Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and I as 3rd Letter
A clue that fixes the second letter as O and the third as I is a gift, and this list shows how to use it. O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. I in the third box is very common, in endings and blends such as ING, HI and RI.
85matching five-letter words
Five-letter words with O in the 2nd and I in the 3rd position
- boils
- boily
- boing
- boink
- boise
- boist
- boite
- coifs
- coign
- coils
- coing
- coins
- coiny
- coirs
- coits
- doigt
- doilt
- doily
- doina
- doing
- doits
- eoith
- foids
- foils
- foins
- foist
- goier
- going
- hoick
- hoiks
- hoing
- hoise
- hoist
- joins
- joint
- joist
- koila
- koine
- loids
- loins
- loipe
- loirs
- moier
- moile
- moils
- moira
- moire
- moist
- moits
- moity
- noils
- noily
- noint
- noire
- noirs
- noise
- noisy
- poilu
- poind
- point
- poire
- poise
- roils
- roily
- roins
- roist
- soign
- soils
- soily
- toile
- toils
- toing
- toise
- toist
- toits
- toity
- voice
- voids
- voila
- voile
- voips
- woibe
- yoick
- zoism
- zoist
The Shape of the Pattern
The first box is most often P as in POINT, J as in JOINT and N as in NOISE. For endings, look for LS as in SOILS and NG as in GOING.
Useful five-letter words
GOING, DOING, POINT, VOICE and JOINT are the best known words that fit, so they make sensible first guesses. NOISE, COINS and JOINS are worth keeping in reserve.
- GOING
- DOING
- POINT
- VOICE
- JOINT
What the Letter Pair Tells You
O and I are both vowels, so the first, fourth and fifth boxes are mostly consonants. Most of the familiar words open with a consonant. The fifth box is most often S, T and E, which makes it the quickest place to settle the ending.
A Smart Way to Use Both Letters
Begin with P, J and N in the first box, because they open the largest groups. After that, test S in the fifth box, since it is the single most common final letter here. The fixed O and I do a lot of the work, so spend your guesses on the three open boxes. For a wider view, see 5 letter words with O as the 2nd letter and 5 letter words with I as the 3rd letter.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, O is worth one point and I is worth one point. Words like GOING, DOING and POINT are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
What should I guess first for this pattern
GOING is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests G and N in the three open boxes.
What does O as the second letter tell me
O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. GOING is a good example.
Which letters usually start words with O second and I third
P, J and N are the usual openers, as in POINT, JOINT and NOISE. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.