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

The pattern yields 487 7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter.

487 wordsTop pick WORKINGHighest score PERJINK 20

69 of 487 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With R in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (786 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 69 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 69 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 487

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

  • AGROUND9
  • AIRLINE7
  • AIRNING8
  • AIRTING8
  • BARBING12
  • BARDING11
  • BARFING13
  • BARGING11
  • BARKANS13
  • BARKENS13
  • BARKING14
  • BARNING10
  • BARONNE9
  • BARRENS9
  • BARRING10
  • BARTEND10
  • BARTONS9
  • BARYONS12
  • BERGENS10
  • BERLINE9
  • BERLINS9
  • BERMING12
  • BIRDING11
  • BIRIANI9
  • BIRLING10
  • BIRLINN9
  • BIRRING10
  • BIRYANI12
  • BOREENS9
  • BORKING14
  • BORMING12
  • BURDENS10
  • BURKING14
  • BURLING10
  • BURNING10
  • BURPING12
  • BURRING10
  • BURTONS9
  • BURYING13
  • BYRLING13
  • CARANNA9
  • CARAUNA9
  • CARBENE11
  • CARBINE11
  • CARBONS11
  • CARDING11
  • CARDONS10
  • CAREENS9
  • CARKING14
  • CARLINE9
  • CARLING10
  • CARLINS9
  • CARMINE11
  • CARPING12
  • CARTING10
  • CARTONS9
  • CARVING13
  • CERNING10
  • CEROONS9
  • CERVINE12
  • CORBANS11
  • CORBINA11
  • CORDING11
  • CORDONS10
  • CORKING14
  • CORNING10
  • CORTINA9
  • CORTINS9
  • CORVINA12
  • CORVINE12
  • CURBING12
  • CURDING11
  • CURLING10
  • CURRANS9
  • CURRANT9
  • CURRENT9
  • CURRING10
  • CURSING10
  • CURTANA9
  • CURVING13
  • DARKENS12
  • DARKING13
  • DARLING9
  • DARNING9
  • DARRING9
  • DARTING9
  • DIRKING13
  • DIRLING9
  • DIRTING9
  • DORMANT10
  • DORMINS10
  • DORRING9
  • DORTING9
  • DURGANS9
  • DURIANS8
  • DURIONS8
  • DURNING9
  • EARCONS9
  • EARDING9
  • EARNING8
  • EARRING8
  • ENROUND8
  • ERRHINE10
  • ETRENNE7
  • FARCING13
  • FARCINS12
  • FARDENS11
  • FARDING12
  • FARMING13
  • FARRAND11
  • FARRANT10
  • FARRENS10
  • FARRING11
  • FARSING11
  • FARTING11
  • FERMENT12
  • FERNING11
  • FERVENT13
  • FIRKING15
  • FIRKINS14
  • FIRMANS12
  • FIRMING13
  • FIRRING11
  • FORCING13
  • FORDING12
  • FORDONE11
  • FORFEND14
  • FORGING12
  • FORGONE11
  • FORHENT13
  • FORKING15
  • FORLANA10
  • FORLEND11
  • FORLENT10
  • FORMANT12
  • FORMING13
  • FORNENT10
  • FORPINE12
  • FORTING11
  • FORTUNE10
  • FORWENT13
  • FURLANA10
  • FURLING11
  • FURLONG11
  • FURRING11
  • GARBING11
  • GARCONS10
  • GARDANT9
  • GARDENS9
  • GARJANS15
  • GARLAND9
  • GARMENT10
  • GARRANS8
  • GARRING9
  • GARRONS8
  • GERMANE10
  • GERMANS10
  • GERMENS10
  • GERMINA10
  • GERMING11
  • GERMINS10
  • GERNING9
  • GIRDING10
  • GIRKINS12
  • GIRLOND9
  • GIRNING9
  • GIRONNY11
  • GIRTING9
  • GORGING10
  • GORGONS9
  • GORHENS11
  • GORMAND11
  • GORMING11
  • GORPING11
  • GURGING10
  • GURJUNS15
  • GURLING9
  • GURNING9
  • GYRONNY14
  • HARDENS11
  • HARIANA10
  • HARKENS14
  • HARKING15
  • HARLING11
  • HARMANS12
  • HARMINE12
  • HARMING13
  • HARMINS12
  • HARMONY15
  • HARPING13
  • HARPINS12
  • HARTENS10
  • HERDENS11
  • HERDING12
  • HERLING11
  • HEROINE10
  • HEROINS10
  • HEROONS10
  • HERRING11
  • HERYING14
  • HIRCINE12
  • HIRLING11
  • HORDING12
  • HORKING15
  • HORMONE12
  • HORNING11
  • HORRENT10
  • HORSING11
  • HORSONS10
  • HURDENS11
  • HURLING11
  • HURTING11
  • JARGONS15
  • JARGONY18
  • JARPING17
  • JARRING15
  • JERKING19
  • JERKINS18
  • JORDANS15
  • JURYING18
  • KARKING16
  • KARTING12
  • KARYONS14
  • KERBING14
  • KERFING15
  • KERNING12
  • KERVING15
  • KIRKING16
  • KIRNING12
  • KIRPANS13
  • KIRTANS11
  • KURGANS12
  • LARCENY12
  • LARDING9
  • LARDONS8
  • LARGENS8
  • LARKING12
  • LARNING8
  • LARPING10
  • LIRKING12
  • LORDING9
  • LURDANE8
  • LURDANS8
  • LURDENS8
  • LURKING12
  • MARCONI11
  • MARGENT10
  • MARGINS10
  • MARKING14
  • MARLINE9
  • MARLING10
  • MARLINS9
  • MAROONS9
  • MARRANO9
  • MARRING10
  • MARRONS9
  • MARTENS9
  • MARTING10
  • MARTINI9
  • MARTINS9
  • MERGING11
  • MERKINS13
  • MERLING10
  • MERLINS9
  • MERLONS9
  • MIRBANE11
  • MIRVING13
  • MORAINE9
  • MORDANT10
  • MORDENT10
  • MOREENS9
  • MORGANS10
  • MORGENS10
  • MORIONS9
  • MORKINS13
  • MORLING10
  • MORNING10
  • MORWONG13
  • MURAENA9
  • MUREINS9
  • MURLANS9
  • MURLING10
  • MURLINS9
  • MURRENS9
  • MURRINE9
  • MURRINS9
  • MYRBANE14
  • NARDINE8
  • NARDING9
  • NARKING12
  • NERVINE10
  • NERVING11
  • NIRLING8
  • NIRVANA10
  • NORLAND8
  • NORMANS9
  • NORTENA7
  • NORTENO7
  • NURLING8
  • NURSING8
  • PARDINE10
  • PARDONS10
  • PARGANA10
  • PARGING11
  • PARIANS9
  • PARKING14
  • PARKINS13
  • PARLING10
  • PARPANE11
  • PARPEND12
  • PARPENS11
  • PARPENT11
  • PARPING12
  • PARRING10
  • PARSING10
  • PARSONS9
  • PARTANS9
  • PARTING10
  • PARTONS9
  • PARVENU12
  • PERCENT11
  • PERCINE11
  • PERCING12
  • PEREONS9
  • PERFING13
  • PERFINS12
  • PERJINK20
  • PERKING14
  • PERKINS13
  • PERMING12
  • PERPEND12
  • PERPENT11
  • PERRONS9
  • PERSANT9
  • PERSING10
  • PERSONA9
  • PERSONS9
  • PERVING13
  • PORCINE11
  • PORCINI11
  • PORCINO11
  • PORGING11
  • PORKING14
  • PORTEND10
  • PORTENT9
  • PORTING10
  • PURGING11
  • PURLINE9
  • PURLING10
  • PURLINS9
  • PURRING10
  • PURSING10
  • RARKING12
  • RORTING8
  • SARCINA9
  • SARDANA8
  • SARDINE8
  • SARKING12
  • SARMENT9
  • SARSENS7
  • SCRANNY12
  • SCRAWNY15
  • SCREENS9
  • SCRIENE9
  • SCRYING13
  • SEREINS7
  • SERGING9
  • SERMONS9
  • SEROONS7
  • SERPENT9
  • SERRANO7
  • SERRANS7
  • SERRING8
  • SERVANT10
  • SERVING11
  • SIRGANG9
  • SIRRING8
  • SKREENS11
  • SKRYING15
  • SORBENT9
  • SORBING10
  • SORDINE8
  • SORDINI8
  • SORDINO8
  • SORNING8
  • SORTING8
  • SPRAINS9
  • SPRAINT9
  • STRAINS7
  • STRAINT7
  • SURFING11
  • SURGENT8
  • SURGING9
  • TARGING9
  • TARPANS9
  • TARPONS9
  • TARRING8
  • TARTANA7
  • TARTANE7
  • TARTANS7
  • TARTINE7
  • TARTING8
  • TARZANS16
  • TERMING10
  • TERMINI9
  • TERNING8
  • TERPENE9
  • TERRANE7
  • TERRENE7
  • TERRINE7
  • TIRLING8
  • TIRRING8
  • TORMENT9
  • TORMINA9
  • TORRENT7
  • TORTONI7
  • TURBAND10
  • TURBANS9
  • TURBANT9
  • TURBINE9
  • TURBOND10
  • TURDINE8
  • TUREENS7
  • TURFING11
  • TURGENT8
  • TURIONS7
  • TURNING8
  • TURNONS7
  • TYRANNE10
  • TYRANNY13
  • UNREINS7
  • UNROUND8
  • VARIANT10
  • VARMENT12
  • VARMINT12
  • VARYING14
  • VERBENA12
  • VERBING13
  • VERDANT11
  • VERDINS11
  • VERGING12
  • VERLANS10
  • VERMINS12
  • VERMINY15
  • VERNANT10
  • VERSANT10
  • VERSINE10
  • VERSING11
  • VERSINS10
  • VERTING11
  • VERVENS13
  • VIRGINS11
  • VIRIONS10
  • VORRING11
  • WARDENS11
  • WARDING12
  • WARKING15
  • WARLING11
  • WARMING13
  • WARNING11
  • WARPING13
  • WARRAND11
  • WARRANS10
  • WARRANT10
  • WARRENS10
  • WARRING11
  • WARZONE19
  • WORDING12
  • WORKING15
  • WORMING13
  • WORSENS10
  • WORSING11
  • YARDANG12
  • YARDING12
  • YARKING15
  • YARNING11
  • YARRANS10
  • YERDING12
  • YERKING15
  • YIRDING12
  • YIRKING15
  • YIRRING11
  • YORKING15
  • YORPING13
  • ZEROING17
  • ZIRCONS18
  • ZORBING19
Letters by positionIn 58% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. P11%
  2. M9%
  3. F8%
2nd letter
  1. A34%
  2. O19%
  3. E19%
4th letter
  1. R10%
  2. D10%
  3. L9%
5th letter
  1. I58%
  2. E15%
  3. A14%
7th letter
  1. G43%
  2. S26%
  3. E10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; PERJINK tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 24 words
  2. 8 points: 40 words
  3. 99 points: 104 words
  4. 10 points: 93 words
  5. 1111 points: 79 words
  6. 12 points: 59 words
  7. 1313 points: 36 words
  8. 14 points: 18 words
  9. 1515 points: 21 words
  10. 16 points: 3 words
  11. 1717 points: 2 words
  12. 18 points: 4 words
  13. 1919 points: 3 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PERJINK2024Collins only
JERKING1923All three
WARZONE1920Collins only
ZORBING1922Collins only
ZIRCONS1820All three
JERKINS1821All three
JARGONY1821Collins · NWL
JURYING1822All three
ZEROING1719All three
JARPING1722Collins only
TARZANS1617All three
KARKING1618Collins only

The five remaining positions span everyday forms such as working and morning, as well as less familiar plays like perjink; The last letter is especially revealing: 209 matches end in G, while 129 end in S; Just 69 fall within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency, so expect plenty of tournament vocabulary.

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

  • 487 seven-letter matches place R third and N sixth.
  • Working, morning, current, and percent are familiar examples.
  • 209 matches end in G, while 129 end in S.
  • Perjink tops the Scrabble scores here at 20 points.

How does this letter pattern compare with nearby ones?

Among seven-letter patterns with R third, N sixth yields 487 matches. Swapping the sixth letter to E raises the count to 786; choosing L instead cuts it to 236. That middle position changes the search space sharply, even though the third letter stays fixed.

Working, morning, current, percent, turning, serving, and warning are recognizable entries from the set. Still, just 69 fall within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency, so the pattern quickly reaches less familiar vocabulary. Use familiar examples to verify letter placement, not to assume every answer is everyday English.

Which matches stand out for word games?

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins includes 485 matches, NWL2023 has 339, and ENABLE has 311. Those counts overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

For Scrabble, PERJINK leads this group at 20 points, ahead of JERKING, WARZONE, and ZORBING at 19 apiece. That makes a strong score possible, but the unusual top scorer is not a reason to overlook ordinary plays such as WORKING or WARNING.

The opening letter offers another shortcut: P starts 52 matches, compared with 42 beginning M and 41 beginning F. If the first tile is still unknown, test those three clusters first; the fixed R and N already do most of the filtering.

A seven-letter play can meet the standard Scrabble bingo condition by using all seven tiles; the bonus is 50 points. Matching this pattern does not guarantee a playable rack, so check your tiles and board access after narrowing the word candidates.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have R third and N sixth?
There are 487 seven-letter matches with R in position three and N in position six. The pattern still leaves five positions open, which is why it covers familiar words like WORKING alongside less common tournament entries.
What is the highest-scoring word in this group?
PERJINK is the highest scorer at 20 Scrabble points. JERKING, WARZONE, and ZORBING each score 19, so the top of the list favors unusual letter combinations rather than the most familiar examples.
Are all these words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?
No, dictionary coverage differs. Collins includes 485 matches, compared with 339 in NWL2023 and 311 in ENABLE; the counts overlap because some words appear in more than one list. Check the dictionary your game uses before playing an unfamiliar word.

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