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5-letter words with I as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when I is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abide, acids, acidy.

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745 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abide52
acids52
acidy53
acing52
acini53
adieu52
adios52
adits52
afire52
agile52
aging52
agios52
agism52
agist52
ahing52
ajiva53
alias52
alibi53
alien52
alifs52
align52
alike52
aline52
alist52
alive52
aliya52
amias52
amice52
amici53
amide52
amido53
amids52
amies52
amiga53
amigo53
amine52
amino53
amins52
amirs52
amiss52
amity53
anile52
anils52
anima53
anime52
animi53
anion52
anise52
apian52
aping52
apish52
arias52
ariel52
arils52
arise52
aside52
atilt52
avian52
avion52
aviso53
awing52
axial52
axile52
axils52
axing52
axiom52
axion52
axite52
ayins51
azide52
azido53
azine52
bails51
bairn51
baith51
baits51
baiza52
baize51
beige51
beigy52
being51
blimp51
blimy52
blind51
bling51
blini52
blink51
blips51
bliss51
blite51
blitz51
boils51
boing51
boite51
briar51
bribe51
brick51
bride51
brief51
brier51
bries51
brigs51
brill51
brims51
brine51
bring51
brink51
brins51
briny52
brios51
brisk51
briss51
brits51
britt51
build51
built51
caids51
cains51
caird51
cairn51
ceiba52
ceils51
chiao51
chias51
chick51
chico52
chics51
chide51
chief51
chiel51
child51
chile51
chili52
chill51
chimb51
chime51
chimp51
china52
chine51
chino52
chins51
chips51
chirk51
chirm51
chiro52
chirp51
chirr51
chits51
chive51
chivy52
click51
cliff51
clift51
climb51
clime51
cline51
cling51
clink51
clips51
clipt51
cnida52
coifs51
coign51
coils51
coins51
coirs51
cribs51
crick51
cried51
crier51
cries51
crime51
crimp51
cripe51
crisp51
cuifs51
cuing51
cuish51
daily52
dairy52
daisy52
deice51
deify52
deign51
deils51
deism51
deist51
deity52
djinn51
djins51
doily52
doing51
doits51
dribs51
dried51
drier51
dries51
drift51
drill51
drily52
drink51
drips51
dript51
drive51
duits51
dwine51
dying51
edict52
edify53
edile52
edits52
eking52
elide52
elint52
elite52
emirs52
emits52
epics52
erica53
evict52
evils52
evite52
exile52
exine52
exing52
exist52
exits52
eying51
fails51
faint51
fairs51
fairy52
faith51
feign51
feint51
feist51
flick51
flics51
flied51
flier51
flies51
fling51
flint51
flips51
flirt51
flite51
flits51
foils51
foins51
foist51
friar51
fried51
frier51
fries51
frigs51
frill51
frise51
frisk51
frith51
frits51
fritt51
fritz51
frizz51
gaily52
gains51
gaits51
glial51
glias51
glide51
gliff51
glime51
glims51
glint51
glitz51
going51
gride51
grids51
grief51
griff51
grift51
grigs51
grill51
grime51
grimy52
grind51
grins51
griot51
gripe51
grips51
gript51
gripy52
grist51
grith51
grits51
guide51
guids51
guild51
guile51
guilt51
guiro52
guise51
haika52
haiks51
haiku52
hails51
hairs51
hairy52
heigh51
heirs51
heist51
hoick51
hoise51
hoist51
hying51
icier52
icily53
icing52
idiom52
idiot52
iliac52
iliad52
ilial52
ilium52
imide52
imido53
imids52
imine52
imino53
inion52
irids52
iring52
ivied52
ivies52
ixias52
jails51
joins51
joint51
joist51
juice51
juicy52
kaiak51
kaifs51
kails51
kains51
keirs51
knife51
knish51
knits51
koine51
krill51
laich51
laics51
laigh51
laird51
lairs51
laith51
laity52
loids51
loins51
lying51
maids51
maile51
maill51
mails51
maims51
mains51
mairs51
maist51
maize51
mbira52
meiny52
moils51
moira52
moire51
moist51
naiad51
naifs51
nails51
naira52
naive51
neifs51
neigh51
neist51
noils51
noily52
noirs51
noise51
noisy52
obias52
obits52
odist52
odium52
ogive52
ohias52
ohing52
olios52
olive52
omits52
onion52
onium52
opine52
oping52
opium52
oribi53
oriel52
osier52
ovine52
owing52
oxide52
oxids52
oxime52
oxims52
paiks51
pails51
pains51
paint51
pairs51
paisa52
paise51
peins51
peise51
phial51
piing51
plica52
plied51
plier51
plies51
plink51
poilu52
poind51
point51
poise51
price51
prick51
pricy52
pride51
pried51
prier51
pries51
prigs51
prill51
prima52
prime51
primi52
primo52
primp51
prims51
prink51
print51
prion51
prior51
prise51
prism51
priss51
privy52
prize51
pyins51
qaids51
quick51
quids51
quiet51
quiff51
quill51
quilt51
quins51
quint51
quips51
quipu52
quire51
quirk51
quirt51
quite51
quits51
raias51
raids51
rails51
rains51
rainy52
raise51
reifs51
reify52
reign51
reink51
reins51
reive51
rhino52
roils51
roily52
ruing51
ruins51
saice51
saids51
saiga52
sails51
sains51
saint51
saith51
scion51
seifs51
seine51
seise51
seism51
seize51
shied51
shiel51
shier51
shies51
shift51
shill51
shily52
shims51
shine51
shins51
shiny52
ships51
shire51
shirk51
shirr51
shirt51
shist51
shits51
shiva52
shive51
shivs51
skids51
skied51
skier51
skies51
skiey51
skiff51
skill51
skimo52
skimp51
skims51
skink51
skins51
skint51
skips51
skirl51
skirr51
skirt51
skite51
skits51
skive51
slice51
slick51
slide51
slier51
slily52
slime51
slims51
slimy52
sling51
slink51
slipe51
slips51
slipt51
slits51
smile51
smirk51
smite51
smith51
snibs51
snick51
snide51
sniff51
snipe51
snips51
snits51
soils51
spica52
spice51
spicy52
spied51
spiel51
spier51
spies51
spiff51
spike51
spiks51
spiky52
spile51
spill51
spilt51
spine51
spins51
spiny52
spire51
spirt51
spiry52
spite51
spits51
spitz51
spivs51
stich51
stick51
stied51
sties51
stiff51
stile51
still51
stilt51
stime51
stimy52
sting51
stink51
stint51
stipe51
stirk51
stirp51
stirs51
suing51
suint51
suite51
suits51
swift51
swigs51
swill51
swims51
swine51
swing51
swink51
swipe51
swirl51
swish51
swiss51
swith51
swive51
taiga52
tails51
tains51
taint51
teiid51
teind51
thick51
thief51
thigh51
thill51
thine51
thing51
think51
thins51
thiol51
third51
thirl51
toile51
toils51
toits51
triac51
triad51
trial51
tribe51
trice51
trick51
tried51
trier51
tries51
trigo52
trigs51
trike51
trill51
trims51
trine51
triol51
trios51
tripe51
trips51
trite51
twice51
twier51
twigs51
twill51
twine51
twins51
twiny52
twirl51
twirp51
twist51
twits51
twixt51
tying51
umiac52
umiak52
umiaq52
unify53
union52
unite52
units52
unity53
urial52
urine52
using52
utile52
vails51
vairs51
veils51
veins51
veiny52
voice51
voids51
voila52
voile51
vying51
waifs51
wails51
wains51
wairs51
waist51
waits51
waive51
weigh51
weird51
weirs51
which51
whids51
whiff51
whigs51
while51
whims51
whine51
whins51
whiny52
whips51
whipt51
whirl51
whirr51
whirs51
whish51
whisk51
whist51
white51
whits51
whity52
whizz51
wrick51
wried51
wrier51
wries51
wring51
wrist51
write51
writs51
yaird51
zaire51
zeins51

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed I in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping I locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.