6-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and I as the 5th letter

The pattern is _P__I_: P sits in position two, and I sits in position five. The 25 matching words range from SPIRIT and SPRAIN to less familiar forms such as SPADIX and SPRUIK. Only 2 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a mix of recognizable entries and specialist vocabulary.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 25 six-letter matches for the P-second, I-fifth pattern.
• SPIRIT, SPRAIN, and SPECIE show how the pattern can start with SP.
• 12 matches begin with S; A and U each begin 5.
• SPADIX scores 16 points, the highest score among these examples.

6-letter words with P second and I fifth

The fixed letters leave four slots open: _ P _ _ I _. That structure produces words such as APORIA, EPULIS, and UPCOIL as well as SPIRIT. Use the known letters first, then test the remaining positions against the word list rather than guessing from the opening pair alone.

S is the clear leader at the start, with 12 of the 25 matches; A and U contribute 5 apiece. E starts 2 words, while O starts just 1. For comparison, the same pattern with A in position two has 321 matches, making P a much tighter filter.

Which matches score well and which dictionaries include them?

SPADIX tops the scoring examples at 16 points, and no other match scores above 12. SPRUIK and UPKNIT each score 12, while SPAHIS, SPAVIN, SPAVIE, EPODIC, and APPAID score 11. The average score is 10, so SPADIX stands out rather than representing a typical result.

Collins includes all 25 matches, compared with 14 in NWL2023 and 13 in ENABLE; the dictionary counts overlap. Check your game's word list before playing, since acceptance depends on the lexicon. Of the matches, 18 have definitions and only 2 meet the common-word frequency cutoff.