456 words carry E and I and N somewhere. ALIEN, ANIME, BEGIN are the strongest of them, and 65 sit on the answer list.
About 14% of these sit on the Wordle answer list, 65 words in all.
Best First Guesses
With 456 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.
- SINCE: takes 456 down to 106 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- DIANE: down to 114.
- LINES: down to 146.
What These Words Have in Common
E is the ending to expect here, closing 156 of these words. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (101), R (76) and T (64). 21 words out of 456 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words With E, I and N
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ALIEN
- ANIME
- BEGIN
- BEING
- BINGE
- BRINE
- DEIGN
- DENIM
- DINER
- EKING
- ELFIN
- ENNUI
- EYING
- FEIGN
- FIEND
- FINER
- GENIE
- GIVEN
- HINGE
- INANE
- INDEX
- INEPT
- INERT
- INFER
- INLET
- INNER
- INTER
- KNIFE
- LIKEN
- LINEN
- LINER
- MINCE
- MINER
- NAIVE
- NEIGH
- NICER
- NICHE
- NIECE
- NOISE
- OPINE
- OVINE
- PINEY
- REIGN
- RESIN
- RINSE
- RIPEN
- RISEN
- SHINE
- SINCE
- SINEW
- SINGE
- SIREN
- SNIDE
- SNIPE
- SPINE
- STEIN
- SWINE
- TWINE
- UNITE
- UNTIE
- URINE
- VIXEN
- WHINE
- WIDEN
- WINCE
- DIANE
- INDIE
- INTEL
- LINED
- LINES
- MINES
- NIGER
- WINES
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With A
- ALIEN
- ANIME
- AINEE
- ALINE
- AMINE
- ANGIE
- ANICE
- ANILE
- ANISE
- ANNIE
- AVINE
- AXINE
- AZINE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With B
- BEGIN
- BEING
- BINGE
- BRINE
- BEDIN
- BEINS
- BENIC
- BENIM
- BENIN
- BENIS
- BENJI
- BENNI
- BESIN
- BIENS
- BINER
- BINES
- BIRNE
- BIUNE
- BIZEN
- BONIE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With C
- CEINT
- CENTI
- CERIN
- CETIN
- CHIEN
- CHINE
- CINEL
- CINES
- CLINE
- CREIN
- CRINE
- CUNEI
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With D
- DEIGN
- DENIM
- DINER
- DIANE
- DAINE
- DEINK
- DEINO
- DENIS
- DETIN
- DIENE
- DIGNE
- DINED
- DINES
- DINGE
- DIONE
- DIZEN
- DWINE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With E
- EKING
- ELFIN
- ENNUI
- EYING
- EATIN
- EDONI
- EDWIN
- EHING
- EIGNE
- EIKON
- EIRON
- ELAIN
- ELDIN
- ELIAN
- ELINT
- ELOIN
- ELSIN
- ENAMI
- ENCIA
- ENDIA
- ENEID
- ENFIN
- ENFIX
- ENGIN
- ENIAC
- ENLIT
- ENNIA
- ENOIL
- ENOKI
- ENPIA
- ENRIB
- ENTIA
- ENVOI
- EOSIN
- ERIAN
- ERING
- ERNIE
- ERWIN
- ESHIN
- ETTIN
- EWING
- EXINE
- EXING
- EXION
- EZINE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With F
- FEIGN
- FIEND
- FINER
- FAINE
- FEINT
- FENIS
- FIENT
- FINED
- FINES
- FINEW
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With G
- GENIE
- GIVEN
- GAINE
- GENIC
- GENII
- GENIN
- GENIO
- GENIP
- GENIT
- GINEP
- GINGE
- GNIDE
- GREIN
- GWINE
- GYNIE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With H
- HINGE
- HAINE
- HEINZ
- HEMIN
- HIENZ
- HIMNE
- HINEY
- HIREN
- HIZEN
- HSIEN
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With I
- INANE
- INDEX
- INEPT
- INERT
- INFER
- INLET
- INNER
- INTER
- INDIE
- INTEL
- ICENI
- IDEAN
- IDENT
- IERNE
- ILEON
- IMINE
- IMPEN
- INBYE
- INCEL
- INCLE
- INDEF
- INDEW
- INDUE
- INERI
- INERM
- INEYE
- INGEM
- INGER
- INGLE
- INKED
- INKEN
- INKER
- INKET
- INKIE
- INKLE
- INMEW
- INNED
- INNET
- INNIE
- INONE
- INSEA
- INSEE
- INSEP
- INSET
- INSUE
- INTUE
- INURE
- INVER
- IRENA
- IRENE
- IRONE
- ISNAE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With L
- LIKEN
- LINEN
- LINER
- LINED
- LINES
- LAINE
- LENIN
- LENIS
- LENTI
- LEVIN
- LIANE
- LIENS
- LIFEN
- LIGNE
- LIMEN
- LINEA
- LINET
- LINEY
- LINGE
- LINIE
- LINJE
- LINNE
- LIVEN
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With M
- MINCE
- MINER
- MINES
- MAINE
- MANEI
- MANIE
- MEDIN
- MEINS
- MEINT
- MEINY
- MENDI
- MENIC
- MENIL
- METIN
- MEUNI
- MIENS
- MINAE
- MINED
- MINGE
- MINIE
- MINKE
- MINSE
- MIXEN
- MIZEN
- MOENI
- MONIE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With N
- NAIVE
- NEIGH
- NICER
- NICHE
- NIECE
- NOISE
- NIGER
- NAEVI
- NAICE
- NAIEO
- NECIA
- NEFIE
- NEGRI
- NEIFS
- NEIST
- NEIVE
- NEJDI
- NELIA
- NELIS
- NEMIC
- NEPIT
- NESKI
- NEVIS
- NEWIE
- NEXIN
- NICED
- NICEY
- NIDED
- NIDES
- NIDGE
- NIEFS
- NIELS
- NIEPA
- NIESS
- NIEVE
- NIFES
- NIFLE
- NIGEL
- NIGRE
- NINER
- NINES
- NIOBE
- NIPET
- NISEI
- NISSE
- NITER
- NITES
- NITRE
- NIVEL
- NIXED
- NIXER
- NIXES
- NIXIE
- NIZEY
- NOEMI
- NOIRE
- NORIE
- NUDIE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With P
- PINEY
- PAINE
- PEINE
- PEINS
- PEKIN
- PENIE
- PENIS
- PENNI
- PIEND
- PINCE
- PINED
- PINER
- PINES
- PINGE
- PINTE
- PLEIN
- PRINE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With R
- REIGN
- RESIN
- RINSE
- RIPEN
- RISEN
- RAINE
- REGIN
- REINA
- REINE
- REING
- REINK
- REINS
- RENIG
- RENIN
- REPIN
- RETIN
- REWIN
- RHEIN
- RHINE
- RIDEN
- RINCE
- RINDE
- RINES
- RINGE
- RIONE
- RIVEN
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With S
- SHINE
- SINCE
- SINEW
- SINGE
- SIREN
- SNIDE
- SNIPE
- SPINE
- STEIN
- SWINE
- SAINE
- SDEIN
- SEGNI
- SEINE
- SENCI
- SENGI
- SENIT
- SENSI
- SENTI
- SERIN
- SEWIN
- SIENA
- SIENS
- SIENT
- SILEN
- SINAE
- SINED
- SINES
- SKEIN
- SLINE
- SNIED
- SNIES
- SNITE
- SNIVE
- STINE
- SUINE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With T
- TWINE
- TEIAN
- TEIND
- TEINS
- TEMIN
- TENAI
- TENIA
- TENIO
- THEIN
- THINE
- TIENS
- TIMNE
- TINEA
- TINED
- TINES
- TINGE
- TINNE
- TRINE
- TSINE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With V
- VIXEN
- VEINS
- VEINY
- VENIE
- VENIN
- VENTI
- VIMEN
- VINCE
- VINEA
- VINED
- VINER
- VINES
- VINET
- VINEW
- VISNE
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With W
- WHINE
- WIDEN
- WINCE
- WINES
- WENDI
- WHEIN
- WINED
- WINER
- WINEY
- WINGE
- WINZE
- WISEN
- WITEN
- WIZEN
5 Letter Words With E, I and N Starting With J, K, O and other letters
- JINNE
- KNIFE
- KENAI
- KEVIN
- KINES
- KNEZI
- KNIVE
- KOINE
- OPINE
- OVINE
- OENIN
- OLEIN
- OXINE
- QUINE
- UNITE
- UNTIE
- URINE
- UNICE
- UNLIE
- USINE
- XENIA
- XENIC
- YINCE
- ZEINS
- ZEMNI
- ZINEB
- ZINES
- ZINKE
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.
- LIMEN: The smallest detectable sensation.
- PENNI: 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland.
- INKLE: A linen tape used for trimming as a decoration.
- TENIA: A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
- ENVOI: A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry.
- GENIC: Of or relating to or produced by or being a gene.
- SERIN: Any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe.
- DINGE: Make dingy.
- OVINE: Of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep. It is on the answer list.
- BENNI: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil.
- MIZEN: Fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast.
- INURE: Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate.
- KOINE: A common language used by speakers of different languages.
- MINGE: Vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, I and N?
Yes. BEING, SINCE and GIVEN 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. INNER and INDIE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is DIZEN really a word?
Yes. Dress up garishly and tastelessly. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
BEING. 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. ZEMNI and ZEINS 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?
DEIGN, EKING and ELFIN. 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.