6-letter words with P as the 1st letter and N as the 4th letter

The pattern is P _ _ N _ _: P starts every word, while N sits in slot four. Familiar matches include POINTS, PLENTY, PRINCE, PLANTS, and PLANET; POINTE and PLANAR are less obvious possibilities. Just 19 entries count as common, so expect the full set to mix everyday vocabulary with words you may need to check.

At a glance: the P _ _ N _ _ pattern

• There are 139 matches for this six-letter pattern.
• POINTS, PLENTY, PRINCE, PLANTS, and PLANET are familiar examples.
• The most common final letter is S, appearing in 40 words; D and E each appear in 16.
• Dictionary coverage overlaps: Collins lists 136 matches, NWL2023 lists 98, and ENABLE lists 85.
• Only 19 matches count as common, so many entries are less familiar.

How does this pattern compare with other six-letter lists?

Among six-letter patterns with N fourth, P-starting words number 139. The S-starting version has 160, while the C-starting version has 113. Keep both fixed letters in mind when searching: a broad P-start list will include many words that do not place N in the fourth position.

Other fourth-letter choices produce larger P patterns: I gives 150 matches and T gives 147, compared with 139 for N. For scoring, PHENIX leads this set at 18 points, followed by PYKNIC at 17. Those high scorers are less familiar than POINTS or PLANTS, and dictionary coverage differs, so check your game's word list before playing an obscure entry.

How to use 6-letter words with P as the 1st letter and N as the 4th letter