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.

280 wordsTop pick CAPTAINHighest score PACZKIS 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.

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Common words 14 · most-used first

All valid words 280

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

  • 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
Letters by positionIn 20% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. B11%
  2. C11%
  3. M10%
3rd letter
  1. R13%
  2. N12%
  3. L11%
4th letter
  1. A18%
  2. O10%
  3. I10%
5th letter
  1. R13%
  2. L11%
  3. A10%
7th letter
  1. S20%
  2. N19%
  3. C18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; PACZKIS tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 12 words
  2. 8 points: 12 words
  3. 99 points: 41 words
  4. 10 points: 41 words
  5. 1111 points: 44 words
  6. 12 points: 30 words
  7. 1313 points: 25 words
  8. 14 points: 14 words
  9. 1515 points: 12 words
  10. 16 points: 18 words
  11. 1717 points: 11 words
  12. 18 points: 10 words
  13. 1919 points: 3 words
  14. 20 points: 2 words
  15. 2121 points: 1 words
  16. 22 points: 2 words
  17. 2323 points: 1 words
  18. 24 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PACZKIS2426NWL only
MAZHBIS2324Collins only
KAMOTIQ2223NWL only
QAMUTIK2224NWL only
HAZANIM2122All three
JACKSIE2023Collins only
ZAIKAIS2020All three
YANQUIS1920All three
HAWKBIT1919Collins only
XANTHIC1920All three
MARQUIS1820All three
JACOBIN1823All 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?

Note

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

How many words put A second and I sixth?
There are 280 seven-letter matches. Familiar options include CAPTAIN, LAWSUIT, BARGAIN, MALARIA, CALORIE, and WARSHIP; many other entries are less common, and only 14 belong to the common-word group.
Which word scores highest with I in sixth place?
PACZKIS scores 24, ahead of MAZHBIS at 23. KAMOTIQ and QAMUTIK each score 22, while HAZANIM reaches 21. Premium squares can alter a board play’s final total.
Which endings occur most often?
The final S appears 57 times, N appears 53 times, and C appears 50 times. CAPTAIN and PALADIN illustrate the IN ending, while PACIFIC and CAUSTIC end in C. The last tile is a strong first filter.

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