5-letter words with I as the 4th letter and S as the 5th letter

The pattern fixes both the fourth letter and the final letter, leaving the first three positions to vary. Familiar examples include BASIS, PARIS, OASIS, and TAXIS, but only 10 matching entries rank as common by English-word frequency. Counts also shift by dictionary: Collins includes more matches than either NWL2023 or ENABLE.

Counts, coverage, and clues at a glance

• The fixed pattern contains 160 five-letter entries accepted by at least one tournament dictionary.
• Only 10 qualify as common by English-word frequency, so many matches are specialist vocabulary.
• Collins accepts 147 entries; NWL2023 accepts 117, while ENABLE accepts 90.
• One dictionary-listed Wordle answer matches; 158 matching entries are allowed guesses.
• K, M, and P tie for the most frequent first letter, with 15 entries apiece.

Which starting letters appear most often?

K, M, and P lead the opening-letter count with 15 words each. A and L follow at 12 apiece, while S and T each begin 10 matches. That spread gives you a practical filter: once I and S are fixed, test K, M, and P before less frequent initials.

Every example still needs to fit the known letters in the correct slots. BASIS and OASIS show familiar shapes, while LOUIS and LEWIS give different opening patterns. The list is a pattern aid, not a promise that every entry will be accepted in your particular game.

5-letter words with I as the 4th letter and S as the 5th letter

Use the Wordle overlap carefully: only one match is a dictionary-listed answer, even though 158 are allowed guesses. An allowed guess is not necessarily an answer, so this pattern narrows a board but does not make every candidate equally plausible. The common-word count is a better guide to everyday vocabulary than the full tournament list.

For board scoring, KAZIS leads the high scorers at 18 points, followed by PYXIS at 17. QADIS and FUJIS each score 15. These are letter-value totals, not guaranteed board results; premium squares can change a play's value, and obscure high scorers are poor choices when your only goal is a likely Wordle answer.

Most matches are not common words, and dictionary coverage differs across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry. The key takeaway for 5-letter words with I as the 4th letter and S as the 5th letter is to separate pattern matches from words you recognize and can actually play.