7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and D as the 7th letter
307 7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and D as the 7th letter fit this pattern, from instead to unfazed.
33 of 307 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With N in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (492 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
- Length
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- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
Common words
- INSTEAD8
- ENTERED8
- ENJOYED18
- INVITED11
- ENGAGED10
- INJURED15
- ANDROID9
- KNOCKED18
- ENABLED10
- INDUCED11
- ANNOYED11
- UNIFIED11
- SNAPPED12
- INVALID11
- ENACTED10
- INVADED12
- UNARMED10
- INSURED8
- ENDURED9
- UNNAMED10
- ONBOARD10
- ENSURED8
- ANNEXED15
- ENDOWED12
- INFUSED11
- UNHEARD11
- ENRAGED9
- INVOKED15
- ENCODED11
- ANGERED9
- INDEXED16
- INBOUND10
- KNITTED12
All valid words 307
- ANDROID9
- ANEARED8
- ANEROID8
- ANGELED9
- ANGERED9
- ANGSTED9
- ANISEED8
- ANNELID8
- ANNEXED15
- ANNOYED11
- ANOBIID10
- ANSATED8
- ANTACID10
- ANTBIRD10
- ANTHOID11
- ANTIRED8
- ANVILED11
- ANYROAD11
- ENABLED10
- ENACTED10
- ENARMED10
- ENCAGED11
- ENCASED10
- ENCAVED13
- ENCLOUD10
- ENCODED11
- ENCORED10
- ENDEWED12
- ENDITED9
- ENDOPOD11
- ENDOWED12
- ENDURED9
- ENERGID9
- ENERVED11
- ENFACED13
- ENFILED11
- ENFIRED11
- ENFIXED18
- ENFREED11
- ENGAGED10
- ENGINED9
- ENGORED9
- ENGUARD9
- ENISLED8
- ENJOYED18
- ENLACED10
- ENMEWED13
- ENMOVED13
- ENNUIED8
- ENNUYED11
- ENRACED10
- ENRAGED9
- ENROBED10
- ENROUND8
- ENSEWED11
- ENSILED8
- ENSKIED12
- ENSKYED15
- ENSURED8
- ENTAMED10
- ENTERED8
- ENTICED10
- ENTROLD8
- ENWOUND11
- ENZONED17
- GNARLED9
- GNARRED9
- GNASHED12
- INARMED10
- INBOARD10
- INBOUND10
- INBREED10
- INCAGED11
- INCASED10
- INCAVED13
- INCEDED11
- INCISED10
- INCITED10
- INCUSED10
- INDEWED12
- INDEXED16
- INDITED9
- INDOWED12
- INDUCED11
- INFAMED13
- INFIELD11
- INFIXED18
- INFUSED11
- INGOTED9
- INHALED11
- INHERED11
- INHUMED13
- INISLED8
- INJURED15
- INKWOOD15
- INLACED10
- INNYARD11
- INORBED10
- INSIPID10
- INSTEAD8
- INSURED8
- INTONED8
- INTROLD8
- INURNED8
- INVADED12
- INVALID11
- INVEXED18
- INVITED11
- INVOKED15
- INWOUND11
- KNACKED18
- KNAPPED16
- KNARRED12
- KNEADED13
- KNEELED12
- KNEEPAD14
- KNELLED12
- KNITTED12
- KNOBBED16
- KNOCKED18
- KNOLLED12
- KNOPPED16
- KNOTTED12
- KNOUTED12
- KNURLED12
- ONBOARD10
- ONEFOLD11
- ONIONED8
- ONSTEAD8
- SNACKED14
- SNAFUED11
- SNAGGED10
- SNAILED8
- SNAPPED12
- SNARFED11
- SNARKED12
- SNARLED8
- SNARRED8
- SNASHED11
- SNEAKED12
- SNEAPED10
- SNEBBED12
- SNECKED14
- SNEDDED10
- SNEERED8
- SNEEZED17
- SNELLED8
- SNIBBED12
- SNICKED14
- SNIFFED14
- SNIFTED11
- SNIGGED10
- SNIPPED12
- SNODDED10
- SNOGGED10
- SNOODED9
- SNOOKED12
- SNOOLED8
- SNOOPED10
- SNOOTED8
- SNOOZED17
- SNORTED8
- SNOTTED8
- SNOUTED8
- SNOWKED15
- SNUBBED12
- SNUDGED10
- SNUFFED14
- SNUGGED10
- SNUSHED11
- UNACTED10
- UNADDED10
- UNAIDED9
- UNAIMED10
- UNAIRED8
- UNARMED10
- UNASKED12
- UNBAKED14
- UNBALED10
- UNBARED10
- UNBASED10
- UNBATED10
- UNBLIND10
- UNBONED10
- UNBOUND10
- UNBOWED13
- UNBOXED17
- UNBRAID10
- UNBUILD10
- UNCAGED11
- UNCAKED14
- UNCAPED12
- UNCARED10
- UNCASED10
- UNCEDED11
- UNCHILD13
- UNCITED10
- UNCLOUD10
- UNCODED11
- UNCOPED12
- UNCURED10
- UNDATED9
- UNDRIED9
- UNEARED8
- UNEDGED10
- UNENDED9
- UNFADED12
- UNFAKED15
- UNFAMED13
- UNFAZED20
- UNFEUED11
- UNFILED11
- UNFIRED11
- UNFIXED18
- UNFOUND11
- UNFREED11
- UNFUMED13
- UNFUSED11
- UNGATED9
- UNGLUED9
- UNGORED9
- UNGUARD9
- UNGULED9
- UNGYVED15
- UNHEARD11
- UNHELED11
- UNHIRED11
- UNHIVED14
- UNHOARD11
- UNHOPED13
- UNIFIED11
- UNITARD8
- UNJADED16
- UNLACED10
- UNLADED9
- UNLAWED11
- UNLIKED12
- UNLIMED10
- UNLINED8
- UNLIVED11
- UNLOBED10
- UNLOVED11
- UNMATED10
- UNMETED10
- UNMEWED13
- UNMINED10
- UNMIXED17
- UNMOULD10
- UNMOVED13
- UNMUTED10
- UNNAMED10
- UNNOTED8
- UNOAKED12
- UNOILED8
- UNOWNED11
- UNPACED12
- UNPAGED11
- UNPARED10
- UNPAVED13
- UNPILED10
- UNPOPED12
- UNPOSED10
- UNRACED10
- UNRAKED12
- UNRATED8
- UNRAZED17
- UNRIMED10
- UNROBED10
- UNROPED10
- UNROUND8
- UNRULED8
- UNSATED8
- UNSAVED11
- UNSAWED11
- UNSEWED11
- UNSEXED15
- UNSHOED11
- UNSIZED17
- UNSOLID8
- UNSOUND8
- UNSOWED11
- UNSPIED10
- UNSTAID8
- UNSURED8
- UNTAMED10
- UNTAXED15
- UNTILED8
- UNTIMED10
- UNTIRED8
- UNTONED8
- UNTREAD8
- UNTRIED8
- UNTUNED8
- UNURGED9
- UNVAXED18
- UNVEXED18
- UNWAGED12
- UNWAKED15
- UNWAXED18
- UNWAYED14
- UNWIPED13
- UNWIRED11
- UNWIVED14
- UNWOOED11
- UNWOUND11
- UNYOKED15
- UNZONED17
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNFAZED | 20 | 22 | All three |
| ENJOYED | 18 | 20 | All three |
| KNOCKED | 18 | 20 | All three |
| UNFIXED | 18 | 20 | All three |
| UNWAXED | 18 | 20 | All three |
| KNACKED | 18 | 20 | All three |
| UNVEXED | 18 | 21 | All three |
| INFIXED | 18 | 19 | All three |
| ENFIXED | 18 | 19 | Collins only |
| INVEXED | 18 | 20 | Collins only |
| UNVAXED | 18 | 21 | NWL only |
| SNEEZED | 17 | 18 | All three |
Lock N into the second slot and D at the end, and the opening letter does much of the sorting work: U starts 137 matches. Familiar options include instead, entered, enjoyed, and invited, but the set also holds less common plays. Only 33 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so a matching pattern does not guarantee an everyday word.
7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and D as the 7th letter
- The pattern has 307 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
- U leads the first-letter group with 137 words; E has 47, I has 42, and S has 41.
- Just 33 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
- Collins includes 301 matches, NWL2023 includes 228, and ENABLE includes 210.
- Unfazed scores 20 points; enjoyed and knocked each score 18.
Which first letters appear most often?
U is the clear leader, with 137 matches; E, I, and S follow at 47, 42, and 41. When the first tile is unknown, testing U first narrows the search more than starting with any other letter in this group.
That U-heavy shape gives you a useful sorting clue, not a guarantee. Instead and unarmed show two familiar U-starting possibilities, while entered and engaged begin with E. Keep the fixed N and D in place as you compare candidates, rather than changing a known slot to chase a more familiar word.
Several easy-to-recognize entries are inflected forms: entered, enjoyed, invited, and injured. Their shared -ed ending fits the fixed final D, but the N can sit in different parts of the base word. Check the whole pattern before settling on a guess.
How should you use this N-to-D pattern?
For a high-scoring play, unfazed tops the score list at 20 points. Enjoyed, knocked, and several other entries score 18. Those totals make them strong candidates for a Scrabble rack, though the board’s premium squares and available cross-words determine the actual turn value.
For a puzzle clue, start with the known positions, then use the opening-letter counts to prune possibilities. The limitation is familiarity: only 33 matches are among the most frequent English words, and dictionary coverage differs. Collins has 301 entries compared with 228 in NWL2023, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar candidate.
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