7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and I as the 6th letter

The fixed slots hold G in position 1 and I in position 6. Collins has seventy-five matches and NWL2023 has sixty-four, so the two lists are close in size; The four leading endings still give a good scan order; GRAPHIC at fifteen points is a more familiar option than either top scorer;

Pattern facts at a glance

• C closes eighteen candidates.
• N follows with fourteen endings.
• E and S each finish twelve.
• GLYPHIC and GRAWLIX share the top score.

Four endings worth checking

Final letters make this pattern unusually easy to divide: C ends eighteen matches, N fourteen, and E and S twelve apiece. GENETIC, GENERIC, GENESIS, GENOMIC and GELATIN share a visible GEN start; GRAPHIC and GASTRIC add a second recognizable group.

The sixth tile is the key filter, not the opening G, which every candidate shares. Eight entries are common among 77 total. When a rack leaves C, N, E or S for the end, check those four groups before exploring less frequent endings such as A, D, P or L.

Sort candidates by their final tile

More clues from the word set

The ending C appears eighteen times, N fourteen, and E and S twelve apiece. This is a useful order for checking the last tile. GLYPHIC and GRAWLIX both score eighteen, with GAZANIA at seventeen; GRAPHIC and GHERKIN are more recognizable choices at fifteen.

Eight entries count as common out of seventy-seven total.

The set contains 77 matches, and the ending counts account for most of them: C, N, E and S cover fifty-six. That leaves twenty-one spread across A, D, P and L. This is a concrete way to narrow a candidate from the final tile before testing the many possible opening clusters.

Collins has seventy-five matches and NWL2023 has sixty-four, so the two lists are close in size. The four leading endings still give a good scan order. GRAPHIC at fifteen points is a more familiar option than either top scorer.