5-letter words with A as the 1st letter and I as the 4th letter

The pattern is A _ _ I _, with the fourth tile fixed and the second, third, and fifth still open. The 72 matches split across tournament lists: Collins includes all 72, NWL2023 has 58, and ENABLE has 52. Familiar choices include AGAIN, AVOID, ADMIT, AUDIO, and AUDIT, while ACTIN and ATRIA are less familiar options.

5-letter words with A first and I fourth at a glance

• There are 72 qualifying five-letter entries across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins lists 72; NWL2023 lists 58, while ENABLE lists 52.
• S is the most common final letter, with 12 matches; C follows with 11.
• AFFIX scores 18, ahead of AZOIC at 16 and ADMIX at 15.

How do you narrow the middle letters?

Keep the fixed frame visible: A _ _ I _. AGAIN, AVOID, ADMIT, AUDIO, and AUDIT are familiar ways to test it; ATTIC and ANVIL add different middle-letter options.

The shape is less restrictive than it first looks: 72 entries qualify, yet just 10 are classed as common. That gap is a warning against guessing only from everyday vocabulary.

The last tile narrows the search further. S endings lead with 12 words, while C follows at 11; N and D appear at the end of 9 and 8. If your board rules out S and C, shift attention to N or D instead of cycling through familiar words.

Scores, Wordle coverage, and dictionary limits

Scoring changes the order sharply: AFFIX leads at 18, followed by AZOIC at 16 and ADMIX at 15. AVOID scores 9, so the familiar-looking choice is not the strongest points play. When choosing between candidates, compare the score rather than assuming a common word will earn more.

Wordle coverage is narrower than the game list: 14 matches occur in the answer list, while 72 are allowed guesses. The remaining 58 are allowed guesses but not answers, calculated as 72 minus 14. Treat the pattern as a filter, not a promise that every tournament entry is an answer candidate.

The dictionary split also matters for specialist entries. Collins has 72 matches, compared with 58 in NWL2023 and 52 in ENABLE; 5-letter words with A first and I fourth include uncommon forms such as ACTIN and ARTIS. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.