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

6-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and E as the 6th letter: 266 matches, including LITTLE, SINGLE and MIDDLE.

266 wordsTop pick LITTLEHighest score ZIZZLE 33

44 of 266 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 2nd place, S is the most common 6th letter (602 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 44 · most-used first

Showing the top 43 of 44 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 266

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

  • BIBBLE12
  • BICKIE14
  • BIFACE13
  • BIGEYE12
  • BIGGIE10
  • BIKKIE16
  • BILLIE8
  • BIMBLE12
  • BINATE8
  • BINDLE9
  • BINGLE9
  • BIRDIE9
  • BIREME10
  • BIRKIE12
  • BIRSLE8
  • BISQUE17
  • BISTRE8
  • BITTIE8
  • BIZONE17
  • CICALE10
  • CIERGE9
  • CIGGIE10
  • CILICE10
  • CINQUE17
  • CIRCLE10
  • CIRQUE17
  • CITOLE8
  • DIABLE9
  • DIBBLE11
  • DICKIE13
  • DIDDLE9
  • DIEDRE8
  • DILATE7
  • DILDOE8
  • DILUTE7
  • DIMBLE11
  • DIMPLE11
  • DINDLE8
  • DINGLE8
  • DINKIE11
  • DINNLE7
  • DIPLOE9
  • DIPOLE9
  • DIRIGE8
  • DISPLE9
  • DISUSE7
  • DITONE7
  • DIVIDE11
  • DIVINE10
  • FIACRE11
  • FIANCE11
  • FICKLE15
  • FIDDLE11
  • FIERCE11
  • FIGURE10
  • FILOSE9
  • FIMBLE13
  • FINALE9
  • FINITE9
  • FIPPLE13
  • FISSLE9
  • FITCHE14
  • FIXATE16
  • FIXIVE19
  • FIXURE16
  • FIZZLE27
  • GIDGEE9
  • GIDJEE15
  • GIFTEE10
  • GIGGLE9
  • GILGIE8
  • GILLIE7
  • GIMMIE11
  • GINGLE8
  • GIRDLE8
  • GIRLIE7
  • GIRNIE7
  • HICKIE15
  • HIDAGE11
  • HIGGLE11
  • HINNIE9
  • HIPPIE13
  • HIRAGE10
  • HIRPLE11
  • HIRSLE9
  • HISTIE9
  • JIGGLE15
  • JILGIE14
  • JIMMIE17
  • JINGLE14
  • JINNEE13
  • JIRBLE15
  • KIBBLE14
  • KIDDIE12
  • KIDDLE12
  • KIDGIE12
  • KIEKIE14
  • KIERIE10
  • KILLIE10
  • KILTIE10
  • KINASE10
  • KINDIE11
  • KINDLE11
  • KINGLE11
  • KINKLE14
  • KINONE10
  • KIRTLE10
  • KISHKE17
  • KITTLE10
  • LIABLE8
  • LIAISE6
  • LIBATE8
  • LIBRAE8
  • LICHEE11
  • LIERNE6
  • LIGASE7
  • LIGATE7
  • LIGULE7
  • LIGURE7
  • LINAGE7
  • LINGLE7
  • LINTIE6
  • LIPASE8
  • LIPIDE9
  • LIPPIE10
  • LISTEE6
  • LITTLE6
  • LIZZIE24
  • MICATE10
  • MICKLE14
  • MIDDIE10
  • MIDDLE10
  • MIDGIE10
  • MIELIE8
  • MIGGLE10
  • MILAGE9
  • MILLIE8
  • MINGLE9
  • MINNIE8
  • MINUTE8
  • MIRAGE9
  • MISATE8
  • MISCUE10
  • MISERE8
  • MISLIE8
  • MISSAE8
  • MISSEE8
  • MISTLE8
  • MISUSE8
  • MIZZLE26
  • NIBBLE10
  • NICKLE12
  • NIDATE7
  • NIENTE6
  • NIGGLE8
  • NIMBLE10
  • NIPPLE10
  • NIRLIE6
  • PIAFFE14
  • PIAZZE26
  • PICENE10
  • PICINE10
  • PICKLE14
  • PICOTE10
  • PIDDLE10
  • PIERCE10
  • PIFFLE14
  • PIGGIE10
  • PIKAKE16
  • PILLIE8
  • PILOSE8
  • PILULE8
  • PIMPLE12
  • PINENE8
  • PINGLE9
  • PINITE8
  • PINKIE12
  • PINNAE8
  • PINNIE8
  • PINOLE8
  • PINTLE8
  • PIPAGE11
  • PIRATE8
  • PIRNIE8
  • PIZZLE26
  • RIBBIE10
  • RIBEYE11
  • RIBIBE10
  • RIBOSE8
  • RICKLE12
  • RIDDLE8
  • RIFFLE12
  • RIMAYE11
  • RIMOSE8
  • RIMPLE10
  • RIPPLE10
  • RISQUE15
  • RIVAGE10
  • SICKEE12
  • SICKIE12
  • SICKLE12
  • SIECLE8
  • SIFFLE12
  • SIGNEE7
  • SILAGE7
  • SILANE6
  • SILENE6
  • SILKIE10
  • SILVAE9
  • SIMILE8
  • SIMPLE10
  • SINGLE7
  • SIPPLE10
  • SIRREE6
  • SITHEE9
  • SIZZLE24
  • TIBIAE8
  • TICKLE12
  • TIDDLE8
  • TIERCE8
  • TIMBRE10
  • TINGLE7
  • TINKLE10
  • TINNIE6
  • TIPPEE10
  • TIPPLE10
  • TIPTOE8
  • TIRADE7
  • TIRAGE7
  • TISANE6
  • TISSUE6
  • TITTIE6
  • TITTLE6
  • TITULE6
  • VIABLE11
  • VIDAME12
  • VIELLE9
  • VILLAE9
  • VIRGAE10
  • VIRILE9
  • VIROSE9
  • VIRTUE9
  • VISAGE10
  • VISILE9
  • VISITE9
  • VISIVE12
  • VITTAE9
  • VITTLE9
  • VIVACE14
  • VIZZIE27
  • WIBBLE13
  • WIDDIE11
  • WIDDLE11
  • WIDGIE11
  • WIENIE9
  • WIGGLE11
  • WILLIE9
  • WIMBLE13
  • WIMPLE13
  • WINDLE10
  • WINKLE13
  • WINNLE9
  • WINTLE9
  • YIPPEE13
  • YIPPIE13
  • ZIZZLE33
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 5th letter is L.
1st letter
  1. P10%
  2. D8%
  3. M8%
3rd letter
  1. N16%
  2. R10%
  3. L9%
4th letter
  1. A12%
  2. G10%
  3. K8%
5th letter
  1. L38%
  2. I20%
  3. T6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZIZZLE tops the list with 33. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 16 words
  2. 7 points: 21 words
  3. 88 points: 50 words
  4. 9 points: 38 words
  5. 1010 points: 48 words
  6. 11 points: 25 words
  7. 1212 points: 19 words
  8. 13 points: 12 words
  9. 1414 points: 12 words
  10. 15 points: 6 words
  11. 1616 points: 4 words
  12. 17 points: 6 words
  13. 1818 points: 0 words
  14. 19 points: 1 words
  15. 2020 points: 0 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 2 words
  20. 25 points: 0 words
  21. 2626 points: 3 words
  22. 27 points: 2 words
  23. 2828 points: 0 words
  24. 29 points: 0 words
  25. 3030 points: 0 words
  26. 31 points: 0 words
  27. 3232 points: 0 words
  28. 33 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZIZZLE3334All three
FIZZLE2728All three
VIZZIE2728Collins only
MIZZLE2628All three
PIAZZE2627All three
LIZZIE2425Collins only
SIZZLE2425All three
FIXIVE1920Collins only
JIMMIE1721Collins · NWL
CIRQUE1719All three
CINQUE1720All three
BISQUE1719All three

That fixed I-and-E frame has a mix of everyday words and obscure game entries. LITTLE, SINGLE and MIDDLE are familiar choices; the full set also includes SIMPLE, FIGURE and MINUTE. The initial letter varies widely, but every match ends in E, so the final position offers no further distinction once the pattern is set.

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

  • The pattern contains 266 tournament-dictionary words, each with I second and E last.
  • Collins lists 261 matches, NWL2023 lists 185, and ENABLE lists 172; those dictionary totals overlap.
  • Only 44 entries are classed as common, while 204 have definitions.
  • P is the leading first letter with 27 matches; D and M follow with 22 each.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

LITTLE, SINGLE and MIDDLE are easy anchors: each puts I in the second slot and finishes with E. SIMPLE, FIGURE, MINUTE, CIRCLE and TISSUE follow the same frame, giving you several everyday candidates before you consider less familiar entries.

The starting letters help narrow a clue. P leads with 27 words, while D and M each have 22; B has 19, as does L. If your first tile is known, those counts show where this pattern has its deepest group and where the choices thin.

How should you handle the less familiar matches?

ZIZZLE tops the tile scores at 33, with FIZZLE next at 27. Both stand out because their repeated Zs carry the score, but they are much less familiar than LITTLE or SIMPLE. Treat them as word-game candidates, not automatic plays.

The common-word count is a useful reality check: most matches are not everyday vocabulary. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry, especially when a high raw score makes it tempting.

Questions people ask

What are some common six-letter words with I second and E last?
LITTLE, SINGLE and MIDDLE are familiar matches. SIMPLE, FIGURE, MINUTE, CIRCLE and TISSUE fit too. Each has six letters, places I second, and ends in E, so these examples are strong starting points when the pattern is all you know.
Which first letters have the most matches?
P leads with 27 words, while D and M tie at 22 each. B and L each have 19. These counts apply only to six-letter words with I second and E last, so they can help narrow a clue once you know its opening letter.
Are all 266 matches common words?
No. Only 44 are classed as common, although 204 have definitions. The remaining entries include less familiar vocabulary and game words; check your game's dictionary before relying on an obscure match, even if its letters fit perfectly.

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