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6-letter words with I as the 4th letter and S as the 5th letter

I sits fourth and S fifth in 226 six-letter words, a set dominated by ISH adjectives and ISM nouns.

226 wordsTop pick FINISHHighest score SQUISH 18

29 of 226 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 4th place, N is the most common 5th letter (833 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 29 · most-used first

Showing the top 28 of 29 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 226

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

  • ADVISE10
  • AGEISM9
  • AGEIST7
  • AGNISE7
  • AGRISE7
  • AGUISE7
  • AGUISH10
  • AORIST6
  • ARAISE6
  • ARRISH9
  • ARTIST6
  • ASPISH11
  • ASSIST6
  • AUDISM9
  • AUDIST7
  • AURIST6
  • AUTISM8
  • AUTIST6
  • BANISH11
  • BARISH11
  • BEKISS12
  • BEMIST10
  • BETISE8
  • BLAISE8
  • BLUISH11
  • BONISM10
  • BONIST8
  • BOYISH14
  • BRAISE8
  • BREIST8
  • BRUISE8
  • CAMISA10
  • CAMISE10
  • CAPISH13
  • CERISE8
  • CHAISE11
  • CHRISM13
  • CIVISM13
  • CODIST9
  • COTISE8
  • COWISH14
  • COYISH14
  • CRUISE8
  • CRUISY11
  • CUBISM12
  • CUBIST10
  • CUEIST8
  • CYTISI11
  • DANISH10
  • DAWISH13
  • DELISH10
  • DELIST7
  • DEMISE9
  • DEMISS9
  • DEMIST9
  • DESIST7
  • DEVISE10
  • DORISE7
  • DOTISH10
  • DOVISH13
  • DRYISH13
  • DUDISH11
  • DUDISM10
  • EADISH10
  • EDDISH11
  • EGOISM9
  • EGOIST7
  • ELFISH12
  • ELVISH12
  • ENLIST6
  • EONISM8
  • EPRISE8
  • EPUISE8
  • EXCISE15
  • FAMISH14
  • FAVISM14
  • FETISH12
  • FIKISH16
  • FINISH12
  • FLUISH12
  • FRAISE9
  • FROISE9
  • GARISH10
  • GLUISH10
  • GNEISS7
  • GOYISH13
  • HARISH12
  • HOLISM11
  • HOLIST9
  • HYLISM14
  • HYLIST12
  • IMPISH13
  • INCISE8
  • INSIST6
  • IODISE7
  • IODISM9
  • IONISE6
  • JADISH17
  • JURIST13
  • KUMISS12
  • LAKISH13
  • LAMISH11
  • LATISH9
  • LAVISH12
  • LAXISM15
  • LAXIST13
  • LEGIST7
  • LIAISE6
  • LINISH9
  • LOWISH12
  • LUTIST6
  • LYRISM11
  • LYRIST9
  • MAGISM11
  • MALISM10
  • MALIST8
  • MARISH11
  • MERISM10
  • MINISH11
  • MODISH12
  • MODIST9
  • MOMISM12
  • MONISH11
  • MONISM10
  • MONIST8
  • MOPISH13
  • MORISH11
  • MULISH11
  • MUTISM10
  • NANISM8
  • NEBISH11
  • NEWISH12
  • NICISH11
  • NOMISM10
  • NOWISE9
  • NUDISM9
  • NUDIST7
  • OAFISH12
  • OBEISM10
  • OBIISM10
  • OBOIST8
  • ODDISH11
  • OECIST8
  • OFFISH15
  • OGRISH10
  • OGRISM9
  • OIKIST10
  • OLDISH10
  • OWLISH12
  • PALISH11
  • PANISC10
  • PANISK12
  • PAPISH13
  • PAPISM12
  • PAPIST10
  • PARISH11
  • PAVISE11
  • PERISH11
  • POLISH11
  • POPISH13
  • PORISM10
  • PRAISE8
  • PUNISH11
  • PURISM10
  • PURIST8
  • QUOIST15
  • RACISM10
  • RACIST8
  • RADISH10
  • RAKISH13
  • RAPIST8
  • RAVISH12
  • RAWISH12
  • RELISH9
  • RELIST6
  • REMISE8
  • REMISS8
  • RERISE6
  • RESIST6
  • REVISE9
  • RUDISH10
  • RUDIST7
  • SADISM9
  • SADIST7
  • SAXIST13
  • SCHISM13
  • SCHIST11
  • SEXISM15
  • SEXIST13
  • SHYISH15
  • SIZISM17
  • SIZIST15
  • SKYISH16
  • SLYISH12
  • SPEISE8
  • SPEISS8
  • SQUISH18
  • TAMISE8
  • TANIST6
  • TAPIST8
  • THEISM11
  • THEIST9
  • THRIST9
  • TIMIST8
  • TONISH9
  • TOYISH12
  • TRUISM8
  • TUBIST8
  • TYKISH16
  • TYPIST11
  • UNKISS10
  • UNWISE9
  • UNWISH12
  • UNWIST9
  • UPPISH13
  • UPRISE8
  • UPRIST8
  • VALISE9
  • VANISH12
  • VERISM11
  • VERIST9
  • VIBIST11
  • WALISE9
  • WIDISH13
  • WINISH12
  • YOGISM12
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 6th letter is H.
1st letter
  1. A8%
  2. C8%
  3. M7%
2nd letter
  1. A22%
  2. O15%
  3. E13%
3rd letter
  1. R13%
  2. D10%
  3. N9%
6th letter
  1. H35%
  2. T25%
  3. M18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; SQUISH tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 15 words
  2. 7 points: 15 words
  3. 88 points: 35 words
  4. 9 points: 30 words
  5. 1010 points: 33 words
  6. 11 points: 32 words
  7. 1212 points: 27 words
  8. 13 points: 20 words
  9. 1414 points: 6 words
  10. 15 points: 7 words
  11. 1616 points: 3 words
  12. 17 points: 2 words
  13. 1818 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SQUISH1818All three
JADISH1718All three
SIZISM1718Collins only
SKYISH1614Collins only
FIKISH1615Collins only
TYKISH1614Collins only
SEXISM1516All three
EXCISE1516All three
OFFISH1514All three
LAXISM1517Collins only
QUOIST1516Collins only
SHYISH1512Collins only

Each of the 79 words that ends in H is an ISH form such as FINISH, POLISH or LAVISH, and all 40 that end in M are ISM nouns like RACISM and AUTISM. That makes the final letter the best clue for this pattern. Openers spread thin: A starts 18, while C, M, P and R each start 16.

The I-fourth, S-fifth pattern at a glance

  • 226 matches, and 79 of them end in the ISH suffix.
  • 40 more close on ISM nouns such as AUTISM and SEXISM.
  • SQUISH leads at 18 points; JADISH and SIZISM follow on 17.
  • 29 entries are common English words, the highest share among I-fourth sets.
  • Collins holds 220, NWL2023 160 and ENABLE 149 of the 226.

ISH and ISM carry the endings

The two suffixes account for 119 of the 226 words. VANISH, LAVISH, PARISH, FETISH and DANISH all end in ISH, and they are exactly the 79 words that finish on H. Move the final tile to M and the ISM nouns appear: RACISM, AUTISM, SEXISM and SIZISM.

Those endings do the solving work. An H in fifth place points straight at ISH, just as M points at ISM, and the fourth tile is always I. Openers offer far less: A leads with 18 and C, M, P and R tie on 16 each, so the first tile is weak evidence here.

Top scores and dictionary coverage

Rare tiles and the ISH run explain the leaderboard. SQUISH scores 18 on a Q, while JADISH and SIZISM reach 17 with a J and two Z tiles. SKYISH, FIKISH and TYKISH each score 16, and SEXISM and EXCISE follow on 15.

Dictionary coverage is broad but uneven: Collins carries 220 of the 226, NWL2023 160 and ENABLE 149. Twenty-nine count as common words, and 159 have definitions. Check your game's word list before leaning on a Collins-only form.

Questions people ask

Why do so many of these six-letter words end in H?
All 79 H-endings are ISH words. FINISH, POLISH, PARISH, LAVISH, VANISH and DANISH show the pattern, which pairs the fourth-slot I with a fifth-slot S. No other ending in this set reaches that number.
What is the highest-scoring word with I fourth and S fifth?
SQUISH is the top scorer at 18 points, carried by its Q. JADISH and SIZISM follow on 17, and SKYISH, FIKISH and TYKISH each score 16. Those rare-tile words sit well above the 10.2 average.
How many of the 226 are common English words?
Twenty-nine entries meet the common-word cutoff, including ARTIST, CRUISE, RESIST and ADVISE. The rest are specialist or dialect forms, so recognition alone will not cover the list. Collins carries 220 of the total and NWL2023 keeps 160.

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