Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with A as 2nd and N as 5th Letter
Start with TAKEN or BACON, two of the best known words that put A second and N last. A in the second box is very common, usually after a consonant such as B, C, H, M, P or T. A final N appears in vowel plus N endings such as AN, EN, IN and ON.
151matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with A as 2nd and N as 5th Letter
- bacin
- bacon
- badan
- bahan
- baign
- bairn
- bajan
- baken
- balon
- balun
- baron
- basan
- basen
- basin
- bason
- baton
- bavin
- caban
- cabin
- cairn
- cajan
- cajon
- cajun
- calin
- caman
- canon
- canun
- capon
- caron
- catan
- cavin
- caxon
- dagon
- dalan
- daman
- daven
- dawen
- dayan
- eaten
- fagin
- fanon
- gabon
- gamin
- garon
- gazon
- halon
- haven
- haydn
- hazan
- jaman
- jamon
- japan
- javan
- jawan
- kalan
- kalon
- katun
- kayan
- laden
- ladin
- lagan
- lagen
- lakin
- lamin
- lapin
- lapon
- larin
- laron
- laten
- lauan
- lawin
- layin
- macan
- macon
- maron
- mason
- matin
- maven
- mavin
- mayan
- oaken
- oaten
- paean
- paeon
- pagan
- pasan
- paten
- patin
- pavan
- paven
- pavin
- payen
- racon
- radon
- rakan
- ramen
- ramin
- randn
- rasen
- rason
- ratan
- raven
- ravin
- rawin
- rayon
- sabin
- safen
- sagan
- salon
- saman
- samen
- sapan
- sapin
- saran
- sarin
- saron
- sasan
- sasin
- satan
- satin
- savin
- sayon
- sazen
- tabun
- tacan
- tahin
- tairn
- taken
- takin
- talon
- tamin
- tanan
- tapen
- tarin
- tauon
- taxin
- taxon
- varan
- wagon
- wakan
- waken
- wakon
- waxen
- yahan
- yakin
- yamen
- yamun
- yapon
- zaman
- zayin
- zazen
How These Words Are Built
Openers to expect include B as in BACON, T as in TAKEN and M as in MASON. In the middle, the third box tends to hold T in EATEN, K in TAKEN and C in BACON. The fourth box is most often O in BACON and E in TAKEN.
Useful five-letter words
Start with TAKEN, BACON, MASON, CABIN and EATEN. They are the easiest to recognise, which makes them safe tests. HAVEN, CANON and BASIN are worth keeping in reserve.
- TAKEN
- BACON
- MASON
- CABIN
- EATEN
A Smart Way to Use Both Letters
Begin with B, T and M in the first box, because they open the largest groups. If the opener comes back grey, test T in the third box, since it is the single most common middle letter here. The fixed A and N do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Using These Words in Scrabble
In Scrabble, A is worth one point and N is worth one point. Words like TAKEN, BACON and MASON are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
What does a final N tell me about the word
A final N appears in vowel plus N endings such as AN, EN, IN and ON. TAKEN and BACON show the pattern.
Which letters usually start words with A second and N fifth
B, T and M are the usual openers, as in BACON, TAKEN and MASON. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What should I guess first for this pattern
TAKEN is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests E, K and T in the three open boxes.