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

7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and N as the 3rd letter total 254, from familiar choices like CONTROL and CENTRAL to rarer tournament entries.

254 wordsTop pick CONTROLHighest score CONFLUX 19

54 of 254 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With C in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (358 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 54 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 54 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 254

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

  • CANADAS10
  • CANAKIN13
  • CANALED10
  • CANAPES11
  • CANARDS10
  • CANASTA9
  • CANBANK15
  • CANCANS11
  • CANCELS11
  • CANCERS11
  • CANCHAS14
  • CANDELA10
  • CANDENT10
  • CANDIDA11
  • CANDIDS11
  • CANDIED11
  • CANDIES10
  • CANDLED11
  • CANDLER10
  • CANDLES10
  • CANDOCK16
  • CANDORS10
  • CANDOUR10
  • CANELLA9
  • CANFULS12
  • CANGLED11
  • CANGLES10
  • CANGUES10
  • CANIEST9
  • CANIKIN13
  • CANINES9
  • CANINGS10
  • CANKERS13
  • CANKERY16
  • CANKLES13
  • CANNACH14
  • CANNELS9
  • CANNERS9
  • CANNERY12
  • CANNIER9
  • CANNILY12
  • CANNING10
  • CANNOLI9
  • CANNONS9
  • CANNULA9
  • CANOERS9
  • CANOLAS9
  • CANONIC11
  • CANONRY12
  • CANOPIC13
  • CANSFUL12
  • CANTALA9
  • CANTALS9
  • CANTARS9
  • CANTATA9
  • CANTATE9
  • CANTDOG11
  • CANTEEN9
  • CANTERS9
  • CANTEST9
  • CANTHAL12
  • CANTHIC14
  • CANTHUS12
  • CANTICO11
  • CANTIER9
  • CANTILY12
  • CANTINA9
  • CANTING10
  • CANTION9
  • CANTLED10
  • CANTLES9
  • CANTLET9
  • CANTONS9
  • CANTORS9
  • CANTRAP11
  • CANTRED10
  • CANTREF12
  • CANTRIP11
  • CANULAE9
  • CANULAR9
  • CANULAS9
  • CANVASS12
  • CANYONS12
  • CANZONA18
  • CANZONE18
  • CANZONI18
  • CENACLE11
  • CENOTES9
  • CENSERS9
  • CENSING10
  • CENSORS9
  • CENSUAL9
  • CENSURE9
  • CENTAGE10
  • CENTALS9
  • CENTARE9
  • CENTAUR9
  • CENTAVO12
  • CENTERS9
  • CENTILE9
  • CENTIME11
  • CENTIMO11
  • CENTNER9
  • CENTRAL9
  • CENTRED10
  • CENTRES9
  • CENTRIC11
  • CENTRUM11
  • CENTUMS11
  • CENTURY12
  • CINCHED15
  • CINCHES14
  • CINDERS10
  • CINDERY13
  • CINEAST9
  • CINEMAS11
  • CINEOLE9
  • CINEOLS9
  • CINEREA9
  • CINERIN9
  • CINGULA10
  • CINQUES18
  • CONACRE11
  • CONARIA9
  • CONATUS9
  • CONCAVE14
  • CONCEAL11
  • CONCEDE12
  • CONCEDO12
  • CONCEIT11
  • CONCENT11
  • CONCEPT13
  • CONCERN11
  • CONCERT11
  • CONCHAE14
  • CONCHAL14
  • CONCHAS14
  • CONCHED15
  • CONCHES14
  • CONCHIE14
  • CONCHOS14
  • CONCISE11
  • CONCOCT13
  • CONCORD12
  • CONCREW14
  • CONCUPY16
  • CONCURS11
  • CONCUSS11
  • CONDEMN12
  • CONDERS10
  • CONDIES10
  • CONDIGN11
  • CONDOES10
  • CONDOLE10
  • CONDOMS12
  • CONDONE10
  • CONDORS10
  • CONDUCE12
  • CONDUCT12
  • CONDUIT10
  • CONDYLE13
  • CONFABS14
  • CONFECT14
  • CONFERS12
  • CONFESS12
  • CONFEST12
  • CONFIDE13
  • CONFINE12
  • CONFIRM14
  • CONFITS12
  • CONFLUX19
  • CONFORM14
  • CONFUSE12
  • CONFUTE12
  • CONGAED11
  • CONGEAL10
  • CONGEED11
  • CONGEES10
  • CONGERS10
  • CONGEST10
  • CONGIUS10
  • CONGOES10
  • CONGOUS10
  • CONGREE10
  • CONGRUE10
  • CONICAL11
  • CONIDIA10
  • CONIFER12
  • CONIINE9
  • CONIMAS11
  • CONINES9
  • CONIUMS11
  • CONJECT18
  • CONJEED17
  • CONJEES16
  • CONJOIN16
  • CONJURE16
  • CONJURY19
  • CONKERS13
  • CONKIER13
  • CONKING14
  • CONLANG10
  • CONNATE9
  • CONNECT11
  • CONNERS9
  • CONNING10
  • CONNIVE12
  • CONNORS9
  • CONNOTE9
  • CONOIDS10
  • CONQUER18
  • CONSEIL9
  • CONSENT9
  • CONSIGN10
  • CONSIST9
  • CONSOLE9
  • CONSOLS9
  • CONSORT9
  • CONSTER9
  • CONSULS9
  • CONSULT9
  • CONSUME11
  • CONTACT11
  • CONTAIN9
  • CONTECK15
  • CONTEMN11
  • CONTEND10
  • CONTENT9
  • CONTEST9
  • CONTEXT16
  • CONTORT9
  • CONTOUR9
  • CONTRAS9
  • CONTRAT9
  • CONTROL9
  • CONTUND10
  • CONTUSE9
  • CONURES9
  • CONVECT14
  • CONVENE12
  • CONVENT12
  • CONVERT12
  • CONVEYS15
  • CONVICT14
  • CONVIVE15
  • CONVOKE16
  • CONVOYS15
  • CUNDIES10
  • CUNDUMS12
  • CUNEATE9
  • CUNETTE9
  • CUNNERS9
  • CUNNING10
  • CYNICAL14
Letters by positionIn 49% of these words the 2nd letter is O.
2nd letter
  1. O49%
  2. A34%
  3. E9%
4th letter
  1. T23%
  2. C11%
  3. D11%
5th letter
  1. E22%
  2. I15%
  3. O13%
6th letter
  1. E19%
  2. R15%
  3. N11%
7th letter
  1. S32%
  2. E15%
  3. T12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CONFLUX tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 78 words
  2. 10 points: 47 words
  3. 1111 points: 40 words
  4. 12 points: 33 words
  5. 1313 points: 12 words
  6. 14 points: 20 words
  7. 1515 points: 7 words
  8. 16 points: 8 words
  9. 1717 points: 1 words
  10. 18 points: 6 words
  11. 1919 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CONFLUX1923All three
CONJURY1923Collins only
CONQUER1821All three
CANZONE1821All three
CANZONI1821All three
CANZONA1821All three
CONJECT1823Collins only
CINQUES1821All three
CONJEED1721Collins only
CONTEXT1618All three
CONJURE1621All three
CONVOKE1619All three

Position two splits many recognizable answers into CON- words such as control, content, and context, and CEN- words such as central and century. The collection also includes contact, concern, concert, and conduct. Only 54 entries rank among the most frequent English words tracked by wordfreq, so expect plenty of less familiar options alongside everyday vocabulary.

The pattern at a glance

  • 254 entries fit: C in position one, N in position three, and seven letters overall.
  • Collins includes 250; NWL2023 includes 208, and ENABLE includes 195.
  • Only 54 rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words tracked by wordfreq.
  • S is the most common final letter, appearing on 82 words; E follows with 39.
  • The average tile score is 11.2 before any board bonuses.

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

Position two gives you a quick way to sort the familiar entries. The CON- group includes control, content, contact, concept, concern, context, concert, contest, conduct, and contain. Several more continue that shape: confirm, connect, consent, convert, console, consist, consume, and consult.

The CEN- group offers a different route through the pattern: central, century, centers, and centres all put N third. Those examples make a useful check when a clue leaves the second letter uncertain. This pattern has more matches than the C-as-first, L-as-third sibling, which has 172.

Which words score highest, and what should you check?

CONFLUX and CONJURY lead the listed tile scores at 19 points each. CONQUER and CANZONE score 18, while CONTEXT reaches 16. These are tile scores before board bonuses, so a premium square can change the value of a play; the longer, less familiar word is not automatically the better move.

The 254 matches are pooled across tournament dictionaries, but their coverage differs: Collins has 250, NWL2023 has 208, and ENABLE has 195. Some entries will not appear in every game's accepted list, so check the word list you play with before risking an unfamiliar form. For 7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and N as the 3rd letter, start with the familiar CON- and CEN- examples, then verify rarer candidates.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with C and have N as the third letter?
There are 254 matches across the tournament dictionaries. Familiar examples include CONTROL, CENTRAL, CENTURY, CONTENT, CONTACT, and CONTEXT. The full group spans several dictionaries, so a particular game may accept fewer words than the pooled total.
Which word in this group has the highest tile score?
CONFLUX and CONJURY tie for the highest score at 19 points each. CONQUER and CANZONE follow at 18 points. These figures are tile scores before board bonuses, so the square placement still matters when you choose a play.
What is the most common last letter for these words?
S is the most common final letter, ending 82 of the matches. E comes next with 39, followed by T with 31. If you know the last letter is S, that narrows the pattern more than any other ending in this group.

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