5-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter

5-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter have 303 matches, from familiar ships and tries to high-scoring QUIPS.

303 wordsTop pick UNITSHighest score QUIPS 16

61 of 303 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With I in 3rd place, S is the most common 5th letter (303 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 61 · most-used first

UNITS₅
SHIPS₁₀
TRIES₅
COINS₇
FAILS₈
GAINS₆
SUITS₅
TRIPS₇
CHIPS₁₂
SWISS₈
TWINS₈
PAIRS₇
FLIES₈
CLIPS₉
JOINS₁₂
NAILS₅
RUINS₅
CRIES₇
SKIES₉
RAIDS₆
ACIDS₈
PAINS₇
RAINS₅
FRIES₈
RAILS₅
SKINS₉
BLISS₇
HAIRS₈
VEINS₈
SPIES₇
TAILS₅
WAITS₈
MAILS₇
SLIPS₇
SOILS₅
BRITS₇
EXITS₁₂
SAILS₅
HEIRS₈
SPINS₇
GRIPS₈
ALIAS₅
MAINS₇
EDITS₆
FAIRS₈
QUITS₁₄
COILS₇
EVILS₈

Showing the top 48 of 61 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 303

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

ABIES₇
ACIDS₈
ADIOS₆
ADITS₆
AGIOS₆
AJIES₁₂
ALIAS₅
ALIFS₈
AMIAS₇
AMIDS₈
AMIES₇
AMINS₇
AMIRS₇
AMISS₇
ANILS₅
ARIAS₅
ARILS₅
AXILS₁₂
AYINS₈
BAILS₇
BAITS₇
BLINS₇
BLIPS₉
BLISS₇
BOILS₇
BRIES₇
BRIGS₈
BRIKS₁₁
BRIMS₉
BRINS₇
BRIOS₇
BRISS₇
BRITS₇
BUIKS₁₁
CAIDS₈
CAINS₇
CEILS₇
CHIAS₁₀
CHIBS₁₂
CHICS₁₂
CHIKS₁₄
CHINS₁₀
CHIPS₁₂
CHITS₁₀
CHIVS₁₃
CLIES₇
CLIPS₉
CLITS₇
COIFS₁₀
COILS₇
COINS₇
COIRS₇
COITS₇
CRIAS₇
CRIBS₉
CRIES₇
CRIMS₉
CRIOS₇
CRIPS₉
CRITS₇
CUIFS₁₀
CUITS₇
DEIDS₇
DEILS₆
DJINS₁₃
DOITS₆
DRIBS₈
DRIES₆
DRIPS₈
DUITS₆
EDITS₆
EMICS₉
EMIRS₇
EMITS₇
EPICS₉
ERICS₇
ETICS₇
EVILS₈
EXIES₁₂
EXITS₁₂
FAIKS₁₂
FAILS₈
FAINS₈
FAIRS₈
FLICS₁₀
FLIES₈
FLIMS₁₀
FLIPS₁₀
FLIRS₈
FLITS₈
FOIDS₉
FOILS₈
FOINS₈
FRIBS₁₀
FRIES₈
FRIGS₉
FRITS₈
GAIDS₇
GAINS₆
GAIRS₆
GAITS₆
GEITS₆
GLIAS₆
GLIBS₈
GLIMS₈
GLITS₆
GRIDS₇
GRIGS₇
GRINS₆
GRIPS₈
GRITS₆
GUIDS₇
HAIKS₁₂
HAILS₈
HAINS₈
HAIRS₈
HEIDS₉
HEILS₈
HEIRS₈
HOIKS₁₂
HUIAS₈
IMIDS₈
IRIDS₆
IVIES₈
IXIAS₁₂
JAILS₁₂
JOINS₁₂
KAIDS₁₀
KAIES₉
KAIFS₁₂
KAIKS₁₃
KAILS₉
KAIMS₁₁
KAINS₉
KEIRS₉
KLIKS₁₃
KNITS₉
KUIAS₉
LAICS₇
LAIDS₆
LAIKS₉
LAIRS₅
LEIRS₅
LOIDS₆
LOINS₅
LOIRS₅
MAIDS₈
MAIKS₁₁
MAILS₇
MAIMS₉
MAINS₇
MAIRS₇
MEINS₇
MOILS₇
MOITS₇
MUIDS₈
MUILS₇
MUIRS₇
NAIFS₈
NAIKS₉
NAILS₅
NEIFS₈
NOILS₅
NOIRS₅
OBIAS₇
OBITS₇
OHIAS₈
OLIOS₅
OMITS₇
OWIES₈
OXIDS₁₃
OXIMS₁₄
PAIKS₁₁
PAILS₇
PAINS₇
PAIRS₇
PEINS₇
PLIES₇
PLIMS₉
PRIES₇
PRIGS₈
PRIMS₉
PRISS₇
PYINS₁₀
QAIDS₁₅
QUIDS₁₅
QUIMS₁₆
QUINS₁₄
QUIPS₁₆
QUITS₁₄
RAIAS₅
RAIDS₆
RAIKS₉
RAILS₅
RAINS₅
RAITS₅
REIFS₈
REIKS₉
REINS₅
RHIES₈
ROIDS₆
ROILS₅
ROINS₅
RUINS₅
SAICS₇
SAIDS₆
SAILS₅
SAIMS₇
SAINS₅
SAIRS₅
SEIFS₈
SEILS₅
SEIRS₅
SHIES₈
SHIMS₁₀
SHINS₈
SHIPS₁₀
SHIRS₈
SHITS₈
SHIVS₁₁
SKIDS₁₀
SKIES₉
SKIMS₁₁
SKINS₉
SKIOS₉
SKIPS₁₁
SKITS₉
SLIMS₇
SLIPS₇
SLITS₅
SMIRS₇
SMITS₇
SNIBS₇
SNIES₅
SNIGS₆
SNIPS₇
SNITS₅
SOILS₅
SPICS₉
SPIES₇
SPIFS₁₀
SPIKS₁₁
SPIMS₉
SPINS₇
SPITS₇
SPIVS₁₀
STIES₅
STIMS₇
STIRS₅
SUIDS₆
SUITS₅
SWIES₈
SWIGS₉
SWIMS₁₀
SWISS₈
SWITS₈
TAIGS₆
TAILS₅
TAINS₅
TAITS₅
TEILS₅
TEINS₅
THIGS₉
THINS₈
TOILS₅
TOITS₅
TRIES₅
TRIGS₆
TRIMS₇
TRINS₅
TRIOS₅
TRIPS₇
TWIGS₉
TWINS₈
TWITS₈
TYINS₈
UNITS₅
VAILS₈
VAIRS₈
VEILS₈
VEINS₈
VLIES₈
VOIDS₉
VRILS₈
WAIFS₁₁
WAILS₈
WAINS₈
WAIRS₈
WAITS₈
WEIDS₉
WEILS₈
WEIRS₈
WHIDS₁₂
WHIGS₁₂
WHIMS₁₃
WHINS₁₁
WHIPS₁₃
WHIRS₁₁
WHISS₁₁
WHITS₁₁
WRIES₈
WRITS₈
ZEINS₁₄

Letters by positionIn 21% of these words the 2nd letter is A.

1st letter

S17%
C9%
T7%

2nd letter

A21%
R15%
H9%

4th letter

T13%
N13%
L11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; QUIPS tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.

55 points: 43 words
6 points: 26 words
77 points: 71 words
8 points: 65 words
99 points: 35 words
10 points: 17 words
1111 points: 14 words
12 points: 16 words
1313 points: 7 words
14 points: 5 words
1515 points: 2 words
16 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
QUIPS	16	18	All three
QUIDS	15	16	All three
QAIDS	15	15	All three
QUITS	14	15	All three
QUINS	14	16	All three
CHIKS	14	14	Collins only
ZEINS	14	15	All three
OXIMS	14	15	All three
WHIPS	13	13	All three
WHIMS	13	13	All three
KLIKS	13	14	Collins · NWL
DJINS	13	16	All three

The pattern fixes I in the middle and S at the end, leaving three other letters to narrow a puzzle clue. Familiar matches include ships, coins, suits, and rains. Just 61 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so the full set also includes less familiar options.

5-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter

There are 303 matches recognized by at least one tournament dictionary.
Only 61 matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
QUIPS leads the score examples at 16 points; the average score is 8.1.
Two matches are Wordle answers, and 302 are allowed guesses.
Collins includes 293 matches, versus 223 in NWL2023 and 209 in ENABLE.

Which matching words score the most?

QUIPS tops the scoring examples at 16 points, putting a Q into a compact word that fits the pattern. QUIDS and QAIDS each score 15, while QUITS and QUINS score 14. Those less familiar plays can outscore everyday choices such as SHIPS or CHIPS.

For a more familiar play, WHIPS scores 13 and WHIMS scores 13. The average across the matches is 8.1 points, so the highest scorers sit well above the typical result. Board bonuses change a play’s total; these figures compare the words’ listed tile scores.

How should you narrow the pattern?

For 5-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter, test the first two letters against familiar endings such as -IPS in CHIPS and TRIPS, or -IES in TRIES and FLIES. That keeps the fixed letters in place while you compare possible openings.

Wordle contributes two answer matches, while 302 words are allowed guesses; the counts describe separate lists, not interchangeable solutions. The full set is broader than everyday vocabulary, with only 61 common entries. When a candidate feels obscure, confirm it in your game’s dictionary rather than assuming every tournament list agrees.

Questions people ask

How many common words match this letter pattern?

There are 61 common words among the 303 matches. Familiar examples include ships, coins, tries, chips, and rains; the remaining entries include less frequent vocabulary, so a guessed fit may not be accepted by every game's dictionary.

Are these words Wordle answers or guesses?

Two matches appear in the Wordle answer list, and 302 are allowed guesses. Those counts describe separate Wordle lists, so don't treat every allowed guess as a possible solution; use the solver's accepted-guess setting when testing a candidate.

What is the highest-scoring word in this group?

QUIPS is the highest scorer at 16 Scrabble points in the scoring examples. QUIDS scores 15, while QUITS scores 14; check your board’s tile values and premium squares before comparing the total for an actual play.

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5-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter

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