6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and I as the 3rd letter

Six-letter words starting with S and I third total 302, including SPIRIT, SWITCH, SHIELD, and SPIDER.

302 wordsTop pick SPIRITHighest score SKIVVY 19

47 of 302 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
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J
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3rd letter
A
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F
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I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
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Z

With S in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (409 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 47 · most-used first

SPIRIT₈
SKILLS₁₀
SWITCH₁₄
SHIELD₁₀
SPIDER₉
SHIRTS₉
SLIGHT₁₀
SAINTS₆
STICKS₁₂
SEIZED₁₆
SUITED₇
SHIFTS₁₂
SKINNY₁₃
SMILES₈
SMILED₉
SPINAL₈
SPIRAL₈
SKIING₁₁
STICKY₁₅
SAILOR₆
SLIDES₇
SNIPER₈
SAILED₇
STIGMA₉
SWINGS₁₀
STITCH₁₁
SLICES₈
SHINES₉
SKIRTS₁₀
SLICED₉
SPIKES₁₂
SUITES₆
SMILEY₁₁
SPILLS₈
STILLS₆
SPINES₈
SPIKED₁₃
STILES₆
SKIERS₁₀
SLIDER₇
SMITHS₁₁
STINKS₁₀
STINKY₁₃
STINGS₇
SNITCH₁₁

Showing the top 45 of 47 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 302

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

SAICES₈
SAICKS₁₂
SAIDST₇
SAIGAS₇
SAIKEI₁₀
SAILED₇
SAILER₆
SAILOR₆
SAIMIN₈
SAINED₇
SAINTS₆
SAIQUE₁₅
SAIRED₇
SAIRER₆
SAITHE₉
SAITHS₉
SAIYID₁₀
SBIRRI₈
SBIRRO₈
SCIENT₈
SCILLA₈
SCIONS₈
SCIROC₁₀
SEICHE₁₁
SEIDEL₇
SEIKER₁₀
SEILED₇
SEINED₇
SEINER₆
SEINES₆
SEISED₇
SEISER₆
SEISES₆
SEISIN₆
SEISMS₈
SEISOR₆
SEITAN₆
SEITEN₆
SEIZAS₁₅
SEIZED₁₆
SEIZER₁₅
SEIZES₁₅
SEIZIN₁₅
SEIZOR₁₅
SHIAIS₉
SHIBAH₁₄
SHIELD₁₀
SHIELS₉
SHIERS₉
SHIEST₉
SHIFTS₁₂
SHIFTY₁₅
SHIKAR₁₃
SHIKRA₁₃
SHIKSA₁₃
SHIKSE₁₃
SHILLS₉
SHIMMY₁₆
SHINDY₁₃
SHINED₁₀
SHINER₉
SHINES₉
SHINJU₁₆
SHINNE₉
SHINNY₁₂
SHINTY₁₂
SHIPPO₁₃
SHIRAZ₁₈
SHIRED₁₀
SHIRES₉
SHIRKS₁₃
SHIRRA₉
SHIRRS₉
SHIRTS₉
SHIRTY₁₂
SHISHA₁₂
SHISOS₉
SHISTS₉
SHITED₁₀
SHITES₉
SHITTY₁₂
SHIVAH₁₅
SHIVAS₁₂
SHIVED₁₃
SHIVER₁₂
SHIVES₁₂
SHIVOO₁₂
SKIBOB₁₄
SKIDDY₁₅
SKIDOO₁₁
SKIERS₁₀
SKIFFS₁₆
SKIING₁₁
SKILLS₁₀
SKILLY₁₃
SKIMOS₁₂
SKIMPS₁₄
SKIMPY₁₇
SKINKS₁₄
SKINNY₁₃
SKIPPY₁₇
SKIRLS₁₀
SKIRRS₁₀
SKIRTS₁₀
SKITCH₁₅
SKITED₁₁
SKITES₁₀
SKIVED₁₄
SKIVER₁₃
SKIVES₁₃
SKIVIE₁₃
SKIVVY₁₉
SLICED₉
SLICER₈
SLICES₈
SLICKS₁₂
SLIDED₈
SLIDER₇
SLIDES₇
SLIEST₆
SLIEVE₉
SLIGHT₁₀
SLIMED₉
SLIMES₈
SLIMLY₁₁
SLIMSY₁₁
SLINGS₇
SLINKS₁₀
SLINKY₁₃
SLIPED₉
SLIPES₈
SLIPPY₁₃
SLIPUP₁₀
SLITTY₉
SLIVED₁₀
SLIVEN₉
SLIVER₉
SLIVES₉
SMIDDY₁₃
SMIDGE₁₀
SMIGHT₁₂
SMILAX₁₅
SMILED₉
SMILER₈
SMILES₈
SMILET₈
SMILEY₁₁
SMIRCH₁₃
SMIRKS₁₂
SMIRKY₁₅
SMIRRS₈
SMIRRY₁₁
SMITER₈
SMITES₈
SMITHS₁₁
SMITHY₁₄
SNICKS₁₂
SNIDED₈
SNIDER₇
SNIDES₇
SNIDEY₁₀
SNIFFS₁₂
SNIFFY₁₅
SNIFTS₉
SNIFTY₁₂
SNIPED₉
SNIPER₈
SNIPES₈
SNIPPY₁₃
SNIRTS₆
SNITCH₁₁
SNITTY₉
SNIVEL₉
SOIGNE₇
SOILED₇
SOIREE₆
SPIALS₈
SPICAE₁₀
SPICAS₁₀
SPICED₁₁
SPICER₁₀
SPICES₁₀
SPICEY₁₃
SPICKS₁₄
SPIDER₉
SPIDES₉
SPIELS₈
SPIERS₈
SPIFFS₁₄
SPIFFY₁₇
SPIGHT₁₂
SPIGOT₉
SPIKED₁₃
SPIKER₁₂
SPIKES₁₂
SPIKEY₁₅
SPILED₉
SPILES₈
SPILLS₈
SPILTH₁₁
SPINAE₈
SPINAL₈
SPINAR₈
SPINAS₈
SPINED₉
SPINEL₈
SPINES₈
SPINET₈
SPINKS₁₂
SPINNY₁₁
SPINOR₈
SPINTO₈
SPIRAL₈
SPIREA₈
SPIRED₉
SPIREM₁₀
SPIRES₈
SPIRIC₁₀
SPIRIT₈
SPIRTS₈
SPITAL₈
SPITED₉
SPITES₈
SPITTY₁₁
SPIVVY₁₇
STICHS₁₁
STICKS₁₂
STICKY₁₅
STIEVE₉
STIFFS₁₂
STIFFY₁₅
STIFLE₉
STIGMA₉
STIGME₉
STILBS₈
STILED₇
STILES₆
STILET₆
STILLS₆
STILLY₉
STILTS₆
STILTY₉
STIMED₉
STIMES₈
STIMIE₈
STINGE₇
STINGO₇
STINGS₇
STINGY₁₀
STINKO₁₀
STINKS₁₀
STINKY₁₃
STINTS₆
STINTY₉
STIPAS₈
STIPED₉
STIPEL₈
STIPES₈
STIRED₇
STIRES₆
STIRKS₁₀
STIRPS₈
STIRRA₆
STIRRE₆
STITCH₁₁
STITHY₁₂
STIVED₁₀
STIVER₉
STIVES₉
SUINGS₇
SUINTS₆
SUITED₇
SUITER₆
SUITES₆
SUITOR₆
SUIVEZ₁₈
SWIFTS₁₂
SWIFTY₁₅
SWILER₉
SWILES₉
SWILLS₉
SWIMMY₁₆
SWINES₉
SWINGE₁₀
SWINGS₁₀
SWINGY₁₃
SWINKS₁₃
SWIPED₁₂
SWIPER₁₁
SWIPES₁₁
SWIPEY₁₄
SWIPLE₁₁
SWIRES₉
SWIRLS₉
SWIRLY₁₂
SWISHY₁₅
SWITCH₁₄
SWITHE₁₂
SWIVED₁₃
SWIVEL₁₂
SWIVES₁₂
SWIVET₁₂

Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 5th letter is E.

2nd letter

P16%
T15%
H14%

4th letter

N15%
R13%
L10%

5th letter

E39%
T8%
A6%

6th letter

S34%
Y16%
D13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SKIVVY tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 27 words
7 points: 23 words
88 points: 50 words
9 points: 54 words
1010 points: 33 words
11 points: 19 words
1212 points: 32 words
13 points: 24 words
1414 points: 10 words
15 points: 18 words
1616 points: 5 words
17 points: 4 words
1818 points: 2 words
19 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SKIVVY	19	20	All three
SHIRAZ	18	17	NWL only
SUIVEZ	18	20	Collins only
SKIMPY	17	18	All three
SKIPPY	17	18	Collins only
SPIFFY	17	17	All three
SPIVVY	17	19	Collins · NWL
SEIZED	16	16	All three
SHIMMY	16	16	All three
SKIFFS	16	16	All three
SHINJU	16	19	Collins only
SWIMMY	16	17	All three

This frame is one of the larger sets in the group: 302 matches, with 47 classed as common. SPIRIT, SWITCH, SHIELD, SPIDER, and SLIGHT show several familiar routes through the fixed third-position I. The high scorer SKIVVY reaches 19 points, while final S is the most frequent ending.

At a glance

302 matches fit; 47 fall in the common-word group.
SPIRIT, SWITCH, SHIELD, and SPIDER are familiar anchors.
SKIVVY leads tile scoring at 19 points.
103 words end in S, followed by Y at 48 and D at 38.

How should you search the 302 matches?

Start with recognizable examples such as SPIRIT, SWITCH, SHIELD, SPIDER, SHIRTS, and SMILES. The fixed I in slot three allows several different openings: SP-, SH-, SL-, and ST- all appear among familiar options. Once the first two letters are known, that broad pool becomes much easier to manage.

Only 47 of the 302 matches count as common, although 241 have a definition. Those measures are not interchangeable: a defined entry can still be rare in everyday reading. Compared with the 187 five-letter sibling and 440 seven-letter sibling, this six-letter frame sits between them in size.

What does the ending distribution tell you?

S closes 103 matches, far ahead of Y at 48 and D at 38. That makes plural or third-person-looking endings a large part of the pattern, but not the whole story: R appears 30 times and E 21. Use the last tile to pick a branch rather than scanning every opening equally.

SKIVVY is the top scorer at 19 points; SHIRAZ and SUIVEZ each reach 18, with SKIMPY, SKIPPY, SPIFFY, and SPIVVY at 17. High totals cluster around less ordinary letters or spellings, while SPIRIT and SHIELD are easier everyday anchors. Check acceptance before leaning on a specialist scorer.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with S and have I third?

There are 302 matches with S first and I third. SPIRIT, SWITCH, SHIELD, SPIDER, and SLIGHT are recognizable examples from the pattern. The other letter positions can vary around those fixed clues.

Which word has the top tile score?

SKIVVY scores 19 points before board premiums. SHIRAZ and SUIVEZ each score 18, followed by several matches at 17, including SKIMPY and SPIFFY. The other letter positions can vary around those fixed clues.

What ending is most common for these words?

S is the most common ending, appearing in 103 matches. Y follows at 48 and D at 38, while R and E close 30 and 21 words respectively.

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