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

The pattern is W _ _ _ _ I _, and its 28 matches form a small, specific set. WORSHIP, WARSHIP, and WETSUIT are recognizable examples; many other entries are less familiar. Only 3 matches qualify as common by word-frequency ranking, so a fixed-letter clue can lead quickly from familiar words to specialist vocabulary.

The W-I pattern at a glance

• Exactly 28 tournament-dictionary words start with W and put I in the sixth position.
• Only 3 matches fall into the common-frequency group.
• Six matches end in S; E and T each finish five words.
• WAKIKIS leads the score list at 18 points; WHIPPIT and WOLFKIN score 17 each.
• ENABLE includes 18 matches, compared with 26 in Collins and 22 in NWL2023.

Which W-I words score highest in Scrabble?

WAKIKIS tops the Scrabble score list at 18 points; WHIPPIT and WOLFKIN follow at 17 each. WORSHIP, WARSHIP, and WHOOPIE score 15 apiece, while WHEREIN reaches 13. WAKIKIS is the standout for raw tile score, even though it is less familiar than the two ship words.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: ENABLE contains 18 matches, Collins contains 26, and NWL2023 contains 22. Those are separate dictionary counts, not separate pools of words. Don't assume every candidate is legal in your game; check its active word list before placing an unfamiliar form.

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

Lock W into the opening square and I into the sixth, then use the final letter to narrow your choices. S is the most frequent ending, with 6 matches; E and T each have 5, and N has 4. That makes the last square a useful second filter when crossing letters are scarce.

WORSHIP and WARSHIP finish in P, WHEREIN ends in N, and WHEELIE finishes in E. WETSUIT ends in T, while WAGTAIL ends in L. Each example fits the fixed positions but points to a different final-letter branch, which is why checking the whole pattern matters.

Definitions are available for 23 of the 28 matches; five entries have no definition here. A missing gloss does not settle whether a word is playable, so use your game's dictionary for obscure candidates. If no answer fits, recheck crossing letters before changing either fixed position.