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

6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter number 313, including CENTER, SENIOR, and the 20-point word BENZYL.

313 wordsTop pick CENTERHighest score BENZYL 20

57 of 313 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd 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

3rd 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 E in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (372 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 57 · most-used first

CENTER₈
CENTRE₈
SENIOR₆
MENTAL₈
SENATE₆
LENGTH₁₀
GENDER₈
DENIED₈
TENNIS₆
GENIUS₇
CENSUS₈
GENTLE₇
DENTAL₇
RENTAL₆
TENDER₇
GENTLY₁₀
GENEVA₁₀
DENIAL₇
PENCIL₁₀
MENTOR₈
TENURE₆
SENSES₆
SENSOR₆
VENUES₉
RENTED₇
VENDOR₁₀
RENDER₇
TENANT₆
LENSES₆
TENDED₈
DENIES₇
GENRES₇
GENOME₉
LENDER₇
FENCES₁₁
MENACE₁₀
BENIGN₉
BENDER₉
FENDER₁₀
GENERA₇
PENNED₉
CENSOR₈
SENSED₇
TENDON₇
DENOTE₇
SENDER₇
SENECA₈
GENTRY₁₀

Showing the top 48 of 57 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 313

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

AENEUS₆
BENAME₁₀
BENCHY₁₆
BENDAY₁₂
BENDED₁₀
BENDEE₉
BENDER₉
BENDYS₁₂
BENETS₈
BENIGN₉
BENJES₁₅
BENNES₈
BENNET₈
BENNIS₈
BENTOS₈
BENUMB₁₂
BENZAL₁₇
BENZIL₁₇
BENZIN₁₇
BENZOL₁₇
BENZYL₂₀
CENDRE₉
CENOTE₈
CENSED₉
CENSER₈
CENSES₈
CENSOR₈
CENSUS₈
CENTAI₈
CENTAL₈
CENTAS₈
CENTER₈
CENTOS₈
CENTRA₈
CENTRE₈
CENTRY₁₁
CENTUM₁₀
DENARI₇
DENARS₇
DENARY₁₀
DENAYS₁₀
DENETS₇
DENGUE₈
DENIAL₇
DENIED₈
DENIER₇
DENIES₇
DENIMS₉
DENNED₈
DENNET₇
DENOTE₇
DENSER₇
DENTAL₇
DENTED₈
DENTEL₇
DENTEX₁₄
DENTIL₇
DENTIN₇
DENUDE₈
FENCED₁₂
FENCER₁₁
FENCES₁₁
FENDED₁₁
FENDER₁₀
FENING₁₀
FENMAN₁₁
FENMEN₁₁
FENNEC₁₁
FENNEL₉
GENDER₈
GENERA₇
GENETS₇
GENEVA₁₀
GENIAL₇
GENIES₇
GENIPS₉
GENIUS₇
GENNED₈
GENNEL₇
GENNET₇
GENOAS₇
GENOME₉
GENOMS₉
GENRES₇
GENROS₇
GENTES₇
GENTIL₇
GENTLE₇
GENTLY₁₀
GENTOO₇
GENTRY₁₀
HENBIT₁₁
HENDED₁₁
HENGES₁₀
HENLEY₁₂
HENNAS₉
HENNED₁₀
HENNER₉
HENNIN₉
HENRYS₁₂
HENTED₁₀
JENNET₁₃
KENAFS₁₃
KENDOS₁₁
KENNED₁₁
KENNEL₁₀
KENNER₁₀
KENNET₁₀
KENTED₁₁
KENTES₁₀
KENTIA₁₀
LENDER₇
LENGED₈
LENGER₇
LENGTH₁₀
LENIFY₁₂
LENITE₆
LENITY₉
LENSED₇
LENSES₆
LENTEN₆
LENTIC₈
LENTIL₆
LENTOR₆
LENTOS₆
LENVOY₁₂
MENACE₁₀
MENADS₉
MENAGE₉
MENDED₁₀
MENDER₉
MENEER₈
MENGED₁₀
MENGES₉
MENHIR₁₁
MENIAL₈
MENING₉
MENINX₁₅
MENSAE₈
MENSAL₈
MENSAS₈
MENSCH₁₃
MENSED₉
MENSES₈
MENTAL₈
MENTEE₈
MENTOR₈
MENTOS₈
MENTUM₁₀
MENUDO₉
MENYIE₁₁
PENANG₉
PENCEL₁₀
PENCES₁₀
PENCIL₁₀
PENDED₁₀
PENFUL₁₁
PENGOS₉
PENIAL₈
PENIES₈
PENILE₈
PENILL₈
PENING₉
PENMAN₁₀
PENMEN₁₀
PENNAE₈
PENNAL₈
PENNED₉
PENNER₈
PENNES₈
PENNIA₈
PENNIS₈
PENNON₈
PENSEE₈
PENSEL₈
PENSIL₈
PENSUM₁₀
PENTAD₉
PENTEL₈
PENTYL₁₁
PENULT₈
PENURY₁₁
RENAIL₆
RENAME₈
RENAYS₉
RENDED₈
RENDER₇
RENEGE₇
RENEST₆
RENEWS₉
RENEYS₉
RENGAS₇
RENIED₇
RENIES₆
RENIGS₇
RENINS₆
RENKER₁₀
RENNED₇
RENNES₆
RENNET₆
RENNIN₆
RENOWN₉
RENTAL₆
RENTED₇
RENTER₆
RENTES₆
RENVOI₉
RENVOY₁₂
SENARY₉
SENATE₆
SENDAL₇
SENDED₈
SENDER₇
SENDUP₉
SENECA₈
SENEGA₇
SENHOR₉
SENILE₆
SENIOR₆
SENITI₆
SENNAS₆
SENNET₆
SENNIT₆
SENORA₆
SENORS₆
SENRYU₉
SENSED₇
SENSEI₆
SENSES₆
SENSIS₆
SENSOR₆
SENSUM₈
SENTED₇
SENTRY₉
TENACE₈
TENAIL₆
TENANT₆
TENDED₈
TENDER₇
TENDON₇
TENDRE₇
TENDUS₇
TENESI₆
TENETS₆
TENGES₇
TENIAE₆
TENIAS₆
TENNER₆
TENNES₆
TENNIS₆
TENNOS₆
TENONS₆
TENORS₆
TENOUR₆
TENPIN₈
TENREC₈
TENSED₇
TENSER₆
TENSES₆
TENSON₆
TENSOR₆
TENTED₇
TENTER₆
TENTHS₉
TENTIE₆
TENUES₆
TENUIS₆
TENURE₆
TENUTI₆
TENUTO₆
TENZON₁₅
VENDED₁₁
VENDEE₁₀
VENDER₁₀
VENDIS₁₀
VENDOR₁₀
VENDUE₁₀
VENEER₉
VENENE₉
VENERY₁₂
VENEWE₁₂
VENEYS₁₂
VENGED₁₁
VENGER₁₀
VENGES₁₀
VENIAL₉
VENINE₉
VENINS₉
VENIRE₉
VENITE₉
VENNEL₉
VENOMS₁₁
VENOSE₉
VENOUS₉
VENTED₁₀
VENTER₉
VENTIL₉
VENTRE₉
VENUES₉
VENULE₉
WENDED₁₁
WENGES₁₀
XENIAL₁₃
XENIAS₁₃
XENIUM₁₅
XENONS₁₃
YENNED₁₀
YENTAS₉
YENTES₉
ZENANA₁₅
ZENDIK₂₀
ZENDOS₁₆
ZENITH₁₈

Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

T12%
P10%
V9%

4th letter

T18%
I13%
N13%

5th letter

E37%
A10%
I9%

6th letter

S27%
E12%
R12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

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

66 points: 54 words
7 points: 49 words
88 points: 61 words
9 points: 54 words
1010 points: 41 words
11 points: 21 words
1212 points: 12 words
13 points: 6 words
1414 points: 1 words
15 points: 5 words
1616 points: 2 words
17 points: 4 words
1818 points: 1 words
19 points: 0 words
2020 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BENZYL	20	22	All three
ZENDIK	20	21	Collins only
ZENITH	18	18	All three
BENZIN	17	20	All three
BENZAL	17	20	All three
BENZOL	17	20	All three
BENZIL	17	20	Collins only
BENCHY	16	17	Collins only
ZENDOS	16	17	NWL only
ZENANA	15	17	All three
MENINX	15	18	All three
BENJES	15	19	Collins only

The fixed pattern is _EN___: E occupies the second slot, N the third, and any letters can fill the remaining spaces. Familiar choices include CENTER, MENTAL, TENNIS, and GENTLE, while BENZYL and ZENDIK stand out for Scrabble scoring. The count covers words in at least one tournament dictionary, so it is broader than a single game's accepted list.

The _EN___ pattern at a glance

There are 313 six-letter words with E second and N third in the tournament-dictionary count.
CENTER, CENTRE, SENIOR, and MENTAL are recognizable examples that fit the pattern.
T begins the most matches, with 37; P follows with 31.
S is the most common final letter, appearing in 83 matches.
BENZYL and ZENDIK tie for the top score at 20 points.

Which letters start and end these words?

T leads the starting-letter groups with 37 matches, followed by P at 31 and V at 29. R and S each start 26 words, so checking those opening letters can quickly narrow a puzzle without overcommitting to one choice.

The endings are more lopsided: 83 words finish in S, while E, R, D, and L account for 38, 37, 36, and 36 respectively. That makes a known final S a strong filter, but it does not point to one answer; examples include SENSES and VENUES.

Only 57 matches fall among the commonest English words by frequency. CENTER, SENIOR, and MENTAL are easier everyday candidates than many of the tournament entries.

Using 6-letter words with E second and N third

For Scrabble, BENZYL and ZENDIK each score 20 points, while ZENITH scores 18. Those stand far above the 8.8-point average, so keep the high-value choices in mind when the board offers a safe place for a premium letter.

The less obvious high scorers include BENZIN, BENZAL, BENZOL, and BENZIL at 17 points apiece. A useful scoring habit is to check the letter values and board squares before playing a familiar word; a modest word on a premium square can beat a rare word played plainly.

Collins leads the three lists with 310 matches; NWL2023 has 246 and ENABLE 223. Most entries are specialist plays rather than everyday words: 57 make the common-frequency cut and 242 carry a dictionary definition.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have E second and N third?

There are 313 six-letter words with E in the second position and N in the third. The count includes entries found in at least one tournament dictionary, rather than words from only one regional list. CENTER and TENNIS are familiar examples.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

BENZYL and ZENDIK tie for the highest Scrabble score, at 20 points each. ZENITH is next at 18. Scores can change with board placement, so these are base word scores rather than a guarantee of the points in a particular play.

How many of these words are common English?

Of the 313 matches, 57 rank among the commonest English words by frequency, and 242 have dictionary definitions. T starts 37 of them, and S closes 83. The rest are valid tournament entries that many players will not recognize.

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