6-letter words with T as the 1st letter and N as the 5th letter

The pattern is T _ _ _ N _, so the fifth tile is fixed while positions two, three, four, and six stay open. Twenty of these entries rank among common English words, leaving plenty of less familiar options. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins contains 97 matches, while ENABLE contains 65.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 100 tournament-dictionary words with T first and N fifth.
• Twenty entries are common English words, including TRYING, TAKING, and TENANT.
• Collins accepts 97 matches; NWL2023 accepts 76 and ENABLE accepts 65.
• G is the leading final letter, appearing in 39 words such as TIMING and TUNING.

Which letters end these six-letter words?

G is the most frequent final letter: 39 words end in G, including TRYING, TAKING, TIMING, TUNING, and TOWING. S follows with 28, as in TRAINS, TITANS, TOKENS, and TOXINS. Test those endings early when your last tile is unknown.

The remaining endings are much less common: 14 finish with E and six with T; A and Y appear five and four times, while D and I occur once apiece. That uneven spread makes a guessed final letter more informative than testing another middle vowel.

How to use 6-letter words with T first and N fifth

For 6-letter words with T first and N fifth, recognition matters as much as pattern fit. TRYING, TAKING, TALENT, and TENANT are familiar choices; TOZING leads the scoring list at 16 points, ahead of TAXING at 14. The average score is 8.6, though a premium square can change an individual play.

Dictionary coverage is not interchangeable: Collins has 97 entries, NWL2023 has 76, and ENABLE has 65. A candidate accepted in one list may fail in another, so check your game's word list before committing. TOZING and some other high scorers are less familiar than everyday examples, making them poor guesses when you need a recognizable word.