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Wordle game help: 5-letter words with ‘I’ and ‘N’

You still have to think and analyze your options.

Jéssica Gubert

Published: Aug 10, 2022 09:14 pm

Even for pro Wordle players, some days will be tougher than others.

Five-letter words with “I” and “N” to try in Wordle

ACING
ACINI
ACTIN
ADMIN
AGAIN
AGING
AHING
AIRNS
ALGIN
ALIEN

ALIGN
ALINE
ALOIN
AMAIN
AKING
AMINE
AMINO
AMINS
AMNIA
AMNIC

AMNIO
ANILE
ANILS
ANIMA
ANIME
ANIMI
ANION
ANISE
ANTIC
ANTIS

ANVIL
APIAN
APING
AUXIN
AVIAN
AVION
AWING
AXING
AXION
AYINS

AZINE
BAING
BAIRN
BASIN
BEGIN
BAING
BAIRN
BEING
BENNI
BAVIN

BINAL
BINDI
BINDS
BINER
BINES
BINGE
BINGO
BINIT
BINTS
BIONT

BISON
BLAIN
BLIND
BLING
BLINI
BLINK
BLINY
BINGY
BOING
BRAIN

BISON
BRINE
BRING
BRINK
BRINS
BRINY
BRUIN
BURIN
CABIN
CAINS

CAIRN
BOINK
BONIE
CANID
CHAIN
CHINA
CHINE
CHING
CHINO
CHINS

CANTI
CINCH
CINES
CINQS
CIONS
CLINE
CLING
CLINK
CNIDA
COIGN

COINS
COLIN
CONIC
CONIN
COVIN
CUING
CUMIN
CUNIT
CUTIN
CYNIC

DANIO
DEIGN
COIGN
COINS
COLIN
CONIA
CONIC
CONIN
CORNI
DENIM

DIENE
CUNEI
DINAR
DINED
DINER
DINES
DINGE
DINGO
DINGS
DINGY

DINKS
DINKY
DINOS
DINTS
DEIGN
DHONI
DIANA
DIANE
DIENE
DIVAN

DIWAN
DIZEN
DJINN
DJINS
DOING
DINKS
DINOS
DINTS
DRAIN
DRINK

DWINE
DYING
EIKON
EKING
ELAIN
ELFIN
ELINT
ELOIN
DJINS
ENNUI

ENOKI
ENTIA
ENVOI
EOSIN
EXINE
EXING
EYING
FAINT
EATIN
FEIGN

FEINT
FICIN
FIEND
ENFIX
ENIAC
ENLIT
ENNUI
FINAL
FINCA
FINCH

FINDS
FINED
FINER
FINES
FINIS
EXINE
EXING
FINKS
FINNY
FINOS

FIRNS
FLING
FLINT
FOINS
FIEND
FUNDI
FUNGI
GAINS
GAMIN
GARNI

GENIC
GENIE
GENII
GENIP
FINER
FINES
FINIS
FINKS
FINNY
FINOS

FIRNI
FIRNS
GIANT
GINCH
GINKS
GINNY
GIPON
GIRNS
GIRON
GIVEN

GLINT
GOING
GONIA
GONIF
GRAIN
GRIND
GRINS
GROIN
GWINE
GYNIE

HAINT
HEMIN
HINDS
HINGE
HINKY
HINNY
HINTS
HONGI
HYING
ICING

ICONS
IDENT
IKONS
IMINE
IMINO
INANE
INAPT
INARM
INBOX
INBYE

INCOG
INCUR
INCUS
INDEX
INDIE
INDOL
INDOW
INDRI
INDUE
INEPT

INERT
INFER
INFIX
INFOS
INFRA
INGLE
INGOT
INION
INKED
INKER

INKLE
INLAY
INLET
INNED
INNER
INPUT
INRUN
INSET
INTER
INTIS

INTRO
INURE
INURN
INVAR
IODIN
IONIC
IRING
IRONE
IRONS
IRONY

IXNAY
JINGO
JINKS
JINNI
JINNS
JOINS
JOINT
KAINS
KANJI
KIANG

KILNS
KINAS
KINDS
KINES
KINGS
KININ
KINOS
KIRNS
KNIFE
KNISH

KNITS
KOINE
KYLIN
LANAI
LAPIN
LAYIN
LENIS
LEVIN
LIANA
LIANE

LIANG
LIENS
LIGAN
LIKEN
LIMAN
LIMEN
LIMNS
LINAC
LINDY
LINED

LINEN
LINER
LINES
LINEY
LINGA
LINGO
LINGS
LINGY
LININ
LINKS

LINKY
LINNS
LINNY
LINOS
LINTS
LINTY
LINUM
LIONS
LIPIN
LIVEN

LOGIN
LOINS
LUNGI
LUPIN
LYING
LYSIN
MAINS
MANIA
MANIC
MATIN

MAVIN
MEINY
MIENS
MINAE
MINAS
MINCE
MINCY
MINDS
MINED
MINER

MINES
MINGY
MINIM
MINIS
MINKE
MINKS
MINNY
MINOR
MINTS
MINTY

MINUS
MIRIN
MIZEN
MONIC
MONIE
MUCIN
MUNIS
NABIS
NADIR
NAEVI

NAIAD
NAIFS
NAILS
NAIRA
NAIRU
NAIVE
NARIC
NARIS
NEIFS
NEIGH

NEIST
NEWIE
NICAD
NICER
NICHE
NICKS
NICOL
NIDAL
NIDED
NIDES

NIDUS
NIECE
NIEVE
NIFFS
NIFFY
NIFTY
NIGHS
NIGHT
NIHIL
NIKAH

NILLS
NIMBI
NINER
NINES
NINJA
NINNY
NINON
NINTH
NIPAS
NIPPY

NIQAB
NISEI
NISUS
NITER
NITES
NITID
NITON
NITRE
NITRO
NITTY

NIVAL
NIXED
NIXES
NIXIE
NIZAM
NOILS
NOILY
NOIRS
NOISE
NOISY

NOMOI
NONIS
NORIA
NORIS
NUBIA
NUDIE
OHING
OINKS
OLEIN
ONION

ONIUM
ONTIC
OPINE
OPING
OPSIN
ORCIN
ORNIS
ORPIN
OVINE
OWING

PAINS
PAINT
PANIC
PATIN
PAVIN
PEINS
PEKIN
PENIS
PENNI
PIANI

PIANO
PIANS
PIING
PINAS
PINCH
PINED
PINES
PINEY
PINGO
PINGS

PINKO
PINKS
PINKY
PINNA
PINNY
PINON
PINOT
PINTA
PINTO
PINTS

PINUP
PIONS
PIRNS
PITON
PLAIN
PLINK
POIND
POINT
PORIN
PRINK

PRINT
PRION
PUNJI
PURIN
PYINS
QUINS
QUINT
QUOIN
RAINS
RAINY

RAMIN
RANID
RANIS
RAVIN
RAWIN
REIGN
REINK
REINS
RENIG
RENIN

REPIN
RESIN
REWIN
RHINO
RIANT
RICIN
RINDS
RINDY
RINGS
RINKS

RINSE
RIPEN
RISEN
RIVEN
ROBIN
RONIN
ROSIN
RUING
RUINS
RUNIC

RUTIN
SABIN
SAINS
SAINT
SARIN
SASIN
SATIN
SAVIN
SCION
SEGNI

SEINE
SENGI
SENTI
SERIN
SHINE
SHINS
SHINY
SIGNA
SIGNS
SINCE

SINES
SINEW
SINGE
SINGS
SINHS
SINKS
SINUS
SIREN
SKEIN
SKINK

SKINS
SKINT
SLAIN
SLING
SLINK
SNAIL
SNIBS
SNICK
SNIDE
SNIFF

SNIPE
SNIPS
SNITS
SONIC
SOZIN
SPINE
SPINS
SPINY
STAIN
STEIN

STING
STINK
STINT
SUING
SUINT
SWAIN
SWINE
SWING
SWINK
TAINS

TAINT
TAKIN
TEIND
TEINS
TENIA
THEIN
THINE
THING
THINK
THINS

TIANS
TIGON
TINCT
TINEA
TINED
TINES
TINGE
TINGS
TINNY
TINTS

TITAN
TIYIN
TIYNS
TONDI
TONIC
TOXIN
TRAIN
TRINE
TUNIC
TWAIN

TWINE
TWINK
TWINS
TWINY
TYING
TYIYN
UNAIS
UNBID
UNCIA
UNDID

UNFIT
UNFIX
UNHIP
UNICA
UNIFY
UNION
UNITE
UNITS
UNITY
UNLIT

UNMIX
UNPIN
UNRIG
UNRIP
UNTIE
UNTIL
UNWIT
UNZIP
URINE
USING

VEINS
VEINY
VENIN
VIAND
VIMEN
VINAL
VINAS
VINCA
VINED
VINES

VINIC
VINOS
VINYL
VIXEN
VYING
WAINS
WHINE
WHINS
WHINY
WIDEN

WIGAN
WINCE
WINCH
WINDS
WINDY
WINED
WINES
WINEY
WINGS
WINGY

WINKS
WINOS
WINZE
WITAN
WIZEN
WRING
XENIA
XENIC
YINCE
YOGIN

YONIC
YONIS
ZAYIN
ZEINS
ZINCO
ZINCS
ZINCY
ZINEB
ZINES
ZINGS
ZINGY
ZINKY

The two letters are still pretty common and appear with a wide variety of combinations, as you can see on the list above. That means you need to pay close attention to the information obtained from your previous guesses and elimination is your best bet. Use letters you have not used before, and if you don’t know where the “I” and the “N” are yet, don’t place them in the same positions of the word as you did before.

You should start by crossing out all the words on the list above that do not fit the criteria you already have. That includes words with any letters that came out gray today, as well as those where the “I” and the “N” are in places where you know they can’t be. Then, make your way through the alphabet with common letters like “A,” “E,” “L,” “R,” “T,” or even “Y.”

You can mix a few more uncommon letters if you want as well, though starting from the most common should give you the most information. The most important thing to do is not re-use any letters and placements that can’t give you any answers, except in the case of green letters.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT).

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