6-letter words containing IN
Embark on an exploration of 6-letter words that contain the letter IN. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate IN within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| things | 10 | any movable possession (especially articles of clothing) | she packed her things and left |
| coming | 11 | the act of drawing spatially closer to something | - |
| trying | 10 | extremely irritating to the nerves | a trying day at the office |
| saying | 10 | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | - |
| inside | 7 | on the inside | inside, the car is a mess |
| having | 13 | - | - |
| taking | 11 | very attractive; capturing interest | something inexpressibly taking in his manner |
| minute | 8 | an indefinitely short time | it only takes a minute |
| making | 13 | the act that results in something coming to be | the making of measurements |
| behind | 12 | of timepieces | my watch is running behind |
| living | 10 | the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities | - |
| dinner | 7 | a party of people assembled to have dinner together | guests should never be late to a dinner party |
| asking | 11 | the verbal act of requesting | - |
| finish | 12 | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | the boat had a metallic finish |
| seeing | 7 | normal use of the faculty of vision | - |
| moving | 12 | arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion | she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter |
| giving | 11 | given or giving freely | Saturday's child is loving and giving |
| during | 8 | In the time of; as long as the action or existence of. | during life |
| single | 7 | characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing | single occupancy |
| crying | 12 | demanding attention | a crying need |
| window | 13 | a pane of glass in a window | the ball shattered the window |
| eating | 7 | the act of consuming food | - |
| within | 12 | on the inside | - |
| acting | 9 | the performance of a part or role in a drama | - |
| flying | 13 | moving swiftly | fast-flying planes |
| hiding | 11 | the activity of keeping something secret | - |
| losing | 7 | - | - |
| cousin | 8 | the child of your aunt or uncle | - |
| prince | 10 | a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) | - |
| indeed | 8 | in truth (often tends to intensify) | they said the car would break down and indeed it did |
| remain | 8 | stay the same; remain in a certain state | The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it |
| paying | 12 | yielding a fair profit | - |
| martin | 8 | United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) | - |
| finger | 10 | the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure | - |
| spring | 9 | the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length | - |
| insane | 6 | very foolish | took insane risks behind the wheel |
| engine | 7 | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks | - |
| joking | 18 | characterized by jokes and good humor | - |
| boring | 9 | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum | - |
| hoping | 12 | - | - |
| remind | 9 | assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | - |
| ruined | 7 | doomed to extinction | - |
| winter | 9 | spend the winter | We wintered on the Riviera |
| invite | 9 | ask someone in a friendly way to do something | - |
| virgin | 10 | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo | - |
| buying | 12 | the act of buying | buying and selling fill their days |
| saving | 10 | an act of economizing; reduction in cost | there was a saving of 50 cents |
| loving | 10 | feeling or showing love and affection | loving parents |
| winner | 9 | a person with a record of successes | only winners need apply |
| singer | 7 | United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875) | - |
| dating | 8 | use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens | - |
| riding | 8 | the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements | - |
| joined | 14 | of or relating to two people who are married to each other | - |
| ending | 8 | event whose occurrence ends something | his death marked the ending of an era |
| inform | 11 | act as an informer | She had informed on her own parents for years |
| berlin | 8 | capital of Germany located in eastern Germany | - |
| cinema | 10 | a theater where films are shown | - |
| insist | 6 | beg persistently and urgently | - |
| clinic | 10 | a healthcare facility for outpatient care | - |
| intend | 7 | denote or connote | - |
| timing | 9 | the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics) | - |
| boxing | 16 | the enclosure of something in a package or box | - |
| facing | 12 | a protective covering that protects the outside of a building | - |
| skinny | 13 | being very thin | a child with skinny freckled legs |
| insult | 6 | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect | turning his back on me was a deliberate insult |
| divine | 10 | emanating from God | divine judgment |
| firing | 10 | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | - |
| casino | 8 | a public building for gambling and entertainment | - |
| string | 7 | thread on or as if on a string | string pearls on a string |
| coffin | 14 | box in which a corpse is buried or cremated | - |
| rising | 7 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | - |
| online | 6 | on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system | - |
| racing | 9 | the sport of engaging in contests of speed | - |
| marine | 8 | a member of the United States Marine Corps | - |
| finest | 9 | - | - |
| fixing | 17 | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | - |
| shrink | 13 | become smaller or draw together | - |
| injury | 16 | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat | - |
| heroin | 9 | a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush | - |
| laying | 10 | the production of eggs (especially in birds) | - |
| marina | 8 | a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers | - |
| income | 10 | the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time | - |
| vagina | 10 | the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus | the vagina receives the penis during coitus |
| dining | 8 | the act of eating dinner | - |
| ginger | 8 | pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery | - |
| waking | 14 | marked by full consciousness or alertness | worked every moment of my waking hours |
| minded | 10 | (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward | I am not minded to answer any questions |
| caring | 9 | a loving feeling | - |
| mainly | 11 | for the most part | he is mainly interested in butterflies |
| finals | 9 | - | - |
| chains | 11 | metal shackles; for hands or legs | - |
| kindly | 14 | showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | kindly criticism |
| origin | 7 | the descendants of one individual | - |
| spying | 12 | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes | - |
| linked | 11 | connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks | - |
| diving | 11 | a headlong plunge into water | - |
| invest | 9 | provide with power and authority | - |
| liking | 11 | a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment | I've always had a liking for reading |
| obtain | 8 | be valid, applicable, or true | - |
| ninety | 9 | being ten more than eighty | - |
| intact | 8 | (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken | she was intact, virginal |
| define | 10 | show the form or outline of | The tree was clearly defined by the light |
| violin | 9 | bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow | - |
| biting | 9 | causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold | a biting wind |
| invent | 9 | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | - |
| skiing | 11 | a sport in which participants must travel on skis | - |
| waving | 13 | the act of signaling by a movement of the hand | - |
| hiring | 10 | - | - |
| ruling | 7 | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | - |
| intent | 6 | giving or marked by complete attention to | so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred |
| guinea | 7 | a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world | - |
| regina | 7 | the provincial capital of Saskatchewan | - |
| insect | 8 | a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect | - |
| daring | 8 | radically new or original | - |
| adding | 9 | - | - |
| tellin | 6 | - | - |
| strain | 6 | an intense or violent exertion | - |
| mixing | 16 | the act of mixing together | the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio |
| sewing | 10 | needlework on which you are working with needle and thread | she put her sewing back in the basket |
| shrine | 9 | enclose in a shrine | the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral |
| invade | 10 | to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate | This new colleague invades my territory |
| faking | 14 | - | - |
| stinky | 13 | having an unpleasant smell | - |
| voting | 10 | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative | - |
| jingle | 14 | make a sound typical of metallic objects | - |
| hating | 10 | - | - |
| raging | 8 | characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense | a raging battle |
| sinner | 6 | a person who sins (without repenting) | - |
| lining | 7 | a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment | - |
| domino | 9 | United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928) | - |
| tiring | 7 | producing exhaustion | - |
| hiking | 14 | a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure | - |
| regain | 7 | get or find back; recover the use of | She regained control of herself |
| typing | 12 | writing done with a typewriter | - |
| mining | 9 | laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment | - |
| infant | 9 | a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk | - |
| bikini | 12 | a woman's very brief bathing suit | - |
| muffin | 14 | a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan | - |
| fading | 11 | weakening in force or intensity | - |
| poking | 13 | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | - |
| inhale | 9 | draw in (air) | inhale the fresh mountain air |
| stingy | 10 | deficient in amount or quality or extent | - |
| thingy | 13 | - | - |
| inmate | 8 | a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated | - |
| filing | 10 | a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file | - |
| gringo | 8 | a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen) | - |
| baking | 13 | as hot as if in an oven | - |
| intern | 6 | an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) | - |
| domain | 9 | people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest | - |
| spinal | 8 | anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord | - |
| insert | 6 | (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film | - |
| tinker | 10 | small mackerel found nearly worldwide | - |
| plains | 8 | - | - |
| rewind | 10 | wind (up) again | the mechanical watch needs rewinding every day |
| viking | 14 | any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries | - |
| inject | 15 | force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing | inject hydrogen into the balloon |
| aching | 12 | causing a dull and steady pain | my aching head |
| goblin | 9 | (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings | - |
| peeing | 9 | informal terms for urination | - |
| mating | 9 | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | the mating of some species occurs only in the spring |
| drying | 11 | - | - |
| raving | 10 | in a raving manner | raving mad |
| raping | 9 | - | - |
| posing | 9 | (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait) | - |
| rating | 7 | act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of | - |
| sinful | 9 | characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin | he said it was sinful to wear lipstick |
| kelvin | 13 | British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907) | - |
| famine | 11 | an acute insufficiency | - |
| napkin | 12 | a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing | - |
| finale | 9 | the closing section of a musical composition | - |
| frying | 13 | cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle | - |
| retain | 6 | secure and keep for possible future use or application | The landlord retained the security deposit |
| margin | 9 | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | - |
| attain | 6 | reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | - |
| merlin | 8 | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry | - |
| puking | 13 | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | - |
| tuning | 7 | (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency | - |
| linger | 7 | take one's time; proceed slowly | - |
| vermin | 11 | an irritating or obnoxious person | - |
| taping | 9 | a recording made on magnetic tape | - |
| wiring | 10 | a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity | - |
| sabine | 8 | a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico | - |
| rowing | 10 | the act of rowing as a sport | - |
| booing | 9 | - | - |
| gaming | 10 | the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) | - |
| lineup | 8 | (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat | - |
| marlin | 8 | large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes | - |
| mingle | 9 | be all mixed up or jumbled together | - |
| minors | 8 | a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) | - |
| mutiny | 11 | engage in a mutiny against an authority | - |
| naming | 9 | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position | - |
| cooing | 9 | - | - |
| infect | 11 | contaminate with a disease or microorganism | - |
| canine | 8 | any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles | - |
| detain | 7 | cause to be slowed down or delayed | - |
| inland | 7 | situated away from an area's coast or border | - |
| pointy | 11 | - | - |
| gazing | 17 | - | - |
| carlin | 8 | - | - |
| raisin | 6 | dried grape | - |
| outing | 7 | a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering | - |
| grains | 7 | - | - |
| cretin | 8 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
| winged | 11 | having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind | the winged feet of Mercury |
| latino | 6 | a native of Latin America | - |
| indoor | 7 | located, suited for, or taking place within a building | indoor activities for a rainy day |
| casing | 9 | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening | the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced |
| coping | 11 | brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall | - |
| saline | 6 | an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water | - |
| moulin | 8 | a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation | the icy river plunged, roaring, into the moulin's blue depths |
| medina | 9 | a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam | - |
| unkind | 11 | deficient in humane and kindly feelings | - |
| fringe | 10 | a part of the city far removed from the center | - |
| gemini | 9 | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini | - |
| injure | 13 | hurt the feelings of | - |
| minnie | 8 | - | - |
| ravine | 9 | a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) | - |
| hinder | 10 | be a hindrance or obstacle to | - |
| finder | 10 | optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest | - |
| moping | 11 | - | - |
| nosing | 7 | - | - |
| induce | 9 | produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes | - |
| quaint | 15 | attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) | houses with quaint thatched roofs |
| pickin | 14 | - | - |
| intake | 10 | the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | - |
| invoke | 13 | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | - |
| pacing | 11 | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played | - |
| inning | 7 | (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat | - |
| bowing | 12 | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting | - |
| alpine | 8 | living or growing above the timber line | alpine flowers |
| iodine | 7 | a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic | - |
| sprint | 8 | a quick run | - |
| pinkie | 12 | the finger farthest from the thumb | - |
| sphinx | 18 | an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret | - |
| unwind | 10 | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | - |
| piling | 9 | a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | - |
| pining | 9 | a feeling of deep longing | - |
| ringer | 7 | a person who is almost identical to another | - |
| siding | 8 | a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass | - |
| sprain | 8 | twist suddenly so as to sprain | the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell |
| toying | 10 | playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest | - |
| insure | 6 | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | - |
| jinxed | 21 | (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune | - |
| homing | 12 | orienting or directing homeward or to a destination | the homing instinct |
| incest | 8 | sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child) | - |
| finely | 12 | in a delicate manner | finely shaped features |
| gaping | 10 | with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe | the gaping audience |
| urinal | 6 | a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate | - |
| eyeing | 10 | - | - |
| chopin | 13 | French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) | - |
| linear | 6 | designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree | - |
| pippin | 12 | any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red | - |
| prying | 12 | offensively curious or inquisitive | prying eyes |
| paging | 10 | the system of numbering pages | - |
| innate | 6 | not established by conditioning or learning | - |
| indies | 7 | - | - |
| curing | 9 | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | - |
| mowing | 12 | - | - |
| mooing | 9 | - | - |
| brainy | 11 | having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence | our project needs brainy women |
| waxing | 17 | a gradual increase in magnitude or extent | the waxing of the moon |
| tinkle | 10 | a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell | - |
| uplink | 12 | a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission | - |
| wooing | 10 | a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | - |
| biking | 13 | - | - |
| ageing | 8 | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time | - |
| squint | 15 | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy | - |
| carina | 8 | a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the star Canopus | - |
| inbred | 9 | normally existing at birth | - |
| paving | 12 | the paved surface of a thoroughfare | - |
| flinch | 14 | draw back, as with fear or pain | she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf |
| albino | 8 | a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink | - |
| urging | 8 | insistent solicitation and entreaty | - |
| tingle | 7 | cause a stinging or tingling sensation | - |
| minion | 8 | a servile or fawning dependant | - |
| finite | 9 | bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent | - |
| binary | 11 | a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation | - |
| raking | 11 | - | - |
| rejoin | 13 | answer back | - |
| waging | 11 | - | - |
| inward | 10 | directed or moving inward or toward a center | inward flood of capital |
| piping | 11 | (used of heat) extremely | the casserole was piping hot |
| retina | 6 | the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve | - |
| urchin | 11 | poor and often mischievous city child | - |
| incite | 8 | give an incentive for action | - |
| indigo | 8 | deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye | - |
| arming | 9 | the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war | - |
| doping | 10 | - | - |
| quince | 17 | small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated | - |
| linden | 7 | any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber | - |
| feline | 9 | any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws | - |
| boning | 9 | - | - |
| airing | 7 | the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air | - |
| tiffin | 12 | a midday meal | - |
| indict | 9 | accuse formally of a crime | - |
| doings | 8 | manner of acting or controlling yourself | - |
| farina | 9 | fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings | - |
| winger | 10 | (sports) player in wing position | - |
| zoning | 16 | dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc | - |
| lingam | 9 | the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva | - |
| roving | 10 | travelling about without any clear destination | - |
| tingly | 10 | - | - |
| infamy | 14 | a state of extreme dishonor | a date which will live in infamy |
| clingy | 12 | - | - |
| aldrin | 7 | - | - |
| pinata | 8 | plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks | - |
| oozing | 16 | the process of seeping | - |
| dinghy | 14 | a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled | - |
| dozing | 17 | - | - |
| caving | 12 | - | - |
| binder | 9 | something used to tie or bind | - |
| ailing | 7 | somewhat ill or prone to illness | my poor ailing grandmother |
| pained | 9 | emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed | face had a pained and puzzled expression |
| taxing | 14 | not easily borne; wearing | a taxing schedule |
| basing | 9 | - | - |
| salina | 6 | a town in central Kansas | - |
| winded | 11 | breathing laboriously or convulsively | - |
| easing | 7 | a change for the better | - |
| refine | 9 | make more complex, intricate, or richer | refine a design or pattern |
| ingest | 7 | serve oneself to, or consume regularly | - |
| parkin | 12 | - | - |
| luring | 7 | - | - |
| dinero | 7 | informal terms for money | - |
| bovine | 11 | of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) | - |
| coding | 10 | act of writing in code or cipher | - |
| sawing | 10 | - | - |
| influx | 16 | the process of flowing in | - |
| idling | 8 | having no employment | - |
| citing | 9 | - | - |
| noting | 7 | - | - |
| dainty | 10 | delicately beautiful | a dainty teacup |
| sowing | 10 | - | - |
| hazing | 19 | - | - |
| anoint | 6 | administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing | - |
| fuming | 12 | - | - |
| shiner | 9 | a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye | - |
| splint | 8 | an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) | - |
| faints | 9 | - | - |
| slinky | 13 | - | - |
| jiminy | 18 | - | - |
| angina | 7 | a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart | - |
| pincer | 10 | a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping | - |
| herein | 9 | - | - |
| heinie | 9 | - | - |
| blinks | 12 | small Indian lettuce of northern regions | - |
| wading | 11 | walking with your feet in shallow water | - |
| toting | 7 | - | - |
| noggin | 8 | informal terms for a human head | - |
| cringe | 9 | show submission or fear | - |
| cinder | 9 | a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire | - |
| clinch | 13 | a small slip noose made with seizing | - |
| latina | 6 | - | - |
| pineal | 8 | having the form of a pine cone | - |
| jasmin | 15 | - | - |
| lowing | 10 | - | - |
| ingram | 9 | - | - |
| sinker | 10 | a small ring-shaped friedcake | - |
| taming | 9 | - | - |
| twinge | 10 | a sudden sharp feeling | twinges of conscience |
| tinsel | 6 | adorn with tinsel | snow flakes tinseled the trees |
| gratin | 7 | - | - |
| raring | 7 | (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness | raring to go |
| sizing | 16 | any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics | - |
| vexing | 17 | extremely annoying or displeasing | - |
| kindle | 11 | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | - |
| dyeing | 11 | the use of dye to change the color of something permanently | - |
| florin | 9 | the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents | - |
| gainst | 7 | - | - |
| thinly | 12 | without viscosity | - |
| jerkin | 17 | a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times | - |
| dieing | 8 | - | - |
| ginkgo | 12 | deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree | - |
| caning | 9 | work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) | - |
| tubing | 9 | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases | - |
| waning | 10 | a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent | the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious |
| winery | 12 | an establishment where wine is made | - |
| winkle | 13 | remove or displace from a position | - |
| awning | 10 | a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun | - |
| cinque | 17 | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one | - |
| ondine | 7 | - | - |
| dobbin | 11 | a quiet plodding workhorse | - |
| ermine | 8 | mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat | - |
| finery | 12 | elaborate or showy attire and accessories | - |
| grainy | 10 | composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency | the photographs were grainy and indistinct |
| baring | 9 | the removal of covering | - |
| ringed | 8 | shaped like a ring | - |
| zinger | 16 | a striking or amusing or caustic remark | he always greeted me with a new zinger |
| lintel | 6 | horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window | - |
| muslin | 8 | plain-woven cotton fabric | - |
| offing | 13 | the near or foreseeable future | there was a wedding in the offing |
| honing | 10 | - | - |
| biding | 10 | - | - |
| kingly | 14 | having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king | symbolizing kingly power |
| robbin | 10 | - | - |
| panini | 8 | Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC) | - |
| upwind | 12 | away from the wind | - |
| upping | 11 | - | - |
| minnow | 11 | very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams | - |
| niacin | 8 | a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract | - |
| infest | 9 | occupy in large numbers or live on a host | the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North |
| plying | 12 | - | - |
| pointe | 8 | - | - |
| shying | 13 | - | - |
| lazing | 16 | - | - |
| roping | 9 | capturing cattle or horses with a lasso | - |
| musing | 9 | deeply or seriously thoughtful | - |
| infirm | 11 | lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | - |
| doting | 8 | extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent | deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain |
| gluing | 8 | - | - |
| bindle | 9 | - | - |
| puffin | 14 | any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills | - |
| vainly | 12 | to no avail | the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution |
| whinny | 15 | make a characteristic sound, of a horse | - |
| tinned | 7 | sealed in a can or jar | - |
| loring | 7 | - | - |
| matins | 8 | the first canonical hour; at daybreak | - |
| doling | 8 | - | - |
| equine | 15 | hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck | - |
| fining | 10 | - | - |
| pepino | 10 | - | - |
| stinko | 10 | - | - |
| whiner | 12 | a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | - |
| invert | 9 | reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of | when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb |
| inlaid | 7 | adorned by inlays | - |
| jiving | 17 | - | - |
| minder | 9 | a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working | - |
| holing | 10 | - | - |
| domine | 9 | a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson | - |
| edging | 9 | border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) | - |
| goring | 8 | German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) | - |
| joiner | 13 | a person who likes to join groups | - |
| faring | 10 | - | - |
| fusing | 10 | - | - |
| busing | 9 | - | - |
| hosing | 10 | - | - |
| incase | 8 | enclose in, or as if in, a case | - |
| dingle | 8 | a small wooded hollow | - |
| dingus | 8 | - | - |
| boudin | 9 | - | - |
| poplin | 10 | a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery | - |
| poring | 9 | - | - |
| pidgin | 10 | an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages | - |
| wintry | 12 | devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain | wintry smile |
| lineal | 6 | in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child | lineal ancestors |
| merkin | 12 | - | - |
| miming | 11 | - | - |
| infuse | 9 | fill, as with a certain quality | - |
| enjoin | 13 | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority | - |
| haring | 10 | - | - |
| arcing | 9 | - | - |
| baling | 9 | - | - |
| byline | 11 | - | - |
| cochin | 13 | Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs | - |
| ealing | 7 | - | - |
| quinta | 15 | - | - |
| siting | 7 | - | - |
| windup | 12 | a concluding action | - |
| tinder | 7 | material for starting a fire | - |
| instep | 8 | the arch of the foot | - |
| inseam | 8 | - | - |
| hominy | 14 | hulled corn with the bran and germ removed | - |
| hoeing | 10 | - | - |
| dicing | 10 | - | - |
| dioxin | 14 | any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides | - |
| ebbing | 11 | a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) | - |
| erring | 7 | capable of making an error | - |
| cosine | 8 | ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle | - |
| baaing | 9 | - | - |
| caplin | 10 | very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | - |
| razing | 16 | the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled | - |
| tahini | 9 | a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds | - |
| unbind | 9 | untie or unfasten | unbind the feet of this poor woman |
| tiling | 7 | the application of tiles to cover a surface | - |
| tinier | 6 | - | - |
| keying | 14 | - | - |
| lading | 8 | goods carried by a large vehicle | - |
| mincer | 10 | a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces | - |
| merino | 8 | white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality | - |
| inborn | 8 | normally existing at birth | - |
| dinkum | 13 | - | - |
| dosing | 8 | - | - |
| adjoin | 14 | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | Canada adjoins the U.S. |
| pinion | 8 | bind the arms of | - |
| sinewy | 12 | (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew | - |
| spinny | 11 | - | - |
| veined | 10 | having or showing markings that resemble veins | - |
| whinge | 13 | - | - |
| instil | 6 | enter drop by drop | instill medication into my eye |
| intuit | 6 | know or grasp by intuition or feeling | - |
| lupine | 8 | any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers | - |
| ordain | 7 | order by virtue of superior authority; decree | The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews |
| chintz | 20 | a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric | - |
| cocain | 10 | a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive | - |
| quinze | 24 | - | - |
| singly | 10 | apart from others | the fine points are treated singly |
| paring | 9 | a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something | - |
| supine | 8 | lying face upward | - |
| spinet | 8 | a small and compactly built upright piano | - |
| wahine | 12 | - | - |
| whiney | 15 | habitually complaining | - |
