5-Letter Words Matching _ _ A N _

285 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ A N _, 33 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

33 common words285 valid words

Common Words (33)

Words most likely to be the answer.

stand
crank
chant
plant
bland
twang
inane
stank
thank
meant
blank
shank
plane
drank
piano
prank
slang
flank
plank
leant
crane
giant
slant
brand
scant
grant
gland
frank
clank
spank
grand
clang
guano

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (252)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abana
aband
acana
adana
agana
ajani
alana
aland
alane
alang
alani
alano
alans
alant
amana
amand
amang
amani
amann
amant
anana
anand
arand
arank
arany
asana
avant
awane
azana
azans
beane
beano
beans
beant
beany
bhang
blanc
blane
brana
brank
brans
brant
bwana
chana
chanc
chane
chang
chank
chany
ciano
clans
crang
crany
cyane
cyano
cyans
deana
deane
deans
diana
diane
diann
doand
doane
dpans
drang
drant
duane
duant
dwane
dwang
dyana
dyane
dyann
edana
elana
eland
elane
elans
emane
etana
etang
evang
evans
evant
ezana
fiann
fiant
flane
flang
flann
flans
franc
frans
franz
ghana
giana
glans
grana
grane
grani
grank
grano
grans
guana
guans
gyani
hiant
hoang
huang
hwang
idant
ilana
irani
ivana
iyang
jeana
jeane
jeans
jeany
jnana
joana
joane
joann
juana
juang
juans
keane
khano
khans
kiang
klans
koans
krang
kranj
krans
kwang
kyang
laang
leann
leans
leany
liana
liane
liang
llano
loans
luana
luane
luann
maana
means
meany
moans
muang
ocana
oland
omani
orang
orans
orant
osana
ovant
oxane
oyana
peano
peans
phane
phano
phany
piane
pians
plana
plang
plano
plans
prana
prand
prang
qiana
quant
riana
riane
riant
roana
roane
roann
roans
ruana
ryann
scand
scans
seana
shana
shane
shang
shani
shant
siana
siang
slane
slank
soane
spane
spang
spann
spans
stane
stang
stans
suant
swane
swang
swank
swann
swans
thana
thane
thanh
thant
tiana
tiang
toano
trank
tranq
trans
trant
tsana
tuant
twana
twank
twant
ubana
ulana
ulane
ulani
ulans
urana
usant
viand
weans
whand
whang
whank
wrand
wrang
wrans
wyano
xoana
yeans
yuans
zhang

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 285 matches.

Most common letters

a285
n285
s73
e68
l57
g55
r55
t51
d39
i39

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 134 with 1 unique vowel
  • 131 with 2 unique vowels
  • 20 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -na · 52 words
  • -ns · 40 words
  • -ne · 37 words
  • -ng · 37 words
  • -nt · 30 words

Strategy

33 answers (of 285 valid guesses) match _ _ A N _. Use a high-information guess that tests common letters in the empty positions, even if it's not in the candidate list.

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