Words starting with A, then R, then N, ending in D
34 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with A, end with D, and contain R then N in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
Near misses
- aardvark doesn't fit: it starts with A but ends with K, not D.
- abandoned doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no R in the middle.
- administered doesn't fit: it has every letter of ARND but they don't appear in order inside it.
6-letter words
around
7-letter words
adorned, aground, aproned, araneid, armband
8-letter words
adherend, airbound, arachnid, arointed, aroynted, arranged, attorned
9-letter words
adjourned, affronted, ampersand, apprehend, arachnoid, archfiend, arraigned, arytenoid, astringed
10-letter words
alternated
11-letter words
aboveground, aggrandised, aggrandized, appertained, apportioned, apprehended, apprenticed, ascertained
14-letter words
aforementioned
16-letter words
adrenalectomized
20-letter words
adrenocorticosteroid
Where this pattern came from
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How the rule works