7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 7th letter

7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 7th letter have 255 tournament-dictionary matches, from captain to jazzman.

255 wordsTop pick CAPTAINHighest score JAZZMAN 34

23 of 255 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

7th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (2,136 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 23 · most-used first

CAPTAIN₁₁
FASHION₁₃
EASTERN₇
PATTERN₉
PASSION₉
MADISON₁₀
CARTOON₉
MANSION₉
CAUTION₉
BARGAIN₁₀
BALLOON₉
FACTION₁₂
CAPTION₁₁
CARAVAN₁₂
LANTERN₇
BATSMAN₁₁
MARTIAN₉
HANDGUN₁₂
BASTION₉
RACCOON₁₁
SAFFRON₁₃
BASEMAN₁₁
CANTEEN₉

All valid words 255

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

BALADIN₁₀
BALAFON₁₂
BALLOON₉
BARACAN₁₁
BARCHAN₁₄
BARGAIN₁₀
BARGOON₁₀
BARKHAN₁₆
BARMKIN₁₅
BARYTON₁₂
BASEMAN₁₁
BASEMEN₁₁
BASSOON₉
BASTION₉
BATSMAN₁₁
BATSMEN₁₁
BAWDKIN₁₇
BAWNEEN₁₂
CABEZON₂₀
CACUMEN₁₃
CAFFEIN₁₅
CAISSON₉
CALDRON₁₀
CALPAIN₁₁
CAMARON₁₁
CAMPION₁₃
CANAKIN₁₃
CANIKIN₁₃
CANTEEN₉
CANTION₉
CAPELAN₁₁
CAPELIN₁₁
CAPITAN₁₁
CAPSTAN₁₁
CAPTAIN₁₁
CAPTION₁₁
CARABIN₁₁
CARAVAN₁₂
CARBARN₁₁
CARBEEN₁₁
CARDOON₁₀
CAROTIN₉
CARRION₉
CARRYON₁₂
CARTOON₉
CASEMAN₁₁
CASEMEN₁₁
CATAGEN₁₀
CATAPAN₁₁
CATCHEN₁₄
CATERAN₉
CATSKIN₁₃
CAUDRON₁₀
CAUTION₉
CAVEMAN₁₄
CAVEMEN₁₄
DALAPON₁₀
DARRAIN₈
DARRAYN₁₁
DARSHAN₁₁
DASHEEN₁₁
DAUNTON₈
DAUPHIN₁₃
DAYSMAN₁₃
DAYSMEN₁₃
EARTHEN₁₀
EASTERN₇
EASTLIN₇
FACEMAN₁₄
FACEMEN₁₄
FACTION₁₂
FASHION₁₃
FAUCHON₁₅
GADROON₉
GADSMAN₁₁
GADSMEN₁₁
GALLEIN₈
GALLEON₈
GALLOON₈
GALOPIN₁₀
GAMELAN₁₀
GASTRIN₈
GATEMAN₁₀
GATEMEN₁₀
HABITAN₁₂
HACKMAN₁₈
HACKMEN₁₈
HAFFLIN₁₆
HAGBORN₁₃
HAGDOWN₁₅
HAIRPIN₁₂
HALCYON₁₅
HALFLIN₁₃
HALLIAN₁₀
HALLION₁₀
HALLYON₁₃
HALOGEN₁₁
HANDGUN₁₂
HANGMAN₁₃
HANGMEN₁₃
HANUMAN₁₂
HARDMAN₁₃
HARDMEN₁₃
HARDPAN₁₃
HARIJAN₁₇
HARPOON₁₂
HARSHEN₁₃
HASBIAN₁₂
JACKEEN₂₀
JACKMAN₂₂
JACKMEN₂₂
JACOBIN₁₈
JALAPIN₁₆
JARGOON₁₅
JARKMAN₂₀
JARKMEN₂₀
JAVELIN₁₇
JAZZMAN₃₄
JAZZMEN₃₄
KAMSEEN₁₃
LACTEAN₉
LADYKIN₁₅
LAMBKIN₁₅
LAMININ₉
LAMPERN₁₁
LAMPION₁₁
LAMPOON₁₁
LANDMAN₁₀
LANDMEN₁₀
LANOLIN₇
LANTERN₇
LARCHEN₁₂
LARDOON₈
LARIGAN₈
MACARON₁₁
MADISON₁₀
MADZOON₁₉
MAFFLIN₁₅
MAGSMAN₁₂
MAGSMEN₁₂
MAILMAN₁₁
MAILMEN₁₁
MAILVAN₁₂
MALISON₉
MALTMAN₁₁
MALTMEN₁₁
MAMASAN₁₁
MAMELON₁₁
MANAKIN₁₃
MANIKIN₁₃
MANSION₉
MARCHEN₁₄
MARKMAN₁₅
MARKMEN₁₅
MARTIAN₉
MASHLIN₁₂
MASHMAN₁₄
MASHMEN₁₄
MATZOON₁₈
MAUDLIN₁₀
MAUVEIN₁₂
MAXIMIN₁₈
NANKEEN₁₁
NARCEEN₉
NARCEIN₉
NAVARIN₁₀
OARSMAN₉
OARSMEN₉
PACKMAN₁₇
PACKMEN₁₇
PACTION₁₁
PAILLON₉
PALADIN₁₀
PAMPEAN₁₃
PAMPOEN₁₃
PAPASAN₁₁
PAPAYAN₁₄
PAPHIAN₁₄
PARAGON₁₀
PARISON₉
PASSION₉
PASSMAN₁₁
PASSMEN₁₁
PASTERN₉
PATROON₉
PATTERN₉
PATULIN₉
PAYDOWN₁₆
RACCOON₁₁
RAFTMAN₁₂
RAFTMEN₁₂
RAILMAN₉
RAILMEN₉
RAMAKIN₁₃
RAMEKIN₁₃
RAMPION₁₁
RATTEEN₇
RATTLIN₇
RATTOON₇
RAVELIN₁₀
SABATON₉
SABAYON₁₂
SACATON₉
SADIRON₈
SAFFIAN₁₃
SAFFRON₁₃
SAGAMAN₁₀
SAGAMEN₁₀
SAGOUIN₈
SALAMON₉
SALFERN₁₀
SALICIN₉
SALPIAN₉
SALTERN₇
SALTPAN₉
SAMISEN₉
SANDMAN₁₀
SANDMEN₁₀
SAPONIN₉
SARAFAN₁₀
SARSDEN₈
SAURIAN₇
SAVARIN₁₀
SAXHORN₁₇
TABORIN₉
TACHYON₁₅
TACTION₉
TAILFAN₁₀
TAILFIN₁₀
TAMARIN₉
TAMPION₁₁
TANGHIN₁₁
TAPSMAN₁₁
TAPSMEN₁₁
TARDYON₁₁
TAUREAN₇
TAXIMAN₁₆
TAXIMEN₁₆
VAURIEN₁₀
WAITRON₁₀
WAKEMAN₁₆
WAKEMEN₁₆
WANIGAN₁₁
WARDIAN₁₁
WARISON₁₀
WARWORN₁₃
WAVESON₁₃
WAYWORN₁₆
XANTHAN₁₇
XANTHIN₁₇
YAKHDAN₁₈
YARDMAN₁₃
YARDMEN₁₃
YATAGAN₁₁
ZACATON₁₈

Letters by positionIn 27% of these words the 6th letter is A.

1st letter

C15%
M11%
H9%

3rd letter

R20%
L11%
N9%

4th letter

A12%
T12%
S9%

5th letter

M26%
I10%
E9%

6th letter

A27%
O25%
I21%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; JAZZMAN tops the list with 34. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 10 words
8 points: 11 words
99 points: 41 words
10 points: 35 words
1111 points: 50 words
12 points: 21 words
1313 points: 31 words
14 points: 11 words
1515 points: 12 words
16 points: 9 words
1717 points: 8 words
18 points: 7 words
1919 points: 1 words
20 points: 4 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 2 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 0 words
28 points: 0 words
2929 points: 0 words
30 points: 0 words
3131 points: 0 words
32 points: 0 words
3333 points: 0 words
34 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JAZZMAN	34	38	All three
JAZZMEN	34	38	All three
JACKMAN	22	27	Collins only
JACKMEN	22	27	Collins only
CABEZON	20	23	All three
JACKEEN	20	24	Collins only
JARKMAN	20	24	Collins only
JARKMEN	20	24	Collins only
MADZOON	19	21	All three
JACOBIN	18	23	All three
HACKMAN	18	20	All three
MAXIMIN	18	21	All three

With A fixed in slot two and N locked at the end, the middle still has room for familiar words such as captain, fashion, and passion. The full set has 255 matches, but only 23 rank among the most frequent English entries. That mix makes this clue broad for a pattern search and surprisingly thin for everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: the A–N pattern

The pattern has 255 tournament-dictionary matches; every word places A second and N last.
Collins has 248 matches, against 174 in NWL2023 and 155 in ENABLE; these dictionary totals overlap.
Only 23 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.
Captain, fashion, and eastern are familiar examples; all fit the same A…N frame.
Jazzman and jazzmen lead the score list at 34 points apiece.

Which words fit this seven-letter pattern?

Captain, fashion, eastern, pattern, passion, and mansion show how the middle letters vary while the outside clue stays fixed. Cartoon and balloon add repeated O; lantern and caution take a different route through the same frame. Caravan repeats A, too.

Start with examples you recognize, then compare unfamiliar middle letters against your rack.

C leads the first-letter group with 38 matches; M follows at 28, while H and S each contribute 24. That concentration gives you a practical scan order: check C first, then M, then H or S. Keep the fixed positions marked and sort candidates by first letter before checking each middle run.

The final N is a tighter filter than some other endings: 255 words have A second and N last, compared with 2,136 that have A second and S last.

How should you use this A–N pattern in a game?

Jazzman and jazzmen score 34 each, far above the 11.9 average for this group. Their J and Z tiles drive the total, so seek those letters before relying on length alone. Jackman and jackmen also reach 22, giving you a lower-scoring option when the double-Z words are unavailable.

These 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and N as the 7th letter are not guaranteed plays in every word game: 248 appear in Collins, while 174 appear in NWL2023, with overlap. Treat unfamiliar entries cautiously and check the word list used at your table before committing.

Questions people ask

Do all 255 words appear in every dictionary?

No, the 255 matches are drawn from words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary. Collins includes 248, NWL2023 includes 174, and ENABLE includes 155, with overlap among those sets. A word accepted in one list may not be playable in another, so check the list your game uses.

Which first letters are most common in this pattern?

C is the most common first letter, with 38 matches, followed by M with 28. H and S tie at 24 each. Those four initials cover many candidates, so checking them first can narrow a rack search before you work through less common openings.

Which A-and-N word scores highest?

Jazzman and jazzmen tie for the top score at 34 points each. Jackman and jackmen follow at 22 points apiece. The J and Z tiles explain the leaders’ high totals; the average score across the full group is 11.9.

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