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

This pattern fixes two letters but leaves the first, third, fourth, fifth, and final positions open, and the results lean strongly toward S at the start with G as the leading final letter. Only 12 entries count as common by frequency, so familiar examples such as STUDENT sit alongside less everyday choices.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 66 tournament-dictionary entries have T second and N sixth.
• STUDENT, STAMINA, and STAYING are recognizable matches.
• Only 12 matches qualify as common by our word-frequency measure.
• ITCHING, ETCHING, and STYMING lead the score list at 13 points each.

Which final letters appear most often?

G is the standout ending: 32 matches end in G, compared with 15 ending in S, 9 in E, and 8 in T. That makes the final tile a strong extra clue when your first five letters are still uncertain.

Several familiar G-ending matches use the -ing pattern, including STAYING, STATING, STARING, STAGING, STORING, and STYLING. But the set is not just a list of one word family: STUDENT ends in T, and STAMINA ends in A.

S begins 44 of the 66 words, so an S-first guess covers the most common opening in this group. E is next with 9, followed by A with 6; the remaining starts are much less frequent.

How should you narrow the pattern?

For 7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and N as the 6th letter, keep the fixed positions in place and test the open slots against known letters. If the final tile is G, try familiar candidates such as STAYING or STORING before considering rarer forms.

Scoring favors a few less obvious choices: ITCHING, ETCHING, and STYMING each score 13, while STAKING and STOKING score 12. The group average is 9.1, so the leaders are not typical scores for these matches.

Dictionary coverage differs: 44 entries are in ENABLE, 65 in Collins, and 48 in NWL2023. Some accepted words therefore vary by game. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar answer.