7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter

94 7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter match this pattern, including village, biology, and vintage.

94 wordsTop pick VILLAGEHighest score ZIGZAGS 27

10 of 94 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (869 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 94 · most-used first

  • VILLAGE11
  • BIOLOGY13
  • VINTAGE11
  • VIKINGS15
  • MILEAGE10
  • LINEAGE8
  • FILINGS11
  • LITURGY11
  • SIGNAGE9
  • LINKAGE12
  • AIRBAGS10
  • DIVULGE12
  • LININGS8
  • HIDALGO12
  • TIMINGS10
  • DIVERGE12
  • PILLAGE10
  • TIDINGS9
  • FIRINGS11
  • SIDINGS9
  • RIDINGS9
  • RIBCAGE12
  • TILLAGE8
  • BIGWIGS14
  • FIXINGS18
  • LIVINGS11
  • PILINGS10
  • DIALOGS9
  • ZIGZAGS27
  • MINTAGE10
  • PIEROGI10
  • WINDAGE12
  • MILLAGE10
  • TILINGS8
  • RISINGS8
  • AIRINGS8
  • HIRINGS11
  • LIKINGS12
  • WINDIGO12
  • SIMURGH13
  • GIVINGS12
  • RIFFAGE14
  • TIKANGA12
  • SIZINGS17
  • HIDINGS12
  • WIRINGS11
  • KITENGE12
  • KITBAGS14

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All valid words 94

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

  • AIRBAGS10
  • AIRINGS8
  • BIDINGS11
  • BIGWIGS14
  • BIKINGS14
  • BIOLOGY13
  • BISNAGA10
  • BITINGS10
  • BIZNAGA19
  • DIALOGS9
  • DICINGS11
  • DININGS9
  • DISCAGE11
  • DISEDGE10
  • DIVERGE12
  • DIVINGS12
  • DIVULGE12
  • FILINGS11
  • FININGS11
  • FIRINGS11
  • FISGIGS12
  • FIXINGS18
  • FIZGIGS21
  • GIVINGS12
  • HIDALGA12
  • HIDALGO12
  • HIDINGS12
  • HIREAGE11
  • HIRINGS11
  • JIGJIGS23
  • KILERGS12
  • KIPPAGE16
  • KITBAGS14
  • KITENGE12
  • KITINGS12
  • LIGNAGE9
  • LIKINGS12
  • LIMINGS10
  • LINEAGE8
  • LININGS8
  • LINKAGE12
  • LITURGY11
  • LIVINGS11
  • MIDLEGS11
  • MILEAGE10
  • MILINGS10
  • MILLAGE10
  • MININGS10
  • MINTAGE10
  • MISGAGE11
  • MISPAGE12
  • NIDINGS9
  • NIHONGA11
  • PICONGS12
  • PIEINGS10
  • PIERAGE10
  • PIEROGI10
  • PIKINGS14
  • PILINGS10
  • PILLAGE10
  • PINANGS10
  • PIPEAGE12
  • PIPINGS12
  • PISHOGE13
  • QIGONGS18
  • RIBCAGE12
  • RIDINGS9
  • RIFFAGE14
  • RISINGS8
  • SIDINGS9
  • SIGNAGE9
  • SIMORGS10
  • SIMURGH13
  • SIMURGS10
  • SINKAGE12
  • SIZINGS17
  • TIDINGS9
  • TIKANGA12
  • TILINGS8
  • TILLAGE8
  • TIMINGS10
  • TIRINGS8
  • VIDUAGE12
  • VIKINGS15
  • VILIAGO11
  • VILLAGE11
  • VINTAGE11
  • VITRAGE11
  • WIGWAGS15
  • WINDAGE12
  • WINDIGO12
  • WIPINGS13
  • WIRINGS11
  • ZIGZAGS27
Letters by positionIn 56% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. P12%
  2. D9%
  3. M9%
3rd letter
  1. N13%
  2. L12%
  3. D11%
4th letter
  1. I40%
  2. E9%
  3. L7%
5th letter
  1. N46%
  2. A33%
  3. R6%
7th letter
  1. S56%
  2. E31%
  3. A5%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; ZIGZAGS tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 7 words
  2. 9 points: 8 words
  3. 1010 points: 19 words
  4. 11 points: 18 words
  5. 1212 points: 23 words
  6. 13 points: 4 words
  7. 1414 points: 5 words
  8. 15 points: 2 words
  9. 1616 points: 1 words
  10. 17 points: 1 words
  11. 1818 points: 2 words
  12. 19 points: 1 words
  13. 2020 points: 0 words
  14. 21 points: 1 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 1 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 0 words
  20. 27 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZIGZAGS2729All three
JIGJIGS2329Collins only
FIZGIGS2123All three
BIZNAGA1922All three
FIXINGS1820All three
QIGONGS1821Collins · NWL
SIZINGS1719All three
KIPPAGE1619Collins only
VIKINGS1518All three
WIGWAGS1517All three
BIGWIGS1417All three
RIFFAGE1415Collins · NWL

The fixed pattern is _I___G_: I sits in position two, while G lands one letter before the end. Only 10 of the matches are common by our frequency measure, so familiar picks such as village and biology share space with specialist or inflected forms. The final letter is the quickest extra clue: S and E dominate.

7-letter words with I as 2nd and G as 6th

  • The pattern has 94 tournament-dictionary matches.
  • Collins accepts 90 of them; NWL2023 accepts 62 and ENABLE accepts 52.
  • Only 10 matches are common by our frequency measure.
  • A total of 53 words end in S, while 29 end in E.
  • Zigzags leads the scoring examples at 27 points.

Which letters and endings narrow the pattern?

S and E together account for 82 of the 94 words. That makes the final letter a strong filter: if your clue ends in S, try village, biology, filings, or vikings; for E, consider vintage, mileage, lineage, and signage.

The first letter spreads out more. P leads with 11 matches, while D, L, and M each start eight. Among the familiar examples, pillage starts with P, divulge with D, and mileage with M.

The second-position I pattern is far broader when G is not fixed at position six: 869 matches use E there instead. With G in that spot, the list is narrower than the A-second and O-second patterns, which have 136 and 125 matches.

How should you use the high scorers?

Zigzags scores 27 in Scrabble, ahead of jigjigs at 23 and fizgigs at 21. Fixings and qigongs each score 18, while vikings scores 15. Check your rack and the board before chasing a premium-letter play.

Zigzags, jigjigs, and fizgigs are less familiar than village or vintage. These scores describe tournament word lists, not everyday vocabulary; confirm your game's dictionary before committing. The 94 matches are not all accepted in every game.

Questions people ask

Are there many 7-letter words with I second and G sixth?
There are 94 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern, but only 10 are common by our frequency measure. Collins includes 90, NWL2023 includes 62, and ENABLE includes 52, so acceptance depends on the word list used by your game.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
Zigzags is the top scoring example at 27 Scrabble points. Jigjigs follows at 23, then fizgigs at 21. Those unusual words can score well, but first check that your rack and the board let you place them.
What are the most common final letters for these words?
S is the most common ending, with 53 words, and E follows with 29. Together those endings cover 82 of the 94 matches. A, O, Y, H, and I appear as the final letter in the remaining words.

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