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

6-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter total 615, including wanted, center, and winter.

615 wordsTop pick WANTEDHighest score ZANZES 24

106 of 615 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
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Z

With N in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (615 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 106 · most-used first

WANTED₁₀
CENTER₈
LONGER₇
CANCER₁₀
WONDER₁₀
WINTER₉
WINNER₉
DINNER₇
DANGER₈
GENDER₈
MANNER₈
LINKED₁₁
SINGER₇
FINGER₁₀
DENIED₈
HANDED₁₁
BANNED₉
HUNTER₉
RANKED₁₁
FUNDED₁₁
LANDED₈
TUNNEL₆
CANCEL₁₀
RUNNER₆
MINDED₁₀
BANNER₈
HUNGER₁₀
TENDER₇
MONKEY₁₅
RANGES₇
SUNSET₆
DANCER₉
GINGER₈
SENSES₆
VENUES₉
RANGER₇
RENTED₇
CONVEY₁₄
DANCES₉
BANKER₁₂
RENDER₇
LENSES₆
TENDED₈
RANGED₈
DENIES₇
GENRES₇
TONNES₆
TINDER₇

Showing the top 48 of 106 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 615

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

APNOEA₈
AUNTER₆
AWNIER₉
BANDED₁₀
BANDER₉
BANGED₁₀
BANGER₉
BANKED₁₃
BANKER₁₂
BANKET₁₂
BANNED₉
BANNER₈
BANNET₈
BANTED₉
BANTER₈
BENDED₁₀
BENDEE₉
BENDER₉
BENJES₁₅
BENNES₈
BENNET₈
BINDER₉
BINGED₁₀
BINGER₉
BINGES₉
BINMEN₁₀
BINNED₉
BONCES₁₀
BONDED₁₀
BONDER₉
BONGED₁₀
BONIER₈
BONKED₁₃
BONNES₈
BONNET₈
BONZER₁₇
BONZES₁₇
BUNCED₁₁
BUNCES₁₀
BUNDED₁₀
BUNGED₁₀
BUNGEE₉
BUNGER₉
BUNGEY₁₂
BUNJEE₁₅
BUNJES₁₅
BUNKED₁₃
BUNKER₁₂
BUNNET₈
BUNSEN₈
BUNTED₉
BUNTER₈
CANCEL₁₀
CANCER₁₀
CANIER₈
CANKER₁₂
CANNED₉
CANNEL₈
CANNER₈
CANOED₉
CANOER₈
CANOES₈
CANTED₉
CANTER₈
CENSED₉
CENSER₈
CENSES₈
CENTER₈
CINDER₉
CONDER₉
CONFER₁₁
CONGED₁₀
CONGEE₉
CONGER₉
CONGES₉
CONIES₈
CONJEE₁₅
CONKED₁₃
CONKER₁₂
CONNED₉
CONNER₈
CONNES₈
CONTES₈
CONVEX₁₈
CONVEY₁₄
CUNNER₈
DANCED₁₀
DANCER₉
DANCES₉
DANCEY₁₂
DANDER₈
DANGED₉
DANGER₈
DANKER₁₁
DANTED₈
DENIED₈
DENIER₇
DENIES₇
DENNED₈
DENNET₇
DENSER₇
DENTED₈
DENTEL₇
DENTEX₁₄
DINGED₉
DINGER₈
DINGES₈
DINGEY₁₁
DINKED₁₂
DINKER₁₁
DINKEY₁₄
DINNED₈
DINNER₇
DINTED₈
DONDER₈
DONEES₇
DONGED₉
DONKEY₁₄
DONNED₈
DONNEE₇
DONNES₇
DONZEL₁₆
DUNCES₉
DUNDER₈
DUNGED₉
DUNGER₈
DUNKED₁₂
DUNKER₁₁
DUNNED₈
DUNNER₇
DUNTED₈
FANDED₁₁
FANGED₁₁
FANJET₁₆
FANNED₁₀
FANNEL₉
FANNER₉
FENCED₁₂
FENCER₁₁
FENCES₁₁
FENDED₁₁
FENDER₁₀
FENMEN₁₁
FENNEC₁₁
FENNEL₉
FINDER₁₀
FINEER₉
FINGER₁₀
FINKED₁₄
FINNED₁₀
FINNER₉
FONDED₁₁
FONDER₁₀
FONNED₁₀
FUNDED₁₁
FUNDER₁₀
FUNKED₁₄
FUNKER₁₃
FUNNED₁₀
FUNNEL₉
FUNNER₉
GANDER₈
GANGED₉
GANGER₈
GANKED₁₂
GANNED₈
GANNET₇
GANSEY₁₀
GANTED₈
GENDER₈
GENIES₇
GENNED₈
GENNEL₇
GENNET₇
GENRES₇
GENTES₇
GINGER₈
GINGES₈
GINNED₈
GINNEL₇
GINNER₇
GONGED₉
GUNGED₉
GUNGES₈
GUNKED₁₂
GUNMEN₉
GUNNED₈
GUNNEL₇
GUNNEN₇
GUNNER₇
GUNSEL₇
GUNTER₇
GYNAES₁₀
GYNIES₁₀
GYNNEY₁₃
HANCES₁₁
HANDED₁₁
HANDER₁₀
HANGED₁₁
HANGER₁₀
HANKED₁₄
HANKER₁₃
HANSEL₉
HANSES₉
HANTED₁₀
HENDED₁₁
HENGES₁₀
HENLEY₁₂
HENNED₁₀
HENNER₉
HENTED₁₀
HINDER₁₀
HINGED₁₁
HINGER₁₀
HINGES₁₀
HINTED₁₀
HINTER₉
HONIED₁₀
HONKED₁₄
HONKER₁₃
HONKEY₁₆
HUNGER₁₀
HUNKER₁₃
HUNKEY₁₆
HUNTED₁₀
HUNTER₉
HYNDES₁₃
INNIES₆
JANKER₁₇
JANNEY₁₆
JANTEE₁₃
JENNET₁₃
JINKED₁₈
JINKER₁₇
JINNEE₁₃
JINXED₂₁
JINXES₂₀
JUNKED₁₈
JUNKER₁₇
JUNKET₁₇
JYNXES₂₃
KANSES₁₀
KANTED₁₁
KANTEN₁₀
KENNED₁₁
KENNEL₁₀
KENNER₁₀
KENNET₁₀
KENTED₁₁
KENTES₁₀
KINDED₁₂
KINDER₁₁
KINGED₁₂
KINKED₁₅
KINRED₁₁
KONKED₁₅
KYNDED₁₅
KYNDES₁₄
LANCED₉
LANCER₈
LANCES₈
LANCET₈
LANDED₈
LANDER₇
LANDES₇
LANGER₇
LANKED₁₁
LANKER₁₀
LANNER₆
LENDER₇
LENGED₈
LENGER₇
LENSED₇
LENSES₆
LENTEN₆
LINDEN₇
LINGEL₇
LINGER₇
LINIER₆
LINKED₁₁
LINKER₁₀
LINNED₇
LINNET₆
LINNEY₉
LINSEY₉
LINTED₇
LINTEL₆
LINTER₆
LONGED₈
LONGER₇
LONGES₇
LUNGED₈
LUNGEE₇
LUNGER₇
LUNGES₇
LUNIER₆
LUNIES₆
LUNKER₁₀
LUNTED₇
LYNXES₁₆
MANGED₁₀
MANGEL₉
MANGER₉
MANGES₉
MANGEY₁₂
MANIES₈
MANNED₉
MANNER₈
MANRED₉
MANSES₈
MANTEL₈
MANTES₈
MENDED₁₀
MENDER₉
MENEER₈
MENGED₁₀
MENGES₉
MENSED₉
MENSES₈
MENTEE₈
MINCED₁₁
MINCER₁₀
MINCES₁₀
MINDED₁₀
MINDER₉
MINGED₁₀
MINGER₉
MINGES₉
MINIER₈
MINKES₁₂
MINTED₉
MINTER₈
MINUET₈
MINXES₁₅
MONDES₉
MONGED₁₀
MONGER₉
MONIED₉
MONIES₈
MONKEY₁₅
MONTEM₁₀
MONTES₈
MUNGED₁₀
MUNTER₈
NANCES₈
NONCES₈
NONMEN₈
OINKED₁₁
OINTED₇
OUNCER₈
OUNCES₈
PANCES₁₀
PANDER₉
PANEER₈
PANGED₁₀
PANGEN₉
PANIER₈
PANNED₉
PANNER₈
PANNES₈
PANTED₉
PANTER₈
PANZER₁₇
PENCEL₁₀
PENCES₁₀
PENDED₁₀
PENIES₈
PENMEN₁₀
PENNED₉
PENNER₈
PENNES₈
PENSEE₈
PENSEL₈
PENTEL₈
PINCER₁₀
PINDER₉
PINGED₁₀
PINGER₉
PINIER₈
PINIES₈
PINKED₁₃
PINKEN₁₂
PINKER₁₂
PINKEY₁₅
PINNED₉
PINNER₈
PINNET₈
PONCED₁₁
PONCES₁₀
PONCEY₁₃
PONDED₁₀
PONDER₉
PONGED₁₀
PONGEE₉
PONIED₉
PONIES₈
PONKED₁₃
PONTES₈
PUNCED₁₁
PUNCES₁₀
PUNIER₈
PUNKED₁₃
PUNKER₁₂
PUNKEY₁₅
PUNNED₉
PUNNER₈
PUNNET₈
PUNTED₉
PUNTEE₈
PUNTER₈
RANCED₉
RANCEL₈
RANCES₈
RANDED₈
RANDEM₉
RANEES₆
RANGED₈
RANGER₇
RANGES₇
RANKED₁₁
RANKER₁₀
RANKES₁₀
RANSEL₆
RANTED₇
RANTER₆
RANZEL₁₅
RENDED₈
RENDER₇
RENIED₇
RENIES₆
RENKER₁₀
RENNED₇
RENNES₆
RENNET₆
RENTED₇
RENTER₆
RENTES₆
RINDED₈
RINGED₈
RINGER₇
RINKED₁₁
RINSED₇
RINSER₆
RINSES₆
RONDEL₇
RONDES₇
RONNEL₆
RONTES₆
RONZER₁₅
RUNGED₈
RUNLET₆
RUNNEL₆
RUNNER₆
RUNNET₆
RUNTED₇
SANDED₈
SANDEK₁₁
SANDER₇
SANGER₇
SANIES₆
SANSEI₆
SENDED₈
SENDER₇
SENNET₆
SENSED₇
SENSEI₆
SENSES₆
SENTED₇
SINDED₈
SINGED₈
SINGER₇
SINGES₇
SINKER₁₀
SINNED₇
SINNER₆
SINNET₆
SINTER₆
SONCES₈
SONDER₇
SONDES₇
SONNES₆
SONNET₆
SONSES₆
SUNBED₉
SUNDER₇
SUNDEW₁₀
SUNKEN₁₀
SUNKER₁₀
SUNKET₁₀
SUNNED₇
SUNSET₆
SYNCED₁₂
SYNDED₁₁
SYNDET₁₀
TANDEM₉
TANGED₈
TANKED₁₁
TANKER₁₀
TANNED₇
TANNER₆
TANREC₈
TENDED₈
TENDER₇
TENGES₇
TENNER₆
TENNES₆
TENREC₈
TENSED₇
TENSER₆
TENSES₆
TENTED₇
TENTER₆
TENUES₆
TINDED₈
TINDER₇
TINGED₈
TINGES₇
TINIER₆
TINIES₆
TINKED₁₁
TINKER₁₀
TINMEN₈
TINNED₇
TINNER₆
TINSEL₆
TINSEY₉
TINTED₇
TINTER₆
TONGED₈
TONGER₇
TONIER₆
TONIES₆
TONKED₁₁
TONKER₁₀
TONLET₆
TONNER₆
TONNES₆
TUNDED₈
TUNIER₆
TUNKET₁₀
TUNNED₇
TUNNEL₆
VANMEN₁₁
VANNED₁₀
VANNER₉
VENDED₁₁
VENDEE₁₀
VENDER₁₀
VENEER₉
VENGED₁₁
VENGER₁₀
VENGES₁₀
VENNEL₉
VENTED₁₀
VENTER₉
VENUES₉
VINIER₉
VINTED₁₀
WANDER₁₀
WANIER₉
WANKED₁₄
WANKER₁₃
WANNED₁₀
WANNEL₉
WANNER₉
WANTED₁₀
WANTER₉
WANZED₁₉
WANZES₁₈
WENDED₁₁
WENGES₁₀
WINCED₁₂
WINCER₁₁
WINCES₁₁
WINCEY₁₄
WINDED₁₁
WINDER₁₀
WINGED₁₁
WINGER₁₀
WINGES₁₀
WINIER₉
WINKED₁₄
WINKER₁₃
WINNED₁₀
WINNER₉
WINOES₉
WINSEY₁₂
WINTER₉
WINZES₁₈
WONDER₁₀
WONNED₁₀
WONNER₉
WONTED₁₀
WUNNER₉
YANKED₁₄
YANKER₁₃
YENNED₁₀
YENTES₉
YONDER₁₀
YONKER₁₃
YUNXES₁₆
ZANDER₁₆
ZANIED₁₆
ZANIER₁₅
ZANIES₁₅
ZANTES₁₅
ZANZES₂₄
ZINCED₁₈
ZINGED₁₇
ZINGEL₁₆
ZINGER₁₆
ZINKED₂₀
ZINKES₁₉
ZONKED₂₀
ZONKEY₂₂

Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 6th letter is D.

1st letter

P10%
B8%
T8%

2nd letter

A24%
I23%
E19%

4th letter

N18%
G16%
D13%

6th letter

D31%
R30%
S18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZANZES tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 58 words
7 points: 76 words
88 points: 123 words
9 points: 101 words
1010 points: 104 words
11 points: 46 words
1212 points: 23 words
13 points: 21 words
1414 points: 13 words
15 points: 16 words
1616 points: 11 words
17 points: 8 words
1818 points: 6 words
19 points: 2 words
2020 points: 3 words
21 points: 1 words
2222 points: 1 words
23 points: 1 words
2424 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZANZES	24	25	Collins only
JYNXES	23	25	Collins only
ZONKEY	22	22	NWL only
JINXED	21	24	All three
ZONKED	20	21	All three
JINXES	20	23	All three
ZINKED	20	21	Collins only
WANZED	19	20	Collins only
ZINKES	19	20	Collins only
CONVEX	18	21	All three
JUNKED	18	22	All three
JINKED	18	21	All three

The pattern is _ _ N _ E _, with four open positions. Of 615 matches, 106 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency; wanted, center, wonder, and dinner are recognizable examples, alongside less familiar tournament entries. Word endings offer a quick way to narrow the choices.

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

There are 615 matching words across the tournament dictionaries.
Wanted, center, longer, and winter are familiar examples in this pattern.
The most frequent final letters are D (193 words), R (187), and S (111).
P begins 59 matching words, more than any other starting letter.
ZANZES scores 24 and JYNXES scores 23 among the highest-scoring entries.

Which words fit N in third and E in fifth?

Words such as wanted, center, longer, cancer, and wonder fit the pattern directly: N sits in position three, and E sits in position five. Dinner, singer, finger, and tunnel show how many familiar choices use different opening letters while keeping those two fixed positions.

Counts differ by dictionary: Collins has 605 matches, NWL2023 has 467, and ENABLE has 429. Those sets overlap, so adding their counts would overstate the total. Some tournament entries are unfamiliar, and acceptance depends on your game's word list; check it before playing an obscure option.

How can you narrow these six-letter words?

Start with the last letter when your board or clue supplies one. D, R, and S cover far more matches than the other listed endings, while L appears on 31 and T on 28. If the first letter is known instead, P leads with 59 matches, followed by B with 49 and T with 48.

For a word game, use known letters to test the open slots rather than guessing from the pattern alone. Wanted and handed share the ending but differ at the start; winner and dinner share the ending R. In Scrabble, the high-scoring ZANZES and JYNXES stand out, but unfamiliar words still need to be valid in your game's dictionary.

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How many six-letter words have N third and E fifth?

There are 615 six-letter words with N in the third position and E in the fifth. The set includes familiar words such as wanted, center, and winter, alongside many less common tournament entries.

Which ending is most common for this letter pattern?

D is the most common final letter, appearing in 193 matching words. R is close behind with 187, while S appears at the end of 111. These three endings account for most of the prominent final-letter groups.

What are the highest-scoring words in this pattern?

ZANZES scores 24, the highest figure among the examples here, and JYNXES scores 23. Both are less familiar than wanted or winter, so confirm that your game accepts them before relying on either play.

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