6-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter
6-letter words with I as 2nd and S as 6th letter number 602, including familiar forms such as rights, cities, videos, and pieces.
62 of 602 are everyday words (10%). 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.
Common words
- RIGHTS10
- CITIES8
- VIDEOS10
- PIECES10
- LIGHTS10
- FIELDS10
- LIMITS8
- NIGHTS10
- FINALS9
- TITLES6
- WISHES12
- GIANTS7
- RIVERS9
- VISITS9
- FIGHTS13
- TIGERS7
- DISHES10
- PILOTS8
- RIDERS7
- CIRCUS10
- RIVALS9
- MINERS8
- TITANS6
- YIELDS10
- MISSES8
- RIFLES9
- SIGHTS10
- KISSES10
- MINORS8
- DIGITS8
- BIRTHS11
- FIBERS11
- DIVERS10
- CITRUS8
- RICHES11
- HIATUS9
- PIXELS15
- VILLAS9
- FISHES12
- SIRENS6
- LINERS6
- CIGARS9
- WIDOWS13
- RIDGES8
- HINGES10
- PIZZAS26
- AIRBUS8
- BIASES8
All valid words 602
- AIDERS7
- AIMERS8
- AINGAS7
- AIOLIS6
- AIRBUS8
- AIRERS6
- AIRTHS9
- AISLES6
- AIVERS9
- AIZLES15
- BIALIS8
- BIALYS11
- BIASES8
- BIBLES10
- BICEPS12
- BIDERS9
- BIDETS9
- BIDONS9
- BIELDS9
- BIFFOS14
- BIGHAS12
- BIGHTS12
- BIGOTS9
- BIJOUS15
- BIKERS12
- BIKIES12
- BILBOS10
- BILGES9
- BIMAHS13
- BIMBOS12
- BINDIS9
- BINERS8
- BINGES9
- BINGOS9
- BINITS8
- BINOCS10
- BIOGAS9
- BIOMES10
- BIONTS8
- BIOTAS8
- BIPEDS11
- BIPODS11
- BIRLES8
- BIRSES8
- BIRTHS11
- BISHES11
- BISONS8
- BITERS8
- BIZZES26
- BIZZOS26
- CIBOLS10
- CIDERS9
- CIGARS9
- CIMARS10
- CIPPUS12
- CIRCUS10
- CIRRUS8
- CISCOS10
- CISSUS8
- CISTUS8
- CITALS8
- CITERS8
- CITESS8
- CITIES8
- CITRUS8
- CIVETS11
- CIVICS13
- CIVIES11
- CIZERS17
- DIAZOS16
- DICERS9
- DICHTS12
- DICOTS9
- DIDIES8
- DIDOES8
- DIENES7
- DIESES7
- DIESIS7
- DIGHTS11
- DIGITS8
- DIKERS11
- DILDOS8
- DILLIS7
- DIMERS9
- DINARS7
- DINERS7
- DINGES8
- DINGOS8
- DINGUS8
- DINICS9
- DIODES8
- DIOTAS7
- DIPSAS9
- DIPSOS9
- DIRAMS9
- DIRGES8
- DIRKES11
- DISCOS9
- DISCUS9
- DISHES10
- DISMES9
- DISSES7
- DITALS7
- DITTOS7
- DITZES16
- DIVANS10
- DIVERS10
- DIVOTS10
- DIWANS10
- DIXIES14
- DIXITS14
- DIZENS16
- EIDERS7
- EIGHTS10
- EIKONS10
- EISELS6
- FIBERS11
- FIBRES11
- FIBROS11
- FICHES14
- FICHUS14
- FICINS11
- FICOES11
- FIDGES11
- FIELDS10
- FIENDS10
- FIENTS9
- FIERES9
- FIFERS12
- FIFTHS15
- FIGHTS13
- FILERS9
- FILETS9
- FILLES9
- FILLOS9
- FILMIS11
- FILTHS12
- FINALS9
- FINCAS11
- FINERS9
- FIORDS10
- FIQUES18
- FIREES9
- FIRERS9
- FIRIES9
- FIRSTS9
- FIRTHS12
- FISHES12
- FITNAS9
- FITTES9
- FIVERS12
- FIXERS16
- FIXITS16
- FIZZES27
- GIANTS7
- GIBELS9
- GIBERS9
- GIBLIS9
- GIGOTS8
- GIGUES8
- GILETS7
- GIMELS9
- GIMMES11
- GINGES8
- GIPONS9
- GIPPOS11
- GIRONS7
- GIRTHS10
- GISMOS9
- GIUSTS7
- GIVENS10
- GIVERS10
- GIZMOS18
- GIZZES25
- HIATUS9
- HIDERS10
- HIGHTS13
- HIJABS18
- HIJRAS16
- HIKERS13
- HIKOIS13
- HILLOS9
- HIMBOS13
- HINGES10
- HIPPOS13
- HIPPUS13
- HIREES9
- HIRERS9
- HISHES12
- HISSES9
- HITHES12
- HIVERS12
- HIZENS18
- HIZZES27
- JIBBAS17
- JIBERS15
- JIGOTS14
- JIHADS17
- JINNIS13
- JINXES20
- JIRGAS14
- JIVERS16
- JIZZES31
- KIAATS10
- KIACKS16
- KIANGS11
- KIBBES14
- KIBBIS14
- KIBEIS12
- KIBLAS12
- KIDDOS12
- KIDELS11
- KIEVES13
- KIGHTS14
- KIKOIS14
- KILEYS13
- KILIMS12
- KILLAS10
- KIMBOS14
- KININS10
- KIOSKS14
- KIPPAS14
- KIRRIS10
- KISANS10
- KISHES13
- KISSES10
- KITERS10
- KITHES13
- LIANAS6
- LIANES6
- LIANGS7
- LIARDS7
- LIASES6
- LIBELS8
- LIBERS8
- LIBRAS8
- LICHES11
- LICHIS11
- LICHTS11
- LIDARS7
- LIEGES7
- LIFERS9
- LIGANS7
- LIGERS7
- LIGGES8
- LIGHTS10
- LIGNES7
- LIKENS10
- LIKERS10
- LIKINS10
- LILACS8
- LILIES6
- LIMANS8
- LIMBAS10
- LIMBOS10
- LIMBUS10
- LIMENS8
- LIMEYS11
- LIMITS8
- LIMMAS10
- LIMOUS8
- LIMPAS10
- LINACS8
- LINENS6
- LINERS6
- LINGAS7
- LINGOS7
- LININS6
- LINUMS8
- LIPIDS9
- LIPINS8
- LISLES6
- LISSES6
- LITERS6
- LITHES9
- LITHOS9
- LITMUS8
- LITRES6
- LITUUS6
- LIVENS9
- LIVERS9
- LIVORS9
- LIVRES9
- MIAOUS8
- MIAOWS11
- MIASMS10
- MIAULS8
- MICHES13
- MICHTS13
- MICROS10
- MIDGES10
- MIDSTS9
- MIEVES11
- MIGHTS12
- MIKVAS15
- MIKVOS15
- MILERS8
- MILKOS12
- MILLES8
- MILORS8
- MILPAS10
- MIMEOS10
- MIMERS10
- MIMICS12
- MINARS8
- MINCES10
- MINERS8
- MINGES9
- MINIMS10
- MINKES12
- MINORS8
- MINXES15
- MIOSES8
- MIOSIS8
- MIRIDS9
- MIRINS8
- MIRTHS11
- MIRZAS17
- MISERS8
- MISSES8
- MISSIS8
- MISSUS8
- MITERS8
- MITRES8
- MIURUS8
- MIXENS15
- MIXERS15
- MIXUPS17
- MIZENS17
- MIZZES26
- NICADS9
- NICHES11
- NICHTS11
- NICOLS8
- NIDORS7
- NIECES8
- NIEVES9
- NIGERS7
- NIGHTS10
- NIHILS9
- NIKAHS13
- NIKAUS10
- NIMBUS10
- NINERS6
- NINJAS13
- NINONS6
- NINTHS9
- NIQABS17
- NISEIS6
- NISHES9
- NISSES6
- NITERS6
- NITONS6
- NITRES6
- NITROS6
- NIXERS13
- NIXIES13
- NIZAMS17
- OILERS6
- OILGAS7
- PIANOS8
- PIBALS10
- PICOTS10
- PICRAS10
- PICULS10
- PIECES10
- PIENDS9
- PIERIS8
- PIERTS8
- PIETAS8
- PIGHTS12
- PIGNUS9
- PIKAUS12
- PIKERS12
- PIKEYS15
- PIKULS12
- PILAFS11
- PILAOS8
- PILAUS8
- PILAWS11
- PILEAS8
- PILERS8
- PILEUS8
- PILOTS8
- PILOUS8
- PILOWS11
- PINGOS9
- PINIES8
- PINKOS12
- PINNAS8
- PINONS8
- PINOTS8
- PINTAS8
- PINTOS8
- PINUPS10
- PIOYES11
- PIPALS10
- PIPERS10
- PIPETS10
- PIPITS10
- PIPULS10
- PIQUES17
- PIRAIS8
- PISCOS10
- PISHES11
- PISSES8
- PISTES8
- PITHOS11
- PITIES8
- PITONS8
- PITOTS8
- PITTAS8
- PIVOTS11
- PIXELS15
- PIXIES15
- PIZZAS26
- QIBLAS17
- RIATAS6
- RICERS8
- RICHES11
- RICHTS11
- RICINS8
- RICTUS8
- RIDERS7
- RIDGES8
- RIEVES9
- RIFLES9
- RIGHTS10
- RIGIDS8
- RIGOLS7
- RIGORS7
- RILLES6
- RIMERS8
- RIMOUS8
- RINSES6
- RIOJAS13
- RIPENS8
- RIPERS8
- RISERS6
- RISHIS9
- RITZES15
- RIVALS9
- RIVELS9
- RIVERS9
- RIVETS9
- RIYALS9
- SIBYLS11
- SICHTS11
- SICKOS12
- SIDERS7
- SIDHAS10
- SIDLES7
- SIEGES7
- SIENTS6
- SIETHS9
- SIEURS6
- SIEVES9
- SIGHTS10
- SIGILS7
- SIGLAS7
- SIGLOS7
- SIGMAS9
- SILENS6
- SILERS6
- SILOES6
- SILVAS9
- SIMARS8
- SIMBAS10
- SIMULS8
- SINEWS9
- SINGES7
- SIREES6
- SIRENS6
- SIRIHS9
- SIROCS8
- SIRRAS6
- SIRUPS8
- SISALS6
- SISSES6
- SITARS6
- SITHES9
- SITUPS8
- SIVERS9
- SIXERS13
- SIXMOS15
- SIXTES13
- SIXTHS16
- SIZARS15
- SIZELS15
- SIZERS15
- TIARAS6
- TIBIAS8
- TICALS8
- TICHES11
- TIDIES7
- TIGERS7
- TIGHTS10
- TIGONS7
- TIKKAS14
- TILAKS10
- TILDES7
- TILERS6
- TILTHS9
- TIMBOS10
- TIMERS8
- TIMONS8
- TIMOUS8
- TINCTS8
- TINEAS6
- TINGES7
- TINIES6
- TIROES6
- TISWAS9
- TITANS6
- TITERS6
- TITHES9
- TITLES6
- TITRES6
- TITUPS8
- TIYINS9
- TIZWAS18
- TIZZES24
- VIANDS10
- VICARS11
- VIDEOS10
- VIFDAS13
- VIGIAS10
- VIGILS10
- VIGORS10
- VILLAS9
- VILLUS9
- VINALS9
- VINCAS11
- VINERS9
- VINEWS12
- VINOUS9
- VINYLS12
- VIOLAS9
- VIPERS11
- VIREOS9
- VIRGAS10
- VIRGES10
- VIROUS9
- VIRTUS9
- VISCUS11
- VISIES9
- VISITS9
- VISNES9
- VISONS9
- VISORS9
- VISTAS9
- VISTOS9
- VITALS9
- VIVATS12
- VIVDAS13
- VIVERS12
- VIVRES12
- VIXENS16
- VIZIES18
- VIZIRS18
- VIZORS18
- WICCAS13
- WICHES14
- WIDENS10
- WIDOWS13
- WIDTHS13
- WIELDS10
- WIFEYS15
- WIFIES12
- WIGANS10
- WIGGAS11
- WIGHTS13
- WILGAS10
- WILJAS16
- WINCES11
- WINDAS10
- WINGES10
- WINOES9
- WINZES18
- WIPERS11
- WIRERS9
- WISHES12
- WISSES9
- WITANS9
- WITHES12
- WIVERS12
- WIZENS18
- WIZZES27
- YIELDS10
- YIRTHS12
- YITIES9
- ZIBETS17
- ZIGANS16
- ZILLAS15
- ZIMBIS19
- ZINCOS17
- ZINEBS17
- ZINKES19
- ZIPPOS19
- ZIRAMS17
- ZIZELS24
- ZIZZES33
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIZZES | 33 | 33 | Collins · NWL |
| FIZZES | 27 | 27 | All three |
| HIZZES | 27 | 26 | Collins only |
| WIZZES | 27 | 27 | Collins · NWL |
| PIZZAS | 26 | 27 | All three |
| BIZZES | 26 | 27 | All three |
| BIZZOS | 26 | 27 | Collins only |
| MIZZES | 26 | 27 | Collins only |
| GIZZES | 25 | 26 | Collins only |
| TIZZES | 24 | 24 | Collins · NWL |
| ZIZELS | 24 | 25 | Collins only |
| JINXES | 20 | 23 | All three |
The fixed pattern is _I___S: I sits in slot two and S closes every answer. Familiar matches include lights, fields, limits, and nights, while the full set spans Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Only 62 entries rank among common English words, so expect a mix of everyday plurals and specialist vocabulary.
The pattern at a glance
- 602 entries match _I___S across at least one tournament dictionary.
- Collins includes 589 matches; NWL2023 includes 453; ENABLE includes 407.
- 62 matches fall in the common-word group.
- Rights, cities, videos, pieces, and lights are familiar examples.
6-letter words with I as 2nd and S as 6th letter
This group is smaller than several nearby patterns: A in slot two yields 1,063 matches, and O yields 902. The I pattern still edges R in slot two, which has 583, so it is not a tiny corner of the six-letter search.
Start with likely opening letters when narrowing the grid. P leads at 56 entries, just ahead of L at 55; M follows with 47, while S has 44. That close P–L split is a useful clue: if the first tile is unclear, test both before spending guesses on less common initials.
The final letter changes the size of this pattern sharply. With I fixed in slot two, an ending D has 293 matches, R has 275, and E has 266; S is more productive at 602.
Which matches are worth checking for points?
For 6-letter words with I as 2nd and S as 6th letter, ZIZZES tops the scoring list at 33 points; FIZZES, HIZZES, and WIZZES each score 27. PIZZAS reaches 26, but it is the most familiar-looking high scorer among those examples. The average is 10.3, so the top end is an exception, not a typical play.
Many recognizable matches are plurals: rights, cities, videos, pieces, and lights all end with an S that marks more than one. Still, the pattern is not a plural-only rule: circus also appears among the examples. Check your game's dictionary before relying on an unfamiliar form.
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