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Words starting with C, then R, then N, ending in G

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

6-letter words

caring, cering, crying, curing

7-letter words

carding, carking, carling, carping, carting, carving, charing, choring, craving, crowing, curling, cursing

8-letter words

capering, caroling, caroming, carrying, catering, centring, chairing, charging, charking, charming, charring, charting, cheering, chirking, chirming, chirping, chirring, choiring, chording, chroming, churning, churring, circling, clearing, coloring, coursing, courting, covering, cowering, cracking, crafting, cramming, cramping, cranking, crapping, crashing, crawling, creaming, creating, creeping, crossing, crowding, crowning, cruising, crushing

9-letter words

cambering, cankering, cantering, capturing, careening, careering, caressing, carolling, carousing, carpeting, carroming, cartoning, caverning, cavorting, cellaring, censoring, censuring, centering, chortling, chorusing, churching, cindering, ciphering, clamoring, comparing, conjuring, cornering, crackling, crouching, crumbling

10-letter words

calipering, calorizing, caprioling, caracoling, caravaning, caregiving, caretaking, carjacking, carnifying, carpooling, cartooning, cashiering, castrating, certifying, chaffering, chagrining, chambering, chamfering, chaptering, charioting, chartering, chattering, checkering, chequering, cherishing, chippering, chirruping, chittering, chivariing, choppering, chorussing, chowdering, chromizing, chuntering, cincturing, circuiting, clabbering, clambering, clamouring, clangoring, clarifying, cluttering, comforting, concerning, conferring, confirming, conquering, consorting, conspiring, converging, converting, correcting, corrupting

11-letter words

calendaring, calendering, calibrating, callipering, caracolling, caravanning, carbonating, carbonizing, carbureting, carburising, carburizing, cartelising, cartelizing, casseroling, cauterizing, cavaliering, celebrating, cerebrating, chagrinning, chairmaning, chaperoning, charcoaling, checkrowing, chivareeing, christening, chronicling, churchgoing, cicatrizing, circulating, clangouring, confronting, considering, controlling, cooperating, criticizing

12-letter words

camphorating, caparisoning, caramelising, caramelizing, carbonadoing, carburetting, caricaturing, carillonning, carpentering, cartwheeling, categorising, categorizing, caterwauling, centralising, centralizing, centrifuging, chairmanning, charactering, charbroiling, chauffeuring, checkmarking, cheerleading, cheeseparing, chemisorbing, childbearing, chlorinating, circumcising, circumfusing, clapboarding, compromising, contributing, coordinating

13-letter words

cantilevering, carboxylating, carpetbagging, catheterizing, certificating, childproofing, chloroforming, circularising, circularizing, circumventing, collaborating, commemorating, comprehending, concentrating, contradicting, corresponding

14-letter words

characterizing, choreographing, circumscribing, circumstancing, clapperclawing, congratulating, counterfeiting

15-letter words

circumvallating

16-letter words

chromatographing, circumambulating, circumnavigating

17-letter words

circumstantiating

19-letter words

chromolithographing

Where this pattern came from