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

The pattern is _NT____: N stays in the second slot and T in the third, while the other five letters vary. Four opening letters cover every match: A begins 48, E begins 42, U begins 37, and I begins 34. That distribution makes the opening letter a quick first filter.

7-letter words with N second and T third

• The pattern matches 161 seven-letter words in the tournament dictionaries.
• Only 13 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Definitions are available for 130 of the matches.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing in 48 words.
• ANTHRAX and ANTEFIX lead the Scrabble scores at 17 points each.

Which letters open and close these words?

A, E, U, and I start all 161 words matching this pattern: their counts are 48, 42, 37, and 34 respectively. Examples show how much the opening changes the word: ANTENNA and ANTHRAX begin with A, ENTERED and ENTRIES with E, and UNTAMED with U.

S closes 48 matches, well ahead of D and E, which each close 19. T ends 15 words; examples include ENTRIES, ENTERED, and INTENSE. The ending counts can narrow a solve quickly, but they do not identify a single word: several familiar options share the same final letter.

Which matches score well, and where are they accepted?

ANTHRAX and ANTEFIX each score 17 points in Scrabble, while ANTIQUE, ANTIJAM, and ENTOZOA each score 16. ANTHRAX combines a high-value X with common letters; ANTEFIX also brings X, but its less familiar spelling makes it harder to spot during a rack search.

The dictionary totals differ: Collins has 159 matches, NWL2023 has 128, and ENABLE has 121. The full count includes words found in at least one of those tournament lists, so it is not a promise that every game accepts every entry. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar answer.

For 7-letter words with N second and T third, start with a known word such as INTENSE, then test less common options against your game's dictionary.