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

The pattern is _G_N__, with the second and fourth positions fixed and four slots still open. Eight entries begin with A, three begin with E, and the remaining two start with M or N. Agency, agents, and agenda are easy to recognize; eggnog is another familiar form, while several other matches use specialist vocabulary.

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

• The tournament-dictionary total is 13 six-letter words.
• Collins includes all 13; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 9.
• Agency and egency lead the score list at 12 points apiece.
• Five matches end in S, the most frequent final letter.
• Only 3 entries meet the common-word cutoff.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

The A-starting group supplies 8 of the 13 matches, including agency, agents, and agenda. Those familiar forms make a good first scan when the clue leaves the opening letter open. Eggnog starts with E; some of the other E-starting entries are less familiar.

The final letter narrows the search: 5 words finish in S, while A and Y each close 2. C, E, G, and L each appear once at the end. If your puzzle fixes the last letter, test those clusters before trying every possible opening.

For comparison, changing only the second letter to A gives 177 matches, while R gives 153. The G pattern has just 13, so it is a narrow clue rather than a broad family. Keep N in the fourth position as your anchor.

Which words score well, and which lists accept them?

Agency and egency tie at 12 points, followed by agenda at 8 and agents at 7. The average score is 8.6, so the top pair leads the group, but recognizing a word matters more than chasing an unfamiliar high scorer.

All 13 matches appear in Collins, but only 9 appear in each of ENABLE and NWL2023. A Collins-valid answer can therefore fail in a game using either smaller set; check your game's word list once before playing.

A quick check for a partly solved clue