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

Read the pattern from left to right: the second tile is N, and the sixth is S. Just 11 of these 92 words rank among the most common English entries, so familiar examples like ENGLISH and INTENSE are easy to spot. The opening-letter split is lopsided: U, I, and E account for most of the group, while several other starts appear only rarely.

Where the pattern narrows at a glance

• The pattern has 92 words found in tournament dictionaries.
• U opens 27 matches, ahead of I with 24 and E with 18.
• A starts 12 words; O starts five.
• The most frequent final letter is T, with 31 matches.
• Only 11 entries fall within the 25,000 most common English words.

Which starting and ending letters are common?

U, I, and E together begin 69 of the matches. Think UNLEASH, INVERSE, and ENDORSE for those openings. A starts 12 words and O starts five, so those two together still trail U alone, while G or K is unusual at the start.

At the opposite end, T leads with 31 words, followed by E with 27. INTENSE is a familiar E-ending example, and ENGLISH gives you the H ending. Only 13 finish in S, so the fixed sixth S does not predict the final tile.

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

KNAVISH tops the tile-score list at 17 points; INQUEST is next at 16. The K, V, and H lift KNAVISH, while INQUEST’s Q supplies its standout value. These are base tile scores, before any premium squares alter a play.

Coverage varies by dictionary: Collins has 91 matches, NWL2023 has 69, and ENABLE has 65. Those totals overlap rather than forming separate groups. Definitions are available for 62 entries, but many matches are uncommon, so check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar one.