6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th letter

With E fixed in slot two and N in slot four, the remaining positions still allow a wide mix of word shapes. Familiar options include tennis, peanut and kernel; less common entries include vernal and telnet. Only 9 matches rank among common English words, so expect a puzzle list with a few everyday answers and many specialist plays.

E-second and N-fourth pattern facts

• The E-second, N-fourth pattern contains 134 six-letter words.
• Collins includes 133 matches, compared with 94 in NWL2023 and 83 in ENABLE.
• Only 9 matches are common English words; 89 have definitions.
• P is the leading first letter, with 18 words; D is the leading final letter, with 32.
• The average score across the matches is 8.6.

Which letters start and end these words most often?

With D as the final tile, 32 candidates remain, against 29 ending in S. P opens 18 matches, ahead of T at 15; these clues give strong first-and-last filters. TENNIS, PEANUT and LEANED show three familiar shapes inside the frame.

The examples show how varied those endings can be: tennis ends in S, peanut in T, and leaned in D. Several familiar words also share the pattern, including beings, kennel and beanie. Don’t assume the fixed N means the word will end in a consonant; 8 matches end in E, and another 8 end in Y.

How to narrow 6-letter words with E second and N fourth

Start by filling any known first or final letter, then compare the remaining pattern with words such as tennis, peanut, keenly and fennel. For a scoring angle, VERNIX leads at 16 points; JEANED scores 14, while KEENLY and JENNET each score 13. VERNIX is a strong example of how an uncommon word can outrank familiar choices.

The main limitation is everyday familiarity: only 9 matches are common, even though the pattern has 134 tournament-dictionary entries. Check your game's word list before playing; Collins has 133 matches, while NWL2023 has 94 and ENABLE has 83. The E-second, N-fourth pattern also has 87 five-letter matches and 186 seven-letter matches, if changing length is an option.