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

7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and O as the 5th letter: 325 entries match, including WITHOUT, AIRPORT, and VICTORY.

325 wordsTop pick WITHOUTHighest score RIZZORS 25

28 of 325 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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.

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Common words 28 · most-used first

All valid words 325

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

  • AIRBOAT9
  • AIRFOIL10
  • AIRHOLE10
  • AIRLOCK13
  • AIRPORT9
  • AIRPOST9
  • AIRSOME9
  • BIBCOCK19
  • BICHORD15
  • BICRONS11
  • BIGFOOT13
  • BIGGONS11
  • BIGHORN13
  • BILBOAS11
  • BILBOES11
  • BILIOUS9
  • BILLONS9
  • BILLOWS12
  • BILLOWY15
  • BILTONG10
  • BIMBOES13
  • BINGOES10
  • BINIOUS9
  • BIODOTS10
  • BIOLOGY13
  • BIONOMY14
  • BIOTOPE11
  • BISHOPS14
  • BISTORT9
  • BITCOIN11
  • BITTOCK15
  • BITTORS9
  • BITTOUR9
  • BIVIOUS12
  • CINEOLE9
  • CINEOLS9
  • CIPHONY17
  • CIRROSE9
  • CIRROUS9
  • CIRSOID10
  • CISCOES11
  • CISSOID10
  • CITRONS9
  • CITROUS9
  • DIABOLO10
  • DIALOGS9
  • DIAMOND11
  • DIANOIA8
  • DIATOMS10
  • DIAXONS15
  • DIAZOES17
  • DIAZOLE17
  • DICHORD14
  • DIFFORM16
  • DIGLOTS9
  • DIKKOPS18
  • DILDOES9
  • DINGOED10
  • DINGOES9
  • DINMONT10
  • DIOBOLS10
  • DIPHONE13
  • DIPLOES10
  • DIPLOIC12
  • DIPLOID11
  • DIPLOMA12
  • DIPLONS10
  • DIPLONT10
  • DIPNOAN10
  • DISCOED11
  • DISCOER10
  • DISCOES10
  • DISCOID11
  • DISCORD11
  • DISFORM13
  • DISGOWN12
  • DISHOME13
  • DISHORN11
  • DISJOIN15
  • DISLOAD9
  • DISPONE10
  • DISPORT10
  • DISPOSE10
  • DISPOST10
  • DISROBE10
  • DISROOT8
  • DISTOME10
  • DISTORT8
  • DISYOKE15
  • DITTOED9
  • DIURONS8
  • EINKORN11
  • FIBROID13
  • FIBROIN12
  • FIBROMA14
  • FIBROSE12
  • FIBROUS12
  • FICTORS12
  • FIGWORT14
  • FILFOTS13
  • FINFOOT13
  • FINNOCK16
  • FIRLOTS10
  • GIBBONS12
  • GIBBOSE12
  • GIBBOUS12
  • GIBSONS10
  • GIGLOTS9
  • GIMMORS12
  • GINZOES17
  • GIOCOSO10
  • GIPPOES12
  • GIRLOND9
  • HICKORY19
  • HIDEOUS11
  • HIDEOUT11
  • HILLOAS10
  • HILLOCK16
  • HILLOED11
  • HILLOES10
  • HIPBONE14
  • HISTOID11
  • HISTONE10
  • HISTORY13
  • JIBBONS18
  • JIBBOOM20
  • JIMSONS16
  • JINGOES15
  • JISSOMS16
  • KICKOFF23
  • KIDDOES13
  • KILLOCK17
  • KIMBOED16
  • KINCOBS15
  • KINFOLK18
  • LIANOID8
  • LICTORS9
  • LIFTOFF16
  • LIGNOSE8
  • LIGROIN8
  • LIMBOED12
  • LIMBOES11
  • LIMBOUS11
  • LINGOES8
  • LINGOTS8
  • LINTOLS7
  • LIQUORS16
  • LIRIOPE9
  • LISSOME9
  • LITHOED11
  • LITHOES10
  • LITHOID11
  • LITHOPS12
  • MICROBE13
  • MICROHM16
  • MICRONS11
  • MIDMOST12
  • MIDNOON10
  • MIDSOLE10
  • MIDTOWN13
  • MIGNONS10
  • MIKRONS13
  • MIKVOTH19
  • MILFOIL12
  • MIMEOED12
  • MINEOLA9
  • MINIONS9
  • MINNOCK15
  • MINNOWS12
  • MIRRORS9
  • MISBORN11
  • MISCODE12
  • MISCOIN11
  • MISCOOK15
  • MISCOPY16
  • MISDOER10
  • MISDOES10
  • MISDONE10
  • MISFOLD13
  • MISFORM14
  • MISGOES10
  • MISGONE10
  • MISJOIN16
  • MISMOVE14
  • MISSORT9
  • MISSOUT9
  • MISTOLD10
  • MISTOOK13
  • MISWORD13
  • MISYOKE16
  • MIXDOWN20
  • NIMIOUS9
  • NIMRODS10
  • NINCOMS11
  • NIOBOUS9
  • NITROSO7
  • NITROUS7
  • NIVEOUS10
  • OIDIOID9
  • OILHOLE10
  • PIANOLA9
  • PIBROCH16
  • PICCOLO13
  • PICEOUS11
  • PICKOFF21
  • PIDDOCK17
  • PIEFORT12
  • PIEHOLE12
  • PIEROGI10
  • PIGBOAT12
  • PIGEONS10
  • PIGMOID13
  • PIGNOLI10
  • PIGNORA10
  • PILCORN11
  • PILEOUS9
  • PILLOCK15
  • PILLORY12
  • PILLOWS12
  • PILLOWY15
  • PINBONE11
  • PINDOWN13
  • PINFOLD13
  • PINGOES10
  • PINHOLE12
  • PINIONS9
  • PINKOES13
  • PINNOCK15
  • PINNOED10
  • PINTOES9
  • PINWORK16
  • PINWORM14
  • PINYONS12
  • PISHOGE13
  • PISSOIR9
  • PISTOLE9
  • PISTOLS9
  • PISTONS9
  • PISTOUS9
  • PITEOUS9
  • RIBBONS11
  • RIBBONY14
  • RIBWORK16
  • RIBWORT12
  • RIFFOLA13
  • RIMROCK15
  • RIOTOUS7
  • RIPCORD12
  • RISSOLE7
  • RIZZORS25
  • SIALOID8
  • SIALONS7
  • SICKOUT13
  • SIGMOID11
  • SIGNORA8
  • SIGNORE8
  • SIGNORI8
  • SIGNORS8
  • SIGNORY11
  • SILLOCK13
  • SIMIOID10
  • SIMIOUS9
  • SIMOOMS11
  • SIMOONS9
  • SINDONS8
  • SINUOSE7
  • SINUOUS7
  • SIPHONS12
  • SIRLOIN7
  • SISSOOS7
  • SITCOMS11
  • SIXFOLD18
  • TICTOCS11
  • TIERODS8
  • TIGLONS8
  • TIGNONS8
  • TIGROID9
  • TIMEOUS9
  • TIMEOUT9
  • TINFOIL10
  • TINHORN10
  • TINPOTS9
  • TINWORK14
  • TIPTOED10
  • TIPTOES9
  • TIPTOPS11
  • TITMOSE9
  • VIATORS10
  • VICIOUS12
  • VICTORS12
  • VICTORY15
  • VIDEOED12
  • VIDIOTS11
  • VIDUOUS11
  • VILLOSE10
  • VILLOUS10
  • VIOLONE10
  • VIRIONS10
  • VISCOID13
  • VISCOSE12
  • VISCOUS12
  • VISIONS10
  • VISNOMY15
  • WIDEOUT11
  • WIGEONS11
  • WILLOWS13
  • WILLOWY16
  • WINDOCK17
  • WINDORE11
  • WINDOWS14
  • WINDOWY17
  • WINNOCK16
  • WINNOWS13
  • WINSOME12
  • WIPEOUT12
  • WISDOMS13
  • WITHOUT13
  • WITLOOF13
  • WITTOLS10
  • XIPHOID20
  • ZINCODE19
  • ZINCOID19
  • ZINCOUS18
  • ZIPLOCK24
  • ZIRCONS18
Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. D14%
  2. P12%
  3. M12%
3rd letter
  1. S19%
  2. N16%
  3. L8%
4th letter
  1. L12%
  2. T10%
  3. R8%
6th letter
  1. R14%
  2. N14%
  3. E11%
7th letter
  1. S39%
  2. E13%
  3. D12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; RIZZORS tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 10 words
  2. 8 points: 18 words
  3. 99 points: 53 words
  4. 10 points: 60 words
  5. 1111 points: 41 words
  6. 12 points: 38 words
  7. 1313 points: 34 words
  8. 14 points: 12 words
  9. 1515 points: 16 words
  10. 16 points: 17 words
  11. 1717 points: 8 words
  12. 18 points: 6 words
  13. 1919 points: 5 words
  14. 20 points: 3 words
  15. 2121 points: 1 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 1 words
  18. 24 points: 1 words
  19. 2525 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
RIZZORS2525Collins only
ZIPLOCK2427Collins · NWL
KICKOFF2324All three
PICKOFF2123All three
MIXDOWN2022Collins · NWL
XIPHOID2020All three
JIBBOOM2025All three
HICKORY1918All three
BIBCOCK1923All three
MIKVOTH1920All three
ZINCOID1921All three
ZINCODE1921Collins only

With I locked into position two and O into position five, the pattern returns 325 tournament-dictionary words. Familiar matches include WITHOUT, HISTORY, AIRPORT, VICTORY, and DIAMOND; the fixed vowels still leave room for varied endings and first letters. Only 28 entries rank among the most common English words, so many results are specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: how many words match?

  • 325 words match the seven-letter pattern; each appears in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Collins includes 314 matches, compared with 254 in NWL2023 and 230 in ENABLE.
  • Just 28 matches rank among the most common English words.
  • Final S leads with 126 words; final E is next at 43.

Which letters narrow the pattern fastest?

Ending in S is the clear pattern: 126 entries take that final letter, far ahead of the 43 ending in E. D is the most common first letter, with 47 matches; P follows at 40, then M at 38. Try the last letter first, then use the opening letter to cut the candidates.

Everyday examples cross those patterns in different ways. WITHOUT, HISTORY, and AIRPORT show how the fixed I and O sit inside familiar words, while VICTORY, WINDOWS, and DIAMOND offer other recognizable options. The pattern does not dictate a single ending: E, D, T, and K each have at least 21 matches too.

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

Letter points reward a different kind of search. ZIPLOCK scores 24 and KICKOFF scores 23; PICKOFF reaches 21, while MIXDOWN and XIPHOID each score 20. These are stronger board plays than the familiar examples, but they are less familiar, so they may be harder to recall during a fast game.

Although 265 matches have definitions, many entries are still uncommon; check your game's word list before building a play around a rare word. Nearby patterns change the pool sharply: A in position two with O fifth has 578 matches, while U in position two has 254. Keeping I in position two, six-letter matches number 133 and five-letter matches number 49.

Questions people ask

What are some common words with I second and O fifth?
WITHOUT, HISTORY, AIRPORT, VICTORY, and DIAMOND are recognizable examples in this pattern. WINDOWS, BIOLOGY, and DISPOSE fit too. The full set contains 325 tournament-dictionary entries, but only 28 are classed among the most common English words.
Which first letter appears most often in this pattern?
D is the leading first letter, appearing in 47 matches. P comes next with 40, followed by M with 38. If you know the word starts with one of those letters, combine that clue with its final letter to narrow your options.
How does ZIPLOCK compare with KICKOFF for score?
ZIPLOCK scores 24, one point above KICKOFF at 23. PICKOFF reaches 21, while MIXDOWN and XIPHOID score 20 apiece. Those values make these consonant-heavy options stand out against the pattern's 11.7 average score.

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