Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with I as 2nd and T as 5th Letter
The ?I??T shape looks narrow, but it opens up once you know the common starts and endings. I in the second box follows many consonants and often leads into the IGHT spelling. A final T sits in endings such as ST, NT, GHT and AT.
94matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with I as 2nd and T as 5th Letter
- aight
- aillt
- bidet
- bight
- bigot
- binit
- biont
- biset
- bizet
- cinct
- civet
- diact
- dicht
- dicot
- didnt
- didst
- dight
- digit
- dimit
- divet
- divot
- dixit
- eight
- fiant
- fient
- fiest
- fight
- filet
- first
- fixit
- giant
- gigot
- gilet
- giust
- hiant
- hicht
- hight
- jigot
- kiaat
- kight
- kinot
- liart
- licet
- licht
- licit
- liest
- light
- limit
- lirot
- liszt
- micht
- midst
- might
- minot
- nicht
- night
- nilot
- ninut
- picot
- piert
- piest
- pight
- pilot
- pinot
- pipet
- pipit
- pirot
- pivot
- piwut
- riant
- ribat
- richt
- right
- rivet
- sicht
- sient
- siest
- sight
- siket
- tibet
- tight
- timet
- tinct
- tipit
- vinet
- vingt
- visit
- vivat
- wicht
- wight
- wisht
- yinst
- zibet
- zizit
How These Words Are Built
The first box is most often F as in FIRST, M as in MIGHT and L as in LIGHT. Between the fixed letters, look for G in RIGHT, R in FIRST and S in VISIT. Just before the final T, expect H in RIGHT and I in VISIT.
Useful five-letter words
FIRST, RIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT and LIGHT are the best known words that fit, so they make sensible first guesses. FIGHT, VISIT and EIGHT are worth keeping in reserve.
- FIRST
- RIGHT
- MIGHT
- NIGHT
- LIGHT
Quick Strategy for This Pattern
The first box is the biggest unknown, and F, M and L are the strongest openers to test. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with G the most likely letter. The fixed I and T do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Playing This Pattern in Word Games
In Scrabble, I is worth one point and T is worth one point. Knowing words such as FIRST, RIGHT and MIGHT helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
What are some common 5 letter words with I as 2nd and T as 5th letter
FIRST, RIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT and LIGHT are among the best known. FIGHT, VISIT and EIGHT are good follow ups.
What should I guess first for this pattern
FIRST is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests F, R and S in the three open boxes.
Which letters usually start words with I second and T fifth
F, M and L are the usual openers, as in FIRST, MIGHT and LIGHT. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.