5-Letter Words With S as the First Letter and I as the Third
There are 194 five-letter words with S as the first letter and I as the third, including 56 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern S_I__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With S as the First Letter and I as the Third
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- STILL Not moving or making sound; motionless or silent
- SMITH A person who works with metal, especially a blacksmith
- STICK A thin piece of wood from a tree or a long slender implement
- SMILE A facial expression with upturned mouth corners showing pleasure
- SHIRT A garment worn on the upper half of the body
- SHIFT The time period during which you are at work
- SKILL An ability that has been acquired by training
- SAINT A person of exceptional holiness recognized by a religion
- SWING A seat suspended by ropes or chains on which someone can swing back and forth
- SLIDE To move smoothly along a surface while maintaining contact with it
- SUITE A series of connected rooms used as a living unit
- SHINE To emit light or be bright
More Common Puzzle Answers
- SWIFT
- SPITE
- SLICE
- SPIKE
- SKIRT
- SPICE
- SPINE
- STIFF
- SHINY
- SPILL
- STING
- SPICY
- SEIZE
- SLICK
- STINT
- SWIPE
- SUING
- SHIRE
- STINK
- SWINE
- SNIFF
- SLIME
- SLING
- SKIER
- SWIRL
- SPIRE
- SLIMY
- SNIPE
- SMIRK
- SCION
Show all 56 common puzzle answers All 56 common puzzle answers
- SMITE
- SPILT
- SWISH
- SPIKY
- SHILL
- SPIEL
- SHIRK
- SPINY
- SKIFF
- SNIDE
- SKIMP
- SLINK
- STILT
- SWILL
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (26%), E (21%), T (8%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 34% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, T, P, N, L
- Most have 1 vowel (51%)
- 41% contain a repeated letter
- 56 of the 194 are common puzzle answers (29%)
Other Valid Words
138 additional dictionary words have S as the first letter and I as the third — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- SHIPS
- SUITS
- SWISS
- SKIES
- SKINS
- SPIES
- SLIPS
- SOILS
- SAILS
- SPINS
- SHIVA
- SHITE
- SEINE
- SKIPS
- SPIED
- SPITS
- SWIMS
- STIRS
- SAITH
- SKITS
- SLITS
- SCIFI
- STIPE
- SKIDS
- SHINS
- SPINA
- SPITZ
- SHIED
- SKIED
- SKINT
Show all 138 words All 138 words
- STILE
- SPICA
- SWIRE
- SWIZZ
- SPINK
- SNIPS
- SLIMS
- SKINK
- SHIEL
- SMITS
- SKIMS
- SHIMS
- STICH
- SHISH
- SAIGA
- SHIES
- SPICK
- SPIER
- SPIFF
- SPIRT
- SAINS
- SWIGS
- SNICK
- SHISO
- SHIVE
- SKIVE
- SWINK
- STIPA
- SAIDS
- STIRK
- STIMS
- STIES
- SAINE
- SLIVE
- SHIVS
- SHIER
- SWITH
- SMILY
- SPIVS
- SEIZA
- SKIRL
- SHIUR
- SPILE
- SPIDE
- SHIOK
- SCIRE
- STIVE
- SLIER
- SKIMO
- SMIZE
- SKITE
- STIED
- SHILY
- STIRE
- SHIST
- SHIRS
- STIME
- SCIND
- SWIES
- SLILY
- SUINT
- SWITS
- SWILE
- STIMY
- SWIVE
- SPIRY
- SAICK
- SAIST
- SAIRS
- SMICK
- SAICE
- SMIRS
- SPIMS
- STIVY
- SNIES
- SNIED
- SLIPE
- SOILY
- SPIAL
- SLISH
- SKIOS
- SPIKS
- SNITS
- SEITY
- SEIRS
- SHIRR
- SKIEY
- SUIDS
- SEILS
- SAIMS
- SNIVE
- SEISE
- SAICS
- SPIFS
- SKIVY
- SKIRR
- SHIAI
- SLIPT
- SNIGS
- SMIRR
- STIRP
- SNIRT
- SNIPY
- SEIFS
- SNIBS
- SNIFT
- STILB
- SEISM
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