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

The 293 7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and G as the 7th letter include familiar forms like MISSING and SITTING.

293 wordsTop pick MISSINGHighest score ZIZZING 35

47 of 293 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (1,265 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 47 · most-used first

Showing the top 46 of 47 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 293

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

  • AIRNING8
  • AIRTING8
  • AISLING8
  • BIASING10
  • BIBBING14
  • BIDDING12
  • BIFFING16
  • BIGGING12
  • BILGING11
  • BILKING14
  • BILLBUG12
  • BILLING10
  • BILTONG10
  • BINDING11
  • BINGING11
  • BINNING10
  • BIRDDOG12
  • BIRDING11
  • BIRLING10
  • BIRRING10
  • BITTING10
  • CIELING10
  • CISSING10
  • DIALING9
  • DIBBING13
  • DICKING15
  • DICTING11
  • DIETING9
  • DIGGING11
  • DILLING9
  • DIMMING13
  • DINGING10
  • DINKING13
  • DINNING9
  • DINTING9
  • DIPPING13
  • DIRKING13
  • DIRLING9
  • DIRTBAG11
  • DIRTING9
  • DISCING11
  • DISHING12
  • DISHRAG12
  • DISKING13
  • DISSING9
  • DITTING9
  • EILDING9
  • FIATING11
  • FIBBING15
  • FIDGING13
  • FIGGING13
  • FILABEG13
  • FILIBEG13
  • FILLING11
  • FILMING13
  • FINDING12
  • FINKING15
  • FINNING11
  • FIREBUG13
  • FIREDOG12
  • FIRKING15
  • FIRMING13
  • FIRRING11
  • FISHGIG15
  • FISHING14
  • FISKING15
  • FISTING11
  • FITTING11
  • FIZZGIG30
  • FIZZING29
  • GIBBING13
  • GIFTING12
  • GIGGING11
  • GILDING10
  • GILLING9
  • GIMPING13
  • GINNING9
  • GINSENG9
  • GIPPING13
  • GIRDING10
  • GIRNING9
  • GIRTING9
  • GITTING9
  • HIDLING12
  • HIGHING15
  • HILDING12
  • HILLING11
  • HILTING11
  • HINDLEG12
  • HINGING12
  • HINTING11
  • HIPPING15
  • HIRLING11
  • HISHING14
  • HISSING11
  • HISTING11
  • HITTING11
  • HIZZING29
  • JIBBING19
  • JIGAJIG23
  • JIGAJOG23
  • JIGGING17
  • JILTING15
  • JINKING19
  • JINXING22
  • KICKING18
  • KIDDING14
  • KIDLING13
  • KILLING12
  • KILNING12
  • KILTING12
  • KINDING13
  • KINGING13
  • KINKING16
  • KIPPING16
  • KIRKING16
  • KIRNING12
  • KISSING12
  • KISTING12
  • KITHING15
  • KITLING12
  • KITTING12
  • LIBBING12
  • LICKING14
  • LIDDING10
  • LIFTING11
  • LIGGING10
  • LILLING8
  • LILTING8
  • LIMBING12
  • LIMNING10
  • LIMPING12
  • LINKING12
  • LINNING8
  • LINSANG8
  • LINTING8
  • LIPOING10
  • LIPPING12
  • LIRKING12
  • LISPING10
  • LISTING8
  • LITHING11
  • MICHING15
  • MIEVING13
  • MIFFING16
  • MIHIING13
  • MILCHIG15
  • MILDING11
  • MILKING14
  • MILLING10
  • MILTING10
  • MINCING12
  • MINDING11
  • MINGING11
  • MINTING10
  • MIRVING13
  • MISSING10
  • MISTING10
  • MITRING10
  • NIBBING12
  • NICHING13
  • NICKING14
  • NIFFING14
  • NIGHING12
  • NILLING8
  • NIMMING12
  • NIPPING12
  • NIRLING8
  • NITHING11
  • OINKING12
  • OINTING8
  • PICKING16
  • PIECING12
  • PIGGING12
  • PIGLING11
  • PILLBUG12
  • PILLING10
  • PIMPING14
  • PINGING11
  • PINKING14
  • PINNING10
  • PIONING10
  • PIPPING14
  • PIQUING19
  • PISHING13
  • PISSING10
  • PITHING13
  • PITTING10
  • PITYING13
  • RIBBING12
  • RICHING13
  • RICKING14
  • RIDDING10
  • RIDGING10
  • RIEVING11
  • RIFFING14
  • RIFLING11
  • RIFTING11
  • RIGGING10
  • RIGLING9
  • RILLING8
  • RIMMING12
  • RINDING9
  • RINGING9
  • RINKING12
  • RINNING8
  • RINSING8
  • RIOTING8
  • RIPPING12
  • RISKING12
  • RISPING10
  • RITTING8
  • SIAMANG10
  • SIBLING10
  • SICCING12
  • SICKING14
  • SIDLING9
  • SIEGING9
  • SIEVING11
  • SIFTING11
  • SIGHING12
  • SIGNING9
  • SILKING12
  • SILOING8
  • SILTING8
  • SINDING9
  • SINGING9
  • SINKING12
  • SINNING8
  • SIPPING12
  • SIRGANG9
  • SIRRING8
  • SISTING8
  • SITHING11
  • SITTING8
  • TICCING12
  • TICKING14
  • TIDYING12
  • TIERING8
  • TIFFING14
  • TIFTING11
  • TIGGING10
  • TIKIING12
  • TILLING8
  • TILTING8
  • TINDING9
  • TINGING9
  • TINKING12
  • TINNING8
  • TINTING8
  • TIPPING12
  • TIRLING8
  • TIRRING8
  • TITHING11
  • TITLING8
  • TITTING8
  • VIALING11
  • VIEWING14
  • VIFFING17
  • VINTING11
  • VISAING11
  • VISEING11
  • VIVAING14
  • VIZYING23
  • WICKING17
  • WIGGING13
  • WILDING12
  • WILLING11
  • WILTING11
  • WIMPING15
  • WINCING13
  • WINDBAG14
  • WINDING12
  • WINGING12
  • WINKING15
  • WINNING11
  • WISHING14
  • WISPING13
  • WISSING11
  • WISTING11
  • WITHING14
  • WITLING11
  • WITTING11
  • YIPPING15
  • YIRDING12
  • YIRKING15
  • YIRRING11
  • ZIGGING19
  • ZINCING19
  • ZINGING18
  • ZINKING21
  • ZIPPING21
  • ZIZZING35
Letters by positionIn 95% of these words the 6th letter is N.
1st letter
  1. D8%
  2. S8%
  3. F8%
3rd letter
  1. N19%
  2. L13%
  3. R11%
4th letter
  1. T16%
  2. L12%
  3. K11%
5th letter
  1. I93%
  2. B2%
  3. A1%
6th letter
  1. N95%
  2. I1%
  3. O1%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; ZIZZING tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 32 words
  2. 9 points: 27 words
  3. 1010 points: 35 words
  4. 11 points: 50 words
  5. 1212 points: 55 words
  6. 13 points: 30 words
  7. 1414 points: 22 words
  8. 15 points: 16 words
  9. 1616 points: 6 words
  10. 17 points: 3 words
  11. 1818 points: 2 words
  12. 19 points: 5 words
  13. 2020 points: 0 words
  14. 21 points: 2 words
  15. 2222 points: 1 words
  16. 23 points: 3 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 0 words
  20. 27 points: 0 words
  21. 2828 points: 0 words
  22. 29 points: 2 words
  23. 3030 points: 1 words
  24. 31 points: 0 words
  25. 3232 points: 0 words
  26. 33 points: 0 words
  27. 3434 points: 0 words
  28. 35 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZIZZING3537Collins · NWL
FIZZGIG3032Collins only
FIZZING2931All three
HIZZING2930Collins only
JIGAJIG2329Collins only
JIGAJOG2329Collins only
VIZYING2325Collins only
JINXING2227All three
ZIPPING2125All three
ZINKING2124Collins only
PIQUING1923All three
ZIGGING1923All three

The pattern locks in I near the front and G at the end, but leaves five positions open. That gives you 293 tournament-dictionary matches to scan, from everyday words such as FINDING to less familiar entries. The useful split is between common vocabulary and high-scoring letter combinations: those groups overlap, but they are not the same.

What stands out in this letter pattern?

  • There are 293 qualifying words, and every one ends in G.
  • MISSING, WINNING, KILLING, SITTING, and FINDING are among the familiar examples.
  • Collins lists 290 matches, compared with 227 in NWL2023 and 215 in ENABLE.
  • D, F, R, and S tie as the most frequent first letters, with 23 matches apiece.
  • Just 47 matches are classified as common, so many entries are specialist vocabulary.

How many of these 7-letter words are common?

Only 47 of the 293 matches count as common words. The gap matters when you are solving from memory: a pattern can have hundreds of dictionary matches without offering hundreds of everyday choices.

Start with recognizable forms such as MISSING, WINNING, KILLING, SITTING, and FINDING. These examples share an -ING ending, but the pattern is broader than familiar verb forms; FISHING, PICKING, and VIEWING offer other likely candidates.

Dictionary coverage also varies. Collins has 290 matches, while NWL2023 has 227 and ENABLE has 215, so a word accepted in one game may not be accepted in another. Check your game's word list when a rare candidate decides the turn.

Which matching words score the most?

ZIZZING leads the Scrabble scores at 35 points, far above the pattern's 12.1-point average. Its unusual high-value letters make it a striking contrast with common choices like SITTING and FINDING.

FIZZGIG scores 30, while FIZZING and HIZZING each score 29. JINXING reaches 22, and ZIPPING and ZINKING each score 21. These are strong tile totals before any board-square bonuses.

When you have a choice, inspect the awkward letters before reaching for another familiar -ING word. The highest scores here cluster around Z, X, and J, but unusual entries need a dictionary check. For a broader search, use the Finder; for a nearby pattern, compare the other final-letter lists.

Questions people ask

How many words have I second and G last?
There are 293 seven-letter matches with I in position two and G in position seven. That total includes words found across at least one tournament dictionary, while individual game lists differ in which entries they accept.
What is the highest-scoring word in this group?
ZIZZING is the highest-scoring match, at 35 Scrabble points before board bonuses. FIZZGIG follows at 30, with FIZZING and HIZZING at 29 each, so uncommon high-value letters dominate the top of the score list.
Are all 293 words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins includes 290 matches, NWL2023 includes 227, and ENABLE includes 215; those totals reflect overlapping but different word lists. Check the dictionary used by your game before relying on an unfamiliar match.

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