7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and N as the 4th letter

The pattern locks C into the opening slot and N into the fourth, as in C-O-U-N-T-R-Y, leaving five slots open. Its 178 matches sit well below the S-first, N-fourth pattern, which has 261 words. Twenty-one matches are classed as common, so familiar choices sit alongside specialist vocabulary.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 178 qualifying words, including COUNTRY, COUNCIL, CHANNEL, and CONNECT.
• The pattern has 21 common words and 145 entries with definitions.
• Collins includes 172 matches; NWL2023 includes 143.
• The most frequent final letters are S, with 39 words, and E, with 37.
• R closes 23 words and D closes 20, while Y closes 16, including CRUNCHY and CHINTZY.

Which 7-letter words have C first and N fourth?

COUNTRY, COUNCIL, and CHANNEL make the fixed positions easy to check: each begins with C and has N in slot four. CONNECT follows the same pattern, while CHANGES, CHANGED and CHANGER share one stem and show how different endings fit the same clue.

Look at the fourth character before testing a candidate against the rest of your rack. In COUNTRY, the sequence is C-O-U-N; in CHANNEL, it is C-H-A-N. That quick position check rules out close-looking words with N in slot three, such as CONCERT, where the N sits third.

Score the pattern without overlooking word-list limits

CHINTZY is the top scorer at 24 points, well above the group’s average score of 11.7. Its Z makes it a standout rack play, but a high face-value score does not guarantee that your game accepts the word.

CHINTZY’s 24 points beat the runners-up, CYANIZE on 21 and CHINCHY on 20, so a Z or Y on a premium square matters. Collins accepts 172 of the 178 words against 143 in NWL2023, so check your game’s word list once before committing.