6-letter words with A as the 4th letter and N as the 5th letter

271 6-letter words with A in the 4th position and N in the 5th, from ISLAND to BYZANT.

271 wordsTop pick ISLANDHighest score BYZANT 20

24 of 271 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

4th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 4th place, N is the most common 5th letter (271 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 24 · most-used first

ISLAND₇
DEMAND₁₀
HUMANS₁₁
INSANE₆
EXPAND₁₆
BANANA₈
ORGANS₇
INFANT₉
ROMANS₈
TITANS₆
INLAND₇
VACANT₁₁
TENANT₆
OCEANS₈
STRAND₇
MUTANT₈
HUMANE₁₁
DURANT₇
BOTANY₁₁
TYRANT₉
EXTANT₁₃
CLEANS₈
LEVANT₉
SPRANG₉

All valid words 271

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

ACTANT₈
ADHANS₁₀
ADLAND₈
AIDANT₇
AJWANS₁₆
ALKANE₁₀
AMBANS₁₀
AMMANS₁₀
ARCANA₈
ARCANE₈
ARGAND₈
ARGANS₇
ARRANT₆
ARUANA₆
ASKANT₁₀
ASLANT₆
ATMANS₈
AVIANS₉
BAJANS₁₅
BANANA₈
BASANS₈
BEFANA₁₁
BEJANT₁₅
BESANG₉
BEZANT₁₇
BOGANS₉
BORANE₈
BOTANY₁₁
BURANS₈
BUTANE₈
BYLANE₁₁
BYZANT₂₀
CABANA₁₀
CAMANS₁₀
CETANE₈
CHOANA₁₁
CLEANS₈
COTANS₈
COWANS₁₁
CREANT₈
CRIANT₈
CUBANE₁₀
DAMANS₉
DAYANS₁₀
DECANE₉
DECANI₉
DECANS₉
DECANT₉
DEDANS₈
DEFANG₁₁
DEMAND₁₀
DEMANS₉
DESAND₈
DEWANI₁₀
DEWANS₁₀
DHYANA₁₃
DIVANS₁₀
DIWANS₁₀
DOPANT₉
DOTANT₇
DOUANE₇
DURANT₇
ELUANT₆
ELVANS₉
EMBANK₁₄
ENFANT₉
ENRANK₁₀
EQUANT₁₅
ERLANG₇
ERRAND₇
ERRANT₆
ETHANE₉
EXPAND₁₆
EXTANT₁₃
FARAND₁₀
FORANE₉
FRIAND₁₀
FURANE₉
FURANS₉
GALANT₇
GELANT₇
GITANA₇
GITANO₇
GLEANS₇
GOBANG₁₀
GOBANS₉
GOWANS₁₀
GOWANY₁₃
GROANS₇
GYRANT₁₀
HAZANS₁₈
HEXANE₁₆
HOGANS₁₀
HONANS₉
HUMANE₁₁
HUMANS₁₁
IGUANA₇
IMMANE₁₀
INCANT₈
INFANT₉
INGANS₇
INLAND₇
INSANE₆
ISLAND₇
ISTANA₆
JACANA₁₅
JAPANS₁₅
JAWANS₁₆
JURANT₁₃
KATANA₁₀
KISANS₁₀
KOBANG₁₃
KOBANS₁₂
KULANS₁₀
LAGANS₇
LALANG₇
LAUANS₆
LEMANS₈
LEVANT₉
LIBANT₈
LIGAND₈
LIGANS₇
LIMANS₈
LITANY₉
LOGANS₇
LOHANS₉
LORANS₆
LOWANS₉
MAHANT₁₁
MANANA₈
MELANO₈
MOPANE₁₀
MOPANI₁₀
MOVANT₁₁
MUSANG₉
MUTANT₈
NAGANA₇
NAIANT₆
NATANT₆
NONANE₆
NUTANT₆
OCEANS₈
OCTANE₈
OCTANS₈
OCTANT₈
OPTANT₈
ORGANA₇
ORGANS₇
OURANG₇
OXGANG₁₅
OXLAND₁₄
PADANG₁₀
PAEANS₈
PAGANS₉
PARANG₉
PAVANE₁₁
PAVANS₁₁
PECANS₁₀
PEDANT₉
PEKANS₁₂
PENANG₉
PESANT₈
PEZANT₁₇
PINANG₉
PIRANA₈
PLIANT₈
POWANS₁₁
PUCANS₁₀
PURANA₈
PYRANS₁₁
QUEANS₁₅
RATANS₆
RATANY₉
RECANE₈
RECANT₈
REDANS₇
REHANG₁₀
RELAND₇
REMAND₉
REMANS₈
REPAND₉
RIBAND₉
ROBAND₉
ROMANO₈
ROMANS₈
ROTANS₆
ROWANS₉
SAMANS₈
SAPANS₈
SARANS₆
SATANG₇
SAVANT₉
SCRANS₈
SECANT₈
SEDANS₇
SEJANT₁₃
SERANG₇
SEWANS₉
SHRANK₁₃
SILANE₆
SKEANE₁₀
SKEANS₁₀
SKRANS₁₀
SLOANS₆
SOLAND₇
SOLANO₆
SOLANS₆
SOMANS₈
SONANT₆
SOWANS₉
SPEANS₈
SPRANG₉
STEANE₆
STEANS₆
STRAND₇
STRANG₇
SUGANS₇
TACANS₈
TALANT₆
TAMANU₈
TARAND₇
TENANT₆
TETANY₉
THRANG₁₀
TISANE₆
TITANS₆
TOLANE₆
TOLANS₆
TOMANS₈
TONANT₆
TORANA₆
TORANS₆
TRUANT₆
TYRANS₉
TYRANT₉
UHLANS₉
UNBANS₈
UNHAND₁₀
UNHANG₁₀
UNMANS₈
UPGANG₁₀
UPHAND₁₂
UPHANG₁₂
UPLAND₉
URBANE₈
URMANS₈
VACANT₁₁
VAHANA₁₂
VARANS₉
VEGANS₁₀
VIMANA₁₁
VOLANT₉
VORANT₉
WAKANE₁₃
WAYANG₁₃
WESAND₁₀
WEZAND₁₉
WIGANS₁₀
WITANS₉
WOMANS₁₁
XYLANS₁₆
YOJANA₁₆
YOJANS₁₆
YULANS₉
ZAMANG₁₈
ZAMANS₁₇
ZANANA₁₅
ZELANT₁₅
ZENANA₁₅
ZIGANS₁₆
ZUPANS₁₇

Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 6th letter is S.

1st letter

S11%
D7%
P7%

2nd letter

O18%
A17%
E17%

3rd letter

R13%
L10%
T10%

6th letter

S38%
T20%
E10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; BYZANT tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 33 words
7 points: 35 words
88 points: 54 words
9 points: 49 words
1010 points: 41 words
11 points: 17 words
1212 points: 5 words
13 points: 9 words
1414 points: 2 words
15 points: 10 words
1616 points: 8 words
17 points: 4 words
1818 points: 2 words
19 points: 1 words
2020 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BYZANT	20	21	All three
WEZAND	19	20	Collins only
HAZANS	18	18	All three
ZAMANG	18	21	Collins only
BEZANT	17	19	All three
PEZANT	17	19	Collins only
ZAMANS	17	19	Collins only
ZUPANS	17	20	Collins only
EXPAND	16	18	All three
YOJANA	16	18	Collins only
HEXANE	16	16	All three
JAWANS	16	19	All three

The fixed middle gives you the pattern _ _ _ A N _, but the first three letters leave plenty of room for different word shapes. Of the 271 tournament-dictionary entries, just 24 count among the commonest English words. The list ranges from familiar choices such as ISLAND to high-scoring, less familiar options such as BYZANT.

At a glance: the A-N pattern

271 six-letter entries have A fourth and N fifth.
Only 24 fall inside the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
205 entries have a definition in the included word resources.
A final S covers 102 matches; T is a distant second with 53.
BYZANT tops the scoring examples at 20 points.

Which words fit the _ _ _ A N _ pattern?

ISLAND, DEMAND, HUMANS, INSANE, and EXPAND show how varied the first three letters can be. Each keeps A and N locked into the same positions, while the opening can be a familiar noun, verb, or adjective.

The final letter skews strongly toward S: 102 matches end that way, nearly twice the 53 that end in T. Examples include ORGANS, OCEANS, and TITANS. If your clue also points to a plural or a word ending in S, start there.

First letters offer a smaller filter. S opens 30 matches; D adds 20 and P 19. That makes STRAND a useful pattern check, while DEMAND and INFANT show other openings.

How to use the A-fourth, N-fifth pattern

Write the known letters as _ _ _ A N _ before testing possible openings.
For a likely S ending, check words such as ORGANS, OCEANS, and TITANS first.
When scoring matters, BYZANT is the standout at 20 points; WEZAND follows at 19.
Treat familiarity and game validity as separate checks: only 24 entries are common, and dictionary coverage differs.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words fit A fourth and N fifth?

There are 271 such entries. A sits in slot four and N closes every match, and ISLAND, DEMAND, and EXPAND are familiar examples. The total counts any word a tournament dictionary accepts, so the usable set depends on the game you play.

Which word tops the scoring list for this pattern?

BYZANT scores 20 points, the best in this group. WEZAND follows at 19, while HAZANS and ZAMANG each reach 18. Board bonuses can lift any of them, so compare positions before committing.

Which opening letters appear most often for this pattern?

S is the most common opening letter, starting 30 matches. D follows with 20 and P with 19. STRAND and DEMAND show how the first letter can anchor a familiar word, while other openings reach rarer territory. With the middle letters fixed, testing a likely initial narrows the field quickly.

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