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Words containing NIN

Words that have the letters NIN in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,330 playable words containing NIN in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is CHOLECYSTOKININ. The highest-scoring is MEZZANINES, worth 28 points.

  • QUESTIONING21
  • COMMISSIONING20
  • CAMPAIGNING19
  • EXPLAINING19
  • COMPLAINING18
  • EXAMINING18
  • FRIGHTENING18
  • FUNCTIONING18
  • MEANINGFUL17
  • COMBINING16
  • CONDEMNING16
  • CONDITIONING16
  • ENLIGHTENING16
  • FASHIONING16
  • HAPPENING16
  • IMPRISONING16
  • INTERVENING16
  • JOINING16

Highest-scoring words containing NIN

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • MEZZANINES28
  • UNQUESTIONINGLY28
  • MEZZANINE27
  • OVEREXPLAINING27
  • UNINFORMATIVELY27
  • PRIZEWINNING26
  • CHOLECYSTOKININ26
  • QUICKENING25
  • NONINVOLVEMENTS25
  • PHTHALOCYANINES25
  • UNCOMPLAININGLY25
  • REQUISITIONING24

4-letter words containing NIN (1)

  • NINE4

5-letter words containing NIN (10)

  • CONIN7
  • KININ8
  • LININ5
  • NINES5
  • NINJA13
  • NINNY7
  • NINON5
  • NINTH7
  • RENIN5
  • VENIN9

6-letter words containing NIN (42)

  • ALANIN6
  • AWNING10
  • BANING9
  • BONING9
  • CANINE8
  • CANING9
  • CONINE8
  • CONING9
  • CONINS8
  • CYANIN10
  • DINING8
  • FINING10
  • GUANIN8
  • HONING9
  • INNING7
  • KININS9
  • LIGNIN7
  • LINING7
  • LININS6
  • MENINX14
  • MINING9
  • NINETY8
  • NINJAS14
  • NINONS6
  • NINTHS8
  • OWNING10
  • PINING9
  • QUININ15
  • RENINS6
  • RENNIN6
  • SANING7
  • TANNIN6
  • TINING7
  • TONING7
  • TUNING8
  • TYNING9
  • VENINE10
  • VENINS10
  • VINING11
  • WANING10
  • WINING10
  • ZONING15

7-letter words containing NIN (137)

  • AWNINGS11
  • BANNING10
  • BEANING10
  • BINNING10
  • BURNING11
  • CANINES9
  • CANNING10
  • COINING10
  • CONNING10
  • CORNING10
  • CRANING10
  • CUNNING11
  • DARNING9
  • DAWNING12
  • DINNING9
  • DOWNING12
  • DRONING9
  • EARNING8
  • EVENING12
  • FANNING11
  • FAWNING14
  • GAINING9
  • GINNING9
  • GOWNING12
  • GUNNING10
  • HYMNING14
  • JOINING16
  • KEENING11
  • KILNING11
  • LEANING8
  • MANNING10
  • MEANING10
  • MOANING10
  • MOONING10
  • MORNING10
  • OPENING10
  • PAINING10
  • PANNING10
  • PAWNING13
  • PENNING10
  • PHONING12
  • PINNING10
  • PLANING10
  • PRUNING11
  • PUNNING11
  • QUININE16
  • RAINING8
  • RUINING9
  • RUNNING9
  • SHINING10
  • SIGNING9
  • TURNING9
  • TWINING11
  • VANNING12
  • VEINING12
  • WARNING11
  • WEANING11
  • WHINING13
  • WINNING11
  • YAWNING13

The 60 most common shown, 77 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing NIN (171)

  • ADORNING10
  • ALIENING9
  • ALIGNING10
  • BRAINING11
  • BROWNING14
  • CHAINING13
  • CHINNING13
  • CHURNING14
  • CLEANING11
  • CLOWNING14
  • CROONING11
  • CROWNING14
  • DEFINING13
  • DEIGNING11
  • DIVINING14
  • DRAINING10
  • DROWNING13
  • EVENINGS13
  • FEIGNING13
  • FEMININE13
  • FROWNING15
  • GLEANING10
  • GREENING10
  • GRINNING10
  • GROANING10
  • LEARNING9
  • LIKENING12
  • LIVENING13
  • MEANINGS11
  • MORNINGS11
  • MOURNING12
  • OPENINGS11
  • PLANNING11
  • PRAWNING14
  • PREENING11
  • QUEENING18
  • RAVENING13
  • REFINING12
  • REIGNING10
  • RIPENING11
  • SCANNING11
  • SCORNING11
  • SHINNING11
  • SHUNNING12
  • SKINNING12
  • SPANNING11
  • SPAWNING14
  • SPINNING11
  • SPOONING11
  • SPURNING12
  • STUNNING10
  • SWOONING12
  • THINNING11
  • TRAINING9
  • TWINNING12
  • WAKENING15
  • WARNINGS12
  • WIDENING13
  • WINNINGS12
  • YEARNING11

The 60 most common shown, 111 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing NIN (254)

  • ADJOINING19
  • ASSIGNING11
  • AWAKENING16
  • BECKONING17
  • BEGINNING13
  • BEMOANING14
  • BRAZENING20
  • BURDENING14
  • BUTTONING13
  • COCOONING14
  • COFFINING18
  • COMBINING16
  • COMMUNING17
  • CONDONING13
  • CONFINING15
  • CONVENING16
  • CORDONING13
  • CRAYONING14
  • CUNNINGER13
  • CUNNINGLY15
  • DAMPENING15
  • DARKENING14
  • DECLINING13
  • DESIGNING12
  • DESTINING11
  • DISOWNING14
  • EXAMINING18
  • FEMININES14
  • GOVERNING15
  • HAPPENING16
  • HARDENING13
  • HYPHENING18
  • IMAGINING13
  • INCLINING12
  • JAWBONING23
  • LIGHTNING13
  • LISTENING10
  • MACHINING16
  • MADDENING14
  • MEZZANINE27
  • OBTAINING12
  • ORPHANING14
  • OUTLINING11
  • POISONING12
  • PROFANING15
  • REASONING10
  • RECKONING15
  • REJOINING18
  • REMAINING12
  • RESIGNING11
  • RETAINING10
  • RETURNING11
  • SADDENING12
  • SICKENING15
  • SIPHONING14
  • SUMMONING15
  • UPTURNING14
  • VISIONING14
  • WEAKENING16
  • WHITENING15

The 60 most common shown, 194 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing NIN (258)

  • ABANDONING14
  • ADJOURNING21
  • AUCTIONING14
  • BARGAINING14
  • BEGINNINGS14
  • BLACKENING18
  • BROADENING14
  • CAPTAINING15
  • CAPTIONING15
  • CAUTIONING14
  • CHAGRINING16
  • CHASTENING15
  • CHEAPENING17
  • CHICKENING20
  • CONCERNING15
  • CONDEMNING16
  • CONSIGNING14
  • CONTAINING13
  • CRIMSONING15
  • CUNNINGEST14
  • CURTAINING14
  • CUSHIONING16
  • DETHRONING14
  • DISCERNING14
  • ENLIVENING15
  • EXPLAINING19
  • FASHIONING16
  • FASTENINGS14
  • FEMININITY17
  • FESTOONING14
  • FLATTENING14
  • FRESHENING16
  • GLADDENING14
  • HAPPENINGS17
  • HARPOONING15
  • HEADLINING14
  • LAMPOONING15
  • LIGHTENING14
  • LIGHTNINGS14
  • MEANINGFUL17
  • MENTIONING13
  • MEZZANINES28
  • NINCOMPOOP18
  • OUTSHINING14
  • POSTPONING15
  • QUICKENING25
  • REDEFINING15
  • REFRAINING14
  • ROUGHENING15
  • SHARPENING15
  • SHORTENING13
  • SLACKENING16
  • SOJOURNING20
  • STIFFENING17
  • SUCTIONING14
  • SUNBURNING15
  • SUSTAINING12
  • THICKENING18
  • TOUGHENING15
  • UNINFORMED17

The 60 most common shown, 198 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing NIN (194)

  • AQUAPLANING23
  • AUDITIONING14
  • BLUDGEONING17
  • BRIGHTENING17
  • BULLETINING15
  • CAMPAIGNING19
  • CHAMPIONING20
  • CHAPERONING18
  • CHRISTENING16
  • COMPLAINING18
  • DETERMINING15
  • EMBLAZONING24
  • EMBOLDENING17
  • FOREWARNING18
  • FRIGHTENING18
  • FUNCTIONING18
  • GARRISONING13
  • HEIGHTENING17
  • IMPORTUNING17
  • IMPRISONING16
  • INTERVENING16
  • JETTISONING20
  • LENGTHENING15
  • LIGHTNINGED16
  • MADDENINGLY18
  • MAINTAINING14
  • MEANINGLESS14
  • MEGAPHONING19
  • NINCOMPOOPS19
  • NINETEENTHS13
  • OCCASIONING16
  • OVERRUNNING17
  • OVERTURNING17
  • OVERWEENING19
  • PETITIONING14
  • POSITIONING14
  • QUESTIONING21
  • REAWAKENING18
  • RECOMBINING18
  • RECONVENING18
  • REDESIGNING14
  • REEXAMINING20
  • RESTRAINING12
  • SANCTIONING14
  • SHORTENINGS14
  • SHOTGUNNING16
  • SICKENINGLY19
  • SUPERVENING19
  • TELEPHONING16
  • THICKENINGS19
  • THREATENING14
  • TOBOGGANING16
  • UNBURDENING17
  • UNDERLINING14
  • UNDERMINING16
  • UNFASTENING16
  • UNINHIBITED17
  • UNINITIATED13
  • UNINSPIRING15
  • VACATIONING18

The 60 most common shown, 134 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing NIN (104)

  • ACCESSIONING17
  • ANTHOCYANINS18
  • ANTIFEMININE17
  • APPERTAINING17
  • APPORTIONING17
  • ASCERTAINING15
  • BREADWINNING19
  • CAPARISONING17
  • CHAIRMANNING19
  • CHRISTENINGS17
  • COCAPTAINING19
  • COMPANIONING19
  • CONDITIONING16
  • CONSTRAINING15
  • CONTRAVENING19
  • DISBURDENING18
  • DISCERNINGLY18
  • DISCIPLINING18
  • DISINCLINING16
  • ENLIGHTENING16
  • ENTERTAINING13
  • FORETOKENING19
  • GUILLOTINING15
  • HEARTBURNING18
  • HETERODYNING18
  • HONEYMOONING19
  • HYDROPLANING20
  • INTERTWINING16
  • MEANINGFULLY21
  • MENINGOCOCCI21
  • MISBEGINNING18
  • MISBUTTONING18
  • MISGOVERNING20
  • MISRECKONING20
  • NINNYHAMMERS20
  • NONHAPPENING19
  • NONINCUMBENT19
  • NONINDUCTIVE20
  • NONINFECTIVE21
  • NONINFLUENCE18
  • OVERCLEANING19
  • OVERPLANNING19
  • PARTITIONING15
  • PHYCOCYANINS24
  • PICKANINNIES19
  • PLASTOCYANIN18
  • PREDESTINING16
  • PREORDAINING16
  • PREVISIONING19
  • PRIZEWINNING26
  • PROVISIONING19
  • QUARANTINING22
  • REFASHIONING18
  • REFRESHENING18
  • STREAMLINING15
  • SUSPICIONING18
  • TRUNCHEONING18
  • UNDERPINNING17
  • UNINFLUENCED20
  • UNINTERESTED14

The 60 most common shown, 44 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,330 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.79%) are containing NIN. Most of them, 258, have 10 letters. 33 start with NIN, 42 end with it and 1,255 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing NIN?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,330 words containing NIN, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing NIN?

MEZZANINES, worth 28 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: UNQUESTIONINGLY (28), MEZZANINE (27) and OVEREXPLAINING (27).

What are the most common words containing NIN?

QUESTIONING, COMMISSIONING, CAMPAIGNING, EXPLAINING, COMPLAINING and EXAMINING. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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