5-letter 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.
| 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 | - |
| grief | 9 | intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | - |
| niece | 7 | a daughter of your brother or sister | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| plier | 7 | someone who plies a trade | - |
| pieta | 7 | a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus | - |
| shiel | 8 | - | - |
| nieve | 8 | - | - |
| exies | 12 | - | - |
| fiest | 8 | - | - |
| fiers | 8 | - | - |
| fiefs | 11 | - | - |
| fient | 8 | - | - |
| fiere | 8 | - | - |
| frier | 8 | flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying | - |
| goier | 6 | - | - |
| icier | 7 | - | - |
| hiems | 10 | - | - |
| kaies | 9 | - | - |
| ivied | 9 | overgrown with ivy | Harvard's ivied buildings |
| ivies | 8 | - | - |
| klieg | 10 | - | - |
| kieve | 12 | - | - |
| kiers | 9 | - | - |
| kiefs | 12 | - | - |
| liefs | 8 | - | - |
| liens | 5 | - | - |
| liers | 5 | - | - |
| lieus | 5 | - | - |
| lieve | 8 | - | - |
| miens | 7 | - | - |
| mieve | 10 | - | - |
| diebs | 8 | - | - |
| diene | 6 | - | - |
| diets | 6 | - | - |
| dries | 6 | - | - |
| bries | 7 | - | - |
| clied | 8 | - | - |
| clies | 7 | - | - |
| chiel | 10 | - | - |
| ciels | 7 | - | - |
| cries | 7 | - | - |
| bield | 8 | - | - |
| biers | 7 | - | - |
| abies | 7 | true firs | - |
| amies | 7 | - | - |
| aiery | 8 | - | - |
| plied | 8 | - | - |
| piend | 8 | - | - |
| piers | 7 | - | - |
| piert | 7 | - | - |
| piets | 7 | - | - |
| piezo | 16 | - | - |
| pried | 8 | - | - |
| prief | 10 | - | - |
| prier | 7 | - | - |
| pries | 7 | - | - |
| rhies | 8 | - | - |
| rieve | 8 | - | - |
| riems | 7 | - | - |
| riels | 5 | - | - |
| sield | 6 | - | - |
| siens | 5 | - | - |
| sient | 5 | - | - |
| sieth | 8 | - | - |
| sieur | 5 | - | - |
| skies | 9 | - | - |
| skiey | 12 | - | - |
| shies | 8 | - | - |
| slier | 5 | - | - |
| snies | 5 | - | - |
| stied | 6 | - | - |
| sties | 5 | - | - |
| spies | 7 | - | - |
| spier | 7 | - | - |
| spied | 8 | - | - |
| swies | 8 | - | - |
| tiers | 5 | - | - |
| twier | 8 | - | - |
| tries | 5 | - | - |
| viers | 8 | - | - |
| views | 11 | - | - |
| viewy | 14 | - | - |
| vlies | 8 | - | - |
| obied | 8 | - | - |
| niefs | 8 | - | - |
| osier | 5 | any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture | - |
| oriel | 5 | a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall | - |
| wiels | 8 | - | - |
| wries | 8 | - | - |
| wrier | 8 | - | - |
| wried | 9 | - | - |
| ajies | 12 | - | - |
| owies | 8 | - | - |
| oxies | 12 | - | - |
| diels | 6 | - | - |
| kievs | 12 | - | - |
| hoied | 9 | - | - |
