7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and N as the 3rd letter

The pattern fixes A in the first spot and N in the third, leaving five letters open. Among the recognizable matches are ANNOYED, ANNEXED, AMNESTY, and AMNESIA; less familiar options include AGNIZED and ADNEXAL. Only five entries rank among the commonest English words, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and specialist plays.

7-letter words with A first and N third

• The pattern contains 53 tournament-dictionary words, all beginning A and placing N third.
• Collins includes 53 matches; ENABLE includes 39 and NWL2023 includes 41.
• AGNIZED scores 18 points, the highest score among these matches.
• A final S is the most frequent ending, appearing on 23 words.
• Only five matches are common by English word frequency, so many options are specialist vocabulary.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

ANNOYED, ANNEXED, ANNUITY, AMNESTY, and AMNESIA make a practical first pass when you know only the fixed letters. The first three have N in both the second and third positions, while AMNESTY and AMNESIA place M between A and N.

That small spelling clue separates familiar words from entries such as AGNATES, ACNODAL, and ADNEXAL. Check the seventh letter before settling on a guess: ANNEXED ends in D, while ANNEXES ends in S, and both fit the pattern.

How can you use these words in a game?

AGNIZED leads at 18 points, with AGNIZES next at 17; ANNEXED and ADNEXAL each score 15. Those high values come from less familiar spellings, so verify the word in your game's dictionary before building a play around it. AMNESTY scores 12, trading some points for a more recognizable word.

Seven-letter words can earn Scrabble’s 50-point bingo bonus when you use all seven rack tiles. For this exact pattern, 7-letter words with A first and N third offer 53 candidates, but only five are common. The ending split is a useful clue: 23 finish in S, while six end in D.

Don’t assume a word accepted in Collins is also accepted in every other game list.