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6-letter words with I as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 6-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: abided, abider, abides.

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1065 words

Word	Length	Syllables
abided	6	3
abider	6	3
abides	6	3
acidic	6	3
acidly	6	3
acinar	6	3
acinic	6	3
acinus	6	3
adieus	6	2
adieux	6	2
adipic	6	3
afield	6	2
agings	6	2
agisms	6	2
agists	6	2
ahimsa	6	3
ajivas	6	3
akimbo	6	3
alibis	6	3
alible	6	2
alidad	6	3
aliens	6	2
alight	6	2
aligns	6	2
alined	6	3
aliner	6	3
alines	6	3
aliped	6	3
aliyah	6	2
aliyas	6	2
aliyos	6	2
aliyot	6	2
amices	6	3
amicus	6	3
amides	6	3
amidic	6	3
amidin	6	3
amidol	6	3
amidst	6	2
amigas	6	3
amigos	6	3
amines	6	3
aminic	6	3
anilin	6	3
animal	6	3
animas	6	3
animes	6	3
animis	6	3
animus	6	3
anions	6	2
anises	6	3
anisic	6	3
apiary	6	3
apical	6	3
apices	6	3
apiece	6	2
arider	6	3
aridly	6	3
ariels	6	2
aright	6	2
ariled	6	3
ariose	6	2
ariosi	6	3
arioso	6	3
arisen	6	3
arises	6	3
arista	6	3
aristo	6	3
asides	6	3
avians	6	2
aviary	6	3
aviate	6	2
avidin	6	3
avidly	6	3
avions	6	2
avisos	6	3
axilla	6	3
axioms	6	2
axions	6	2
axised	6	3
axises	6	3
axites	6	3
azides	6	3
azines	6	3
bailed	6	2
bailee	6	1
bailer	6	2
bailey	6	2
bailie	6	1
bailor	6	2
bairns	6	1
baited	6	2
baiter	6	2
baizas	6	2
baizes	6	2
beiges	6	2
beings	6	1
blight	6	1
blimey	6	2
blimps	6	1
blinds	6	1
blinis	6	2
blinks	6	1
blintz	6	1
blites	6	2
blithe	6	1
boiled	6	2
boiler	6	2
boites	6	2
briard	6	1
briars	6	1
briary	6	2
bribed	6	2
bribee	6	1
briber	6	2
bribes	6	2
bricks	6	1
bricky	6	2
bridal	6	2
brides	6	2
bridge	6	1
bridle	6	1
briefs	6	1
briers	6	1
briery	6	2
bright	6	1
brills	6	1
brined	6	2
briner	6	2
brines	6	2
brings	6	1
brinks	6	1
briony	6	2
brisks	6	1
britts	6	1
builds	6	1
caiman	6	2
caique	6	1
cairds	6	1
cairns	6	1
cairny	6	2
ceibas	6	2
ceiled	6	2
ceiler	6	2
chiasm	6	1
chiaus	6	1
chicer	6	2
chichi	6	2
chicks	6	1
chicle	6	1
chicly	6	2
chicos	6	2
chided	6	2
chider	6	2
chides	6	2
chiefs	6	1
chield	6	1
chiels	6	1
chigoe	6	1
childe	6	1
chiles	6	2
chilli	6	2
chills	6	1
chilly	6	2
chimar	6	2
chimbs	6	1
chimed	6	2
chimer	6	2
chimes	6	2
chimla	6	2
chimps	6	1
chinas	6	2
chinch	6	1
chined	6	2
chines	6	2
chinos	6	2
chints	6	1
chintz	6	1
chippy	6	2
chiral	6	2
chirks	6	1
chirms	6	1
chiros	6	2
chirps	6	1
chirpy	6	2
chirre	6	1
chirrs	6	1
chisel	6	2
chital	6	2
chitin	6	2
chiton	6	2
chitty	6	2
chives	6	2
chivvy	6	2
cliche	6	1
clicks	6	1
client	6	1
cliffs	6	1
cliffy	6	2
clifts	6	1
climax	6	2
climbs	6	1
climes	6	2
clinal	6	2
clinch	6	1
clines	6	2
clings	6	1
clingy	6	2
clinic	6	2
clinks	6	1
clique	6	1
cliquy	6	2
clitic	6	2
clivia	6	2
coifed	6	2
coiffe	6	1
coigne	6	1
coigns	6	1
coiled	6	2
coiler	6	2
coined	6	2
coiner	6	2
coital	6	2
coitus	6	2
cricks	6	1
criers	6	1
crikey	6	2
crimes	6	2
crimps	6	1
crimpy	6	2
cringe	6	1
crinum	6	2
cripes	6	2
crises	6	2
crisic	6	2
crisis	6	2
crisps	6	1
crispy	6	2
crissa	6	2
crista	6	2
critic	6	2
cuisse	6	1
daiker	6	2
daikon	6	2
daimen	6	2
daimio	6	2
daimon	6	2
daimyo	6	2
dainty	6	2
daises	6	2
deiced	6	2
deicer	6	2
deices	6	2
deific	6	2
deigns	6	1
deisms	6	1
deists	6	1
deixis	6	2
djinni	6	2
djinns	6	1
djinny	6	2
doiled	6	2
doings	6	1
doited	6	2
driegh	6	1
driers	6	1
driest	6	1
drifts	6	1
drifty	6	2
drills	6	1
drinks	6	1
drippy	6	2
drivel	6	2
driven	6	2
driver	6	2
drives	6	2
duiker	6	2
dwined	6	2
dwines	6	2
dyings	6	1
edible	6	2
edicts	6	2
ediles	6	3
edited	6	3
editor	6	3
egises	6	3
elicit	6	3
elided	6	3
elides	6	3
elints	6	2
elites	6	3
elixir	6	3
emigre	6	2
enigma	6	3
enisle	6	2
epical	6	3
epigon	6	3
epilog	6	3
epimer	6	3
epizoa	6	3
ericas	6	3
eringo	6	3
evicts	6	2
eviler	6	3
evilly	6	3
evince	6	2
evited	6	3
evites	6	3
exiled	6	3
exiles	6	3
exilic	6	3
exines	6	3
exists	6	2
exited	6	3
failed	6	2
faille	6	1
fainer	6	2
faints	6	1
faired	6	2
fairer	6	2
fairly	6	2
faiths	6	1
feigns	6	1
feijoa	6	2
feints	6	1
feirie	6	1
feists	6	1
feisty	6	2
flicks	6	1
fliers	6	1
fliest	6	1
flight	6	1
flimsy	6	2
flinch	6	1
flings	6	1
flints	6	1
flinty	6	2
flippy	6	2
flirts	6	1
flirty	6	2
flitch	6	1
flited	6	2
flites	6	2
foible	6	1
foiled	6	2
foined	6	2
foison	6	2
foists	6	1
friars	6	1
friary	6	2
fridge	6	1
friend	6	1
friers	6	1
frieze	6	1
fright	6	1
frigid	6	2
frijol	6	2
frills	6	1
frilly	6	2
fringe	6	1
fringy	6	2
frises	6	2
frisks	6	1
frisky	6	2
friths	6	1
fritts	6	1
frivol	6	2
frized	6	2
frizer	6	2
frizes	6	2
frizzy	6	2
gaiety	6	2
gaijin	6	2
gained	6	2
gainer	6	2
gainly	6	2
gainst	6	1
gaited	6	2
gaiter	6	2
geisha	6	2
ghibli	6	2
glibly	6	2
glided	6	2
glider	6	2
glides	6	2
gliffs	6	1
glimed	6	2
glimes	6	2
glints	6	1
glioma	6	2
glitch	6	1
glitzy	6	2
goings	6	1
goiter	6	2
goitre	6	1
grided	6	2
grides	6	2
griefs	6	1
grieve	6	1
griffe	6	1
griffs	6	1
grifts	6	1
grigri	6	2
grille	6	1
grills	6	1
grilse	6	1
grimed	6	2
grimes	6	2
grimly	6	2
grinch	6	1
grinds	6	1
gringo	6	2
griots	6	1
griped	6	2
griper	6	2
gripes	6	2
gripey	6	2
grippe	6	1
grippy	6	2
grisly	6	2
grison	6	2
grists	6	1
griths	6	1
gritty	6	2
grivet	6	2
guided	6	2
guider	6	2
guides	6	2
guidon	6	2
guilds	6	1
guiled	6	2
guiles	6	2
guilts	6	1
guilty	6	2
guimpe	6	1
guinea	6	2
guiros	6	2
guised	6	2
guises	6	2
guitar	6	2
hailed	6	2
hailer	6	2
hairdo	6	2
haired	6	2
heifer	6	2
height	6	1
heinie	6	1
heired	6	2
heishi	6	2
heists	6	1
hoicks	6	1
hoiden	6	2
hoised	6	2
hoises	6	2
hoisin	6	2
hoists	6	1
huipil	6	2
ibices	6	3
ibidem	6	3
ibises	6	3
icicle	6	2
iciest	6	2
icings	6	2
idiocy	6	3
idioms	6	2
idiots	6	2
iliads	6	2
imides	6	3
imidic	6	3
imines	6	3
irides	6	3
iridic	6	3
irised	6	3
irises	6	3
iritic	6	3
iritis	6	3
jailed	6	2
jailer	6	2
jailor	6	2
joined	6	2
joiner	6	2
joints	6	1
joists	6	1
juiced	6	2
juicer	6	2
juices	6	2
kaiaks	6	1
kainit	6	2
kaiser	6	2
knifed	6	2
knifer	6	2
knifes	6	2
knight	6	1
knives	6	2
koines	6	2
krills	6	1
krises	6	2
laical	6	2
laichs	6	1
laighs	6	1
lairds	6	1
laired	6	2
loided	6	2
loiter	6	2
lyings	6	1
maiden	6	2
maigre	6	1
maihem	6	2
mailed	6	2
mailer	6	2
mailes	6	2
maills	6	1
maimed	6	2
maimer	6	2
mainly	6	2
maists	6	1
maizes	6	2
mbiras	6	2
meikle	6	1
meinie	6	1
moiety	6	2
moiled	6	2
moiler	6	2
moirai	6	2
moires	6	2
naiads	6	1
nailed	6	2
nailer	6	2
naiver	6	2
naives	6	2
neighs	6	1
noised	6	2
noises	6	2
obiism	6	2
odious	6	2
odists	6	2
odiums	6	2
ogival	6	3
ogives	6	3
olives	6	3
onions	6	2
oniony	6	3
opiate	6	2
opined	6	3
opines	6	3
opioid	6	2
opiums	6	2
oribis	6	3
oriels	6	2
orient	6	2
origan	6	3
origin	6	3
oriole	6	2
orison	6	3
osiers	6	2
otiose	6	2
otitic	6	3
otitis	6	3
ovibos	6	3
ovines	6	3
ovisac	6	3
oxides	6	3
oxidic	6	3
oximes	6	3
paiked	6	2
painch	6	1
pained	6	2
paints	6	1
painty	6	2
paired	6	2
paisan	6	2
paisas	6	2
peined	6	2
peised	6	2
peises	6	2
phials	6	1
phizes	6	2
pliant	6	1
plicae	6	1
plical	6	2
pliers	6	1
plight	6	1
plinks	6	1
plinth	6	1
plisky	6	2
plisse	6	1
poilus	6	2
poinds	6	1
pointe	6	1
points	6	1
pointy	6	2
poised	6	2
poiser	6	2
poises	6	2
poisha	6	2
poison	6	2
priapi	6	2
priced	6	2
pricer	6	2
prices	6	2
pricey	6	2
pricks	6	1
pricky	6	2
prided	6	2
prides	6	2
priers	6	1
priest	6	1
prills	6	1
primal	6	2
primas	6	2
primed	6	2
primer	6	2
primes	6	2
primly	6	2
primos	6	2
primps	6	1
primus	6	2
prince	6	1
prinks	6	1
prints	6	1
prions	6	1
priors	6	1
priory	6	2
prised	6	2
prises	6	2
prisms	6	1
prison	6	2
prissy	6	2
privet	6	2
prized	6	2
prizer	6	2
prizes	6	2
ptisan	6	2
puisne	6	1
quiche	6	1
quicks	6	1
quiets	6	1
quiffs	6	1
quills	6	1
quilts	6	1
quince	6	1
quinic	6	2
quinin	6	2
quinoa	6	2
quinol	6	2
quinsy	6	2
quinta	6	2
quinte	6	1
quints	6	1
quippu	6	2
quippy	6	2
quipus	6	2
quired	6	2
quires	6	2
quirks	6	1
quirky	6	2
quirts	6	1
quitch	6	1
quiver	6	2
raided	6	2
raider	6	2
railed	6	2
railer	6	2
rained	6	2
raised	6	2
raiser	6	2
raises	6	2
raisin	6	2
reigns	6	1
reined	6	2
reinks	6	1
reived	6	2
reiver	6	2
reives	6	2
rhinal	6	2
rhinos	6	2
roiled	6	2
ruined	6	2
ruiner	6	2
saices	6	2
saigas	6	2
sailed	6	2
sailer	6	2
sailor	6	2
saimin	6	2
sained	6	2
saints	6	1
saithe	6	1
saiyid	6	1
scilla	6	2
scions	6	1
seiche	6	1
seidel	6	2
seined	6	2
seiner	6	2
seines	6	2
seised	6	2
seiser	6	2
seises	6	2
seisin	6	2
seisms	6	1
seisor	6	2
seized	6	2
seizer	6	2
seizes	6	2
seizin	6	2
seizor	6	2
shibah	6	2
shield	6	1
shiels	6	1
shiers	6	1
shiest	6	1
shifts	6	1
shifty	6	2
shikar	6	2
shiksa	6	2
shikse	6	1
shills	6	1
shimmy	6	2
shindy	6	2
shined	6	2
shiner	6	2
shines	6	2
shinny	6	2
shires	6	2
shirks	6	1
shirrs	6	1
shirts	6	1
shirty	6	2
shists	6	1
shitty	6	2
shivah	6	2
shivas	6	2
shiver	6	2
shives	6	2
skibob	6	2
skiddy	6	2
skidoo	6	2
skiers	6	1
skiffs	6	1
skiing	6	1
skills	6	1
skimos	6	2
skimps	6	1
skimpy	6	2
skinks	6	1
skinny	6	2
skirls	6	1
skirrs	6	1
skirts	6	1
skited	6	2
skites	6	2
skived	6	2
skiver	6	2
skives	6	2
skivvy	6	2
sliced	6	2
slicer	6	2
slices	6	2
slicks	6	1
slider	6	2
slides	6	2
sliest	6	1
slight	6	1
slimed	6	2
slimes	6	2
slimly	6	2
slimsy	6	2
slings	6	1
slinks	6	1
slinky	6	2
sliped	6	2
slipes	6	2
slippy	6	2
slipup	6	2
sliver	6	2
smidge	6	1
smilax	6	2
smiled	6	2
smiler	6	2
smiles	6	2
smiley	6	2
smirch	6	1
smirks	6	1
smirky	6	2
smiter	6	2
smites	6	2
smiths	6	1
smithy	6	2
snicks	6	1
snider	6	2
sniffs	6	1
sniffy	6	2
sniped	6	2
sniper	6	2
snipes	6	2
snippy	6	2
snitch	6	1
snivel	6	2
soigne	6	1
soiled	6	2
soiree	6	1
spicae	6	1
spicas	6	2
spiced	6	2
spicer	6	2
spices	6	2
spicey	6	2
spider	6	2
spiels	6	1
spiers	6	1
spiffs	6	1
spiffy	6	2
spigot	6	2
spiked	6	2
spiker	6	2
spikes	6	2
spikey	6	2
spiled	6	2
spiles	6	2
spills	6	1
spilth	6	1
spinal	6	2
spined	6	2
spinel	6	2
spines	6	2
spinet	6	2
spinny	6	2
spinor	6	2
spinto	6	2
spiral	6	2
spirea	6	2
spired	6	2
spirem	6	2
spires	6	2
spirit	6	2
spirts	6	1
spital	6	2
spited	6	2
spites	6	2
stichs	6	1
sticks	6	1
sticky	6	2
stiffs	6	1
stifle	6	1
stigma	6	2
stiles	6	2
stills	6	1
stilly	6	2
stilts	6	1
stimes	6	2
stingo	6	2
stings	6	1
stingy	6	2
stinko	6	2
stinks	6	1
stinky	6	2
stints	6	1
stiped	6	2
stipel	6	2
stipes	6	2
stirks	6	1
stirps	6	1
stitch	6	1
stithy	6	2
stiver	6	2
suints	6	1
suited	6	2
suiter	6	2
suites	6	2
suitor	6	2
swifts	6	1
swills	6	1
swimmy	6	2
swinge	6	1
swings	6	1
swingy	6	2
swinks	6	1
swiped	6	2
swipes	6	2
swiple	6	1
swirls	6	1
swirly	6	2
swishy	6	2
switch	6	1
swithe	6	1
swived	6	2
swivel	6	2
swives	6	2
swivet	6	2
taigas	6	2
tailed	6	2
tailer	6	2
taille	6	1
tailor	6	2
taints	6	1
taipan	6	2
teiids	6	1
teinds	6	1
thicks	6	1
thieve	6	1
thighs	6	1
thills	6	1
things	6	1
thinks	6	1
thinly	6	2
thiols	6	1
thiram	6	2
thirds	6	1
thirls	6	1
thirst	6	1
thirty	6	2
toiled	6	2
toiler	6	2
toiles	6	2
toilet	6	2
toited	6	2
triacs	6	1
triads	6	1
triage	6	1
trials	6	1
tribal	6	2
tribes	6	2
triced	6	2
tricep	6	2
trices	6	2
tricks	6	1
tricky	6	2
tricot	6	2
triene	6	1
triens	6	1
triers	6	1
trifid	6	2
trifle	6	1
trigly	6	2
trigon	6	2
trigos	6	2
trijet	6	2
trikes	6	2
trilby	6	2
trills	6	1
trimer	6	2
trimly	6	2
trinal	6	2
trined	6	2
trines	6	2
triode	6	1
triols	6	1
triose	6	1
tripes	6	2
triple	6	1
triply	6	2
tripod	6	2
tripos	6	2
trippy	6	2
triste	6	1
triter	6	2
triton	6	2
triune	6	1
trivet	6	2
trivia	6	2
tuille	6	1
twibil	6	2
twiers	6	1
twiggy	6	2
twilit	6	2
twills	6	1
twined	6	2
twiner	6	2
twines	6	2
twinge	6	1
twirls	6	1
twirly	6	2
twirps	6	1
twists	6	1
twisty	6	2
twitch	6	1
ubiety	6	3
ubique	6	2
umiack	6	2
umiacs	6	2
umiaks	6	2
umiaqs	6	2
unific	6	3
unions	6	2
unipod	6	3
unique	6	2
unisex	6	3
unison	6	3
united	6	3
uniter	6	3
unites	6	3
urials	6	2
urinal	6	3
urines	6	3
vailed	6	2
vainer	6	2
vainly	6	2
veiled	6	2
veiler	6	2
veinal	6	2
veined	6	2
veiner	6	2
voiced	6	2
voicer	6	2
voices	6	2
voided	6	2
voider	6	2
voiles	6	2
waifed	6	2
wailed	6	2
wailer	6	2
waired	6	2
waists	6	1
waited	6	2
waiter	6	2
waived	6	2
waiver	6	2
waives	6	2
weighs	6	1
weight	6	1
weiner	6	2
weirdo	6	2
weirds	6	1
weirdy	6	2
whidah	6	2
whiffs	6	1
whiled	6	2
whiles	6	2
whilom	6	2
whilst	6	1
whimsy	6	2
whined	6	2
whiner	6	2
whines	6	2
whiney	6	2
whinge	6	1
whinny	6	2
whippy	6	2
whirls	6	1
whirly	6	2
whirrs	6	1
whirry	6	2
whisht	6	1
whisks	6	1
whisky	6	2
whists	6	1
whited	6	2
whiten	6	2
whiter	6	2
whites	6	2
whitey	6	2
wricks	6	1
wriest	6	1
wright	6	1
wrings	6	1
wrists	6	1
wristy	6	2
writer	6	2
writes	6	2
writhe	6	1
yairds	6	1
yoicks	6	1
zaikai	6	2
zaires	6	2

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.