Words starting with W, then N, ending in R
80 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with W, end with R, and contain N in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- wack doesn't fit: it starts with W but ends with K, not R.
- wager doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no N in the middle.
6-letter words
wander, wanier, wanner, wanter, warner, weaner, weiner, whiner, wiener, wincer, winder, winger, winier, winker, winner, winter, wonder, wonner
7-letter words
wagoner, wakener, wangler, webinar, weenier, wencher, wennier, whinier, widener, wincher, windier, wingier, wonkier, wounder, wringer, wronger
8-letter words
waggoner, wanderer, wantoner, warrener, weakener, weensier, whenever, whinnier, whitener, wingover, winnower, winsomer, winterer, wintrier, wonderer, woodener, wrangler
9-letter words
warmonger, warranter, warrantor, weekender, westerner, willinger, windhover, winemaker, winterier, womanizer, womanlier, wrinklier, wrongdoer
10-letter words
weimaraner, wharfinger, whensoever, windflower, windjammer, winegrower, womanpower, woodlander, wordmonger
11-letter words
whoremonger, windbreaker, wisenheimer
12-letter words
weisenheimer, whencesoever, wunderkinder
14-letter words
whippersnapper
Where this pattern came from
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How the rule works