7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter

The pattern is _ _ I _ _ A _, leaving the first, second, fourth, fifth, and seventh positions open. Only 4 of the 115 entries are classified as common. INITIAL, RAILWAY, TRIVIAL, and FAIRWAY are recognizable examples; the remaining matches include specialist and less familiar terms.

The I-and-A pattern at a glance

• The fixed letters are I in position 3 and A in position 6, with 115 matching seven-letter words.
• S starts 27 matches, more than any other first letter; T follows with 11.
• S is the most frequent final letter, closing 34 words; N ends 19.
• The average score is 12.2 points, while DJIBBAH leads the high-score entries at 22.
• Dictionary counts differ: Collins has 108 matches, NWL2023 has 73, and ENABLE has 60.

How many 7-letter words have I third and A sixth?

There are 115 matches for this position pattern. INITIAL, TRIVIAL, and RAILWAY show how different the first and last letters can be while I and A stay fixed. Other examples include MAILMAN, FAIRWAY, and EPIGRAM, each fitting the same seven-letter frame.

The ending counts narrow a search quickly: check S first, then N or L, which finish 19 and 18 matches. For a starting-letter clue, S gives you the largest group at 27; T gives you 11. These counts make the open positions more useful than guessing at the two letters already fixed.

Which matches score the most?

DJIBBAH scores 22 points, ahead of KHIRKAH at 21 and CHILLAX and DJIBBAS at 19 each. WHIPSAW, SHIPWAY, SKIDWAY, WHIPRAY, and EPIZOAN each score 18. These are strong board-scoring candidates, though the top entries are less familiar than INITIAL or TRIVIAL.

For 7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter, dictionary coverage is the main limitation: Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not contain equal numbers of matches. The total counts words appearing in at least one of those tournament lists, so check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.