Five-letter position pattern

5 Letter Words with E as 2nd and N as 5th Letter

This page collects 5 letter words with E as the 2nd letter and N as the 5th letter, from LEARN to SEVEN. E in the second box is one of the most common vowel placements, and it follows almost any consonant. A final N appears in vowel plus N endings such as AN, EN, IN and ON.

112matching five-letter words

5 Letter Words with E as 2nd and N as 5th Letter

  • beden
  • bedin
  • befan
  • began
  • begin
  • begun
  • behen
  • bejan
  • belon
  • beman
  • benin
  • bepen
  • bepun
  • berun
  • besan
  • besin
  • beton
  • bezan
  • cerin
  • cetin
  • dearn
  • deben
  • decan
  • deign
  • deman
  • demon
  • detin
  • devon
  • dewan
  • eeten
  • eeven
  • feign
  • felon
  • genin
  • geyan
  • heben
  • hemen
  • hemin
  • henen
  • heron
  • jeton
  • kearn
  • keten
  • learn
  • leben
  • leden
  • leman
  • lemon
  • lenin
  • lessn
  • leven
  • levin
  • mecon
  • melon
  • meson
  • needn
  • neven
  • oenin
  • pecan
  • pekan
  • pekin
  • pelon
  • pendn
  • reban
  • recon
  • redan
  • redon
  • refan
  • regin
  • reign
  • rejon
  • reman
  • remen
  • renin
  • reown
  • repen
  • repin
  • reran
  • rerun
  • resin
  • resun
  • retan
  • retin
  • rewan
  • rewin
  • rewon
  • rexen
  • sedan
  • semen
  • serin
  • seron
  • seton
  • seven
  • sewan
  • sewen
  • sewin
  • seyen
  • tecon
  • tejon
  • telyn
  • teman
  • temin
  • tenon
  • texan
  • vegan
  • venin
  • weren
  • xenon
  • yearn
  • yemen
  • yeven
  • yewen

How These Words Are Built

Openers to expect include L as in LEARN, R as in REIGN and S as in SEVEN. In the middle, the third box tends to hold G in BEGIN, V in SEVEN and M in LEMON. Just before the final N, expect O in LEMON and I in BEGIN.

Useful five-letter words

LEARN, SEVEN, BEGIN, BEGUN and LEMON are the best known words that fit, so they make sensible first guesses. REIGN, DEMON and VEGAN are worth keeping in reserve.

  • LEARN
  • SEVEN
  • BEGIN
  • BEGUN
  • LEMON

Quick Strategy for This Pattern

Begin with L, R and S in the first box, because they open the largest groups. If the opener comes back grey, test G in the third box, since it is the single most common middle letter here. The fixed E and N do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.

Scrabble and Other Word Games

In Scrabble, E is worth one point and N is worth one point. Words like LEARN, SEVEN and BEGIN are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.

Frequently asked questions

Which letters usually start words with E second and N fifth

L, R and S are the usual openers, as in LEARN, REIGN and SEVEN. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.

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. LEARN and SEVEN show the pattern.

What does E as the second letter tell me

E in the second box is one of the most common vowel placements, and it follows almost any consonant. LEARN is a good example.