6-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and T as the 5th letter

INVITE, ENTITY, and INMATE offer familiar starts, but only six matches count as common. I and S tie as the most frequent first letters at 13 each. The ending is more varied, with S, E, and Y accounting for most candidates.

What stands out in the letter pattern

• Fifty-five matches carry N in slot two and T in slot five.
• ANSATZ is the only match above 13 points, at 15.
• I and S each open 13 words; U opens 11.
• S closes 21 words, the largest ending group.
• Only six matches sit in the common set.

Which examples should you check first?

ANSATZ is the clear point leader at 15. INWITH and SNIFTY are next at 12, while KNOTTY, ENMITY, ANGSTY, GNATTY, and KNOUTS fill the 10-to-13 band. INVITE and ENTITY, the two most familiar members, score only 9 apiece.

S endings dominate: 21 of the 55 matches finish in S. E adds 15 and Y adds 11, so those three letters cover 47 of 55. When the last tile is known, the ending is a far stronger clue than the opening letter.

The S-starting branch deserves as much attention as the I one: SNOOTY, SNOTTY, and SNOUTS all illustrate it. Then check the common IN- words, including INVITE and INMATE. With the fifth letter fixed, the final letter separates otherwise similar candidates.

Dictionaries disagree on this set more than most: Collins lists 52 matches, NWL2023 lists 37, and ENABLE lists 33. The 55-word total treats a hit in any one of them as a match, so an unusual entry may fail in your game.

How can you narrow the candidates?

1. Lay INVITE against the open squares to test the IN- opening.
2. Try ENTITY when the last tile is uncertain but I is known.
3. Check the ending first; S alone accounts for 21 matches.
4. Keep INWITH and SNIFTY for racks that already fit them.

What is the practical limitation?