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7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter

7-letter words with A third and N sixth have 368 matches, including PLAYING, READING, and AMAZING.

368 wordsTop pick PLAYINGHighest score KHAZENS 23

86 of 368 are everyday words (23%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (1,042 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 86 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 86 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 368

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

  • ABALONE9
  • ABASING10
  • ABATING10
  • ACARINE9
  • ADAMANT10
  • ADAWING12
  • AGACANT10
  • AGAMONT10
  • ALANINE7
  • ALANINS7
  • ALAYING11
  • AMARANT9
  • AMARONE9
  • AMATING10
  • AMAZING19
  • AMAZONS18
  • ANAGENS8
  • APADANA10
  • APAYING13
  • ARABINS9
  • ARAWANA10
  • ATAMANS9
  • AVALING11
  • AWAKENS14
  • AWAKING15
  • BEACONS11
  • BEADING11
  • BEALING10
  • BEAMING12
  • BEANING10
  • BEARING10
  • BEATING10
  • BHAJANS19
  • BHAVANS15
  • BHAWANS15
  • BIASING10
  • BLADING11
  • BLAHING13
  • BLAMING12
  • BLARING10
  • BLATANT9
  • BLAWING13
  • BLAZING19
  • BLAZONS18
  • BOAKING14
  • BOATING10
  • BRACING12
  • BRAKING14
  • BRAVING13
  • BRAYING13
  • BRAZENS18
  • BRAZING19
  • CEASING10
  • CEAZING19
  • CHACING15
  • CHAFING16
  • CHAGANS13
  • CHALANS12
  • CHALONE12
  • CHARING13
  • CHASING13
  • CHATONS12
  • CHAWING16
  • CHAZANS21
  • CLAMANT11
  • CLARINI9
  • CLARINO9
  • CLAWING13
  • CLAXONS16
  • CLAYING13
  • COAGENT10
  • COALING10
  • COAMING12
  • COATING10
  • COAXING17
  • CRAKING14
  • CRANING10
  • CRAPING12
  • CRATING10
  • CRATONS9
  • CRAVENS12
  • CRAVING13
  • CRAYONS12
  • CRAZING19
  • CYANINE12
  • CYANINS12
  • CZARINA18
  • DEACONS10
  • DEADENS9
  • DEADING10
  • DEAFENS11
  • DEALING9
  • DEANING9
  • DEARING9
  • DEAVING12
  • DIALING9
  • DIAMINE10
  • DIAMINS10
  • DIAMOND11
  • DIAXONS15
  • DIAZINE17
  • DIAZINS17
  • DOATING9
  • DRACENA10
  • DRACONE10
  • DRAGONS9
  • DRAPING11
  • DRAWING12
  • DRAYING12
  • DUALINS8
  • EBAYING13
  • ELAPINE9
  • ELATING8
  • EMANANT9
  • ENAMINE9
  • EPATANT9
  • ERASING8
  • ETALONS7
  • ETAMINE9
  • ETAMINS9
  • EVADING12
  • EXAMENS16
  • EXAMINE16
  • FEALING11
  • FEARING11
  • FEASING11
  • FEATING11
  • FEAZING20
  • FIATING11
  • FLACONS12
  • FLAGONS11
  • FLAKING15
  • FLAMENS12
  • FLAMING13
  • FLARING11
  • FLAVINE13
  • FLAVINS13
  • FLAVONE13
  • FLAWING14
  • FLAYING14
  • FOALING11
  • FOAMING13
  • FRAMING13
  • FRAYING14
  • GEALING9
  • GEARING9
  • GLARING9
  • GLAZING18
  • GNAWING12
  • GOADING10
  • GOALING9
  • GRABENS10
  • GRACING11
  • GRADINE9
  • GRADING10
  • GRADINI9
  • GRADINO9
  • GRADINS9
  • GRAPING11
  • GRATINE8
  • GRATING9
  • GRATINS8
  • GRAVING12
  • GRAYING12
  • GRAZING18
  • GUANINE8
  • GUANINS8
  • GUARANA8
  • GUARANI8
  • HEADEND12
  • HEADING12
  • HEALING11
  • HEAPING13
  • HEARING11
  • HEATING11
  • HEAVENS13
  • HEAVING14
  • HOARING11
  • HOAXING18
  • HYACINE15
  • HYALINE13
  • HYALINS13
  • IMAGINE10
  • IMAGING11
  • IRACUND10
  • ISATINE7
  • ISATINS7
  • KHAZENS23
  • KLAXONS18
  • KRAKENS15
  • LEADENS8
  • LEADING9
  • LEAFING11
  • LEAKING12
  • LEAMING10
  • LEANING8
  • LEAPING10
  • LEARING8
  • LEASING8
  • LEAVENS10
  • LEAVING11
  • LOADENS8
  • LOADING9
  • LOAFING11
  • LOAMING10
  • LOANING8
  • LOAVING11
  • MEALING10
  • MEANING10
  • MEARING10
  • MEASING10
  • MOANING10
  • MOATING10
  • NEALING8
  • NEAPING10
  • NEARING8
  • NEATENS7
  • NIACINS9
  • OCARINA9
  • OKAYING15
  • OPALINE9
  • ORATING8
  • OTARINE7
  • OVATING11
  • OXAZINE23
  • PEACING12
  • PEAHENS12
  • PEAKING14
  • PEALING10
  • PEANING10
  • PEASANT9
  • PEASING10
  • PEAZING19
  • PHALANX19
  • PHARYNX22
  • PHASING13
  • PIANINO9
  • PLACING12
  • PLAFOND13
  • PLANING10
  • PLATANE9
  • PLATANS9
  • PLATENS9
  • PLATINA9
  • PLATING10
  • PLAYING13
  • PRALINE9
  • PRATING10
  • PRAYING13
  • QUAKING21
  • READING9
  • REAGENT8
  • REAGINS8
  • REAKING12
  • REAMEND10
  • REAMING10
  • REAPING10
  • REARING8
  • REASONS7
  • REAVING11
  • RHATANY13
  • ROADING9
  • ROAMING10
  • ROARING8
  • ROATING8
  • SCALENE9
  • SCALENI9
  • SCALING10
  • SCAPING12
  • SCARING10
  • SCAZONS18
  • SEABANK13
  • SEALANT7
  • SEALINE7
  • SEALING8
  • SEAMING10
  • SEANING8
  • SEARING8
  • SEASING8
  • SEASONS7
  • SEATING8
  • SEAWANS10
  • SEAWANT10
  • SEAZING17
  • SHADING12
  • SHAIRNS10
  • SHAKING15
  • SHALING11
  • SHAMANS12
  • SHAMINA12
  • SHAMING13
  • SHAPING13
  • SHARING11
  • SHAVING14
  • SHAWING14
  • SIALONS7
  • SIAMANG10
  • SKATING12
  • SLADANG9
  • SLAKING12
  • SLATING8
  • SLAVING11
  • SLAYING11
  • SNAKING12
  • SNARING8
  • SNAWING11
  • SOAKING12
  • SOAPING10
  • SOARING8
  • SPACING12
  • SPADING11
  • SPAEING10
  • SPANING10
  • SPARING10
  • SPAVINS12
  • SPAYING13
  • STAGING9
  • STAKING12
  • STALING8
  • STAMENS9
  • STAMINA9
  • STANINE7
  • STANING8
  • STARING8
  • STATANT7
  • STATING8
  • STATINS7
  • STAVING11
  • STAWING11
  • STAYING11
  • SWAGING12
  • SWALING11
  • SWAYING14
  • TEAMING10
  • TEARING8
  • TEASING8
  • TEAZING17
  • THAWING14
  • TOAZING17
  • TRACING10
  • TRADING9
  • TRAPANS9
  • TRAPING10
  • TSARINA7
  • TZARINA16
  • UNAGING9
  • UNAKING12
  • UPALONG10
  • URANINS7
  • VEALING11
  • VIALING11
  • WEAKENS14
  • WEAKONS14
  • WEANING11
  • WEAPONS12
  • WEARING11
  • WEASAND11
  • WEASONS10
  • WEAVING14
  • WEAZAND20
  • WEAZENS19
  • WHALING14
  • YEADING12
  • YEALING11
  • YEANING11
  • YEAREND11
  • ZEALANT16
  • ZEATINS16
Letters by positionIn 74% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. S18%
  2. C10%
  3. B7%
2nd letter
  1. E28%
  2. R14%
  3. L13%
4th letter
  1. L11%
  2. T11%
  3. R10%
5th letter
  1. I74%
  2. A10%
  3. O8%
7th letter
  1. G60%
  2. S20%
  3. E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; KHAZENS tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 17 words
  2. 8 points: 38 words
  3. 99 points: 55 words
  4. 10 points: 69 words
  5. 1111 points: 48 words
  6. 12 points: 44 words
  7. 1313 points: 31 words
  8. 14 points: 17 words
  9. 1515 points: 10 words
  10. 16 points: 8 words
  11. 1717 points: 6 words
  12. 18 points: 9 words
  13. 1919 points: 9 words
  14. 20 points: 2 words
  15. 2121 points: 2 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
  17. 2323 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KHAZENS2323All three
OXAZINE2324All three
PHARYNX2222All three
QUAKING2124All three
CHAZANS2122All three
FEAZING2022All three
WEAZAND2021All three
AMAZING1922All three
BLAZING1923All three
PHALANX1921All three
BRAZING1922All three
CRAZING1922All three

The fixed pattern is _ _ A _ _ N _, and 368 tournament-dictionary words fit it. PLAYING, READING, AMAZING, LEADING, and LEAVING show how often the pattern appears in familiar -ING words. Still, only 86 matches are classed as common by frequency, so many options are less familiar than those examples.

Quick facts about this letter pattern

  • The third letter is A and the sixth is N in all 368 matches.
  • G is the most common final letter, appearing in 220 words.
  • S is the most common first letter, with 68 matches.
  • KHAZENS and OXAZINE lead the score list at 23 points each.
  • Only 86 matches are classed as common by word frequency.

Which matches score well, and which lists include them?

These 368 entries do not belong to every game dictionary. Collins includes 364, NWL2023 includes 289, and ENABLE includes 276, so the combined pool is broader than any one of those sets. Check the dictionary your game uses before spending a turn.

KHAZENS and OXAZINE each score 23 points, while PHARYNX reaches 22; those standout tile totals do not make them common plays. AMAZING scores 19 and is much easier to recognize. Familiar spelling and raw tile value are separate clues, so choose a word you can confidently play.

7-letter words with A third and N sixth: where to start

The ending pattern is lopsided: 220 matches finish in G, while 73 end in S. That makes -ING words the obvious first cluster to scan. PLAYING, READING, LEADING, and LEAVING all fit; if your clue gives a final G, test that familiar family before hunting rarer endings.

Starting letters narrow the field too. S leads with 68 entries, ahead of C at 35. For comparison, the same pattern with R in the third slot has 487 matches, while N in that position has 348.

A is a substantial option, but it is not the most frequent third letter in these pattern lists.

For 7-letter words with A third and N sixth, use the fixed positions first, then test the likely endings. A final G points toward many familiar -ING forms; a final S may leave fewer familiar choices, since 73 matches end that way.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have A third and N sixth?
There are 368 tournament-dictionary matches with A in the third position and N in the sixth. Familiar examples include PLAYING, READING, and AMAZING. The total combines entries from several game dictionaries, so it does not mean every match is accepted in every word game.
Which common words fit the A-third, N-sixth pattern?
PLAYING, READING, AMAZING, LEADING, and LEAVING are recognizable matches. The pattern has 86 entries classed as common by frequency, despite its many less familiar options. The examples also show why checking the final letters can be a fast way to narrow a puzzle.
What are the highest-scoring words in this pattern?
KHAZENS and OXAZINE each score 23 points, the top score among these matches. PHARYNX scores 22, and AMAZING scores 19. High tile scores can point you toward unusual vocabulary, so confirm that a candidate belongs to your game's dictionary before playing it.

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