5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and I as the 4th letter

The pattern leaves the first, third, and fifth letters open, so RADIO, BASIC, and MAGIC all fit. Only 27 entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency; many others are specialist or unfamiliar terms. The collection spans ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023, and dictionary coverage differs across those games.

Quick facts about the A-I pattern

• There are 164 tournament-dictionary entries with A second and I fourth.
• The first letter M leads with 20 words, followed by R with 17 and S with 16.
• The final letter S is most common, appearing in 52 entries.
• RADIO, BASIC, and MAGIC are familiar examples; 27 entries are common by frequency.

5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and I as the 4th letter

The 164 matches include everyday words such as RADIO, BASIC, RATIO, VALID, PANIC, HABIT, and CABIN. Use the fixed A and I to narrow a puzzle, then test the remaining slots against known letters. The starter pattern MA-?I? has 20 matches, while R-?I? has 17.

Endings narrow the choices further: 52 words finish in S, compared with 24 ending in N and 15 in D. That makes words such as BASIS, TAXIS, and OASIS worth checking when S is confirmed at the end. Only four matches end in K, so that final letter is a much tighter clue.

The list is not equally familiar across dictionaries. ENABLE includes 116 matches, Collins has 159, and NWL2023 has 129; those totals overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.

Which matches work for Wordle or score highly?

There are 25 Wordle answers and 163 allowed guesses matching this pattern. The answer count is a useful filter, but it does not identify which specific entries belong to the answer set. Familiar options such as RADIO and BASIC fit the letter slots without needing unusual vocabulary.

For Scrabble, HAFIZ and QAPIK each score 20 points, while JAXIE scores 19. Those are strong tile-score examples, not ordinary puzzle guesses: the rare letters drive their totals. MAXIM is more recognizable and scores 16, a useful reminder that commonness and rack value do not always travel together.