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.

841 wordsTop pick TALKINGHighest score JAZZING 33

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.

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Showing the top 48 of 111 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 841

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

  • 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
Letters by positionIn 63% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. C10%
  2. P8%
  3. B8%
3rd letter
  1. R20%
  2. N12%
  3. L8%
4th letter
  1. T12%
  2. L10%
  3. K8%
5th letter
  1. I63%
  2. O14%
  3. A12%
7th letter
  1. G52%
  2. S26%
  3. E7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; JAZZING tops the list with 33. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 38 words
  2. 8 points: 67 words
  3. 99 points: 128 words
  4. 10 points: 143 words
  5. 1111 points: 136 words
  6. 12 points: 103 words
  7. 1313 points: 60 words
  8. 14 points: 62 words
  9. 1515 points: 34 words
  10. 16 points: 17 words
  11. 1717 points: 15 words
  12. 18 points: 11 words
  13. 1919 points: 12 words
  14. 20 points: 7 words
  15. 2121 points: 3 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 1 words
  20. 26 points: 1 words
  21. 2727 points: 0 words
  22. 28 points: 2 words
  23. 2929 points: 0 words
  24. 30 points: 0 words
  25. 3131 points: 0 words
  26. 32 points: 0 words
  27. 3333 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JAZZING3337All three
HAZZANS2828All three
BAZZING2831NWL only
RAZZING2628All three
VAXXING2528NWL only
JACKING2126All three
ZAPPING2125All three
WAXWING2123All three
MAHJONG2024All three
ZAMPONI2023Collins only
LAZYING2022All three
ZAMPONE2023Collins 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?
There are 841 seven-letter matches with A in position two and N in position six. The count includes entries found in at least one tournament dictionary, from familiar words such as talking to less common playable forms.
Which ending is most common for these A-and-N words?
G is the most common final letter, appearing in 437 matches. S follows with 220, while endings such as E, T, and A occur less often. That makes an -ing ending a strong first pattern to test, not a guarantee.
Is JAZZING a high-scoring word in this pattern?
Yes. JAZZING scores 33 Scrabble tile points before any board premiums, making it the top scorer among these matches. Its fixed letters fit the pattern exactly: A is second and N is sixth.

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