7-letter words with G as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter

The pattern fixes two middle tiles, leaving the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and final letters open. That still produces a compact set: exactly 12 entries start with A and 12 with I. Familiar forms such as ignored, ignores, and ignited sit beside less everyday words like agnized and agnomen, so the pattern is easier to recognize than to play from memory.

A small, evenly split pattern at a glance

• Twenty-four tournament-dictionary words match the seven-letter pattern.
• A and I each begin 12 entries; no other first letter appears.
• AGNIZED is the top Scrabble scorer at 18 points.
• Nine words end in S, the most frequent final letter.

7-letter words with G as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter

The most recognizable options include ignored, ignores, ignited, ignites, and ignoble. Each begins IGN, which makes the fixed pattern visible immediately; the opening trio does not guarantee an easy solve, though, because the remaining letters vary.

The A-starting group includes agnates, agnatic, agnails, and agnames. Those entries are a sharp contrast with the more familiar I-starting forms. Across all 24 words, only three meet the stated common-word cutoff, so many matches are specialized or uncommon.

For a neighboring pattern with the same fixed third letter, the I-second-letter set is much larger at 549 entries. The A-second-letter set is larger still at 706. This G-and-N combination is therefore a narrow clue, not a broad word-family search.

How do the G-N words score in Scrabble?

AGNIZED leads the scores at 18 points, followed by AGNIZES at 17. IGNOBLY scores 13, while AGNAMED scores 11. Those top two words stand out from the overall average score of 9.7, making the Z a better scoring clue than the more familiar-looking IGN opening.

The base-score ranking does not include premium board squares, so placement can change the result. Collins includes 24 matching words, while NWL2023 and ENABLE include 18 apiece. A word present in one list may not be playable in another; check your game's dictionary before relying on an unfamiliar entry.