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

556 7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter match this pattern, though only 38 are classed as common.

556 wordsTop pick FRIENDSHighest score QUIZZES 34

38 of 556 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

7th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

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.

Length
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 38 · most-used first

FRIENDS₁₁
ANIMALS₉
DRIVERS₁₁
WRITERS₁₀
CLIENTS₉
CRITICS₁₁
FLIGHTS₁₄
SPIRITS₉
HEIGHTS₁₄
BRIDGES₁₁
KNIGHTS₁₅
EDITORS₈
ORIGINS₈
PRIESTS₉
RAIDERS₈
SHIELDS₁₁
WEIGHTS₁₄
PRISONS₉
THIEVES₁₃
CLINICS₁₁
SAILORS₇
SPIDERS₁₀
PRINCES₁₁
TOILETS₇
GUITARS₈
OMINOUS₉
BOILERS₉
ORIOLES₇
FAIRIES₁₀
GUINEAS₈
HEINOUS₁₀
SNIPERS₉
DEITIES₈
WAITERS₁₀
WAIVERS₁₃
FRINGES₁₁
POISONS₉
RAISINS₇

All valid words 556

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

ABIDERS₁₀
ABIOSES₉
ABIOSIS₉
ACINOUS₉
ADIOSES₈
ADIPOUS₁₀
AGITANS₈
AHIMSAS₁₂
ALIASES₇
ALIBIES₉
ALIDADS₉
ALIGHTS₁₁
ALINERS₇
ALIPEDS₁₀
ALISMAS₉
ALISONS₇
ALIYAHS₁₃
AMIDINS₁₀
AMIDOLS₁₀
AMISSES₉
AMITIES₉
ANICCAS₁₁
ANICUTS₉
ANILINS₇
ANIMALS₉
APICALS₁₁
ARILLUS₇
ARIOSOS₇
ARISHES₁₀
ARISTAS₇
ARISTOS₇
ASIAGOS₈
ATIMIES₉
AVIATES₁₀
AVIDINS₁₁
AXILLAS₁₄
AZIONES₁₆
BAIDARS₁₀
BAILEES₉
BAILERS₉
BAILEYS₁₂
BAILIES₉
BAILLIS₉
BAILORS₉
BAININS₉
BAITERS₉
BEIGELS₁₀
BEIGNES₁₀
BHIKHUS₁₉
BHINDIS₁₃
BHISTIS₁₂
BLIGHTS₁₃
BLISSES₉
BLITZES₁₈
BOILERS₉
BRIARDS₁₀
BRIBEES₁₁
BRIBERS₁₁
BRIDALS₁₀
BRIDGES₁₁
BRIDIES₁₀
BRIDLES₁₀
BRIGHTS₁₃
BRIGUES₁₀
BRILLOS₉
BRINERS₉
BRINIES₉
BRISSES₉
BUIBUIS₁₁
CAILLES₉
CAIMACS₁₃
CAIMANS₁₁
CAIQUES₁₈
CEILERS₉
CHIACKS₁₈
CHIASMS₁₄
CHIBOLS₁₄
CHICHAS₁₇
CHICHES₁₇
CHICHIS₁₇
CHICLES₁₄
CHICONS₁₄
CHICOTS₁₄
CHIDERS₁₃
CHIELDS₁₃
CHIGGAS₁₄
CHIGOES₁₃
CHIGRES₁₃
CHIKORS₁₆
CHILDES₁₃
CHILIES₁₂
CHILLIS₁₂
CHIMARS₁₄
CHIMERS₁₄
CHIMLAS₁₄
CHINARS₁₂
CHINOIS₁₂
CHINSES₁₂
CHIRRES₁₂
CHISELS₁₂
CHITALS₁₂
CHITINS₁₂
CHITONS₁₂
CHIVIES₁₅
CHIZZES₃₀
CLICHES₁₄
CLIENTS₉
CLINICS₁₁
CLIQUES₁₈
CLITICS₁₁
CLIVERS₁₂
CLIVIAS₁₂
COIFFES₁₅
COIGNES₁₀
COILERS₉
COINERS₉
CRINGES₁₀
CRINUMS₁₁
CRIOSES₉
CRITICS₁₁
CRIVENS₁₂
CUIRASS₉
CUISHES₁₂
CUISSES₉
CUITERS₉
DAIDLES₉
DAIKERS₁₂
DAIKONS₁₂
DAILIES₈
DAIMIOS₁₀
DAIMONS₁₀
DAIMYOS₁₃
DAIRIES₈
DAISIES₈
DEICERS₁₀
DEIFIES₁₁
DEITIES₈
DJIBBAS₁₉
DOILIES₈
DRIVELS₁₁
DRIVERS₁₁
DUIKERS₁₂
EDIBLES₁₀
EDIFIES₁₁
EDITORS₈
ELICHES₁₂
ELICITS₉
ELIXIRS₁₄
EMIGRES₁₀
ENIGMAS₁₀
ENISLES₇
EPIGONS₁₀
EPILOGS₁₀
EPIMERS₁₁
EPINAOS₉
ERIACHS₁₂
ERINGOS₈
EVINCES₁₂
EXILERS₁₄
FAIBLES₁₂
FAILLES₁₀
FAINNES₁₀
FAIRIES₁₀
FAITORS₁₀
FEIJOAS₁₇
FLIGHTS₁₄
FOIBLES₁₂
FOISONS₁₀
FRIANDS₁₁
FRICHTS₁₅
FRICOTS₁₂
FRIDGES₁₂
FRIENDS₁₁
FRIEZES₁₉
FRIGHTS₁₄
FRIGOTS₁₁
FRINGES₁₁
FRIPONS₁₂
FRISEES₁₀
FRISKAS₁₄
FRITZES₁₉
FRIVOLS₁₃
FRIZERS₁₉
FRIZZES₂₈
GAINERS₈
GAITERS₈
GEISHAS₁₁
GHIBLIS₁₃
GLIDERS₉
GLIOMAS₁₀
GLIOSES₈
GLIOSIS₈
GLISSES₈
GLITZES₁₇
GOITERS₈
GOITRES₈
GRICERS₁₀
GRIECES₁₀
GRIEVES₁₁
GRIFFES₁₄
GRIGRIS₉
GRILLES₈
GRILSES₈
GRINGAS₉
GRINGOS₉
GRIPERS₁₀
GRIPPES₁₂
GRISONS₈
GRIVETS₁₁
GRIZZES₂₆
GUIDERS₉
GUIDONS₉
GUILERS₈
GUIMPES₁₂
GUINEAS₈
GUINEPS₁₀
GUISERS₈
GUITARS₈
GUIZERS₁₇
HAIDUKS₁₅
HAILERS₁₀
HAIQUES₁₉
HAIRDOS₁₁
HAIRIFS₁₃
HAIRSTS₁₀
HEIFERS₁₃
HEIGHTS₁₄
HEINIES₁₀
HEINOUS₁₀
HEIRESS₁₀
HEISHIS₁₃
HOIDENS₁₁
HOISINS₁₀
HUIPILS₁₂
ICICLES₁₁
ICINESS₉
ILIACUS₉
INISLES₇
JAILERS₁₄
JAILORS₁₄
JOINERS₁₄
JUICERS₁₆
KAIKAIS₁₅
KAINGAS₁₂
KAINITS₁₁
KAISERS₁₁
KAIZENS₂₀
KHILATS₁₄
KHILIMS₁₆
KLIPDAS₁₄
KNIFERS₁₄
KNIGHTS₁₅
KNISHES₁₄
LAIKERS₁₁
LAIPSES₉
LAISSES₇
LAITIES₇
LEIGERS₈
LEIPOAS₉
LOIASES₇
LOIASIS₇
LOITERS₇
MAIDANS₁₀
MAIDENS₁₀
MAIGRES₁₀
MAIHEMS₁₄
MAILERS₉
MAIMERS₁₁
MAINORS₉
MEINEYS₁₂
MEINIES₉
MEIOSES₉
MEIOSIS₉
MEISHIS₁₂
MOIDERS₁₀
MOILERS₉
MOISERS₉
MYIASES₁₂
MYIASIS₁₂
NAIADES₈
NAILERS₇
NEINEIS₇
OBIISMS₁₁
OCICATS₁₁
OLINGOS₈
OLIVERS₁₀
OLIVETS₁₀
OMINOUS₉
OPIATES₉
OPIOIDS₁₀
ORIENTS₇
ORIGANS₈
ORIGINS₈
ORIOLES₇
ORISHAS₁₀
ORISONS₇
OVISACS₁₂
PAIDLES₁₀
PAIGLES₁₀
PAINIMS₁₁
PAIOCKS₁₅
PAISANS₉
PEINCTS₁₁
PHISHES₁₅
PHIZOGS₂₂
PHIZZES₃₀
PLIGHTS₁₃
PLINTHS₁₂
PLISSES₉
POINTES₉
POISERS₉
POISONS₉
POITINS₉
PRIAPUS₁₁
PRICERS₁₁
PRIEFES₁₂
PRIESTS₉
PRIEVES₁₂
PRIMERS₁₁
PRINCES₁₁
PRISERS₉
PRISONS₉
PRISSES₉
PRIVETS₁₂
PRIVIES₁₂
PRIZERS₁₈
PTISANS₉
PUISNES₉
QUICHES₂₁
QUIDAMS₁₉
QUIETUS₁₆
QUIGHTS₂₀
QUINCES₁₈
QUINIES₁₆
QUININS₁₆
QUINOAS₁₆
QUINOLS₁₆
QUINTAS₁₆
QUINTES₁₆
QUINZES₂₅
QUIPPUS₂₀
QUIVERS₁₉
QUIZZES₃₄
RAIDERS₈
RAILBUS₉
RAILERS₇
RAISERS₇
RAISINS₇
RAIYATS₁₀
REIFIES₁₀
REISHIS₁₀
REITERS₇
REIVERS₁₀
RUINERS₇
RUINOUS₇
SAIKEIS₁₁
SAILERS₇
SAILORS₇
SAIMINS₉
SAIQUES₁₆
SAITHES₁₀
SAIYIDS₁₁
SCILLAS₉
SCIROCS₁₁
SEICHES₁₂
SEIDELS₈
SEINERS₇
SEISERS₇
SEISINS₇
SEISORS₇
SEITANS₇
SEITENS₇
SEITIES₇
SEIZERS₁₆
SEIZINS₁₆
SEIZORS₁₆
SHIBAHS₁₅
SHIELDS₁₁
SHIKARS₁₄
SHIKRAS₁₄
SHIKSAS₁₄
SHIKSES₁₄
SHINDYS₁₄
SHINERS₁₀
SHINESS₁₀
SHINIES₁₀
SHINJUS₁₇
SHINNES₁₀
SHIPPOS₁₄
SHIRRAS₁₀
SHISHAS₁₃
SHIVAHS₁₆
SHIVERS₁₃
SHIVOOS₁₃
SKIBOBS₁₅
SKIDOOS₁₂
SKIINGS₁₂
SKIVERS₁₄
SLICERS₉
SLIDERS₈
SLIEVES₁₀
SLIGHTS₁₁
SLIPUPS₁₁
SLISHES₁₀
SLIVERS₁₀
SMIDGES₁₁
SMIGHTS₁₃
SMILERS₉
SMILETS₉
SMILEYS₁₂
SMILIES₉
SMITERS₉
SNIPERS₉
SNIVELS₁₀
SOIREES₇
SPICERS₁₁
SPIDERS₁₀
SPIGHTS₁₃
SPIGOTS₁₀
SPIKERS₁₃
SPILTHS₁₂
SPINALS₉
SPINARS₉
SPINELS₉
SPINETS₉
SPINORS₉
SPINOUS₉
SPINTOS₉
SPIRALS₉
SPIREAS₉
SPIREMS₁₁
SPIRICS₁₁
SPIRITS₉
SPITALS₉
SPITZES₁₈
STICHOS₁₂
STIFLES₁₀
STIGMAS₁₀
STIGMES₁₀
STILETS₇
STIMIES₉
STINGES₈
STINGOS₈
STIPELS₉
STIRPES₉
STIRRAS₇
STIRRES₇
STIVERS₁₀
SUITERS₇
SUITORS₇
SWILERS₁₀
SWINGES₁₁
SWIPERS₁₂
SWIPLES₁₂
SWISHES₁₃
SWISSES₁₀
SWITSES₁₀
SWIVELS₁₃
SWIVETS₁₃
SWIZZES₂₈
TAIAHAS₁₀
TAIGLES₈
TAILERS₇
TAILLES₇
TAILORS₇
TAILYES₁₀
TAIPANS₉
TAISHES₁₀
TAIVERS₁₀
THIASUS₁₀
THIBETS₁₂
THIBLES₁₂
THICKOS₁₆
THIEVES₁₃
THIRAMS₁₂
THIRSTS₁₀
THIVELS₁₃
TOILERS₇
TOILETS₇
TOISONS₇
TOITOIS₇
TRIAGES₈
TRIBALS₉
TRICARS₉
TRICEPS₁₁
TRICOTS₉
TRIENES₇
TRIFLES₁₀
TRIGONS₈
TRIJETS₁₄
TRILBYS₁₂
TRIMERS₉
TRIODES₈
TRIONES₇
TRIOSES₇
TRIPLES₉
TRIPODS₁₀
TRIPSES₉
TRIPSIS₉
TRISMUS₉
TRISULS₇
TRITONS₇
TRIUNES₇
TRIVETS₁₀
TSIMMES₁₁
TUILLES₇
TWIBILS₁₂
TWICERS₁₂
TWIGHTS₁₄
TWINERS₁₀
TWINGES₁₁
TZIMMES₂₀
TZITZIS₂₅
ULICONS₉
ULIKONS₁₁
UMIACKS₁₅
UNICOMS₁₁
UNIFIES₁₀
UNIPEDS₁₀
UNIPODS₁₀
UNIQUES₁₆
UNISONS₇
UNITERS₇
UNITIES₇
URINALS₇
URINOUS₇
VEILERS₁₀
VEINERS₁₀
VEINOUS₁₀
VOICERS₁₂
VOIDEES₁₁
VOIDERS₁₁
WAIATAS₁₀
WAILERS₁₀
WAIRUAS₁₀
WAITERS₁₀
WAIVERS₁₃
WEIGHTS₁₄
WEINERS₁₀
WEIRDOS₁₁
WHIDAHS₁₇
WHINERS₁₃
WHINGES₁₄
WHISHES₁₆
WHISHTS₁₆
WHISSES₁₃
WHITENS₁₃
WHITEYS₁₆
WHITIES₁₃
WHIZZES₃₁
WRIGHTS₁₄
WRITERS₁₀
WRITHES₁₃
ZAIDEHS₂₀
ZAIDIES₁₇
ZAIKAIS₂₀

Letters by positionIn 30% of these words the 6th letter is E.

1st letter

S19%
C10%
T10%

2nd letter

R19%
A16%
H14%

4th letter

N14%
S11%
L10%

5th letter

E26%
O11%
I11%

6th letter

E30%
R21%
T8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; QUIZZES tops the list with 34. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 60 words
8 points: 38 words
99 points: 100 words
10 points: 97 words
1111 points: 59 words
12 points: 57 words
1313 points: 34 words
14 points: 38 words
1515 points: 11 words
16 points: 21 words
1717 points: 9 words
18 points: 7 words
1919 points: 8 words
20 points: 6 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 2 words
26 points: 1 words
2727 points: 0 words
28 points: 2 words
2929 points: 0 words
30 points: 2 words
3131 points: 1 words
32 points: 0 words
3333 points: 0 words
34 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
QUIZZES	34	35	All three
WHIZZES	31	30	All three
CHIZZES	30	30	Collins only
PHIZZES	30	30	Collins · NWL
FRIZZES	28	28	All three
SWIZZES	28	28	Collins only
GRIZZES	26	27	NWL only
TZITZIS	25	25	All three
QUINZES	25	27	Collins only
PHIZOGS	22	23	Collins only
QUICHES	21	22	All three
TZIMMES	20	22	All three

The fixed pattern is _ _ I _ _ _ S, so the final S is guaranteed while the other five spaces remain open. Friends, animals, drivers, and writers show the everyday side of the results; quizzes and whizzes sit at the opposite end, where unusual spelling and valuable tiles matter more than familiarity. Use the examples to seed a search, then narrow by the letters already on your rack.

What stands out in this pattern?

All 556 matches have I third and S seventh; the other five positions are open.
Only 38 matches are tagged common, making familiar candidates a small slice of the pattern.
Friends, animals, and clients are recognizable examples that follow the same seven-letter frame.
Quizzes leads the score list at 34 points; whizzes follows at 31.
Collins has 535 matches, compared with 409 in NWL2023 and 366 in ENABLE.

Which examples fit the pattern best?

Start with friends, animals, drivers, writers, clients, or critics: these familiar plural forms satisfy the pattern without forcing a rare spelling. Flights, spirits, heights, and bridges offer another quick scan when those letters are already visible.

High scoring tells a different story. Quizzes reaches 34, with whizzes at 31 and chizzes and phizzes at 30 each. These are score-led candidates, not ordinary vocabulary picks; valuable letters make them stand out, so check the spelling against your rack before chasing the total.

For a meaning clue, human, animal, or work-related terms are more promising than specialist score leaders. Compare friends or clients before reaching for an outlier like quizzes.

How should you narrow this pattern?

S leads the starting-letter counts with 105 matches, nearly twice C’s 56 and more than T’s 53. When the first square is unknown, testing S first cuts through these options faster than scanning examples alphabetically.

The tournament-dictionary counts differ: Collins has 535 matches, NWL2023 has 409, and ENABLE has 366. Only 38 entries are classed as common, so a dictionary hit does not guarantee a familiar word. Check the word list used in your game before committing to an obscure candidate.

Definitions cover 486 entries, far more than the 38 tagged common. That makes a meaning clue a strong filter: prioritize a recognizable candidate before sorting through less familiar matches.

Questions people ask

How many common words have I third and S last?

There are 38 common matches for this seven-letter pattern. That is a small subset of the 556 total entries, so familiar choices such as friends and animals are only part of the available set.

What is the highest-scoring word with I third and S last?

Quizzes is the top scorer at 34 points. Whizzes follows at 31, while chizzes and phizzes each score 30. These are score-focused options rather than familiar everyday examples, so confirm the spelling before playing one.

Do all dictionaries include the same words in this pattern?

No. Collins includes 535 matches, while NWL2023 includes 409 and ENABLE includes 366. A word accepted in one tournament list may not appear in another, so check the dictionary your game uses when a candidate is unfamiliar.

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