7-letter words with I as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter

Locking I into position one and E into position four leaves 79 seven-letter matches. Familiar choices include illegal, intense, insects, inherit, and inverse, but only 18 entries meet the common group. The pattern is narrower than the same I-first search with I in fourth place, which has 95 matches.

At a glance: counts and endings

• 79 words meet both fixed-letter positions.
• Only 18 matches qualify as common by word-frequency ranking.
• 32 end in S; E follows with 13, then D with 9.
• Collins includes 77 matches, NWL2023 60, and ENABLE 55.

Which 7-letter words with I first and E fourth are familiar?

Start with words you are likely to recognize: illegal, intense, insects, interim, immense, and inherit all fit the pattern. Each keeps I in the opening tile and places E exactly three letters later.

The fourth-position constraint makes near-misses easy to overlook. Integer and inverse also qualify, while indexed and indexes show how a single letter change can preserve the fixed positions. For a broader comparison, the I-first, I-fourth pattern has 95 matches.

How 7-letter words with I first and E fourth score

Indexed and impeach each score 16 points before board premiums, making them strong familiar scoring options. Indexed is especially easy to spot among the examples; impeach uses a less common letter combination while still respecting both fixed positions.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins has 77 matches, compared with 60 in NWL2023 and 55 in ENABLE. The full count includes words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, so check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.