7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and I as the 3rd letter

The fixed letters leave five spaces open, but the entries are not evenly familiar. MAILING, MAILBOX, and MAIDENS are recognizable examples; many others are specialist terms. The collection also has a strong ending pattern: S is much more common than any other final letter, while G and R follow at a distance.

7-letter words with M first and I third at a glance

• Exactly 50 entries match the M-I pattern in the first and third positions.
• Collins includes 48; NWL2023 has 29 and ENABLE has 25, so game dictionary coverage varies.
• Seventeen words end in S, compared with 8 ending in G and 7 ending in R.
• Only 2 entries are common by the frequency measure, so expect plenty of uncommon vocabulary.

Which endings and examples stand out?

MAIL- words make the pattern easier to scan: MAILING, MAILBOX, MAILERS, MAILBAG, and MAILMEN all appear among the examples. The ending counts sharpen the search further. Check S first, then G or R; together, those three endings account for 32 of the 50 matches.

For a less familiar option, compare MOISTEN and MOISTER, or look at MAIMING and MAIDING. The exact third letter matters: M-first words with S third number 288, while those with N third number 266. The I-third group is much smaller, with 50 matches.

How do the best Scrabble scores compare?

MAILBOX leads the scoring examples at 18 Scrabble points. MAIHEMS follows at 14, with MAITAKE and MAIDISH each scoring 13. MAILBOX’s X gives it the edge; a premium letter square can raise a play further, but the score is the base value.

These 7-letter words with M first and I third are not equally available in every tournament lexicon: Collins has 48, but NWL2023 has 29. Since only 2 entries are common, check your game’s word list before relying on an obscure choice.