Words starting with C, then I, then S, ending in R
35 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with C, end with R, and contain I then S in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
Near misses
- 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 S in the middle.
- cashier doesn't fit: it has every letter of CISR but they don't appear in order inside it.
7-letter words
crisper, cruiser
8-letter words
canister, chiseler, cislunar, cloister, conciser, crispier
9-letter words
cannister, chastiser, cherisher, chiseller, chorister, cisgender, coinsurer, commissar, curiouser
10-letter words
codiscover, coinvestor, coprisoner, cuirassier
11-letter words
choirmaster, circumciser, compromiser, confiscator, connoisseur, copublisher, criticaster
12-letter words
codiscoverer, commissioner, conquistador
13-letter words
circumstellar
14-letter words
cardiovascular, coinvestigator, concertmeister
Where this pattern came from
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How the rule works