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Words starting with C, then O, ending in N

627 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with C, end with N, and contain O 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 N.
  • cabin doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no O in the middle.

3-letter words

con

4-letter words

coin, conn, coon, corn

5-letter words

cajon, canon, capon, clown, colin, colon, coven, croon, crown

6-letter words

camion, cannon, canton, canyon, carbon, carton, cation, chosen, cloven, cocoon, coffin, column, common, cordon, cosign, cotton, coupon, cousin

7-letter words

cabezon, caisson, caldron, campion, caption, cardoon, carotin, carrion, carryon, cartoon, caution, celadon, cession, chevron, chiffon, colleen, concern, condemn, contain, crimson, cushion

8-letter words

cabochon, calutron, cannelon, cardamon, careworn, carillon, carrotin, caryotin, cauldron, cavicorn, chaldron, chamfron, champion, chanfron, chaperon, cinnamon, citation, coercion, cohesion, collagen, comedian, complain, creation

9-letter words

cacodemon, caparison, carbanion, carnation, caseation, causation, celloidin, centurion, cessation, chalazion, chalcogen, chameleon, coalition, collision, commotion, communion, companion, condition, confusion, contusion, cotillion, countdown, cremation, criterion, custodian, cyclotron

10-letter words

calamondin, calcitonin, calmodulin, capitation, carcinogen, castration, catenation, catholicon, cavitation, centillion, chairwoman, chairwomen, champignon, collection, combustion, commission, comparison, compassion, completion, complexion, compulsion, conception, concession, conclusion, concoction, concussion, confession, congestion, connection, conniption, contention, convention, conversion, conviction, coronation, correction, corruption, countrymen, curmudgeon

11-letter words

calcination, calculation, calibration, calypsonian, camerawoman, camerawomen, cancelation, captivation, carbonation, carburetion, castigation, celebration, cementation, centimorgan, cephalothin, ceratopsian, cerebration, chairperson, circulation, combination, competition, compilation, composition, compression, congressman, conjunction, consolation, consumption, contraction, contraption, cooperation, corporation, correlation, crucifixion, culmination

12-letter words

cachinnation, calumniation, cameraperson, canalization, cancellation, canonization, cantillation, capacitation, capitulation, circumcision, civilisation, civilization, colonization, commendation, compensation, complication, condemnation, condensation, confirmation, congregation, conservation, constipation, constitution, construction, consultation, continuation, contribution, conversation, cosmopolitan

13-letter words

calcification, caprification, carbonization, carbonylation, carboxylation, carburization, cartelization, catechization, cauterization, cephalization, cephalosporin, certification, ceruloplasmin, clarification, collaboration, communication, comprehension, concentration, confederation, configuration, confrontation, congresswoman, consideration, constellation, contamination, contradiction, corroboration

14-letter words

capitalization, categorization, centralization, centrifugation, channelization, classification

15-letter words

cannibalization, catheterization

Where this pattern came from