7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and G as the 7th letter
There are 175 7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and G as the 7th letter, from familiar writing to less common tournament entries.
33 of 175 are everyday words (19%). 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
- WRITING11
- WAITING11
- DRIVING12
- JOINING15
- RAISING8
- FAILING11
- EDITING9
- CEILING10
- SMILING10
- GAINING9
- PRICING12
- SAILING8
- SHINING11
- SLIDING9
- BOILING10
- RUINING8
- ARISING8
- RAINING8
- GUIDING10
- MAILING10
- PAIRING10
- WHINING14
- ABIDING11
- EXITING15
- SEIZING17
- UNITING8
- RAIDING9
- RAILING8
- VOICING13
- HAILING11
- GLIDING10
- SLICING10
- WAILING11
All valid words 175
- ABIDING11
- ALINING8
- ARISING8
- AVISING11
- AVIZING20
- BAILING10
- BAITING10
- BAIZING19
- BOILING10
- BRIBING12
- BRIDING11
- BRIMING12
- BRINING10
- CEILING10
- CHIDING14
- CHIMING15
- CHINING13
- CHINWAG16
- CHIVING16
- CLIPING12
- COIFING13
- COILING10
- COINING10
- CRIMING12
- CRINING10
- DAINING9
- DEICING11
- DRIVING12
- DWINING12
- EDITING9
- ELIDING9
- EVITING11
- EXILING15
- EXITING15
- FAIKING15
- FAILING11
- FAINING11
- FAIRING11
- FLITING11
- FLIXING18
- FOILING11
- FOINING11
- FRIZING20
- GAINING9
- GAITING9
- GLIDING10
- GLIMING11
- GRICING11
- GRIDING10
- GRIMING11
- GRIPING11
- GRISING9
- GUIDING10
- GUILING9
- GUISING9
- HAILING11
- HAINING11
- HAIRING11
- HEILING11
- HEIRING11
- HOIKING15
- HOISING11
- IRISING8
- JAILING15
- JOINING15
- JUICING17
- KNIFING15
- KNIVING15
- KRISING12
- LAIDING9
- LAIKING12
- LAIRING8
- LEIRING8
- LOIDING9
- MAIDING11
- MAILBAG12
- MAILING10
- MAIMING12
- MAINING10
- MEINING10
- MOILING10
- MRIDANG11
- NAILING8
- NOISING8
- OPINING10
- PAIKING14
- PAINING10
- PAIRING10
- PEINING10
- PEISING10
- PEIZING19
- POISING10
- PRICING12
- PRIDING11
- PRIMING12
- PRISING10
- PRIZING19
- QUIRING17
- QUITING17
- RAIDING9
- RAIKING12
- RAILING8
- RAINING8
- RAISING8
- RAITING8
- REINING8
- REIVING11
- ROILING8
- ROINING8
- RUINING8
- SAILING8
- SAINING8
- SAIRING8
- SEILING8
- SEINING8
- SEISING8
- SEIZING17
- SHINDIG12
- SHINING11
- SHIRING11
- SHITBAG13
- SHITING11
- SHIVING14
- SKITING12
- SKIVING15
- SLICING10
- SLIDING9
- SLIMING10
- SLIPING10
- SLIVING11
- SMILING10
- SMITING10
- SNIDING9
- SNIPING10
- SOILING8
- SPICING12
- SPIKING14
- SPILING10
- SPIRING10
- SPITING10
- STILING8
- STIMING10
- STIRING8
- STIVING11
- SUITING8
- SWILING11
- SWIPING13
- SWIVING14
- TAILING8
- TOILING8
- TOITING8
- TRICING10
- TRINING8
- TWINING11
- TWIRING11
- UNITING8
- URINING8
- VAILING11
- VEILING11
- VEINING11
- VOICING13
- VOIDING12
- WAIFING14
- WAILING11
- WAINING11
- WAIRING11
- WAITING11
- WAIVING14
- WEIRING11
- WEISING11
- WEIZING20
- WHILING14
- WHINING14
- WHITING14
- WRITING11
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIZING | 20 | 22 | All three |
| AVIZING | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
| WEIZING | 20 | 22 | Collins only |
| PRIZING | 19 | 22 | All three |
| BAIZING | 19 | 22 | Collins only |
| PEIZING | 19 | 22 | Collins only |
| FLIXING | 18 | 21 | Collins only |
| SEIZING | 17 | 19 | All three |
| JUICING | 17 | 23 | All three |
| QUITING | 17 | 20 | Collins only |
| QUIRING | 17 | 20 | All three |
| CHINWAG | 16 | 18 | Collins · NWL |
That fixed pattern produces a mix of everyday verbs and specialist vocabulary. Writing, waiting, and driving are easy examples to spot, but only 33 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes nearly the whole set, while NWL2023 and ENABLE recognize fewer entries.
7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and G as the 7th letter
- 175 tournament-dictionary words have I in position three and G in position seven.
- Collins lists 172; NWL2023 lists 127 and ENABLE lists 122.
- Writing, waiting, driving, and joining are familiar examples.
- Only 33 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.
- The average Scrabble tile score is 11.2; frizing scores 20.
Which starting letters appear most often?
S leads by a clear margin: 38 words begin with that letter. W follows with 13, while C, G, and P each start 12. If you are solving from the first tile, test S before spending time on a rare opening letter.
Every match ends in G, so many familiar examples share the -ing finish: failing, sailing, smiling, and shining. That ending narrows the pattern, but it does not make every match a common word. The 33 frequent entries are a small slice of the 175-word total.
Can these words score well in Scrabble?
Yes. Frizing, avizing, and weizing each score 20 points before board bonuses, while prizing scores 19. Those high scorers are much less familiar than writing or raising, so do not mistake a strong tile total for an everyday word.
For 7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and G as the 7th letter, dictionary choice matters: Collins has 172 entries, compared with 127 in NWL2023. The counts overlap rather than add up, and recognition in one word list does not guarantee acceptance in another. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.
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