Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with I as 2nd and N as 5th Letter
This page collects 5 letter words with I as the 2nd letter and N as the 5th letter, from GIVEN to RISEN. I in the second box follows many consonants and often leads into the IGHT spelling. A final N appears in vowel plus N endings such as AN, EN, IN and ON.
71matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with I as 2nd and N as 5th Letter
- airan
- aiwan
- bidon
- bison
- bixin
- dimin
- distn
- diurn
- divan
- diwan
- dizen
- eikon
- ficin
- gipon
- giron
- given
- givin
- hiren
- hizen
- kinin
- kisan
- lifen
- ligan
- liken
- likin
- liman
- limen
- linen
- linin
- linon
- lipin
- liven
- liwan
- mirin
- mixen
- mizen
- nikon
- ninon
- nisan
- niton
- oisin
- pidan
- pilin
- pilon
- piman
- pinon
- piton
- ricin
- riden
- ripen
- risen
- riven
- silen
- sinon
- siren
- sivan
- tigon
- timon
- titan
- tiyin
- vimen
- viron
- vison
- vixen
- widen
- wigan
- wisen
- witan
- witen
- wizen
- zigan
How These Words Are Built
Most of these words begin with W as in WIGAN, G as in GIVEN and R as in RISEN. The third box is usually S in RISEN, V in GIVEN and N in LINEN. The fourth box is most often E in GIVEN and A in WIGAN.
Useful five-letter words
GIVEN, RISEN, LINEN, SIREN and WIGAN are the entries you are most likely to meet. BISON and WIDEN are worth keeping in reserve.
- GIVEN
- RISEN
- LINEN
- SIREN
- WIGAN
Quick Strategy for This Pattern
The first box is the biggest unknown, and W, G and R are the strongest openers to test. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with S the most likely letter. The fixed I and N do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, I is worth one point and N is worth one point. Words like GIVEN, RISEN and LINEN are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
What are some common 5 letter words with I as 2nd and N as 5th letter
GIVEN, RISEN, LINEN, SIREN and WIGAN are among the best known. BISON and WIDEN are good follow ups.
Which letters usually start words with I second and N fifth
W, G and R are the usual openers, as in WIGAN, GIVEN and RISEN. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
Is I second and N fifth a common pattern in Wordle
It is a fair sized group, so it gives you plenty of choices. Knowing the usual openers and middle letters helps more than guessing blindly.