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7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and I as the 6th letter

Two hundred forty-two seven-letter S words have I in sixth place; SHOWBIZ scores 24, while common examples are notably scarce.

242 wordsTop pick SUSTAINHighest score SHOWBIZ 24

5 of 242 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With S in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (1,401 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
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Best words to play first 242 · most-used first

  • SUSTAIN7
  • SWEETIE10
  • SEISMIC11
  • STEROID8
  • SATANIC9
  • SOLICIT9
  • SUBUNIT9
  • SHOWBIZ24
  • SCOTTIE9
  • SOMATIC11
  • SKEPTIC15
  • STENCIL9
  • SEQUOIA16
  • SPUTNIK13
  • SHARPIE12
  • SILESIA7
  • SQUALID17
  • SIRLOIN7
  • SANGRIA8
  • SCEPTIC13
  • SAFARIS10
  • SCIATIC11
  • SHINDIG12
  • SALAMIS9
  • SATIRIC9
  • SUBSOIL9
  • SURFEIT10
  • SPLENIC11
  • SURVEIL10
  • SIGMOID11
  • SANDPIT10
  • SAPPHIC16
  • SIMPKIN15
  • SCULPIN11
  • SLUSHIE10
  • STARLIT7
  • STEARIC9
  • SENECIO9
  • SCRAPIE11
  • SERAFIN10
  • SHORTIE10
  • SONSHIP12
  • SCHOLIA12
  • SPORTIF12
  • SYNODIC13
  • SMECTIC13
  • SHELTIE10
  • SILICIC11

Showing the top 48 of 242 words. See every valid word

All valid words 242

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

  • SAFARIS10
  • SAGOUIN8
  • SAIKEIS11
  • SALAMIS9
  • SALICIN9
  • SALUKIS11
  • SAMITIS9
  • SANCAIS9
  • SANDHIS11
  • SANDPIT10
  • SANGRIA8
  • SANSEIS7
  • SAPONIN9
  • SAPPHIC16
  • SARCOID10
  • SARONIC9
  • SATANIC9
  • SATIRIC9
  • SATORIS7
  • SATYRIC12
  • SATYRID11
  • SAUROID8
  • SAUTOIR7
  • SAVARIN10
  • SCABRID12
  • SCAFFIE15
  • SCAGLIA10
  • SCALDIC12
  • SCAMPIS13
  • SCANDIA10
  • SCANDIC12
  • SCEPSIS11
  • SCEPTIC13
  • SCHEMIE14
  • SCHNEID13
  • SCHOLIA12
  • SCIARID10
  • SCIATIC11
  • SCISSIL9
  • SCIURID10
  • SCOTTIE9
  • SCOURIE9
  • SCOWRIE12
  • SCRAPIE11
  • SCUCHIN14
  • SCULPIN11
  • SCURRIL9
  • SEAMAID10
  • SEBACIC13
  • SEBASIC11
  • SEBIFIC14
  • SEDARIM10
  • SEDILIA8
  • SEEDLIP10
  • SEISMIC11
  • SELENIC9
  • SEMATIC11
  • SEMEMIC13
  • SEMIFIT12
  • SENARII7
  • SENECIO9
  • SENITIS7
  • SENOPIA9
  • SENSEIS7
  • SEQUOIA16
  • SERAFIN10
  • SERICIN9
  • SESELIS7
  • SEXFOIL17
  • SEXTAIN14
  • SHALLIS10
  • SHAMOIS12
  • SHANTIH13
  • SHANTIS10
  • SHARPIE12
  • SHASLIK14
  • SHAWLIE13
  • SHEENIE10
  • SHELTIE10
  • SHENAIS10
  • SHERRIS10
  • SHILPIT12
  • SHINDIG12
  • SHINKIN14
  • SHIPPIE14
  • SHITTIM12
  • SHIURIM12
  • SHOOGIE11
  • SHORTIA10
  • SHORTIE10
  • SHOWBIZ24
  • SHTCHIS15
  • SHUFTIS13
  • SIALOID8
  • SIBSHIP14
  • SIBYLIC14
  • SIDDHIS12
  • SIGANID9
  • SIGMOID11
  • SILESIA7
  • SILICIC11
  • SILPHIA12
  • SILURID8
  • SIMATIC11
  • SIMIOID10
  • SIMPAIS11
  • SIMPKIN15
  • SINOPIA9
  • SINOPIE9
  • SINOPIS9
  • SIRENIC9
  • SIRLOIN7
  • SKALDIC14
  • SKELLIE11
  • SKELPIT13
  • SKEPSIS13
  • SKEPTIC15
  • SKIDLID13
  • SKIMMIA15
  • SKOLLIE11
  • SKULPIN13
  • SKYSAIL14
  • SLEEKIT11
  • SLUSHIE10
  • SMARTIE9
  • SMECTIC13
  • SMIDGIN11
  • SMRITIS9
  • SMYTRIE12
  • SNAPTIN9
  • SNODDIT9
  • SNOTTIE7
  • SOLANIN7
  • SOLARIA7
  • SOLATIA7
  • SOLICIT9
  • SOMATIC11
  • SOMITIC11
  • SOMONIS9
  • SONERIS7
  • SONSHIP12
  • SOREDIA8
  • SORITIC9
  • SOROSIS7
  • SOSATIE7
  • SOUARIS7
  • SOUPFIN12
  • SOUSLIK11
  • SPAMMIE13
  • SPARKIE13
  • SPAROID10
  • SPASMIC13
  • SPASTIC11
  • SPATHIC14
  • SPELDIN10
  • SPERMIC13
  • SPHENIC14
  • SPHERIC14
  • SPIROID10
  • SPLENIA9
  • SPLENIC11
  • SPLENII9
  • SPONGIN10
  • SPOROID10
  • SPORTIF12
  • SPOTLIT9
  • SPOTTIE9
  • SPULYIE12
  • SPULZIE18
  • SPUNKIE13
  • SPUTNIK13
  • SQUALID17
  • STAGGIE9
  • STANNIC9
  • STARLIT7
  • STARNIE7
  • STASHIE10
  • STEAMIE9
  • STEARIC9
  • STEARIN7
  • STEEKIT11
  • STEELIE7
  • STENCIL9
  • STEROID8
  • STHENIA10
  • STHENIC12
  • STICHIC14
  • STICKIE13
  • STICKIT13
  • STIDDIE9
  • STIFFIE13
  • STISHIE10
  • STOMPIE11
  • STOOKIE11
  • STOOLIE7
  • STOTTIE7
  • STOURIE7
  • STRIGIL8
  • STROBIC11
  • STROBIL9
  • STUBBIE11
  • STUDDIE9
  • STUFFIE13
  • STUSHIE10
  • STYLOID11
  • STYPSIS12
  • STYPTIC14
  • SUBACID12
  • SUBARID10
  • SUBEDIT10
  • SUBERIC11
  • SUBERIN9
  • SUBJOIN16
  • SUBSOIL9
  • SUBUNIT9
  • SUDARIA8
  • SULPHID13
  • SUNDRIS8
  • SUNSUIT7
  • SURAMIN9
  • SURFEIT10
  • SURIMIS9
  • SURLOIN7
  • SURVEIL10
  • SUSTAIN7
  • SWABBIE14
  • SWADDIE12
  • SWAGGIE12
  • SWANKIE14
  • SWANNIE10
  • SWEETIE10
  • SWIFTIE13
  • SYBOTIC14
  • SYCONIA12
  • SYCOSIS12
  • SYLPHIC17
  • SYLPHID16
  • SYNAXIS17
  • SYNESIS10
  • SYNODIC13
  • SYNOVIA13
  • SYRPHID16
Letters by positionIn 21% of these words the 7th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. T14%
  2. A10%
  3. C10%
3rd letter
  1. A14%
  2. E10%
  3. I10%
4th letter
  1. A12%
  2. E10%
  3. O9%
5th letter
  1. T14%
  2. R13%
  3. N9%
7th letter
  1. E21%
  2. C18%
  3. S15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SHOWBIZ tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 27 words
  2. 8 points: 11 words
  3. 99 points: 45 words
  4. 10 points: 38 words
  5. 1111 points: 32 words
  6. 12 points: 27 words
  7. 1313 points: 27 words
  8. 14 points: 19 words
  9. 1515 points: 5 words
  10. 16 points: 5 words
  11. 1717 points: 4 words
  12. 18 points: 1 words
  13. 1919 points: 0 words
  14. 20 points: 0 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SHOWBIZ2424All three
SPULZIE1821Collins only
SQUALID1719All three
SYLPHIC1718All three
SEXFOIL1718Collins only
SYNAXIS1717Collins only
SEQUOIA1617All three
SAPPHIC1618All three
SYRPHID1615All three
SYLPHID1616All three
SUBJOIN1621All three
SKEPTIC1517All three

This position pattern has a striking split: 242 tournament entries, but only five are classed as common. Familiar-looking options such as SUSTAIN, SWEETIE, and SEISMIC still help, though most of the wider set belongs to specialist vocabulary or names. SHOWBIZ is the scoring outlier at 24 points.

Pattern snapshot and standouts

  • 242 entries put I in position six after initial S.
  • Only 5 are classed as common; 173 have definitions.
  • SUSTAIN, SEISMIC, and SKEPTIC are recognizable examples.
  • SHOWBIZ leads the scoring list at 24 points.

Why are familiar examples a small slice?

SUSTAIN, SWEETIE, SEISMIC, STEROID, and SKEPTIC make the pattern easy to recognize, but the common count is just five. The full total reaches 242 because the frame also admits less familiar terms such as SPULZIE and SYLPHIC. Knowing the position helps; knowing every entry is a different task.

The sixth letter often appears near the end of a varied word shape: SUBUNIT, SHOWBIZ, STENCIL, and SEQUOIA show how different the preceding letters can be. SHINDIG and SQUALID are also useful candidates. With 173 defined entries, this is a broad tournament set whose everyday vocabulary is unusually thin.

The five common entries are a small foothold in a much larger tournament group. Start with SUSTAIN or SEISMIC, then verify the sixth tile in less familiar candidates such as SHOWBIZ. A position filter narrows the search, but it does not make every spelling familiar.

Which entries are worth remembering for points?

Tip

Keep the common anchors separate from the score list: SUSTAIN is easy to recall, while SHOWBIZ is the premium-letter play. Check unfamiliar spellings against your game dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many words have S first and I sixth?
There are 242 seven-letter matches. Just five are classed as common, including familiar examples such as SUSTAIN, SEISMIC, and SKEPTIC; 173 entries have definitions. The common count reflects frequency, not validity. It does not mean the other defined entries are unusable; it means they are less likely to come to mind without a reference list.
What is the highest-scoring word in this group?
SHOWBIZ scores 24 points before board bonuses. SPULZIE is next at 18, followed by SQUALID and SYLPHIC at 17. The Q and Z make SHOWBIZ the standout.
Is SEQUOIA a seven-letter match?
Yes. SEQUOIA starts with S and has I in the sixth position. It scores 16 points in the base scoring, making it a recognizable candidate among a set with only five common entries.

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