5-Letter Words Matching _ _ N I _

171 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ N I _, 12 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

12 common words171 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

conic

sonic

panic

cynic

ionic

denim

mania

tunic

genie

manic

minim

tonic

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (159)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

amnia

amnic

annia

annie

annis

anniv

arnie

arnim

bania

banig

benia

benic

benil

benim

benin

benis

binit

bonis

bunia

bunin

bynin

canid

canis

cenis

conia

conin

cunit

dania

danic

danie

danio

danit

denie

denio

denis

dinic

dinin

donia

donie

donis

ednie

ennia

ennis

ernie

fania

fanit

finis

funic

funis

genia

genic

genii

genin

genio

genip

genit

gonia

gonid

gonif

gynic

hanif

henie

henig

honig

ignis

innis

ionia

iznik

jania

janie

janik

janis

jenin

jonie

jonis

junia

junie

kania

kinic

kinin

konia

konig

kunia

kunin

lanie

lenin

lenis

linie

linin

linis

lonie

lunik

manid

manie

manis

manit

maniu

menic

menis

minie

minis

monia

monic

monie

moniz

munia

munic

munin

ninib

nonic

nonie

oenin

ornie

ornis

penis

pinic

punic

rania

ranid

ranie

ranis

ranit

renie

renig

renin

ronin

runic

sanit

senit

sinic

sinis

sonia

sunil

tania

tanis

tenia

tenio

tinia

tonia

tonie

tunis

usnic

usnin

vania

vanir

venie

venin

vinia

vinic

vinie

xenia

xenic

yonic

yonis

yonit

zenia

zenic

zonic

zunis

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 171 matches.

Most common letters

n171

i171

a64

e62

o41

c36

s35

m24

u22

t20

Vowel distribution

0 with no vowels
21 with 1 unique vowel
111 with 2 unique vowels
39 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

-ia · 31 words
-ic · 30 words
-is · 27 words
-ie · 25 words
-in · 17 words

Strategy

12 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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