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

6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and I as the 4th letter number 510, from familiar words like FAMILY and MAKING to rarer plays.

510 wordsTop pick FAMILYHighest score MAXIXE 22

91 of 510 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 2nd place, I is the most common 4th letter (510 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 91 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 91 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 510

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

  • AAHING10
  • AALIIS6
  • BAAING9
  • BABIED11
  • BABIER10
  • BABIES10
  • BAGIES9
  • BAKING13
  • BALING9
  • BANIAN8
  • BANIAS8
  • BANING9
  • BANISH11
  • BARING9
  • BARISH11
  • BARITE8
  • BARIUM10
  • BASICS10
  • BASIFY14
  • BASILS8
  • BASING9
  • BASINS8
  • BASION8
  • BATIKS12
  • BATING9
  • BAVINS11
  • BAYING12
  • CAAING9
  • CABINS10
  • CADIES9
  • CAFILA11
  • CAGIER9
  • CAGILY12
  • CAGING10
  • CAHIER11
  • CAKIER12
  • CAKING13
  • CALICO10
  • CALIFS11
  • CALIGO9
  • CALIMA10
  • CALIPH13
  • CAMION10
  • CAMISA10
  • CAMISE10
  • CANIDS9
  • CANIER8
  • CANINE8
  • CANING9
  • CAPIAS10
  • CAPING11
  • CAPISH13
  • CAPITA10
  • CARIBE10
  • CARIED9
  • CARIES8
  • CARINA8
  • CARING9
  • CASING9
  • CASINI8
  • CASINO8
  • CASITA8
  • CATION8
  • CAVIAR11
  • CAVIER11
  • CAVIES11
  • CAVILS11
  • CAVING12
  • CAVITY14
  • CAWING12
  • DACITE9
  • DAEING8
  • DANIOS7
  • DANISH10
  • DARICS9
  • DARING8
  • DATING8
  • DATIVE10
  • DAVIES10
  • DAVITS10
  • DAWING11
  • DAWISH13
  • DAZING17
  • EADISH10
  • EANING7
  • EARING7
  • EASIED7
  • EASIER6
  • EASIES6
  • EASILY9
  • EASING7
  • EATING7
  • FAAING10
  • FACIAE11
  • FACIAL11
  • FACIAS11
  • FACIES11
  • FACILE11
  • FACING12
  • FADIER10
  • FADING11
  • FAGINS10
  • FAJITA16
  • FAKIES13
  • FAKING14
  • FAKIRS13
  • FAMILY14
  • FAMINE11
  • FAMING12
  • FAMISH14
  • FANION9
  • FAQIRS18
  • FARINA9
  • FARING10
  • FATING10
  • FAVISM14
  • FAXING17
  • FAYING13
  • FAZING19
  • GABIES9
  • GABION9
  • GADIDS9
  • GAEING8
  • GAGING9
  • GALING8
  • GALIOT7
  • GAMIER9
  • GAMIFY15
  • GAMILY12
  • GAMINE9
  • GAMING10
  • GAMINS9
  • GAPIER9
  • GAPING10
  • GARIAL7
  • GARISH10
  • GASIFY13
  • GATING8
  • GAVIAL10
  • GAZIER16
  • GAZING17
  • HABILE11
  • HABITS11
  • HADING11
  • HADITH13
  • HAEING10
  • HAKIMS15
  • HALIDE10
  • HALIDS10
  • HALIER9
  • HALING10
  • HALITE9
  • HAMING12
  • HANIWA12
  • HARIMS11
  • HARING10
  • HARIRA9
  • HARISH12
  • HATING10
  • HAVING13
  • HAVIOR12
  • HAWING13
  • HAYING13
  • HAZIER18
  • HAZILY21
  • HAZING19
  • JABIRU15
  • JADING15
  • JADISH17
  • JAGIRS14
  • JAPING16
  • JARINA13
  • JASIES13
  • JAWING17
  • JAXIES20
  • JAZIES22
  • KABIKI16
  • KAEING11
  • KAFILA13
  • KAFIRS13
  • KALIAN10
  • KALIFS13
  • KALIPH15
  • KALIUM12
  • KAMIKS16
  • KAMILA12
  • KARITE10
  • KATION10
  • KATIPO12
  • KAWING14
  • LABIAL8
  • LABILE8
  • LABIUM10
  • LACIER8
  • LACILY11
  • LACING9
  • LADIES7
  • LADIFY13
  • LADING8
  • LADINO7
  • LAKIER10
  • LAKING11
  • LAKINS10
  • LAKISH13
  • LAMIAE8
  • LAMIAS8
  • LAMINA8
  • LAMING9
  • LAMISH11
  • LAPINS8
  • LARIAT6
  • LARINE6
  • LASING7
  • LATIGO7
  • LATINA6
  • LATINO6
  • LATISH9
  • LAVING10
  • LAVISH12
  • LAWINE9
  • LAWING10
  • LAWINS9
  • LAXISM15
  • LAXIST13
  • LAXITY16
  • LAYING10
  • LAYINS9
  • LAZIED16
  • LAZIER15
  • LAZIES15
  • LAZILY18
  • LAZING16
  • MAAING9
  • MACING11
  • MAFIAS11
  • MAFICS13
  • MAGIAN9
  • MAGICS11
  • MAGILP11
  • MAGISM11
  • MAKING13
  • MALIBU10
  • MALICE10
  • MALIGN9
  • MALIKS12
  • MALINE8
  • MALISM10
  • MALIST8
  • MAMIES10
  • MANIAC10
  • MANIAS8
  • MANICS10
  • MANIES8
  • MANILA8
  • MANIOC10
  • MANITO8
  • MANITU8
  • MARIDS9
  • MARIES8
  • MARINA8
  • MARINE8
  • MARISH11
  • MASING9
  • MATICO10
  • MATIER8
  • MATIES8
  • MATILY11
  • MATING9
  • MATINS8
  • MATIPO10
  • MAVIES11
  • MAVINS11
  • MAWING12
  • MAXIMA17
  • MAXIMS17
  • MAXING16
  • MAXIXE22
  • MAYING12
  • MAZIER17
  • MAZILY20
  • MAZING18
  • NADIRS7
  • NAMING9
  • NANISM8
  • NAPING9
  • NARIAL6
  • NARINE6
  • NASIAL6
  • NASION6
  • NATION6
  • NATIVE9
  • NAVIES9
  • NAZIFY21
  • NAZIRS15
  • OAFISH12
  • OAKIER10
  • OAKIES10
  • OARIER6
  • OARING7
  • OATIER6
  • PACIER10
  • PACIFY16
  • PACING11
  • PAGING10
  • PAKIHI15
  • PALIER8
  • PALING9
  • PALISH11
  • PANICK14
  • PANICS10
  • PANIER8
  • PANIMS10
  • PANING9
  • PANINI8
  • PANINO8
  • PANISC10
  • PANISK12
  • PAPISH13
  • PAPISM12
  • PAPIST10
  • PARIAH11
  • PARIAL8
  • PARIAN8
  • PARIES8
  • PARING9
  • PARISH11
  • PARITY11
  • PATIKI12
  • PATINA8
  • PATINE8
  • PATINS8
  • PATIOS8
  • PAVING12
  • PAVINS11
  • PAVIOR11
  • PAVISE11
  • PAWING12
  • PAYING12
  • QAPIKS21
  • QASIDA16
  • RABIES8
  • RACIAL8
  • RACIER8
  • RACILY11
  • RACING9
  • RACINO8
  • RACISM10
  • RACIST8
  • RADIAL7
  • RADIAN7
  • RADIOS7
  • RADISH10
  • RADIUM9
  • RADIUS7
  • RAGING8
  • RAGINI7
  • RAHING10
  • RAKING11
  • RAKISH13
  • RAMIES8
  • RAMIFY14
  • RAMINS8
  • RANIDS7
  • RANINE6
  • RAPIDS9
  • RAPIER8
  • RAPINE8
  • RAPING9
  • RAPINI8
  • RAPIST8
  • RARIFY12
  • RARING7
  • RARITY9
  • RASING7
  • RATIFY12
  • RATINE6
  • RATING7
  • RATION6
  • RATIOS6
  • RATITE6
  • RAVIER9
  • RAVINE9
  • RAVING10
  • RAVINS9
  • RAVISH12
  • RAWING10
  • RAWINS9
  • RAWISH12
  • RAXING14
  • RAYING10
  • RAZING16
  • SABICU10
  • SABINE8
  • SABINS8
  • SABIRS8
  • SADISM9
  • SADIST7
  • SAFING10
  • SAGIER7
  • SAHIBA11
  • SAHIBS11
  • SAKIAS10
  • SAKIEH13
  • SALIFY12
  • SALINA6
  • SALINE6
  • SALIVA9
  • SAMIEL8
  • SAMIER8
  • SAMITE8
  • SAMITI8
  • SANIES6
  • SANIFY12
  • SANING7
  • SANITY9
  • SARING7
  • SARINS6
  • SASINE6
  • SASINS6
  • SATING7
  • SATINS6
  • SATINY9
  • SATIRE6
  • SATIVE9
  • SAVINE9
  • SAVING10
  • SAVINS9
  • SAVIOR9
  • SAWING10
  • SAXIST13
  • SAYIDS10
  • SAYING10
  • TAEING7
  • TAFIAS9
  • TAGINE7
  • TAHINA9
  • TAHINI9
  • TAJINE13
  • TAKIER10
  • TAKING11
  • TAKINS10
  • TALION6
  • TAMINE8
  • TAMING9
  • TAMINS8
  • TAMISE8
  • TANIST6
  • TAPING9
  • TAPIRS8
  • TAPIST8
  • TARIFF12
  • TARING7
  • TASING7
  • TATIES6
  • TAUIWI9
  • TAWIER9
  • TAWING10
  • TAXIED14
  • TAXIES13
  • TAXING14
  • TAXITE13
  • VADING11
  • VAGILE10
  • VAGINA10
  • VAHINE12
  • VAKILS13
  • VALINE9
  • VALISE9
  • VANISH12
  • VANITY12
  • VAPING12
  • VARIAS9
  • VARIED10
  • VARIER9
  • VARIES9
  • VAXING17
  • WADIES10
  • WADING11
  • WAGING11
  • WAHINE12
  • WAKIKI17
  • WAKING14
  • WALIER9
  • WALIES9
  • WALING10
  • WALISE9
  • WANIER9
  • WANING10
  • WANION9
  • WAPITI11
  • WARIER9
  • WARILY12
  • WARING10
  • WAVIER12
  • WAVIES12
  • WAVILY15
  • WAVING13
  • WAXIER16
  • WAXILY19
  • WAXING17
  • WAYING13
  • WAZIRS18
  • YAWING13
  • ZAMIAS17
  • ZANIED16
  • ZANIER15
  • ZANIES15
  • ZANILY18
  • ZARIBA17
  • ZAYINS18
Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 5th letter is N.
1st letter
  1. R10%
  2. M10%
  3. C8%
3rd letter
  1. R11%
  2. N9%
  3. T8%
5th letter
  1. N39%
  2. E16%
  3. S10%
6th letter
  1. G25%
  2. S22%
  3. E10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; MAXIXE tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 30 words
  2. 7 points: 32 words
  3. 88 points: 77 words
  4. 9 points: 86 words
  5. 1010 points: 84 words
  6. 11 points: 54 words
  7. 1212 points: 42 words
  8. 13 points: 34 words
  9. 1414 points: 14 words
  10. 15 points: 13 words
  11. 1616 points: 14 words
  12. 17 points: 13 words
  13. 1818 points: 7 words
  14. 19 points: 3 words
  15. 2020 points: 2 words
  16. 21 points: 3 words
  17. 2222 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
MAXIXE2223All three
JAZIES2224Collins only
HAZILY2120All three
QAPIKS2122NWL only
NAZIFY2121All three
JAXIES2022Collins only
MAZILY2021All three
HAZING1920All three
FAZING1921All three
WAXILY1919All three
LAZILY1819All three
MAZING1821All three

Fixing A in slot two and I in slot four still leaves a broad mix of words. FAMILY, HAVING, and MAKING are easy to recognize; MAXIXE and JAZIES stand out for their tile totals. Only 91 matches rank among the commonest English words, so a pattern match is not automatically a word you will recognize or want to play.

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

  • There are 510 matches with A second and I fourth.
  • Collins accepts 496 matches; NWL2023 accepts 410, while ENABLE accepts 378.
  • Only 91 matches rank among the commonest English words.
  • The most frequent final letters are G, with 129 words, and S, with 111.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

FAMILY, HAVING, MAKING, TAKING, SAYING, and EATING show how naturally the pattern fits everyday vocabulary. Other recognizable examples include EASIER, NATIVE, and MARINE, though the full set reaches well beyond familiar choices.

The common-word count is 91 out of 510, so most matches are outside that frequency group. When you have extra known letters, use them to narrow the candidates instead of treating every dictionary match as equally likely.

Which matches score highly, and what should you watch for?

MAXIXE and JAZIES lead the listed Scrabble scores at 22 points each. HAZILY and QAPIKS follow at 21, while HAZING and FAZING score 19. Those totals make unusual high-value letters worth checking when your rack contains them.

The ending pattern offers a practical shortcut: 129 matches finish in G and 111 finish in S, far ahead of the other recorded endings. But many matches are uncommon, and dictionary coverage differs between Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many 6-letter words have A second and I fourth?
There are 510 matches with A in the second position and I in the fourth. The count includes words from tournament dictionaries, so it is broader than a list of everyday vocabulary; only 91 matches fall among the commonest English words.
What are some common examples of this letter pattern?
FAMILY, HAVING, MAKING, TAKING, and SAYING are familiar examples with A second and I fourth. The full set also includes words such as EASIER, NATIVE, and MARINE, but most of the 510 matches are not among the commonest English words.
Which words with A second and I fourth score the most?
MAXIXE and JAZIES lead the listed Scrabble scores at 22 points each. HAZILY and QAPIKS score 21, and HAZING and FAZING score 19. Check your game’s dictionary before using a less familiar word, since accepted entries vary by word list.

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