7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter

7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter number 547, including LOOKING, PROMISE, and STORIES.

547 wordsTop pick LOOKINGHighest score AZOTIZE 25

50 of 547 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With O in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (547 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 50 · most-used first

LOOKING₁₂
PROVIDE₁₃
STORIES₇
GROWING₁₂
SHOWING₁₄
PROFILE₁₂
KNOWING₁₅
PROMISE₁₁
SMOKING₁₄
CLOSING₁₀
COOKING₁₄
PROFITS₁₂
SCORING₁₀
BLOWING₁₃
EMOTION₉
COOKIES₁₃
COOLING₁₀
FLOWING₁₄
PROVING₁₃
FOOLISH₁₃
BOOKING₁₄
DIOXIDE₁₆
GLOWING₁₂
QUOTING₁₇
SLOWING₁₁
EROSION₇
CHOKING₁₇
STORING₈
ROOTING₈
FOOTING₁₁
ABOLISH₁₂
LOOTING₈
BOOMING₁₂
GOODIES₉
FOOLING₁₁
HOOKING₁₅
LOOMING₁₀
RIOTING₈
ROOKIES₁₁
SNORING₈
PRODIGY₁₄
CLONING₁₀
ROOFING₁₁
SHOVING₁₄
PROBING₁₂
TROPICS₁₁
UTOPIAN₉
IRONING₈

Showing the top 48 of 50 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 547

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

ABODING₁₁
ABOLISH₁₂
ACONITE₉
ADONISE₈
ADONIZE₁₇
ADORING₉
AEOLIAN₇
AEONIAN₇
AGOGICS₁₁
AGONIES₈
AGONISE₈
AGONISM₁₀
AGONIST₈
AGONIZE₁₇
ALODIAL₈
ALODIUM₁₀
ALOGIAS₈
AMORINI₉
AMORINO₉
AMORISM₁₁
AMORIST₉
AMOSITE₉
AMOTION₉
AMOVING₁₃
ANOBIID₁₀
ANODISE₈
ANODIZE₁₇
ANOMIES₉
ANOPIAS₉
ANOXIAS₁₄
APOMICT₁₃
APORIAS₉
ASOCIAL₉
ATOCIAS₉
ATOMICS₁₁
ATOMIES₉
ATOMISE₉
ATOMISM₁₁
ATOMIST₉
ATOMIZE₁₈
ATONIAS₇
ATONICS₉
ATONIES₇
ATONING₈
ATOPIES₉
AVODIRE₁₁
AVOWING₁₄
AZOTISE₁₆
AZOTIZE₂₅
BIOCIDE₁₂
BIOFILM₁₄
BIONICS₁₁
BIOPICS₁₃
BIOTICS₁₁
BIOTINS₉
BIOTITE₉
BLOKIER₁₃
BLOKISH₁₆
BLOWIER₁₂
BLOWIES₁₂
BLOWING₁₃
BOOBIES₁₁
BOOBING₁₂
BOOBIRD₁₂
BOOBISH₁₄
BOODIED₁₁
BOODIES₁₀
BOOFIER₁₂
BOOGIED₁₁
BOOGIES₁₀
BOOHING₁₃
BOOKIER₁₃
BOOKIES₁₃
BOOKING₁₄
BOOKISH₁₆
BOOLING₁₀
BOOMIER₁₁
BOOMING₁₂
BOONIES₉
BOORISH₁₂
BOOSING₁₀
BOOTIES₉
BOOTING₁₀
BOOZIER₁₈
BOOZILY₂₁
BOOZING₁₉
BROKING₁₄
BROMIDE₁₂
BROMIDS₁₂
BROMINE₁₁
BROMINS₁₁
BROMISE₁₁
BROMISM₁₃
BROMIZE₂₀
BUOYING₁₃
CHOKIER₁₆
CHOKIES₁₆
CHOKING₁₇
CHOLINE₁₂
CHOPINE₁₄
CHOPINS₁₄
CHORIAL₁₂
CHORINE₁₂
CHORING₁₃
CHORION₁₂
CHORISM₁₄
CHORIST₁₂
CHORIZO₂₁
CHOWING₁₆
CLOKING₁₄
CLONING₁₀
CLONISM₁₁
CLOSING₁₀
CLOYING₁₃
COOKIES₁₃
COOKING₁₄
COOLIES₉
COOLING₁₀
COOLISH₁₂
COOMIER₁₁
COOMING₁₂
COOPING₁₂
COORIED₁₀
COORIES₉
COOSINS₉
COOTIES₉
CROCINE₁₁
CROJIKS₂₀
CROMING₁₂
CRONIES₉
CRONISH₁₂
CROSIER₉
CROWING₁₃
CROZIER₁₈
DIORISM₁₀
DIORITE₈
DIOXIDE₁₆
DIOXIDS₁₆
DIOXINS₁₅
DOOBIES₁₀
DOODIES₉
DOOKING₁₃
DOOLIES₈
DOOMIER₁₀
DOOMILY₁₃
DOOMING₁₁
DOOZIES₁₇
DRONIER₈
DRONING₉
DRONISH₁₁
DROVING₁₂
EBONICS₁₁
EBONIES₉
EBONISE₉
EBONIST₉
EBONITE₉
EBONIZE₁₈
ECOCIDE₁₂
ECOGIFT₁₃
EGOTISE₈
EGOTISM₁₀
EGOTIST₈
EGOTIZE₁₇
ELOGIES₈
ELOGIST₈
ELOGIUM₁₀
ELOPING₁₀
EMODINS₁₀
EMOTING₁₀
EMOTION₉
EMOTIVE₁₂
EMOVING₁₃
EPOXIDE₁₇
EPOXIED₁₇
EPOXIES₁₆
ERODING₉
ERODIUM₁₀
EROSION₇
EROSIVE₁₀
EROTICA₉
EROTICS₉
EROTISE₇
EROTISM₉
EROTIZE₁₆
EVOKING₁₅
EXODIST₁₅
EXOMION₁₆
EXOTICA₁₆
EXOTICS₁₆
EXOTISM₁₆
FIORINS₁₀
FLORIER₁₀
FLORINS₁₀
FLORIST₁₀
FLOWING₁₄
FOODIES₁₁
FOODISM₁₃
FOOLING₁₁
FOOLISH₁₃
FOOTIER₁₀
FOOTIES₁₀
FOOTING₁₁
FROLICS₁₂
FROWIER₁₃
GAOLING₉
GLOBING₁₁
GLOBINS₁₀
GLORIAS₈
GLORIED₉
GLORIES₈
GLORIFY₁₄
GLOVING₁₂
GLOWING₁₂
GLOZING₁₈
GNOMISH₁₃
GNOMIST₁₀
GOOBIES₁₀
GOODIER₉
GOODIES₉
GOODISH₁₂
GOOFIER₁₁
GOOFILY₁₄
GOOFING₁₂
GOOLIES₈
GOONIER₈
GOONIES₈
GOOPIER₁₀
GOORIES₈
GOOSIER₈
GOOSIES₈
GOOSING₉
GRODIER₉
GRONING₉
GROPING₁₁
GROVIER₁₁
GROWING₁₂
GROZING₁₈
HOODIAS₁₁
HOODIER₁₁
HOODIES₁₁
HOODING₁₂
HOOFING₁₄
HOOKIER₁₄
HOOKIES₁₄
HOOKING₁₅
HOOLIER₁₀
HOOLIES₁₀
HOOPING₁₃
HOOTIER₁₀
HOOTING₁₁
HOOVING₁₄
ICONIFY₁₅
ICONISE₉
ICONIZE₁₈
IDOLISE₈
IDOLISM₁₀
IDOLIST₈
IDOLIZE₁₇
INOSINE₇
INOSITE₇
IRONIER₇
IRONIES₇
IRONING₈
IRONISE₇
IRONIST₇
IRONIZE₁₆
ISODICA₁₀
ISOLINE₇
IVORIED₁₁
IVORIER₁₀
IVORIES₁₀
IVORIST₁₀
IXODIDS₁₆
JOOKING₁₉
KAOLINE₁₁
KAOLINS₁₁
KNOWING₁₅
KOOKIER₁₅
KOOKILY₁₈
KOOKING₁₆
KOORIES₁₁
LEONINE₇
LIONISE₇
LIONISM₉
LIONIZE₁₆
LOOBIER₉
LOOBIES₉
LOOBILY₁₂
LOOGIES₈
LOOKING₁₂
LOOKISM₁₃
LOOKIST₁₁
LOOMING₁₀
LOONIER₇
LOONIES₇
LOONILY₁₀
LOONING₈
LOOPIER₉
LOOPILY₁₂
LOOPING₁₀
LOOSIES₇
LOOSING₈
LOOTING₈
MEOUING₁₀
MEOWING₁₃
MIOTICS₁₁
MOODIED₁₁
MOODIER₁₀
MOODIES₁₀
MOODILY₁₃
MOOLIES₉
MOOLING₁₀
MOONIER₉
MOONIES₉
MOONILY₁₂
MOONING₁₀
MOONISH₁₂
MOOPING₁₂
MOORIER₉
MOORILL₉
MOORING₁₀
MOORISH₁₂
MOOTING₁₀
MOOVING₁₃
MUONIUM₁₁
MYOPIAS₁₄
MYOPICS₁₆
MYOPIES₁₄
MYOSINS₁₂
MYOTICS₁₄
NEOLITH₁₀
NEONICS₉
NIOBITE₉
NIOBIUM₁₁
NOOBIES₉
NOOGIES₈
NOOKIER₁₁
NOOKIES₁₁
NOONING₈
NOOSING₈
ODORISE₈
ODORIZE₁₇
OLOGIES₈
OLOGIST₈
OPORICE₁₁
OTOLITH₁₀
OVONICS₁₂
OXONIUM₁₆
OZONIDE₁₇
OZONISE₁₆
OZONIZE₂₅
PEONIES₉
PEONISM₁₁
PHOBIAS₁₄
PHOBICS₁₆
PHOBISM₁₆
PHOBIST₁₄
PHOCINE₁₄
PHONICS₁₄
PHONIED₁₃
PHONIER₁₂
PHONIES₁₂
PHONILY₁₅
PHONING₁₃
PHOTICS₁₄
PHOTINO₁₂
PHOTISM₁₄
PIONIES₉
PIONING₁₀
PIOSITY₁₂
PLOSION₉
PLOSIVE₁₂
PLOWING₁₃
PLOYING₁₃
POOFIER₁₂
POOHING₁₃
POOKING₁₄
POOLING₁₀
POOPIER₁₁
POOPING₁₂
POORISH₁₂
POOTING₁₀
POOVIER₁₂
PROBING₁₂
PROBITS₁₁
PROBITY₁₄
PRODIGY₁₄
PROFILE₁₂
PROFITS₁₂
PROKING₁₄
PROLINE₉
PROLING₁₀
PROMINE₁₁
PROMISE₁₁
PRONING₁₀
PROPINE₁₁
PROSIER₉
PROSIFY₁₅
PROSILY₁₂
PROSING₁₀
PROTIST₉
PROTIUM₁₁
PROVIDE₁₃
PROVINE₁₂
PROVING₁₃
PROVISO₁₂
PROXIES₁₆
PROXIMO₁₈
PSOCIDS₁₂
QUOTING₁₇
RHODIES₁₁
RHODIUM₁₃
RIOTING₈
RIOTISE₇
RIOTIZE₁₆
ROOFIER₁₀
ROOFIES₁₀
ROOFING₁₁
ROOKIER₁₁
ROOKIES₁₁
ROOKING₁₂
ROOKISH₁₄
ROOMIER₉
ROOMIES₉
ROOMILY₁₂
ROOMING₁₀
ROOPIER₉
ROOPING₁₀
ROOSING₈
ROOTIER₇
ROOTIES₇
ROOTING₈
SCODIER₁₀
SCOLION₉
SCOPING₁₂
SCORIAC₁₁
SCORIAE₉
SCORIFY₁₅
SCORING₁₀
SCOTIAS₉
SCOWING₁₃
SHOEING₁₁
SHOOING₁₁
SHORING₁₁
SHOVING₁₄
SHOWIER₁₃
SHOWILY₁₆
SHOWING₁₄
SKOLING₁₂
SKOLION₁₁
SLOPIER₉
SLOPING₁₀
SLOWING₁₁
SLOWISH₁₃
SMOKIER₁₃
SMOKIES₁₃
SMOKILY₁₆
SMOKING₁₄
SMORING₁₀
SNOKING₁₂
SNORING₈
SNOWIER₁₀
SNOWILY₁₃
SNOWING₁₁
SNOWISH₁₃
SOOGIED₉
SOOGIES₈
SOOKING₁₂
SOOLING₈
SOOMING₁₀
SOONISH₁₀
SOOPING₁₀
SOOTIER₇
SOOTILY₁₀
SOOTING₈
SPODIUM₁₂
SPOKING₁₄
SPORING₁₀
STOGIES₈
STOKING₁₂
STOMIUM₁₁
STONIED₈
STONIER₇
STONIES₇
STONILY₁₀
STONING₈
STONISH₁₀
STOPING₁₀
STORIED₈
STORIES₇
STORING₈
STOTINS₇
STOVIES₁₀
STOVING₁₁
STOWING₁₁
THOLING₁₁
THORIAS₁₀
THORITE₁₀
THORIUM₁₂
THOUING₁₁
TOOLING₈
TOOMING₁₀
TOONIES₇
TOORIES₇
TOOTING₈
TROKING₁₂
TROMINO₉
TROPICS₁₁
TROPINE₉
TROPING₁₀
TROPINS₉
TROPISM₁₁
TROPIST₉
TROWING₁₁
TWONIES₁₀
UROLITH₁₀
UTOPIAN₉
UTOPIAS₉
UTOPISM₁₁
UTOPIST₉
UXORIAL₁₄
VIOLINS₁₀
VIOLIST₁₀
WHOLISM₁₅
WHOLIST₁₃
WHORING₁₄
WHORISH₁₆
WHOSITS₁₃
WOODIER₁₁
WOODIES₁₁
WOODING₁₂
WOOFIER₁₃
WOOFING₁₄
WOOLIER₁₀
WOOLIES₁₀
WOONING₁₁
WOOPIES₁₂
WOOZIER₁₉
WOOZILY₂₂
ZEOLITE₁₆
ZLOTIES₁₆
ZOOLITE₁₆
ZOOLITH₁₉
ZOOMING₁₉
ZOONING₁₇
ZOONITE₁₆
ZOOTIER₁₆

Letters by positionIn 34% of these words the 2nd letter is O.

1st letter

S12%
P11%
A9%

2nd letter

O34%
R14%
H9%

4th letter

N15%
R11%
T10%

6th letter

N32%
E26%
S14%

7th letter

G26%
S23%
E13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; AZOTIZE tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 28 words
8 points: 50 words
99 points: 79 words
10 points: 86 words
1111 points: 74 words
12 points: 68 words
1313 points: 45 words
14 points: 39 words
1515 points: 11 words
16 points: 33 words
1717 points: 13 words
18 points: 9 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 2 words
2121 points: 2 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
AZOTIZE	25	25	All three
OZONIZE	25	26	All three
WOOZILY	22	22	All three
CHORIZO	21	21	All three
BOOZILY	21	22	All three
BROMIZE	20	22	All three
CROJIKS	20	23	All three
ZOOMING	19	22	All three
BOOZING	19	22	All three
JOOKING	19	23	Collins only
WOOZIER	19	19	All three
ZOOLITH	19	19	Collins only

Slot three is O and slot five is I, leaving four positions open for other letters. That structure catches familiar verbs such as LOOKING, GROWING, and PROVIDE, plus nouns like STORIES and COOKIES. The 547-word pool spans tournament dictionaries, but only 50 entries rank among common English words, so recognizable matches sit beside specialist vocabulary.

7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter

The pattern is _ _ O _ I _ _, with O fixed in slot three and I in slot five.
There are 547 matches across tournament word lists; each word counts once even when dictionaries overlap.
Only 50 entries rank among common English words, making familiar choices a small slice of the pool.
LOOKING, PROVIDE, STORIES, and PROMISE are recognizable examples with different endings.
AZOTIZE and OZONIZE each score 25 Scrabble points, the highest scores among these matches.

Which first and last letters are most common?

S starts the most matches, at 63, followed by P at 58 and A at 49. An initial S is a sensible first check when your other known letters fit, but its lead over P is only five words.

At the other end, G closes 144 matches and S closes 128. LOOKING, GROWING, and SHOWING illustrate the G-ending group; STORIES and PROFITS show the S ending. Together, G and S account for 272 matches.

If the final square is unknown, test those endings before less frequent E, which closes 73 words.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

AZOTIZE and OZONIZE lead at 25 Scrabble points apiece; WOOZILY scores 22, while CHORIZO and BOOZILY score 21. Those are score-led candidates, not everyday vocabulary. Try familiar fits such as PROMISE or PROFILE before reaching for a rare high-value play.

For 7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter, check which dictionary your game accepts before submitting an unfamiliar match. Collins includes 533 entries, NWL2023 has 417, and ENABLE has 367; those totals overlap, rather than representing separate word pools. With only 50 common matches, many valid options will be unfamiliar.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have O third and I fifth?

There are 547 matches with O in the third position and I in the fifth. The count combines words found in at least one tournament dictionary, counting each word once even if it appears in more than one list. Examples include LOOKING, STORIES, and PROMISE.

Which common words fit O in the third spot and I in the fifth?

LOOKING, PROVIDE, STORIES, and PROMISE are familiar matches for this letter pattern. The common-word count is 50, so recognizable choices make up only a small part of the full 547-word group; many remaining entries are less familiar.

What is the highest Scrabble score for this pattern?

AZOTIZE and OZONIZE tie for the highest listed Scrabble score at 25 points each. WOOZILY follows at 22, while CHORIZO and BOOZILY score 21. These are score-focused options, but their dictionary acceptance depends on the word list used in your game.

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