7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and I as the 4th letter
449 7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and I as the 4th letter match this pattern, from BELIEVE and MEDICAL to high-scoring BEZIQUE.
61 of 449 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With E in 2nd place, T is the most common 4th letter (500 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- BELIEVE12
- MEDICAL12
- SERIOUS7
- DECIDED12
- VEHICLE15
- BESIDES10
- DEVICES13
- REVIEWS13
- DEFINED12
- DELIVER11
- REGIONS8
- RETIRED8
- DESIGNS9
- PERIODS10
- DERIVED12
- BELIEFS12
- REMINDS10
- DECIDES11
- DESIRED9
- REVISED11
- DEFICIT13
- DESIRES8
- RECIPES11
- DELIGHT12
- REVIVAL13
- SENIORS7
- DEFINES11
- REFINED11
- RELIEVE10
- SEMINAR9
- REVIVED14
- DEVISED12
- RESIDES8
- DEPICTS12
- REGIMES10
- RESIDUE8
- TEDIOUS8
- GENITAL8
- LESIONS7
- DERIVES11
- RELIANT7
- REBIRTH12
- REVISIT10
- RESIDED9
- REGIMEN10
- RETIRES7
- DECIMAL12
- LEGIONS8
All valid words 449
- AECIDIA10
- AEDILES8
- AEGISES8
- AERIALS7
- AERIEST7
- BEDIGHT14
- BEDIRTY13
- BEDIZEN19
- BEGIFTS13
- BEGILDS11
- BEGINNE10
- BEGIRDS11
- BEHIGHT16
- BEHINDS13
- BELIEFS12
- BELIERS9
- BELIEVE12
- BEMIRED12
- BEMIRES11
- BEMISTS11
- BEMIXED19
- BEMIXES18
- BENIGHT13
- BENISON9
- BERIMED12
- BERIMES11
- BESIDES10
- BESIEGE10
- BESIGHS13
- BESINGS10
- BETIDED11
- BETIDES10
- BETIGHT13
- BETIMED12
- BETIMES11
- BETISES9
- BETITLE9
- BEWITCH17
- BEZIQUE27
- CECITIS11
- CEDILLA10
- CELIACS11
- CERIMAN11
- CERIPHS14
- CERISES9
- CERITES9
- CERIUMS11
- CESIOUS9
- CESIUMS11
- CEVICHE17
- DEAIRED9
- DEBITED11
- DEBITOR10
- DECIARE10
- DECIBEL12
- DECIDED12
- DECIDER11
- DECIDES11
- DECIDUA11
- DECILES10
- DECIMAL12
- DECIMES12
- DEDIMUS11
- DEFIANT11
- DEFICIT13
- DEFIERS11
- DEFILED12
- DEFILER11
- DEFILES11
- DEFINED12
- DEFINER11
- DEFINES11
- DEHISCE13
- DELIBLE10
- DELICES10
- DELICTS10
- DELIGHT12
- DELIMED11
- DELIMES10
- DELIMIT10
- DELINKS12
- DELIRIA8
- DELISTS8
- DELIVER11
- DEMIGOD12
- DEMINER10
- DEMIREP12
- DEMISED11
- DEMISES10
- DEMISTS10
- DEMIVEG14
- DENIALS8
- DENIERS8
- DENIMED11
- DENIZEN17
- DEPICTS12
- DERIDED10
- DERIDER9
- DERIDES9
- DERIVED12
- DERIVER11
- DERIVES11
- DESIGNS9
- DESINED9
- DESINES8
- DESIRED9
- DESIRER8
- DESIRES8
- DESISTS8
- DETICKS14
- DETINUE8
- DEVIANT11
- DEVIATE11
- DEVICES13
- DEVILED12
- DEVILET11
- DEVILRY14
- DEVIOUS11
- DEVISAL11
- DEVISED12
- DEVISEE11
- DEVISER11
- DEVISES11
- DEVISOR11
- DEWIEST11
- DEWITTS11
- DEZINCS19
- EELIEST7
- EELINGS8
- EERIEST7
- FECIALS12
- FELICIA12
- FELINES10
- FEMINAL12
- FEMINIE12
- FEMITER12
- FENINGA11
- FENINGS11
- FENITAR10
- FETIALS10
- FETICHE15
- FETIDER11
- FETIDLY14
- GEFILTE11
- GELIDER9
- GELIDLY12
- GEMINAL10
- GENIPAP12
- GENISTA8
- GENITAL8
- GENITOR8
- GENIZAH20
- GENIZOT17
- GEOIDAL9
- HEGIRAS11
- HEJIRAS17
- HELIAST10
- HELIBUS12
- HELICAL12
- HELICES12
- HELICON12
- HELIMAN12
- HELIMEN12
- HELIPAD13
- HELISKI14
- HELIUMS12
- HELIXES17
- HEMINAS12
- HEMIOLA12
- HEMIONE12
- HEMIPOD15
- HERIOTS10
- HERISSE10
- HERITOR10
- HEWINGS14
- HEXINGS18
- JEMIDAR17
- JEMIMAS18
- KEYINGS15
- LEGIBLE10
- LEGIBLY13
- LEGIONS8
- LEGISTS8
- LEGITIM10
- LENIENT7
- LENITED8
- LENITES7
- LESIONS7
- LEVIERS10
- LEVITES10
- LEVITIC12
- LEWISES10
- LEWISIA10
- LEXICAL16
- LEXICON16
- LEXISES14
- MEDIACY15
- MEDIALS10
- MEDIANS10
- MEDIANT10
- MEDIATE10
- MEDICAL12
- MEDICKS16
- MEDICOS12
- MEDIGAP13
- MEDINAS10
- MEDIUMS12
- MEDIVAC15
- MEGILLA10
- MEGILPH15
- MEGILPS12
- MELICKS15
- MELILOT9
- MELINJO16
- MELISMA11
- MENIALS9
- MENISCI11
- MERINGS10
- MERINOS9
- MERISES9
- MERISIS9
- MERISMS11
- MERITED10
- METICAL11
- METICAS11
- METIERS9
- METISSE9
- NERINES7
- NERITES7
- NERITIC9
- NETIZEN16
- OECISTS9
- OEDIPAL10
- PEDICAB14
- PEDICEL12
- PEDICLE12
- PELICAN11
- PELISSE9
- PELITES9
- PELITIC11
- PEMICAN13
- PENICIL11
- PENISES9
- PEPINOS11
- PEPITAS11
- PERIAPT11
- PERICON11
- PERIDIA10
- PERIDOT10
- PERIGEE10
- PERIGON10
- PERILED10
- PERILLA9
- PERINEA9
- PERIODS10
- PERIOST9
- PERIQUE18
- PERITUS9
- PERIWIG13
- PETIOLE9
- PETITES9
- REBILLS9
- REBINDS10
- REBIRTH12
- REBITES9
- RECIPES11
- RECITAL9
- RECITED10
- RECITER9
- RECITES9
- REDIALS8
- REFIGHT14
- REFILED11
- REFILES10
- REFILLS10
- REFILMS12
- REFINDS11
- REFINED11
- REFINER10
- REFINES10
- REFIRED11
- REFIRES10
- REFIXED18
- REFIXES17
- REGIFTS11
- REGILDS9
- REGIMEN10
- REGIMES10
- REGINAE8
- REGINAL8
- REGINAS8
- REGIONS8
- REGIVEN11
- REGIVES11
- REHINGE11
- REHIRED11
- REHIRES10
- RELIANT7
- RELICTS9
- RELIEFS10
- RELIERS7
- RELIEVE10
- RELIEVO10
- RELIGHT11
- RELINED8
- RELINES7
- RELINKS11
- RELIQUE16
- RELISTS7
- RELIVED11
- RELIVER10
- RELIVES10
- REMIGES10
- REMINDS10
- REMINTS9
- REMISED10
- REMISES9
- REMIXED17
- REMIXER16
- REMIXES16
- REOILED8
- REPINED10
- REPINER9
- REPINES9
- REPIQUE18
- RERISEN7
- RERISES7
- RESIANT7
- RESIDED9
- RESIDER8
- RESIDES8
- RESIDUA8
- RESIDUE8
- RESIFTS10
- RESIGHT11
- RESIGNS8
- RESILED8
- RESILES7
- RESILIN7
- RESINED8
- RESINER7
- RESISTS7
- RESITED8
- RESITES7
- RESIZED17
- RESIZES16
- RETIARY10
- RETICLE9
- RETILED8
- RETILES7
- RETIMED10
- RETIMES9
- RETINAE7
- RETINAL7
- RETINAS7
- RETINES7
- RETINOL7
- RETINTS7
- RETINUE7
- RETIRAL7
- RETIRED8
- RETIREE7
- RETIRER7
- RETIRES7
- RETITLE7
- REVIEWS13
- REVILED11
- REVILER10
- REVILES10
- REVISAL10
- REVISED11
- REVISER10
- REVISES10
- REVISIT10
- REVISOR10
- REVIVAL13
- REVIVED14
- REVIVER13
- REVIVES13
- REVIVOR13
- REWIDEN11
- REWINDS11
- REWIRED11
- REWIRES10
- REXINES14
- SEBIFIC14
- SEDILIA8
- SEEINGS8
- SEMIDRY13
- SEMIFIT12
- SEMILOG10
- SEMIMAT11
- SEMINAL9
- SEMINAR9
- SEMIPED12
- SEMIPRO11
- SEMIRAW12
- SEMISES9
- SEMITAR9
- SENILES7
- SENIORS7
- SENITIS7
- SEPIOST9
- SEPIUMS11
- SERIALS7
- SERIATE7
- SERICIN9
- SERICON9
- SERIEMA9
- SERIFED11
- SERINES7
- SERINGA8
- SERIOUS7
- SERIPHS12
- SEVICHE15
- SEWINGS11
- SEXIEST14
- SEXISMS16
- SEXISTS14
- TEDIEST8
- TEDIOUS8
- TEDIUMS10
- TENIOID8
- TEPIDER10
- TEPIDLY13
- VEHICLE15
- VELIGER11
- VELITES10
- VENINES10
- VENIRES10
- VENISON10
- VENITES10
- VERIDIC13
- VERIEST10
- VERISMO12
- VERISMS12
- VERISTS10
- VERITAS10
- VERITES10
- VESICAE12
- VESICAL12
- VESICAS12
- VESICLE12
- VETIVER13
- VEXILLA17
- VEXINGS18
- WEBINAR12
- ZENITHS19
- ZERIBAS18
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEZIQUE | 27 | 29 | All three |
| GENIZAH | 20 | 21 | Collins only |
| ZENITHS | 19 | 19 | All three |
| BEMIXED | 19 | 21 | All three |
| BEDIZEN | 19 | 21 | All three |
| DEZINCS | 19 | 21 | All three |
| PERIQUE | 18 | 20 | All three |
| JEMIMAS | 18 | 22 | Collins only |
| REFIXED | 18 | 18 | All three |
| BEMIXES | 18 | 20 | All three |
| REPIQUE | 18 | 20 | Collins only |
| ZERIBAS | 18 | 19 | Collins only |
Lock E into the second slot and I into the fourth, then fill the remaining positions. That pattern turns up in familiar words such as BELIEVE, MEDICAL, SERIOUS, and VEHICLE, as well as less common game entries. The collection has 449 matches across tournament dictionaries, but just 61 rank among common English words.
At a glance: the strongest clues
- The fixed pattern has 449 seven-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
- R is the most common first letter, with 124 matches; D follows with 77.
- S is the standout ending: 188 words finish with S, far ahead of D at 52.
- Only 61 matches are classified as common, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary.
- BEZIQUE tops the score list at 27 points, while GENIZAH scores 20.
Why do so many matches end in S?
S closes 188 of these words, and many are familiar plurals or verb forms: BELIEFS, DEVICES, REVIEWS, and DECIDES all fit. That ending is a strong check when your first six letters already agree with the pattern.
The next most frequent ending is D, with 52 matches. Examples such as DECIDED and DEFINED show why the final letter matters: a single change can separate a plausible form from a match. E and R follow at 41 and 37 words.
7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and I as the 4th letter
Start with recognizable candidates before reaching for obscure scoring plays. BELIEVE, MEDICAL, SERIOUS, and VEHICLE are useful anchors because their spelling makes the two fixed positions easy to verify. If your game provides crossing letters, compare them against those anchors rather than guessing from the first letter alone.
Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 435 matches, NWL2023 includes 374, and ENABLE includes 345. A word accepted in one list may be absent from another, so check your game's word list before committing. BEZIQUE is the standout score, but its 27 points come with a less familiar word.
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