6-letter words with N as the 5th letter and S as the 6th letter

6-letter words with N fifth and S sixth: 445 entries fit the pattern, including BEGINS, HUMANS, TRAINS and UNIONS.

445 wordsTop pick BEGINSHighest score ZAZENS 24

41 of 445 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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
Y
Z

6th 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
Y
Z

With N in 5th place, G is the most common 6th letter (585 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 41 · most-used first

BEGINS₉
HUMANS₁₁
TRAINS₆
UNIONS₆
DOZENS₁₆
CHAINS₁₁
BRAINS₈
QUEENS₁₅
ALIENS₆
DEMONS₉
ORGANS₇
ROMANS₈
TITANS₆
PLAINS₈
BROWNS₁₁
GREENS₇
ONIONS₆
OCEANS₈
LEARNS₆
GRAINS₇
RAVENS₉
BRUINS₈
DRAINS₇
TOKENS₁₀
MORONS₈
REIGNS₇
CLOWNS₁₁
TOXINS₁₃
CROWNS₁₁
STAINS₆
WAGONS₁₀
SIRENS₆
CABINS₁₀
CAIRNS₈
LEMONS₈
SPOONS₈
BASINS₈
THORNS₉
CLEANS₈
SEVENS₉
BARONS₈

All valid words 445

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

ABLINS₈
ABRINS₈
ACORNS₈
ACTINS₈
ACTONS₈
ADHANS₁₀
ADMINS₉
ADORNS₇
AJWANS₁₆
ALGINS₇
ALIENS₆
ALIGNS₇
ALLONS₆
ALOINS₆
AMBANS₁₀
AMMANS₁₀
AMMONS₁₀
ANIONS₆
ANYONS₉
APRONS₈
ARGANS₇
ARGONS₇
ARPENS₈
ARSONS₆
ASCONS₈
ASPENS₈
ASTUNS₆
ATMANS₈
AUXINS₁₃
AVIANS₉
AVIONS₉
AWARNS₉
AXIONS₁₃
AZLONS₁₅
BACONS₁₀
BAIRNS₈
BAJANS₁₅
BALUNS₈
BARONS₈
BASANS₈
BASINS₈
BASONS₈
BATONS₈
BAVINS₁₁
BEGINS₉
BELONS₈
BETONS₈
BIDONS₉
BISONS₈
BLAINS₈
BOGANS₉
BORONS₈
BOSONS₈
BOSUNS₈
BOURNS₈
BRAINS₈
BRAWNS₁₁
BROWNS₁₁
BRUINS₈
BURANS₈
BURINS₈
CABINS₁₀
CAIRNS₈
CAMANS₁₀
CANONS₈
CAPONS₁₀
CAXONS₁₅
CHAINS₁₁
CHURNS₁₁
CLEANS₈
CLOWNS₁₁
CODENS₉
CODONS₉
COGONS₉
COIGNS₉
COLINS₈
COLONS₈
CONINS₈
COPENS₁₀
COTANS₈
COVENS₁₁
COVINS₁₁
COWANS₁₁
COZENS₁₇
CROONS₈
CROWNS₁₁
CUMINS₁₀
CUTINS₈
CYTONS₁₁
DAMANS₉
DAVENS₁₀
DAYANS₁₀
DEARNS₇
DECANS₉
DEDANS₈
DEIGNS₈
DEMANS₉
DEMONS₉
DEVONS₁₀
DEWANS₁₀
DIVANS₁₀
DIWANS₁₀
DIZENS₁₆
DJINNS₁₄
DOORNS₇
DOVENS₁₀
DOYENS₁₀
DOZENS₁₆
DRAINS₇
DROWNS₁₀
EEVENS₉
EIKONS₁₀
ELAINS₆
ELDINS₇
ELFINS₉
ELOINS₆
ELSINS₆
ELVANS₉
EOSINS₆
ERGONS₇
ETTINS₆
FAGINS₁₀
FANONS₉
FEIGNS₁₀
FELONS₉
FICINS₁₁
FLAWNS₁₂
FOEHNS₁₂
FREONS₉
FROWNS₁₂
FURANS₉
FUTONS₉
GAMINS₉
GAZONS₁₆
GIPONS₉
GIRONS₇
GIVENS₁₀
GLEANS₇
GLUONS₇
GOBANS₉
GOWANS₁₀
GRAINS₇
GREENS₇
GREINS₇
GROANS₇
GROINS₇
GYRONS₁₀
HALONS₉
HAVENS₁₂
HAZANS₁₈
HEBENS₁₁
HEMINS₁₁
HERONS₉
HIZENS₁₈
HOGANS₁₀
HOGENS₁₀
HOLONS₉
HONANS₉
HUMANS₁₁
HYMENS₁₄
HYSONS₁₂
INGANS₇
INIONS₆
INRUNS₆
INURNS₆
IODINS₇
IPPONS₁₀
JAPANS₁₅
JAWANS₁₆
JETONS₁₃
JOTUNS₁₃
JUPONS₁₅
KININS₁₀
KISANS₁₀
KNOWNS₁₃
KOBANS₁₂
KROONS₁₀
KULANS₁₀
KYLINS₁₃
LADENS₇
LAGANS₇
LAKINS₁₀
LAPINS₈
LATENS₆
LAUANS₆
LAWINS₉
LAYINS₉
LEARNS₆
LEBENS₈
LEMANS₈
LEMONS₈
LEVINS₉
LIGANS₇
LIKENS₁₀
LIKINS₁₀
LIMANS₈
LIMENS₈
LINENS₆
LININS₆
LIPINS₈
LIVENS₉
LODENS₇
LOGANS₇
LOGINS₇
LOGONS₇
LOHANS₉
LORANS₆
LOWANS₉
LOZENS₁₅
LUMENS₈
LUPINS₈
LYSINS₉
MACONS₁₀
MARONS₈
MASONS₈
MATINS₈
MAVENS₁₁
MAVINS₁₁
MELONS₈
MESONS₈
MIRINS₈
MIXENS₁₅
MIZENS₁₇
MORONS₈
MOURNS₈
MUCINS₁₀
MUTONS₈
NINONS₆
NITONS₆
NOMENS₈
NYLONS₉
OCEANS₈
OCTANS₈
ODEONS₇
OGGINS₈
OLDENS₇
OLEINS₆
ONIONS₆
OPSINS₈
ORCINS₈
ORGANS₇
ORLONS₆
ORPINS₈
PAEANS₈
PAEONS₈
PAGANS₉
PARENS₈
PATENS₈
PATINS₈
PAVANS₁₁
PAVENS₁₁
PAVINS₁₁
PECANS₁₀
PEKANS₁₂
PEKINS₁₂
PHEONS₁₁
PINONS₈
PITONS₈
PLAINS₈
PLEONS₈
PORINS₈
POTINS₈
POWANS₁₁
POWINS₁₁
PRAWNS₁₁
PREENS₈
PRIONS₈
PROINS₈
PROYNS₁₁
PSIONS₈
PUCANS₁₀
PURINS₈
PUTONS₈
PYLONS₁₁
PYRANS₁₁
QUEANS₁₅
QUEENS₁₅
QUERNS₁₅
QUEYNS₁₈
QUOINS₁₅
RACONS₈
RADONS₇
RAMENS₈
RAMINS₈
RATANS₆
RAVENS₉
RAVINS₉
RAWINS₉
RAYONS₉
RECONS₈
REDANS₇
REDONS₇
REIGNS₇
REMANS₈
REMENS₈
RENINS₆
REPINS₈
RERUNS₆
RESINS₆
REWINS₉
RICINS₈
RIPENS₈
ROBINS₈
ROMANS₈
RONINS₆
ROSINS₆
ROTANS₆
ROTONS₆
ROUENS₆
ROWANS₉
ROWENS₉
RUBINS₈
RUMENS₈
RUTINS₆
SABINS₈
SALONS₆
SAMANS₈
SAPANS₈
SARANS₆
SARINS₆
SASINS₆
SATINS₆
SAVINS₉
SAYONS₉
SCIONS₈
SCORNS₈
SCRANS₈
SDAYNS₁₀
SDEINS₇
SEDANS₇
SEMENS₈
SERINS₆
SERONS₆
SETONS₆
SEVENS₉
SEWANS₉
SEWENS₉
SEWINS₉
SEYENS₉
SHARNS₉
SHEENS₉
SILENS₆
SIRENS₆
SKEANS₁₀
SKEENS₁₀
SKEINS₁₀
SKRANS₁₀
SLOANS₆
SOKENS₁₀
SOLANS₆
SOLONS₆
SOMANS₈
SOWANS₉
SOWENS₉
SOZINS₁₅
SPAINS₈
SPAWNS₁₁
SPEANS₈
SPOONS₈
SPURNS₈
STAINS₆
STARNS₆
STAUNS₆
STEANS₆
STEENS₆
STEINS₆
STERNS₆
STONNS₆
STOUNS₆
SUGANS₇
SWAINS₉
SWOONS₉
SWOUNS₉
SYCONS₁₁
SYRENS₉
TABUNS₈
TACANS₈
TAKINS₁₀
TALONS₆
TAMINS₈
TAUONS₆
TAXONS₁₃
TENONS₆
THEGNS₁₀
THEINS₉
THORNS₉
TIGONS₇
TIMONS₈
TITANS₆
TIYINS₉
TOKENS₁₀
TOLANS₆
TOMANS₈
TORANS₆
TOXINS₁₃
TOYONS₉
TRAINS₆
TREENS₆
TRIENS₆
TWAINS₉
TWEENS₉
TYIYNS₁₂
TYRANS₉
UHLANS₉
ULMINS₈
UNBANS₈
UNIONS₆
UNMANS₈
UNPENS₈
UNPINS₈
UNTINS₆
UPRUNS₈
URMANS₈
URSONS₆
VARANS₉
VEGANS₁₀
VENINS₉
VISONS₉
VIXENS₁₆
VODUNS₁₀
VOLENS₉
WAGONS₁₀
WAKENS₁₃
WHEENS₁₂
WIDENS₁₀
WIGANS₁₀
WITANS₉
WIZENS₁₈
WOMANS₁₁
WOVENS₁₂
XENONS₁₃
XYLANS₁₆
YAMENS₁₁
YAMUNS₁₁
YAPONS₁₁
YEARNS₉
YOGINS₁₀
YOJANS₁₆
YULANS₉
YUPONS₁₁
ZAMANS₁₇
ZAYINS₁₈
ZAZENS₂₄
ZIGANS₁₆
ZUPANS₁₇

Letters by positionIn 24% of these words the 4th letter is I.

1st letter

S14%
A8%
R8%

2nd letter

A19%
O17%
E12%

3rd letter

4th letter

I24%
O24%
A23%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

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

66 points: 69 words
7 points: 38 words
88 points: 119 words
9 points: 77 words
1010 points: 54 words
11 points: 34 words
1212 points: 11 words
13 points: 10 words
1414 points: 2 words
15 points: 12 words
1616 points: 9 words
17 points: 4 words
1818 points: 5 words
19 points: 0 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZAZENS	24	25	All three
HAZANS	18	18	All three
WIZENS	18	19	All three
ZAYINS	18	18	All three
HIZENS	18	18	Collins only
QUEYNS	18	19	Collins only
COZENS	17	19	All three
MIZENS	17	19	All three
ZAMANS	17	19	Collins only
ZUPANS	17	20	Collins only
DOZENS	16	17	All three
VIXENS	16	18	All three

The final two letters are fixed as N-S, leaving four opening letters to solve. BEGINS and TRAINS are familiar options, while ZAZENS leads the Scrabble scoring list. The dictionary totals differ substantially: Collins includes 437 matches, compared with 341 in NWL2023 and 310 in ENABLE.

6-letter words with N fifth and S sixth: key facts

There are 445 matching words, and every one ends in N-S.
BEGINS, HUMANS, TRAINS and UNIONS are recognizable examples.
Only 41 entries count as common words; 375 have definitions.
ZAZENS tops the scoring list at 24 Scrabble points before board bonuses.

Which words fit the N-S ending?

A fixed N-S ending covers several kinds of familiar words. BEGINS and LEARNS are verb forms, while HUMANS, UNIONS, CHAINS and GRAINS are plurals. TRAINS, BRAINS and PLAINS give you other recognizable choices when the first four letters are uncertain.

The opening letter S appears most often, with 61 matches; A and R each start 34. That makes an S-start a sensible first branch when your clue leaves the beginning open, but it does not settle the next three letters. The broad opening-letter spread is a reminder to work from every revealed tile.

What should you know about scores and coverage?

ZAZENS scores 24 Scrabble points, far above the 9.1-point average. HAZANS, WIZENS, ZAYINS, HIZENS and QUEYNS each score 18. Those unusual high scorers are worth remembering for a board opportunity, but they are not the words most players will reach for first.

6-letter words with N fifth and S sixth have uneven dictionary coverage: 437 appear in Collins, 341 in NWL2023 and 310 in ENABLE. Counts overlap, so they do not add up to the 445-word total. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure entry; the familiar choices are a safer starting point.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words end with N-S?

There are 445 six-letter words with N as the fifth letter and S as the sixth. Familiar examples include BEGINS, HUMANS, TRAINS and UNIONS. The fixed ending narrows the clue, but the first four letters can still vary widely.

Which N-S word has the highest Scrabble score?

ZAZENS is the top scorer in this pattern at 24 Scrabble points before board bonuses. HAZANS, WIZENS, ZAYINS, HIZENS and QUEYNS follow at 18 points each, though several are much less familiar than everyday choices such as TRAINS.

Are all 445 words accepted in every game?

No, dictionary coverage varies. Collins contains 437 matches, NWL2023 has 341 and ENABLE has 310, with overlap between those sets. Check the word list used by your game, especially before relying on an uncommon high-scoring entry.

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