7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and A as the 6th letter

The pattern is _N___A_: N occupies the second slot, and A sits sixth. Examples include INITIAL, UNUSUAL, UNCLEAR, and SNOWMAN. The list spans everyday vocabulary and less familiar tournament entries, so a matching pattern alone does not guarantee that every game accepts a word.

At a glance: the shape of this word set

• There are 96 seven-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• INSTEAD, INITIAL, and UNUSUAL are among the recognizable examples.
• INQILAB scores 18 points, ahead of ANTHRAX at 17.
• Just 9 of the 96 words rank among the commonest English vocabulary.
• A, I, and U lead as first letters, with 32, 25, and 20 words respectively.

7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and A as the 6th letter

The first letter is usually A, I, or U: those groups account for 77 of the 96 matches. Only 8 begin with E, while K and S contribute 3 each. That makes the opening more predictable than the middle of the word; examples like ANAGRAM, INSOFAR, and UNEQUAL show how varied the remaining letters can be.

The endings cluster too. L closes 24 words and S closes 23, together making nearly half the set; R is next with 11. If the final letter is still unknown, test L and S before rarer endings such as K, which appears in only 3 matches.

Which matches stand out for score and play?

INQILAB is the top scorer at 18 points, while ANTHRAX earns 17 and UNEQUAL and ANTIJAM each score 16. The average score is 10.1, so the top entries are well above the set’s typical value. KNEECAP, INDEXAL, and ONYCHAS each score 15.

The 7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and A as the 6th letter are not equally represented across dictionaries: Collins includes 94, NWL2023 includes 76, and ENABLE includes 67. Those totals overlap, and the differences matter in tournament play. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry such as INQILAB or ONYCHAS.