ANS ends forty-five of the 5 letter words with AN in them, and ANG ends twenty-two. Means, Plans and Loans end in ANS, while Slang and Twang end in ANG.
Crane, Clean, Stand, Range and Plane give a Wordle solver five different letters in each guess, with three new tiles beside A and N. In Scrabble, Zanza and Zanze score 23 points, with Zanja at 21.
5 Letter Words With AN In Them
These are the familiar 5 letter words with AN in them. Seven of these thirty words end in S.
| Thank | Means | Human |
| Woman | Wants | Hands |
| Stand | Range | Began |
| Plans | Clean | Meant |
| Dance | Grand | Plant |
| Brand | Frank | Plane |
| Ocean | Banks | Grant |
| Angry | Urban | Giant |
| Panel | Loans | Pants |
| Angel | Anger | Angle |
5 Letter Words With AN In Them By Position
AN starts 53 of the 539 words and ends 111, and the other 375 have AN in the middle.
Words Starting With AN
Twelve of these fifty-three words end in E.
| Anana | Anata | Ancho |
| Ancle | Ancon | Andro |
| Anear | Anele | Anent |
| Angas | Angel | Anger |
| Angle | Anglo | Angry |
| Angst | Anigh | Anile |
| Anils | Anima | Anime |
| Animi | Anion | Anise |
| Anker | Ankhs | Ankle |
| Ankus | Anlas | Annal |
| Annas | Annat | Annex |
| Annoy | Annul | Anoas |
| Anode | Anole | Anomy |
| Ansae | Antae | Antar |
| Antas | Anted | Antes |
| Antic | Antis | Antra |
| Antre | Antsy | Anura |
| Anvil | Anyon |
Words With AN In The Middle And Starting With A To C
Thirteen of these sixty-nine words are familiar.
| Aband | Aland | Alane |
| Alang | Alans | Alant |
| Asana | Avant | Azans |
| Banak | Banal | Banco |
| Bancs | Banda | Bandh |
| Bands | Bandy | Baned |
| Banes | Bangs | Bania |
| Banjo | Banks | Banns |
| Bants | Banty | Banya |
| Beano | Beans | Beany |
| Bhang | Bland | Blank |
| Brand | Brane | Brank |
| Brans | Brant | Bwana |
| Canal | Candy | Caned |
| Caneh | Caner | Canes |
| Cangs | Canid | Canna |
| Canns | Canny | Canoe |
| Canon | Canso | Canst |
| Canto | Cants | Canty |
| Chana | Chang | Chank |
| Chant | Clang | Clank |
| Clans | Crane | Crank |
| Crans | Cyano | Cyans |
Words With AN In The Middle And Starting With D To J
Fifteen of these seventy-six words have a K, J, Q, X or Z, which is worth five points or more in Scrabble.
| Dance | Dancy | Dandy |
| Dangs | Danio | Danks |
| Danny | Dants | Deans |
| Diane | Drank | Drant |
| Duans | Dwang | Eaned |
| Eland | Elans | Fanal |
| Fancy | Fands | Fanes |
| Fanga | Fango | Fangs |
| Fanks | Fanny | Fanon |
| Fanos | Fanum | Flane |
| Flank | Flans | Franc |
| Frank | Ganch | Gandy |
| Ganef | Ganev | Gangs |
| Ganja | Ganof | Gants |
| Geans | Giant | Gland |
| Glans | Grana | Grand |
| Grans | Grant | Guana |
| Guano | Guans | Gyans |
| Hanap | Hance | Hanch |
| Hands | Handy | Hangi |
| Hangs | Hanks | Hanky |
| Hansa | Hanse | Hants |
| Hiant | Idant | Ikans |
| Inane | Janes | Janns |
| Janny | Janty | Jeans |
| Jnana |
Words With AN In The Middle And Starting With K To O
Twenty-two of these seventy-nine words repeat a letter.
| Kanae | Kanas | Kandy |
| Kaneh | Kanes | Kanga |
| Kangs | Kanji | Kants |
| Kanzu | Khans | Kiang |
| Klang | Koans | Krang |
| Krans | Kranz | Kyang |
| Lanai | Lanas | Lance |
| Lanch | Lande | Lands |
| Lanes | Lanks | Lanky |
| Lants | Leans | Leant |
| Leany | Liana | Liane |
| Liang | Llano | Loans |
| Manas | Manat | Mandi |
| Maneb | Maned | Maneh |
| Manes | Manet | Manga |
| Mange | Mango | Mangs |
| Mangy | Mania | Manic |
| Manis | Manky | Manly |
| Manna | Manor | Manos |
| Manse | Manta | Manto |
| Manty | Manul | Manus |
| Meane | Means | Meant |
| Meany | Moans | Naans |
| Nanas | Nandu | Nanna |
| Nanny | Nanos | Nanua |
| Ngana | Obang | Orang |
| Orant |
Words With AN In The Middle And Starting With P To S
Forty-three of these ninety words have exactly two vowels.
| Paans | Panax | Pance | Panda |
| Pands | Pandy | Paned | Panel |
| Panes | Panga | Pangs | Panic |
| Panim | Panko | Panne | Panni |
| Pansy | Panto | Pants | Panty |
| Peans | Phang | Piani | Piano |
| Pians | Plane | Plank | Plans |
| Plant | Prana | Prang | Prank |
| Qanat | Quant | Ranas | Rance |
| Ranch | Rands | Randy | Ranee |
| Ranga | Range | Rangi | Rangs |
| Rangy | Ranid | Ranis | Ranke |
| Ranks | Rants | Reans | Riant |
| Roans | Ruana | Sands | Sandy |
| Saned | Saner | Sanes | Sanga |
| Sangh | Sango | Sangs | Sanko |
| Sansa | Santo | Sants | Scand |
| Scans | Scant | Seans | Shand |
| Shank | Shans | Skank | Slane |
| Slang | Slank | Slant | Spane |
| Spang | Spank | Spans | Stand |
| Stane | Stang | Stank | Swang |
| Swank | Swans |
Words With AN In The Middle And Starting With T To Z
Twenty-nine of these sixty-one words start with T.
| Tanas | Tanga | Tangi |
| Tango | Tangs | Tangy |
| Tanhs | Tanka | Tanks |
| Tanky | Tanna | Tansy |
| Tanti | Tanto | Tanty |
| Thana | Thane | Thang |
| Thank | Thans | Thanx |
| Tians | Trank | Tranq |
| Trans | Trant | Tuans |
| Twang | Twank | Ulans |
| Vanda | Vaned | Vanes |
| Vangs | Vants | Viand |
| Wands | Waned | Wanes |
| Waney | Wangs | Wanks |
| Wanky | Wanle | Wanly |
| Wanna | Wants | Wanty |
| Wanze | Weans | Whang |
| Wrang | Xoana | Yangs |
| Yanks | Yeans | Yuans |
| Zanja | Zante | Zanza |
| Zanze |
Words Ending In AN And Starting With A To O
Seven of these fifty-six words are familiar.
| Adhan | Adman | Ajwan |
| Amban | Amman | Apian |
| Argan | Atman | Avian |
| Axman | Bajan | Basan |
| Began | Bogan | Buran |
| Caman | Clean | Cotan |
| Cowan | Daman | Dayan |
| Decan | Deman | Dewan |
| Divan | Diwan | Elvan |
| Furan | Geyan | Glean |
| Goban | Gowan | Groan |
| Hazan | Hogan | Honan |
| Human | Ingan | Japan |
| Jawan | Kisan | Koban |
| Kulan | Lagan | Lauan |
| Leman | Ligan | Liman |
| Logan | Lohan | Loran |
| Lowan | Mayan | Ocean |
| Octan | Organ |
Words Ending In AN And Starting With P To Z
Nine of these fifty-five words have a K, J, Q, X or Z, which is worth five points or more in Scrabble.
| Paean | Pagan | Pavan |
| Pecan | Pekan | Powan |
| Pucan | Pyran | Quean |
| Ratan | Redan | Reman |
| Reran | Rewan | Roman |
| Rotan | Rowan | Saman |
| Sapan | Saran | Scran |
| Sedan | Sewan | Skean |
| Skran | Sloan | Solan |
| Soman | Spean | Stean |
| Sugan | Tacan | Titan |
| Tolan | Toman | Toran |
| Tyran | Uhlan | Ulpan |
| Unban | Unman | Upran |
| Urban | Urman | Varan |
| Vegan | Wigan | Witan |
| Woman | Xylan | Yojan |
| Yulan | Zaman | Zigan |
| Zupan |
Related: 5 Letter Words That End With AN
Best 5 Letter Words With AN In Them For Wordle
Of the 539 words, 164 repeat a letter, as Banal, Nanny and Annex do, so the picks are limited to words with five different letters. Eight of the twelve picks have exactly two vowels.
| Crane | Clean |
| Stand | Range |
| Plane | Means |
| Dance | Ocean |
| Giant | Angle |
| Slant | Canoe |
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With AN In Them In Scrabble
Zanza and Zanze lead at 23 points, and Zanja follows at 21, then Kanzu and Kranz at 18.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Zanza | 23 |
| Zanze | 23 |
| Zanja | 21 |
| Kanzu | 18 |
| Kranz | 18 |
| Hazan | 17 |
| Wanze | 17 |
| Kanji | 16 |
| Zaman | 16 |
| Zupan | 16 |
Meanings Of 5 Letter Words With AN In Them
Each word is defined in its everyday sense.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Angel | A heavenly messenger |
| Anger | Strong displeasure |
| Angle | The space between two lines that meet, or to fish |
| Angry | Feeling strong displeasure |
| Banks | Financial institutions, or river edges |
| Began | Started |
| Brand | The name of a product |
| Canoe | A narrow paddled boat |
| Clean | Free of dirt |
| Crane | A tall wading bird, or a lifting machine |
| Dance | To move rhythmically to music |
| Frank | Honest and direct |
| Giant | An unusually large being |
| Grand | Impressive in size or style |
| Grant | To give formally |
| Hands | Body parts at the ends of the arms |
| Human | A person |
| Loans | Money lent for repayment |
| Means | Methods, or has as its sense |
| Meant | Intended |
| Ocean | A vast body of salt water |
| Panel | A flat piece, or a group of experts |
| Pants | Trousers, or breathes quickly |
| Plane | A flying vehicle with wings, or a flat surface |
| Plans | Intended courses of action |
| Plant | A living organism that grows in soil |
| Range | The spread between a lowest and highest value |
| Slant | A sloping direction |
| Stand | To be upright on the feet |
| Thank | To express gratitude |
| Urban | Relating to a city |
| Wants | Desires |
| Woman | An adult female person |
FAQs
There are 539 in total. Eighty-one are familiar words such as Thank, Means and Human, and the other 458 are rarer terms accepted in Scrabble.
The strongest are Crane, Clean, Stand, Range and Plane. Each has five different letters, so a single guess tests three new tiles beside A and N.
The highest score is 23 points, shared by Zanza and Zanze. Zanja is next at 21, and Kanzu and Kranz follow at 18.
There are fifty-three, such as Angry, Angel, Anger and Angle. Seven of them are familiar words.
There are 111, such as Human, Woman, Began and Clean. Fourteen of them are familiar words.
S is the final letter of 127 of the 539 words, ahead of N with 116 and E with 44. These three letters end 287 of the 539 words.
There are forty-five, such as Means, Plans, Loans, Trans and Beans. Means, Plans and Loans are the most familiar.
There are 164 that repeat a letter, out of the 539 words. Banal, Nanny and Annex are three of them.
Related:
- 5 Letter Words With RAN In Them
- 5 Letter Words With AM In Them
- 5 Letter Words With EN In Them
- 5 Letter Words With AS In Them
