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

Six-letter words with I 3rd and S 6th reach 572, and every one of them ends in S.

572 wordsTop pick THINGSHighest score QUICKS 21

82 of 572 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
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J
K
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N
O
P
Q
R
S
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X
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6th letter
A
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J
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L
M
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Q
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S
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With I in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (572 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 82 · most-used first

THINGS₁₀
POINTS₈
PRICES₁₀
THINKS₁₃
SKILLS₁₀
CRISIS₈
BRINGS₉
EXISTS₁₃
CRIMES₁₀
DRINKS₁₁
WRITES₉
VOICES₁₁
TRIALS₆
DRIVES₁₀
UNIONS₆
SHIRTS₉
BEINGS₉
SAINTS₆
TRICKS₁₂
STICKS₁₂
PRINTS₈
CHIEFS₁₄
WHITES₁₂
RAISES₆
ALIENS₆
TRIBES₈
IDIOTS₇
PRIZES₁₇
SHIFTS₁₂
GUIDES₈
BUILDS₉
SMILES₈
THIRDS₁₀
CHICKS₁₇
KNIVES₁₃
JOINTS₁₃
BRICKS₁₄
ONIONS₆
SLIDES₇
NOISES₆
CLICKS₁₄
WEIGHS₁₃
THIGHS₁₃
CLIFFS₁₄
PAINTS₈
SWINGS₁₀
KNICKS₁₆
SLICES₈

Showing the top 48 of 82 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 572

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

ABIDES₉
ACINUS₈
ADIEUS₇
AGILAS₇
AGINGS₈
AGISMS₉
AGISTS₇
AGITAS₇
AJIVAS₁₆
AKITAS₁₀
ALIBIS₈
ALIENS₆
ALIGNS₇
ALINES₆
ALIYAS₉
ALIYOS₉
AMICES₁₀
AMICUS₁₀
AMIDES₉
AMIGAS₉
AMIGOS₉
AMINES₈
AMINOS₈
AMISES₈
ANIMAS₈
ANIMES₈
ANIMIS₈
ANIMUS₈
ANIONS₆
ANISES₆
APICES₁₀
APIOLS₈
APISMS₁₀
ARIELS₆
ARISES₆
ASIDES₇
ATIGIS₇
AVIANS₉
AVIONS₉
AVISES₉
AVISOS₉
AVIZES₁₈
AXIOMS₁₅
AXIONS₁₃
AXISES₁₃
AXITES₁₃
AZIDES₁₆
AZINES₁₅
BAIRNS₈
BAIZAS₁₇
BAIZES₁₇
BEIGES₉
BEINGS₉
BLIMPS₁₂
BLINDS₉
BLINGS₉
BLINIS₈
BLINKS₁₂
BLITES₈
BOINGS₉
BOINKS₁₂
BOITES₈
BRIARS₈
BRIBES₁₀
BRICKS₁₄
BRIDES₉
BRIEFS₁₁
BRIERS₈
BRILLS₈
BRINES₈
BRINGS₉
BRINKS₁₂
BRISES₈
BRISKS₁₂
BRITHS₁₁
BRITTS₈
BRIZES₁₇
BUILDS₉
BUISTS₈
CAIRDS₉
CAIRNS₈
CEIBAS₁₀
CEILIS₈
CHIAUS₁₁
CHICAS₁₃
CHICKS₁₇
CHICOS₁₃
CHIDES₁₂
CHIEFS₁₄
CHIELS₁₁
CHILDS₁₂
CHILES₁₁
CHILIS₁₁
CHILLS₁₁
CHIMBS₁₅
CHIMES₁₃
CHIMPS₁₅
CHINAS₁₁
CHINES₁₁
CHINGS₁₂
CHINKS₁₅
CHINOS₁₁
CHINTS₁₁
CHIRKS₁₅
CHIRLS₁₁
CHIRMS₁₃
CHIROS₁₁
CHIRPS₁₃
CHIRRS₁₁
CHIRTS₁₁
CHIRUS₁₁
CHIVES₁₄
CLICKS₁₄
CLIFFS₁₄
CLIFTS₁₁
CLIMBS₁₂
CLIMES₁₀
CLINES₈
CLINGS₉
CLINKS₁₂
CLINTS₈
CLIPES₁₀
COIGNS₉
COITUS₈
CRICKS₁₄
CRIERS₈
CRIMES₁₀
CRIMPS₁₂
CRINES₈
CRIPES₁₀
CRISES₈
CRISIS₈
CRISPS₁₀
CRITHS₁₁
DAINES₇
DAISES₇
DEICES₉
DEIGNS₈
DEISMS₉
DEISTS₇
DEIXES₁₄
DEIXIS₁₄
DHIKRS₁₄
DJINNS₁₄
DOINGS₈
DRICES₉
DRIERS₇
DRIFTS₁₀
DRILLS₇
DRINKS₁₁
DRIVES₁₀
DWILES₁₀
DWINES₁₀
DYINGS₁₁
EDICTS₉
EDILES₇
EGISES₇
EJIDOS₁₄
ELIADS₇
ELIDES₇
ELINTS₆
ELITES₆
ENIACS₈
ERICAS₈
ERICKS₁₂
ERINUS₆
ESILES₆
EVICTS₁₁
EVITES₉
EXILES₁₃
EXINES₁₃
EXISTS₁₃
FAIKES₁₃
FAINES₉
FAINTS₉
FAITHS₁₂
FEIGNS₁₀
FEINTS₉
FEISTS₉
FLICKS₁₅
FLIERS₉
FLIMPS₁₃
FLINGS₁₀
FLINTS₉
FLIRTS₉
FLISKS₁₃
FLITES₉
FLIXES₁₆
FOISTS₉
FRIARS₉
FRIERS₉
FRIGES₁₀
FRILLS₉
FRISES₉
FRISKS₁₃
FRISTS₉
FRITES₉
FRITHS₁₂
FRITTS₉
FRIZES₁₈
GAITTS₇
GEISTS₇
GLIDES₈
GLIFFS₁₃
GLIFTS₁₀
GLIKES₁₁
GLIMES₉
GLINTS₇
GLISKS₁₁
GOINGS₈
GRICES₉
GRIDES₈
GRIEFS₁₀
GRIFFS₁₃
GRIFTS₁₀
GRIKES₁₁
GRILLS₇
GRIMES₉
GRINDS₈
GRIOTS₇
GRIPES₉
GRISES₇
GRISTS₇
GRITHS₁₀
GRIZES₁₆
GUIDES₈
GUILDS₈
GUILES₇
GUILTS₇
GUIMPS₁₁
GUIROS₇
GUISES₇
HAICKS₁₅
HAIKUS₁₃
HAINTS₉
HEISTS₉
HOICKS₁₅
HOISES₉
HOISTS₉
IBICES₁₀
IBISES₈
ICINGS₉
IDIOMS₉
IDIOTS₇
ILIADS₇
ILICES₈
IMIDES₉
IMINES₈
INIONS₆
IRIDES₇
IRISES₆
IRITIS₆
JOINTS₁₃
JOISTS₁₃
JUICES₁₅
KAIAKS₁₄
KAIKAS₁₄
KLICKS₁₆
KLIEGS₁₁
KNICKS₁₆
KNIFES₁₃
KNIVES₁₃
KOINES₁₀
KRILLS₁₀
KRISES₁₀
LAICHS₁₁
LAIGHS₁₀
LAIKAS₁₀
LAIRDS₇
LYINGS₁₀
MAIKOS₁₂
MAILES₈
MAILLS₈
MAIRES₈
MAISES₈
MAISTS₈
MAIZES₁₇
MBIRAS₁₀
MEITHS₁₁
MOIRES₈
MOISTS₈
MUISTS₈
NAIADS₇
NAIRAS₆
NAIRUS₆
NAIVES₉
NEIGHS₁₀
NEIVES₉
NOINTS₆
NOISES₆
ODIOUS₇
ODISMS₉
ODISTS₇
ODIUMS₉
OGIVES₁₀
OJIMES₁₅
OLIVES₉
ONIONS₆
ONIUMS₈
OPINES₈
OPIUMS₁₀
ORIBIS₈
ORIELS₆
ORIXAS₁₃
OSIERS₆
OTITIS₆
OUIJAS₁₃
OVIBOS₁₁
OVINES₉
OVISTS₉
OXIDES₁₄
OXIMES₁₅
PAINTS₈
PAIRES₈
PAISAS₈
PEISES₈
PEIZES₁₇
PHIALS₁₁
PHIZES₂₀
PLICAS₁₀
PLIERS₈
PLINGS₉
PLINKS₁₂
POILUS₈
POINDS₉
POINTS₈
POISES₈
PRIALS₈
PRICES₁₀
PRICKS₁₄
PRIDES₉
PRIEFS₁₁
PRIERS₈
PRILLS₈
PRIMAS₁₀
PRIMES₁₀
PRIMOS₁₀
PRIMPS₁₂
PRIMUS₁₀
PRINKS₁₂
PRINTS₈
PRIONS₈
PRIORS₈
PRISES₈
PRISMS₁₀
PRIZES₁₇
PSIONS₈
QUICKS₂₁
QUIETS₁₅
QUIFFS₂₁
QUILLS₁₅
QUILTS₁₅
QUINAS₁₅
QUINES₁₅
QUINOS₁₅
QUINTS₁₅
QUIPOS₁₇
QUIPUS₁₇
QUIRES₁₅
QUIRKS₁₉
QUIRTS₁₅
QUISTS₁₅
QUITES₁₅
RAILES₆
RAINES₆
RAIRDS₇
RAISES₆
RAITAS₆
REIGNS₇
REIKIS₁₀
REINKS₁₀
REIRDS₇
REISES₆
REISTS₆
REIVES₉
RHIMES₁₁
RHINES₉
RHINOS₉
ROISTS₆
RUINGS₇
SAICES₈
SAICKS₁₂
SAIGAS₇
SAINTS₆
SAITHS₉
SCIONS₈
SEINES₆
SEISES₆
SEISMS₈
SEIZAS₁₅
SEIZES₁₅
SHIAIS₉
SHIELS₉
SHIERS₉
SHIFTS₁₂
SHILLS₉
SHINES₉
SHIRES₉
SHIRKS₁₃
SHIRRS₉
SHIRTS₉
SHISOS₉
SHISTS₉
SHITES₉
SHIVAS₁₂
SHIVES₁₂
SKIERS₁₀
SKIFFS₁₆
SKILLS₁₀
SKIMOS₁₂
SKIMPS₁₄
SKINKS₁₄
SKIRLS₁₀
SKIRRS₁₀
SKIRTS₁₀
SKITES₁₀
SKIVES₁₃
SLICES₈
SLICKS₁₂
SLIDES₇
SLIMES₈
SLINGS₇
SLINKS₁₀
SLIPES₈
SLIVES₉
SMILES₈
SMIRKS₁₂
SMIRRS₈
SMITES₈
SMITHS₁₁
SNICKS₁₂
SNIDES₇
SNIFFS₁₂
SNIFTS₉
SNIPES₈
SNIRTS₆
SPIALS₈
SPICAS₁₀
SPICES₁₀
SPICKS₁₄
SPIDES₉
SPIELS₈
SPIERS₈
SPIFFS₁₄
SPIKES₁₂
SPILES₈
SPILLS₈
SPINAS₈
SPINES₈
SPINKS₁₂
SPIRES₈
SPIRTS₈
SPITES₈
STICHS₁₁
STICKS₁₂
STIFFS₁₂
STILBS₈
STILES₆
STILLS₆
STILTS₆
STIMES₈
STINGS₇
STINKS₁₀
STINTS₆
STIPAS₈
STIPES₈
STIRES₆
STIRKS₁₀
STIRPS₈
STIVES₉
SUINGS₇
SUINTS₆
SUITES₆
SWIFTS₁₂
SWILES₉
SWILLS₉
SWINES₉
SWINGS₁₀
SWINKS₁₃
SWIPES₁₁
SWIRES₉
SWIRLS₉
SWIVES₁₂
TAIGAS₇
TAIKOS₁₀
TAINTS₆
TAIRAS₆
TEIIDS₇
TEINDS₇
THICKS₁₅
THIGHS₁₃
THILLS₉
THINGS₁₀
THINKS₁₃
THIOLS₉
THIRDS₁₀
THIRLS₉
TOILES₆
TOINGS₇
TOISES₆
TRIACS₈
TRIADS₇
TRIALS₆
TRIBES₈
TRICES₈
TRICKS₁₂
TRIENS₆
TRIERS₆
TRIGOS₇
TRIKES₁₀
TRILLS₆
TRINES₆
TRIOLS₆
TRIORS₆
TRIPES₈
TRIPOS₈
TRITES₆
TUILES₆
TUINAS₆
TUISMS₈
TWIERS₉
TWILLS₉
TWILTS₉
TWINES₉
TWINKS₁₃
TWIRES₉
TWIRLS₉
TWIRPS₁₁
TWISTS₉
TWITES₉
TYIYNS₁₂
ULITIS₆
UMIACS₁₀
UMIAKS₁₂
UMIAQS₁₇
UNIONS₆
UNITES₆
URIALS₆
URINES₆
URITES₆
UTILES₆
UTISES₆
VOICES₁₁
VOILES₉
VYINGS₁₃
WAIFTS₁₂
WAISTS₉
WAITES₉
WAIVES₁₂
WEIGHS₁₃
WEIRDS₁₀
WEISES₉
WEIZES₁₈
WHIFFS₁₈
WHIFTS₁₅
WHILES₁₂
WHINES₁₂
WHIRLS₁₂
WHIRRS₁₂
WHISKS₁₆
WHISTS₁₂
WHITES₁₂
WRICKS₁₅
WRINGS₁₀
WRISTS₉
WRITES₉
YAIRDS₁₀
YOICKS₁₅
ZAIDAS₁₆
ZAIRES₁₅
ZOISMS₁₇
ZOISTS₁₅

Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

S18%
C10%
A8%

2nd letter

R20%
H12%
L10%

4th letter

N17%
S12%
R9%

5th letter

E33%
T13%
K9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; QUICKS tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 61 words
7 points: 50 words
88 points: 102 words
9 points: 105 words
1010 points: 63 words
11 points: 37 words
1212 points: 44 words
13 points: 32 words
1414 points: 19 words
15 points: 31 words
1616 points: 9 words
17 points: 11 words
1818 points: 4 words
19 points: 1 words
2020 points: 1 words
21 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
QUICKS	21	23	All three
QUIFFS	21	22	All three
PHIZES	20	20	All three
QUIRKS	19	20	All three
WHIFFS	18	17	All three
FRIZES	18	18	All three
AVIZES	18	19	Collins only
WEIZES	18	18	Collins only
PRIZES	17	18	All three
CHICKS	17	18	All three
QUIPUS	17	20	All three
MAIZES	17	18	All three

This is the biggest frame in the I-third family, and the last slot never moves: all 572 matches end in S. The front is far less settled, with S opening 103 of them, C 55, and T and A 48 each. Eighty-two matches count as common, and QUICKS and QUIFFS share the top score on 21.

How a 572-word I-and-S list works

572 matches place I in slot three and S in slot six.
S opens 103 of them, C 55, and T and A 48 each.
Eighty-two matches count as common English.
Thirty-six carry a Q or Z; QUICKS and QUIFFS top the set on 21.
Collins keeps 559 matches, NWL2023 450 and ENABLE 413.

Four openings cover nearly half the list

S, C, T and A open 254 of the 572 matches, which is a little over 44 per cent. S alone carries 103, exactly the combined total of C and T, which hold 55 and 48. The common end of the list reads like a basic word game: THINGS, PRINTS, DRINKS, BRINGS, TRICKS and STICKS.

Push further down the alphabet and the frame thins out fast. A P opening drops to 35 matches, G to 32, B to 31 and F to 28, so the first two letters of your clue will usually tell you which half of the list you are in.

Where the points come from

QUICKS and QUIFFS share the top score on 21, with PHIZES close behind on 20 and QUIRKS on 19. WHIFFS, FRIZES, AVIZES and WEIZES each reach 18, so every high scorer here leans on a Q, Z or double F.

Thirty-six matches carry a Q or Z, and the Qs always pair with U: all 16 Q-words begin QU-, from QUICKS, QUILLS and QUILTS to QUIPUS, QUISTS and QUITES. Fifteen of them sit outside ENABLE, part of the 159 matches that list drops.

Coping with a book-length list

Tip

The sixth letter is already solved, so spend your effort on the first. S, C, T and A cover 254 of the 572 matches, and naming one of those letters cuts the field by a quarter straight away.

Questions people ask

How many 6-letter words have I third and S sixth?

Five hundred and seventy-two. Every match ends in S, and the front letters are spread unevenly: S opens 103, C 55, and T and A 48 each. Eighty-two matches count as common English.

Which words here score best?

QUICKS and QUIFFS share the top score on 21 points, and PHIZES follows on 20. QUIRKS reaches 19, while WHIFFS, FRIZES, AVIZES and WEIZES each land on 18.

Are all of these words plurals?

No. Most work as plurals or third-person verbs, including BRINGS, RAISES, DRINKS and PRINTS. CRISIS is the odd one out, the only match ending in -SIS, and it plays as a singular noun.

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

Common words 82 · most-used first

Highest-scoring words

How a 572-word I-and-S list works

Four openings cover nearly half the list

Where the points come from

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