5-Letter Words Ending in IN
There are 82 five-letter words ending in IN in our dictionary; 30 of them are common words.
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All 82 words
- chain10 points
- begin8 points
- plain7 points
- again6 points
- train5 points
- brain7 points
- drain6 points
- grain6 points
- toxin12 points
- cabin9 points
- skein9 points
- basin7 points
- robin7 points
- groin6 points
- resin5 points
- satin5 points
- slain5 points
- stain5 points
- elfin8 points
- cumin9 points
- gamin8 points
- swain8 points
- twain8 points
- bruin7 points
- unpin7 points
- rosin5 points
- stein5 points
- quoin14 points
- auxin12 points
- lapin7 points
- zayin17 points
- covin10 points
- hemin10 points
- kinin9 points
- mucin9 points
- takin9 points
- levin8 points
- lysin8 points
- ravin8 points
- venin8 points
- actin7 points
- amain7 points
- blain7 points
- burin7 points
- cutin7 points
- matin7 points
- patin7 points
- sabin7 points
- algin6 points
- aloin5 points
- eosin5 points
- linin5 points
- olein5 points
- renin5 points
- sasin5 points
- serin5 points
- sozin14 points
- pekin11 points
- ficin10 points
- mavin10 points
- pavin10 points
- fagin9 points
- yogin9 points
- rawin8 points
- rewin8 points
- savin8 points
- thein8 points
- colin7 points
- conin7 points
- lipin7 points
- lupin7 points
- opsin7 points
- orcin7 points
- orpin7 points
- purin7 points
- repin7 points
- ricin7 points
- iodin6 points
- elain5 points
- eloin5 points
- rutin5 points
- sarin5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 82
- By usage: 18 very common, 12 common, 52 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zayin 17
- quoin 14
- sozin 14
- auxin 12
- toxin 12
- pekin 11
- chain 10
- covin 10
- ficin 10
- hemin 10
Most common
- chain
- begin
- plain
- again
- train
- brain
- drain
- grain
- toxin
- cabin
Definitions
- chain (noun)
- A series of things depending on each other as if linked together.
- begin (verb)
- Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
- plain (adjective)
- Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.
- again (adverb)
- Anew.
There are 82 five-letter words ending in IN, and 30 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is ZAYIN at 17 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
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Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
How many five-letter words ending in IN are there?
Our dictionary has 82 five-letter words ending in IN, of which 30 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in IN?
ZAYIN scores 17 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.