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

This pattern narrows a six-letter search to words beginning with P and finishing with N. Familiar options include POISON, PARDON, PIGEON, and PISTON, but only 13 of the 98 entries rank among common English words. The rest are less everyday vocabulary.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 98 words with P first and N last across the covered tournament dictionaries.
• PERSON, PRISON, and PROVEN are recognizable examples that fit all six positions.
• Only 13 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• The average score is 9.7 points; PYTHON and PUFFIN each score 14.

Which P-first, N-last words score the most?

PYTHON, PUFFIN, PICKIN, PIPKIN, PHYLON, PHYTON, PHYTIN, and PREWYN tie at 14 points in the scoring. PECHAN and PYCNON follow at 13. The high scorers lean toward less familiar vocabulary, while PERSON and PRISON are easier to recognize.

Dictionary coverage differs: ENABLE includes 68 matches, NWL2023 includes 72, and Collins includes 97. Those totals overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together. A word accepted in Collins might not be accepted in an NWL2023 game, so check your game's word list before playing an uncommon one.

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

The 98 matches make this a smaller set than the P-first, S-last pattern, which has 426 words. For a quick solve, start with common candidates such as PERSON, PRISON, POISON, and PARDON, then test less familiar options like PIPPIN or PARSON if the crossing letters demand them. Collins accepts 97 of the 98, so a Collins game rarely rejects a P-to-N word.

There are 66 entries with definitions, but that still leaves words whose meanings may not be obvious from their spelling. The average match scores 9.7 points, so a 14-point PYTHON or PUFFIN is a clear step above the field.