7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and D as the 6th letter

With both positions fixed, the candidate shape is _ _ N _ _ D _. The 27 matches are an uneven mix: C leads as the opening letter, and most entries end in S. Familiar options include CONCEDE and CONFIDE, but the pattern is much less common in everyday English than its tournament count suggests.

At a glance: the N–D pattern

• The pattern produces 27 seven-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Only one match is tagged as common by frequency.
• C begins seven entries, ahead of P with five and M with four.
• Fifteen words end in S; five end in E and four in A.
• ZINCODE scores 19, the highest score among the leading examples.

7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and D as the 6th letter

The dictionary split is tight but not identical: Collins contains all 27 matches, while NWL2023 has 22 and ENABLE has 21. That makes the full count a Collins-based ceiling, not a promise that every entry will work in every game. The 27 matches average 11 points, and NONBODY ties CONFIDE at 13.

Only one entry is classed as common, so expect plenty of unfamiliar forms alongside CONCEDE, CONFIDE, and MANMADE. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar match.

Which matches are worth checking first?

Start with the recognizable words, then use the opening-letter pattern to narrow the rest. C is the strongest starting group with seven matches; P has five and M has four. The counts thin quickly after those letters, so don't assume a familiar starting letter guarantees an everyday word.

For scoring, ZINCODE leads at 19, with ZENAIDA next at 17. CONCEDE scores 12 and CONFIDE scores 13, making the familiar choices easier to spot but not the top scorers. Fifteen entries end in S, so a known final S can reduce the search, though it still leaves many candidates.