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

Lock in the pattern _ _ I _ _ S _ and the choices narrow quickly: just 69 words fit. GLIMPSE, HEIRESS, and WHITISH show how different the results can look. Only two entries meet the common-word cutoff, so expect plenty of unfamiliar plays alongside recognizable words.

7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and S as the 6th letter at a glance

• The fixed pattern is _ _ I _ _ S _, with 69 tournament-dictionary entries.
• Only 2 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
• The most frequent final letter is T, appearing in 30 words.
• The next most frequent ending is E, with 16 words.
• WHITISH, TRICKSY, WAIFISH, and SHICKSA each score 16 points.

Which matching words score the most?

Four words tie for the highest score: WHITISH, TRICKSY, WAIFISH, and SHICKSA, each worth 16 points. OXIDASE, OXIDISE, HAIMISH, and HEIMISH follow at 15, while CHICEST and SLIMPSY score 14.

For a more familiar-looking option, try GLIMPSE or HEIRESS; both obey the pattern without leaning on an unusual spelling. CHINESE, FAIREST, and WHITEST are other recognizable examples, though this set has only two words inside the common-frequency cutoff.

How widely are these words accepted?

The 69-word total combines entries found in at least one tournament dictionary. Collins includes 67, NWL2023 includes 43, and ENABLE includes 39, so the same word set is not accepted in every game.

A total of 47 entries have definitions, but many remain uncommon in everyday play. Check your game's word list before placing a less familiar option such as SHICKSA. These 7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and S as the 6th letter are best treated as a pattern-matching pool, not a guarantee of acceptance everywhere.