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

The fixed pattern is _ _ A _ _ N, so every answer ends in N while the first, second, fourth, and fifth letters remain open. Familiar options include season, reason, heaven, and weapon; the scoring leaders include less common entries such as khazen and chazan. Only 17 matches fall among the most common English words.

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

• There are 90 tournament-dictionary matches for the A-third, N-sixth pattern.
• Every match ends in N; season, reason, and heaven are recognizable examples.
• S is the most frequent starting letter, with 16 matches beginning that way.
• KH​​AZEN leads the scoring examples, ahead of chazan and bhajan.
• The pattern has 17 common words, while 67 matches have definitions.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

Season, reason, heaven, weapon, and dragon show how many ordinary words fit _ _ A _ _ N. Beaten, shaken, and weaken add familiar verb forms, while beacon and deacon offer another clear pair. These are better first checks than obscure entries when you are solving from a partial pattern.

The starting letters give you a practical search order: S leads with 16 words, followed by C with 9 and D with 8. B and G each start 7 matches. If the first tile is unknown, trying S before a rarer opener narrows the list quickly.

What should you know before playing these words?

For Scrabble scoring, khazen is the standout listed example, followed by chazan and bhajan; amazon, brazen, and klaxon also appear among the stronger options. Score depends on board placement, so a word’s base value is not the whole move. The unusual high scorers are less familiar than season or reason.

This pattern is much smaller than the A-third words ending in S, which number 666. Many entries are uncommon, and dictionary coverage differs across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Check your game's word list before relying on a rare form.