7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and I as the 5th letter

This fixed pattern has far fewer matches than its A-second counterpart: 79 words compared with 1,363. Only 12 qualify as common by frequency, so expect a mix of everyday words such as IMAGINE and less familiar tournament entries. The examples below show how the first and last letters narrow the choices.

Quick facts about the M-and-I pattern

• There are 79 seven-letter words with M second and I fifth in at least one tournament dictionary.
• A-second, I-fifth words are much more numerous, with 1,363 matches.
• Only 12 entries meet our common group.
• A and E lead as first letters, with 28 and 27 matches respectively.
• EMPRIZE scores 20 points; AMAZING scores 19.

How do these seven-letter words begin and end?

The pattern is _M__I__, and its starting letters cluster around A and E: 28 words begin with A and 27 with E. IMAGINE and IMPLIES show the smaller I-starting group, while SMOKING and SMILING begin with S.

Endings concentrate on S and G, with 19 and 18 words respectively; E follows with 13. That makes a final S or G a sensible first check when the middle letters are fixed, but words such as AMENITY and AMPLIFY show that other endings remain possible.

Which entries score highest?

EMPRIZE leads the listed Scrabble scores at 20, ahead of AMAZING at 19, AMPLIFY at 17, and SMOKILY at 16. The familiar AMAZING is a strong bridge between recognition and score; EMPRIZE is a less everyday option, so confirm it in your game's dictionary.

For 7-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and I as the 5th letter, try the recognizable forms first: AMAZING, IMAGINE, SMOKING, and SMILING all fit the pattern. When those do not match your crossings, IMAGING, IMPLIED, or AMUSING may offer another route.

The 79-word total combines entries present in at least one tournament list, not a promise that every game accepts every word.