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

7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and E as the 7th letter number 267, including familiar choices such as PRIVATE and SCIENCE.

267 wordsTop pick PRIVATEHighest score FRIZZLE 28

28 of 267 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (556 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 267

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

  • ACINOSE9
  • ADIPOSE10
  • AGITATE8
  • ALIDADE9
  • ALIENEE7
  • ALIUNDE8
  • AMIABLE11
  • AMIDASE10
  • AMIDINE10
  • AMIDONE10
  • AMIRATE9
  • AMIRITE9
  • ANILINE7
  • ANIMATE9
  • ANISOLE7
  • ARIETTE7
  • ARIPPLE11
  • ARISTAE7
  • ASININE7
  • ATINGLE8
  • AVIETTE10
  • AXILLAE14
  • AXINITE14
  • BAILLIE9
  • BAINITE9
  • BHISTEE12
  • BHISTIE12
  • BLINTZE18
  • BRICKIE15
  • BRICKLE15
  • BRICOLE11
  • BRIGADE11
  • BRINDLE10
  • BRIOCHE14
  • BRISTLE9
  • BRISURE9
  • BRITTLE9
  • CAITIVE12
  • CHICANE14
  • CHICKEE18
  • CHIMERE14
  • CHINESE12
  • CHINKIE16
  • CHINONE12
  • CHIPPIE16
  • CLIMATE11
  • CLIPPIE13
  • COINAGE10
  • CRIBBLE13
  • CRIMINE11
  • CRIMPLE13
  • CRINATE9
  • CRINGLE10
  • CRINITE9
  • CRINKLE13
  • CRINOSE9
  • CRIPPLE13
  • CRISTAE9
  • CUISINE9
  • CUITTLE9
  • DEICIDE11
  • DRIBBLE12
  • DRIZZLE26
  • DWINDLE12
  • EDIFICE13
  • EMICATE11
  • EMIRATE9
  • EPICEDE12
  • EPICENE11
  • EPICURE11
  • EPIDOTE10
  • EPIGENE10
  • EPIGONE10
  • EPIGYNE13
  • EPILATE9
  • EPIMERE11
  • EPISODE10
  • EPISOME11
  • EPISTLE9
  • EPITOME11
  • EPITOPE11
  • ERINITE7
  • EVICTEE12
  • EVIRATE10
  • EVITATE10
  • FAIENCE12
  • FAILURE10
  • FRIABLE12
  • FRIANDE11
  • FRIBBLE14
  • FRIGATE11
  • FRIJOLE17
  • FRISBEE12
  • FRISURE10
  • FRITURE10
  • FRIZZLE28
  • GHILLIE11
  • GLIMPSE12
  • GRIBBLE12
  • GRIDDLE10
  • GRIESIE8
  • GRIMACE12
  • GRIPPLE12
  • GRISTLE8
  • GRIZZLE26
  • GUIDAGE10
  • GUIPURE10
  • IMITATE9
  • IRIDISE8
  • IRIDIZE17
  • IRISATE7
  • KAINITE11
  • KNITTLE11
  • LAICISE9
  • LAICIZE18
  • LAIRAGE8
  • LAIRISE7
  • LAIRIZE16
  • LEISURE7
  • MAITAKE13
  • MOIDORE10
  • NAIVETE10
  • NOISOME9
  • OLIVINE10
  • ORIFICE12
  • ORIGANE8
  • OVICIDE13
  • OXIDASE15
  • OXIDATE15
  • OXIDISE15
  • OXIDIZE24
  • PAIOCKE15
  • PHILTRE12
  • PLIABLE11
  • PLICATE11
  • PLISKIE13
  • PRIBBLE13
  • PRICKLE15
  • PRIMAGE12
  • PRIMATE11
  • PRIMINE11
  • PRIMSIE11
  • PRISAGE10
  • PRISERE9
  • PRITHEE12
  • PRIVATE12
  • QUIBBLE20
  • QUICKIE22
  • QUIDDLE18
  • QUIESCE18
  • QUINATE16
  • QUINCHE21
  • QUININE16
  • QUINONE16
  • QUINZIE25
  • QUIXOTE23
  • REIMAGE10
  • REISSUE7
  • RHIZINE19
  • RHIZOME21
  • RUINATE7
  • SCIENCE11
  • SEISURE7
  • SEIZURE16
  • SHINGLE11
  • SHIPPIE14
  • SHITAKE14
  • SKIABLE13
  • SKIFFLE17
  • SKITTLE11
  • SMITTLE9
  • SNIFFLE13
  • SNIGGLE9
  • SNIRTLE7
  • SOIGNEE8
  • SOILAGE8
  • SOILURE7
  • SPICATE11
  • SPICULE11
  • SPILITE9
  • SPINAGE10
  • SPINATE9
  • SPINDLE10
  • SPINODE10
  • SPINONE9
  • SPINOSE9
  • SPINULE9
  • SPIREME11
  • SPIRTLE9
  • SPITTLE9
  • STIBBLE11
  • STIBINE9
  • STICKIE13
  • STICKLE13
  • STIDDIE9
  • STIFFIE13
  • STIPPLE11
  • STIPULE9
  • STISHIE10
  • SUICIDE10
  • SWIFTIE13
  • SWINDGE12
  • SWINDLE11
  • SWINGLE11
  • SWIPPLE14
  • SWIZZLE28
  • TAILLIE7
  • TAILZIE16
  • THICKIE16
  • THIMBLE14
  • THINGIE11
  • THISTLE10
  • TRIABLE9
  • TRIBADE10
  • TRIBBLE11
  • TRIBUNE9
  • TRIBUTE9
  • TRICKIE13
  • TRICKLE13
  • TRILOBE9
  • TRINDLE8
  • TRINGLE8
  • TRIPPLE11
  • TRIREME9
  • TRISEME9
  • TRISOME9
  • TRITIDE8
  • TRITONE7
  • TRIZONE16
  • TSIGANE8
  • TUILYIE10
  • TUILZIE16
  • TWIDDLE12
  • TWINKIE14
  • TWINKLE14
  • TWIZZLE28
  • TZIGANE17
  • UNIFACE12
  • UNISIZE16
  • UNITAGE8
  • UNITISE7
  • UNITIVE10
  • UNITIZE16
  • URICASE9
  • URIDINE8
  • URINATE7
  • URINOSE7
  • UTILISE7
  • UTILIZE16
  • VAIVODE14
  • VEINULE10
  • VOITURE10
  • VOIVODE14
  • WAINAGE11
  • WAIVODE14
  • WAIWODE14
  • WEIRDIE11
  • WHIFFLE19
  • WHILERE13
  • WHIMPLE17
  • WHIRTLE13
  • WHISTLE13
  • WHITTLE13
  • WOIWODE14
  • WRIGGLE12
  • WRINKLE14
  • ZOISITE16
Letters by positionIn 30% of these words the 2nd letter is R.
1st letter
  1. S17%
  2. T12%
  3. A9%
2nd letter
  1. R30%
  2. P10%
  3. H10%
4th letter
  1. N17%
  2. S11%
  3. C10%
5th letter
  1. A17%
  2. I15%
  3. O12%
6th letter
  1. L28%
  2. T13%
  3. I10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; FRIZZLE tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 21 words
  2. 8 points: 16 words
  3. 99 points: 43 words
  4. 10 points: 36 words
  5. 1111 points: 39 words
  6. 12 points: 25 words
  7. 1313 points: 23 words
  8. 14 points: 18 words
  9. 1515 points: 7 words
  10. 16 points: 15 words
  11. 1717 points: 5 words
  12. 18 points: 5 words
  13. 1919 points: 2 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 2 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
  17. 2323 points: 1 words
  18. 24 points: 1 words
  19. 2525 points: 1 words
  20. 26 points: 2 words
  21. 2727 points: 0 words
  22. 28 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FRIZZLE2829All three
SWIZZLE2829All three
TWIZZLE2829Collins · NWL
DRIZZLE2627All three
GRIZZLE2628All three
QUINZIE2527NWL only
OXIDIZE2424All three
QUIXOTE2324All three
QUICKIE2224All three
RHIZOME2121All three
QUINCHE2123Collins only
QUIBBLE2024All three

That fixed pattern still leaves a broad mix: 267 entries appear across tournament word lists, but just 28 meet the common-word cutoff. PRIVATE, SCIENCE, and CLIMATE show how much the middle letters can vary. The final E stays fixed, while the opening letter and the sound of the rest of each word remain wide open.

The pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 267 tournament-dictionary words match the I-third, E-final pattern.
  • Only 28 fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • PRIVATE, SCIENCE, and EPISODE are familiar examples in the set.
  • S leads as the first letter with 45 matches; T follows with 31.
  • FRIZZLE, SWIZZLE, and TWIZZLE each score 28 points.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

PRIVATE, SCIENCE, EPISODE, FAILURE, and CLIMATE all put I in position three and E at the end. They span private life, school science, a TV installment, a setback, and weather, so the pattern is not tied to one topic. TRIBUTE, LEISURE, and WHISTLE offer other recognizable options.

Familiarity is the exception, not the rule: 28 entries meet the common-word cutoff, while 211 have dictionary definitions. The rest fall outside that frequency threshold, so do not assume every plausible-looking entry will be accepted in every game. Check your game's word list when validity matters.

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

FRIZZLE, SWIZZLE, and TWIZZLE each score 28 points in Scrabble; DRIZZLE and GRIZZLE score 26. Their shared Z gives them the scoring edge, while the fixed final E contributes little to the base total. QUINZIE scores 25, and OXIDIZE reaches 24, showing that Z can lift a word's value without sitting at the end.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 261 matching forms, compared with 194 in NWL2023 and 178 in ENABLE. The full 267-word set is not a promise that every game accepts every entry.

For a quick solving rule, lock in the known third and final letters first, then test likely openings. S and T lead this group, but a high-value Z word can be a better board play than a familiar choice.

Questions people ask

What are the highest-scoring words in this pattern?
FRIZZLE, SWIZZLE, and TWIZZLE each score 28 points in Scrabble. DRIZZLE and GRIZZLE follow at 26, while QUINZIE scores 25. The repeated Z is the scoring feature to notice; the final E is part of the pattern but adds little to the score.
Are all 267 words accepted in every dictionary?
No, dictionary coverage varies. Collins includes 261 matching words, NWL2023 includes 194, and ENABLE includes 178. The total combines tournament-dictionary sources, so a word that fits the letter pattern can still be absent from the lexicon used by your game.
Which familiar words have I third and E last?
PRIVATE, SCIENCE, EPISODE, FAILURE, and CLIMATE all match the pattern. TRIBUTE, LEISURE, and WHISTLE are recognizable alternatives too. The words vary widely in meaning, but each keeps I in the third position and E in the final position.

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