5-Letter Words With A as the Second Letter and N as the Third
There are 272 five-letter words with A as the second letter and N as the third, including 34 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern _AN__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With A as the Second Letter and N as the Third
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- RANGE The limits within which something can vary or be effective
- DANCE To move rhythmically to music, usually following steps
- PANEL A flat, rectangular section or component of something
- FANCY A liking or preference for something
- CANDY A sweet confection made primarily of sugar
- PANIC An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- CANAL An artificial waterway constructed for boats or irrigation
- SANDY Resembling or containing or abounding in sand
- CANON A body of rules or principles generally established as valid in a field
- RANCH A large farm for raising livestock, especially cattle
- MANGA Japanese comic books or graphic novels with a distinctive art style
- HANDY Convenient or easy to reach and use
More Common Puzzle Answers
- LANCE
- MANOR
- MANLY
- PANDA
- NANNY
- TANGO
- MANGO
- CANOE
- MANIA
- MANIC
- BANJO
- KANJI
- CANNY
- BANAL
- MANTA
- MANNA
- LANKY
- TANGY
- BANDY
- MANGE
- SANER
- MANGY
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: M (14%), P (9%), R (8%)
- Most common last letter: S (29%), Y (17%), A (12%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 22% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, T, E, D, Y
- Most have 2 vowels (55%)
- 33% contain a repeated letter
- 34 of the 272 are common puzzle answers (12%)
Other Valid Words
238 additional dictionary words have A as the second letter and N as the third — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- WANTS
- HANDS
- WANNA
- BANKS
- PANTS
- BANDS
- LANDS
- TANKS
- DANNY
- RANKS
- NANCY
- LANES
- RANDY
- SANDS
- GANGS
- HANGS
- MANNY
- FANNY
- BANGS
- MANDY
- SANTO
- DANDY
- HANKS
- RANTS
- CANES
- BANCO
- BANTU
- YANKS
- FANGS
- BANDA
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- TANIA
- PANTY
- SANSA
- NANCE
- PANES
- MANUS
- WANED
- CANTO
- PANSY
- WANDS
- GANJA
- MANDI
- RANCE
- PANGS
- TANTO
- KANDY
- JANES
- MANET
- SANGH
- NANNA
- CANNA
- GANDY
- MANSE
- MANES
- PANNA
- HANTS
- PANTO
- HANKY
- FANON
- RANDO
- WANES
- CANST
- MANAS
- MANOS
- DANSE
- VANES
- VANDA
- LANAI
- TANGA
- TANTE
- MANOA
- MANIS
- HANSA
- HANDI
- DANCY
- TANNA
- CANED
- TANKA
- TANSY
- LANDE
- RANGA
- KANGA
- SANGO
- KANAL
- RANDS
- BANES
- HANSE
- DANKS
- JANKY
- SANGA
- HANCE
- RANGI
- BANNS
- BANKY
- PANKO
- BANDH
- NANDU
- MANTO
- NANOS
- ZANTE
- PANED
- SANTS
- PANCH
- WANTA
- CANTY
- MANED
- TANGS
- MANZO
- RANGY
- MANKY
- WANKS
- TANGI
- BANTZ
- PANGA
- NANAS
- CANSO
- PANDY
- WANGS
- KANAE
- CANER
- DANDA
- YANGS
- RANKE
- BANYA
- WANKY
- BANTS
- TANTI
- CANID
- PANNE
- SANAD
- KANES
- JANNY
- MANSO
- CANTS
- BANIA
- CANDO
- PANAX
- CANTI
- RANTY
- MANIE
- PANNY
- RANEE
- SANKO
- YANDY
- LANED
- TANKY
- MANGI
- VANGA
- GANTS
- KANAS
- WANLY
- MANAT
- RANNY
- DANIO
- SANGS
- NANTY
- HANGI
- MANDS
- NANTO
- PANCE
- MANTE
- KANGS
- KANTS
- RANAS
- NANTE
- BANTY
- FANES
- PANNI
- NANTI
- SANES
- RANIS
- GANEV
- TANAS
- MANGS
- RANGS
- FANGO
- MANEH
- WANTY
- DANGS
- TANTY
- ZANZA
- TANSU
- NANTS
- QANAT
- LANAS
- GANKS
- BANCS
- KANAT
- ZANJA
- MANEB
- MANTY
- BANED
- RANES
- RANED
- MANTS
- CANGS
- SANED
- MANKS
- LANTS
- VANED
- PANDS
- PANKS
- CANNS
- FANDS
- EANED
- DANTS
- FANKS
- VANGS
- VANTS
- FANGA
- RANID
- LANKS
- WANEY
- RANSE
- RANNS
- HANCH
- JANTY
- FANOS
- LANCH
- PANIR
- FANAL
- JANNS
- GANCH
- BANAK
- MANUL
- PANIM
- WANLE
- WANZE
- HANAP
- FANUM
- CANEH
- GANEF
- GANOF
- TANHS
- ZANZE
- NANUA
- KANEH
- KANZU
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