7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter

7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter number 631, from familiar READING and QUALITY to less common high scorers.

631 wordsTop pick PLAYINGHighest score KYANIZE 23

109 of 631 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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5th letter
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With A in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (631 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 109 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 109 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 631

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

ABASIAS₉
ABASING₁₀
ABATING₁₀
ABAXIAL₁₆
ABAXILE₁₆
ACACIAS₁₁
ACARIAN₉
ACARIDS₁₀
ACARINE₉
ADAGIAL₉
ADAGIOS₉
ADAWING₁₂
ADAXIAL₁₅
AGAMIDS₁₁
AGARICS₁₀
AGATISE₈
AGATIZE₁₇
AHADITH₁₄
ALALIAS₇
ALANINE₇
ALANINS₇
ALATION₇
ALAYING₁₁
AMABILE₁₁
AMANITA₉
AMATING₁₀
AMATION₉
AMATIVE₁₂
AMAZING₁₉
ANALITY₁₀
ANAXIAL₁₄
APATITE₉
APAYING₁₃
ARABICA₁₁
ARABINS₉
ARABISE₉
ARABIZE₁₈
ARALIAS₇
ARAMIDS₁₀
ATAVISM₁₂
ATAVIST₁₀
ATAXIAS₁₄
ATAXICS₁₆
ATAXIES₁₄
AVALING₁₁
AVARICE₁₂
AWAKING₁₅
BAALISM₁₁
BEADIER₁₀
BEADILY₁₃
BEADING₁₁
BEAKIER₁₃
BEALING₁₀
BEAMIER₁₁
BEAMILY₁₄
BEAMING₁₂
BEAMISH₁₄
BEANIES₉
BEANING₁₀
BEARING₁₀
BEARISH₁₂
BEATIER₉
BEATIFY₁₅
BEATING₁₀
BEAUISH₁₂
BIALIES₉
BIASING₁₀
BIAXIAL₁₆
BLADING₁₁
BLAHING₁₃
BLAMING₁₂
BLARING₁₀
BLAWING₁₃
BLAZING₁₉
BOAKING₁₄
BOARISH₁₂
BOATIES₉
BOATING₁₀
BRAAIED₁₀
BRACING₁₂
BRAKIER₁₃
BRAKING₁₄
BRASIER₉
BRASILS₉
BRAVING₁₃
BRAXIES₁₆
BRAYING₁₃
BRAZIER₁₈
BRAZILS₁₈
BRAZING₁₉
CEASING₁₀
CEAZING₁₉
CHACING₁₅
CHAFING₁₆
CHALICE₁₄
CHAMISA₁₄
CHAMISE₁₄
CHAMISO₁₄
CHARIER₁₂
CHARILY₁₅
CHARING₁₃
CHARIOT₁₂
CHARISM₁₄
CHARITY₁₅
CHASING₁₃
CHAVISH₁₈
CHAWING₁₆
CLADISM₁₂
CLADIST₁₀
CLARIES₉
CLARIFY₁₅
CLARINI₉
CLARINO₉
CLARION₉
CLARITY₁₂
CLAVIER₁₂
CLAVIES₁₂
CLAWING₁₃
CLAYIER₁₂
CLAYING₁₃
CLAYISH₁₅
COADIES₁₀
COALIER₉
COALIFY₁₅
COALING₁₀
COALISE₉
COALIZE₁₈
COAMING₁₂
COATING₁₀
COAXIAL₁₆
COAXING₁₇
CRAKING₁₄
CRANIAL₉
CRANING₁₀
CRANIUM₁₁
CRAPIER₁₁
CRAPING₁₂
CRATING₁₀
CRAVING₁₃
CRAZIER₁₈
CRAZIES₁₈
CRAZILY₂₁
CRAZING₁₉
CYANIDE₁₃
CYANIDS₁₃
CYANINE₁₂
CYANINS₁₂
CYANISE₁₂
CYANITE₁₂
CYANIZE₂₁
CZARINA₁₈
CZARISM₂₀
CZARIST₁₈
DEADING₁₀
DEAFISH₁₄
DEALIGN₉
DEALING₉
DEANING₉
DEARIES₈
DEARING₉
DEASILS₈
DEASIUL₈
DEAVING₁₂
DIACIDS₁₁
DIALING₉
DIALIST₈
DIAMIDE₁₁
DIAMINE₁₀
DIAMINS₁₀
DIAPIRS₁₀
DIARIAL₈
DIARIAN₈
DIARIES₈
DIARISE₈
DIARIST₈
DIARIZE₁₇
DIAZINE₁₇
DIAZINS₁₇
DOATING₉
DRAPIER₁₀
DRAPING₁₁
DRAWING₁₂
DRAYING₁₂
DUALINS₈
DUALISE₈
DUALISM₁₀
DUALIST₈
DUALITY₁₁
DUALIZE₁₇
DYADICS₁₄
EBAYING₁₃
EDACITY₁₃
EGALITE₈
EGALITY₁₁
ELAPIDS₁₀
ELAPINE₉
ELATING₈
ELATION₇
ELATIVE₁₀
ENAMINE₉
ENATION₇
EPAXIAL₁₆
ERASING₈
ERASION₇
ETACISM₁₁
ETAMINE₉
ETAMINS₉
ETATISM₉
ETATIST₇
EVADING₁₂
EVANISH₁₃
EVASION₁₀
EVASIVE₁₃
EXAMINE₁₆
FEALING₁₁
FEARING₁₁
FEASING₁₁
FEATING₁₁
FEAZING₂₀
FIATING₁₁
FLAKIER₁₄
FLAKIES₁₄
FLAKILY₁₇
FLAKING₁₅
FLAMIER₁₂
FLAMING₁₃
FLARIER₁₀
FLARING₁₁
FLAVINE₁₃
FLAVINS₁₃
FLAWIER₁₃
FLAWING₁₄
FLAXIER₁₇
FLAYING₁₄
FOALING₁₁
FOAMIER₁₂
FOAMILY₁₅
FOAMING₁₃
FRAGILE₁₁
FRAMING₁₃
FRANION₁₀
FRAYING₁₄
FRAZILS₁₉
GEALING₉
GEARING₉
GHARIAL₁₁
GHAZIES₂₀
GLACIAL₁₀
GLACIER₁₀
GLADIER₉
GLADIUS₉
GLARIER₈
GLARING₉
GLAZIER₁₇
GLAZILY₂₀
GLAZING₁₈
GNAWING₁₂
GOADING₁₀
GOALIES₈
GOALING₉
GOATIER₈
GOATISH₁₁
GRACILE₁₀
GRACING₁₁
GRADINE₉
GRADING₁₀
GRADINI₉
GRADINO₉
GRADINS₉
GRANITA₈
GRANITE₈
GRAPIER₁₀
GRAPING₁₁
GRATIFY₁₄
GRATINE₈
GRATING₉
GRATINS₈
GRAVIDA₁₂
GRAVIES₁₁
GRAVING₁₂
GRAVITY₁₄
GRAYING₁₂
GRAYISH₁₄
GRAZIER₁₇
GRAZING₁₈
GUANINE₈
GUANINS₈
GUARISH₁₁
HEADIER₁₁
HEADILY₁₄
HEADING₁₂
HEALING₁₁
HEAPIER₁₂
HEAPING₁₃
HEARING₁₁
HEATING₁₁
HEAVIER₁₃
HEAVIES₁₃
HEAVILY₁₆
HEAVING₁₄
HOAGIES₁₁
HOARIER₁₀
HOARILY₁₃
HOARING₁₁
HOAXING₁₈
HYACINE₁₅
HYALINE₁₃
HYALINS₁₃
HYALITE₁₃
IMAGINE₁₀
IMAGING₁₁
IMAGISM₁₂
IMAGIST₁₀
INANITY₁₀
ISATINE₇
ISATINS₇
ITACISM₁₁
ITALICS₉
KEAVIES₁₄
KHALIFA₁₇
KHALIFS₁₇
KHARIFS₁₇
KLAVIER₁₄
KNAVISH₁₇
KYANISE₁₄
KYANITE₁₄
KYANIZE₂₃
LEADIER₈
LEADING₉
LEAFIER₁₀
LEAFING₁₁
LEAKIER₁₁
LEAKILY₁₄
LEAKING₁₂
LEAMING₁₀
LEANING₈
LEAPING₁₀
LEARIER₇
LEARING₈
LEASING₈
LEAVIER₁₀
LEAVING₁₁
LOADING₉
LOAFING₁₁
LOAMIER₉
LOAMING₁₀
LOANING₈
LOAVING₁₁
MEALIER₉
MEALIES₉
MEALING₁₀
MEANIES₉
MEANING₁₀
MEARING₁₀
MEASING₁₀
MEATIER₉
MEATILY₁₂
MOANING₁₀
MOATING₁₀
MWALIMU₁₄
MYALISM₁₄
MYALIST₁₂
NEALING₈
NEAPING₁₀
NEARING₈
NEARISH₁₀
NIACINS₉
OCARINA₉
ODALISK₁₂
OKAYING₁₅
ONANISM₉
ONANIST₇
OPACIFY₁₇
OPACITY₁₄
OPALINE₉
ORACIES₉
ORALISM₉
ORALIST₇
ORALITY₁₀
ORARIAN₇
ORARION₇
ORARIUM₉
ORATING₈
ORATION₇
OTARIES₇
OTARINE₇
OVALITY₁₃
OVARIAL₁₀
OVARIAN₁₀
OVARIES₁₀
OVATING₁₁
OVATION₁₀
OXAZINE₂₃
OZALIDS₁₇
PEACING₁₂
PEAKIER₁₃
PEAKING₁₄
PEAKISH₁₆
PEALIKE₁₃
PEALING₁₀
PEANING₁₀
PEASING₁₀
PEATIER₉
PEAVIES₁₂
PEAZING₁₉
PHAEISM₁₄
PHASING₁₃
PIANINO₉
PIANISM₁₁
PIANIST₉
PIARIST₉
PLACING₁₂
PLACITA₁₁
PLACITS₁₁
PLAGIUM₁₂
PLANING₁₀
PLANISH₁₂
PLATIER₉
PLATIES₉
PLATINA₉
PLATING₁₀
PLAYING₁₃
PRALINE₉
PRATIES₉
PRATING₁₀
PRAVITY₁₅
PRAYING₁₃
QUAKIER₂₀
QUAKILY₂₃
QUAKING₂₁
QUALIFY₂₂
QUALITY₁₉
READIED₉
READIER₈
READIES₈
READILY₁₁
READING₉
REAGINS₈
REAKING₁₂
REALIAS₇
REALIGN₈
REALISE₇
REALISM₉
REALIST₇
REALITY₁₀
REALIZE₁₆
REAMIER₉
REAMING₁₀
REAPING₁₀
REARING₈
REARISE₇
REAVING₁₁
ROADIES₈
ROADING₉
ROAMING₁₀
ROARIER₇
ROARING₈
ROATING₈
SCABIES₁₁
SCALIER₉
SCALING₁₀
SCAPING₁₂
SCARIER₉
SCARIFY₁₅
SCARILY₁₂
SCARING₁₀
SEABIRD₁₀
SEAGIRT₈
SEALIFT₁₀
SEALINE₇
SEALING₈
SEAMIER₉
SEAMING₁₀
SEANING₈
SEARING₈
SEASICK₁₃
SEASIDE₈
SEASING₈
SEATING₈
SEAWIFE₁₃
SEAZING₁₇
SHADIER₁₁
SHADILY₁₄
SHADING₁₂
SHAHIDS₁₄
SHAKIER₁₄
SHAKILY₁₇
SHAKING₁₅
SHALIER₁₀
SHALING₁₁
SHAMINA₁₂
SHAMING₁₃
SHAPING₁₃
SHARIAH₁₃
SHARIAS₁₀
SHARIAT₁₀
SHARIFS₁₃
SHARING₁₁
SHAVIES₁₃
SHAVING₁₄
SHAWING₁₄
SIALIDS₈
SKATING₁₂
SLAKING₁₂
SLATIER₇
SLATING₈
SLAVING₁₁
SLAVISH₁₃
SLAYING₁₁
SNAKIER₁₁
SNAKILY₁₄
SNAKING₁₂
SNAKISH₁₄
SNARIER₇
SNARING₈
SNAWING₁₁
SOAKING₁₂
SOAPIER₉
SOAPIES₉
SOAPILY₁₂
SOAPING₁₀
SOARING₈
SPACIAL₁₁
SPACIER₁₁
SPACING₁₂
SPADING₁₁
SPAEING₁₀
SPANIEL₉
SPANING₁₀
SPARIDS₁₀
SPARING₁₀
SPATIAL₉
SPAVIES₁₂
SPAVIET₁₂
SPAVINS₁₂
SPAYING₁₃
STABILE₉
STADIAL₈
STADIAS₈
STADIUM₁₀
STAGIER₈
STAGILY₁₁
STAGING₉
STAKING₁₂
STALING₈
STAMINA₉
STANIEL₇
STANINE₇
STANING₈
STARING₈
STASIMA₉
STATICE₉
STATICS₉
STATING₈
STATINS₇
STATION₇
STATISM₉
STATIST₇
STATIVE₁₀
STAVING₁₁
STAWING₁₁
STAYING₁₁
SUASION₇
SUASIVE₁₀
SUAVITY₁₃
SWAGING₁₂
SWALIER₁₀
SWALING₁₁
SWAMIES₁₂
SWAYING₁₄
TEALIKE₁₁
TEAMING₁₀
TEARIER₇
TEARILY₁₀
TEARING₈
TEASING₈
TEATIME₉
TEAZING₁₇
THALIAN₁₀
THAWIER₁₃
THAWING₁₄
TOADIED₉
TOADIES₈
TOADISH₁₁
TOAZING₁₇
TRACING₁₀
TRADING₉
TRAGICS₁₀
TRAPING₁₀
TSARINA₇
TSARISM₉
TSARIST₇
TZARINA₁₆
TZARISM₁₈
TZARIST₁₆
UNAGILE₈
UNAGING₉
UNAKING₁₂
UNAKITE₁₁
UNALIKE₁₁
UNALIST₇
UNALIVE₁₀
URACILS₉
URALITE₇
URANIAN₇
URANIAS₇
URANIDE₈
URANINS₇
URANISM₉
URANITE₇
URANIUM₉
VEALIER₁₀
VEALING₁₁
VIALING₁₁
VIATICA₁₂
WEAKISH₁₇
WEANING₁₁
WEARIED₁₁
WEARIER₁₀
WEARIES₁₀
WEARILY₁₃
WEARING₁₁
WEARISH₁₃
WEAVING₁₄
WHALING₁₄
YEADING₁₂
YEALING₁₁
YEANING₁₁
ZEATINS₁₆
ZOARIAL₁₆
ZOARIUM₁₈

Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 6th letter is N.

1st letter

S18%
C10%
A7%

2nd letter

E23%
R14%
L11%

4th letter

R15%
L13%
T10%

6th letter

N43%
E17%
S11%

7th letter

G34%
S14%
E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; KYANIZE tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 42 words
8 points: 64 words
99 points: 96 words
10 points: 100 words
1111 points: 78 words
12 points: 65 words
1313 points: 51 words
14 points: 47 words
1515 points: 16 words
16 points: 17 words
1717 points: 21 words
18 points: 14 words
1919 points: 8 words
20 points: 5 words
2121 points: 3 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 3 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
KYANIZE	23	23	All three
OXAZINE	23	24	All three
QUAKILY	23	24	All three
QUALIFY	22	23	All three
CRAZILY	21	22	All three
QUAKING	21	24	All three
CYANIZE	21	22	Collins only
CZARISM	20	22	All three
FEAZING	20	22	All three
GHAZIES	20	20	All three
QUAKIER	20	21	All three
GLAZILY	20	22	Collins · NWL

The fixed slots leave five letters open, so this pattern covers a varied set rather than one narrow word family. READING, PLAYING, STATION, and IMAGINE are recognizable matches. Endings offer a useful clue: G is especially frequent, and many familiar examples use the -ing form.

The pattern in five quick facts

Write the slots as _ _ A _ I _ _; the third letter is A and the fifth is I.
The complete set contains 631 tournament-dictionary matches.
READING, STATION, IMAGINE, and QUALITY all fit the fixed positions.
The final letter G appears in 217 matches, more than any other ending.
KYANIZE, OXAZINE, and QUAKILY lead the tile-score list at 23 points apiece.

Why does G appear so often at the end?

G closes 217 entries, including READING, PLAYING, LEADING, HEARING, and TRADING. That cluster reflects the pattern’s many -ing words. When your last known tile is G, test that ending before reaching for a more unusual construction.

The opening letters are distributed differently: S begins 112 matches, C begins 63, and A begins 47. Those starts give you a practical order for testing possibilities, but the fixed middle letters matter more than a guess based on the first letter alone.

7-letter words with A third and I fifth: scores

The leading tile totals come from less familiar words: KYANIZE, OXAZINE, and QUAKILY each score 23, while QUALIFY scores 22. CRAZILY and QUAKING follow at 21. A big score is no proof that a word will be accepted in your game.

Dictionary coverage varies. Collins has 624 matches, NWL2023 has 509, and ENABLE has 484; the overall count is a combined set, not those counts added together. Check your game's word list before committing to an obscure play.

Frequency is another useful filter: 109 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words, while 502 have definitions. In other words, the pattern yields plenty of playable-looking strings, but many are uncommon. Start with words such as READING or QUALITY, then verify unfamiliar options.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have A third and I fifth?

The pattern has 631 seven-letter matches. Both positions are fixed, leaving the other five letters open; familiar examples include READING, PLAYING, STATION, and IMAGINE. The total combines words found in at least one of the tournament dictionaries counted for this set.

Which common words fit the A-third, I-fifth pattern?

READING, PLAYING, STATION, and QUALITY are recognizable examples that fit. LEADING, HEARING, and TRADING also match, with the last three illustrating how often an -ing ending appears among these seven-letter words.

What is the highest tile score for these words?

KYANIZE, OXAZINE, and QUAKILY each score 23 points on the listed tile values. QUALIFY is next at 22, followed by CRAZILY and QUAKING at 21. These high-scoring options are less familiar, so check your game’s dictionary before using one.

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