7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _M_N___, so the first, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh letters remain open. A-starting entries dominate: 13 begin with A, compared with 9 beginning with E and 4 with O. The shape has a short everyday core, but many matches are uncommon tournament vocabulary; four common matches make this a clue list rather than a vocabulary shortlist.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 26 seven-letter entries fit _M_N___ across tournament lists.
• Thirteen begin with A, nine with E, and four with O, so those three openings account for every match.
• Only 4 matches meet the common-word cutoff, while 16 have dictionary definitions.
• Collins includes all 26 matches; NWL2023 has 17 and ENABLE has 15.

Which matching words score highest?

AMENITY and AMINITY lead the Scrabble tile-score list at 12 points apiece; AMENDED, OMENTUM, EMENDED, AMENTUM, and EMUNGED follow at 11.

At 10 points, AMONGST, AMANDLA, and AMENDER sit below that top group. The pattern’s average score is 10, so the leaders beat the typical score without needing a premium-square calculation.

Start with familiar anchors such as AMENITY and AMENDED, then test the less familiar OMENTUM or AMENTUM only if the board gives you room. The letter pattern alone does not make every option easy to play.

The two leaders both have a Y near the end, while OMENTUM and AMENTUM show that the same fixed pattern can still produce markedly different letter mixes. If your rack already holds several vowels, AMENDED, EMENDED, and EMUNGED offer different consonant routes through the same slots.

7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th letter

For 7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th letter, write _M_N___ first, then test the open positions against your rack. A, E, and O cover all 26 starts, with A alone accounting for 13.

The endings offer less of a shortcut: S and T occur four times each, while A and D occur three times apiece. Treat a guessed suffix as a candidate, not a fixed rule.

Only 4 matches are common and 16 are defined; the long tail is real. Collins lists all 26, compared with 17 in NWL2023 and 15 in ENABLE, so verify less familiar plays against your game's dictionary.