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

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).