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

5-letter words with O as the 4th letter and I as the 5th letter total 11, and every matching word ends in I.

11 wordsTop pick ENVOIHighest score KIKOI 13

With O in 4th place, S is the most common 5th letter (199 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • ENVOI8
  • TOPOI7
  • LOGOI6
  • KIKOI13
  • AIDOI6
  • ASKOI9
  • AULOI5
  • DEMOI8
  • HIKOI12
  • NOMOI7
  • TELOI5
All valid words 11

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

  • AIDOI6
  • ASKOI9
  • AULOI5
  • DEMOI8
  • ENVOI8
  • HIKOI12
  • KIKOI13
  • LOGOI6
  • NOMOI7
  • TELOI5
  • TOPOI7

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KIKOI1313Collins only
HIKOI1211Collins only
ASKOI99All three
ENVOI810All three
DEMOI89NWL only
TOPOI78All three
NOMOI79All three
LOGOI68All three
AIDOI66Collins only
TELOI56All three
AULOI57Collins only

An O in position four and I at the end leave only 11 tournament-dictionary entries. The pattern looks tidy, but none ranks among common English words. ENVOI is one recognizable option; KIKOI tops the score chart, and the A-starting trio gives this small group its clearest opening-letter cluster.

At a glance the O-I pattern

  • Only 11 words match the fixed _ _ _ O I pattern.
  • All 11 end in I, while A is the most frequent first letter with three entries.
  • T begins two entries; D, E, H, K, L and N begin one apiece.
  • KIKOI scores 13 points, ahead of HIKOI at 12 and ASKOI at 9.

Why are these O-I words so uncommon?

The final two letters are locked, leaving just three positions to vary. That constraint is especially strict here: O in the fourth position followed by S has 199 matches, compared with 11 ending in I.

Several entries have a Greek-looking plural form: TOPOI, LOGOI, NOMOI and TELOI. AIDOI, ASKOI and AULOI make up the three words beginning with A, while DEMOI and ENVOI offer different-looking options within the same pattern.

None of the 11 entries ranks among common English words, so a familiar-looking spelling is not a reliable guide to acceptance. The list spans different tournament dictionaries: Collins includes 10, NWL2023 includes 7, and ENABLE includes 6.

When solving from crossing letters, hold the first three slots open: the A-starting cluster accounts for three choices, while each of six other initials appears once.

Which entries score highest?

KIKOI leads at 13 points, followed by HIKOI at 12 and ASKOI at 9. ENVOI and DEMOI each score 8, making them lower-scoring choices despite their more familiar letter shapes.

Across the matching words, the average score is 7.8. The useful scoring insight is that the rare K in KIKOI matters more than the shared O-I ending; those final letters alone do not make every play valuable.

For 5-letter words with O as the 4th letter and I as the 5th letter, sort first by the letters you can actually place, then confirm your dictionary accepts the candidate. TOPOI scores 7, LOGOI scores 6, and TELOI scores 5.

Questions people ask

How many words have O fourth and I fifth?
There are 11 five-letter matches with O fourth and I fifth. Every one ends in I, and none is classified among common English words. The first letters vary: A appears three times, T twice, and six other letters appear once each.
Which O-I word scores the most?
KIKOI is the top scorer at 13 points, with HIKOI next at 12. ASKOI scores 9, while ENVOI and DEMOI each score 8. These are tile scores, so board multipliers can change the value of a play.
Are all 11 words accepted in every game?
No. Collins accepts 10 of the matches, NWL2023 accepts 7, and ENABLE accepts 6. Those totals overlap, but they are not identical lists. The three dictionary counts show why the same O-I pattern can have different validity across games.

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