7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter

With N fixed in slot one and R in slot three, the pattern is N _ R _ _ _ _. Collins contains all 65 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 41 and ENABLE 36. Familiar picks include nervous, nursing, nursery and nurture; NARTHEX tops the score list, but many entries are specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: the N and R pattern

• 65 entries fit N _ R _ _ _ _ across tournament dictionaries.
• Six matches are common by frequency; NERVOUS, NURSING and NURSERY are recognizable examples.
• Final S leads with 18 words; final E follows with 11.
• NARTHEX scores 17, ahead of NARTJIE at 14.

How many 7-letter words have N first and R third?

The pattern has 65 matches, a compact pool beside other seven-letter patterns with R in the third slot: S-first has 429 matches, while C-first has 356. Even N-first words with T third total 90, so changing just that letter opens a larger set.

Only six matches qualify as common. The examples include NERVOUS, NURSING, NURSERY, NURTURE and NARROWS, alongside specialist entries such as NERITIC and NERVURE. Use the fixed letters to narrow the candidates before weighing less familiar forms.

The endings are uneven: 18 words finish in S and 11 in E, while G and R each close six words. If your final tile is unknown, S and E are the most productive endings to check first.

Which N and R words score highest?

NARTHEX leads the Scrabble scores at 17 points. NARTJIE follows at 14, then NARWHAL and NERVILY at 13 each; NARKING scores 12. A premium square for X makes NARTHEX the standout, while the other options offer different letter combinations.

Dictionary coverage is the catch: Collins has 65 matches, compared with 41 in NWL2023 and 36 in ENABLE. A solution accepted in one tournament list may fail in another, so check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar entry such as NARTJIE.