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6-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter total 344, including familiar picks such as single, minute, and winter.

344 wordsTop pick SINGLEHighest score ZINCKY 24

52 of 344 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 2nd place, N is the most common 3rd letter (344 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 52 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 52 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 344

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AINGAS7
  • BINARY11
  • BINATE8
  • BINDER9
  • BINDHI12
  • BINDIS9
  • BINDLE9
  • BINERS8
  • BINGED10
  • BINGER9
  • BINGES9
  • BINGHI12
  • BINGLE9
  • BINGOS9
  • BINIOU8
  • BINITS8
  • BINMAN10
  • BINMEN10
  • BINNED9
  • BINOCS10
  • CINDER9
  • CINEMA10
  • CINEOL8
  • CINQUE17
  • DINARS7
  • DINDLE8
  • DINERO7
  • DINERS7
  • DINFUL10
  • DINGED9
  • DINGER8
  • DINGES8
  • DINGEY11
  • DINGHY14
  • DINGLE8
  • DINGOS8
  • DINGUS8
  • DINICS9
  • DINING8
  • DINKED12
  • DINKER11
  • DINKEY14
  • DINKIE11
  • DINKLY14
  • DINKUM13
  • DINNED8
  • DINNER7
  • DINNLE7
  • DINTED8
  • FINALE9
  • FINALS9
  • FINCAS11
  • FINDER10
  • FINEER9
  • FINELY12
  • FINERS9
  • FINERY12
  • FINEST9
  • FINGAN10
  • FINGER10
  • FINIAL9
  • FINING10
  • FINISH12
  • FINITE9
  • FINITO9
  • FINJAN16
  • FINKED14
  • FINNAC11
  • FINNAN9
  • FINNED10
  • FINNER9
  • FINSKO13
  • GINGAL8
  • GINGER8
  • GINGES8
  • GINGKO12
  • GINGLE8
  • GINKGO12
  • GINNED8
  • GINNEL7
  • GINNER7
  • HINDER10
  • HINGED11
  • HINGER10
  • HINGES10
  • HINNIE9
  • HINTED10
  • HINTER9
  • JINGAL14
  • JINGKO18
  • JINGLE14
  • JINGLY17
  • JINKED18
  • JINKER17
  • JINNEE13
  • JINNIS13
  • JINXED21
  • JINXES20
  • KINARA10
  • KINASE10
  • KINCOB14
  • KINDED12
  • KINDER11
  • KINDIE11
  • KINDLE11
  • KINDLY14
  • KINEMA12
  • KINGED12
  • KINGLE11
  • KINGLY14
  • KININS10
  • KINKED15
  • KINKLE14
  • KINONE10
  • KINRED11
  • LINACS8
  • LINAGE7
  • LINDEN7
  • LINEAL6
  • LINEAR6
  • LINENS6
  • LINENY9
  • LINERS6
  • LINEUP8
  • LINGAM9
  • LINGAS7
  • LINGEL7
  • LINGER7
  • LINGLE7
  • LINGOS7
  • LINGOT7
  • LINGUA7
  • LINHAY12
  • LINIER6
  • LINING7
  • LININS6
  • LINISH9
  • LINKED11
  • LINKER10
  • LINKUP12
  • LINNED7
  • LINNET6
  • LINNEY9
  • LINSEY9
  • LINTED7
  • LINTEL6
  • LINTER6
  • LINTIE6
  • LINTOL6
  • LINUMS8
  • MINARS8
  • MINBAR10
  • MINCED11
  • MINCER10
  • MINCES10
  • MINDED10
  • MINDER9
  • MINERS8
  • MINGED10
  • MINGER9
  • MINGES9
  • MINGIN9
  • MINGLE9
  • MINIER8
  • MINIFY14
  • MINIMA10
  • MINIMS10
  • MINING9
  • MINION8
  • MINISH11
  • MINIUM10
  • MINKES12
  • MINNIE8
  • MINNOW11
  • MINORS8
  • MINTED9
  • MINTER8
  • MINUET8
  • MINUTE8
  • MINXES15
  • MINYAN11
  • NINCOM10
  • NINCUM10
  • NINERS6
  • NINETY9
  • NINJAS13
  • NINONS6
  • NINTHS9
  • OINKED11
  • OINTED7
  • PINANG9
  • PINATA8
  • PINCER10
  • PINDAN9
  • PINDER9
  • PINEAL8
  • PINENE8
  • PINERY11
  • PINETA8
  • PINGED10
  • PINGER9
  • PINGLE9
  • PINGOS9
  • PINIER8
  • PINIES8
  • PINING9
  • PINION8
  • PINITE8
  • PINKED13
  • PINKEN12
  • PINKER12
  • PINKEY15
  • PINKIE12
  • PINKLY15
  • PINKOS12
  • PINNAE8
  • PINNAL8
  • PINNAS8
  • PINNED9
  • PINNER8
  • PINNET8
  • PINNIE8
  • PINOLE8
  • PINONS8
  • PINOTS8
  • PINTAS8
  • PINTLE8
  • PINTOS8
  • PINUPS10
  • PINXIT15
  • PINYIN11
  • PINYON11
  • QINDAR16
  • QINTAR15
  • RINDED8
  • RINGED8
  • RINGER7
  • RINKED11
  • RINSED7
  • RINSER6
  • RINSES6
  • SINDED8
  • SINDON7
  • SINEWS9
  • SINEWY12
  • SINFUL9
  • SINGED8
  • SINGER7
  • SINGES7
  • SINGLE7
  • SINGLY10
  • SINING7
  • SINKER10
  • SINNED7
  • SINNER6
  • SINNET6
  • SINTER6
  • TINAJA13
  • TINCAL8
  • TINCTS8
  • TINDAL7
  • TINDED8
  • TINDER7
  • TINEAL6
  • TINEAS6
  • TINEID7
  • TINFUL9
  • TINGED8
  • TINGES7
  • TINGLE7
  • TINGLY10
  • TINIER6
  • TINIES6
  • TINILY9
  • TINING7
  • TINKED11
  • TINKER10
  • TINKLE10
  • TINKLY13
  • TINMAN8
  • TINMEN8
  • TINNED7
  • TINNER6
  • TINNIE6
  • TINPOT8
  • TINSEL6
  • TINSEY9
  • TINTED7
  • TINTER6
  • VINALS9
  • VINCAS11
  • VINEAL9
  • VINERS9
  • VINERY12
  • VINEWS12
  • VINIER9
  • VINIFY15
  • VINING10
  • VINOUS9
  • VINTED10
  • VINTRY12
  • VINYLS12
  • WINCED12
  • WINCER11
  • WINCES11
  • WINCEY14
  • WINDAC12
  • WINDAS10
  • WINDED11
  • WINDER10
  • WINDLE10
  • WINDOW13
  • WINDUP12
  • WINERY12
  • WINGED11
  • WINGER10
  • WINGES10
  • WINIER9
  • WINING10
  • WINISH12
  • WINKED14
  • WINKER13
  • WINKLE13
  • WINNED10
  • WINNER9
  • WINNLE9
  • WINNOW12
  • WINOES9
  • WINSEY12
  • WINTER9
  • WINTLE9
  • WINTRY12
  • WINZES18
  • ZINCED18
  • ZINCIC19
  • ZINCKY24
  • ZINCOS17
  • ZINEBS17
  • ZINGED17
  • ZINGEL16
  • ZINGER16
  • ZINKED20
  • ZINKES19
  • ZINNIA15
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. P12%
  2. L10%
  3. T9%
4th letter
  1. G19%
  2. I11%
  3. N11%
5th letter
  1. E42%
  2. L10%
  3. A10%
6th letter
  1. S20%
  2. R16%
  3. D15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZINCKY tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 26 words
  2. 7 points: 37 words
  3. 88 points: 62 words
  4. 9 points: 61 words
  5. 1010 points: 47 words
  6. 11 points: 28 words
  7. 1212 points: 31 words
  8. 13 points: 11 words
  9. 1414 points: 13 words
  10. 15 points: 8 words
  11. 1616 points: 4 words
  12. 17 points: 6 words
  13. 1818 points: 4 words
  14. 19 points: 2 words
  15. 2020 points: 2 words
  16. 21 points: 1 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZINCKY2425All three
JINXED2124All three
JINXES2023All three
ZINKED2021Collins only
ZINCIC1922All three
ZINKES1920Collins only
JINKED1821All three
ZINCED1820All three
JINGKO1822All three
WINZES1819All three
CINQUE1720All three
ZINGED1719All three

This pattern fixes I and N together, leaving four positions open for the rest of your rack. The 344 entries include familiar words such as single, minute, finish, winter, and window, but just 52 qualify as common by Word Puzzle Answers’s frequency measure. That gap matters: a word that fits the pattern may still be unfamiliar or absent from your game’s dictionary.

At a glance: the I-N pattern

  • 344 tournament-dictionary words fit I in position two and N in position three.
  • Only 52 are tagged common; 294 have definitions.
  • P leads the first letters with 42 matches, ahead of L at 35.
  • S leads the final letters at 70 matches; R follows with 56.
  • ZINCKY tops the score ranking at 24 points.

Which I-N words score highest?

ZINCKY scores 24, while JINXED scores 21; JINXES and ZINKED each reach 20. Those high tile totals come from Z and X, so they beat everyday options on points, not familiarity. WINTER, WINDOW, WINNER, and DINNER are easier to recognize, but their scores do not lead this set.

Dictionary coverage changes the practical pool: Collins lists 340 matches, compared with 272 in NWL2023 and 253 in ENABLE. The overall count does not guarantee that every game accepts every word, so check your game’s dictionary before playing a rare scorer such as ZINCKY.

6-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter

The pattern varies most at the edges: P leads the first letters with 42 matches, while S dominates endings with 70. D endings number 51, and Y endings number 33, giving you a quick filter once the middle pair is fixed.

Try familiar candidates before chasing an obscure tile score: single, minute, finish, singer, and finger show how different beginnings can share the same I-N core. Only 52 entries are common, so the recognizable group is much smaller than the tournament pool. When the clue gives no other letters, test likely endings such as S or R before scanning every starting letter.

This I-N pairing is denser than the I-O alternative, which has 300 matches, and the I-L pattern, which has 213. The same fixed pair grows to 549 matches at seven letters, so adding a slot creates a much larger search pool.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have I second and N third?
There are 344 six-letter words with I in the second position and N in the third. The pool spans familiar choices such as single and window, as well as less familiar tournament words. Check the remaining letters in your clue to narrow the options.
What are some common words with I second and N third?
Single, minute, finish, winter, and window are familiar examples. The pattern has 52 words marked common overall, so these recognizable choices sit alongside many less familiar tournament entries. Try them first when their other letters match your rack.
Which word with I second and N third scores the most?
ZINCKY leads the score ranking at 24 points. JINXED follows at 21, with JINXES and ZINKED at 20 each. Their high totals come from valuable Z and X tiles, though a high score does not make a word familiar or valid in every game.

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