7-letter words with A as the 4th letter and N as the 5th letter

291 7-letter words with A as the 4th letter and N as the 5th letter match this pattern, including finance, balance, and strange.

291 wordsTop pick BALANCEHighest score ZIZANIA 25

31 of 291 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

4th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 4th place, T is the most common 5th letter (356 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 31 · most-used first

BALANCE₁₁
ADVANCE₁₃
FINANCE₁₂
STRANGE₈
ISLANDS₈
DEMANDS₁₁
ORGANIC₁₀
ROMANCE₁₁
ENHANCE₁₂
CLEANED₁₀
ARRANGE₈
CLEANER₉
TENANTS₇
INFANTS₁₀
BANANAS₉
VACANCY₁₇
TITANIC₉
EXPANDS₁₇
TYRANNY₁₃
CLEANSE₉
CLEANUP₁₁
ETHANOL₁₀
MUTANTS₉
STRANDS₈
OCEANIC₁₁
INFANCY₁₅
UNCANNY₁₂
ERRANDS₈
SATANIC₉
EXPANSE₁₆
PENANCE₁₁

All valid words 291

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

ACTANTS₉
ADLANDS₉
ADVANCE₁₃
AIDANCE₁₀
AILANTO₇
ALKANES₁₁
ALKANET₁₁
ALMANAC₁₁
ANDANTE₈
APLANAT₉
ARCANAS₉
ARCANUM₁₁
ARGANDS₉
ARRANGE₈
ARUANAS₇
ASKANCE₁₃
ASKANTS₁₁
ASTANGA₈
ATHANOR₁₀
BALANCE₁₁
BANANAS₉
BEFANAS₁₂
BEJANTS₁₆
BEZANTS₁₈
BIMANAL₁₁
BONANZA₁₈
BORANES₉
BOTANIC₁₁
BUTANES₉
BUTANOL₉
BYLANES₁₂
BYZANTS₂₁
CABANAS₁₁
CAGANER₁₀
CALANDO₁₀
CARANNA₉
CETANES₉
CHIANTI₁₂
CHOANAE₁₂
CLEANED₁₀
CLEANER₉
CLEANLY₁₂
CLEANSE₉
CLEANUP₁₁
CORANTO₉
CREANCE₁₁
CUBANES₁₁
DAYANIM₁₃
DECANAL₁₀
DECANES₁₀
DECANTS₁₀
DEFANGS₁₂
DEMANDS₁₁
DERANGE₉
DESANDS₉
DEWANIS₁₁
DEWANNY₁₄
DHYANAS₁₄
DOPANTS₁₀
DOTANTS₈
DOUANES₈
DURANCE₁₀
DURANTS₈
ELUANTS₇
EMBANKS₁₅
EMPANEL₁₁
ENFANTS₁₀
ENHANCE₁₂
ENRANGE₈
ENRANKS₁₁
EQUANTS₁₆
ERLANGS₈
ERRANCY₁₂
ERRANDS₈
ERRANTS₇
ESPANOL₉
ETHANAL₁₀
ETHANES₁₀
ETHANOL₁₀
EXPANDS₁₇
EXPANSE₁₆
FINANCE₁₂
FRIANDE₁₁
FRIANDS₁₁
FURANES₁₀
GALANGA₉
GALANTY₁₁
GAZANIA₁₇
GELANDE₉
GELANTS₈
GITANAS₈
GITANOS₈
GLEANED₉
GLEANER₈
GOBANGS₁₁
GOWANED₁₂
GROANED₉
GROANER₈
HAZANIM₂₁
HEXANES₁₇
HOSANNA₁₀
HUMANER₁₂
HUMANLY₁₅
IGUANAS₈
IGUANID₉
IMPANEL₁₁
INCANTS₉
INFANCY₁₅
INFANTA₁₀
INFANTE₁₀
INFANTS₁₀
INLANDS₈
INSANER₇
INSANIE₇
ISLANDS₈
ISTANAS₇
JACANAS₁₆
JOYANCE₁₉
JURANTS₁₄
KARANGA₁₂
KATANAS₁₁
KOBANGS₁₄
KOKANEE₁₅
LADANUM₁₀
LALANGS₈
LEVANTS₁₀
LIGANDS₉
LOGANIA₈
LUPANAR₉
MAHANTS₁₂
MALANGA₁₀
MANANAS₉
MARANTA₉
MELANGE₁₀
MELANIC₁₁
MELANIN₉
MELANOS₉
MERANTI₉
MOPANES₁₁
MOPANIS₁₁
MOVANTS₁₂
MUSANGS₁₀
MUTANDA₁₀
MUTANTS₉
NAGANAS₈
NONANES₇
NOTANDA₈
NOYANCE₁₂
OCEANIC₁₁
OCEANID₁₀
OCTANES₉
OCTANOL₉
OCTANTS₉
OPTANTS₉
ORGANDY₁₂
ORGANIC₁₀
ORGANON₈
ORGANUM₁₀
ORGANZA₁₇
OURANGS₈
OXGANGS₁₆
OXLANDS₁₅
PADANGS₁₁
PARANGS₁₀
PARANYM₁₄
PAVANES₁₂
PEDANTS₁₀
PENANCE₁₁
PENANGS₁₀
PESANTE₉
PESANTS₉
PEZANTS₁₈
PICANTE₁₁
PINANGS₁₀
PIRANAS₉
PIRANHA₁₂
PLIANCY₁₄
PORANGI₁₀
PREANAL₉
PURANAS₉
PURANIC₁₁
PYSANKA₁₆
PYSANKY₁₉
RABANNA₉
RECANED₁₀
RECANES₉
RECANTS₉
REHANGS₁₁
RELANDS₈
REMANDS₁₀
REMANET₉
REMANIE₉
REPANEL₉
RIBANDS₁₀
ROBANDS₁₀
ROMANCE₁₁
ROMANOS₉
ROMANZA₁₈
RUNANGA₈
SARANGI₈
SATANGS₈
SATANIC₉
SAVANNA₁₀
SAVANTE₁₀
SAVANTS₁₀
SCHANSE₁₂
SCHANZE₂₁
SCRANCH₁₄
SCRANNY₁₂
SECANTS₉
SERANGS₈
SIGANID₉
SILANES₇
SKEANES₁₁
SOLANDS₈
SOLANIN₇
SOLANOS₇
SOLANUM₉
SONANCE₉
SONANCY₁₂
SONANTS₇
SPEANED₁₀
SPRANGS₁₀
STEANED₈
STEANES₇
STRANDS₈
STRANGE₈
SURANCE₉
SYNANON₁₀
TABANID₁₀
TALANTS₇
TAMANDU₁₀
TAMANUS₉
TARANDS₈
TENANCY₁₂
TENANTS₇
TETANAL₇
TETANIC₉
TETANUS₇
THRANGS₁₁
TIKANGA₁₂
TISANES₇
TITANIA₇
TITANIC₉
TITANIS₇
TOLANES₇
TORANAS₇
TOTANUS₇
TRUANCY₁₂
TRUANTS₇
TUTANIA₇
TYRANED₁₁
TYRANNE₁₀
TYRANNY₁₃
TYRANTS₁₀
ULPANIM₁₁
UNCANNY₁₂
UNFANCY₁₅
UNHANDS₁₁
UNHANDY₁₄
UNHANGS₁₁
UNMANLY₁₂
UNPANEL₉
UPGANGS₁₁
UPHANGS₁₃
UPLANDS₁₀
URBANER₉
VACANCE₁₄
VACANCY₁₇
VAHANAS₁₃
VALANCE₁₂
VEGANIC₁₃
VERANDA₁₁
VIMANAS₁₂
VIRANDA₁₁
VIRANDO₁₁
VOLANTE₁₀
WAKANDA₁₅
WAKANES₁₄
WAYANGS₁₄
WESANDS₁₁
WEZANDS₂₀
WOMANED₁₃
WOMANLY₁₅
YOJANAS₁₇
ZAMANGS₁₉
ZANANAS₁₆
ZELANTS₁₆
ZENANAS₁₆
ZIGANKA₂₁
ZIZANIA₂₅

Letters by positionIn 46% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

S10%
T9%
P7%

2nd letter

E17%
A16%
O13%

3rd letter

R15%
L11%
T10%

6th letter

T16%
E15%
G12%

7th letter

S46%
E13%
A10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; ZIZANIA tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 25 words
8 points: 33 words
99 points: 58 words
10 points: 49 words
1111 points: 43 words
12 points: 28 words
1313 points: 8 words
14 points: 11 words
1515 points: 8 words
16 points: 9 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 4 words
1919 points: 3 words
20 points: 1 words
2121 points: 4 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZIZANIA	25	26	Collins only
SCHANZE	21	22	Collins only
BYZANTS	21	22	All three
HAZANIM	21	22	All three
ZIGANKA	21	23	Collins only
WEZANDS	20	21	Collins only
PYSANKY	19	19	NWL only
JOYANCE	19	22	All three
ZAMANGS	19	22	Collins only
BONANZA	18	21	All three
BEZANTS	18	20	All three
ROMANZA	18	20	Collins only

The pattern is _ _ _ A N _ _, so the fourth and fifth tiles are fixed while the other five positions stay open. Familiar matches include advance, finance, romance, and enhance; only 31 of the 291 words rank among the most common English words. The rest range from everyday forms to specialist vocabulary, so the best fit depends on your game and its dictionary.

At a glance: the A-N pattern

The pattern contains 291 tournament-dictionary words, with A fourth and N fifth.
Collins lists 283 matches; NWL2023 lists 194, so the full set is not valid in every game.
S is the most common first letter, with 30 words; S is also the most common final letter, with 134.
ZIZANIA scores 25 points, the highest score among the examples ranked here.

Which 7-letter words have A fourth and N fifth?

BALANCE, ADVANCE, FINANCE, STRANGE, and ROMANCE are recognizable choices that fit the fixed _ _ _ A N _ _ frame. CLEANED and CLEANER share the pattern too, while TENANTS and INFANTS show how often a plural ending can complete it.

The position of the pattern matters: 30 matches begin with S, but only 19 begin with A. At the other end, 134 finish in S, far ahead of E at 38 and A at 28. When a crossing letter is uncertain, an S at the final square is a strong place to test first.

Which matches score well, and what should you watch for?

ZIZANIA leads the scoring list at 25 points. SCHANZE, BYZANTS, HAZANIM, and ZIGANKA each score 21, while BONANZA reaches 18. Those unusual spellings can be valuable on a Scrabble board, but a high score does not make a word familiar or legal in every dictionary.

The average score is 10.8, and 227 matches have a definition. Treat the common examples as quick candidates and the rarer entries as board-specific options; check your game's word list before playing across a dictionary split. For more pattern comparisons, the six-letter set has 271 matches, while the seven-letter A-R pattern has 259.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have A fourth and N fifth?

There are 291 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here. The set includes familiar words such as BALANCE and FINANCE, but only 31 matches fall among the most common English words. That gap explains why many valid pattern matches are not everyday vocabulary.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

ZIZANIA scores 25 points, the top score among these matches. SCHANZE, BYZANTS, HAZANIM, and ZIGANKA each score 21. Board premiums and tile placement can change a play's total, so these are base word scores rather than guaranteed turn scores.

Are all 291 words accepted in every word game?

No, the dictionary counts differ: Collins includes 283 matches, while NWL2023 includes 194. A word accepted in one list may be rejected in another, and specialist entries are especially worth checking before you play. FINANCE and BALANCE are familiar examples within the pattern.

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