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6-letter words with I as the 5th letter and N as the 6th letter

6-letter words with I as the 5th letter and N as the 6th letter number 270, from WITHIN and ORIGIN to less familiar ZECHIN.

270 wordsTop pick WITHINHighest score ZECHIN 20

26 of 270 are everyday words (10%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With I in 5th place, E is the most common 6th letter (392 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 26 · most-used first

All valid words 270

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

  • ACETIN8
  • ADJOIN14
  • ALANIN6
  • ALDRIN7
  • ALEVIN9
  • ALEXIN13
  • ALMAIN8
  • ALUMIN8
  • AMIDIN9
  • ANILIN6
  • ARABIN8
  • ARCMIN10
  • ARCSIN8
  • ARSHIN9
  • ATTAIN6
  • ATWAIN9
  • AVIDIN10
  • BAININ8
  • BEDUIN9
  • BEGUIN9
  • BENZIN17
  • BERLIN8
  • BESOIN8
  • BIFFIN14
  • BIGGIN10
  • BIOTIN8
  • BOBBIN12
  • BODKIN13
  • BOFFIN14
  • BOUDIN9
  • BOWFIN14
  • BROMIN10
  • BRUCIN10
  • BUGGIN10
  • BUMKIN14
  • BUSKIN12
  • CALKIN12
  • CAPLIN10
  • CARLIN8
  • CASEIN8
  • CATKIN12
  • CATLIN8
  • CHEVIN14
  • CHITIN11
  • CHOPIN13
  • CITRIN8
  • COCAIN10
  • COCHIN13
  • CODEIN9
  • CODLIN9
  • COFFIN14
  • COJOIN15
  • COOSIN8
  • COPPIN12
  • CORTIN8
  • COSMIN10
  • COUSIN8
  • COUZIN17
  • CRETIN8
  • CUDDIN10
  • CUFFIN14
  • CUMMIN12
  • CYANIN11
  • CYCLIN13
  • CYMLIN13
  • DEMAIN9
  • DENTIN7
  • DETAIN7
  • DEVEIN10
  • DIAMIN9
  • DIAZIN16
  • DIOXIN14
  • DIZAIN16
  • DOBBIN11
  • DODKIN12
  • DOMAIN9
  • DORMIN9
  • DUALIN7
  • DUBBIN11
  • DUNLIN7
  • DYNEIN10
  • ELSHIN9
  • EMETIN8
  • EMODIN9
  • ENDRIN7
  • ENJOIN13
  • ERUVIN9
  • ESLOIN6
  • ESSOIN6
  • ESTRIN6
  • ETAMIN8
  • EUCAIN8
  • FADEIN10
  • FARCIN11
  • FECKIN15
  • FEERIN9
  • FIBRIN11
  • FIORIN9
  • FIRKIN13
  • FLAVIN12
  • FLORIN9
  • FUSAIN9
  • GAIJIN14
  • GANOIN7
  • GASKIN11
  • GERMIN9
  • GIRKIN11
  • GITTIN7
  • GLOBIN9
  • GLYCIN12
  • GOBLIN9
  • GRADIN8
  • GRATIN7
  • GUANIN7
  • HAEMIN11
  • HARMIN11
  • HARPIN11
  • HATPIN11
  • HENNIN9
  • HEREIN9
  • HEROIN9
  • HIPPIN13
  • HODDIN11
  • HOGGIN11
  • HOISIN9
  • HYALIN12
  • INULIN6
  • ISATIN6
  • JASMIN15
  • JERKIN17
  • JOSKIN17
  • KAMSIN12
  • KAOLIN10
  • KELVIN13
  • LAGGIN8
  • LATTIN6
  • LECTIN8
  • LEGGIN8
  • LEGLIN7
  • LEPTIN8
  • LEUCIN8
  • LIGNIN7
  • LOMEIN8
  • LUTEIN6
  • MALKIN12
  • MARGIN9
  • MARLIN8
  • MARTIN8
  • MASLIN8
  • MATTIN8
  • MAUVIN11
  • MAWKIN15
  • MAYVIN14
  • MERKIN12
  • MERLIN8
  • MINGIN9
  • MORKIN12
  • MOULIN8
  • MUFFIN14
  • MUNTIN8
  • MUREIN8
  • MURLIN8
  • MURRIN8
  • MUSLIN8
  • MYELIN11
  • MYOSIN11
  • NANDIN7
  • NANKIN10
  • NAPKIN12
  • NIACIN8
  • NOGGIN8
  • NONKIN10
  • NUBBIN10
  • NUFFIN12
  • NUTHIN9
  • OBTAIN8
  • OLEFIN9
  • ORCEIN8
  • ORDAIN7
  • ORIGIN7
  • OSSEIN6
  • OUTSIN6
  • OUTWIN9
  • PAPAIN10
  • PARKIN12
  • PAULIN8
  • PECTIN10
  • PEPSIN10
  • PERFIN11
  • PERKIN12
  • PHYTIN14
  • PICKIN14
  • PIDGIN10
  • PIGGIN10
  • PINYIN11
  • PIPKIN14
  • PIPPIN12
  • POITIN8
  • POPLIN10
  • POPRIN10
  • POSTIN8
  • PTERIN8
  • PUFFIN14
  • PUNKIN12
  • PURLIN8
  • QUININ15
  • RABBIN10
  • RAISIN6
  • RATLIN6
  • REAGIN7
  • RECOIN8
  • REDFIN10
  • REGAIN7
  • REJOIN13
  • REMAIN8
  • RENNIN6
  • REQUIN15
  • RESKIN10
  • RETAIN6
  • RIGLIN7
  • RIVLIN9
  • ROBBIN10
  • RUFFIN12
  • RUMKIN12
  • SAGOIN7
  • SAGUIN7
  • SAIMIN8
  • SEISIN6
  • SEIZIN15
  • SEQUIN15
  • SEREIN6
  • SIMKIN12
  • SIMLIN8
  • SISKIN10
  • SIXAIN13
  • SODAIN7
  • SOLEIN6
  • SPAVIN11
  • SPRAIN8
  • STATIN6
  • STOTIN6
  • STRAIN6
  • SYLVIN12
  • TAMEIN8
  • TANNIN6
  • TELLIN6
  • TENPIN8
  • TIEPIN8
  • TIFFIN12
  • TOCSIN8
  • TROPIN8
  • UNAKIN10
  • UNGAIN7
  • UNREIN6
  • URANIN6
  • URCHIN11
  • VERDIN10
  • VERMIN11
  • VERSIN9
  • VIOLIN9
  • VIRGIN10
  • VISCIN11
  • WABAIN11
  • WASHIN12
  • WELKIN13
  • WIMMIN13
  • WITHIN12
  • YEELIN9
  • ZEATIN15
  • ZECHIN20
Letters by positionIn 19% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
1st letter
  1. C11%
  2. M8%
  3. P8%
2nd letter
  1. E19%
  2. A17%
  3. O14%
3rd letter
  1. R13%
  2. A7%
  3. S7%
4th letter
  1. L12%
  2. K11%
  3. T9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZECHIN tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 26 words
  2. 7 points: 22 words
  3. 88 points: 57 words
  4. 9 points: 36 words
  5. 1010 points: 32 words
  6. 11 points: 24 words
  7. 1212 points: 27 words
  8. 13 points: 14 words
  9. 1414 points: 16 words
  10. 15 points: 9 words
  11. 1616 points: 2 words
  12. 17 points: 4 words
  13. 1818 points: 0 words
  14. 19 points: 0 words
  15. 2020 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZECHIN2021All three
JERKIN1720All three
BENZIN1720All three
COUZIN1720Collins only
JOSKIN1720Collins only
DIAZIN1617All three
DIZAIN1617Collins only
JASMIN1519All three
SEQUIN1517All three
FECKIN1517Collins only
REQUIN1517All three
SEIZIN1516All three

This pattern has plenty of recognizable options: WITHIN, REMAIN, ORIGIN, COUSIN and DOMAIN all fit. Every match ends in N, while the fifth slot fixes I; the opening four letters do most of the work separating one word from another. The catch is dictionary coverage: Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE do not contain identical sets.

6-letter words with I as the 5th letter and N as the 6th letter

  • 270 words fit, with I fifth and N sixth.
  • WITHIN, REMAIN, ORIGIN, COUSIN and DOMAIN are familiar examples.
  • C leads with 29 matches; M and P tie at 22 each.
  • ZECHIN tops the scoring list at 20 points; JERKIN follows at 17.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

WITHIN, REMAIN, ORIGIN, COUSIN, OBTAIN, DOMAIN, MARGIN, RETAIN and STRAIN are recognizable choices. Each ends in IN, but the first four letters vary: C is the most frequent starting letter, while M and P share the next spot.

Only 26 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by word frequency. That makes familiar choices such as WITHIN and REMAIN easier to recall; less common entries make up much of the rest.

For a clue that fixes both positions, check the final pair first, then confirm I sits immediately before N. Don’t confuse this pattern with words ending in I or beginning with N: MARTIN, BERLIN and MERLIN fit here, alongside MUFFIN and GOBLIN.

Which entries score highest?

Among 6-letter words with I as the 5th letter and N as the 6th letter, ZECHIN scores 20 points. JERKIN, BENZIN, COUZIN and JOSKIN each score 17, ahead of several entries at 16 or 15.

The dictionary totals differ: Collins has 267 matches, NWL2023 has 202, and ENABLE has 188. The sets overlap, so don’t add those counts; 270 is the total number of unique matches across the tournament lists.

A high score is not the same as an everyday word: compare ZECHIN with familiar picks like WITHIN or ORIGIN. Check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar entry, since acceptance varies by dictionary.

Questions people ask

Which word in this pattern has the highest score?
ZECHIN is the highest-scoring match, at 20 points. JERKIN, BENZIN, COUZIN and JOSKIN each score 17. Those values make ZECHIN the scoring standout, though a strong score does not make an entry as familiar as WITHIN or REMAIN.
How many of these words are common?
There are 26 common matches among the 270 words. Common means a word falls within the top 25,000 English words by word frequency. WITHIN, REMAIN, ORIGIN and COUSIN are among the recognizable examples to try before reaching for an obscure option.
Can I use all 270 words in every word game?
No, the dictionary counts show that acceptance differs by game. Collins includes 267 matches, NWL2023 includes 202, and ENABLE includes 188; those sets overlap. Check the word list used by your game before relying on an unfamiliar word.

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