7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter

7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter total 605, including running, finding, mention, and confirm.

605 wordsTop pick RUNNINGHighest score ZINKIFY 26

68 of 605 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
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5th letter
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With N in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (605 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 68 · most-used first

RUNNING₈
WINNING₁₁
FINDING₁₂
MENTION₉
FUNDING₁₂
SENDING₉
SINGING₉
DANCING₁₁
HANGING₁₂
WANTING₁₁
HUNTING₁₁
CONFIRM₁₄
LANDING₉
GENUINE₈
BANKING₁₄
DENSITY₁₁
PENSION₉
TENSION₇
RANGING₉
RANKING₁₂
BINDING₁₁
MANSION₉
PENDING₁₁
LINKING₁₂
DENYING₁₂
CONSIST₉
MANKIND₁₄
LENDING₉
DENTIST₈
MANNING₁₀
SINKING₁₂
SUNRISE₇
BANNING₁₀
HANDING₁₂
WINDING₁₂
BANGING₁₁
BENDING₁₁
BONDING₁₁
RINGING₉
SENSING₈
RENTING₈
CONVICT₁₄
FENCING₁₃
GUNFIRE₁₁
LONGING₉
CONCISE₁₁
CUNNING₁₀
FUNNIER₁₀

Showing the top 48 of 68 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 605

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

AGNAILS₈
ANNUITY₁₀
AUNTIES₇
BANDIED₁₁
BANDIER₁₀
BANDIES₁₀
BANDING₁₁
BANDITO₁₀
BANDITS₁₀
BANGING₁₁
BANKING₁₄
BANKITS₁₃
BANNING₁₀
BANTIES₉
BANTING₁₀
BENDIER₁₀
BENDING₁₁
BENNIES₉
BENTIER₉
BENZILS₁₈
BENZINE₁₈
BENZINS₁₈
BINDING₁₁
BINGIES₁₀
BINGING₁₁
BINNING₁₀
BONDING₁₁
BONFIRE₁₂
BONGING₁₁
BONKING₁₄
BONNIER₉
BONNIES₉
BONNILY₁₂
BONXIES₁₆
BUNCING₁₂
BUNDIED₁₁
BUNDIES₁₀
BUNDING₁₁
BUNDIST₁₀
BUNGIES₁₀
BUNGING₁₁
BUNJIES₁₆
BUNKIES₁₃
BUNKING₁₄
BUNNIAS₉
BUNNIES₉
BUNTIER₉
BUNTING₁₀
BUNYIPS₁₄
CANDIDA₁₁
CANDIDS₁₁
CANDIED₁₁
CANDIES₁₀
CANNIER₉
CANNILY₁₂
CANNING₁₀
CANTICO₁₁
CANTIER₉
CANTILY₁₂
CANTINA₉
CANTING₁₀
CANTION₉
CENSING₁₀
CENTILE₉
CENTIME₁₁
CENTIMO₁₁
CONCISE₁₁
CONDIES₁₀
CONDIGN₁₁
CONFIDE₁₃
CONFINE₁₂
CONFIRM₁₄
CONFITS₁₂
CONGIUS₁₀
CONIINE₉
CONKIER₁₃
CONKING₁₄
CONNING₁₀
CONNIVE₁₂
CONOIDS₁₀
CONSIGN₁₀
CONSIST₉
CONVICT₁₄
CONVIVE₁₅
CUNDIES₁₀
CUNNING₁₀
DANCIER₁₀
DANCING₁₁
DANDIER₉
DANDIES₉
DANDIFY₁₅
DANDILY₁₂
DANGING₁₀
DANKISH₁₅
DANNIES₈
DANTING₉
DENNING₉
DENSIFY₁₄
DENSITY₁₁
DENTILS₈
DENTINE₈
DENTING₉
DENTINS₈
DENTIST₈
DENYING₁₂
DINGIER₉
DINGIES₉
DINGILY₁₂
DINGING₁₀
DINKIER₁₂
DINKIES₁₂
DINKING₁₃
DINNING₉
DINTING₉
DONAIRS₈
DONGING₁₀
DONNIES₈
DONNING₉
DONNISH₁₁
DONNISM₁₀
DONSIER₈
DUNCISH₁₃
DUNGIER₉
DUNGING₁₀
DUNKING₁₃
DUNLINS₈
DUNNIER₈
DUNNIES₈
DUNNING₉
DUNNISH₁₁
DUNNITE₈
DUNTING₉
DYNEINS₁₁
EANLING₈
EENSIER₇
ENNUIED₈
FANCIED₁₃
FANCIER₁₂
FANCIES₁₂
FANCIFY₁₈
FANCILY₁₅
FANDING₁₂
FANFICS₁₅
FANGING₁₂
FANGIRL₁₁
FANLIKE₁₄
FANNIES₁₀
FANNING₁₁
FANWISE₁₃
FANZINE₁₉
FENCING₁₃
FENDIER₁₁
FENDING₁₂
FENNIER₁₀
FENNIES₁₀
FENNING₁₁
FENNISH₁₃
FINDING₁₂
FINEISH₁₃
FINFISH₁₆
FINKING₁₅
FINLIKE₁₄
FINNIER₁₀
FINNING₁₁
FONDING₁₂
FONNING₁₁
FONTINA₁₀
FUNDIES₁₁
FUNDING₁₂
FUNKIAS₁₄
FUNKIER₁₄
FUNKILY₁₇
FUNKING₁₅
FUNNIER₁₀
FUNNIES₁₀
FUNNILY₁₃
FUNNING₁₁
GANGING₁₀
GANKING₁₃
GANNING₉
GANOIDS₉
GANOINE₈
GANOINS₈
GANTING₉
GENNIES₈
GENNING₉
GENOISE₈
GENTIAN₈
GENTIER₈
GENTILE₈
GENUINE₈
GINGILI₉
GINGIVA₁₂
GINNIER₈
GINNING₉
GONGING₁₀
GUNDIES₉
GUNFIRE₁₁
GUNGIER₉
GUNGING₁₀
GUNKIER₁₂
GUNKING₁₃
GUNNIES₈
GUNNING₉
GYNNIES₁₁
HANDIER₁₁
HANDILY₁₄
HANDING₁₂
HANDISM₁₃
HANGING₁₂
HANKIES₁₄
HANKING₁₅
HANTING₁₁
HENBITS₁₂
HENDING₁₂
HENLIKE₁₄
HENNIER₁₀
HENNIES₁₀
HENNING₁₁
HENNINS₁₀
HENNISH₁₃
HENRIES₁₀
HENTING₁₁
HINGING₁₂
HINKIER₁₄
HINNIED₁₁
HINNIES₁₀
HINTING₁₁
HONGIED₁₂
HONGIES₁₁
HONGING₁₂
HONKIES₁₄
HONKING₁₅
HUNKIER₁₄
HUNKIES₁₄
HUNNISH₁₃
HUNTING₁₁
JANKIER₁₈
JANNIED₁₅
JANNIES₁₄
JANTIER₁₄
JANTIES₁₄
JENNIES₁₄
JINJILI₂₁
JINKING₁₉
JINXING₂₂
JONTIES₁₄
JUNKIER₁₈
JUNKIES₁₈
JUNKING₁₉
KANDIES₁₂
KANTING₁₂
KENNING₁₂
KENTIAS₁₁
KENTING₁₂
KINDIES₁₂
KINDING₁₃
KINGING₁₃
KINKIER₁₅
KINKILY₁₈
KINKING₁₆
KONKING₁₆
KONNING₁₂
KUNZITE₂₀
KYNDING₁₆
LANCING₁₀
LANDING₉
LANKIER₁₁
LANKILY₁₄
LANKING₁₂
LENDING₉
LENGING₉
LENSING₈
LENTIGO₈
LENTILS₇
LENTISK₁₁
LINDIED₉
LINDIES₈
LINGIER₈
LINKING₁₂
LINNIES₇
LINNING₈
LINTIER₇
LINTIES₇
LINTING₈
LONGIES₈
LONGING₉
LONGISH₁₁
LUNGIES₈
LUNGING₉
LUNTING₈
LUNYIES₁₀
MANDIOC₁₂
MANDIRA₁₀
MANDIRS₁₀
MANGIER₁₀
MANGILY₁₃
MANGING₁₁
MANKIER₁₃
MANKIND₁₄
MANLIER₉
MANLIKE₁₃
MANLILY₁₂
MANNING₁₀
MANNISH₁₂
MANNITE₉
MANSION₉
MANTIDS₁₀
MANTIES₉
MANWISE₁₂
MENDIGO₁₁
MENDING₁₁
MENGING₁₁
MENHIRS₁₂
MENSING₁₀
MENTION₉
MENYIES₁₂
MINCIER₁₁
MINCING₁₂
MINDING₁₁
MINGIER₁₀
MINGILY₁₃
MINGING₁₁
MINNICK₁₅
MINNIES₉
MINTIER₉
MINTING₁₀
MINXISH₁₉
MONDIAL₁₀
MONKISH₁₆
MONTIES₉
MUNDICS₁₂
MUNDIFY₁₆
MUNGING₁₁
MUNNION₉
MUNTING₁₀
MUNTINS₉
NANCIES₉
NANDINA₈
NANDINE₈
NANDINS₈
NANKINS₁₁
NANNIED₈
NANNIES₇
NINNIES₇
NONKINS₁₁
NONLIFE₁₀
NONNIES₇
NONOILY₁₀
NUNCIOS₉
NUNDINE₈
NUNLIKE₁₁
NUNNISH₁₀
OINKING₁₂
OINTING₈
OMNEITY₁₂
PANDIED₁₁
PANDIES₁₀
PANDITS₁₀
PANEITY₁₂
PANFISH₁₅
PANGING₁₁
PANLIKE₁₃
PANNICK₁₅
PANNIER₉
PANNING₁₀
PANNIST₉
PANPIPE₁₃
PANSIED₁₀
PANSIES₉
PANTIES₉
PANTILE₉
PANTINE₉
PANTING₁₀
PENCILS₁₁
PENDING₁₁
PENLITE₉
PENNIED₁₀
PENNIES₉
PENNILL₉
PENNINE₉
PENNING₁₀
PENSILE₉
PENSILS₉
PENSION₉
PENSIVE₁₂
PENTICE₁₁
PENTISE₉
PENTITI₉
PENTITO₉
PINFISH₁₅
PINGING₁₁
PINKIER₁₃
PINKIES₁₃
PINKING₁₄
PINKISH₁₆
PINNIES₉
PINNING₁₀
PINYINS₁₂
PONCIER₁₁
PONCING₁₂
PONDING₁₁
PONGIDS₁₁
PONGIER₁₀
PONGING₁₁
PONKING₁₄
PONTIES₉
PONTIFF₁₅
PONTIFY₁₅
PONTILE₉
PONTILS₉
PONTINE₉
PONYING₁₃
PUNCING₁₂
PUNDITS₁₀
PUNKIER₁₃
PUNKIES₁₃
PUNKING₁₄
PUNKINS₁₃
PUNKISH₁₆
PUNNIER₉
PUNNING₁₀
PUNTIES₉
PUNTING₁₀
RANCING₁₀
RANDIER₈
RANDIES₈
RANDILY₁₁
RANDING₉
RANGIER₈
RANGILY₁₁
RANGING₉
RANKING₁₂
RANKISH₁₄
RANKISM₁₃
RANPIKE₁₃
RANTING₈
RENAILS₇
RENDING₉
RENNING₈
RENNINS₇
RENTIER₇
RENTING₈
RENYING₁₁
RINDIER₈
RINDING₉
RINGING₉
RINKING₁₂
RINNING₈
RINSING₈
RONDINO₈
RONNIES₇
RONNING₈
RUNNIER₇
RUNNING₈
RUNNION₇
RUNRIGS₈
RUNTIER₇
RUNTISH₁₀
SANDIER₈
SANDING₉
SANNIES₇
SANTIMI₉
SANTIMS₉
SANTIMU₉
SANTIRS₇
SENDING₉
SENNITS₇
SENSILE₇
SENSING₈
SENSISM₉
SENSIST₇
SENTIMO₉
SENTING₈
SENVIES₁₀
SINDING₉
SINGING₉
SINKIER₁₁
SINKING₁₂
SINNING₈
SONLIKE₁₁
SONNIES₇
SONSIER₇
SONTIES₇
SUNBIRD₁₀
SUNDIAL₈
SUNFISH₁₃
SUNKIES₁₁
SUNLIKE₁₁
SUNNIER₇
SUNNIES₇
SUNNILY₁₀
SUNNING₈
SUNRISE₇
SUNWISE₁₀
SYNCING₁₃
SYNDICS₁₃
SYNDING₁₂
TANGIER₈
TANGIES₈
TANGING₉
TANKIAS₁₁
TANKIES₁₁
TANKING₁₂
TANKINI₁₁
TANLING₈
TANNIES₇
TANNING₈
TANNINS₇
TANNISH₁₀
TANSIES₇
TANTIVY₁₃
TENAILS₇
TENDING₉
TENNIES₇
TENNIST₇
TENPINS₉
TENSILE₇
TENSING₈
TENSION₇
TENSITY₁₀
TENSIVE₁₀
TENTIER₇
TENTIGO₈
TENTING₈
TENUITY₁₀
TINDING₉
TINEIDS₈
TINGING₉
TINKING₁₂
TINLIKE₁₁
TINNIER₇
TINNIES₇
TINNILY₁₀
TINNING₈
TINTIER₇
TINTING₈
TONDINI₈
TONDINO₈
TONGING₉
TONKING₁₂
TONNISH₁₀
TONSILS₇
TONTINE₇
TUNDING₉
TUNDISH₁₁
TUNNIES₇
TUNNING₈
UNNAILS₇
UNNOISY₁₀
URNLIKE₁₁
VANNING₁₁
VENDING₁₂
VENDISS₁₁
VENGING₁₂
VENTIGE₁₁
VENTILS₁₀
VENTING₁₁
VINTING₁₁
WANKIER₁₄
WANKING₁₅
WANNING₁₁
WANNISH₁₃
WANTIES₁₀
WANTING₁₁
WANZING₂₀
WENDIGO₁₂
WENDING₁₂
WENNIER₁₀
WENNISH₁₃
WINCING₁₃
WINDIER₁₁
WINDIGO₁₂
WINDILY₁₄
WINDING₁₂
WINGIER₁₁
WINGING₁₂
WINKING₁₅
WINNING₁₁
WONGIED₁₂
WONKIER₁₄
WONKILY₁₇
WONKISH₁₇
WONNING₁₁
WONTING₁₁
YANKIES₁₄
YANKING₁₅
YENNING₁₁
YONNIES₁₀
ZANYING₂₀
ZANYISH₂₂
ZANYISM₂₁
ZENAIDA₁₇
ZENDIKS₂₁
ZINCIER₁₈
ZINCIFY₂₄
ZINCING₁₉
ZINCITE₁₈
ZINGIER₁₇
ZINGING₁₈
ZINKIER₂₀
ZINKIFY₂₆
ZINKING₂₁
ZINNIAS₁₆
ZONKING₂₁

Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 6th letter is N.

1st letter

P11%
T8%
D8%

2nd letter

A28%
E20%
I19%

4th letter

N21%
T16%
D16%

6th letter

N39%
E28%
S8%

7th letter

G33%
S24%
R12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; ZINKIFY tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 43 words
8 points: 72 words
99 points: 99 words
10 points: 90 words
1111 points: 93 words
12 points: 68 words
1313 points: 41 words
14 points: 34 words
1515 points: 20 words
16 points: 11 words
1717 points: 5 words
18 points: 11 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 4 words
2121 points: 5 words
22 points: 2 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 1 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZINKIFY	26	26	All three
ZINCIFY	24	25	All three
JINXING	22	27	All three
ZANYISH	22	21	All three
ZONKING	21	24	All three
JINJILI	21	27	Collins only
ZANYISM	21	22	Collins only
ZENDIKS	21	22	Collins only
ZINKING	21	24	Collins only
KUNZITE	20	22	All three
WANZING	20	23	Collins only
ZANYING	20	22	Collins only

The pattern is _ _ N _ I _ _: lock N into the third slot and I into the fifth, then use the remaining letters to narrow a rack or solve a clue. Familiar matches include running, winning, and singing, but the collection reaches beyond everyday vocabulary. Only 68 matches are classed as common, so expect many less familiar entries.

At a glance: the N-and-I pattern

605 words match the pattern, with N in slot three and I in slot five.
Running, winning, and finding are familiar matches with a final G.
G is the leading final letter at 197 words; S follows at 144.
P is the most common first letter, appearing in 68 entries.
ZINKIFY scores 26 points, the top score among these words.

7-letter words with N third and I fifth: common endings

Ending G appears most often, with 197 matches; S is next at 144. Running, winning, and finding show the familiar -ing shape, with the fixed N and I slots inside it. R, E, and Y are less frequent endings, with 71, 55, and 36 words respectively.

Starting letters are less lopsided. P leads with 68 words, followed by T at 50 and D at 47. Pension and pending are recognizable P examples, and both preserve the required positions.

If a clue gives you the first letter, P offers the largest starting group.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

Among the top scorers, ZINKIFY reaches 26 points, ahead of ZINCIFY at 24; JINXING and ZANYISH each score 22. Those Z- and J-heavy words contrast with familiar choices like finding. On a board, weigh the letter score against your rack and premium squares instead of assuming a rare-looking word is automatically playable.

Dictionary coverage is a real limitation: Collins includes 587 matching words, compared with 440 in NWL2023 and 392 in ENABLE. The totals differ, and the less familiar high scorers make it especially important to check your game's word list before committing a play.

For the N-third, I-fifth pattern, treat the fixed letters as a filter, not proof that every candidate belongs in your dictionary. When a clue also gives an ending, check G first, then S; when it gives an initial, start with P. Those choices follow the actual distribution rather than a guess about letter frequency.

Questions people ask

How many common words have N third and I fifth?

There are 68 common matches with N third and I fifth. The full pattern contains 605 words, so familiar options such as running, finding, and mention sit alongside many less familiar entries.

Which N-third, I-fifth word scores the most?

ZINKIFY is the top scorer at 26 points. ZINCIFY follows at 24, while JINXING and ZANYISH each score 22. Check your game's dictionary before playing an uncommon high-value word.

Which letter do these seven-letter words most often end with?

G is the most common final letter, appearing in 197 matches; S comes next with 144. Familiar examples such as running, winning, and finding all end in G and fit the required N and I positions.

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