7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and O as the 5th letter

The 7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and O as the 5th letter total 255, from WINDOWS and CONSOLE to less familiar entries.

255 wordsTop pick WINDOWSHighest score BENZOYL 21

21 of 255 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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

5th 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, I is the most common 5th letter (605 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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15

Common words 21 · most-used first

WINDOWS₁₄
CONSOLE₉
SENSORS₇
SENIORS₇
VENDORS₁₁
SENSORY₁₀
CONDOMS₁₂
CONFORM₁₄
CONCORD₁₂
CANNONS₉
JUNIORS₁₄
PANDORA₁₀
CONTOUR₉
MONSOON₉
MENTORS₉
MINIONS₉
CONSORT₉
CONDONE₁₀
MANHOOD₁₃
RUNDOWN₁₁
HANGOUT₁₁

All valid words 255

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

AENEOUS₇
AMNIONS₉
AMNIOTE₉
BANDOGS₁₁
BANDOOK₁₄
BANDORA₁₀
BANDORE₁₀
BANJOES₁₆
BANNOCK₁₅
BENZOIC₂₀
BENZOIN₁₈
BENZOLE₁₈
BENZOLS₁₈
BENZOYL₂₁
BINGOES₁₀
BINIOUS₉
BONBONS₁₁
BONGOES₁₀
BONJOUR₁₆
BONNOCK₁₅
BONSOIR₉
BUNCOED₁₂
BUNCOES₁₁
BUNDOOK₁₄
BUNIONS₉
BUNKOED₁₄
CANDOCK₁₆
CANDORS₁₀
CANDOUR₁₀
CANNOLI₉
CANNONS₉
CANTONS₉
CANTORS₉
CANYONS₁₂
CANZONA₁₈
CANZONE₁₈
CANZONI₁₈
CENSORS₉
CINEOLE₉
CINEOLS₉
CONCOCT₁₃
CONCORD₁₂
CONDOES₁₀
CONDOLE₁₀
CONDOMS₁₂
CONDONE₁₀
CONDORS₁₀
CONFORM₁₄
CONGOES₁₀
CONGOUS₁₀
CONJOIN₁₆
CONNORS₉
CONNOTE₉
CONSOLE₉
CONSOLS₉
CONSORT₉
CONTORT₉
CONTOUR₉
CONVOKE₁₆
CONVOYS₁₅
DANTONS₈
DENTOID₉
DINGOED₁₀
DINGOES₉
DINMONT₁₀
DONGOLA₉
DONJONS₁₅
DONNOTS₈
DUNNOCK₁₄
EINKORN₁₁
FANBOYS₁₅
FANDOMS₁₃
FANFOLD₁₄
FANIONS₁₀
FANTODS₁₁
FANTOMS₁₂
FANWORT₁₃
FINFOOT₁₃
FINNOCK₁₆
FUNGOES₁₁
FUNGOID₁₂
FUNGOUS₁₁
GENLOCK₁₄
GENTOOS₈
GINZOES₁₇
GONDOLA₉
GUNBOAT₁₀
GUNDOGS₁₀
GUNLOCK₁₄
GUNPORT₁₀
GUNROOM₁₀
HANDOFF₁₇
HANDOUT₁₁
HANGOUT₁₁
HANSOMS₁₂
HENCOOP₁₄
IGNEOUS₈
JANNOCK₂₀
JINGOES₁₅
JONNOCK₂₀
JUNCOES₁₆
JUNIORS₁₄
KINCOBS₁₅
KINFOLK₁₈
KONGONI₁₂
KUNJOOS₁₈
LENTOID₈
LENTORS₇
LENTOUS₇
LENVOYS₁₃
LINGOES₈
LINGOTS₈
LINTOLS₇
MANDOLA₁₀
MANDOMS₁₂
MANDORA₁₀
MANGOES₁₀
MANGOLD₁₁
MANHOLE₁₂
MANHOOD₁₃
MANIOCA₁₁
MANIOCS₁₁
MANNOSE₉
MANROPE₁₁
MANTOES₉
MENFOLK₁₆
MENTORS₉
MINEOLA₉
MINIONS₉
MINNOCK₁₅
MINNOWS₁₂
MONGOES₁₀
MONGOLS₁₀
MONSOON₉
MUNGOES₁₀
NANDOOS₈
NANOOKS₁₁
NINCOMS₁₁
NONBODY₁₃
NONBOOK₁₃
NONCOLA₉
NONCOMS₁₁
NONCORE₉
NONFOOD₁₁
NONHOME₁₂
NONPOOR₉
NONWOOL₁₀
NONWORD₁₁
NONWORK₁₄
NUNHOOD₁₁
PANDOOR₁₀
PANDORA₁₀
PANDORE₁₀
PANDOUR₁₀
PANNOSE₉
PANTONS₉
PANTOUM₁₁
PENFOLD₁₃
PENNONS₉
PENTODE₁₀
PENTOSE₉
PINBONE₁₁
PINDOWN₁₃
PINFOLD₁₃
PINGOES₁₀
PINHOLE₁₂
PINIONS₉
PINKOES₁₃
PINNOCK₁₅
PINNOED₁₀
PINTOES₉
PINWORK₁₆
PINWORM₁₄
PINYONS₁₂
PONDOKS₁₄
PONGOES₁₀
PONTONS₉
PONTOON₉
RANCORS₉
RANCOUR₉
RANDOMS₁₀
RANDONS₈
RANGOLI₈
RANSOMS₉
RENVOIS₁₀
RENVOYS₁₃
RONEOED₈
RONIONS₇
RONYONS₁₀
RUNDOWN₁₁
SANGOMA₁₀
SANIOUS₇
SANNOPS₉
SANTOKU₁₁
SANTOLS₇
SANTONS₇
SANTOOR₇
SANTOUR₇
SENDOFF₁₄
SENHORA₁₀
SENHORS₁₀
SENIORS₇
SENSORS₇
SENSORY₁₀
SHNOOKS₁₄
SINDONS₈
SINUOSE₇
SINUOUS₇
SONHOOD₁₁
SUNBOWS₁₂
SUNDOGS₉
SUNDOWN₁₁
SUNROOF₁₀
SUNROOM₉
SYNCOMS₁₄
SYNCOPE₁₄
SYNROCS₁₂
SYNTONE₁₀
SYNTONY₁₃
TANDOOR₈
TANGOED₉
TANGOES₈
TANNOYS₁₀
TANTONY₁₀
TENDONS₈
TENFOLD₁₁
TENIOID₈
TENSONS₇
TENSORS₇
TENUOUS₇
TENZONS₁₆
TINFOIL₁₀
TINHORN₁₀
TINPOTS₉
TINWORK₁₄
TONSORS₇
VANLOAD₁₁
VANPOOL₁₂
VENDORS₁₁
VENTOSE₁₀
WANDOOS₁₁
WANHOPE₁₅
WANIONS₁₀
WANTONS₁₀
WINDOCK₁₇
WINDORE₁₁
WINDOWS₁₄
WINDOWY₁₇
WINNOCK₁₆
WINNOWS₁₃
WINSOME₁₂
WONTONS₁₀
ZINCODE₁₉
ZINCOID₁₉
ZINCOUS₁₈

Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

C13%
S11%
P11%

2nd letter

A30%
O22%
I20%

4th letter

D17%
T13%
G10%

6th letter

R15%
N14%
E11%

7th letter

S45%
E11%
D9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; BENZOYL tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 18 words
8 points: 16 words
99 points: 48 words
10 points: 51 words
1111 points: 30 words
12 points: 18 words
1313 points: 15 words
14 points: 19 words
1515 points: 10 words
16 points: 11 words
1717 points: 4 words
18 points: 9 words
1919 points: 2 words
20 points: 3 words
2121 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BENZOYL	21	23	All three
BENZOIC	20	23	All three
JANNOCK	20	25	Collins only
JONNOCK	20	25	Collins only
ZINCOID	19	21	All three
ZINCODE	19	21	Collins only
KINFOLK	18	20	All three
BENZOIN	18	21	All three
CANZONE	18	21	All three
CANZONI	18	21	All three
CANZONA	18	21	All three
ZINCOUS	18	21	All three

The pattern is _ _ N _ O _ _, so two slots are fixed while the first, second, fourth, sixth, and final letters vary. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 249 matches, NWL2023 has 196, and ENABLE has 178. Many entries are uncommon, so check your game’s word list before relying on a less familiar word.

At a glance: the fixed-letter pattern

There are 255 matches, but only 21 rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words.
C leads the first-letter group with 34 entries; S follows with 29.
S is the leading final letter: 116 words end in S, compared with 29 ending in E.
The average tile score is 11.3, and 221 matches have definitions.
Collins includes 249 matches, NWL2023 includes 196, and ENABLE includes 178.

Which entries score most?

BENZOYL leads the scoring examples at 21 points. BENZOIC follows at 20, tied with the less familiar JANNOCK and JONNOCK. ZINCOID and ZINCODE each score 19.

Those top scores come from words that are not everyday vocabulary. BENZOYL stands out for its Z and Y; KINFOLK is a more recognizable option at 18. For a rack decision, compare the letter values with the board squares rather than choosing a word by its length alone.

How should you work the pattern?

Start with familiar anchors such as WINDOWS, CONSOLE, SENSORS, and VENDORS, then test the remaining letters around N and O. The final S is a strong clue: nearly half of the matches end there, making plural forms a prominent part of this group.

A useful limitation: the 21 common entries are only a small slice of the full set. Keep obscure choices like JONNOCK for games where your dictionary confirms them. In Scrabble, a seven-letter play earns a 50-point bingo bonus, so check whether a full-rack option fits before trading tiles away.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have N third and O fifth?

There are 255 tournament-dictionary matches with N in the third position and O in the fifth. Examples include WINDOWS, CONSOLE, and SENSORS. Only 21 are among the most frequent English words, so many matches are specialized or uncommon.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

BENZOYL scores 21 points and is the highest-scoring example. BENZOIC scores 20, as do JANNOCK and JONNOCK. Board bonuses can change a play’s total, so these figures are tile scores before any premium squares.

Which final letter appears most often in these words?

S is the most frequent ending, appearing in 116 of the 255 matches. E is next with 29, followed by D with 23. If your pattern leaves the final letter open, testing S first is a strong place to start.

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