7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 6th letter
7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 6th letter: 841 matches, from TALKING to MACHINE.
111 of 841 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With A in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (1,259 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- TALKING12
- WAITING11
- CALLING10
- HAPPENS14
- MACHINE14
- WALKING15
- NATIONS7
- PATIENT9
- FALLING11
- PAYMENT14
- PASSING10
- WARNING11
- CAUSING10
- DANCING11
- HANGING12
- WANTING11
- PARKING14
- RAISING8
- LANDING9
- BANKING14
- FAILING11
- GARDENS9
- WARRANT10
- BACKING16
- EARNING8
- FARMING13
- RANGING9
- RANKING12
- CASTING10
- GAINING9
- WASHING14
- HARMONY15
- LASTING8
- WASTING11
- DARLING9
- LACKING14
- PACKING16
- WARMING13
- CAMPING14
- VACCINE14
- SAILING8
- VARYING14
- MARKING14
- HACKING17
- MANKIND14
- MAPPING14
- MANNING10
- BATTING10
All valid words 841
- BABOONS11
- BABYING15
- BACHING15
- BACKEND16
- BACKING16
- BADGING12
- BADLAND11
- BAFFING16
- BAGGING12
- BAILING10
- BAININS9
- BAITING10
- BAIZING19
- BALCONY14
- BALDING11
- BALEENS9
- BALKING14
- BALLANS9
- BALLANT9
- BALLING10
- BALLONS9
- BALMING12
- BAMBINI13
- BAMBINO13
- BAMMING14
- BANDANA10
- BANDING11
- BANGING11
- BANIANS9
- BANKING14
- BANNING10
- BANTENG10
- BANTING10
- BANYANS12
- BARBING12
- BARDING11
- BARFING13
- BARGING11
- BARKANS13
- BARKENS13
- BARKING14
- BARNING10
- BARONNE9
- BARRENS9
- BARRING10
- BARTEND10
- BARTONS9
- BARYONS12
- BASHING13
- BASIONS9
- BASKING14
- BASSING10
- BASTING10
- BATHING13
- BATOONS9
- BATTENS9
- BATTING10
- BATWING13
- BAUKING14
- BAUSOND10
- BAWLING13
- BAWSUNT12
- BAYTING13
- BAYYANS15
- BAZZING28
- CABBING14
- CABLING12
- CACHING15
- CACOONS11
- CADGING12
- CADRANS10
- CAFTANS12
- CAHOUNS12
- CAIMANS11
- CALCINE11
- CALKING14
- CALKINS13
- CALLANS9
- CALLANT9
- CALLING10
- CALLUNA9
- CALMANT11
- CALMING12
- CALUMNY14
- CALVING13
- CALZONE18
- CALZONI18
- CAMIONS11
- CAMMING14
- CAMPANA13
- CAMPING14
- CAMPONG14
- CANBANK15
- CANCANS11
- CANDENT10
- CANNING10
- CANNONS9
- CANTINA9
- CANTING10
- CANTONS9
- CANYONS12
- CANZONA18
- CANZONE18
- CANZONI18
- CAPLINS11
- CAPPING14
- CAPRINE11
- CAPTANS11
- CARANNA9
- CARAUNA9
- CARBENE11
- CARBINE11
- CARBONS11
- CARDING11
- CARDONS10
- CAREENS9
- CARKING14
- CARLINE9
- CARLING10
- CARLINS9
- CARMINE11
- CARPING12
- CARTING10
- CARTONS9
- CARVING13
- CASEINS9
- CASERNE9
- CASERNS9
- CASHING13
- CASKING14
- CASSENA9
- CASSENE9
- CASSINA9
- CASSINE9
- CASSINO9
- CASSONE9
- CASTING10
- CATHING13
- CATIONS9
- CATJANG17
- CATKINS13
- CATLING10
- CATLINS9
- CATMINT11
- CATTING10
- CAULINE9
- CAUMING12
- CAUSING10
- CAVERNS12
- CAYENNE12
- CAYMANS14
- DABBING13
- DACKING15
- DACRONS10
- DADDING11
- DADOING10
- DAEMONS10
- DAFFING15
- DAGGING11
- DAHOONS11
- DAIKONS12
- DAIMONS10
- DAINING9
- DALTONS8
- DAMIANA10
- DAMMING13
- DAMNING11
- DAMPENS12
- DAMPING13
- DAMSONS10
- DANCING11
- DANGING10
- DANTING9
- DANTONS8
- DAPPING13
- DAPSONE10
- DARKENS12
- DARKING13
- DARLING9
- DARNING9
- DARRING9
- DARTING9
- DASHING12
- DAUBING11
- DAUDING10
- DAURING9
- DAUTING9
- DAWDING13
- DAWNING12
- DAWTING12
- DAYLONG12
- EAGLING9
- EANLING8
- EARCONS9
- EARDING9
- EARNING8
- EARRING8
- EASTING8
- EASYING11
- FABLING13
- FACIEND13
- FACONNE12
- FADEINS11
- FADGING13
- FAFFING17
- FAGGING13
- FAIKING15
- FAILING11
- FAINING11
- FAIRING11
- FALCONS12
- FALLING11
- FALSING11
- FANDING12
- FANGING12
- FANIONS10
- FANNING11
- FANZINE19
- FARCING13
- FARCINS12
- FARDENS11
- FARDING12
- FARMING13
- FARRAND11
- FARRANT10
- FARRENS10
- FARRING11
- FARSING11
- FARTING11
- FASCINE12
- FASHING14
- FASTENS10
- FASTING11
- FATLING11
- FATTENS10
- FATTING11
- FAUTING11
- FAWNING14
- FAYNING14
- GABBING13
- GABIONS10
- GABLING11
- GABOONS10
- GACHING14
- GADDING11
- GADLING10
- GAFFING15
- GAGGING11
- GAINING9
- GAITING9
- GALLANT8
- GALLING9
- GALLONS8
- GAMMING13
- GAMMONS12
- GANGING10
- GANKING13
- GANNING9
- GANOINE8
- GANOINS8
- GANTING9
- GAOLING9
- GAPPING13
- GARBING11
- GARCONS10
- GARDANT9
- GARDENS9
- GARJANS15
- GARLAND9
- GARMENT10
- GARRANS8
- GARRING9
- GARRONS8
- GASCONS10
- GASHING12
- GASKING13
- GASKINS12
- GASPING11
- GASSING9
- GASTING9
- GAUDING10
- GAUGING10
- GAUMING11
- GAUPING11
- GAWKING16
- GAWPING14
- GAZOONS17
- HACKING17
- HADDING13
- HADRONS11
- HAEMINS12
- HAEMONY15
- HAFTING14
- HAGDENS12
- HAGDONS12
- HAGGING13
- HAILING11
- HAINING11
- HAIRING11
- HALLANS10
- HALLING11
- HALOING11
- HALSING11
- HALTING11
- HALVING14
- HAMBONE14
- HAMMING15
- HANDING12
- HANGING12
- HANKING15
- HANTING11
- HAPLONT12
- HAPPENS14
- HAPPING15
- HAPTENE12
- HAPTENS12
- HARDENS11
- HARIANA10
- HARKENS14
- HARKING15
- HARLING11
- HARMANS12
- HARMINE12
- HARMING13
- HARMINS12
- HARMONY15
- HARPING13
- HARPINS12
- HARTENS10
- HASHING14
- HASPING13
- HASTENS10
- HASTING11
- HATBAND13
- HATPINS12
- HATTING11
- HAUDING12
- HAULING11
- HAUSENS10
- HAUSING11
- HAWKING18
- HAWMING16
- HAWSING14
- HAYBAND16
- HAZZANS28
- JABBING19
- JACKING21
- JAGAING16
- JAGGING17
- JAILING15
- JAMBING19
- JAMBONE18
- JAMDANI17
- JAMMING19
- JAMPANI18
- JAMPANS18
- JAPPING19
- JARGONS15
- JARGONY18
- JARPING17
- JARRING15
- JASMINE16
- JASMINS16
- JAUKING19
- JAUPING17
- JAWBONE19
- JAWLINE17
- JAZZING33
- KACHINA16
- KAFTANS14
- KAIZENS20
- KALIANS11
- KAMPONG16
- KAMSINS13
- KANBANS13
- KANTENS11
- KANTING12
- KAOLINE11
- KAOLINS11
- KARKING16
- KARTING12
- KARYONS14
- KATCINA13
- KATIONS11
- KATSINA11
- KAYOING15
- LACKING14
- LACTONE9
- LADLING9
- LADRONE8
- LADRONS8
- LAERING8
- LAGGENS9
- LAGGING10
- LAGGINS9
- LAGOONS8
- LAIDING9
- LAIKING12
- LAIRING8
- LALLAND8
- LALLANS7
- LALLING8
- LAMBENT11
- LAMBING12
- LAMMING12
- LAMPING12
- LANCING10
- LANDING9
- LANKING12
- LANTANA7
- LAPPING12
- LAPSANG10
- LAPSING10
- LAPWING13
- LARCENY12
- LARDING9
- LARDONS8
- LARGENS8
- LARKING12
- LARNING8
- LARPING10
- LASAGNA8
- LASAGNE8
- LASHING11
- LASHINS10
- LASTING8
- LATEENS7
- LATHING11
- LATRANT7
- LATRINE7
- LATRONS7
- LATTENS7
- LATTINS7
- LAUDING9
- LAUWINE10
- LAWLAND11
- LAWNING11
- LAZOING17
- LAZYING20
- MACHANS14
- MACHINE14
- MACRONS11
- MADDENS11
- MADDING12
- MADLING11
- MADONNA10
- MADRONA10
- MADRONE10
- MADRONO10
- MAGGING12
- MAGIANS10
- MAGNONS10
- MAHJONG20
- MAHUANG13
- MAIDANS10
- MAIDENS10
- MAIDING11
- MAILING10
- MAIMING12
- MAINING10
- MALIGNS10
- MALKINS13
- MALLING10
- MALTING10
- MAMMONS13
- MANGING11
- MANHUNT12
- MANKIND14
- MANNANS9
- MANNING10
- MANRENT9
- MAPPING14
- MARCONI11
- MARGENT10
- MARGINS10
- MARKING14
- MARLINE9
- MARLING10
- MARLINS9
- MAROONS9
- MARRANO9
- MARRING10
- MARRONS9
- MARTENS9
- MARTING10
- MARTINI9
- MARTINS9
- MASCONS11
- MASHING13
- MASKING14
- MASLINS9
- MASSING10
- MASTING10
- MATRONS9
- MATTING10
- MATTINS9
- MAULING10
- MAUVINE12
- MAUVINS12
- MAWKINS16
- MAYVINS15
- NABBING12
- NAFFING14
- NAGGING10
- NAILING8
- NANDINA8
- NANDINE8
- NANDINS8
- NANKINS11
- NAPKINS13
- NAPPING12
- NAPRONS9
- NARDINE8
- NARDING9
- NARKING12
- NASCENT9
- NASIONS7
- NATIONS7
- NATRONS7
- OAKLING12
- PACKING16
- PADDING12
- PADRONA10
- PADRONE10
- PADRONI10
- PAESANI9
- PAESANO9
- PAESANS9
- PAGEANT10
- PAIKING14
- PAINING10
- PAIRING10
- PAISANA9
- PAISANO9
- PAISANS9
- PAKFONG17
- PAKTONG14
- PALLING10
- PALLONE9
- PALMING12
- PALPING12
- PANDANI10
- PANDANS10
- PANGENE10
- PANGENS10
- PANGING11
- PANNING10
- PANTINE9
- PANTING10
- PANTONS9
- PANTUNS9
- PAPAINS11
- PAPPING14
- PARDINE10
- PARDONS10
- PARGANA10
- PARGING11
- PARIANS9
- PARKING14
- PARKINS13
- PARLING10
- PARPANE11
- PARPEND12
- PARPENS11
- PARPENT11
- PARPING12
- PARRING10
- PARSING10
- PARSONS9
- PARTANS9
- PARTING10
- PARTONS9
- PARVENU12
- PASHING13
- PASSANT9
- PASSING10
- PASTINA9
- PASTING10
- PATHING13
- PATIENT9
- PATRONS9
- PATTENS9
- PATTING10
- PAULINS9
- PAUSING10
- PAWNING13
- PAYFONE15
- PAYMENT14
- RABANNA9
- RABBINS11
- RABBONI11
- RACKING14
- RACOONS9
- RADDING10
- RADIANS8
- RADIANT8
- RAFTING11
- RAGGING10
- RAGLANS8
- RAGMANS10
- RAGMENT10
- RAIDING9
- RAIKING12
- RAILING8
- RAIMENT9
- RAINING8
- RAISING8
- RAISINS7
- RAISINY10
- RAITING8
- RALLINE7
- RAMMING12
- RAMPANT11
- RAMPING12
- RAMSONS9
- RANCING10
- RANDANS8
- RANDING9
- RANDONS8
- RANGING9
- RANKING12
- RANTING8
- RAPPING12
- RAPPINI11
- RARKING12
- RASHING11
- RASPING10
- RATEENS7
- RATFINK14
- RATIONS7
- RATLINE7
- RATLING8
- RATLINS7
- RATOONS7
- RATTANS7
- RATTENS7
- RATTING8
- RATTONS7
- RAWBONE12
- RAYLING11
- RAZZING26
- SABBING12
- SABEING10
- SABLING10
- SABRING10
- SACKING14
- SACRING10
- SADDENS9
- SADDING10
- SADHANA11
- SAGGING10
- SAGOINS8
- SAGUINS8
- SAILING8
- SAIMINS9
- SAINING8
- SAIRING8
- SALBAND10
- SALIENT7
- SALMONS9
- SALMONY12
- SALOONS7
- SALPINX16
- SALTANT7
- SALTINE7
- SALTING8
- SALUING8
- SALVING11
- SAMAANS9
- SAMMING12
- SAMPANS11
- SANDING9
- SANPANS9
- SANTONS7
- SAPHENA12
- SAPIENS9
- SAPIENT9
- SAPLING10
- SAPPANS11
- SAPPING12
- SARCINA9
- SARDANA8
- SARDINE8
- SARKING12
- SARMENT9
- SARSENS7
- SASHING11
- SASSING8
- SATEENS7
- SATSANG8
- SAUCING10
- SAUTING8
- SAVANNA10
- SAZHENS19
- TABBING12
- TABLING10
- TABUING10
- TACHINA12
- TACKING14
- TACRINE9
- TAGGANT9
- TAGGING10
- TAGLINE8
- TAGUANS8
- TAILING8
- TAIPANS9
- TALAUNT7
- TALCING10
- TALIONS7
- TALKING12
- TALLENT7
- TAMEINS9
- TAMPANS11
- TAMPING12
- TAMPONS11
- TANGENT8
- TANGING9
- TANGUNS8
- TANKING12
- TANKINI11
- TANLING8
- TANNING8
- TANNINS7
- TANTONY10
- TAPPING12
- TAPUING10
- TARGING9
- TARPANS9
- TARPONS9
- TARRING8
- TARTANA7
- TARTANE7
- TARTANS7
- TARTINE7
- TARTING8
- TARZANS16
- TASHING11
- TASKING12
- TASTING8
- TATHING11
- TATTING8
- TATUING8
- TAUHINU10
- TAURINE7
- TAUTENS7
- TAUTING8
- TAVERNA10
- TAVERNS10
- TAWSING11
- TAWTING11
- TAXIING15
- TAXYING18
- VACCINA14
- VACCINE14
- VACKING17
- VAGGING13
- VAGRANT11
- VAGUING12
- VAILING11
- VALIANT10
- VALSING11
- VALUING11
- VALVING14
- VAMPING15
- VANNING11
- VARIANT10
- VARMENT12
- VARMINT12
- VARYING14
- VATTING11
- VAUTING11
- VAWTING14
- VAXXING25
- WABAINS12
- WADDING13
- WAFFING17
- WAFTING14
- WAGGING13
- WAGGONS12
- WAIFING14
- WAILING11
- WAINING11
- WAIRING11
- WAITING11
- WAIVING14
- WALKING15
- WALLING11
- WANGANS11
- WANGUNS11
- WANIONS10
- WANKING15
- WANNING11
- WANTING11
- WANTONS10
- WANZING20
- WAPPEND15
- WAPPING15
- WARDENS11
- WARDING12
- WARKING15
- WARLING11
- WARMING13
- WARNING11
- WARPING13
- WARRAND11
- WARRANS10
- WARRANT10
- WARRENS10
- WARRING11
- WARZONE19
- WASHING14
- WASHINS13
- WASTING11
- WAUKING15
- WAULING11
- WAURING11
- WAWAING14
- WAWLING14
- WAXWING21
- WAYGONE14
- WAYMENT15
- YACKING17
- YAFFING17
- YAKKING19
- YANKING15
- YAPPING15
- YARDANG12
- YARDING12
- YARKING15
- YARNING11
- YARRANS10
- YAUPING13
- YAUPONS12
- YAWLING14
- YAWNING14
- YAWPING16
- ZAGGING19
- ZAMPONE20
- ZAMPONI20
- ZANYING20
- ZAPPING21
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAZZING | 33 | 37 | All three |
| HAZZANS | 28 | 28 | All three |
| BAZZING | 28 | 31 | NWL only |
| RAZZING | 26 | 28 | All three |
| VAXXING | 25 | 28 | NWL only |
| JACKING | 21 | 26 | All three |
| ZAPPING | 21 | 25 | All three |
| WAXWING | 21 | 23 | All three |
| MAHJONG | 20 | 24 | All three |
| ZAMPONI | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
| LAZYING | 20 | 22 | All three |
| ZAMPONE | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
The fixed letters leave five open slots. Familiar forms such as talking, waiting, machine, and payment appear among the 841 matches. The pattern is especially productive with G at the end: 437 words finish that way. But the remaining letters also make room for endings such as E, as machine and payment show.
At a glance: the A-and-N pattern
- The pattern matches 841 seven-letter entries across tournament dictionaries.
- Talking, waiting, calling, and walking show the familiar -ing shape.
- G closes 437 matches; S is next with 220.
- Only 111 entries rank among the top 25,000 common English words.
- JAZZING scores 33 Scrabble tile points before board premiums.
Which 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 6th letter feel familiar?
Start with talking, waiting, calling, walking, and dancing. Each puts A in slot two and N in slot six, then adds ING at the end. Machine and payment break that pattern: both end in E, so the fixed letters do not force an -ing finish.
The neighboring patterns put this count in perspective. With A second and N sixth, there are 841 matches; changing the second letter to O leaves 700, while E leaves 682. Keep both fixed positions in mind when testing a guess, rather than assuming the first letter or ending.
How should you use this pattern in a word game?
For a rack or crossword clue, try common endings first: G accounts for 437 matches, and S accounts for 220. Then check less frequent endings, such as E, T, or A. This narrows the choices without ruling out words like machine or payment.
Questions people ask
How many seven-letter words have A second and N sixth?
Which ending is most common for these A-and-N words?
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