7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and N as the 6th letter
332 7-letter words with C first and N sixth fit this pattern, including familiar picks such as company, current, and content.
50 of 332 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With C in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (823 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- COMPANY16
- CURRENT9
- CONTENT9
- CALLING10
- COMMENT13
- COMMAND14
- CUTTING10
- CAUSING10
- CLOSING10
- COOKING14
- CONSENT9
- CEILING10
- CASTING10
- COLLINS9
- COMMONS13
- COMBINE13
- CHASING13
- CYCLING15
- COOLING10
- CAMPING14
- COCAINE11
- COLUMNS11
- COUSINS9
- CUISINE9
- COATING10
- COSTING10
- COPYING15
- COUPONS11
- CHEWING16
- CHOKING17
- COLOGNE10
- CONTEND10
- CRAVING13
- CARVING13
- CURLING10
- CYCLONE14
- CONVENT12
- CUNNING10
- CANNONS9
- CLEMENT11
- CALMING12
- CANNING10
- CURSING10
- COMMUNE13
- COMMEND14
- CLONING10
- COOLANT9
- CONDONE10
All valid words 332
- CABBING14
- CABLING12
- CACHING15
- CACOONS11
- CADGING12
- CADRANS10
- CAFTANS12
- CAHOUNS12
- CAIMANS11
- CALCINE11
- CALKING14
- CALKINS13
- CALLANS9
- CALLANT9
- CALLING10
- CALLUNA9
- CALMANT11
- CALMING12
- CALUMNY14
- CALVING13
- CALZONE18
- CALZONI18
- CAMIONS11
- CAMMING14
- CAMPANA13
- CAMPING14
- CAMPONG14
- CANBANK15
- CANCANS11
- CANDENT10
- CANNING10
- CANNONS9
- CANTINA9
- CANTING10
- CANTONS9
- CANYONS12
- CANZONA18
- CANZONE18
- CANZONI18
- CAPLINS11
- CAPPING14
- CAPRINE11
- CAPTANS11
- CARANNA9
- CARAUNA9
- CARBENE11
- CARBINE11
- CARBONS11
- CARDING11
- CARDONS10
- CAREENS9
- CARKING14
- CARLINE9
- CARLING10
- CARLINS9
- CARMINE11
- CARPING12
- CARTING10
- CARTONS9
- CARVING13
- CASEINS9
- CASERNE9
- CASERNS9
- CASHING13
- CASKING14
- CASSENA9
- CASSENE9
- CASSINA9
- CASSINE9
- CASSINO9
- CASSONE9
- CASTING10
- CATHING13
- CATIONS9
- CATJANG17
- CATKINS13
- CATLING10
- CATLINS9
- CATMINT11
- CATTING10
- CAULINE9
- CAUMING12
- CAUSING10
- CAVERNS12
- CAYENNE12
- CAYMANS14
- CEASING10
- CEAZING19
- CEDRINE10
- CEILING10
- CELLING10
- CENSING10
- CERNING10
- CEROONS9
- CERVINE12
- CESSING10
- CHACING15
- CHAFING16
- CHAGANS13
- CHALANS12
- CHALONE12
- CHARING13
- CHASING13
- CHATONS12
- CHAWING16
- CHAZANS21
- CHEFING16
- CHELONE12
- CHEVENS15
- CHEVINS15
- CHEWING16
- CHEWINK19
- CHICANA14
- CHICANE14
- CHICANO14
- CHICONS14
- CHIDING14
- CHIMING15
- CHINING13
- CHINONE12
- CHITINS12
- CHITONS12
- CHIVING16
- CHOKING17
- CHOLENT12
- CHOLINE12
- CHOPINE14
- CHOPINS14
- CHORINE12
- CHORING13
- CHOWING16
- CHUSING13
- CHUTING13
- CHYRONS15
- CIELING10
- CIPHONY17
- CISSING10
- CITRINE9
- CITRINS9
- CITRONS9
- CLAMANT11
- CLARINI9
- CLARINO9
- CLAWING13
- CLAXONS16
- CLAYING13
- CLEMENT11
- CLEPING12
- CLEWING13
- CLIPING12
- CLOKING14
- CLONING10
- CLOSING10
- CLOYING13
- CLUEING10
- CLYPING15
- COAGENT10
- COALING10
- COAMING12
- COATING10
- COAXING17
- COBBING14
- COCAINE11
- COCAINS11
- COCHINS14
- COCKING16
- COCOONS11
- CODDING12
- CODEINA10
- CODEINE10
- CODEINS10
- CODLING11
- CODLINS10
- COFFING16
- COFFINS15
- COFOUND13
- COGGING12
- COHORNS12
- COIFING13
- COILING10
- COINING10
- COJOINS16
- COLLING10
- COLLINS9
- COLOGNE10
- COLTANS9
- COLTING10
- COLUMNS11
- COMBINE13
- COMBING14
- COMMAND14
- COMMEND14
- COMMENT13
- COMMONS13
- COMMUNE13
- COMPAND14
- COMPANY16
- COMPEND14
- COMPING14
- COMPONE13
- COMPONY16
- CONCENT11
- CONDONE10
- CONFINE12
- CONIINE9
- CONKING14
- CONLANG10
- CONNING10
- CONSENT9
- CONTEND10
- CONTENT9
- CONTUND10
- CONVENE12
- CONVENT12
- COOKING14
- COOLANT9
- COOLING10
- COOMING12
- COOPING12
- COOSENS9
- COOSINS9
- COPPING14
- COPPINS13
- COPSING12
- COPYING15
- COQUINA18
- CORBANS11
- CORBINA11
- CORDING11
- CORDONS10
- CORKING14
- CORNING10
- CORTINA9
- CORTINS9
- CORVINA12
- CORVINE12
- COSHING13
- COSIGNS10
- COSMINE11
- COSMINS11
- COSTING10
- COSYING13
- COTLAND10
- COTTING10
- COTTONS9
- COTTONY12
- COUGANS10
- COUPING12
- COUPONS11
- COURANT9
- COURING10
- COUSINS9
- COUZINS18
- COWBANE14
- COWBIND15
- COWHAND16
- COWKING17
- COWLING13
- COWPING15
- COWPUNK18
- COZYING22
- CRAKING14
- CRANING10
- CRAPING12
- CRATING10
- CRATONS9
- CRAVENS12
- CRAVING13
- CRAYONS12
- CRAZING19
- CREDENT10
- CREEING10
- CREMANT11
- CREMINI11
- CREMONA11
- CREPING12
- CREPONS11
- CRETINS9
- CRETONS9
- CREWING13
- CRIMINA11
- CRIMINE11
- CRIMING12
- CRIMINI11
- CRIMINY14
- CRINING10
- CRIVENS12
- CROCINE11
- CROMING12
- CROTONS9
- CROWING13
- CRUMENS11
- CUBBING14
- CUCKING16
- CUDDENS11
- CUDDINS11
- CUFFING16
- CUFFINS15
- CUISINE9
- CULLING10
- CULMENS11
- CULMINA11
- CULMING12
- CUMBENT13
- CUMMING14
- CUMMINS13
- CUNNING10
- CUPPING14
- CURBING12
- CURDING11
- CURLING10
- CURRANS9
- CURRANT9
- CURRENT9
- CURRING10
- CURSING10
- CURTANA9
- CURVING13
- CUSSING10
- CUTBANK15
- CUTLINE9
- CUTTING10
- CYANINE12
- CYANINS12
- CYCLING15
- CYCLINS14
- CYCLONE14
- CYMLING15
- CYMLINS14
- CYPRINE14
- CYSTINE12
- CZARINA18
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| COZYING | 22 | 24 | All three |
| CHAZANS | 21 | 22 | All three |
| CRAZING | 19 | 22 | All three |
| CHEWINK | 19 | 20 | All three |
| CEAZING | 19 | 22 | Collins only |
| CALZONE | 18 | 21 | All three |
| CZARINA | 18 | 20 | All three |
| CANZONE | 18 | 21 | All three |
| COQUINA | 18 | 21 | All three |
| CANZONI | 18 | 21 | All three |
| CANZONA | 18 | 21 | All three |
| COUZINS | 18 | 21 | Collins only |
The fixed letters leave five open positions, but the endings cluster sharply: G and S account for the largest groups. Familiar choices sit alongside less common entries, so start with words you recognize and use the final letter to narrow the search. The strongest Scrabble score in the group belongs to cozying.
The pattern at a glance
- 332 words begin with C and place N in the sixth position.
- 50 entries rank among the common words measured by frequency.
- G is the leading final letter, with 136 matching words.
- S is the next most frequent ending, with 84 words.
- Cozying tops the listed Scrabble scores at 22 points.
Which 7-letter words have C first and N sixth?
Company, current, and content are familiar examples that match the pattern. Their middle letters differ, but each keeps C at the start and N just before the final letter. Calling, comment, and command offer other recognizable options when those first choices do not fit your rack.
The ending provides a useful second filter. After G and S, E appears on 45 words; examples include ceiling and cuisine. The list also includes 285 defined entries, but a match is not automatically a familiar everyday word.
How should you use this letter pattern?
For a board-game play, compare the letters you hold with the word’s score and the board squares available. Cozying scores 22 points, while chazans scores 21 and crazing scores 19. Those totals make unusual spellings worth checking when a high-value letter can reach a premium square.
The matching counts differ by dictionary: 236 entries appear in ENABLE, 324 in Collins, and 264 in NWL2023. This is a tournament-dictionary union, not a promise that every game accepts every entry; check your game’s word list before committing. The exact pattern, 7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and N as the 6th letter, is much narrower than a general C-starting search.
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