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

6-letter words with A second and N fifth number 321, from familiar choices like HAVING and TALENT to rarer plays.

321 wordsTop pick HAVINGHighest score ZAZENS 24

61 of 321 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 2nd place, E is the most common 5th letter (1,299 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 61 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 61 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 321

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

  • AAHING10
  • BAAING9
  • BACONS10
  • BAIRNS8
  • BAJANS15
  • BAKING13
  • BALING9
  • BALUNS8
  • BANANA8
  • BANING9
  • BARING9
  • BARONG9
  • BARONS8
  • BARONY11
  • BASANS8
  • BASING9
  • BASINS8
  • BASONS8
  • BATING9
  • BATONS8
  • BAVINS11
  • BAYING12
  • CAAING9
  • CABANA10
  • CABINS10
  • CADENT9
  • CAGING10
  • CAIRNS8
  • CAIRNY11
  • CAKING13
  • CAMANS10
  • CANINE8
  • CANING9
  • CANONS8
  • CAPING11
  • CAPONS10
  • CARINA8
  • CARING9
  • CASING9
  • CASINI8
  • CASINO8
  • CATENA8
  • CAVING12
  • CAWING12
  • CAXONS15
  • DAEING8
  • DAMANS9
  • DAPHNE12
  • DARING8
  • DATING8
  • DAVENS10
  • DAWING11
  • DAYANS10
  • DAZING17
  • EANING7
  • EARING7
  • EASING7
  • EATING7
  • FAAING10
  • FACING12
  • FADING11
  • FAGINS10
  • FAINNE9
  • FAKING14
  • FAMINE11
  • FAMING12
  • FANONS9
  • FARAND10
  • FARINA9
  • FARING10
  • FATING10
  • FAXING17
  • FAYING13
  • FAZING19
  • GAEING8
  • GAGING9
  • GALANT7
  • GALENA7
  • GALING8
  • GAMINE9
  • GAMING10
  • GAMINS9
  • GAMONE9
  • GAPING10
  • GATING8
  • GAZING17
  • GAZONS16
  • HADING11
  • HAEING10
  • HALING10
  • HALONS9
  • HAMING12
  • HARING10
  • HATING10
  • HAUYNE12
  • HAVENS12
  • HAVING13
  • HAWING13
  • HAYING13
  • HAZANS18
  • HAZING19
  • JACANA15
  • JACENT15
  • JADING15
  • JAPANS15
  • JAPING16
  • JARINA13
  • JAWANS16
  • JAWING17
  • KAEING11
  • KAHUNA13
  • KALONG11
  • KATANA10
  • KAWING14
  • LACING9
  • LACUNA8
  • LACUNE8
  • LADENS7
  • LADING8
  • LADINO7
  • LAGANS7
  • LAGENA7
  • LAGEND8
  • LAGUNA7
  • LAGUNE7
  • LAKING11
  • LAKINS10
  • LALANG7
  • LAMENT8
  • LAMINA8
  • LAMING9
  • LAPINS8
  • LARINE6
  • LARYNX16
  • LASING7
  • LATENS6
  • LATENT6
  • LATINA6
  • LATINO6
  • LAUANS6
  • LAVING10
  • LAWINE9
  • LAWING10
  • LAWINS9
  • LAYING10
  • LAYINS9
  • LAZING16
  • MAAING9
  • MACING11
  • MACONS10
  • MAHANT11
  • MAKING13
  • MALINE8
  • MANANA8
  • MANENT8
  • MARINA8
  • MARINE8
  • MARONS8
  • MASING9
  • MASKNE12
  • MASONS8
  • MATING9
  • MATINS8
  • MAUNNA8
  • MAVENS11
  • MAVINS11
  • MAWING12
  • MAXING16
  • MAYING12
  • MAZING18
  • NAGANA7
  • NAIANT6
  • NAMING9
  • NAPING9
  • NARINE6
  • NATANT6
  • OARING7
  • PACING11
  • PADANG10
  • PAEANS8
  • PAEONS8
  • PAEONY11
  • PAGANS9
  • PAGING10
  • PALING9
  • PANING9
  • PANINI8
  • PANINO8
  • PARANG9
  • PARENS8
  • PARENT8
  • PARING9
  • PATENS8
  • PATENT8
  • PATINA8
  • PATINE8
  • PATINS8
  • PAVANE11
  • PAVANS11
  • PAVENS11
  • PAVING12
  • PAVINS11
  • PAVONE11
  • PAWING12
  • PAYING12
  • RACING9
  • RACINO8
  • RACONS8
  • RADONS7
  • RAGING8
  • RAGINI7
  • RAHING10
  • RAKING11
  • RAMENS8
  • RAMINS8
  • RAMONA8
  • RANINE6
  • RAPINE8
  • RAPING9
  • RAPINI8
  • RARING7
  • RASING7
  • RATANS6
  • RATANY9
  • RATINE6
  • RATING7
  • RAVENS9
  • RAVINE9
  • RAVING10
  • RAVINS9
  • RAWING10
  • RAWINS9
  • RAXING14
  • RAYING10
  • RAYONS9
  • RAZING16
  • SABINE8
  • SABINS8
  • SAFING10
  • SAGENE7
  • SALINA6
  • SALINE6
  • SALONS6
  • SAMANS8
  • SANING7
  • SAPANS8
  • SARANS6
  • SARING7
  • SARINS6
  • SARONG7
  • SASINE6
  • SASINS6
  • SATANG7
  • SATING7
  • SATINS6
  • SATINY9
  • SAVANT9
  • SAVINE9
  • SAVING10
  • SAVINS9
  • SAWING10
  • SAXONY16
  • SAYING10
  • SAYONS9
  • TABUNS8
  • TACANS8
  • TAEING7
  • TAGINE7
  • TAHINA9
  • TAHINI9
  • TAJINE13
  • TAKING11
  • TAKINS10
  • TALANT6
  • TALENT6
  • TALONS6
  • TAMANU8
  • TAMINE8
  • TAMING9
  • TAMINS8
  • TAPING9
  • TARAND7
  • TARING7
  • TASING7
  • TAUONS6
  • TAWING10
  • TAXING14
  • TAXONS13
  • VACANT11
  • VADING11
  • VAGINA10
  • VAHANA12
  • VAHINE12
  • VALINE9
  • VAPING12
  • VARANS9
  • VAXING17
  • WADING11
  • WAGING11
  • WAGONS10
  • WAHINE12
  • WAKANE13
  • WAKENS13
  • WAKING14
  • WALING10
  • WANING10
  • WARING10
  • WAVING13
  • WAXING17
  • WAYANG13
  • WAYING13
  • YAMENS11
  • YAMUNS11
  • YAPONS11
  • YAQONA18
  • YAWING13
  • ZAMANG18
  • ZAMANS17
  • ZANANA15
  • ZAYINS18
  • ZAZENS24
Letters by positionIn 61% of these words the 4th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. L10%
  2. R10%
  3. S9%
3rd letter
  1. R10%
  2. T9%
  3. M8%
4th letter
  1. I61%
  2. A15%
  3. O11%
6th letter
  1. G43%
  2. S27%
  3. E11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZAZENS tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 24 words
  2. 7 points: 32 words
  3. 88 points: 65 words
  4. 9 points: 55 words
  5. 1010 points: 43 words
  6. 11 points: 31 words
  7. 1212 points: 19 words
  8. 13 points: 17 words
  9. 1414 points: 5 words
  10. 15 points: 7 words
  11. 1616 points: 8 words
  12. 17 points: 7 words
  13. 1818 points: 5 words
  14. 19 points: 2 words
  15. 2020 points: 0 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZAZENS2425All three
HAZING1920All three
FAZING1921All three
MAZING1821All three
ZAMANG1821Collins only
YAQONA1818Collins only
ZAYINS1818All three
HAZANS1818All three
GAZING1720All three
WAXING1719All three
FAXING1719All three
JAWING1721All three

The fixed pattern is _A__N_: the first, third, fourth, and final letters remain open. HAVING, MAKING, and TAKING show how often this shape catches familiar -ing words, while TALENT and PARENT offer a different ending. Of the 321 entries, 61 are among the most common English words, so the list swings between everyday answers and specialist plays.

Quick facts about the A-and-N pattern

  • Exactly 321 six-letter words place A second and N fifth.
  • G is the most frequent final letter: 138 matches end that way.
  • Another 86 entries finish in S, far ahead of endings such as T.
  • HAVING, MAKING, and TAKING are recognizable examples ending in G.
  • ZAZENS leads the Scrabble scores at 24 points.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

HAVING, MAKING, TAKING, and SAYING all fit the same letter slots, but their shared -ING ending is only one route through the pattern. EATING, PAYING, and DATING also qualify; TALENT and PARENT show that the final two letters need not be -NG. L leads the starting letters with 33 matches, ahead of R at 31 and P and S at 28 each.

For a high-scoring Scrabble play, ZAZENS reaches 24 points, while HAZING and FAZING each score 19. Those totals make unusual letter combinations stand out, but the everyday examples are easier to recognize during a timed solve. Scores average 9.9 across the group.

How broad is the dictionary coverage?

The count changes by word list: Collins carries 312 matches, while NWL2023 lists 258 and ENABLE 233. A word accepted in one game may not work in another, so confirm any unfamiliar entry against your game's dictionary.

Endings narrow the A-and-N pattern fastest: G and S together account for most matches. The pattern has 321 entries overall, but only 61 are common, so a dictionary lookup matters once familiar forms such as SAVING or RACING are ruled out.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words place A second and N fifth?
The list holds 321 six-letter words, with A in slot two and N in slot five. Familiar examples include HAVING, MAKING, and TALENT. The fixed letters leave four slots open, so the list ranges from common words to less familiar tournament entries.
Which A-and-N word scores highest?
ZAZENS is the highest-scoring entry, at 24 Scrabble points. HAZING and FAZING follow at 19 points each. These scores reward uncommon letters, while everyday options such as MAKING are easier to spot but do not top the scoring list.
Do all games accept the same A-and-N words?
No, dictionary coverage differs: Collins lists 312 matches, NWL2023 258, and ENABLE 233. A bigger combined set is no guarantee that every entry works in your game. Confirm the list your puzzle or tournament uses.

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