4-letter words containing i, n, a
- naic — National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (headquarters Cornell University, New York State)
- naif — a naive or inexperienced person.
- naik — A lord or governor in South Asia.
- nail — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nain — Antoine [ahn-twan] /ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1588?–1648, and his two brothers Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA) (“the Roman”), 1593?–1648, and Mathieu [ma-tyœ] /maˈtyœ/ (Show IPA) 1607–77, French painters.
- nair — a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nait — (transitive) To refuse; deny; disclaim.
- naoi — a temple.
- nasi — Lake, a lake in SW Finland: city of Tampere located on its S shore. 20 miles (32 km) long; 2–8 miles (3.2–12.9 km) wide.
- nazi — a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
- ngai — clan or tribe: used before the names of certain Māori tribes
- nial — Nested Interactive Array Language. A high-level array-oriented language from Queen's University, Canada, based on Array Theory as developed by Trenchard More Jr.
- niam — Natural Language Information Analysis Method (or Nijssen IAM).
- nias — (obsolete) A young hawk; an eyas.
- nica — Nicaragua
- nida — a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nina — girl; child.
- nipa — a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- onia — Plural form of onium.
- pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pian — yaws.
- pina — pineapple.
- rain — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rani — ranee.
- rina — a female given name.
- sain — to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sian — Older Spelling. Xian.
- sina — a female given name.
- tain — a thin tin plate.
- tian — an earthenware cooking dish
- tina — a female given name.
- vain — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- vina — a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- wain — (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- xian — a province in N central China. 75,598 sq. mi. (195,799 sq. km). Capital: Xian.
- zain — (archaic) A horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.