6-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and A as the 5th letter

The pattern fixes two positions but leaves four letters open, so the matches span everyday words and less familiar game entries. ANNUAL, MENTAL, MANUAL, and LINEAR are easy to recognize; ZANZAS and BANJAX offer a very different kind of play. Only 15 matches fall among common English words, so the full set is broader than ordinary vocabulary.

N third and A fifth at a glance

• There are 193 tournament-dictionary matches with N third and A fifth.
• The ending S is most frequent, with 62 matches; L follows with 41.
• S, P, and M lead as starting letters, with 22, 21, and 20 words.
• ZANZAS scores 24, the highest score among the examples; BANJAX and ZANJAS score 22 each.

How many 6-letter words have N third and A fifth?

There are 193 matches. Their endings cluster around S, L, and N: those three letters account for 62, 41, and 29 words. E and H are far less common endings, with just 6 and 5 matches respectively.

The opening letters are more evenly spread. S leads with 22, then P with 21 and M with 20. Familiar examples across those starts include SANDAL, PANDAS, MANUAL, and MENTAL, while RENTAL and DENTAL show how readily the pattern forms recognizable words.

The ending counts offer a quick second filter: S, L, and N dominate this pattern. If those letters do not fit your clue, E and H are much smaller groups, with 6 and 5 options.

Which matches stand out for score or play?

ZANZAS tops the scoring examples at 24 points. BANJAX and ZANJAS follow at 22, while SYNTAX scores 16. These are sharper Scrabble plays than familiar options such as ANNUAL or RENTAL, whose value is less about rare letters.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 190 matches, compared with 139 in NWL2023 and 122 in ENABLE. Only 15 are common words, so many entries are specialist vocabulary. Check your game's word list before relying on a rare match.