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7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter

7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter number 347, from familiar CHANGES to 23-point KWANZAS.

347 wordsTop pick CHANGESHighest score KWANZAS 23

44 of 347 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 3rd place, R is the most common 4th letter (355 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 44 · most-used first

All valid words 347

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

  • ABANDED11
  • ABANDON10
  • ACANTHA12
  • ACANTHI12
  • ACANTHS12
  • ALANINE7
  • ALANINS7
  • ALANNAH10
  • ALANYLS10
  • AMANDLA10
  • AMANITA9
  • ANANDAS8
  • ANANKES11
  • APANAGE10
  • ARANEID8
  • BEANBAG12
  • BEANERY12
  • BEANIES9
  • BEANING10
  • BHANGRA13
  • BLANCOS11
  • BLANDER10
  • BLANDLY13
  • BLANKED14
  • BLANKER13
  • BLANKET13
  • BLANKIE13
  • BLANKLY16
  • BRANCHY17
  • BRANDED11
  • BRANDER10
  • BRANGLE10
  • BRANKED14
  • BRANLES9
  • BRANNED10
  • BRANNER9
  • BRANSLE9
  • BRANTLE9
  • CHANCED15
  • CHANCEL14
  • CHANCER14
  • CHANCES14
  • CHANCEY17
  • CHANCRE14
  • CHANGED14
  • CHANGER13
  • CHANGES13
  • CHANNAS12
  • CHANNEL12
  • CHANNER12
  • CHANOYO15
  • CHANOYU15
  • CHANSON12
  • CHANTED13
  • CHANTER12
  • CHANTEY15
  • CHANTIE12
  • CHANTOR12
  • CHANTRY15
  • CLANGED11
  • CLANGER10
  • CLANGOR10
  • CLANKED14
  • COANNEX16
  • CRANAGE10
  • CRANIAL9
  • CRANING10
  • CRANIUM11
  • CRANKED14
  • CRANKER13
  • CRANKLE13
  • CRANKLY16
  • CRANNOG10
  • CYANATE12
  • CYANIDE13
  • CYANIDS13
  • CYANINE12
  • CYANINS12
  • CYANISE12
  • CYANITE12
  • CYANIZE21
  • DEANERS8
  • DEANERY11
  • DEANING9
  • DHANSAK15
  • DIANDRY12
  • DIANOIA8
  • DRANTED9
  • DVANDVA15
  • ELANCED10
  • ELANCES9
  • ELANETS7
  • EMANANT9
  • EMANATE9
  • EVANGEL11
  • EVANISH13
  • FIANCEE12
  • FIANCES12
  • FLANEUR10
  • FLANGED12
  • FLANGER11
  • FLANGES11
  • FLANKED15
  • FLANKEN14
  • FLANKER14
  • FLANNEL10
  • FLANNEN10
  • FRANCOS12
  • FRANGER11
  • FRANION10
  • FRANKED15
  • FRANKER14
  • FRANKLY17
  • FRANKUM16
  • FRANTIC12
  • GIANTLY11
  • GIANTRY11
  • GLANCED11
  • GLANCER10
  • GLANCES10
  • GLANDES9
  • GOANNAS8
  • GRANARY11
  • GRANDAD10
  • GRANDAM11
  • GRANDEE9
  • GRANDER9
  • GRANDLY12
  • GRANDMA11
  • GRANDPA11
  • GRANFER11
  • GRANGER9
  • GRANGES9
  • GRANITA8
  • GRANITE8
  • GRANNAM10
  • GRANNIE8
  • GRANNOM10
  • GRANOLA8
  • GRANTED9
  • GRANTEE8
  • GRANTER8
  • GRANTOR8
  • GRANULE8
  • GUANACO10
  • GUANASE8
  • GUANAYS11
  • GUANGOS9
  • GUANINE8
  • GUANINS8
  • GUANXIS15
  • HUANACO12
  • INANELY10
  • INANEST7
  • INANGAS8
  • INANITY10
  • JOANNAS14
  • JOANNES14
  • KHANATE14
  • KHANDAS15
  • KHANGAS15
  • KHANJAR21
  • KHANUMS16
  • KRANSES11
  • KRANZES20
  • KWANZAS23
  • KYANISE14
  • KYANITE14
  • KYANIZE23
  • LEANERS7
  • LEANEST7
  • LEANING8
  • LIANOID8
  • LLANERO7
  • LOANEES7
  • LOANERS7
  • LOANING8
  • MEANDER10
  • MEANERS9
  • MEANEST9
  • MEANIES9
  • MEANING10
  • MGANGAS11
  • MOANERS9
  • MOANFUL12
  • MOANING10
  • NHANDUS11
  • NUANCED10
  • NUANCES9
  • NYANZAS19
  • ONANISM9
  • ONANIST7
  • ORANGER8
  • ORANGES8
  • ORANGEY11
  • PEANING10
  • PEANUTS9
  • PHANGED14
  • PHANTOM14
  • PIANINO9
  • PIANISM11
  • PIANIST9
  • PIANOLA9
  • PLANATE9
  • PLANCHE14
  • PLANERS9
  • PLANETS9
  • PLANING10
  • PLANISH12
  • PLANKED14
  • PLANNED10
  • PLANNER9
  • PLANTAE9
  • PLANTAR9
  • PLANTAS9
  • PLANTED10
  • PLANTER9
  • PLANULA9
  • PLANURY12
  • PLANXTY19
  • PRANCED12
  • PRANCER11
  • PRANCES11
  • PRANCKE15
  • PRANCKS15
  • PRANGED11
  • PRANKED14
  • PRANKLE13
  • QUANGOS17
  • QUANNET16
  • QUANTAL16
  • QUANTED17
  • QUANTIC18
  • QUANTUM18
  • REANNEX14
  • RHANJAS17
  • RIANTLY10
  • SCANDAL10
  • SCANDIA10
  • SCANDIC12
  • SCANNED10
  • SCANNER9
  • SCANTED10
  • SCANTER9
  • SCANTLE9
  • SCANTLY12
  • SEANCES9
  • SEANING8
  • SHANDRY14
  • SHANKED15
  • SHANTEY13
  • SHANTIH13
  • SHANTIS10
  • SKANGER12
  • SKANKED16
  • SKANKER15
  • SLANDER8
  • SLANGED9
  • SLANGER8
  • SLANTED8
  • SLANTER7
  • SLANTLY10
  • SPANCEL11
  • SPANDEX17
  • SPANGED11
  • SPANGLE10
  • SPANGLY13
  • SPANIEL9
  • SPANING10
  • SPANKED14
  • SPANKER13
  • SPANNED10
  • SPANNER9
  • STANCES9
  • STANDBY13
  • STANDEE8
  • STANDEN8
  • STANDER8
  • STANDUP10
  • STANGED9
  • STANIEL7
  • STANINE7
  • STANING8
  • STANKED12
  • STANNED8
  • STANNEL7
  • STANNIC9
  • STANNUM9
  • STANOLS7
  • STANYEL10
  • STANZAS16
  • STANZES16
  • STANZOS16
  • SWANKED15
  • SWANKER14
  • SWANKEY17
  • SWANKIE14
  • SWANNED11
  • SWANNIE10
  • SWANPAN12
  • THANAGE11
  • THANAHS13
  • THANGKA15
  • THANKED15
  • THANKEE14
  • THANKER14
  • THANNAH13
  • THANNAS10
  • TRANCED10
  • TRANCES9
  • TRANCHE12
  • TRANECT9
  • TRANGAM10
  • TRANGLE8
  • TRANKED12
  • TRANKUM13
  • TRANNIE7
  • TRANSES7
  • TRANSIT7
  • TRANSOM9
  • TRANTED8
  • TRANTER7
  • TSANTSA7
  • TWANGED12
  • TWANGER11
  • TWANGLE11
  • TWANKAY17
  • URANIAN7
  • URANIAS7
  • URANIDE8
  • URANINS7
  • URANISM9
  • URANITE7
  • URANIUM9
  • URANOUS7
  • URANYLS10
  • USANCES9
  • WEANELS10
  • WEANERS10
  • WEANING11
  • WHANAUS13
  • WHANGAM16
  • WHANGED15
  • WHANGEE14
  • WRANGED12
  • WRANGLE11
  • YEANING11
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S18%
  2. C12%
  3. G10%
2nd letter
  1. R26%
  2. L16%
  3. H14%
5th letter
  1. I16%
  2. G12%
  3. T12%
6th letter
  1. E40%
  2. A10%
  3. L9%
7th letter
  1. S21%
  2. D15%
  3. E14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; KWANZAS tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 25 words
  2. 8 points: 34 words
  3. 99 points: 55 words
  4. 10 points: 55 words
  5. 1111 points: 37 words
  6. 12 points: 38 words
  7. 1313 points: 23 words
  8. 14 points: 30 words
  9. 1515 points: 20 words
  10. 16 points: 12 words
  11. 1717 points: 9 words
  12. 18 points: 2 words
  13. 1919 points: 2 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 2 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KWANZAS2324All three
KYANIZE2323All three
KHANJAR2123Collins only
CYANIZE2122Collins only
KRANZES2021Collins only
NYANZAS1920Collins only
PLANXTY1921Collins only
QUANTUM1822All three
QUANTIC1821All three
FRANKLY1718All three
SPANDEX1719All three
CHANCEY1718Collins only

Lock in the middle as _ _ A N _ _ _ and you have a pattern with both everyday words and tricky scoring plays. CHANGED, MEANING, and CHANNEL are recognizable fits; KWANZAS and KYANIZE lead the score list. The dictionary counts differ, too, so a match in one word game may not carry over to another.

7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter

  • The pattern contains 347 tournament-dictionary words.
  • CHANGES, CHANGED, MEANING, and CHANNEL are familiar examples.
  • KWANZAS and KYANIZE tie for the highest score at 23 points.
  • Collins includes 338 matches; NWL2023 includes 249.
  • Only 44 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

CHANGES, CHANGED, and CHANCES show how often this pattern turns up in ordinary vocabulary. MEANING and PLANNED are another pair worth checking when you already know the middle letters but still need a word that fits the rest of your rack.

CHANNEL, TRANSIT, SCANDAL, and BLANKET give you different starting and ending letters to test. The first-letter counts are led by S with 63 matches, followed by C with 43; endings are led by S with 74, then D with 51. Those clusters can narrow a search when another tile is fixed.

How do scores and dictionary coverage compare?

KWANZAS and KYANIZE each score 23 points before board bonuses, while KHANJAR and CYANIZE score 21. QUANTUM reaches 18, a more recognizable high-value option. The average score across the matches is 11.2, so the top entries sit well above the typical play.

The full count is 347, but ENABLE contains 229 matches and NWL2023 contains 249; Collins has 338. Only 286 entries have definitions, and most are outside the common-word group. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

For 7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter, dictionary coverage matters as much as the pattern.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have A third and N fourth?
There are 347 tournament-dictionary words with A in the third position and N in the fourth. Examples include CHANGES, MEANING, and CHANNEL. The total combines entries found in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, rather than words with no tournament-dictionary source.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
KWANZAS and KYANIZE tie at 23 points before any board bonuses. KHANJAR and CYANIZE each score 21. These are letter-value totals, so a premium square can change the points scored in an actual Scrabble play.
Are these words common in everyday English?
Only 44 of the matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many entries are uncommon. CHANGES, CHANGED, and MEANING are recognizable choices, while some of the strongest scorers are less familiar. Check your game's dictionary when an unfamiliar word matters.

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