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

Lock the pattern as __E_I_: the third tile is E and the fifth is I. CREDIT, THESIS, POETIC, and SCENIC show how varied the open slots are. The 131 matches span Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, but only 8 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect many specialist entries.

At a glance

• 131 matches qualify in at least one tournament dictionary.
• Only 8 are common by the top-25,000 English-word frequency measure.
• P starts 19 matches, ahead of A (17) and C (14).
• Final C appears 31 times; final E and S appear 25 and 20 times.
• OZEKIS scores 19 points; PREFIX follows at 18.

How many 6-letter words have E third and I fifth?

There are 131 six-letter words with E in the third slot and I in the fifth. Think of the pattern as __E_I_: the open spaces account for most of the variation, rather than one obvious beginning.

At the front, P leads with 19 matches, then A with 17 and C with 14; E contributes 10. At the back, C dominates with 31, followed by E (25), S (20), A (16), and N (13).

That makes C the strongest clue for the final tile, while P is the strongest starting-letter clue. The parallel pattern with E in both the third and fifth slots has 331 matches, more than twice this E-and-I pattern.

When solving, lock E and I into place before testing endings. The 31 C endings give you a broader branch than X, which closes just 4 matches.

Which matching words score highest?

Among 6-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter, OZEKIS leads at 19 points. PREFIX, PHENIX, HEEZIE, and CHENIX each score 18; PREMIX, ZOETIC, and ZOECIA score 17.

Those scores reward high-value tiles, not everyday use. CREDIT and THESIS are more recognizable examples, while only 8 of the 131 matches count as common. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry; tournament dictionaries do not all accept the same words.

For nearby clues, the seven-letter version has 421 matches, while shifting the third letter to R gives 191 matches with I still fifth.