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7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and S as the 4th letter

7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and S as the 4th letter: 219 matches, from episode and leisure to whiskey and twisted.

219 wordsTop pick EPISODEHighest score WHISKEY 20

17 of 219 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With I in 3rd place, N is the most common 4th letter (338 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 17 · most-used first

All valid words 219

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

  • AGISTED9
  • AGISTER8
  • AGISTOR8
  • ALISMAS9
  • ALISONS7
  • AMISSES9
  • ANISEED8
  • ANISOLE7
  • APISHLY15
  • ARISHES10
  • ARISING8
  • ARISTAE7
  • ARISTAS7
  • ARISTOS7
  • ATISHOO10
  • AVISING11
  • BHISHTI15
  • BHISTEE12
  • BHISTIE12
  • BHISTIS12
  • BLISSED10
  • BLISSES9
  • BLISTER9
  • BRISANT9
  • BRISKED14
  • BRISKEN13
  • BRISKER13
  • BRISKET13
  • BRISKLY16
  • BRISSES9
  • BRISTLE9
  • BRISTLY12
  • BRISTOL9
  • BRISURE9
  • BUISTED10
  • CAISSON9
  • CHISELS12
  • CRISPED12
  • CRISPEN11
  • CRISPER11
  • CRISPIN11
  • CRISPLY14
  • CRISSAL9
  • CRISSUM11
  • CRISTAE9
  • CUISHES12
  • CUISINE9
  • CUISSER9
  • CUISSES9
  • DAISIED9
  • DAISIES8
  • DEISEAL8
  • DEISTIC10
  • EKISTIC13
  • ELISION7
  • ENISLED8
  • ENISLES7
  • EPISCIA11
  • EPISODE10
  • EPISOME11
  • EPISTLE9
  • ERISTIC9
  • EXISTED15
  • FLISKED15
  • FOISONS10
  • FOISTED11
  • FOISTER10
  • FRISBEE12
  • FRISEES10
  • FRISEUR10
  • FRISKAS14
  • FRISKED15
  • FRISKER14
  • FRISKET14
  • FRISSON10
  • FRISTED11
  • FRISURE10
  • GEISHAS11
  • GLISSES8
  • GLISTEN8
  • GLISTER8
  • GRISELY11
  • GRISING9
  • GRISKIN12
  • GRISLED9
  • GRISONS8
  • GRISTER8
  • GRISTLE8
  • GRISTLY11
  • GUISARD9
  • GUISERS8
  • GUISING9
  • HEISHIS13
  • HEISTED11
  • HEISTER10
  • HOISING11
  • HOISINS10
  • HOISTED11
  • HOISTER10
  • INISLED8
  • INISLES7
  • IRISATE7
  • IRISING8
  • JOISTED15
  • KAISERS11
  • KEISTER11
  • KLISTER11
  • KNISHES14
  • KRISING12
  • LAISSES7
  • LEISHER10
  • LEISLER7
  • LEISTER7
  • LEISURE7
  • MAISTER9
  • MAISTRY12
  • MEISHIS12
  • MEISTER9
  • MOISERS9
  • MOISTED10
  • MOISTEN9
  • MOISTER9
  • MOISTLY12
  • MUISTED10
  • NOISIER7
  • NOISILY10
  • NOISING8
  • NOISOME9
  • ORISHAS10
  • ORISONS7
  • OVISACS12
  • PAISANA9
  • PAISANO9
  • PAISANS9
  • PAISLEY12
  • PEISHWA15
  • PEISING10
  • PHISHED16
  • PHISHER15
  • PHISHES15
  • PLISKIE13
  • PLISSES9
  • POISERS9
  • POISING10
  • POISONS9
  • POISSON9
  • PRISAGE10
  • PRISERE9
  • PRISERS9
  • PRISING10
  • PRISONS9
  • PRISSED10
  • PRISSES9
  • PTISANS9
  • PUISNES9
  • RAISERS7
  • RAISING8
  • RAISINS7
  • RAISINY10
  • REISHIS10
  • REISSUE7
  • REISTED8
  • ROISTED8
  • ROISTER7
  • SCISSEL9
  • SCISSIL9
  • SCISSOR9
  • SEISERS7
  • SEISING8
  • SEISINS7
  • SEISMAL9
  • SEISMIC11
  • SEISORS7
  • SEISURE7
  • SHISHAS13
  • SLISHES10
  • STISHIE10
  • SWISHED14
  • SWISHER13
  • SWISHES13
  • SWISSES10
  • TAISHES10
  • THISTLE10
  • THISTLY13
  • TOISECH12
  • TOISONS7
  • TRISECT9
  • TRISEME9
  • TRISHAW13
  • TRISMIC11
  • TRISMUS9
  • TRISOME9
  • TRISOMY12
  • TRISULA7
  • TRISULS7
  • TWISCAR12
  • TWISTED11
  • TWISTER10
  • TWISTOR10
  • UNISIZE16
  • UNISONS7
  • WAISTED11
  • WAISTER10
  • WEISING11
  • WHISHED17
  • WHISHES16
  • WHISHTS16
  • WHISKED18
  • WHISKER17
  • WHISKET17
  • WHISKEY20
  • WHISPER15
  • WHISSED14
  • WHISSES13
  • WHISTED14
  • WHISTLE13
  • WRISTED11
  • WRISTER10
  • ZOISITE16
Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. P11%
  2. B9%
  3. T8%
2nd letter
  1. R30%
  2. E12%
  3. O12%
5th letter
  1. T26%
  2. H12%
  3. I12%
6th letter
  1. E43%
  2. N15%
  3. L8%
7th letter
  1. S27%
  2. D15%
  3. R15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; WHISKEY tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 27 words
  2. 8 points: 21 words
  3. 99 points: 50 words
  4. 10 points: 36 words
  5. 1111 points: 24 words
  6. 12 points: 18 words
  7. 1313 points: 13 words
  8. 14 points: 9 words
  9. 1515 points: 10 words
  10. 16 points: 6 words
  11. 1717 points: 3 words
  12. 18 points: 1 words
  13. 1919 points: 0 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHISKEY2018All three
WHISKED1817All three
WHISKER1716All three
WHISHED1715All three
WHISKET1716Collins only
BRISKLY1617All three
ZOISITE1616All three
PHISHED1615NWL only
WHISHES1614All three
WHISHTS1614All three
UNISIZE1618Collins · NWL
EXISTED1515All three

The fixed I-S pair sits in the middle of every answer, leaving the first two and final three letters open. The list ranges from familiar words such as episode, cuisine, and whistle to less everyday entries. Only 17 matches count as common by word frequency, so the pattern is more selective than its total suggests.

At a glance: the I-S pattern

  • There are 219 seven-letter matches with I third and S fourth.
  • The most frequent first letter is P, with 24 words; B follows with 19.
  • A final S is the leading ending, appearing in 60 matches.
  • Whiskey tops the scoring examples at 20 Scrabble points.

Which words make this pattern easier to spot?

Start with episode, existed, leisure, and cuisine: each places I and S in the required middle slots while offering a recognizable letter shape. Raising, twisted, and hoisted show how varied the first pair can be, even when the central letters stay fixed.

The ending gives another clue. Sixty matches finish in S, including prisons, poisons, and raisins; 33 end in D, such as existed and hoisted, while another 33 end in R. When solving, check the last letter before cycling through guesses for the opening pair.

How to use 7-letter words with I third and S fourth

Treat the pattern as a frame: two unknown letters, I-S, then three more. Try likely endings first. A final S gives you the largest group, while D and R tie behind it.

Familiar examples such as whistle, blister, and scissor can narrow the search without assuming every answer is common.

The dictionary counts differ: 143 matches appear in ENABLE, 211 in Collins, and 160 in NWL2023. Those are overlapping sets, not totals to add together, and no single count guarantees acceptance in every game. Check your game’s word list when a candidate seems valid but is rejected.

Questions people ask

How many common words have I third and S fourth?
There are 17 common matches in the seven-letter I-third, S-fourth group. Common here means a word falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Familiar choices include episode, leisure, and cuisine, but many matches are less familiar.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
Whiskey is the highest-scoring match at 20 Scrabble points. Whisked follows at 18, while whisker, whished, and whisket each score 17. These are tile scores before any board-square bonuses, so placement can change a play’s total.
Are all 219 words accepted in every word game?
No. The group has 143 ENABLE entries, 211 Collins entries, and 160 NWL2023 entries, with overlap among those dictionaries. A word such as whiskey may fit the pattern, but acceptance depends on the word list used by your game.

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