9
  • WANZED19
  • WANZES18
  • YANKED14
  • YANKER13
  • YANKIE13
  • YANQUI18
  • YANTRA9
  • ZANANA15
  • ZANDER16
  • ZANIED16
  • ZANIER15
  • ZANIES15
  • ZANILY18
  • ZANJAS22
  • ZANTES15
  • ZANZAS24
  • ZANZES24
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. M13%
  2. C12%
  3. P8%
4th letter
  1. G15%
  2. T14%
  3. D12%
5th letter
  1. E33%
  2. A14%
  3. O10%
6th letter
  1. S22%
  2. R15%
  3. D12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZANZAS tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 30 words
  2. 7 points: 39 words
  3. 88 points: 109 words
  4. 9 points: 79 words
  5. 1010 points: 75 words
  6. 11 points: 38 words
  7. 1212 points: 19 words
  8. 13 points: 18 words
  9. 1414 points: 14 words
  10. 15 points: 7 words
  11. 1616 points: 5 words
  12. 17 points: 9 words
  13. 1818 points: 3 words
  14. 19 points: 2 words
  15. 2020 points: 1 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 2 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZANZAS2425All three
ZANZES2425Collins only
BANJAX2226All three
ZANJAS2225Collins only
JANSKY2022Collins only
KANZUS1921Collins · NWL
WANZED1920Collins only
YANQUI1819All three
WANZES1819Collins only
ZANILY1819All three
PANZER1719All three
BANZAI1719All three

The fixed middle pair narrows the search, but the first and last letters still leave plenty of options. M begins the largest group, with 57 words; C follows with 53. Only 69 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so familiar examples are mixed with specialist vocabulary and less everyday game answers.

At a glance: the leading letters and scores

  • The pattern matches 452 six-letter words in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • M is the most common first letter, with 57 matches; C has 53.
  • S is the most common final letter, appearing in 101 matches; R appears in 67.
  • ZANZAS and ZANZES each score 24 points in Scrabble, the top scores here.
  • The average Scrabble score is 9.7 points, while 69 words are among the most frequent English entries.

Which words are easiest to recognize?

CANADA, CANCER, CANNOT, HANDLE, DANGER, RANDOM, MANNER, MANAGE, and CANCEL are familiar examples that fit the pattern. BANANA, CANNON, and CANVAS offer other clear letter combinations when you are scanning a rack or solving a clue.

The first-letter spread has a useful tilt: M leads with 57 words, just ahead of C at 53, while P and S each begin 37. At the other end, S closes 101 words. If the final tile is still unknown, testing S before less frequent endings is a sound first check.

6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter

The dictionary totals differ: Collins includes 437 of these words, NWL2023 includes 330, and ENABLE includes 293. That gap matters in tournament play; a word accepted in one list may not work in another. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

For Scrabble, ZANZAS and ZANZES top the scoring group at 24 points each, while BANJAX scores 22. Those are striking rack plays, but they are rare vocabulary rather than everyday choices. CANADA or CANNOT is easier to recognize when you need an everyday word.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have A second and N third?
There are 452 matching six-letter words. They include familiar entries such as CANADA, CANCER, and HANDLE, alongside less common words. The count includes words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary, rather than every possible entry in a general word database.
Which first letter appears most often in this pattern?
M is the most frequent first letter, starting 57 matching words. C comes next with 53, while P and S each start 37. If you have the middle pair and are testing a possible opening tile, M and C give you the largest groups to check first.
What is the highest Scrabble score among these words?
ZANZAS and ZANZES each score 24 points, the highest scores among the matching words. BANJAX follows at 22. These high-value options are uncommon, so check that your game's dictionary accepts a word before relying on it during play.

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