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

7-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter: 515 matches, led by MISSING and DESPITE.

515 wordsTop pick MISSINGHighest score JUSTIFY 20

67 of 515 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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5th letter
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With S in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (515 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 67 · most-used first

MISSING₁₀
DESPITE₁₀
JUSTICE₁₆
MISSION₉
FASHION₁₃
MASSIVE₁₂
SESSION₇
TESTING₈
PASSING₁₀
FISHING₁₄
PASSION₉
PUSHING₁₃
POSTING₁₀
LISTING₈
DESTINY₁₁
HOSTING₁₁
CASTING₁₀
LESBIAN₉
JUSTIFY₂₀
MISSILE₉
WASHING₁₄
LASTING₈
WASTING₁₁
HOSTILE₁₀
PASSIVE₁₂
INSPIRE₉
KISSING₁₂
RUSHING₁₁
WISHING₁₄
DISLIKE₁₂
RESTING₈
DISMISS₁₀
TESTIFY₁₃
MESSING₁₀
FASCIST₁₂
ISSUING₈
COSTING₁₀
TASTING₈
JASMINE₁₆
CUSHION₁₂
FASCISM₁₄
FESTIVE₁₃
CASHIER₁₂
FASTING₁₁
MESSIAH₁₂
RISKING₁₂
ENSUING₈
FOSSILS₁₀

Showing the top 48 of 67 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 515

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

ABSCIND₁₂
ABSCISE₁₁
ABSCISS₁₁
ABSEILS₉
AISLING₈
ARSHINE₁₀
ARSHINS₁₀
ASSAILS₇
ASSLIKE₁₁
ASSOILS₇
ASSWIPE₁₂
AUSPICE₁₁
BASHING₁₃
BASKING₁₄
BASSIER₉
BASSING₁₀
BASSIST₉
BASTIDE₁₀
BASTILE₉
BASTING₁₀
BASTION₉
BESAINT₉
BESHINE₁₂
BESLIME₁₁
BESMILE₁₁
BESOINS₉
BESPICE₁₃
BESPITS₁₁
BESTIAL₉
BESTICK₁₅
BESTIES₉
BESTILL₉
BESTING₁₀
BESTIRS₉
BOSKIER₁₃
BOSSIER₉
BOSSIES₉
BOSSILY₁₂
BOSSING₁₀
BOSSISM₁₁
BUSBIES₁₁
BUSGIRL₁₀
BUSHIDO₁₃
BUSHIER₁₂
BUSHIES₁₂
BUSHILY₁₅
BUSHING₁₃
BUSKING₁₄
BUSKINS₁₃
BUSSING₁₀
BUSTICS₁₁
BUSTIER₉
BUSTING₁₀
BUSYING₁₃
BYSSINE₁₂
CASEINS₉
CASHIER₁₂
CASHING₁₃
CASKING₁₄
CASSIAS₉
CASSINA₉
CASSINE₉
CASSINO₉
CASTING₁₀
CASUIST₉
CESSING₁₀
CESSION₉
CISSIER₉
CISSIES₉
CISSING₁₀
COSHING₁₃
COSMIDS₁₂
COSMINE₁₁
COSMINS₁₁
COSMISM₁₃
COSMIST₁₁
COSSIES₉
COSTING₁₀
COSTIVE₁₂
COSYING₁₃
CUSHIER₁₂
CUSHIES₁₂
CUSHILY₁₅
CUSHION₁₂
CUSPIDS₁₂
CUSSING₁₀
CYSTIDS₁₃
CYSTINE₁₂
DASHIER₁₁
DASHIKI₁₅
DASHING₁₂
DASSIES₈
DESKILL₁₂
DESMIDS₁₁
DESMINE₁₀
DESPISE₁₀
DESPITE₁₀
DESTINE₈
DESTINY₁₁
DISCIDE₁₁
DISCING₁₁
DISHIER₁₁
DISHING₁₂
DISKING₁₃
DISLIKE₁₂
DISLIMB₁₂
DISLIMN₁₀
DISLINK₁₂
DISMISS₁₀
DISSING₉
DISTICH₁₃
DISTILL₈
DISTILS₈
DOSSIER₈
DOSSILS₈
DOSSING₉
DUSHING₁₂
DUSKIER₁₂
DUSKILY₁₅
DUSKING₁₃
DUSKISH₁₅
DUSTIER₈
DUSTILY₁₁
DUSTING₉
EASTING₈
EASYING₁₁
ELSHINS₁₀
ENSKIED₁₂
ENSKIES₁₁
ENSUING₈
ENSUITE₇
ESSOINS₇
EXSCIND₁₇
FASCIAE₁₂
FASCIAL₁₂
FASCIAS₁₂
FASCINE₁₂
FASCISM₁₄
FASCIST₁₂
FASHING₁₄
FASHION₁₃
FASTIES₁₀
FASTING₁₁
FASTISH₁₃
FESSING₁₁
FESTIER₁₀
FESTIVE₁₃
FISGIGS₁₂
FISHIER₁₃
FISHIFY₁₉
FISHILY₁₆
FISHING₁₄
FISKING₁₅
FISSILE₁₀
FISSION₁₀
FISSIVE₁₃
FISTIER₁₀
FISTING₁₁
FOSSICK₁₆
FOSSILS₁₀
FUSAINS₁₀
FUSHION₁₃
FUSSIER₁₀
FUSSILY₁₃
FUSSING₁₁
FUSTIAN₁₀
FUSTICS₁₂
FUSTIER₁₀
FUSTILY₁₃
FUSTING₁₁
GASEITY₁₁
GASHING₁₂
GASKING₁₃
GASKINS₁₂
GASPIER₁₀
GASPING₁₁
GASSIER₈
GASSILY₁₁
GASSING₉
GASTING₉
GESSING₉
GOSLING₉
GOSSIBS₁₀
GOSSING₉
GOSSIPS₁₀
GOSSIPY₁₃
GUSHIER₁₁
GUSHILY₁₄
GUSHING₁₂
GUSSIED₉
GUSSIES₈
GUSTIER₈
GUSTILY₁₁
GUSTING₉
HASBIAN₁₂
HASHIER₁₃
HASHING₁₄
HASHISH₁₆
HASPING₁₃
HASSIUM₁₂
HASTIER₁₀
HASTILY₁₃
HASTING₁₁
HESPING₁₃
HESSIAN₁₀
HESSITE₁₀
HISHING₁₄
HISSIER₁₀
HISSIES₁₀
HISSING₁₁
HISTING₁₁
HOSPICE₁₄
HOSTIES₁₀
HOSTILE₁₀
HOSTING₁₁
HUSHIER₁₃
HUSHING₁₄
HUSKIER₁₄
HUSKIES₁₄
HUSKILY₁₇
HUSKING₁₅
HUSSIES₁₀
HUSSIFS₁₃
HUSWIFE₁₆
INSHIPS₁₂
INSPIRE₉
INSTILL₇
INSTILS₇
INSWING₁₁
ISSUING₈
JASMINE₁₆
JASMINS₁₆
JASSIDS₁₅
JESSIES₁₄
JESSING₁₅
JESTING₁₅
JESUITS₁₄
JOSHING₁₈
JOSKINS₁₈
JUSSIVE₁₇
JUSTICE₁₆
JUSTIFY₂₀
JUSTING₁₅
KESTING₁₂
KISSIER₁₁
KISSING₁₂
KISTING₁₂
LASHING₁₁
LASHINS₁₀
LASSIES₇
LASTING₈
LESBIAN₉
LESTING₈
LISPING₁₀
LISTING₈
LOSSIER₇
LUSHIER₁₀
LUSHING₁₁
LUSKING₁₂
LUSKISH₁₄
LUSTICK₁₃
LUSTIER₇
LUSTILY₁₀
LUSTING₈
MASHIER₁₂
MASHIES₁₂
MASHING₁₃
MASJIDS₁₇
MASKING₁₄
MASLINS₉
MASSIER₉
MASSIFS₁₂
MASSING₁₀
MASSIVE₁₂
MASTICH₁₄
MASTICS₁₁
MASTIER₉
MASTIFF₁₅
MASTING₁₀
MESAILS₉
MESHIER₁₂
MESHING₁₃
MESSIAH₁₂
MESSIAS₉
MESSIER₉
MESSILY₁₂
MESSING₁₀
MESTINO₉
MESTIZA₁₈
MESTIZO₁₈
MISAIMS₁₁
MISBIAS₁₁
MISBILL₁₁
MISBIND₁₂
MISCITE₁₁
MISDIAL₁₀
MISDIET₁₀
MISFILE₁₂
MISFIRE₁₂
MISFITS₁₂
MISGIVE₁₃
MISHITS₁₂
MISKICK₁₉
MISLIES₉
MISLIKE₁₃
MISLIVE₁₂
MISSIER₉
MISSIES₉
MISSILE₉
MISSING₁₀
MISSION₉
MISSISH₁₂
MISSIVE₁₂
MISTICO₁₁
MISTIER₉
MISTILY₁₂
MISTIME₁₁
MISTING₁₀
MOSAICS₁₁
MOSHING₁₃
MOSSIER₉
MOSSIES₉
MOSSING₁₀
MUSCIDS₁₂
MUSHIER₁₂
MUSHILY₁₅
MUSHING₁₃
MUSJIDS₁₇
MUSKIER₁₃
MUSKIES₁₃
MUSKILY₁₆
MUSKING₁₄
MUSKITS₁₃
MUSLINS₉
MUSPIKE₁₅
MUSSIER₉
MUSSILY₁₂
MUSSING₁₀
MUSTIER₉
MUSTILY₁₂
MUSTING₁₀
MYSTICS₁₄
MYSTIFY₁₈
NASTIER₇
NASTIES₇
NASTILY₁₀
NESTING₈
NOSHING₁₁
OSSEINS₇
OUSTING₈
OUSTITI₇
OXSLIPS₁₆
PASHIMS₁₄
PASHING₁₃
PASPIES₁₁
PASSING₁₀
PASSION₉
PASSIVE₁₂
PASTIER₉
PASTIES₉
PASTILS₉
PASTILY₁₂
PASTIME₁₁
PASTINA₉
PASTING₁₀
PESKIER₁₃
PESKILY₁₆
PESSIMA₁₁
PESTIER₉
PISCINA₁₁
PISCINE₁₁
PISHING₁₃
PISKIES₁₃
PISMIRE₁₁
PISSIER₉
PISSING₁₀
PISTILS₉
POSHING₁₃
POSSIES₉
POSSING₁₀
POSTIES₉
POSTILS₉
POSTING₁₀
POSTINS₉
PUSHIER₁₂
PUSHILY₁₅
PUSHING₁₃
PUSLIKE₁₃
PUSLING₁₀
PUSSIER₉
PUSSIES₉
RASHIES₁₀
RASHING₁₁
RASPIER₉
RASPING₁₀
RASPISH₁₂
RESAILS₇
RESCIND₁₀
RESEIZE₁₆
RESHINE₁₀
RESHIPS₁₂
RESKILL₁₁
RESKINS₁₁
RESPIRE₉
RESPITE₉
RESTIER₇
RESTIFF₁₃
RESTING₈
RESTIVE₁₀
RISKIER₁₁
RISKILY₁₄
RISKING₁₂
RISPING₁₀
ROSBIFS₁₂
ROSTING₈
ROSYING₁₁
RUSHIER₁₀
RUSHING₁₁
RUSSIAS₇
RUSSIFY₁₃
RUSTICS₉
RUSTIER₇
RUSTILY₁₀
RUSTING₈
SASHIMI₁₂
SASHING₁₁
SASSIER₇
SASSIES₇
SASSILY₁₀
SASSING₈
SESSILE₇
SESSION₇
SESTINA₇
SESTINE₇
SISKINS₁₁
SISSIER₇
SISSIES₇
SISTING₈
SOSSING₈
SUSLIKS₁₁
SUSPIRE₉
SUSSING₈
TASHING₁₁
TASKING₁₂
TASSIES₇
TASTIER₇
TASTILY₁₀
TASTING₈
TESTIER₇
TESTIFY₁₃
TESTILY₁₀
TESTING₈
TOSHIER₁₀
TOSHING₁₁
TOSSIER₇
TOSSILY₁₀
TOSSING₈
TUSHIES₁₀
TUSHING₁₁
TUSKIER₁₁
TUSKING₁₂
TUSSIVE₁₀
TYSTIES₁₀
UNSAINT₇
UNSHIFT₁₃
UNSHIPS₁₂
UNSLICK₁₃
UNSLING₈
UNSPIDE₁₀
UNSPIED₁₀
UNSPILT₉
UNSTICK₁₃
UNSUITS₇
UPSHIFT₁₅
UPSKILL₁₃
UPSTIRS₉
UPSWING₁₃
VASTIER₁₀
VASTITY₁₃
VESPIDS₁₃
VESPINE₁₂
VESTIGE₁₁
VESTING₁₁
VISAING₁₁
VISCINS₁₂
VISEING₁₁
WASHIER₁₃
WASHILY₁₆
WASHING₁₄
WASHINS₁₃
WASPIER₁₂
WASPIES₁₂
WASPILY₁₅
WASPISH₁₅
WASTING₁₁
WESKITS₁₄
WESTIES₁₀
WESTING₁₁
WISHING₁₄
WISPIER₁₂
WISPILY₁₅
WISPING₁₃
WISPISH₁₅
WISSING₁₁
WISTING₁₁
WISTITI₁₀
WOSBIRD₁₃
WUSSIER₁₀
WUSSIES₁₀
YESHIVA₁₆
YESKING₁₅
YESSING₁₁
ZESTIER₁₆
ZESTILY₁₉
ZESTING₁₇

Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 6th letter is N.

1st letter

M15%
B8%
P8%

2nd letter

A23%
U22%
I18%

4th letter

T26%
S22%
H17%

6th letter

N37%
E21%
L12%

7th letter

G28%
S22%
R13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; JUSTIFY tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 31 words
8 points: 31 words
99 points: 75 words
10 points: 86 words
1111 points: 77 words
12 points: 77 words
1313 points: 62 words
14 points: 25 words
1515 points: 22 words
16 points: 14 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 5 words
1919 points: 3 words
20 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JUSTIFY	20	22	All three
MISKICK	19	21	All three
ZESTILY	19	19	Collins · NWL
FISHIFY	19	17	Collins only
MESTIZO	18	19	All three
JOSHING	18	21	All three
MYSTIFY	18	17	All three
MESTIZA	18	19	All three
JOSKINS	18	21	Collins only
MASJIDS	17	20	All three
HUSKILY	17	17	All three
JUSSIVE	17	21	All three

With S fixed in slot three and I in slot five, the pattern returns 515 tournament-dictionary words. MISSING, DESPITE, JUSTICE, MISSION and FASHION are easy anchors, though only 67 meet the common-word frequency cutoff. M alone supplies 79 starts, while G is the most frequent ending with 142.

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

515 matches appear in at least one tournament dictionary.
M starts 79 entries, more than any other first letter.
G ends 142 matches; S is next at 114.
JUSTIFY scores 20, ahead of MISKICK, ZESTILY and FISHIFY at 19.
Only 67 matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff.

Which letters start and end these words?

Among words beginning with M, you get MISSING, MISSION and MASSIVE, while DESPITE and JUSTICE start with D. M leads the first-letter count at 79, ahead of B at 43 and P at 39. These familiar examples make a practical shortlist, but the full set reaches far beyond everyday vocabulary.

The final letter provides another quick filter: G closes 142 matches, ahead of S at 114. TESTING, PASSING, FISHING and POSTING show the G group clearly. If your known letters leave the last tile open, test G before assuming the word ends in S.

Compare nearby patterns too: changing the third-position S to R gives 744 matches, while keeping S and changing fifth-position I to E gives 332. A single changed slot can reshape a seven-letter search.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

JUSTIFY leads the word scores at 20 points. MISKICK, ZESTILY and FISHIFY follow at 19, with MESTIZO and JOSHING at 18. Those less familiar spellings can beat everyday choices on tile value, but play them only when your game's dictionary accepts them and the board supports the move.

Dictionary coverage is broad but not identical: Collins includes 509 matches, NWL2023 includes 400, and ENABLE includes 378. Those source counts overlap, so do not add them as separate groups. For 7-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter, check the dictionary your game uses before relying on a rare entry.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have S third and I fifth?

Exactly 515 seven-letter words match the pattern in at least one tournament dictionary. The set includes familiar choices such as MISSING and DESPITE, but only 67 entries fall within the common-word frequency group.

Which matching word has the highest Scrabble score?

JUSTIFY is the highest scorer at 20 points. MISKICK, ZESTILY and FISHIFY each score 19, with MESTIZO and JOSHING at 18. Tile placement and premium squares affect the final board total, so compare the letters with the position before committing.

Are most of these words common in everyday English?

No. Only 67 of the 515 matches are classed as common by the frequency measure. MISSING, FASHION and TESTING are recognizable, while specialist words broaden the set. A game's dictionary can also exclude entries that appear in a different tournament list.

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