7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and N as the 4th letter

7-letter words with S first and N fourth total 261; familiar matches include SIGNING, SIGNALS, SCANDAL, and SPONSOR.

261 wordsTop pick SIGNINGHighest score SCHNOZZ 30

28 of 261 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st 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

4th 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 S in 1st place, R is the most common 4th letter (341 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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15

Common words 28 · most-used first

SIGNING₉
SIGNALS₈
SCANDAL₁₀
SOUNDED₉
SPENCER₁₁
SPONSOR₉
SHINING₁₁
SADNESS₈
SCENERY₁₂
STUNNED₈
SLENDER₈
SCANNER₉
SKINNED₁₂
SCANNED₁₀
SKINNER₁₁
SURNAME₉
SPINACH₁₄
SINNERS₇
STANDBY₁₃
SPINNER₉
SLANDER₈
SCENTED₁₀
SIGNIFY₁₄
SIGNAGE₉
SPINOFF₁₅
SHUNNED₁₁
SPANNED₁₀
SPINDLE₁₀

All valid words 261

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

SADNESS₈
SAINING₈
SAINTED₈
SAINTLY₁₀
SANNIES₇
SANNOPS₉
SANNUPS₉
SARNEYS₁₀
SARNIES₇
SAUNAED₈
SAUNTED₈
SAUNTER₇
SAWNEYS₁₃
SCANDAL₁₀
SCANDIA₁₀
SCANDIC₁₂
SCANNED₁₀
SCANNER₉
SCANTED₁₀
SCANTER₉
SCANTLE₉
SCANTLY₁₂
SCENARY₁₂
SCENDED₁₁
SCENERY₁₂
SCENICS₁₁
SCENING₁₀
SCENTED₁₀
SCHNAPS₁₄
SCHNEID₁₃
SCHNELL₁₂
SCHNOOK₁₆
SCHNORR₁₂
SCHNOZZ₃₀
SCONCED₁₂
SCONCES₁₁
SCUNGED₁₁
SCUNGES₁₀
SCUNNER₉
SEANCES₉
SEANING₈
SEINERS₇
SEINING₈
SENNETS₇
SENNITS₇
SETNESS₇
SHANDRY₁₄
SHANKED₁₅
SHANTEY₁₃
SHANTIH₁₃
SHANTIS₁₀
SHENAIS₁₀
SHINDIG₁₂
SHINDYS₁₄
SHINERS₁₀
SHINESS₁₀
SHINGLE₁₁
SHINGLY₁₄
SHINIER₁₀
SHINIES₁₀
SHINILY₁₃
SHINING₁₁
SHINJUS₁₇
SHINKIN₁₄
SHINNED₁₁
SHINNES₁₀
SHINNEY₁₃
SHINOLA₁₀
SHONEEN₁₀
SHUNNED₁₁
SHUNNER₁₀
SHUNTED₁₁
SHUNTER₁₀
SHYNESS₁₃
SIENITE₇
SIENNAS₇
SIGNAGE₉
SIGNALS₈
SIGNARY₁₁
SIGNEES₈
SIGNERS₈
SIGNETS₈
SIGNEUR₈
SIGNIFY₁₄
SIGNING₉
SIGNIOR₈
SIGNORA₈
SIGNORE₈
SIGNORI₈
SIGNORS₈
SIGNORY₁₁
SIMNELS₉
SINNERS₇
SINNETS₇
SINNING₈
SIRNAME₉
SKANGER₁₂
SKANKED₁₆
SKANKER₁₅
SKENNED₁₂
SKINFUL₁₄
SKINKED₁₆
SKINKER₁₅
SKINNED₁₂
SKINNER₁₁
SKINTER₁₁
SKUNKED₁₆
SLANDER₈
SLANGED₉
SLANGER₈
SLANTED₈
SLANTER₇
SLANTLY₁₀
SLENDER₈
SLENTER₇
SLINGER₈
SLINKED₁₂
SLINKER₁₁
SLINTER₇
SLYNESS₁₀
SOMNIAL₉
SONNETS₇
SONNIES₇
SOONERS₇
SOONEST₇
SOONISH₁₀
SORNERS₇
SORNING₈
SOUNDED₉
SOUNDER₈
SOUNDLY₁₁
SOWNDED₁₂
SPANCEL₁₁
SPANDEX₁₇
SPANGED₁₁
SPANGLE₁₀
SPANGLY₁₃
SPANIEL₉
SPANING₁₀
SPANKED₁₄
SPANKER₁₃
SPANNED₁₀
SPANNER₉
SPENCER₁₁
SPENCES₁₁
SPENDER₁₀
SPENSES₉
SPINACH₁₄
SPINAGE₁₀
SPINALS₉
SPINARS₉
SPINATE₉
SPINDLE₁₀
SPINDLY₁₃
SPINELS₉
SPINETS₉
SPINIER₉
SPINNER₉
SPINNET₉
SPINNEY₁₂
SPINODE₁₀
SPINOFF₁₅
SPINONE₉
SPINONI₉
SPINORS₉
SPINOSE₉
SPINOUS₉
SPINOUT₉
SPINTOS₉
SPINULA₉
SPINULE₉
SPONCON₁₁
SPONDEE₁₀
SPONDYL₁₃
SPONGED₁₁
SPONGER₁₀
SPONGES₁₀
SPONGIN₁₀
SPONSAL₉
SPONSON₉
SPONSOR₉
SPUNGES₁₀
SPUNKED₁₄
SPUNKIE₁₃
STANCES₉
STANDBY₁₃
STANDEE₈
STANDEN₈
STANDER₈
STANDUP₁₀
STANGED₉
STANIEL₇
STANINE₇
STANING₈
STANKED₁₂
STANNED₈
STANNEL₇
STANNIC₉
STANNUM₉
STANOLS₇
STANYEL₁₀
STANZAS₁₆
STANZES₁₆
STANZOS₁₆
STENCHY₁₅
STENCIL₉
STENDED₉
STENGAH₁₁
STENNED₈
STENOKY₁₄
STENTED₈
STENTOR₇
STINGED₉
STINGER₈
STINGES₈
STINGOS₈
STINKER₁₁
STINTED₈
STINTER₇
STONERN₇
STONERS₇
STONIED₈
STONIER₇
STONIES₇
STONILY₁₀
STONING₈
STONISH₁₀
STONKED₁₂
STONKER₁₁
STONNED₈
STONNES₇
STUNNED₈
STUNNER₇
STUNTED₈
SUBNETS₉
SUNNAHS₁₀
SUNNIER₇
SUNNIES₇
SUNNILY₁₀
SUNNING₈
SURNAME₉
SWANKED₁₅
SWANKER₁₄
SWANKEY₁₇
SWANKIE₁₄
SWANNED₁₁
SWANNIE₁₀
SWANPAN₁₂
SWINDGE₁₂
SWINDLE₁₁
SWINERY₁₃
SWINGBY₁₆
SWINGED₁₂
SWINGER₁₁
SWINGES₁₁
SWINGLE₁₁
SWINISH₁₃
SWINKED₁₅
SWINKER₁₄
SWINNEY₁₃
SYENITE₁₀

Letters by positionIn 46% of these words the 6th letter is E.

2nd letter

P20%
T19%
H11%

3rd letter

I28%
A24%
O11%

5th letter

I15%
E12%
N11%

6th letter

E46%
L10%
R8%

7th letter

S25%
D18%
R17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SCHNOZZ tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 33 words
8 points: 42 words
99 points: 46 words
10 points: 43 words
1111 points: 29 words
12 points: 19 words
1313 points: 16 words
14 points: 14 words
1515 points: 7 words
16 points: 8 words
1717 points: 3 words
18 points: 0 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 0 words
28 points: 0 words
2929 points: 0 words
30 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SCHNOZZ	30	31	All three
SPANDEX	17	19	All three
SHINJUS	17	20	Collins only
SWANKEY	17	17	Collins only
STANZAS	16	17	All three
SKUNKED	16	18	All three
SCHNOOK	16	17	All three
SWINGBY	16	18	All three
SKINKED	16	17	All three
STANZES	16	17	Collins only
STANZOS	16	17	Collins only
SPINOFF	15	17	All three

With S fixed at the start and N in the fourth slot, 261 seven-letter entries fit S _ _ N _ _ _. SIGNING, SIGNALS, SCANDAL, and SPONSOR show how different the remaining letters can be. Just 28 entries meet our common-word cutoff, although 210 entries have definitions.

At a glance for S _ _ N _ _ _

261 tournament-dictionary entries match S _ _ N _ _ _.
Collins includes 254 matches; NWL2023 has 197, and ENABLE has 180.
Only 28 entries qualify as common by frequency; 210 have definitions.
SIGNING, SIGNALS, SCANDAL, and SPONSOR are recognizable examples.
With R fourth, the S-starting pattern has 341 matches; with T fourth, it has 313.

Which familiar words fit S _ _ N _ _ _?

Familiar choices include SIGNING, SIGNALS, SCANDAL, SPONSOR, SHINING, and STUNNED. Each places N exactly fourth, but their endings vary: SIGNALS and SADNESS end in S, SOUNDED and STUNNED end in D, while SPONSOR ends in R. Across all matches, final S leads with 64; D has 46 and R has 44.

Dictionary acceptance is uneven. Collins lists 254 matching entries, compared with 197 in NWL2023 and 180 in ENABLE, so 261 is the combined count rather than a promise that every game accepts every word. Check your game's word list before playing.

Only 8 matches end in N, so this pattern rarely repeats its fixed letter at the end.

How 7-letter words with S first and N fourth score

The average score is 10.3, but SCHNOZZ stands apart at 30 points in Scrabble. SPANDEX, SHINJUS, and SWANKEY each score 17; STANZAS and SKUNKED score 16. That top score is a sharp jump from the average, making SCHNOZZ the standout before any premium squares.

Treat the pattern as a rack filter, then check each remaining tile against the board. For a recognizable choice, SIGNING or SCENERY is easier to spot than SCHNOZZ; for a score hunt, the unusual top scorers deserve a second look. The 28 common entries are a small slice of the 261 matches.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have S first and N fourth?

Exactly 261 matches fit S _ _ N _ _ _ across the tournament dictionaries. The total combines entries from Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE; their individual counts are 254, 197, and 180, so no single game's word list necessarily contains all 261.

What is the highest-scoring word with S first and N fourth?

SCHNOZZ is the highest scorer, worth 30 points in Scrabble. Next are SPANDEX, SHINJUS, and SWANKEY at 17 points each, followed by STANZAS and SKUNKED at 16. The leading score is much higher than the pattern's 10.3 average.

Which common words match S _ _ N _ _ _?

SIGNING, SIGNALS, SCANDAL, SPONSOR, SHINING, and STUNNED are recognizable matches. There are 28 common words in total, compared with 261 tournament-dictionary matches, so many valid entries are less familiar. SADNESS and SCENERY are other examples that fit the letter positions.

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