7-letter words with A as the 4th letter and I as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is ___AI__, with two open letters before A and two after I. DETAILS and REMAINS show how familiar words fit it, while JEZAILS leads the scoring examples at 23 points. Only 10 matches fall among the most common English words, so expect a mix of everyday entries and less familiar vocabulary.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 119 entries match the seven-letter pattern in at least one tournament dictionary.
• Just 10 matches rank among the most common English words.
• Collins includes 115 matches, NWL2023 includes 75, and ENABLE includes 70; the sets overlap.
• The average tile score is 10.3 points, though individual words vary widely.

How many 7-letter words have A fourth and I fifth?

Exactly 119 7-letter words have A in position four and I in position five. Their fixed core is ___AI__, leaving four outer positions to narrow with crossing letters.

Starting letters are led by D, with 16 matches; R and S have 14 each, and A has 13. DETAILS is a familiar D example, while REMAINS and STRAINS show how the same interior supports different openings.

Look for shared endings when crossing clues get tight: DETAILS and RETAILS both finish TAILS, while REMAINS, STRAINS, and RETAINS finish AINS. That cluster is more actionable than memorizing every entry.

Which endings and words stand out?

Final S appears on 65 matches, far ahead of E at 21 and T at 13. The ending gives a strong first filter, but it does not identify the opening letters; combine it with the fixed AI positions and any board crossings.

For a raw score hunt, JEZAILS leads at 23 points; MEZAILS reaches 18, while ZENAIDA and DIZAINS score 17 each. Those leaders are less familiar than DETAILS or REMAINS, so everyday vocabulary does not necessarily lead the scoring examples.

Only 10 matches meet the common-word cutoff, while 89 have definitions. Collins includes 115 entries compared with 70 in ENABLE, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar candidate; the count includes words found in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE.