Words With IE In The Middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter IE is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of IE in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how IE in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
4 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | 10 | the act of looking or seeing or observing | he tried to get a better view of it |
| lied | 5 | a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano | - |
| dies | 5 | - | - |
| tied | 5 | closed with a lace | - |
| diet | 5 | the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) | - |
| pier | 6 | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats | - |
| kiev | 11 | capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center | - |
| lien | 4 | a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses | - |
| tier | 4 | a worker who ties something | - |
| pied | 7 | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | pied daisies |
| piet | 6 | - | - |
| lieu | 4 | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another | in lieu of |
| fief | 10 | a piece of land held under the feudal system | - |
| bier | 6 | a coffin along with its stand | we followed the bier to the graveyard |
| lier | 4 | - | - |
| vier | 7 | - | - |
| lief | 7 | in a willing manner | - |
| mien | 6 | dignified manner or conduct | - |
| kier | 8 | - | - |
| pies | 6 | - | - |
| riem | 6 | - | - |
| riel | 4 | the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen | - |
| sies | 4 | - | - |
| sien | 4 | - | - |
| vies | 7 | - | - |
| vied | 8 | - | - |
| wiel | 7 | - | - |
| ties | 4 | - | - |
| bien | 6 | - | - |
| dieb | 7 | - | - |
| diel | 5 | - | - |
| died | 6 | - | - |
| ciel | 6 | - | - |
| nies | 4 | - | - |
| nief | 7 | - | - |
| nied | 5 | - | - |
| lies | 4 | - | - |
| gies | 5 | - | - |
| gien | 5 | - | - |
| gied | 6 | - | - |
| fier | 7 | - | - |
| kief | 11 | - | - |
| hies | 7 | - | - |
| hied | 8 | - | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| tried | 6 | tested and proved useful or correct | - |
| quiet | 14 | (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves | the quiet waters of a lagoon |
| piece | 9 | repair by adding pieces | She pieced the china cup |
| chief | 13 | a person who is in charge | - |
| field | 9 | a branch of knowledge | - |
| thief | 11 | a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it | - |
| cried | 8 | - | - |
| alien | 5 | transfer property or ownership | The will aliened the property to the heirs |
| flies | 8 | (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains) | - |
| fried | 9 | cooked by frying in fat | - |
| brief | 10 | a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case | - |
| niece | 7 | a daughter of your brother or sister | - |
| grief | 9 | intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | - |
| dried | 7 | preserved by removing natural moisture | dried beef |
| fries | 8 | strips of potato fried in deep fat | - |
| ariel | 5 | - | - |
| yield | 9 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | - |
| fiery | 11 | very intense | a fiery temper |
| siege | 6 | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack | - |
| adieu | 6 | a farewell remark | - |
| fiend | 9 | a cruel wicked and inhuman person | - |
| wield | 9 | have and exercise | wield power and authority |
| flier | 8 | someone who travels by air | - |
| skier | 9 | someone who skis | - |
| liege | 6 | city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium | - |
| piety | 10 | righteousness by virtue of being pious | - |
| sieve | 8 | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles | - |
| drier | 6 | an appliance that removes moisture | - |
| brier | 7 | Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips | - |
| skied | 10 | - | - |
| crier | 7 | a person who weeps | - |
| spiel | 7 | replay (as a melody) | - |
| trier | 5 | one who tries | - |
| flied | 9 | - | - |
| shied | 9 | - | - |
| shier | 8 | - | - |
| plies | 7 | - | - |
| pieta | 7 | a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus | - |
| plier | 7 | someone who plies a trade | - |
| nieve | 8 | - | - |
| shiel | 8 | - | - |
| hoied | 9 | - | - |
| kievs | 12 | - | - |
| diels | 6 | - | - |
| oxies | 12 | - | - |
| owies | 8 | - | - |
| ajies | 12 | - | - |
| wried | 9 | - | - |
| wrier | 8 | - | - |
| wries | 8 | - | - |
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6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| friend | 10 | a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) | - |
| ladies | 7 | - | - |
| client | 8 | someone who pays for goods or services | - |
| bodies | 9 | - | - |
| priest | 8 | a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion | - |
| easier | 6 | - | - |
| buried | 9 | placed in a grave | the hastily buried corpses |
| series | 6 | a periodical that appears at scheduled times | - |
| fields | 10 | United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) | - |
| relief | 9 | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief |
| cities | 8 | - | - |
| review | 12 | a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians | - |
| copies | 10 | - | - |
| denied | 8 | - | - |
| soviet | 9 | an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) | - |
| belief | 11 | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | it strengthened my belief in his sincerity |
| shield | 10 | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows | - |
| juliet | 13 | - | - |
| fierce | 11 | ruthless in competition | - |
| allies | 6 | an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy | - |
| vienna | 9 | the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss | - |
| pierce | 10 | penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument | - |
| copied | 11 | - | - |
| diesel | 7 | German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913) | - |
| sierra | 6 | a Spanish mackerel of western North America | - |
| wiener | 9 | a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | - |
| allied | 7 | united in a confederacy or league | - |
| grieve | 10 | cause to feel sorrow | his behavior grieves his mother |
| lilies | 6 | - | - |
| apiece | 10 | to or from every one of two or more (considered individually) | - |
| rabies | 8 | an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain | - |
| briefs | 11 | (used in the plural) short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts) | - |
| sexier | 13 | - | - |
| pliers | 8 | a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws | - |
| relied | 7 | - | - |
| fiesta | 9 | an elaborate party (often outdoors) | - |
| viewer | 12 | a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) | television viewers |
| davies | 10 | - | - |
| untied | 7 | not bound by shackles and chains | - |
| orient | 6 | be oriented | - |
| envied | 10 | - | - |
| varied | 10 | widely different | varied motives prompt people to join a political party |
| bodied | 10 | possessing or existing in bodily form | - |
| sienna | 6 | an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment | - |
| indies | 7 | - | - |
| tidied | 8 | - | - |
| dieter | 7 | a person who diets | - |
| undies | 7 | women's underwear | - |
| shriek | 13 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| nieves | 9 | - | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| believe | 12 | judge or regard; look upon; judge | I believe her to be very smart |
| married | 10 | of or relating to the state of marriage | married bliss |
| worried | 11 | afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | worried parents |
| earlier | 7 | comparatives of `soon' or `early' | came earlier than I expected |
| patient | 9 | the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | - |
| society | 12 | the state of being with someone | he enjoyed the society of his friends |
| science | 11 | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain | the sweet science of pugilism |
| soldier | 8 | an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army | the soldiers stood at attention |
| ancient | 9 | a very old person | - |
| carried | 10 | - | - |
| species | 11 | a specific kind of something | a species of molecule |
| studied | 9 | produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation | a studied smile |
| studies | 8 | - | - |
| quietly | 19 | with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') | her hands rested quietly in her lap |
| achieve | 15 | to gain with effort | she achieved her goal despite setbacks |
| thieves | 13 | - | - |
| cookies | 13 | - | - |
| panties | 9 | - | - |
| happier | 14 | - | - |
| applied | 12 | concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles | applied physics |
| anxiety | 17 | (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic | - |
| variety | 13 | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | he had a variety of disorders |
| barrier | 9 | any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective | intolerance is a barrier to understanding |
| relieve | 10 | provide relief for | - |
| fairies | 10 | - | - |
| easiest | 7 | - | - |
| carrier | 9 | a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal | - |
| bullied | 10 | - | - |
| viewers | 13 | the audience reached by television | - |
| courier | 9 | a person who carries a message | - |
| briefly | 15 | in a concise manner; in a few words | she replied briefly |
| pierced | 12 | having a hole cut through | pierced ears |
| heavier | 13 | - | - |
| collier | 9 | someone who works in a coal mine | - |
| pussies | 9 | - | - |
| cashier | 12 | an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money | - |
| emptied | 12 | - | - |
| pennies | 9 | - | - |
| hygiene | 14 | the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health | - |
| pierrot | 9 | a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face | - |
| soviets | 10 | the government of the Soviet Union | - |
| quieter | 16 | - | - |
| hippies | 14 | a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music | - |
| glacier | 10 | a slowly moving mass of ice | - |
| viewing | 14 | a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial | - |
| unified | 11 | formed or united into a whole | - |
| premier | 11 | be performed for the first time | We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success |
| crazier | 18 | - | - |
| goodies | 9 | - | - |
| funnier | 10 | - | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| believed | 14 | - | - |
| audience | 11 | an opportunity to state your case and be heard | he saw that he had lost his audience |
| friendly | 15 | inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile | a government friendly to our interests |
| patience | 12 | good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence | - |
| monsieur | 10 | used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' | - |
| occupied | 15 | resided in; having tenants | not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up |
| relieved | 12 | extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary | - |
| achieved | 17 | - | - |
| prettier | 10 | - | - |
| injuries | 15 | - | - |
| happiest | 15 | - | - |
| premiere | 12 | be performed for the first time | We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success |
| retrieve | 11 | recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection | - |
| policies | 12 | - | - |
| medieval | 14 | relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages | - |
| earliest | 8 | with the least delay | - |
| mischief | 18 | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | - |
| briefing | 14 | detailed instructions, as for a military operation | - |
| believer | 13 | a person who has religious faith | - |
| obedient | 11 | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority | an obedient soldier |
| frontier | 11 | an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary | - |
| galaxies | 16 | - | - |
| piercing | 13 | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | piercing knifelike pains |
| modified | 15 | mediocre | - |
| grieving | 13 | sorrowful through loss or deprivation | - |
| colonies | 10 | - | - |
| ancients | 10 | people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe) | - |
| notified | 12 | - | - |
| supplied | 13 | - | - |
| supplier | 12 | someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity | - |
| fielding | 13 | English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754) | - |
| oriental | 8 | denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East | oriental civilization |
| funniest | 11 | - | - |
| luckiest | 14 | - | - |
| verified | 15 | proved to be true | a verified claim |
| craziest | 19 | - | - |
| thieving | 15 | the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | the thieving is awful at Kennedy International |
| oriented | 9 | adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination | the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view |
| twenties | 11 | the decade from 1920 to 1929 | - |
| fiercely | 16 | in a physically fierce manner | they fought fiercely |
| arteries | 8 | - | - |
| scariest | 10 | - | - |
| thirties | 11 | the time of life between 30 and 40 | - |
| airfield | 12 | a place where planes take off and land | - |
| grievous | 12 | of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought | a grievous fault |
| purified | 14 | - | - |
| hacienda | 14 | a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries | - |
| befriend | 14 | become friends with | - |
| ambience | 14 | the atmosphere of an environment | - |
| heaviest | 14 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| boyfriend | 18 | a man who is the lover of a man or woman | if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked |
| interview | 15 | conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting | - |
| satisfied | 13 | allayed | - |
| scientist | 11 | a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | - |
| terrified | 13 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | the terrified horse bolted |
| believing | 15 | the cognitive process that leads to convictions | seeing is believing |
| qualified | 22 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| batteries | 11 | - | - |
| briefcase | 16 | a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books | - |
| efficient | 17 | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively | an efficient secretary |
| mysteries | 14 | - | - |
| prettiest | 11 | - | - |
| impatient | 13 | (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness | impatient to begin |
| groceries | 12 | - | - |
| justified | 20 | having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins | - |
| robberies | 13 | - | - |
| certified | 15 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| crucified | 17 | - | - |
| shrieking | 17 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| testified | 13 | - | - |
| unmarried | 12 | not married or related to the unmarried state | unmarried men and women |
| obedience | 14 | the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person | - |
| remarried | 12 | - | - |
| chevalier | 17 | a gallant or courtly gentleman | - |
| dignified | 15 | having or showing self-esteem | - |
| healthier | 15 | improved in health or physical condition | - |
| horrified | 16 | stricken with horror | - |
| patiently | 14 | with patience; in a patient manner | he patiently played with the child |
| petrified | 15 | - | - |
| concierge | 14 | a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter | - |
| priestess | 11 | a woman priest | - |
| achieving | 18 | - | - |
| hierarchy | 20 | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | - |
| clientele | 11 | customers collectively | they have an upper class clientele |
| inquiries | 18 | - | - |
| viewpoint | 17 | a place from which something can be viewed | - |
| twentieth | 15 | coming next after the nineteenth in position | - |
| alienated | 10 | socially disoriented | we live in an age of rootless alienated people |
| galleries | 10 | - | - |
| retrieved | 13 | - | - |
| chieftain | 17 | the leader of a group of people | - |
| seventies | 12 | the time of life between 70 and 80 | - |
| mortified | 15 | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride | felt mortified by the comparison with her sister |
| recipient | 13 | a person who receives something | - |
| resilient | 9 | elastic; rebounds readily | as resilient as seasoned hickory |
| fortified | 16 | secured with bastions or fortifications | - |
| clarified | 15 | - | - |
| libraries | 11 | - | - |
| disbelief | 15 | doubt about the truth of something | - |
| glorified | 14 | accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| girlfriend | 15 | a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved | his girlfriend kicked him out |
| experience | 21 | go through (mental or physical states or experiences) | experience vertigo |
| lieutenant | 10 | an officer in a police force | - |
| friendship | 19 | the state of being friends (or friendly) | - |
| conscience | 16 | motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | - |
| scientific | 17 | conforming with the principles or methods used in science | a scientific approach |
| identified | 15 | having the identity known or established | the identified bodies were released for burial |
| convenient | 15 | large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense) | - |
| classified | 16 | a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type | - |
| sufficient | 18 | of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant | sufficient food |
| windshield | 18 | transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle | - |
| deliveries | 14 | - | - |
| efficiency | 23 | skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort | she did the work with great efficiency |
| ingredient | 12 | food that is a component of a mixture in cooking | - |
| believable | 17 | capable of being believed | - |
| chandelier | 16 | branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | - |
| multiplied | 15 | greatly increased as by multiplication | - |
| deficiency | 21 | lack of an adequate quantity or number | - |
| priesthood | 16 | the body of ordained religious practitioners | - |
| impatience | 16 | a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay | - |
| cemeteries | 14 | - | - |
| unfriendly | 17 | not friendly | an unfriendly act of aggression |
| obituaries | 12 | - | - |
| mouthpiece | 19 | the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly | - |
| wealthiest | 16 | - | - |
| sanctified | 16 | made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | sanctified wine |
| proprietor | 14 | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business | - |
| antibodies | 13 | - | - |
| debriefing | 17 | report of a mission or task | - |
| simplified | 18 | - | - |
| proficient | 17 | of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill | - |
| friendlier | 14 | - | - |
| resilience | 12 | an occurrence of rebounding or springing back | - |
| alienation | 10 | separation resulting from hostility | - |
| retrieving | 14 | - | - |
| viewfinder | 20 | optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest | - |
| unoccupied | 17 | not leased to or occupied by a tenant | an unoccupied apartment |
| bombardier | 17 | a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery | - |
| friendless | 14 | excluded from a society | - |
| omniscient | 14 | infinitely wise | - |
| outpatient | 12 | a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated | - |
| refineries | 13 | - | - |
| unyielding | 15 | stubbornly unyielding | - |
| blitzkrieg | 26 | a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment | - |
| emissaries | 12 | - | - |
| greenfield | 15 | - | - |
| somebodies | 15 | - | - |
| militaries | 12 | - | - |
| disbelieve | 16 | reject as false; refuse to accept | - |
| healthiest | 16 | - | - |
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