6-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter

With the third slot fixed at G and the final slot at N, this pattern has 63 tournament-dictionary matches. The familiar choices include REGION, LEGION, REGAIN, PIGEON, and LAGOON, but most entries are less common. Only six meet the common-word cutoff, so start with recognizable options when you need a playable candidate rather than an exhaustive search.

The G-third, N-last pattern at a glance

• Exactly 63 tournament-dictionary entries match the G-third, N-final pattern.
• REGION and LEGION are familiar examples; REGAIN, PIGEON, and LAGOON also fit.
• AFGHAN scores 13, the highest score shown for this group.
• Only six matches fall within the common-word cutoff.
• Fourteen matches begin with L, more than any other first letter.

6-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter

There are 63 matches. Their first letters are unevenly distributed: L leads with 14 words, while B starts nine and R starts seven. REGION and LEGION put R and L among the recognizable choices, but the L group is the largest starting-letter cluster.

This pattern is narrower than several nearby options. Keeping N last but changing the third letter to R yields 155 matches; switching the final letter to S while keeping G third yields 202. If your puzzle clue is uncertain, checking either position again can open a much larger set.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

AFGHAN leads the score ranking at 13 points, followed by EUGHEN at 13. FOGMAN and FOGMEN each score 12, while WAGGON, BAGMAN, and PIGPEN each score 11. The group averages 9.1 points, so AFGHAN and EUGHEN stand out rather than representing the typical score.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 62 of these entries, NWL2023 includes 31, and ENABLE includes 29. Those counts overlap, so they do not add up to the total. Some entries are uncommon or specialized; check your game's word list before building a play around one.

A practical pattern check