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

7-letter words with I third and N fourth number 338, from familiar options like PRINTER and PAINTED to rare high scorers.

338 wordsTop pick CHINESEHighest score QUINZES 25

42 of 338 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 3rd place, N is the most common 4th letter (338 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 42 · most-used first

All valid words 338

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

  • ACINOSE9
  • ACINOUS9
  • AGINNER8
  • ALINERS7
  • ALINING8
  • AMINITY12
  • ASINICO9
  • ASININE7
  • ATINGLE8
  • AXINITE14
  • BAININS9
  • BAINITE9
  • BEINKED14
  • BHINDIS13
  • BLINDED11
  • BLINDER10
  • BLINDLY13
  • BLINGED11
  • BLINGER10
  • BLINKED14
  • BLINKER13
  • BLINNED10
  • BLINTZE18
  • BOINGED11
  • BOINKED14
  • BRINDED11
  • BRINDLE10
  • BRINERS9
  • BRINGER10
  • BRINIER9
  • BRINIES9
  • BRINING10
  • BRINISH12
  • BRINJAL16
  • CHINARS12
  • CHINCHY20
  • CHINDIT13
  • CHINESE12
  • CHINING13
  • CHINKED17
  • CHINKIE16
  • CHINNED13
  • CHINOIS12
  • CHINONE12
  • CHINOOK16
  • CHINSED13
  • CHINSES12
  • CHINTZY24
  • CHINWAG16
  • CLINGED11
  • CLINGER10
  • CLINICS11
  • CLINKED14
  • CLINKER13
  • COINAGE10
  • COINERS9
  • COINFER12
  • COINING10
  • COINTER9
  • CRINATE9
  • CRINGED11
  • CRINGER10
  • CRINGES10
  • CRINGEY13
  • CRINGLE10
  • CRINING10
  • CRINITE9
  • CRINKLE13
  • CRINKLY16
  • CRINOID10
  • CRINOSE9
  • CRINUMS11
  • DAINING9
  • DEINDEX16
  • DRINKER12
  • DWINDLE12
  • DWINING12
  • DYINGLY15
  • EMINENT9
  • EPINAOI9
  • EPINAOS9
  • ERINGOS8
  • ERINITE7
  • EVINCED13
  • EVINCES12
  • FAINEST10
  • FAINING11
  • FAINNES10
  • FAINTED11
  • FAINTER10
  • FAINTLY13
  • FEINTED11
  • FEINTER10
  • FLINDER11
  • FLINGER11
  • FLINTED11
  • FOINING11
  • FRINGED12
  • FRINGES11
  • GAINERS8
  • GAINEST8
  • GAINFUL11
  • GAINING9
  • GAINSAY11
  • GLINTED9
  • GRINDED10
  • GRINDER9
  • GRINGAS9
  • GRINGOS9
  • GRINNED9
  • GRINNER8
  • GUINEAS8
  • GUINEPS10
  • GWINIAD12
  • HAINING11
  • HEINIES10
  • HEINOUS10
  • ICINESS9
  • JOINDER15
  • JOINERS14
  • JOINERY17
  • JOINING15
  • JOINTED15
  • JOINTER14
  • JOINTLY17
  • KAINGAS12
  • KAINITE11
  • KAINITS11
  • KLINKER15
  • LYINGLY14
  • MAINEST9
  • MAINING10
  • MAINORS9
  • MAINOUR9
  • MAINTOP11
  • MEINEYS12
  • MEINIES9
  • MEINING10
  • MOINEAU9
  • NEINEIS7
  • NOINTED8
  • NOINTER7
  • OLINGOS8
  • OMINOUS9
  • OPINING10
  • OPINION9
  • PAINFUL12
  • PAINIMS11
  • PAINING10
  • PAINTED10
  • PAINTER9
  • PEINCTS11
  • PEINING10
  • PLINKED14
  • PLINKER13
  • PLINTHS12
  • POINADO10
  • POINDED11
  • POINDER10
  • POINTED10
  • POINTEL9
  • POINTER9
  • POINTES9
  • PRINCED12
  • PRINCES11
  • PRINCOX18
  • PRINKED14
  • PRINKER13
  • PRINTED10
  • PRINTER9
  • QUINARY19
  • QUINATE16
  • QUINCES18
  • QUINCHE21
  • QUINELA16
  • QUINIES16
  • QUININA16
  • QUININE16
  • QUININS16
  • QUINNAT16
  • QUINOAS16
  • QUINOID17
  • QUINOLS16
  • QUINONE16
  • QUINTAL16
  • QUINTAN16
  • QUINTAR16
  • QUINTAS16
  • QUINTES16
  • QUINTET16
  • QUINTIC18
  • QUINTIN16
  • QUINZES25
  • QUINZIE25
  • RAINBOW12
  • RAINIER7
  • RAINILY10
  • RAINING8
  • RAINOUT7
  • REINCUR9
  • REINDEX15
  • REINING8
  • REINKED12
  • REINTER7
  • ROINING8
  • ROINISH10
  • RUINATE7
  • RUINERS7
  • RUINING8
  • RUINOUS7
  • SAINING8
  • SAINTED8
  • SAINTLY10
  • SEINERS7
  • SEINING8
  • SHINDIG12
  • SHINDYS14
  • SHINERS10
  • SHINESS10
  • SHINGLE11
  • SHINGLY14
  • SHINIER10
  • SHINIES10
  • SHINILY13
  • SHINING11
  • SHINJUS17
  • SHINKIN14
  • SHINNED11
  • SHINNES10
  • SHINNEY13
  • SHINOLA10
  • SKINFUL14
  • SKINKED16
  • SKINKER15
  • SKINNED12
  • SKINNER11
  • SKINTER11
  • SLINGER8
  • SLINKED12
  • SLINKER11
  • SLINTER7
  • SPINACH14
  • SPINAGE10
  • SPINALS9
  • SPINARS9
  • SPINATE9
  • SPINDLE10
  • SPINDLY13
  • SPINELS9
  • SPINETS9
  • SPINIER9
  • SPINNER9
  • SPINNET9
  • SPINNEY12
  • SPINODE10
  • SPINOFF15
  • SPINONE9
  • SPINONI9
  • SPINORS9
  • SPINOSE9
  • SPINOUS9
  • SPINOUT9
  • SPINTOS9
  • SPINULA9
  • SPINULE9
  • STINGED9
  • STINGER8
  • STINGES8
  • STINGOS8
  • STINKER11
  • STINTED8
  • STINTER7
  • SWINDGE12
  • SWINDLE11
  • SWINERY13
  • SWINGBY16
  • SWINGED12
  • SWINGER11
  • SWINGES11
  • SWINGLE11
  • SWINISH13
  • SWINKED15
  • SWINKER14
  • SWINNEY13
  • TAINTED8
  • TEINDED9
  • THINGIE11
  • THINKER14
  • THINNED11
  • THINNER10
  • TRINARY10
  • TRINDLE8
  • TRINGLE8
  • TRINING8
  • TRINITY10
  • TRINKET11
  • TRINKUM13
  • TWINERS10
  • TWINGED12
  • TWINGES11
  • TWINIER10
  • TWINING11
  • TWINJET17
  • TWINKED15
  • TWINKIE14
  • TWINKLE14
  • TWINKLY17
  • TWINNED11
  • TWINSET10
  • TWINTER10
  • URINALS7
  • URINANT7
  • URINARY10
  • URINATE7
  • URINING8
  • URINOSE7
  • URINOUS7
  • VAINEST10
  • VEINERS10
  • VEINIER10
  • VEINING11
  • VEINLET10
  • VEINOUS10
  • VEINULE10
  • VYINGLY17
  • WAINAGE11
  • WAINING11
  • WEINERS10
  • WHINERS13
  • WHINGED15
  • WHINGER14
  • WHINGES14
  • WHINIER13
  • WHINING14
  • WRINGED12
  • WRINGER11
  • WRINKLE14
  • WRINKLY17
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S22%
  2. C11%
  3. T8%
2nd letter
  1. R17%
  2. H12%
  3. A12%
5th letter
  1. I19%
  2. G13%
  3. T13%
6th letter
  1. E40%
  2. N12%
  3. L11%
7th letter
  1. S22%
  2. R16%
  3. D15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; QUINZES tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 19 words
  2. 8 points: 27 words
  3. 99 points: 56 words
  4. 10 points: 59 words
  5. 1111 points: 47 words
  6. 12 points: 29 words
  7. 1313 points: 23 words
  8. 14 points: 23 words
  9. 1515 points: 11 words
  10. 16 points: 25 words
  11. 1717 points: 9 words
  12. 18 points: 4 words
  13. 1919 points: 1 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 1 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 1 words
  19. 2525 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUINZES2527Collins only
QUINZIE2527NWL only
CHINTZY2424All three
QUINCHE2123Collins only
CHINCHY2020All three
QUINARY1920All three
QUINCES1821All three
QUINTIC1821All three
BLINTZE1821All three
PRINCOX1821All three
JOINTLY1720All three
JOINERY1719All three

The fixed pattern is _ _ I N _ _ _: positions one, two, five, six, and seven remain open. That leaves room for everyday words such as POINTED and PAINTER, alongside less familiar entries. A useful first split is the opening or ending letter: S is especially common at either edge, while the strongest rack scores come from Q and Z.

At a glance: the I-N pattern

  • The pattern has 338 seven-letter matches across tournament dictionaries.
  • 42 entries rank among the commonest English words, including OPINION and PRINTER.
  • S leads the first-letter group with 74 words; C follows with 38.
  • S is also the most frequent final letter, ending 76 matches.
  • QUINZES and QUINZIE top the scoring list at 25 Scrabble points apiece.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

PRINTER, PAINTER, and POINTER show how the pattern often appears in words built around a familiar root. POINTED and PAINTED are another easy pair to spot: both place I and N in the required slots, but their final letters change the clue.

The opening letters are unevenly distributed. S starts 74 matches, nearly twice C's 38, while T, B, and P each contribute smaller groups. At the other end, S, R, and D lead with 76, 55, and 52 words.

Those edges can narrow a rack search quickly.

What stands out in 7-letter words with I third and N fourth?

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 328 matches, NWL2023 has 261, and ENABLE has 245. The overall count includes words accepted by at least one of those tournament lists, so an unfamiliar match may not work in every game. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure entry.

For a scoring swing, QUINZES and QUINZIE lead at 25 points, with CHINTZY close behind at 24. These are not everyday vocabulary, and the average match scores just 11.4 points. For a more recognizable play, PRINTER, RAINBOW, or SHINING makes the fixed middle letters easier to verify while you work through the remaining slots.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring word with I third and N fourth?
QUINZES and QUINZIE tie for the top score at 25 Scrabble points each. CHINTZY follows at 24. These unusual words can be valuable on a rack, but confirm that your game's dictionary accepts them before making a play.
Which first letter is most common in this seven-letter pattern?
S is the most common first letter, beginning 74 matching words. C comes next with 38. If the clue leaves the first position open, testing S before less frequent openings gives you the largest group to check.
Which final letter ends the most I-third, N-fourth words?
S ends 76 of the 338 matches, more than any other letter. R follows with 55 and D with 52, so those three endings cover 183 words. PRINTER and POINTER show the R group, while PAINTED and POINTED show D.

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