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6-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter

6-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter number 250, from familiar picks like THINGS and POINTS to rare high scorers.

250 wordsTop pick THINGSHighest score QUINZE 24

36 of 250 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 3rd place, N is the most common 4th letter (250 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 36 · most-used first

All valid words 250

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

  • ACINAR8
  • ACINIC10
  • ACINUS8
  • AGINGS8
  • ALINED7
  • ALINER6
  • ALINES6
  • AMINES8
  • AMINIC10
  • AMINOS8
  • AZINES15
  • BAININ8
  • BEINGS9
  • BHINDI12
  • BLINDS9
  • BLINGS9
  • BLINIS8
  • BLINKS12
  • BLINTZ17
  • BOINGS9
  • BOINKS12
  • BRINED9
  • BRINER8
  • BRINES8
  • BRINGS9
  • BRINKS12
  • BRINNY11
  • CHINAR11
  • CHINAS11
  • CHINCH16
  • CHINED12
  • CHINES11
  • CHINGS12
  • CHINKS15
  • CHINKY18
  • CHINOS11
  • CHINSE11
  • CHINTS11
  • CHINTZ20
  • CLINAL8
  • CLINCH13
  • CLINES8
  • CLINGS9
  • CLINGY12
  • CLINIC10
  • CLINKS12
  • CLINTS8
  • COINED9
  • COINER8
  • CRINAL8
  • CRINED9
  • CRINES8
  • CRINGE9
  • CRINGY12
  • CRINUM10
  • DAINED8
  • DAINES7
  • DAINTY10
  • DJINNI14
  • DJINNS14
  • DJINNY17
  • DOINGS8
  • DRINKS11
  • DWINED11
  • DWINES10
  • DYINGS11
  • ELINTS6
  • ERINGO7
  • ERINUS6
  • EVINCE11
  • EXINES13
  • FAINED10
  • FAINER9
  • FAINES9
  • FAINLY12
  • FAINNE9
  • FAINTS9
  • FAINTY12
  • FEINTS9
  • FLINCH14
  • FLINGS10
  • FLINTS9
  • FLINTY12
  • FOINED10
  • FRINGE10
  • FRINGY13
  • GAINED8
  • GAINER7
  • GAINLY10
  • GAINST7
  • GLINTS7
  • GLINTY10
  • GOINGS8
  • GRINCH12
  • GRINDS8
  • GRINGA8
  • GRINGO8
  • GUINEA7
  • GUINEP9
  • HAINCH14
  • HAINED10
  • HAINTS9
  • HEINIE9
  • ICINGS9
  • IMINES8
  • JOINED14
  • JOINER13
  • JOINTS13
  • KAINGA11
  • KAINIT10
  • KOINES10
  • LYINGS10
  • MAINED9
  • MAINER8
  • MAINLY11
  • MAINOR8
  • MEINED9
  • MEINEY11
  • MEINIE8
  • NEINEI6
  • NOINTS6
  • OLINGO7
  • OPINED9
  • OPINES8
  • OVINES9
  • PAINCH13
  • PAINED9
  • PAINIM10
  • PAINTS8
  • PAINTY11
  • PEINCT10
  • PEINED9
  • PLINGS9
  • PLINKS12
  • PLINKY15
  • PLINTH11
  • POINDS9
  • POINTE8
  • POINTS8
  • POINTY11
  • PRINCE10
  • PRINKS12
  • PRINTS8
  • QUINAS15
  • QUINCE17
  • QUINES15
  • QUINIC17
  • QUINIE15
  • QUININ15
  • QUINOA15
  • QUINOL15
  • QUINOS15
  • QUINSY18
  • QUINTA15
  • QUINTE15
  • QUINTS15
  • QUINZE24
  • RAINED7
  • RAINES6
  • REINED7
  • REINKS10
  • RHINAL9
  • RHINES9
  • RHINOS9
  • ROINED7
  • RUINED7
  • RUINER6
  • RUINGS7
  • SAINED7
  • SAINTS6
  • SEINED7
  • SEINER6
  • SEINES6
  • SHINDY13
  • SHINED10
  • SHINER9
  • SHINES9
  • SHINJU16
  • SHINNE9
  • SHINNY12
  • SHINTY12
  • SKINKS14
  • SKINNY13
  • SLINGS7
  • SLINKS10
  • SLINKY13
  • SPINAE8
  • SPINAL8
  • SPINAR8
  • SPINAS8
  • SPINED9
  • SPINEL8
  • SPINES8
  • SPINET8
  • SPINKS12
  • SPINNY11
  • SPINOR8
  • SPINTO8
  • STINGE7
  • STINGO7
  • STINGS7
  • STINGY10
  • STINKO10
  • STINKS10
  • STINKY13
  • STINTS6
  • STINTY9
  • SUINGS7
  • SUINTS6
  • SWINES9
  • SWINGE10
  • SWINGS10
  • SWINGY13
  • SWINKS13
  • TAINTS6
  • TEINDS7
  • THINGS10
  • THINGY13
  • THINKS13
  • THINLY12
  • TOINGS7
  • TRINAL6
  • TRINED7
  • TRINES6
  • TUINAS6
  • TWINED10
  • TWINER9
  • TWINES9
  • TWINGE10
  • TWINKS13
  • TWINKY16
  • URINAL6
  • URINED7
  • URINES6
  • VAINER9
  • VAINLY12
  • VEINAL9
  • VEINED10
  • VEINER9
  • VYINGS13
  • WAINED10
  • WEINER9
  • WHINED13
  • WHINER12
  • WHINES12
  • WHINEY15
  • WHINGE13
  • WHINGY16
  • WHINNY15
  • WRINGS10
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S18%
  2. C11%
  3. P7%
2nd letter
  1. A15%
  2. H14%
  3. L12%
5th letter
  1. E32%
  2. G17%
  3. T13%
6th letter
  1. S40%
  2. Y14%
  3. D12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; QUINZE tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 19 words
  2. 7 points: 24 words
  3. 88 points: 40 words
  4. 9 points: 43 words
  5. 1010 points: 33 words
  6. 11 points: 18 words
  7. 1212 points: 22 words
  8. 13 points: 18 words
  9. 1414 points: 6 words
  10. 15 points: 15 words
  11. 1616 points: 4 words
  12. 17 points: 4 words
  13. 1818 points: 2 words
  14. 19 points: 0 words
  15. 2020 points: 1 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUINZE2426Collins only
CHINTZ2021All three
QUINSY1819All three
QUINCE1720All three
BLINTZ1720All three
QUINIC1720All three
DJINNY1720All three
TWINKY1616NWL only
SHINJU1619Collins only
CHINCH1617All three
WHINGY1616NWL only
QUINOA1517All three

Locking in I and N in those positions gives you the pattern __IN__. The list spans ordinary words such as THINKS, JOINED, and DRINKS, plus less familiar entries such as QUINZE. Only 36 of the 250 are among the commonest English words, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and tournament-only possibilities.

The pattern at a glance

  • There are 250 six-letter entries matching __IN__ across the tournament dictionaries.
  • S is the most common first letter, appearing in 46 entries; C follows with 28.
  • S is the most common ending: 99 words finish with it, including THINGS and BRINGS.
  • Y and D are the next most frequent endings, with 35 and 31 words respectively.
  • QUINZE leads the high-score examples at 24 points; CHINTZ scores 20.

Which endings appear most often?

Words ending in S dominate this pattern: 99 entries finish that way. The familiar plurals THINGS, POINTS, BEINGS, and JOINTS show why that final letter recurs so often. If your board or puzzle rules out S, check the substantial Y and D groups next.

The ending counts drop after those leaders: R appears at the end of 20 words, and E at the end of 19. Examples such as PRINCE and FRINGE give you distinct alternatives to the crowded S group. The first-letter split is uneven too: 46 entries start with S, while 14 start with Q.

6-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter

Dictionary coverage changes which candidates you can play. Collins includes 241 of these words, compared with 197 in NWL2023 and 179 in ENABLE. A word accepted in one list may fail in another, so check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar entry.

For Scrabble scoring, QUINZE tops the high-score examples at 24 points, followed by CHINTZ at 20 and QUINCE at 17. Those are standout scores, not typical ones: the average score across the pattern is 10.1. Familiar words like CLINIC and PAINTS are easier to recognize, but do not match the top score.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have I third and N fourth?
There are 250 six-letter words with I in the third position and N in the fourth. The pattern is __IN__, and examples include THINGS, POINTS, THINKS, and PRINCE. The total combines entries found in at least one of the tournament dictionaries.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
QUINZE is the highest-scoring example here, at 24 points in Scrabble. CHINTZ follows at 20, while QUINCE scores 17. These unusual choices stand well above the pattern’s 10.1 average score, so verify the word is accepted in your game.
Are most of these words common?
No. Only 36 of the 250 entries fall among the commonest English words. THINGS, POINTS, and THINKS are recognizable examples, while QUINZE is a much less familiar high scorer. The full set includes tournament-dictionary entries that you may rarely encounter in everyday writing.

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