5-letter words with M as the 1st letter and I as the 3rd letter

The pattern is M _ I _ _, so the second, fourth, and fifth letters remain open. Collins lists all 27 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 15. Familiar options such as MOIST and MAIDS sit alongside less common entries like MEITH and MUIDS, so the right choice depends on your game and its dictionary.

M-first, I-third words at a glance

• There are 27 five-letter matches for M in position one and I in position three.
• MOIST, MAINS, and MAIZE are recognizable examples among the matches.
• Twelve words end in S, the most common final letter in this group.
• MAIZE leads the scoring list at 16 points; MAIKO and MAIKS each score 11.
• Six matches rank among the 25,000 most common English words by wordfreq.

How many 5-letter words have M first and I third?

There are 27 words matching M _ I _ _. The endings are uneven: 12 finish with S, five with E, and four with T. Only two end in A, while H, L, O, and Y each appear once as a final letter.

Two matches also appear in the Wordle answer list, and all 27 are allowed guesses in the recorded Wordle list. The named examples include MOIST and MAIZE, but the answer-list matches are not identified here. For everyday play, the small common-word group makes this pattern narrower than the full dictionary count suggests.

Which M-I words score the most?

MAIZE is the top scorer at 16 points, well ahead of MAIKO and MAIKS at 11 each. MEINY and MEITH are next at 10 apiece. Among familiar choices, MAIDS scores eight and MOIST scores seven, so a rare word can beat a more recognizable play on tile value.

Dictionary coverage is not identical across games: Collins has 27 entries, compared with 15 in ENABLE and 15 in NWL2023. Only six entries are common by frequency, and the remaining matches include obscure forms. Check your game's word list before building a play around an unfamiliar word.