Words starting with C, then H, then A, then E, ending in R
61 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with C, end with R, and contain H then A then E in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- caballero doesn't fit: it starts with C but ends with O, not R.
- cabdriver doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no H in the middle.
- cashier doesn't fit: it has every letter of CHAER but they don't appear in order inside it.
6-letter words
chafer, chaser, chawer
7-letter words
chaffer, chamber, chamfer, champer, changer, chanter, chapter, charger, charier, charmer, charter, chaster, chatter, chaufer, cheaper, cheater
8-letter words
chaffier, chalkier, chancier, chandler, chapiter, charrier, chasseur, chattier, chauffer, chaunter, chicaner
9-letter words
chafferer, channeler, character, charterer, chastener, chastiser, chatterer, chauffeur, chevalier
10-letter words
challenger, chancellor, chandelier, changeover, charioteer, charminger, clawhammer, cockchafer
11-letter words
cardsharper, chansonnier, chanticleer, charbroiler, cheerleader, chiromancer, chocolatier, choirmaster, cliffhanger
12-letter words
chirographer, chorographer
13-letter words
choreographer
15-letter words
chromatographer
18-letter words
chromolithographer
Where this pattern came from
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How the rule works