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Fifty one words put E in the second box and I in the third, which is the exact shape the old spelling rule about I before E warns you away from.
The rule says I comes before E except after C, and this whole pattern sits on the wrong side of it. WEIGH, REIGN, BEIGE, VEINS and HEIRS all put the E first with no C in sight.
That matters while you are guessing. If the rule is sitting at the back of your mind it steers you away from words that are actually on this list.
BEING is by far the most common. WEIRD, SEIZE and DEITY are the other three worth reaching for early, and each takes a different fourth letter.
D and R tie at the front with seven words each, so the first box barely narrows anything. The fourth box is far more useful, with N taking eleven words, S taking ten and G taking eight.
It is one of many. SEIZE and BEIGE do the same, and so does this whole group of fifty one, which makes the rule closer to a rough hint than a law.
Yes. As a common noun it is a type of fishing net. It runs S, E, I, N, E and fits the pattern exactly.
It is the one word here that turns up constantly in ordinary sentences. Much of the group is specialised, so BEING is usually the first thing to rule in or out.