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

Read the pattern as _N___N_: N is fixed in the second and sixth slots, with five other letters completing each entry. Knowing, instant, and antenna show how different the results can look. There are 122 matches across the tournament dictionaries, but just 14 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect plenty of unfamiliar plays; the two fixed Ns do not dictate whether a word is a verb, noun, or adjective.

At a glance: the pattern’s strongest clues

• U leads with 42 matches, ahead of I with 27; E and A follow with 19 and 17.
• G closes 50 words, well ahead of S at 20 and T at 18.
• Only 14 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• ANZIANI and ENZIANS lead the recorded scores at 16 points each.

How do the 122 matches break down?

U is the strongest opening letter: 42 words begin there, while I accounts for 27. E and A contribute 19 and 17, and every other starting letter appears fewer than 10 times. If your clue fixes both Ns, checking U first narrows the possibilities quickly.

At the other end, G closes 50 matches, more than twice as many as S at 20 or T at 18. Familiar examples include knowing, ongoing, snowing, uniting, and undoing. The pattern also catches nouns and adjectives such as ancient, antenna, and uncanny, not just verb forms.

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

The main limitation is familiarity: only 14 entries fall among the most common English words. Dictionary coverage also shifts by game: Collins has 121 matches, NWL2023 has 91, and ENABLE has 86; check your game's word list before playing an obscure entry.

For scoring, ANZIANI and ENZIANS top the recorded list at 16 points each; both are less familiar than KNOWING, which scores 15. A rare high-value word still needs a playable rack and placement. Keep the familiar options in mind, then check less common forms when your letters point that way.