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6-letter words with I as the 5th letter

A curated list of 6-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when I is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: aaliis, abasia, abatis.

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1083 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
aaliis62
abasia63
abatis63
abelia63
abraid62
abseil62
abulia63
abulic63
acacia63
acarid63
acedia63
acetic63
acetin63
acidic63
acinic63
acquit62
adagio63
adipic63
adjoin62
adonis63
adroit62
aeonic62
affair62
afraid62
agamic63
agaric63
agnail62
agonic63
aiolis62
alanin63
albeit62
alcaic62
aldrin62
alevin63
alexia63
alexin63
algoid62
alibis63
alodia63
alumin63
amebic63
amidic63
amidin63
aminic63
amusia63
amylic63
anemia63
anemic63
anilin63
animis63
anisic63
anodic63
anomic63
anomie62
anopia63
anoxia63
anoxic63
anuria63
anuric63
aortic62
apneic62
arabic63
aramid63
archil62
arctic62
armpit62
arshin62
assail62
assais62
assoil62
atavic63
ataxia63
ataxic63
atelic63
atomic63
atonic63
atopic63
attain62
atwain62
atypic63
auntie61
avidin63
axenic63
axonic63
azonic63
azotic63
baalim62
baddie61
baggie61
bagnio62
bagwig62
bailie61
bandit62
bardic62
barmie61
barrio62
battik62
bawtie61
beanie61
bedrid62
bedsit62
beduin62
begrim62
bennis62
benzin62
berlin62
bestir62
bewail62
beylic62
beylik62
bialis62
biffin62
biggie61
biggin62
bigwig62
billie61
bindis62
bionic62
biopic62
biotic62
biotin62
birdie61
birkie61
blinis62
blooie61
bobbin62
boccia62
boccie61
boccis62
bodkin62
boffin62
bollix62
bonnie61
boobie61
boogie61
bookie61
bootie61
bougie61
bowfin62
bowtie61
brasil62
brazil62
brewis62
bromic62
bromid62
bromin62
brucin62
budgie61
bulbil62
bumkin62
buppie61
burdie61
burnie61
buskin62
bustic62
byrnie61
cabbie61
caddie61
caddis62
cadmic62
calcic62
calkin62
camail62
cambia62
candid62
cannie61
cantic62
caplin62
capric62
capris62
capsid62
cardia62
cardio62
carlin62
carnie61
caseic62
casein62
cassia62
cassis62
catkin62
catlin62
catnip62
cattie61
caulis62
ceboid62
cercis62
cervid62
cervix62
chemic62
chitin62
chopin62
choric62
chymic62
citric62
citrin62
cleric62
clerid62
clevis62
clinic62
clitic62
clivia62
clonic62
coatis62
cocain62
coccic62
coccid62
cochin62
codeia62
codein62
codlin62
coedit62
coffin62
coheir62
cojoin62
collie61
comfit62
commie61
commit62
commix62
confit62
congii62
conoid62
cookie61
coolie61
cootie61
corbie61
corgis62
corrie61
cortin62
cosmic62
coulis62
cousin62
cowpie61
cowrie61
crania62
crasis62
credit62
cretic62
cretin62
crisic62
crisis62
critic62
crojik62
cuboid62
cuddie61
cullis62
cultic62
cummin62
cupric62
currie61
cuspid62
cuspis62
cyanic62
cyanid62
cyanin62
cyclic62
cyesis62
cymlin62
cymoid62
cystic62
dacoit62
dahlia62
daimio62
dakoit62
darkie61
dashis62
dassie61
dautie61
dawtie61
daylit62
dearie61
deasil62
debris62
deceit62
deific62
deixis62
deltic62
dentil62
dentin62
derail62
dermic62
dermis62
derris62
desmid62
detail62
detain62
devein62
devoid62
devoir62
dhobis62
dhotis62
dhutis62
diacid62
diamin62
diapir62
diazin62
dickie61
diesis62
dikdik62
dimwit62
dioxid62
dioxin62
distil62
dobbin62
doggie61
domain62
donsie61
doobie61
doolie61
doozie61
dormie61
dormin62
dossil62
dubbin62
duckie61
duddie61
dunlin62
durrie61
dyadic62
dynein62
earwig62
ecesis63
echoic62
eclair62
edenic63
elapid63
elegit63
elemis63
elicit63
elixir63
eluvia63
emesis63
emetic63
emetin63
emodin63
enatic63
endrin62
enjoin62
ennuis62
enokis63
enolic63
enosis63
entail62
entoil62
envois62
erotic63
esprit62
essoin62
estrin62
etamin63
ethnic62
exilic63
exonic63
exotic63
exuvia63
eyelid62
fabric62
faerie61
falsie61
faquir62
farcie61
fascia62
feirie61
ferlie61
fermis62
ferric62
fervid62
fibril62
fibrin62
fillip62
filmic62
firkin62
fistic62
fizgig62
flavin62
flooie61
florid62
florin62
foetid62
folkie61
follis62
foodie61
footie61
forbid62
fordid62
formic62
fornix62
forrit62
fortis62
fossil62
frazil62
frigid62
frolic62
fucoid62
fulfil62
fulgid62
fundic62
fungic62
funkia62
fusain62
fustic62
gaddis62
gadoid62
gaijin62
gallic62
gambia62
gambir62
gambit62
ganoid62
garlic62
gaskin62
gaslit62
gawsie61
gentil62
geodic62
gerbil62
gestic62
ghazis62
gillie61
gimmie61
girlie61
gittin62
glacis62
globin62
gloria62
glycin62
gnomic62
gnosis62
goalie61
goblin62
godwit62
goodie61
goonie61
gossip62
gothic62
gradin62
gratin62
gratis62
gravid62
guanin62
gussie61
hackie61
hadjis62
haemic62
haemin62
haffit62
haggis62
hajjis62
haloid62
hankie61
haptic62
harmin62
harpin62
hatpin62
hawkie61
hectic62
heinie61
hemoid62
hempie61
henbit62
herdic62
herein62
hermit62
hernia62
heroic62
heroin62
hippie61
hispid62
hoagie61
hobbit62
hoddin62
hogtie61
hoisin62
holmic62
honkie61
hoodie61
hoolie61
horrid62
hottie61
houris62
howdie61
hubris62
huipil62
hyalin62
hybrid62
hybris62
hydria62
hydric62
hydrid62
hyenic62
hypnic62
iambic62
iatric62
iconic63
imidic63
impair62
inclip62
indris62
inlaid62
instil62
intuit62
inulin63
irenic63
iridic63
iritic63
iritis63
ironic63
isatin63
ischia62
isseis62
italic63
ixodid63
jasmin62
jassid62
jerkin62
jerrid62
jesuit62
jezail62
junkie61
kaffir62
kainit62
kalmia62
kamsin62
kanjis62
kaolin62
karmic62
kauris62
kebbie61
keloid62
kelpie61
kelvin62
kermis62
kerria62
khadis62
khakis62
khalif62
kibbis62
kibeis62
kiddie61
kidvid62
killie61
kiltie61
kookie61
koppie61
koumis62
krubis62
kukris62
lactic62
laddie61
lambie61
lanais62
lassie61
lathis62
latria62
lattin62
lectin62
leggin62
lentic62
lentil62
leucin62
lezzie61
lichis62
lignin62
limbic62
limnic62
limpid62
lipoid62
liquid62
lithia62
lithic62
lochia62
loggia62
loggie61
lomein62
lubric62
luckie61
luetic62
luggie61
lungis62
lutein62
maffia62
maftir62
magpie61
malkin62
mammie61
mantic62
mantid62
mantis62
maquis62
margin62
marlin62
martin62
mashie61
masjid62
massif62
mastic62
mastix62
matrix62
mattin62
mayvin62
mealie61
meanie61
megrim62
meinie61
meloid62
memoir62
menhir62
merlin62
metric62
midair62
midrib62
miosis62
miotic62
misaim62
misdid62
misfit62
mishit62
mislie61
mislit62
missis62
moggie61
mohair62
mollie61
morbid62
morris62
mosaic62
moujik62
moulin62
mucoid62
muffin62
muftis62
muntin62
muonic62
murein62
muscid62
musjid62
muskie61
muskit62
muslin62
muzhik62
muzjik62
myasis62
myelin62
myopia62
myopic62
myosin62
myosis62
myotic62
mystic62
mythic62
myxoid62
nandin62
nankin62
nannie61
napkin62
nappie61
nastic62
navaid62
nellie61
nereid62
nereis62
neumic62
nevoid62
newbie61
newsie61
niacin62
niobic62
niseis62
nitric62
nitrid62
nitril62
nitwit62
noesis62
noetic62
noggin62
nordic62
nubbin62
nudnik62
nuncio62
nutria62
obelia63
obtain62
okapis63
olefin63
opioid62
orcein62
orchid62
orchil62
orchis62
ordain62
oribis63
origin63
orphic62
ossein62
otitic63
otitis63
outbid62
outdid62
outfit62
outhit62
outlie61
outsin62
outsit62
outvie61
outwit62
ovonic63
oxalic63
oxalis63
oxidic63
oxtail62
ozonic63
palais62
pallia62
pallid62
pandit62
pantie61
papain62
pardie61
parvis62
passim62
pastie61
pastil62
pastis62
patois62
pattie61
paulin62
paynim62
pectic62
pectin62
peerie61
peewit62
pelvic62
pelvis62
pencil62
pennia62
pennis62
pensil62
pepsin62
peptic62
peptid62
perdie61
pereia62
permit62
phasic62
phasis62
phatic62
phenix62
phobia62
phobic62
phonic62
photic62
phylic62
physic62
physis62
pianic62
picnic62
picric62
pidgin62
piggie61
piggin62
pinkie61
pinyin62
pionic62
pipkin62
pippin62
pistil62
placid62
poetic62
poleis62
pommie61
pongid62
pontil62
pooris62
poplin62
popsie61
postin62
potpie61
potsie61
praxis62
precis62
prefix62
prelim62
premie61
premix62
probit62
profit62
prolix62
prosit62
psocid62
pterin62
ptosis62
ptotic62
public62
puffin62
pulpit62
pundit62
punjis62
punkie61
punkin62
purlin62
putrid62
pyemia62
pyemic62
pyknic62
pyosis62
pyuria62
qualia62
quinic62
quinin62
rabbin62
rabbis62
rabbit62
rachis62
raffia62
raisin62
ramtil62
rancid62
raphia62
raphis62
ratlin62
reagin62
realia62
rebait62
reboil62
recoil62
recoin62
redfin62
reedit62
reemit62
regain62
rejoin62
reknit62
relaid62
remail62
remain62
renail62
rennin62
repaid62
repair62
requin62
resaid62
resail62
reship62
retail62
retain62
retrim62
rhodic62
ridgil62
rishis62
roadie61
robbin62
roofie61
rookie61
roomie61
rubric62
rustic62
saimin62
saiyid61
salmis62
salpid62
saltie61
salvia62
santir62
sayyid61
scenic62
schrik61
schtik61
schuit61
scoria62
scotia62
seisin62
seizin62
sennit62
sepsis62
septic62
sequin62
serail62
serais62
serein62
sharif62
shavie61
sherif62
shojis62
sialic62
sialid62
sickie61
simlin62
siskin62
skylit62
sobeit62
soffit62
softie61
sonsie61
sorbic62
sordid62
sortie61
spadix62
spahis62
sparid62
spavie61
spavin62
specie61
spirit62
sprain61
stadia62
stasis62
static62
statin62
stelic62
steric62
stogie61
stolid62
strain61
strait61
studio62
stupid62
stymie61
subfix62
submit62
suffix62
sulfid62
summit62
sunlit62
sushis62
suslik62
swamis62
sylvin62
syndic62
tabbis62
tactic62
taenia62
taffia62
tahsil62
talkie61
tallis62
tallit62
tamein62
tammie61
tannic62
tannin62
tarsia62
tassie61
tattie61
tawpie61
techie61
tenail62
tennis62
tenpin62
tentie61
tenuis62
terais62
terbia62
terbic62
territ62
testis62
thesis62
thetic62
thoria62
thoric62
thulia62
thymic62
tidbit62
tiepin62
tiffin62
tineid62
titbit62
tittie61
tmesis62
tocsin62
toluic62
toluid62
tomtit62
tonsil62
toroid62
torpid62
torrid62
townie61
toxoid62
tragic62
trepid62
trifid62
trivia62
tropic62
tropin62
tsadis62
tsoris62
tsuris62
tugrik62
turbid62
turbit62
turgid62
turnip62
tushie61
tussis62
tuttis62
twibil62
twilit62
tzuris62
umamis63
unakin63
unchic62
unclip62
uncoil62
unfair62
unguis62
unhair62
unific63
unknit62
unlaid62
unnail62
unpaid62
unsaid62
unship62
untrim62
unveil62
upboil62
upcoil62
upstir62
uracil63
urania63
uranic63
uraris63
uratic63
urchin62
uredia63
uremia63
uremic63
uretic63
utopia63
veggie61
verbid62
verdin62
vermin62
vermis62
vernix62
vespid62
viatic62
vibrio62
victim62
violin62
virgin62
viroid62
viscid62
vitric62
waddie61
waffie61
wallie61
wedgie61
weenie61
weepie61
weevil62
welkin62
wellie61
weskit62
whosis62
widdie61
wienie61
within62
woodie61
woolie61
wormil62
worrit62
xyloid62
yautia62
yeelin62
yippie61
yttria62
yttric62
yuppie61
zaddik62
zaffir62
zaftig62
zeatin62
zechin62
zincic62
zinnia62
zoaria62
zoecia62
zoftig62
zombie61
zombis62
zoysia62
zygoid62

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed I in the 5th 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.