7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter

A total of 331 7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter match, including DISEASE, LIBRARY, and MISTAKE.

331 wordsTop pick DISEASEHighest score PIZZAZZ 45

33 of 331 are everyday words (10%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With I in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (813 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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15

Common words 33 · most-used first

DISEASE₈
LIBRARY₁₂
VILLAGE₁₁
MISTAKE₁₃
SIGNALS₈
DISTANT₈
VINTAGE₁₁
VILLAIN₁₀
MIGRANT₁₀
VIOLATE₁₀
AIRWAYS₁₃
DIETARY₁₁
FIREARM₁₂
RITUALS₇
VIBRANT₁₂
MILEAGE₁₀
PILLARS₉
TIFFANY₁₆
DICTATE₁₀
VISUALS₁₀
NIAGARA₈
LINEAGE₈
MIGRATE₁₀
MIDLAND₁₁
BIOMASS₁₁
DISCARD₁₁
NIRVANA₁₀
MIXTAPE₁₈
DISDAIN₉
NITRATE₇
SIGNAGE₉
LINKAGE₁₂
PINBALL₁₁

All valid words 331

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

AIRBAGS₁₀
AIRBALL₉
AIRBASE₉
AIRDATE₈
AIRFARE₁₀
AIRGAPS₁₀
AIRMAIL₉
AIRPARK₁₃
AIRVACS₁₂
AIRWARD₁₁
AIRWAVE₁₃
AIRWAYS₁₃
BILIANS₉
BILIARY₁₂
BIODATA₁₀
BIOFACT₁₄
BIOMASS₁₁
BIPLANE₁₁
BIRIANI₉
BIRYANI₁₂
BISMARS₁₁
BISNAGA₁₀
BISTATE₉
BITMAPS₁₃
BITRATE₉
BIZNAGA₁₉
CILIARY₁₂
CILIATE₉
CINEAST₉
CIRCARS₁₁
CIRRATE₉
CITHARA₁₂
CITRALS₉
CITRATE₉
DIABASE₁₀
DIAPASE₁₀
DICTATE₁₀
DIEBACK₁₆
DIEHARD₁₂
DIETARY₁₁
DIGRAPH₁₄
DIKTATS₁₂
DIORAMA₁₀
DIOXANE₁₅
DIOXANS₁₅
DIPHASE₁₃
DIQUARK₂₁
DIQUATS₁₇
DIRDAMS₁₁
DIRHAMS₁₃
DISBAND₁₁
DISBARK₁₄
DISBARS₁₀
DISCAGE₁₁
DISCANT₁₀
DISCARD₁₁
DISCASE₁₀
DISDAIN₉
DISEASE₈
DISFAME₁₃
DISMALS₁₀
DISMANS₁₀
DISMASK₁₄
DISMAST₁₀
DISMAYD₁₄
DISMAYL₁₃
DISMAYS₁₃
DISPACE₁₂
DISPARK₁₄
DISPART₁₀
DISRANK₁₂
DISRATE₈
DISSAVE₁₁
DISTAFF₁₄
DISTAIN₈
DISTANT₈
DITTANY₁₁
DITTAYS₁₁
DIZZARD₂₇
FIBRATE₁₂
FIGJAMS₂₀
FILIATE₁₀
FINBACK₁₈
FINGANS₁₁
FINIALS₁₀
FINJANS₁₇
FINMARK₁₆
FINNACK₁₆
FINNACS₁₂
FINNANS₁₀
FIREARM₁₂
FIRMANS₁₂
FISCALS₁₂
FISSATE₁₀
GILGAIS₉
GIMBALS₁₂
GIMMALS₁₂
GINGALL₉
GINGALS₉
GIZZARD₂₇
HIELAND₁₁
HIJRAHS₂₀
HIREAGE₁₁
JIBBAHS₂₁
JIGSAWN₁₈
JIGSAWS₁₈
JILBABS₁₈
JIMJAMS₂₅
JINGALL₁₅
JINGALS₁₅
JIPYAPA₂₁
JIVEASS₁₇
KIBLAHS₁₆
KIDNAPS₁₄
KIPPAGE₁₆
KIPPAHS₁₈
KIRPANS₁₃
KIRTANS₁₁
KISMATS₁₃
KITBAGS₁₄
KITHARA₁₄
LIBBARD₁₂
LIBLABS₁₁
LIBRARY₁₂
LIBRATE₉
LIGNAGE₉
LIGNANS₈
LIMBATE₁₁
LIMEADE₁₀
LINDANE₈
LINEAGE₈
LINEATE₇
LINGAMS₁₀
LINHAYS₁₃
LINKAGE₁₂
LINSANG₈
LIQUATE₁₆
LITHATE₁₀
MIDDAYS₁₄
MIDLAND₁₁
MIDRASH₁₃
MIDWAYS₁₆
MIGRANT₁₀
MIGRATE₁₀
MIHRABS₁₄
MIKVAHS₁₉
MILEAGE₁₀
MILIARY₁₂
MILLAGE₁₀
MIMBARS₁₃
MINBARS₁₁
MINIATE₉
MINTAGE₁₀
MINYANS₁₂
MIRBANE₁₁
MISCALL₁₁
MISCAST₁₁
MISDATE₁₀
MISEASE₉
MISEATS₉
MISFALL₁₂
MISFARE₁₂
MISGAGE₁₁
MISGAVE₁₃
MISHAPS₁₄
MISHAPT₁₄
MISKALS₁₃
MISLAID₁₀
MISLAIN₉
MISLAYS₁₂
MISMADE₁₂
MISMAKE₁₅
MISMARK₁₅
MISMATE₁₁
MISNAME₁₁
MISPAGE₁₂
MISPART₁₁
MISRATE₉
MISSAID₁₀
MISSALS₉
MISSAYS₁₂
MISTAKE₁₃
MISTALS₉
MIXTAPE₁₈
MIZMAZE₂₉
NIAGARA₈
NICKARS₁₃
NICTATE₉
NIGGARD₁₀
NILGAIS₈
NILGAUS₈
NIOBATE₉
NIQAABS₁₈
NIRVANA₁₀
NITRATE₇
OILCAMP₁₃
OILCANS₉
OILWAYS₁₃
PIASABA₁₁
PIASAVA₁₂
PICCATA₁₃
PICKAXE₂₂
PICRATE₁₁
PIEBALD₁₂
PIERAGE₁₀
PIGFACE₁₅
PIGTAIL₁₀
PIGWASH₁₆
PILEATE₉
PILLAGE₁₀
PILLARS₉
PILLAUS₉
PINBALL₁₁
PINCASE₁₁
PINDANS₁₀
PINDARI₁₀
PINEALS₉
PINFALL₁₂
PINNACE₁₁
PINNATE₉
PINTADA₁₀
PINTADO₁₀
PINTAIL₉
PINTANO₉
PINWALE₁₂
PIPEAGE₁₂
PIQUANT₁₈
PISCARY₁₄
PISSANT₉
PITFALL₁₂
PITMANS₁₁
PITSAWS₁₂
PIZZAZZ₄₅
QINDARS₁₇
QINTARS₁₆
RIBBAND₁₂
RIBCAGE₁₂
RICRACS₁₁
RIFFAGE₁₄
RIGGALD₁₀
RIMLAND₁₀
RIPRAPS₁₁
RIPSAWN₁₂
RIPSAWS₁₂
RITUALS₇
RIZZARS₂₅
RIZZART₂₅
SIAMANG₁₀
SIDEARM₁₀
SIGMATE₁₀
SIGNAGE₉
SIGNALS₈
SIGNARY₁₁
SILVANS₁₀
SIMIANS₉
SIMPAIS₁₁
SINKAGE₁₂
SINUATE₇
SIRCARS₉
SIRDARS₈
SIRGANG₉
SIRKARS₁₁
SIRNAME₉
SIRRAHS₁₀
SITFAST₁₀
SITTARS₇
SITUATE₇
TIARAED₈
TICTACS₁₁
TIEBACK₁₅
TIETACK₁₃
TIETACS₉
TIFFANY₁₆
TILLAGE₈
TIMBALE₁₁
TIMBALS₁₁
TIMPANA₁₁
TIMPANI₁₁
TIMPANO₁₁
TINCALS₉
TINDALS₈
TINTACK₁₃
TINWARE₁₀
TIPCART₁₁
TIPCATS₁₁
TITIANS₇
TITLARK₁₁
TITRANT₇
TITRATE₇
VIBRANT₁₂
VIBRATE₁₂
VIBRATO₁₂
VICIATE₁₂
VIDUAGE₁₂
VILIACO₁₂
VILIAGO₁₁
VILLAGE₁₁
VILLAIN₁₀
VILLANS₁₀
VILLANY₁₃
VINTAGE₁₁
VIOLATE₁₀
VIRGATE₁₁
VISTAED₁₁
VISUALS₁₀
VITIATE₁₀
VITRAGE₁₁
VITRAIL₁₀
VITRAIN₁₀
VITRAUX₁₇
VITTATE₁₀
WICCANS₁₄
WICKAPE₁₈
WIGWAGS₁₅
WIGWAMS₁₆
WINDACS₁₃
WINDAGE₁₂
WINNARD₁₁
WIRRAHS₁₃
WISEASS₁₀
WITGATS₁₁
WITWALL₁₃
ZIGZAGS₂₇
ZILLAHS₁₉
ZINCATE₁₈
ZINGANI₁₇
ZINGANO₁₇
ZINGARA₁₇
ZINGARE₁₇
ZINGARI₁₇
ZINGARO₁₇

Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

M14%
D14%
P11%

3rd letter

S20%
N17%
R10%

4th letter

R10%
T9%
B8%

6th letter

R16%
N15%
T14%

7th letter

S33%
E29%
D6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11–12 in Scrabble; PIZZAZZ tops the list with 45. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 26 words
9 points: 101 words
1111 points: 102 words
13 points: 44 words
1515 points: 20 words
17 points: 21 words
1919 points: 5 words
21 points: 4 words
2323 points: 0 words
25 points: 3 words
2727 points: 3 words
29 points: 1 words
3131 points: 0 words
33 points: 0 words
3535 points: 0 words
37 points: 0 words
3939 points: 0 words
41 points: 0 words
4343 points: 0 words
45 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
PIZZAZZ	45	46	Collins · NWL
MIZMAZE	29	31	Collins only
GIZZARD	27	28	All three
ZIGZAGS	27	29	All three
DIZZARD	27	27	Collins only
JIMJAMS	25	31	All three
RIZZARS	25	25	Collins only
RIZZART	25	25	Collins only
PICKAXE	22	24	All three
JIBBAHS	21	24	Collins · NWL
JIPYAPA	21	24	Collins only
DIQUARK	21	22	Collins only

The pattern is _I__A__, leaving three open slots before A and two after it. DISEASE, LIBRARY, VILLAGE, and MISTAKE show how differently those slots can fill: a familiar noun, an institution, a place, and an action. Just 33 entries meet the common group, so the full game list soon reaches less familiar vocabulary.

7-letter words with I second and A fifth at a glance

A total of 331 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern.
Collins includes 322 matches, compared with 249 in NWL2023 and 222 in ENABLE.
Only 33 entries meet the common group, so many matches are less familiar.
DISEASE, LIBRARY, VILLAGE, and MISTAKE are recognizable examples.

Which endings and starting letters show up most?

The ending counts have two clear leaders: 110 matches end in S and 97 end in E. D and T follow at 20 and 17. S-final words include SIGNALS, RITUALS, and PILLARS, while DISEASE and VILLAGE show the E ending.

At the start, M leads with 47 matches, just ahead of D at 45 and P at 35. Try familiar openings such as MISTAKE, MIGRANT, MILEAGE, VINTAGE or DICTATE, all with I second and A fifth. Changing only the fifth letter from A to I raises the count to 813, more than double.

Which matching words score most?

For 7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter, PIZZAZZ is the scoring standout at 45 points. MIZMAZE scores 29, while GIZZARD and ZIGZAGS each score 27. Z tiles drive these totals, so the pattern is not the main source of their value.

The average score across the matches is 12.1, but an average cannot predict your turn. Board placement and cross-words decide the actual result; PIZZAZZ's 45-point word value is a starting point, not a promise for every play.

This is not a frequency-ranked shortlist: only 33 entries meet the common group. Check your game's dictionary before relying on an unfamiliar form, especially when the board makes a failed play costly.

Questions people ask

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

The pattern matches 331 tournament-dictionary entries. Collins has 322, while NWL2023 has 249 and ENABLE has 222. Counts overlap because a word can appear in more than one dictionary, so do not add those totals to estimate the combined list.

Which word in this pattern scores the most?

PIZZAZZ scores 45 points, the highest score among these matches. MIZMAZE follows at 29, and GIZZARD and ZIGZAGS each score 27. The unusual Z-heavy spellings make these strong tile scores, though board placement still affects a played word.

Are many of these pattern words common?

No. Only 33 matches meet the common group, out of 331 total entries. DISEASE, LIBRARY, and MISTAKE are familiar examples, but many other matches are less familiar.

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