7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and N as the 6th letter

7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and N as the 6th letter number 491 across tournament-dictionary lists.

491 wordsTop pick MISSINGHighest score ZIZZING 35

69 of 491 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

6th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With I in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (869 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 69 · most-used first

MISSING₁₀
WINNING₁₁
KILLING₁₂
SITTING₈
FINDING₁₂
WILLING₁₁
SINGING₉
FISHING₁₄
HITTING₁₁
VIOLENT₁₀
PICKING₁₆
DIAMOND₁₁
SIGNING₉
LISTING₈
KIDDING₁₄
DISTANT₈
FILLING₁₁
FILMING₁₃
KICKING₁₈
BINDING₁₁
FITTING₁₁
VIEWING₁₄
LIFTING₁₁
AIRLINE₇
DIGGING₁₁
KISSING₁₂
LINKING₁₂
WISHING₁₄
SINKING₁₂
BIDDING₁₂
VISIONS₁₀
MIGRANT₁₀
WINDING₁₂
RINGING₉
VIBRANT₁₂
SIBLING₁₀
LISTENS₇
BILLING₁₀
TIFFANY₁₆
RIPPING₁₂
DISSENT₈
TIPPING₁₂
RISKING₁₂
DICKENS₁₄
LICKING₁₄
DIPPING₁₃
KITTENS₁₁
TICKING₁₄

Showing the top 48 of 69 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 491

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

AIBLINS₉
AILMENT₉
AIRLINE₇
AIRNING₈
AIRTING₈
AISLING₈
BIASING₁₀
BIBBING₁₄
BICORNE₁₁
BICORNS₁₁
BICRONS₁₁
BIDDING₁₂
BIFFING₁₆
BIFFINS₁₅
BIGGING₁₂
BIGGINS₁₁
BIGGONS₁₁
BIGUINE₁₀
BILGING₁₁
BILIANS₉
BILKING₁₄
BILLING₁₀
BILLONS₉
BILTONG₁₀
BINDING₁₁
BINGING₁₁
BINNING₁₀
BIOGENS₁₀
BIOGENY₁₃
BIOTINS₉
BIPLANE₁₁
BIRDING₁₁
BIRIANI₉
BIRLING₁₀
BIRLINN₉
BIRRING₁₀
BIRYANI₁₂
BITTING₁₀
CIELING₁₀
CIPHONY₁₇
CISSING₁₀
CITRINE₉
CITRINS₉
CITRONS₉
DIALING₉
DIAMINE₁₀
DIAMINS₁₀
DIAMOND₁₁
DIAXONS₁₅
DIAZINE₁₇
DIAZINS₁₇
DIBBING₁₃
DICKENS₁₄
DICKING₁₅
DICLINY₁₃
DICTING₁₁
DIETINE₈
DIETING₉
DIGGING₁₁
DILLING₉
DILUENT₈
DIMMING₁₃
DINGING₁₀
DINKING₁₃
DINMONT₁₀
DINNING₉
DINTING₉
DIOXANE₁₅
DIOXANS₁₅
DIOXINS₁₅
DIPHONE₁₃
DIPLONS₁₀
DIPLONT₁₀
DIPPING₁₃
DIRKING₁₃
DIRLING₉
DIRTING₉
DISBAND₁₁
DISCANT₁₀
DISCING₁₁
DISHING₁₂
DISJUNE₁₅
DISKING₁₃
DISLINK₁₂
DISMANS₁₀
DISOWNS₁₁
DISPEND₁₁
DISPONE₁₀
DISRANK₁₂
DISSENT₈
DISSING₉
DISTANT₈
DISTEND₉
DISTENT₈
DISTUNE₈
DITTANY₁₁
DITTING₉
DIURONS₈
DIZAINS₁₇
EILDING₉
FIATING₁₁
FIBBING₁₅
FIBRINS₁₂
FIDGING₁₃
FIGGING₁₃
FIGMENT₁₃
FILLING₁₁
FILMING₁₃
FINDING₁₂
FINGANS₁₁
FINJANS₁₇
FINKING₁₅
FINNANS₁₀
FINNING₁₁
FIORINS₁₀
FIRKING₁₅
FIRKINS₁₄
FIRMANS₁₂
FIRMING₁₃
FIRRING₁₁
FISHING₁₄
FISKING₁₅
FISTING₁₁
FITMENT₁₂
FITTING₁₁
FIZZENS₂₈
FIZZING₂₉
GIBBING₁₃
GIBBONS₁₂
GIBSONS₁₀
GIFTING₁₂
GIGGING₁₁
GILDING₁₀
GILLING₉
GIMPING₁₃
GINNING₉
GINSENG₉
GIPPING₁₃
GIPSENS₁₀
GIRDING₁₀
GIRKINS₁₂
GIRLOND₉
GIRNING₉
GIRONNY₁₁
GIRTING₉
GITTING₉
GIZZENS₂₆
HIDLING₁₂
HIDLINS₁₁
HIELAND₁₁
HIGHING₁₅
HILDING₁₂
HILLING₁₁
HILTING₁₁
HINGING₁₂
HINTING₁₁
HIPBONE₁₄
HIPLINE₁₂
HIPPENS₁₄
HIPPING₁₅
HIPPINS₁₄
HIRCINE₁₂
HIRLING₁₁
HISHING₁₄
HISSING₁₁
HISTING₁₁
HISTONE₁₀
HITTING₁₁
HIZZING₂₉
JIBBING₁₉
JIBBONS₁₈
JIGGING₁₇
JILTING₁₅
JIMMINY₂₁
JIMSONS₁₆
JINKING₁₉
JINXING₂₂
KICKING₁₈
KIDDING₁₄
KIDLING₁₃
KILLING₁₂
KILNING₁₂
KILTING₁₂
KINDING₁₃
KINGING₁₃
KINKING₁₆
KIPPING₁₆
KIRKING₁₆
KIRNING₁₂
KIRPANS₁₃
KIRTANS₁₁
KISSING₁₂
KISTING₁₂
KITHING₁₅
KITLING₁₂
KITTENS₁₁
KITTENY₁₄
KITTING₁₂
LIBBING₁₂
LIBKENS₁₃
LICHENS₁₂
LICKING₁₄
LIDDING₁₀
LIFTING₁₁
LIGGING₁₀
LIGNANS₈
LIGNINS₈
LILLING₈
LILTING₈
LIMBING₁₂
LIMNING₁₀
LIMPING₁₂
LINDANE₈
LINDENS₈
LINKING₁₂
LINNING₈
LINSANG₈
LINTING₈
LIPOING₁₀
LIPPENS₁₁
LIPPING₁₂
LIRKING₁₂
LISPING₁₀
LISPUND₁₀
LISTENS₇
LISTING₈
LITHING₁₁
MICHING₁₅
MICRONS₁₁
MIDDENS₁₁
MIDLAND₁₁
MIDLINE₁₀
MIEVING₁₃
MIFFING₁₆
MIGNONS₁₀
MIGRANT₁₀
MIHIING₁₃
MIKRONS₁₃
MILDENS₁₀
MILDING₁₁
MILKING₁₄
MILLINE₉
MILLING₁₀
MILTING₁₀
MILVINE₁₂
MINCING₁₂
MINDING₁₁
MINGING₁₁
MINIONS₉
MINTING₁₀
MINUEND₁₀
MINYANS₁₂
MIOCENE₁₁
MIRBANE₁₁
MIRVING₁₃
MISBIND₁₂
MISDONE₁₀
MISGONE₁₀
MISKENS₁₃
MISKENT₁₃
MISPENS₁₁
MISSEND₁₀
MISSENT₉
MISSING₁₀
MISTEND₁₀
MISTING₁₀
MISTUNE₉
MISWEND₁₃
MISWENT₁₂
MITRING₁₀
MITTENS₉
MIZZENS₂₇
NIACINS₉
NIBBING₁₂
NICHING₁₃
NICKING₁₄
NIFFING₁₄
NIGHING₁₂
NILLING₈
NIMMING₁₂
NIPPING₁₂
NIRLING₈
NIRVANA₁₀
NITHING₁₁
OILCANS₉
OINKING₁₂
OINTING₈
PIANINO₉
PICKING₁₆
PICKINS₁₅
PIDGINS₁₁
PIECENS₁₁
PIECING₁₂
PIGEONS₁₀
PIGGING₁₂
PIGGINS₁₁
PIGLING₁₁
PIGMENT₁₂
PIGPENS₁₂
PILLING₁₀
PIMPING₁₄
PINBONE₁₁
PINDANS₁₀
PINGING₁₁
PINIONS₉
PINKENS₁₃
PINKING₁₄
PINNING₁₀
PINTANO₉
PINYINS₁₂
PINYONS₁₂
PIONING₁₀
PIPKINS₁₅
PIPPING₁₄
PIPPINS₁₃
PIQUANT₁₈
PIQUING₁₉
PISCINA₁₁
PISCINE₁₁
PISHING₁₃
PISSANT₉
PISSING₁₀
PISTONS₉
PITHING₁₃
PITMANS₁₁
PITTING₁₀
PITYING₁₃
RIBBAND₁₂
RIBBING₁₂
RIBBONS₁₁
RIBBONY₁₄
RICHENS₁₂
RICHING₁₃
RICKING₁₄
RIDDING₁₀
RIDGING₁₀
RIEVING₁₁
RIFFING₁₄
RIFLING₁₁
RIFTING₁₁
RIGGING₁₀
RIGLING₉
RIGLINS₈
RILLING₈
RIMLAND₁₀
RIMMING₁₂
RINDING₉
RINGENT₈
RINGING₉
RINKING₁₂
RINNING₈
RINSING₈
RIOTING₈
RIPIENI₉
RIPIENO₉
RIPPING₁₂
RISKING₁₂
RISPING₁₀
RITTING₈
RIVLINS₁₀
SIALONS₇
SIAMANG₁₀
SIBLING₁₀
SICCING₁₂
SICKENS₁₃
SICKING₁₄
SIDLING₉
SIEGING₉
SIEMENS₉
SIEVING₁₁
SIFTING₁₁
SIGHING₁₂
SIGNING₉
SILKENS₁₁
SILKING₁₂
SILOING₈
SILTING₈
SILVANS₁₀
SIMIANS₉
SIMKINS₁₃
SIMLINS₉
SIMOONS₉
SINDING₉
SINDONS₈
SINGING₉
SINKING₁₂
SINNING₈
SINSYNE₁₀
SIPHONS₁₂
SIPPING₁₂
SIRGANG₉
SIRRING₈
SISKINS₁₁
SISTING₈
SITHENS₁₀
SITHING₁₁
SITTINE₇
SITTING₈
SIXAINE₁₄
SIXAINS₁₄
TICCING₁₂
TICKENS₁₃
TICKING₁₄
TIDYING₁₂
TIEPINS₉
TIERING₈
TIFFANY₁₆
TIFFING₁₄
TIFFINS₁₃
TIFTING₁₁
TIGGING₁₀
TIGLONS₈
TIGNONS₈
TIGRINE₈
TIKIING₁₂
TILLING₈
TILTING₈
TIMPANA₁₁
TIMPANI₁₁
TIMPANO₁₁
TINDING₉
TINGING₉
TINKING₁₂
TINNING₈
TINTING₈
TIPPING₁₂
TIRLING₈
TIRRING₈
TITHING₁₁
TITIANS₇
TITLING₈
TITRANT₇
TITTING₈
VIALING₁₁
VIBRANT₁₂
VICUGNA₁₃
VIEWING₁₄
VIFFING₁₇
VILLANS₁₀
VILLANY₁₃
VINTING₁₁
VIOLENT₁₀
VIOLINS₁₀
VIOLONE₁₀
VIRGINS₁₁
VIRIONS₁₀
VISAING₁₁
VISCINS₁₂
VISEING₁₁
VISIONS₁₀
VITRINE₁₀
VIVAING₁₄
VIZYING₂₃
WICCANS₁₄
WICKENS₁₆
WICKING₁₇
WIGEONS₁₁
WIGGING₁₃
WILDING₁₂
WILLING₁₁
WILTING₁₁
WIMPING₁₅
WINCING₁₃
WINDING₁₂
WINGING₁₂
WINKING₁₅
WINNING₁₁
WIPPENS₁₄
WISHING₁₄
WISPING₁₃
WISSING₁₁
WISTING₁₁
WITHING₁₄
WITHINS₁₃
WITLING₁₁
WITTING₁₁
WIVERNS₁₃
WIZZENS₂₈
YIPPING₁₅
YIRDING₁₂
YIRKING₁₅
YIRRING₁₁
ZIGGING₁₉
ZINCING₁₉
ZINGANI₁₇
ZINGANO₁₇
ZINGING₁₈
ZINKING₂₁
ZIPPING₂₁
ZIRCONS₁₈
ZIZZING₃₅

Letters by positionIn 67% of these words the 5th letter is I.

1st letter

D11%
M9%
S8%

3rd letter

N15%
S13%
L9%

4th letter

T13%
L12%
K10%

5th letter

I67%
E11%
A10%

7th letter

G56%
S24%
E7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; ZIZZING tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 6 words
8 points: 49 words
99 points: 58 words
10 points: 75 words
1111 points: 88 words
12 points: 73 words
1313 points: 47 words
14 points: 32 words
1515 points: 22 words
16 points: 9 words
1717 points: 10 words
18 points: 5 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 3 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 1 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 1 words
2727 points: 1 words
28 points: 2 words
2929 points: 2 words
30 points: 0 words
3131 points: 0 words
32 points: 0 words
3333 points: 0 words
34 points: 0 words
3535 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZIZZING	35	37	Collins · NWL
FIZZING	29	31	All three
HIZZING	29	30	Collins only
WIZZENS	28	29	All three
FIZZENS	28	29	Collins only
MIZZENS	27	29	All three
GIZZENS	26	28	Collins only
VIZYING	23	25	Collins only
JINXING	22	27	All three
ZIPPING	21	25	All three
JIMMINY	21	25	All three
ZINKING	21	24	Collins only

The fixed pattern is _I___N_: the second letter is I, and the sixth is N. Familiar matches include MISSING, WINNING, SITTING, FINDING, and FISHING. Most of those finish in G, but the list also includes words ending in S, E, and T, so check the final tile before settling on a guess.

7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and N as the 6th letter

There are 491 matching words across the tournament-dictionary lists.
A set of 69 matches falls among the 25,000 most frequent English words.
The most common first letter is D, with 55 words; M follows with 45.
A total of 277 matches end in G, far more than any other final letter.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

MISSING, WINNING, KILLING, SITTING, and FINDING show why this pattern often points toward an -ING ending. FISHING, HITTING, SINGING, and FILLING follow the same shape. Try the final G when the clue suggests a present participle or a repeated action.

Not every match is an -ING word: VIOLENT ends in T, DIAMOND in D, AIRLINE in E. The ending counts make that contrast clear: G leads with 277, while S has 117 and E has 34. When your crossing letters rule out G, keep those less common endings in play.

Which matches score highly, and where are they listed?

ZIZZING tops the score ranking at 35 points. FIZZING and HIZZING each score 29, while JINXING scores 22. Those unusual high-value-letter words are worth checking when a rack leaves you with Z, X, or several I tiles.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins includes 485 matches, NWL2023 includes 370, and ENABLE includes 348. A word appearing in one list is not automatically accepted in another, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

For 7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and N as the 6th letter, start with the familiar -ING forms, then use the final letter and your game's dictionary to narrow the choices.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have I second and N sixth?

There are 491 matching words across tournament-dictionary lists. Common examples include MISSING, WINNING, and FINDING, while the full set also contains less familiar forms and several different final letters.

What is the most common last letter for this pattern?

G is the most common final letter, appearing in 277 matches. S comes next with 117, followed by E with 34, so testing G first makes sense when your other clues allow it.

Which matching word has the highest score?

ZIZZING leads the score ranking at 35 points. FIZZING and HIZZING follow at 29 points each, and JINXING scores 22, making those entries stand out among the high-value-letter options.

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