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

The fixed pattern is _N_R___, so the first and last letters do much of the remaining work. Only 8 of the 151 matches are common by frequency, which makes familiar examples such as ANDROID and ENTRIES stand out among many less everyday entries. The Scrabble leader is UNCRAZY at 21 points.

The pattern’s strongest clues at a glance

• 151 seven-letter entries fit the pattern, with N second and R fourth.
• Collins includes 147 matches; NWL2023 includes 113, and ENABLE includes 107.
• Only 8 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• UNCRAZY leads the Scrabble scores at 21 points; UNFROZE and ENFROZE score 19.
• The most frequent first letters are U with 42, E with 38, and I with 33 matches.

Which starts and endings narrow the search fastest?

U, E, and I begin 42, 38, and 33 matches respectively, far more than any other starting letter. That makes the opening letter a strong next check when your pattern already fixes N and R. Examples include UNARMED, ENTRIES, and INERTIA.

S is the most common final letter, ending 35 matches, and D follows with 29, while E and T each finish 18. Try SNORING or SNORKEL for S, and ANDROID or UNARMED for D. Nine matches end in Y, among them ANGRILY, ANARCHY and ENTROPY.

How to use 7-letter words with N second and R fourth

For a Scrabble rack, UNCRAZY is the standout at 21 points, while UNFROZE and ENFROZE each score 19. Those high totals come from valuable letters, not from the pattern alone; confirm that your game accepts the word before building a play around it. ANARCHY scores 15 and ENCRYPT 14, a solid middle tier.

For ordinary word puzzles with N as the 2nd letter and R as the 4th letter, start with recognizable choices such as ENTRIES, ANDROID, or SNORKEL, then use the final letter to filter. The low common-word count means many remaining matches will be unfamiliar.