7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and T as the 5th letter

These fixed positions leave five letters open, but the list is unusually compact: just 85 matches qualify. Only 6 fall among the 25,000 most frequent English words, while 53 have dictionary definitions. Starts cluster around U and I, and D is the leading final letter; treat the pattern as a constraint first, not a clue to meaning.

At a glance: the pattern's tightest clusters

• U begins 25 matches, more than any other first letter.
• I begins 21; S follows with 13 and A with 11.
• D ends 27 words; R and S tie with 13 each.
• Collins includes 82, NWL2023 60, and ENABLE 55; the source counts overlap.
• Unhitch and unwitch lead the scoring list at 15 points apiece.

Which letters start and end the most matches?

U is the leading first letter with 25 words, followed by I with 21. S starts 13, A starts 11, E starts 7, and K starts 6; G and O start just one each. That sharp drop after the first two letters makes U- and I-starting candidates the fastest place to check.

D endings dominate: 27 matches finish in D. R and S tie at 13 apiece, while E ends 8, Y ends 6, and A ends 4. The pattern includes past-tense forms such as invited, enacted, knitted, and incited, though a D ending alone does not prove a word has that form.

7-letter words with N as 2nd and T as 5th letter

Unhitch and unwitch each score 15 Scrabble points; antitax follows at 14. Those are the highest base scores, not a promise of a premium play: board placement and available hooks decide the result. Save the H or X for a bonus square when the rack and board permit.

Filter the known positions before testing the remaining rack letters. Familiar options include invited, invites, inmates, and knotted; less transparent entries include gnostic and annatto. Only 6 matches are common, so many answers may feel specialized; check that your game accepts a word, since the counts combine overlapping dictionary sources.

Position five is selective: N paired with T there yields 85 matches, compared with 197 for N paired with I and 160 for N paired with A. If T is uncertain, those neighboring patterns widen the search.