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

The pattern is _ _ C _ _ _ N, so SECTION, FICTION, AUCTION, and SUCTION qualify despite their different openings. The 74 entries appear across three tournament dictionaries: Collins includes 73, NWL2023 includes 52, and ENABLE includes 48, with overlap between sets. Just 6 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so familiar examples sit beside specialist vocabulary.

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

• A total of 74 entries match the pattern _ _ C _ _ _ N.
• Collins includes 73, NWL2023 includes 52, and ENABLE includes 48; dictionary counts overlap.
• SECTION, FICTION, AUCTION, and SUCTION show the familiar -TION cluster.
• Only 6 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Definitions are available for 59 of the matches.

How does the final N narrow the pattern?

Keeping C third but changing the last letter to S gives 527 matches, compared with 74 ending in N. For N-final words, R in third place yields 177 matches. Those contrasts make the final tile a strong first filter; then test C in slot three.

Try familiar -TION endings first: SECTION, FICTION, FACTION, AUCTION, and SUCTION all fit. That cluster gives a better first pass than guessing an opening letter. L leads the starting-letter groups with 9 matches, while P and R each have 8.

Scoring and vocabulary limits

ZECCHIN tops the score ranking at 23 points. JACKMAN and JACKMEN each score 22, and JACKEEN scores 20. The strongest entries start with Z or J, so the third-position C does not determine which word scores highest.

Familiarity is the main limitation: only 6 words fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, even though 59 have definitions. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes more of these matches than NWL2023 or ENABLE. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.