6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th letter

Lock in the pattern _C_N__ when a clue fixes C in position two and N in position four. The collection is compact: just four entries rank among the most common English words, while several others are specialist or less familiar. SCENES and ICONIC are easy to spot; SCHNOZ stands out on points.

6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th

• There are 23 tournament-dictionary words matching the fixed C and N positions.
• SCENES, ICONIC, SCENIC and SCENTS are recognizable examples in the group.
• S begins 13 matches, more than A, I or E.
• S is also the most common final letter, appearing at the end of 9 words.
• Only 4 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which matching words score the most?

SCHNOZ leads the score list at 20 points. Its unusual Z gives it a strong face value, so it is the standout when the board offers a place to use that letter. ACKNOW and ACKNEW follow at 15 points apiece.

SCUNGY scores 12, while SCANTY and ACANTH each score 11. More familiar choices score less: ICONIC, SCENIC and SCONCE are each listed at 10. Choose by board position, not face value alone; a premium square can change the comparison.

How do you use the C-and-N pattern?

Treat _C_N__ as a filter, then test the remaining letters against your rack or crossing clues. SCENES and SCENTS both end in S, while SCENIC ends in C. The endings are not all alike: nine matches finish with S, but the rest are spread across several letters.

The 23-word count applies to Collins; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 16. That means a word accepted in Collins is not automatically playable in every tournament list, so check your game's word list once before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

For comparison, the C-second, O-fourth pattern has 41 six-letter matches, while the A-second, N-fourth pattern has 177. The exact C-and-N pattern is a much narrower search.