Words starting with S, then O, then P, then N, ending in G
35 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with S, end with G, and contain O then P then N in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
Near misses
- sabbath doesn't fit: it starts with S but ends with H, not G.
- sabotaging doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no P in the middle.
- siphoning doesn't fit: it has every letter of SOPNG but they don't appear in order inside it.
7-letter words
scoping, sloping, soaping, sopping, souping, stoping
8-letter words
scooping, shopping, slopping, snooping, sopiting, stomping, stooping, stopping, swooping, swopping
9-letter words
scrooping, stoppling, stropping
10-letter words
scalloping, scolloping, stoppering
11-letter words
shoplifting, snowplowing, stenotyping, stockpiling, syncopating, synopsizing
12-letter words
showstopping, stereotyping
13-letter words
sharecropping, soundproofing, suboptimizing
14-letter words
sophisticating, stereographing
Where this pattern came from
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How the rule works