6-letter words with I as the 4th letter and G as the 6th letter

6-letter words with I as the 4th letter and G as the 6th letter: 533 matches, including during, making, and trying.

533 wordsTop pick DURINGHighest score HAZING 19

119 of 533 are everyday words (22%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

  • 4th letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

With I in 4th place, S is the most common 6th letter (617 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
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Common words 119 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 119 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 533

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

  • AAHING10
  • ABLING9
  • ABYING12
  • ACHING12
  • ACTING9
  • ADDING9
  • ADZING17
  • AGEING8
  • AGOING8
  • AIDING8
  • AILING7
  • AIMING9
  • AIRING7
  • AMPING11
  • ANTING7
  • APTING9
  • ARCING9
  • ARKING11
  • ARLING7
  • ARMING9
  • ARSING7
  • ASHING10
  • ASKING11
  • ASWING10
  • ATTING7
  • AUDING8
  • AWEING10
  • AWNING10
  • BAAING9
  • BAKING13
  • BALING9
  • BANING9
  • BARING9
  • BASING9
  • BATING9
  • BAYING12
  • BESING9
  • BETING9
  • BIDING10
  • BIKING13
  • BILING9
  • BITING9
  • BLUING9
  • BODING10
  • BOKING13
  • BONING9
  • BOOING9
  • BORING9
  • BOWING12
  • BOXING16
  • BOYING12
  • BUSING9
  • BUYING12
  • BYDING13
  • BYKING16
  • CAAING9
  • CAGING10
  • CAKING13
  • CANING9
  • CAPING11
  • CARING9
  • CASING9
  • CAVING12
  • CAWING12
  • CEDING10
  • CERING9
  • CIDING10
  • CITING9
  • CLUING9
  • CLYING12
  • CODING10
  • COKING13
  • COMING11
  • CONING9
  • COOING9
  • COPING11
  • CORING9
  • COSING9
  • COTING9
  • COVING12
  • COWING12
  • COXING16
  • COYING12
  • COZING18
  • CRYING12
  • CUBING11
  • CUEING9
  • CURING9
  • DAEING8
  • DARING8
  • DATING8
  • DAWING11
  • DAZING17
  • DEEING8
  • DEKING12
  • DERING8
  • DEWING11
  • DICING10
  • DIEING8
  • DIKING12
  • DINING8
  • DITING8
  • DIVING11
  • DOLING8
  • DOMING10
  • DONING8
  • DOPING10
  • DOSING8
  • DOTING8
  • DOVING11
  • DOWING11
  • DOXING15
  • DOZING17
  • DRYING11
  • DUDING9
  • DUKING12
  • DUPING10
  • DURING8
  • DYEING11
  • DYKING15
  • EANING7
  • EARING7
  • EASING7
  • EATING7
  • EBBING11
  • ECHING12
  • EDGING9
  • EELING7
  • EFFING13
  • EGGING9
  • EIKING11
  • ELDING8
  • ELFING10
  • EMPING11
  • ENDING8
  • ENRING7
  • ERNING7
  • ERRING7
  • EUKING11
  • EWKING14
  • EYEING10
  • FAAING10
  • FACING12
  • FADING11
  • FAKING14
  • FAMING12
  • FARING10
  • FATING10
  • FAXING17
  • FAYING13
  • FAZING19
  • FEEING10
  • FENING10
  • FETING10
  • FEUING10
  • FEYING13
  • FIFING13
  • FIKING14
  • FILING10
  • FINING10
  • FIRING10
  • FIXING17
  • FLYING13
  • FOXING17
  • FROING10
  • FRYING13
  • FUMING12
  • FUSING10
  • FUZING19
  • FYKING17
  • GAEING8
  • GAGING9
  • GALING8
  • GAMING10
  • GAPING10
  • GATING8
  • GAZING17
  • GEEING8
  • GIBING10
  • GIEING8
  • GIVING11
  • GLUING8
  • GORING8
  • GRUING8
  • GUYING11
  • GYBING13
  • GYRING11
  • GYVING14
  • HADING11
  • HAEING10
  • HALING10
  • HAMING12
  • HARING10
  • HATING10
  • HAVING13
  • HAWING13
  • HAYING13
  • HAZING19
  • HELING10
  • HETING10
  • HEWING13
  • HEXING17
  • HEYING13
  • HIDING11
  • HIEING10
  • HIKING14
  • HIRING10
  • HIVING13
  • HOAING10
  • HOEING10
  • HOHING13
  • HOKING14
  • HOLING10
  • HOMING12
  • HONING10
  • HOPING12
  • HOSING10
  • HOVING13
  • HOXING17
  • HOYING13
  • HYEING13
  • HYPING15
  • ICHING12
  • IDLING8
  • IGGING9
  • IMPING11
  • INKING11
  • INNING7
  • IRKING11
  • ISLING7
  • JADING15
  • JAPING16
  • JAWING17
  • JEEING14
  • JEWING17
  • JIBING16
  • JIVING17
  • JOBING16
  • JOKING18
  • JOLING14
  • JOWING17
  • JOYING17
  • JUKING18
  • KAEING11
  • KAWING14
  • KEYING14
  • KITING11
  • LACING9
  • LADING8
  • LAKING11
  • LAMING9
  • LASING7
  • LAVING10
  • LAWING10
  • LAYING10
  • LAZING16
  • LEEING7
  • LEMING9
  • LERING7
  • LIKING11
  • LIMING9
  • LINING7
  • LITING7
  • LIVING10
  • LOBING9
  • LOCING9
  • LOMING9
  • LOOING7
  • LOPING9
  • LORING7
  • LOSING7
  • LOUING7
  • LOVING10
  • LOWING10
  • LOXING14
  • LUBING9
  • LUGING8
  • LURING7
  • LUTING7
  • LYSING10
  • LYTING10
  • MAAING9
  • MACING11
  • MAKING13
  • MASING9
  • MATING9
  • MAWING12
  • MAXING16
  • MAYING12
  • MAZING18
  • MENING9
  • MERING9
  • METING9
  • MEVING12
  • MEWING12
  • MIKING13
  • MILING9
  • MIMING11
  • MINING9
  • MIRING9
  • MIXING16
  • MOOING9
  • MOPING11
  • MOSING9
  • MOVING12
  • MOWING12
  • MOZING18
  • MULING9
  • MURING9
  • MUSING9
  • MUTING9
  • MUXING16
  • NAMING9
  • NAPING9
  • NEWING10
  • NIDING8
  • NIXING14
  • NOSING7
  • NOTING7
  • NOYING10
  • NUKING11
  • OARING7
  • OBIING9
  • OFFING13
  • OGLING8
  • OILING7
  • ONDING8
  • ONNING7
  • OOHING10
  • OOPING9
  • OOZING16
  • OPTING9
  • ORBING9
  • OUPING9
  • OUTING7
  • OWLING10
  • OWNING10
  • PACING11
  • PAGING10
  • PALING9
  • PANING9
  • PARING9
  • PAVING12
  • PAWING12
  • PAYING12
  • PEEING9
  • PENING9
  • PIEING9
  • PIKING13
  • PILING9
  • PINING9
  • PIPING11
  • PIZING18
  • PLYING12
  • POKING13
  • POLING9
  • POOING9
  • PORING9
  • POSING9
  • POTING9
  • POXING16
  • PRYING12
  • PUKING13
  • PULING9
  • PURING9
  • PWNING12
  • PYEING12
  • PYNING12
  • PYXING19
  • RACING9
  • RAGING8
  • RAHING10
  • RAKING11
  • RAPING9
  • RARING7
  • RASING7
  • RATING7
  • RAVING10
  • RAWING10
  • RAXING14
  • RAYING10
  • RAZING16
  • REDING8
  • REKING11
  • RICING9
  • RIDING8
  • RILING7
  • RIMING9
  • RIPING9
  • RISING7
  • RIVING10
  • ROBING9
  • RODING8
  • ROKING11
  • ROPING9
  • ROSING7
  • ROTING7
  • ROVING10
  • ROWING10
  • RUEING7
  • RULING7
  • RYKING14
  • SAFING10
  • SANING7
  • SARING7
  • SATING7
  • SAVING10
  • SAWING10
  • SAYING10
  • SEEING7
  • SERING7
  • SEWING10
  • SEXING14
  • SHYING13
  • SIDING8
  • SILING7
  • SINING7
  • SIPING9
  • SIRING7
  • SITING7
  • SIZING16
  • SKIING11
  • SKYING14
  • SLAIRG7
  • SLUING7
  • SOLING7
  • SORING7
  • SOWING10
  • SPAING9
  • SPRING9
  • SPUING9
  • SPYING12
  • STRING7
  • STYING10
  • SURING7
  • SUSING7
  • SYEING10
  • SYNING10
  • SYPING12
  • TAEING7
  • TAKING11
  • TAMING9
  • TAPING9
  • TARING7
  • TASING7
  • TAWING10
  • TAXING14
  • TEAING7
  • TEEING7
  • TEWING10
  • TICING9
  • TIDING8
  • TIEING7
  • TILING7
  • TIMING9
  • TINING7
  • TIRING7
  • TOEING7
  • TOKING11
  • TOLING7
  • TONING7
  • TOPING9
  • TOSING7
  • TOTING7
  • TOWING10
  • TOYING10
  • TOZING16
  • TRUING7
  • TRYING10
  • TSKING11
  • TUBING9
  • TUNING7
  • TYEING10
  • TYNING10
  • TYPING12
  • TYRING10
  • UGGING9
  • ULLING7
  • UMMING11
  • UMPING11
  • UNKING11
  • UPPING11
  • URGING8
  • URNING7
  • URPING9
  • VADING11
  • VAPING12
  • VAXING17
  • VEXING17
  • VIBING12
  • VICING12
  • VIKING14
  • VINING10
  • VIRING10
  • VISING10
  • VOLING10
  • VOTING10
  • VOWING13
  • WADING11
  • WAGING11
  • WAKING14
  • WALING10
  • WANING10
  • WARING10
  • WAVING13
  • WAXING17
  • WAYING13
  • WEEING10
  • WEXING17
  • WIFING13
  • WILING10
  • WINING10
  • WIPING12
  • WIRING10
  • WISING10
  • WITING10
  • WIVING13
  • WONING10
  • WOOING10
  • WOWING13
  • WRYING13
  • WYLING13
  • WYTING13
  • YAWING13
  • YEDING11
  • YEVING13
  • YEXING17
  • YIKING14
  • YMPING14
  • YOKING14
  • YOWING13
  • YUKING14
  • ZONING16
Letters by positionIn 100% of these words the 5th letter is N.
1st letter
  1. S7%
  2. T7%
  3. H6%
2nd letter
  1. A24%
  2. O21%
  3. I17%
3rd letter
  1. K8%
  2. R8%
  3. T7%
5th letter
  1. N100%
  2. R0%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; HAZING tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 76 words
  2. 8 points: 40 words
  3. 99 points: 106 words
  4. 10 points: 99 words
  5. 1111 points: 52 words
  6. 12 points: 45 words
  7. 1313 points: 42 words
  8. 14 points: 23 words
  9. 1515 points: 4 words
  10. 16 points: 16 words
  11. 1717 points: 20 words
  12. 18 points: 6 words
  13. 1919 points: 4 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HAZING1920All three
FUZING1922All three
FAZING1921All three
PYXING1921Collins only
JOKING1822All three
MAZING1821All three
JUKING1823All three
COZING1821Collins only
MOZING1821Collins only
PIZING1821Collins only
FIXING1719All three
GAZING1720All three

The fixed pattern is _ _ _ I _ G: every match ends in G, while the first three letters remain open. Familiar examples include during, having, making, and coming. The set has 119 words in the common-frequency group, so it mixes recognizable everyday forms with entries you are less likely to reach for in ordinary play.

6-letter words with I as the 4th letter and G as the 6th letter

  • All 533 matches put I in position four and G at the end.
  • During, making, and coming are among the familiar examples.
  • S and T tie as the most common first letters, with 37 matches each.
  • 437 entries have definitions; 119 fall in the common-frequency group.
  • The dictionary counts overlap: 518 appear in Collins, 409 in NWL2023, and 381 in ENABLE.

Which starting letters lead the pattern?

S and T lead with 37 matches apiece. H and L follow at 34 each, while C and R have 33 each; D and P each account for 32.

Use the first letter as a sorting clue, not a shortcut to a single answer. Familiar examples such as saying and spring start with S, while taking and trying start with T. Once those options are tested, the fixed I and final G narrow the remaining pattern.

How do the strongest scorers compare?

Hazing scores 19 points, the highest score among the examples; joking scores 18. The average score across the full set is 10.5, so those two stand well above the typical match.

The strongest scores often come from less familiar words, not the everyday choices. Only 119 of the 533 matches are in the common-frequency group, and the dictionary totals differ by game: Collins includes 518, compared with 409 in NWL2023. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have I fourth and G last?
There are 533 matches with I in the fourth position and G in the sixth. The count combines words found in at least one tournament dictionary, so it is broader than any single game's word list.
What are some common words with this letter pattern?
During, having, making, coming, and taking are familiar examples. The pattern is _ _ _ I _ G, and each word places I fourth and ends in G; the full group includes 119 common-frequency words.
Which matching word has the highest score?
Hazing scores 19 points, the highest score in the examples. Joking follows at 18, while the average score across all matches is 10.5. Actual results depend on the board and the word list used in your game.

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