6-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter

An N-N pair in the middle narrows the search quickly: just 22 six-letter entries fit, and only five are common. ANNUAL and INNING are familiar examples; entries such as ENNAGE and ONNING are much less familiar. The repeated letters fix two positions, leaving the first, fourth, fifth, and last letters to separate possible answers.

At a glance: the NN pattern

• 22 tournament-dictionary words have N in both the second and third positions.
• ANNUAL, INNING, and INNATE are among the recognizable entries.
• Five of the 22 words are common by English word frequency.
• ANNEXE is the top scorer at 13 points.
• Eight entries end in S, more than any other final letter.

How many 6-letter words have N 2nd and N 3rd?

Exactly 22 words match this pattern across the tournament lists. The separate dictionary totals are 21 in Collins, 17 in NWL2023, and 14 in ENABLE; the lists overlap, so those counts do not add up to 22.

The total is small beside nearby patterns: 6-letter words with A in the second position and N in the third number 452. Keeping both middle letters fixed at N cuts that comparison down to a narrow set.

Which openings and endings show up most?

A leads the opening letters with nine entries. E and I tie at five each, while U starts two and O starts one. ANNUAL, ANNALS, ANNOYS, and ANNEXE show how many A-openers come from the ANN- sequence.

S is the leading ending, with eight words; E follows with five and L with three. The remaining endings are G, A, D, I, and T. If the final letter is S, ANNOYS and INNERS are examples; an E ending points to ANNEXE or INNATE.

The pattern also changes sharply across lengths: there are 12 five-letter matches and 37 seven-letter matches. A clue with the same two middle letters therefore becomes less restrictive as the word grows.

How should you judge these entries in word games?

For 6-letter words with N as the 2nd and N as the 3rd letter, ANNEXE is the scoring standout at 13 points. ANNOYS and ENNUYE each score nine, while INNING scores seven.

The score leader is not the most familiar choice: just five entries are common, and several examples are specialist words. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form, since dictionary coverage differs across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE.