5 Letter Words Ending in IN
Here are all 55 5 letter words ending in IN, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 16 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.
Most of these words start with S, R, B. Good picks with five different letters include train, brain, begin, chain.
- Words found
- 55
- Most used
- again
- Most common first letter
- S
Wordle helper: 5 letter words ending in IN
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Common 5 letter words ending in IN
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | again | anew |
| 2 | train | create by training and teaching |
| 3 | brain | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers |
| 4 | begin | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
| 5 | chain | a series of things depending on each other as if linked together |
| 6 | plain | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment |
| 7 | robin | small Old World songbird with a reddish breast |
| 8 | grain | a relatively small granular particle of a substance |
| 9 | cabin | small room on a ship or boat where people sleep |
| 10 | basin | a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids |
| 11 | drain | flow off gradually |
| 12 | stain | color with a liquid dye or tint |
| 13 | stein | a mug intended for serving beer |
| 14 | resin | any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or... |
| 15 | slain | people who have been slain (as in battle) |
| 16 | satin | a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back |
| 17 | twain | two items of the same kind |
| 18 | toxin | a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher... |
| 19 | groin | the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region... |
| 20 | takin | large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area |
| 21 | actin | one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form |
| 22 | cumin | dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds |
| 23 | swain | a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman |
| 24 | lupin | any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers |
| 25 | sarin | a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase |
| 26 | savin | procumbent or spreading juniper |
| 27 | rosin | any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or... |
| 28 | bruin | a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox' |
| 29 | sabin | a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all... |
| 30 | ricin | a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon |
| 31 | skein | coils of worsted yarn |
| 32 | blain | an inflammatory swelling or sore |
| 33 | fagin | a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens |
| 34 | elfin | suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; ; - John Mason Brown |
| 35 | auxin | a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth |
| 36 | renin | a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys |
| 37 | mucin | a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces |
| 38 | lapin | the fur of a rabbit |
| 39 | burin | a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving |
| 40 | eosin | a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein |
5 letter words ending in in, by first letter
A (3)
- again
- actin
- auxin
B (6)
- brain
- begin
- basin
- bruin
- blain
- burin
C (4)
- chain
- cabin
- colin
- cumin
D (1)
- drain
E (2)
- elfin
- eosin
F (1)
- fagin
G (3)
- grain
- groin
- gamin
L (3)
- levin
- lupin
- lapin
M (3)
- matin
- mucin
- mavin
O (1)
- opsin
P (4)
- plain
- pekin
- patin
- pavin
Q (1)
- quoin
R (8)
- robin
- resin
- rosin
- ricin
- renin
- ravin
- repin
- rutin
S (10)
- stain
- stein
- slain
- satin
- swain
- sarin
- savin
- sabin
- skein
- serin
T (5)
- train
- twain
- toxin
- takin
- thein
More 5 letter word lists
ending in A ending in B ending in C ending in D ending in E ending in F ending in G ending in H ending in I ending in K ending in L ending in M ending in N ending in O ending in P ending in R ending in S ending in T ending in U ending in W ending in X ending in Y ending in Z ending in AE ending in AL ending in AN ending in AR ending in AT ending in CE ending in DE
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in IN are there?
This list has 55, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.
What are common 5 letter words ending in IN?
again, train, brain, begin, chain, plain, robin, grain.
Which 5 letter words ending in IN are good Wordle guesses?
train, brain, begin, chain, plain, robin use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.