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

The pattern fixes two positions: the third tile is D, and the final tile is N. That leaves four letters to identify the word. Examples range from abdomen and midtown to less familiar bedizen and madzoon, so use the known letters to narrow the search before judging a candidate by how familiar it sounds.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 56 tournament-dictionary words match D in position three and N in position seven.
• Collins includes 54 matches; NWL2023 includes 41, while ENABLE includes 39.
• Only 4 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by word frequency.
• BEDIZEN and MADZOON tie for the top score at 19 points.
• The third letter varies: B begins 10 matches, while G begins 8.

Which words fit this letter pattern?

Abdomen is a recognizable example, and Madison, midtown, and bedouin show how varied the opening letters can be. The pattern is not dominated by one initial: B leads with 10 words, G follows with 8, and E and M each contribute 6.

Several candidates are less familiar, including dudgeon, eidolon, vidicon, and widgeon. With only 4 matches classed as common, a plausible-looking answer is not necessarily an everyday word. Treat the fixed letters as a filter, then confirm the candidate in your game’s dictionary.

How do the scores and nearby patterns compare?

BEDIZEN and MADZOON each score 19 points, ahead of KIDSKIN at 16. BODYMAN, BODYMEN, and LADYKIN each score 15. The average score across the matching set is 11.3, so those top scorers stand well above the typical entry.

The exact 7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and N as the 7th letter are a smaller group than several close patterns: putting R in the third position yields 177 matches, while ending in D with D third yields 111. The narrower pattern is better for checking a tight clue than for building a broad word bank.