A and I and N in any order leaves 493 candidates. ADMIN, AGAIN, AGING come first.
Everyday English accounts for 30 of these 493 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
With 493 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- SATIN: takes 493 down to 133 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- NAILS: down to 147.
- BASIN: down to 156. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
140 of them end in N, about a third of the list. The company these words keep: S (91), L (77) and T (76). Everyday English covers 30 of these 493 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.
Best 5 Letter Words With A, I and N
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ADMIN
- AGAIN
- AGING
- ALIEN
- ALIGN
- ANIME
- ANTIC
- ANVIL
- APING
- AVIAN
- AXION
- BASIN
- BRAIN
- CABIN
- CAIRN
- CHAIN
- CHINA
- DRAIN
- FAINT
- FINAL
- GIANT
- GRAIN
- INANE
- INLAY
- MANIA
- MANIC
- NADIR
- NAIVE
- NINJA
- PAINT
- PANIC
- PIANO
- PLAIN
- RAINY
- SAINT
- SATIN
- SLAIN
- SNAIL
- STAIN
- TAINT
- TRAIN
- AMINO
- DIANA
- DIANE
- GAINS
- INDIA
- KINDA
- NAILS
- SPAIN
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With A
- ADMIN
- AGAIN
- AGING
- ALIEN
- ALIGN
- ANIME
- ANTIC
- ANVIL
- APING
- AVIAN
- AXION
- AMINO
- ABRIN
- ACING
- ACINI
- ACOIN
- ACTIN
- ADDIN
- ADION
- AFION
- AGRIN
- AHIND
- AHING
- AHINT
- AINEE
- AINGA
- AINOI
- AINUS
- AIRAN
- AIRNS
- AIWAN
- AKING
- ALAIN
- ALANI
- ALBIN
- ALFIN
- ALGIN
- ALINE
- ALKIN
- ALLIN
- ALOIN
- ALTIN
- ALVIN
- AMAIN
- AMANI
- AMINE
- AMINI
- AMINS
- AMNIA
- AMNIC
- AMNIO
- ANDIA
- ANDIC
- ANGIA
- ANGIE
- ANIBA
- ANICE
- ANIGH
- ANILE
- ANILS
- ANIMA
- ANIMI
- ANIMO
- ANION
- ANISE
- ANITA
- ANLIA
- ANMIA
- ANNIE
- ANNIV
- ANOIA
- ANOIL
- ANOLI
- ANTIQ
- ANTIS
- APIAN
- APIIN
- APINA
- ARAIN
- ARGIN
- ARIAN
- ARION
- ARNIS
- ASIAN
- ATING
- ATWIN
- AUBIN
- AURIN
- AUXIN
- AVINE
- AVION
- AWING
- AWINK
- AWKIN
- AXINE
- AXING
- AYINS
- AZINE
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With B
- BASIN
- BRAIN
- BACIN
- BAIGN
- BAIRN
- BANDI
- BANIA
- BANIG
- BAVIN
- BINAL
- BINNA
- BLAIN
- BRIAN
- BUNIA
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With C
- CABIN
- CAIRN
- CHAIN
- CHINA
- CAINS
- CALIN
- CANID
- CANIS
- CANLI
- CANTI
- CAVIN
- CHIAN
- CNIDA
- CONIA
- CRAIN
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With D
- DRAIN
- DIANA
- DIANE
- DAINE
- DAINT
- DANAI
- DANIC
- DANIO
- DANLI
- DARIN
- DIDNA
- DIMNA
- DINAH
- DINAR
- DINKA
- DINNA
- DISNA
- DIVAN
- DIVNA
- DIWAN
- DOINA
- DONIA
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With E
- EATIN
- ELAIN
- ELIAN
- ENAMI
- ENCIA
- ENDIA
- ENIAC
- ENNIA
- ENPIA
- ENTIA
- ERIAN
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With F
- FAINT
- FINAL
- FAGIN
- FAINE
- FAINS
- FANIT
- FANTI
- FIANT
- FINCA
- FITNA
- FLAIN
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With G
- GIANT
- GRAIN
- GAINS
- GAINE
- GAMIN
- GARNI
- GHAIN
- GINGA
- GNAPI
- GONIA
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With H
- HAINE
- HAINS
- HAINT
- HANDI
- HANGI
- HANIF
- HANOI
- HIANT
- HINAU
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With I
- INANE
- INLAY
- INDIA
- IANUS
- IDANT
- IDEAN
- IGNAW
- IKANS
- IKONA
- ILIAN
- IMBAN
- INACT
- INAJA
- INAPT
- INARK
- INARM
- INCAN
- INCAS
- INCRA
- INDAN
- INDRA
- INFRA
- INGAN
- INIAL
- INKRA
- INLAW
- INOMA
- INSEA
- INTRA
- INULA
- INVAR
- IOWAN
- IRANI
- IRENA
- IRFAN
- IRIAN
- ISNAD
- ISNAE
- IXNAY
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With K
- KINDA
- KAING
- KAINS
- KANJI
- KENAI
- KIANG
- KILAN
- KINAH
- KINAS
- KISAN
- KITAN
- KNIAZ
- KONIA
- KRINA
- KUNAI
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With L
- LADIN
- LAINE
- LAKIN
- LAMIN
- LANAI
- LANGI
- LAPIN
- LARIN
- LATIN
- LAWIN
- LAYIN
- LIANA
- LIANE
- LIANG
- LIGAN
- LIMAN
- LINAC
- LINDA
- LINEA
- LINGA
- LINHA
- LINJA
- LIPAN
- LIWAN
- LUIAN
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With M
- MANIA
- MANIC
- MAINE
- MAINS
- MAINT
- MANDI
- MANEI
- MANGI
- MANID
- MANIE
- MANIS
- MANIT
- MANIU
- MATIN
- MAVIN
- MIKAN
- MILAN
- MINAE
- MINAH
- MINAR
- MINAS
- MUNIA
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With N
- NADIR
- NAIVE
- NINJA
- NAILS
- NABIS
- NAEVI
- NAIAD
- NAIAS
- NAIBS
- NAICE
- NAIDS
- NAIEO
- NAIFS
- NAIKS
- NAILY
- NAINS
- NAIOS
- NAIRA
- NAIRU
- NAIRY
- NAISH
- NAJIB
- NAKIR
- NANDI
- NANTI
- NAOMI
- NARIC
- NARIS
- NASHI
- NASIS
- NATIS
- NAVIG
- NAVIS
- NAZIM
- NAZIR
- NAZIS
- NECIA
- NELIA
- NGAIO
- NGAPI
- NGATI
- NIAIS
- NIALL
- NIATA
- NICAD
- NIDAL
- NIEPA
- NIGGA
- NIGUA
- NIHAL
- NIKAB
- NIKAH
- NIKAU
- NILAS
- NINTA
- NIOTA
- NIOZA
- NIPAS
- NIQAB
- NISAN
- NITAL
- NITTA
- NIUAN
- NIVAL
- NIVAS
- NIZAM
- NOGAI
- NOIAS
- NORIA
- NOVIA
- NSIMA
- NUBIA
- NYDIA
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With P
- PAINT
- PANIC
- PIANO
- PLAIN
- PAINE
- PAINS
- PANGI
- PANIM
- PANIR
- PANNI
- PATIN
- PAVIN
- PAYNI
- PIANI
- PIANS
- PIDAN
- PIMAN
- PINAL
- PINAS
- PINAX
- PINDA
- PINGA
- PINNA
- PINTA
- PISAN
- PRIAN
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With R
- RAINY
- RABIN
- RAINE
- RAINS
- RAMIN
- RANGI
- RANID
- RANIS
- RANLI
- RAPIN
- RAVIN
- RAWIN
- REINA
- RHINA
- RIANT
- RINKA
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With S
- SAINT
- SATIN
- SLAIN
- SNAIL
- STAIN
- SPAIN
- SABIN
- SAINE
- SAINS
- SANAI
- SANIT
- SANSI
- SAPIN
- SARIN
- SASIN
- SAVIN
- SCIAN
- SHINA
- SIENA
- SIGNA
- SINAE
- SINAL
- SIVAN
- SIWAN
- SPINA
- SUINA
- SWAIN
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With T
- TAINT
- TRAIN
- TAHIN
- TAINO
- TAINS
- TAIRN
- TAKIN
- TAMIN
- TANGI
- TANIA
- TANTI
- TARIN
- TAXIN
- TEIAN
- TENAI
- TENIA
- TIANG
- TIANS
- TINAS
- TINEA
- TINTA
- TITAN
- TRINA
- TUINA
- TWAIN
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With U
- UINAL
- UINTA
- UNAGI
- UNAIS
- UNAMI
- UNCIA
- UNIAT
- UNICA
- URIAN
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With V
- VANIR
- VIAND
- VINAL
- VINAS
- VINCA
- VINEA
- VINTA
- VISNA
5 Letter Words With A, I and N Starting With J, O, Q and other letters
- JAINA
- JATNI
- JINJA
- OIRAN
- OMANI
- OMINA
- ONCIA
- QIANA
- QUINA
- WAINS
- WIGAN
- WINNA
- WITAN
- XENIA
- XINCA
- YAKIN
- ZAYIN
- ZIGAN
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- APIAN: Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
- NARIS: Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
- AMAIN: With all your strength.
- AWING: Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; – Melville.
- TENIA: A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
- MINAH: Tropical Asian starlings.
- INAPT: Not elegant or graceful in expression.
- MAVIN: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
- CANID: Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles.
- NAIAD: Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water.
- LINAC: Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path.
- KIANG: Wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia.
- LAPIN: The fur of a rabbit.
- BAIRN: A child: son or daughter.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain A, I and N?
Yes. AGAIN, FINAL and CHINA have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. AGAIN and INDIA are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ALGIN really a word?
Yes. A gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
AGAIN. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZIGAN and ZAYIN are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
ANTIC, APING and AXION. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.