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

6-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter: 106 matches, from familiar living to high-scoring zigzag.

106 wordsTop pick LIVINGHighest score ZIGZAG 26

32 of 106 are everyday words (30%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

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 32 · most-used first

All valid words 106

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

  • AIDING8
  • AILING7
  • AIMING9
  • AIRBAG9
  • AIRING7
  • BIDING10
  • BIGWIG13
  • BIKING13
  • BILING9
  • BITING9
  • CIDING10
  • CITING9
  • DIALOG8
  • DICING10
  • DIEING8
  • DIKING12
  • DINING8
  • DITING8
  • DIVING11
  • EIKING11
  • FIFING13
  • FIKING14
  • FILING10
  • FINING10
  • FIRING10
  • FISGIG11
  • FIXING17
  • FIZGIG20
  • GIBING10
  • GIEING8
  • GIVING11
  • HIDING11
  • HIEING10
  • HIKING14
  • HIRING10
  • HIVING13
  • JIBING16
  • JIGJIG22
  • JIVING17
  • KILERG11
  • KITBAG13
  • KITING11
  • LIKING11
  • LIMING9
  • LINING7
  • LITING7
  • LIVING10
  • MIDLEG10
  • MIKING13
  • MILING9
  • MIMING11
  • MINING9
  • MIRING9
  • MIXING16
  • NIDING8
  • NIXING14
  • OILING7
  • PICONG11
  • PIEING9
  • PIKING13
  • PILING9
  • PINANG9
  • PINING9
  • PIPING11
  • PIZING18
  • QIGONG17
  • RICING9
  • RIDING8
  • RILING7
  • RIMING9
  • RIPING9
  • RISING7
  • RIVING10
  • SIDING8
  • SILING7
  • SIMORG9
  • SIMURG9
  • SINING7
  • SIPING9
  • SIRING7
  • SITING7
  • SIZING16
  • TICING9
  • TIDING8
  • TIEING7
  • TILING7
  • TIMING9
  • TINING7
  • TIRING7
  • VIBING12
  • VICING12
  • VIKING14
  • VINING10
  • VIRING10
  • VISING10
  • WIFING13
  • WIGWAG14
  • WILING10
  • WINING10
  • WIPING12
  • WIRING10
  • WISING10
  • WITING10
  • WIVING13
  • YIKING14
  • ZIGZAG26
Letters by positionIn 88% of these words the 5th letter is N.
1st letter
  1. S8%
  2. W8%
  3. P8%
3rd letter
  1. L10%
  2. K9%
  3. N9%
4th letter
  1. I85%
  2. O3%
  3. L2%
5th letter
  1. N88%
  2. I4%
  3. A4%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; ZIGZAG tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 15 words
  2. 8 points: 10 words
  3. 99 points: 21 words
  4. 10 points: 20 words
  5. 1111 points: 11 words
  6. 12 points: 4 words
  7. 1313 points: 9 words
  8. 14 points: 6 words
  9. 1515 points: 0 words
  10. 16 points: 3 words
  11. 1717 points: 3 words
  12. 18 points: 1 words
  13. 1919 points: 0 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 0 words
  20. 26 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZIGZAG2628All three
JIGJIG2228Collins only
FIZGIG2022All three
PIZING1821Collins only
FIXING1719All three
QIGONG1720Collins · NWL
JIVING1722All three
MIXING1619All three
SIZING1618All three
JIBING1621All three
HIKING1415All three
VIKING1417All three

The pattern fixes I in position two and G at the end, leaving four letters to identify the word. Familiar choices include giving, mining, rising, and riding. The list ranges beyond everyday vocabulary, so use the examples to narrow a clue before checking whether a less familiar answer fits your game’s dictionary.

The pattern at a glance

  • There are 106 matches with I second and G sixth.
  • 32 matches fall among the commonest English words.
  • 91 matches have a definition.
  • S and W tie for the most common first letter, with 9 words each.
  • ZIGZAG leads the scores at 26 points.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

Living, giving, mining, and rising are familiar examples that fit the fixed letters without unusual spelling. Riding, hiding, timing, and firing offer other recognizable options when a clue gives you the first letter or a meaning. Plenty stay recognizable, too: 91 matches have a dictionary definition, and the same pattern also yields wiring, airing, siding, and viking.

Many examples share an -ing ending, including dining, hiking, and biting. That ending is a useful recognition cue, but it does not identify the first four letters by itself. Look for another clue before settling on a candidate.

How do 6-letter words with I second and G last score?

ZIGZAG scores 26, while JIGJIG reaches 22 and FIZGIG scores 20. PIZING is listed at 18; FIXING, QIGONG, and JIVING each score 17. Those unusual high scorers stand out beside everyday options such as MIXING, which scores 16.

The number of matches changes sharply with the second letter: the same six-letter pattern with A second has 157 matches, and O second has 133. With I fixed, S and W lead the first-letter groups at 9 each. Check your game’s word list before relying on an uncommon high scorer.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have I second and G last?
There are 106 matches with I in the second position and G in the sixth. Examples include living, giving, mining, and riding. The total covers words found in at least one tournament dictionary, so an individual game’s accepted list can be smaller.
Which word in this pattern scores the most?
ZIGZAG is the highest-scoring match, at 26 points. JIGJIG scores 22 and FIZGIG scores 20. These are less familiar choices than living or giving, so confirm that your game accepts them before playing one.
Are most of these words common?
No; 32 of the 106 matches are classified as common. Familiar options include living, giving, mining, and rising, while the highest-scoring choices include less familiar forms such as ZIGZAG and FIZGIG.

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