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

The list closes on N every time, and the four main tails split it neatly: 51 end -in, 48 -on, 43 -en and 29 -an. Person, season, reason, region and weapon show the -on shape; heaven, lesson and beaten take -en. 42 of the 191 are common words.

The E-to-N pattern at a glance

• Each word places E second and N sixth, so the final letter is always N.
• The endings split close to even: 51 -in, 48 -on, 43 -en and 29 -an.
• R opens 32 matches, mostly re- words such as return, retain, resign and regain.
• 42 entries are common words.
• Zechin tops the list at 20, then weazen on 18 and jerkin and benzin on 17.

Which E-to-N words end in -in, -on, -en and -an?

The -on and -en groups hold the everyday nouns: person, season, reason, region, weapon, heaven, lesson and beacon. Unlike the -in names, those words appear in ordinary sentences every day.

The -in tail is the largest at 51 and leans technical: zechin, jerkin, benzin, sequin, requin, seizin and zeatin all end that way.

The -an group is smallest at 29, with German and median among the recognisable members.

Runner-up tails add a few more shapes: -rn covers nine words, and -wn and -gn four each.

Where the E-to-N scores come from

Zechin sets the pace at 20 points, and the -in block takes most of the top spots: weazen on 18, jerkin and benzin on 17, and sequin, feckin, requin, seizin, zeatin and tenzon on 15.

The average is 9.2, so the pattern stays cheap to play and the value sits in spotting the Z, J and Q entries.