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

7-letter words with N in positions 3 and 6 number 348, including familiar forms such as CONTENT, RUNNING, and WINNING.

348 wordsTop pick RUNNINGHighest score JINXING 22

56 of 348 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

6th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With N in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (667 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 56 · most-used first

RUNNING₈
CONTENT₉
WINNING₁₁
FINDING₁₂
FUNDING₁₂
SENDING₉
SINGING₉
DANCING₁₁
HANGING₁₂
WANTING₁₁
HUNTING₁₁
LANDING₉
GENUINE₈
CONSENT₉
BANKING₁₄
RANGING₉
RANKING₁₂
BINDING₁₁
PENDING₁₁
LINKING₁₂
DENYING₁₂
MANKIND₁₄
LENDING₉
MANNING₁₀
SINKING₁₂
BANNING₁₀
HANDING₁₂
WINDING₁₂
BANGING₁₁
BENDING₁₁
BONDING₁₁
RINGING₉
SENSING₈
RENTING₈
CONTEND₁₀
FENCING₁₃
LONGING₉
CONVENT₁₂
CUNNING₁₀
CANNONS₉
MUNDANE₁₀
PENDANT₁₀
VENDING₁₂
CANNING₁₀
TANNING₈
MINIONS₉
TENDING₉
TANGENT₈

Showing the top 48 of 56 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 348

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

ADNOUNS₈
AMNIONS₉
BANDANA₁₀
BANDING₁₁
BANGING₁₁
BANIANS₉
BANKING₁₄
BANNING₁₀
BANTENG₁₀
BANTING₁₀
BANYANS₁₂
BENDING₁₁
BENZENE₁₈
BENZINE₁₈
BENZINS₁₈
BINDING₁₁
BINGING₁₁
BINNING₁₀
BONBONS₁₁
BONDING₁₁
BONGING₁₁
BONKING₁₄
BUNCING₁₂
BUNDING₁₁
BUNGING₁₁
BUNIONS₉
BUNKING₁₄
BUNSENS₉
BUNTING₁₀
CANBANK₁₅
CANCANS₁₁
CANDENT₁₀
CANNING₁₀
CANNONS₉
CANTINA₉
CANTING₁₀
CANTONS₉
CANYONS₁₂
CANZONA₁₈
CANZONE₁₈
CANZONI₁₈
CENSING₁₀
CONCENT₁₁
CONDONE₁₀
CONFINE₁₂
CONIINE₉
CONKING₁₄
CONLANG₁₀
CONNING₁₀
CONSENT₉
CONTEND₁₀
CONTENT₉
CONTUND₁₀
CONVENE₁₂
CONVENT₁₂
CUNNING₁₀
DANCING₁₁
DANGING₁₀
DANTING₉
DANTONS₈
DENNING₉
DENTINE₈
DENTING₉
DENTINS₈
DENYING₁₂
DINGING₁₀
DINKING₁₃
DINMONT₁₀
DINNING₉
DINTING₉
DONGING₁₀
DONJONS₁₅
DONNING₉
DUNGING₁₀
DUNKING₁₃
DUNLINS₈
DUNNING₉
DUNTING₉
DYNEINS₁₁
EANLING₈
FANDING₁₂
FANGING₁₂
FANIONS₁₀
FANNING₁₁
FANZINE₁₉
FENCING₁₃
FENDING₁₂
FENLAND₁₁
FENNING₁₁
FINDING₁₂
FINGANS₁₁
FINJANS₁₇
FINKING₁₅
FINNANS₁₀
FINNING₁₁
FONDANT₁₁
FONDING₁₂
FONNING₁₁
FONTINA₁₀
FUNDING₁₂
FUNKING₁₅
FUNNING₁₁
GANGING₁₀
GANKING₁₃
GANNING₉
GANOINE₈
GANOINS₈
GANTING₉
GENNING₉
GENSENG₉
GENUINE₈
GINNING₉
GINSENG₉
GONGING₁₀
GUNGING₁₀
GUNKING₁₃
GUNNING₉
HANDING₁₂
HANGING₁₂
HANKING₁₅
HANTING₁₁
HENBANE₁₂
HENDING₁₂
HENNING₁₁
HENNINS₁₀
HENTING₁₁
HINGING₁₂
HINTING₁₁
HONGING₁₂
HONKING₁₅
HUNGANS₁₁
HUNTING₁₁
JINKING₁₉
JINXING₂₂
JUNKING₁₉
KANBANS₁₃
KANTENS₁₁
KANTING₁₂
KENNING₁₂
KENTING₁₂
KINDING₁₃
KINGING₁₃
KINKING₁₆
KONGONI₁₂
KONKING₁₆
KONNING₁₂
KYNDING₁₆
LANCING₁₀
LANDING₉
LANKING₁₂
LANTANA₇
LENDING₉
LENGING₉
LENIENT₇
LENSING₈
LINDANE₈
LINDENS₈
LINKING₁₂
LINNING₈
LINSANG₈
LINTING₈
LONGANS₈
LONGING₉
LUNGANS₈
LUNGING₉
LUNTING₈
MANGING₁₁
MANHUNT₁₂
MANKIND₁₄
MANNANS₉
MANNING₁₀
MANRENT₉
MENDING₁₁
MENGING₁₁
MENSING₁₀
MINCING₁₂
MINDING₁₁
MINGING₁₁
MINIONS₉
MINTING₁₀
MINUEND₁₀
MINYANS₁₂
MONTANE₉
MONTANT₉
MUNDANE₁₀
MUNGING₁₁
MUNTING₁₀
MUNTINS₉
NANDINA₈
NANDINE₈
NANDINS₈
NANKINS₁₁
NONBANK₁₃
NONFANS₁₀
NONKINS₁₁
NUNDINE₈
OINKING₁₂
OINTING₈
OMNIANA₉
PANDANI₁₀
PANDANS₁₀
PANGENE₁₀
PANGENS₁₀
PANGING₁₁
PANNING₁₀
PANTINE₉
PANTING₁₀
PANTONS₉
PANTUNS₉
PENDANT₁₀
PENDENT₁₀
PENDING₁₁
PENNANT₉
PENNINE₉
PENNING₁₀
PENNONS₉
PENTANE₉
PENTENE₉
PINBONE₁₁
PINDANS₁₀
PINGING₁₁
PINIONS₉
PINKENS₁₃
PINKING₁₄
PINNING₁₀
PINTANO₉
PINYINS₁₂
PINYONS₁₂
PONCING₁₂
PONDING₁₁
PONGING₁₁
PONKING₁₄
PONTINE₉
PONTONS₉
PONYING₁₃
PUNCING₁₂
PUNGENT₁₀
PUNKING₁₄
PUNKINS₁₃
PUNNING₁₀
PUNTING₁₀
RANCING₁₀
RANDANS₈
RANDING₉
RANDONS₈
RANGING₉
RANKING₁₂
RANTING₈
RENDING₉
RENNING₈
RENNINS₇
RENOWNS₁₀
RENTING₈
RENYING₁₁
RINDING₉
RINGENT₈
RINGING₉
RINKING₁₂
RINNING₈
RINSING₈
RONDINO₈
RONIONS₇
RONNING₈
RONYONS₁₀
RUNNING₈
SANDING₉
SANPANS₉
SANTONS₇
SENDING₉
SENSING₈
SENTING₈
SINDING₉
SINDONS₈
SINGING₉
SINKING₁₂
SINNING₈
SINSYNE₁₀
SUNLAND₈
SUNNING₈
SUNTANS₇
SYNCING₁₃
SYNDING₁₂
SYNTANS₁₀
SYNTENY₁₃
SYNTONE₁₀
SYNTONY₁₃
TANGENT₈
TANGING₉
TANGUNS₈
TANKING₁₂
TANKINI₁₁
TANLING₈
TANNING₈
TANNINS₇
TANTONY₁₀
TENDENZ₁₇
TENDING₉
TENDONS₈
TENPINS₉
TENSING₈
TENSONS₇
TENTING₈
TENZONS₁₆
TINDING₉
TINGING₉
TINKING₁₂
TINNING₈
TINTING₈
TONDINI₈
TONDINO₈
TONGING₉
TONKING₁₂
TONTINE₇
TUNDING₉
TUNDUNS₈
TUNNING₈
VANNING₁₁
VENDING₁₂
VENGING₁₂
VENTANA₁₀
VENTING₁₁
VINTING₁₁
WANGANS₁₁
WANGUNS₁₁
WANIONS₁₀
WANKING₁₅
WANNING₁₁
WANTING₁₁
WANTONS₁₀
WANZING₂₀
WENDING₁₂
WINCING₁₃
WINDING₁₂
WINGING₁₂
WINKING₁₅
WINNING₁₁
WONNING₁₁
WONTING₁₁
WONTONS₁₀
YANKING₁₅
YENNING₁₁
ZANYING₂₀
ZINCING₁₉
ZINGANI₁₇
ZINGANO₁₇
ZINGING₁₈
ZINKING₂₁
ZONKING₂₁

Letters by positionIn 67% of these words the 5th letter is I.

1st letter

P12%
T9%
B8%

2nd letter

A28%
I22%
E18%

4th letter

T18%
D17%
G14%

5th letter

I67%
A12%
O10%

7th letter

G58%
S21%
E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; JINXING tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 9 words
8 points: 53 words
99 points: 66 words
10 points: 61 words
1111 points: 56 words
12 points: 46 words
1313 points: 16 words
14 points: 8 words
1515 points: 9 words
16 points: 4 words
1717 points: 4 words
18 points: 7 words
1919 points: 4 words
20 points: 2 words
2121 points: 2 words
22 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JINXING	22	27	All three
ZONKING	21	24	All three
ZINKING	21	24	Collins only
WANZING	20	23	Collins only
ZANYING	20	22	Collins only
FANZINE	19	21	All three
JUNKING	19	25	All three
JINKING	19	24	All three
ZINCING	19	23	All three
BENZENE	18	21	All three
CANZONE	18	21	All three
BENZINE	18	21	All three

The pattern is _ _ N _ _ N _, so both fixed letters are easy to check while the remaining four spots do the work. Just 56 of the 348 matches fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency; CONTENT, RUNNING, FINDING, and FUNDING are recognizable options. Tournament-list coverage differs: Collins includes 339, NWL2023 has 266, and ENABLE has 247.

Quick facts about this N pattern

348 tournament-dictionary words fit the N-at-third, N-at-sixth pattern.
56 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
202 entries finish with G; another 72 end in S.
JINXING leads the scores at 22 points.

How many 7-letter words with N in positions 3 and 6?

CONTENT is the cleanest letter check: C-O-N-T-E-N-T. RUNNING and WINNING add a second N at position 4, while FINDING, FUNDING, SENDING, and SINGING show how often the pattern arrives in familiar -ING forms. These recognizable examples make strong initial checks when the clue fixes N at both positions.

Ending counts are sharply uneven: 202 entries finish with G, compared with 72 ending in S and 27 in E. When the final letter is unknown, G is the strongest first branch to test; still, CONTENT and CONSENT end in T, so treating every match as an -ING form would discard real candidates.

The third-position letter changes the count: 487 matches use R there, versus 348 with N. Keeping N fixed at position 6 also yields 667 words when position 3 is E, nearly twice this pattern's count. Those neighbouring patterns show how much the two fixed letters, not length alone, narrow a search.

Which matches score well in word games?

For 7-letter words with N in positions 3 and 6, JINXING leads the scores at 22 points. ZONKING and ZINKING score 21 each; WANZING and ZANYING reach 20. The J and Z carry the scoring lift, while repeated N letters contribute little by comparison.

Dictionary acceptance is another constraint: Collins lists 339 matches, compared with 266 in NWL2023 and 247 in ENABLE. The pattern is not a universal game list, and its 56 common words are a narrow slice of 348. Check the word list your game uses before playing an unfamiliar scorer such as WANZING.

Questions people ask

How many of these words are in NWL2023?

NWL2023 includes 266 of the 348 matches. Collins contains 339, while ENABLE contains 247, so dictionary choice changes the playable set noticeably. The letter pattern does not guarantee acceptance in every word game; check the list used by your specific game before committing an unfamiliar entry.

What is the highest-scoring word with N in both positions?

JINXING is the top scorer at 22 points in the scores. ZONKING and ZINKING follow at 21 each, with WANZING and ZANYING at 20. Those totals reward the J and Z; the seven-letter length alone does not make a play a high scorer.

Are most of these seven-letter words common?

Only 56 of the 348 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. CONTENT, RUNNING, WINNING, and FINDING are recognizable examples, but many other matches are specialist or inflected forms. Matching the letters does not mean you are likely to see the word every day.

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