Five-letter position pattern

5 Letter Words with I as the 4th Letter

Looking for 5 letter words with I as the 4th letter? I is one of the most common fourth letters, and it sits in everyday endings such as IN, IC, IT and IL, giving words like AGAIN, MUSIC, VISIT and UNTIL. Use the endings and examples below to narrow down your next guess in Wordle, Scrabble and other word games.

1,309matching five-letter words

5 Letter Words with I as the 4th Letter

aalii
aboil
abrim
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absis
absit
acais
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acoin
acrid
actin
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admin
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again
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antic
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attid
atwin
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auxil
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avail
avoid
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axoid
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brain
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chain
chair
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choir
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cilia
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civil
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claim
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cloit
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colin
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email
encia
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enoil
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entia
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epris
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ermit
ervil
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fluid
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fraid
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ifrit
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magic
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motis
movie
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mucic
mucid
mucin
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munic
munis
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music
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oasis
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ophic
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optic
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orbit
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ossia
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plain
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posit
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quoit
rabic
rabid
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radii
radio
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ragis
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rakis
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ramin
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ranis
rapic
rapid
ratio
ravin
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recip
recit
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redip
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refix
regia
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renin
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repic
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rerig
resid
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retia
retie
retin
retip
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rewin
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ricin
rigid
robin
rojis
romic
ronin
roric
rorid
rorie
rosin
rosit
rotis
rozit
rubin
rudie
runic
rupia
rupie
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rutin
ruvid
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sahib
sakia
sakis
salic
salix
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sarif
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saris
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satin
satis
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sayid
scail
schiz
sclim
scrim
scrin
scrip
scrit
sdein
semic
semie
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senit
sepia
sepic
seric
serif
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sidia
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skail
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sluig
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smaik
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snail
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sodic
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solid
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sonic
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tazia
teiid
telia
telic
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tenio
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theic
thein
their
thrid
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tibia
tikis
timid
tipis
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tisic
titis
tiyin
tomia
tomin
tonic
topia
topic
topis
toric
torii
towie
toxic
toxin
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train
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troic
trois
tubig
tubik
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tumid
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turio
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tweil
tydie
typic
ualis
uckia
uglis
ugric
ulmic
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uloid
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ulzie
umpie
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unrig
unrip
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untie
until
untin
unwig
unwit
unzip
upbid
uplit
upmix
uprid
uprip
upsit
uptie
urbia
urbic
ureic
ureid
ursid
usnic
usnin
vakia
vakil
valid
valis
vanir
vapid
varia
vario
varix
vatic
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vegie
velic
venie
venin
vexil
vezir
vibix
vigia
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vinic
virid
visie
visit
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vomit
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walis
wazir
whein
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wilis
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xenia
xenic
xeric
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xxiii
xylic
xyrid
yadim
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yetis
yitie
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yomim
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yonis
yowie
zamia
zaris
zatis
zayin
zitis
zizit
zonic
zooid
zoril
zoris
zowie
zunis
zuzim
zymic
zymin

The Main Letter Pairs Behind I in the Fourth Box

The quickest way to sort these words is by their last two letters. IN gives AGAIN, TRAIN and BRAIN; IC gives MUSIC, BASIC and MAGIC; IT gives VISIT, LIMIT and ADMIT; IL gives UNTIL and CIVIL; IA gives MEDIA.

Useful five-letter words

THEIR, AGAIN, UNTIL, MUSIC and MOVIE are among the most familiar words on this page, so they make sensible first guesses. VISIT, RADIO and TRAIN are worth keeping in reserve.

THEIR
AGAIN
UNTIL
MUSIC
MOVIE

How to Narrow Down Words with I as the Fourth Letter

A in the third box is a strong partner, because AI is behind AGAIN, TRAIN, BRAIN, CLAIM, CHAIR and CHAIN. Test N, C and T in the fifth box after that. After that, the first few letters decide between the remaining candidates.

Playing These Words in Scrabble

In Scrabble, I is worth one point, so it is easy to play but adds little to a score on its own. Keeping a few words in mind, such as THEIR, AGAIN and UNTIL, makes it easier to use the tile when it turns up on your rack.

Frequently asked questions

Why do so many words with I as the fourth letter have A before it

The AI pairing is a very common English vowel combination, as in AGAIN, TRAIN, BRAIN, CLAIM and CHAIR. Testing A in the third box is a quick way to find out whether it applies.

Is I a common fourth letter in five letter words

I is one of the most common fourth letters in five letter words. That makes it a useful test, because the endings above cover most of the words.

What are good 5 letter words with I as the 4th letter to guess first

THEIR, AGAIN and UNTIL are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. MUSIC and MOVIE make good follow ups.