7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and I as the 6th letter
Seven-letter words with A second and I sixth total 280; CAPTAIN and LAWSUIT are familiar fits, while PACZKIS scores 24.
14 of 280 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With A in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (1,259 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- CAPTAIN11
- PACIFIC16
- LAWSUIT10
- BARGAIN10
- KASHMIR16
- MALARIA9
- CALORIE9
- MARQUIS18
- GASTRIC10
- SATANIC9
- TABLOID10
- FANATIC12
- WARSHIP15
- MASONIC11
All valid words 280
- BABESIA11
- BABYSIT14
- BACCHIC18
- BACCHII16
- BACKBIT17
- BACKFIT18
- BACKLIT15
- BAILLIE9
- BAILLIS9
- BALADIN10
- BALDRIC12
- BANDAID11
- BANKSIA13
- BANSHIE12
- BANZAIS18
- BAREFIT12
- BARGAIN10
- BARMAID12
- BARMKIN15
- BARTSIA9
- BARYTIC14
- BASHLIK16
- BASIDIA10
- BASILIC11
- BATAVIA12
- BATHMIC16
- BATSHIT12
- BAUDRIC12
- BAWDKIN17
- BAWDRIC15
- CACTOID12
- CADAGIS11
- CAFFEIN15
- CALLAIS9
- CALORIC11
- CALORIE9
- CALPAIN11
- CAMBRIC15
- CAMELIA11
- CAMELID12
- CAMISIA11
- CAMOGIE12
- CANAKIN13
- CANIKIN13
- CANONIC11
- CANOPIC13
- CANTHIC14
- CANTRIP11
- CAPELIN11
- CAPROIC13
- CAPTAIN11
- CARABID12
- CARABIN11
- CAROTID10
- CAROTIN9
- CASSPIR11
- CATSKIN13
- CATSUIT9
- CATTAIL9
- CAUSTIC11
- DALASIS8
- DAPHNIA13
- DAPHNID14
- DARRAIN8
- DATARIA8
- DATURIC10
- DAUPHIN13
- DAVIDIA12
- DAYANIM13
- DAYSAIL11
- EASTLIN7
- EATERIE7
- FACTOID13
- FANATIC12
- FANTAIL10
- FARADIC13
- FATIDIC13
- GALABIA10
- GALENIC10
- GALLEIN8
- GALOPIN10
- GAMETIC12
- GANGLIA9
- GAPOSIS10
- GARBOIL10
- GASTRIC10
- GASTRIN8
- GAUDGIE10
- GAZANIA17
- HADARIM13
- HAEMOID13
- HAFFLIN16
- HAGADIC14
- HAIRPIN12
- HALAKIC16
- HALFLIN13
- HALFWIT16
- HAPLOID13
- HARELIP12
- HAUBOIS12
- HAWKBIT19
- HAZANIM21
- JACKSIE20
- JACOBIN18
- JADITIC17
- JALAPIC18
- JALAPIN16
- JAUNTIE14
- JAVELIN17
- JAWARIS17
- KABIKIS17
- KABUKIS17
- KAIKAIS15
- KAMOTIK17
- KAMOTIQ22
- KARAHIS14
- KARAKIA15
- KARSTIC13
- KASHMIR16
- KATYDID16
- LABROID10
- LACINIA9
- LACONIC11
- LADYKIN15
- LAMBKIN15
- LAMININ9
- LAMPLIT11
- LANGUID9
- LANOLIN7
- LAOGAIS8
- LATAKIA11
- LAWSUIT10
- LAZULIS16
- MACCHIA16
- MACCHIE16
- MACHAIR14
- MAFFLIN15
- MAHONIA12
- MALACIA11
- MALARIA9
- MALEFIC14
- MALONIC11
- MANAKIN13
- MANATIS9
- MANDRIL10
- MANIKIN13
- MANTRIC11
- MANUMIT11
- MARABIS11
- MARARIS9
- MARQUIS18
- MASHLIM14
- MASHLIN12
- MASONIC11
- MASTOID10
- MATTOID10
- MAUDLIN10
- MAULVIS12
- MAUVAIS12
- MAUVEIN12
- MAXIMIN18
- MAZHBIS23
- NAEVOID11
- NAGAPIE10
- NAGARIS8
- NARCEIN9
- NARTJIE14
- NAUPLII9
- NAVARIN10
- NAYSAID11
- PACIFIC16
- PACZKIS24
- PAEONIC11
- PAGURID11
- PAKAHIS16
- PAKIHIS16
- PALADIN10
- PALAGIS10
- PALSHIP14
- PALUDIC12
- PANINIS9
- PAPILIO11
- PARBOIL11
- PARESIS9
- PARETIC11
- PARFAIT12
- PARODIC12
- PAROTIC11
- PAROTID10
- PAROTIS9
- PARSNIP11
- PARULIS9
- PASQUIL18
- PATAGIA10
- PATULIN9
- PAYSLIP14
- QAMUTIK22
- RACEMIC13
- RACLOIR9
- RAGINIS8
- RAGTAIL8
- RAMAKIN13
- RAMEKIN13
- RAMILIE9
- RAOULIA7
- RAPINIS9
- RAREBIT9
- RATAFIA10
- RATTAIL7
- RATTLIN7
- RAVELIN10
- SAFARIS10
- SAGOUIN8
- SAIKEIS11
- SALAMIS9
- SALICIN9
- SALUKIS11
- SAMITIS9
- SANCAIS9
- SANDHIS11
- SANDPIT10
- SANGRIA8
- SANSEIS7
- SAPONIN9
- SAPPHIC16
- SARCOID10
- SARONIC9
- SATANIC9
- SATIRIC9
- SATORIS7
- SATYRIC12
- SATYRID11
- SAUROID8
- SAUTOIR7
- SAVARIN10
- TABANID10
- TABETIC11
- TABLOID10
- TABORIN9
- TABULIS9
- TAHINIS10
- TAILFIN10
- TAILLIE7
- TAILZIE16
- TALARIA7
- TAMARIN9
- TAMARIS9
- TANGHIN11
- TANTRIC9
- TANUKIS11
- TAPETIS9
- TATAMIS9
- TATSOIS7
- TAUIWIS10
- TAWHAIS13
- TAXEMIC18
- TAXITIC16
- TAXPAID17
- UAKARIS11
- VALERIC12
- VALGOID12
- VALONIA10
- VANADIC13
- VASSAIL10
- VAUNTIE10
- VAWNTIE13
- WAGTAIL11
- WAKIKIS18
- WAPITIS12
- WARAGIS11
- WARSHIP15
- WASABIS12
- WASSAIL10
- WASTRIE10
- WAYLAID14
- XANTHIC19
- XANTHIN17
- YACHTIE15
- YANQUIS19
- ZAIKAIS20
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACZKIS | 24 | 26 | NWL only |
| MAZHBIS | 23 | 24 | Collins only |
| KAMOTIQ | 22 | 23 | NWL only |
| QAMUTIK | 22 | 24 | NWL only |
| HAZANIM | 21 | 22 | All three |
| JACKSIE | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
| ZAIKAIS | 20 | 20 | All three |
| YANQUIS | 19 | 20 | All three |
| HAWKBIT | 19 | 19 | Collins only |
| XANTHIC | 19 | 20 | All three |
| MARQUIS | 18 | 20 | All three |
| JACOBIN | 18 | 23 | All three |
The sixth-position I creates a different ending pattern from the larger I-fourth group. CAPTAIN, LAWSUIT, BARGAIN, MALARIA, and CALORIE are recognizable fits, but the score leader is PACZKIS at 24 points. Fourteen entries count as common, and the average score is 12.
Seven-letter words with A in position 2 and I in position 6
- PACZKIS scores 24, the top value in the group.
- MAZHBIS scores 23; KAMOTIQ and QAMUTIK score 22.
- S, N, and C are the three most frequent final letters.
- CAPTAIN, LAWSUIT, and BARGAIN are familiar examples.
Which examples are easiest to recognize?
The last letter distribution gives S, N, and C as strong finishing candidates: the group ends in S 57 times, N 53, and C 50. That means a known final letter can cut the search quickly. PACZKIS and MAZHBIS sit at the high end, despite more familiar examples such as CAPTAIN looking easier to recall.
Several examples end in IN, including CAPTAIN, PALADIN, JAVELIN, and HAIRPIN. The final C group includes PACIFIC, GASTRIC, CAUSTIC, and CALORIC; a final S appears in LAWSUIT, BARGAIN, and SATANIC. These endings are useful branch points when a crossword supplies the last tile.
What should you check before playing?
There are 280 matches, but only 14 are in the common-word group; 203 have a recorded definition. Collins includes 268, while ENABLE has 173 and NWL2023 has 202. Unusual candidates like PACZKIS can score well, so verify the word.
How to use seven-letter words with A and I
For a board play, compare the high-value letter in your rack with the fixed sixth-position I. PACZKIS scores 24 and MAZHBIS 23, while KAMOTIQ and QAMUTIK each score 22. Seven-letter entries fit crosswords and board games, where a known final letter can guide a longer solve.
Start with the ending, then test the less familiar candidates against your crossings. That order can prune the candidate list before you test a high-value tile.
Questions people ask
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