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

Lock in the pattern _ _ _ E _ N, then check the first three letters against your rack or puzzle clues. MODERN, SCREEN and GOVERN are familiar starting points; WYVERN and LUZERN stand out when score matters. The matches span several word lists, so a word’s presence depends on the dictionary used in your game.

At a glance, the E-and-N pattern

• There are 68 tournament-dictionary words with E fourth and N sixth.
• Every match ends in N, while the first letter varies.
• S leads the first-letter group with 9 words; U follows with 7.
• Only 10 matches are classed as common.
• The counts are 52 in ENABLE, 67 in Collins and 54 in NWL2023.

Which words fit E in position four and N at the end?

Start with familiar options: MODERN, SCREEN, GOVERN, INTERN and PIGEON all match the six-tile pattern. UNSEEN, TAVERN, SOLEMN, SPLEEN and CAVERN add different opening letters, so they are worth checking when your first three tiles are uncertain.

The shared ending does not make the words interchangeable in meaning or play. SCREEN and INTERN are recognizable choices; CASEIN, LUTEIN and BALEEN are more specialized. With only 10 entries classed as common, expect many valid matches to feel less familiar than MODERN.

How do the top scores compare?

WYVERN and LUZERN tie for the highest score at 15 points each. EXTERN follows at 13, while UNHEWN and WIVERN each score 12. The less familiar options can carry more value than everyday choices such as GOVERN, which scores 10.

For 6-letter words with E as the 4th letter and N as the 6th letter, prioritize the fixed ending before chasing a high score. The list has no single dictionary-wide count: Collins includes 67 matches, compared with 52 in ENABLE and 54 in NWL2023. Check your game’s word list before relying on a less familiar entry.