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

The pattern is W _ _ _ _ _ N: W fixes the opening tile, while N has to land in the final square. Familiar matches include written, western, and wherein, but they are exceptions to a thin everyday vocabulary: just 3 entries count as common. The full pool counts entries found in at least one tournament dictionary, not every spelling found online, and less familiar forms sit beside ordinary words.

At a glance: 7-letter words with W first and N last

• There are 35 tournament-dictionary matches for the fixed W _ _ _ _ _ N pattern.
• written, western, and wherein are recognizable examples; only 3 entries count as common.
• wolfkin leads the listed tile scores at 17; workman and workmen each score 16.
• Collins includes all 35 matches; NWL2023 includes 25, and ENABLE includes 24.

Why do dictionary counts differ for this pattern?

Dictionary totals differ because each word-game lexicon accepts its own set: Collins has 35 matches, compared with 25 in NWL2023 and 24 in ENABLE. Those totals overlap, so do not add them as separate words; the overall 35-word pool is the union of entries appearing in at least one tournament dictionary.

Among the less familiar matches are wakeman, wanigan, and warison; written and western give the pattern its everyday foothold. That contrast makes a raw count a poor measure of how many entries you will recognize. The list is not a promise that every app accepts every entry, so check your game's word list before committing an obscure play.

• Collins has 10 more matches than NWL2023.
• ENABLE has 24 matches, one fewer than NWL2023.
• The dictionary totals overlap; the combined pool contains 35 words.

Which W-and-N words bring the strongest score?

wolfkin is the top scorer at 17 points. workman, workmen, wakeman, wayworn, wakemen, and wrythen each reach 16, putting several less familiar forms just behind the leader. Scores depend on the letters you place; these figures compare the words before any board-square bonuses.

Only 3 matches count as common, and 25 have definitions. For 7-letter words with W first and N last, recognize the gap between a strong tile score and an everyday word: wolfkin leads on points, while written is far more familiar.

• wolfkin leads this pattern at 17 points.
• workman and workmen each score 16 points.
• wakeman, wayworn, wakemen, and wrythen also score 16 points.