6-letter words with N as the 1st letter and A as the 4th letter

The pattern is N??A??: the first and fourth tiles are fixed, while positions two, three, five, and six remain open. Only one match is common by our frequency cutoff, so NOTARY and NEGATE are easier to recognize than much of the tournament list. This is a constraint list, not a set of everyday vocabulary.

6-letter words with N as the 1st letter and A as the 4th letter

• 41 tournament-dictionary words match N??A??.
• NOTARY and NEGATE are recognizable examples; only one match is common.
• S is the final letter in 15 words; E closes 10.
• NIQABS, NIZAMS, and NIQAAB each score 17 points.

Which endings dominate the N??A?? Pattern?

Final S leads with 15 entries, including NOMADS, NASALS, NIQABS, and NAWABS; E follows with 10, including NEGATE, NOTATE, and NONAGE. The two endings account for 25 matches. The other endings are T, Y, D, A, B, and I: T closes 5 words, Y closes 3, D closes 2, and A, B, and I each close one.

That skew gives you a practical filter: when the final tile is unknown, test S before less frequent endings, then check E. But don't treat every -S form as a familiar plural: NIQABS and NIZAMS bring unusual letter combinations, unlike the more recognizable NOMADS.

For a clue-solving pass, lock N and A in place before testing the remaining four letters. NOTARY and NEGATE show familiar completions, while NONANE and NONARY share a NON- opening. That resemblance can speed scanning, but their final letters differ: E for NONANE and Y for NONARY.

Which N??A?? Words score highest?

NIQABS, NIZAMS, and NIQAAB tie for the highest score at 17 points; NOYAUX follows at 16. Q and Z distinguish the top scorers, but all three spellings are less familiar than NOTARY or NEGATE, so check board value against your game's accepted list.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins lists 37 matches, NWL2023 has 29, and ENABLE has 21. Only one entry is common by frequency, so specialist forms such as NAGANA and NIQAAB make up much of the search. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar word; Collins coverage alone does not guarantee NWL2023 acceptance.