5-Letter Words With I and S
There are 985 five-letter words containing both I and S in our dictionary; 565 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 985 words
- fixes15 points
- mixes14 points
- quits14 points
- sizes14 points
- picks13 points
- chips12 points
- exist12 points
- joins12 points
- shift11 points
- stick11 points
- views11 points
- kinds10 points
- basic9 points
- crisp9 points
- finds9 points
- gives9 points
- hides9 points
- kills9 points
- likes9 points
- links9 points
- music9 points
- sight9 points
- skill9 points
- binds8 points
- discs8 points
- fails8 points
- files8 points
- fills8 points
- first8 points
- flies8 points
- fries8 points
- hints8 points
- lives8 points
- minds8 points
- noisy8 points
- silly8 points
- visit8 points
- waits8 points
- wills8 points
- basis7 points
- bites7 points
- items7 points
- miles7 points
- omits7 points
- pairs7 points
- since7 points
- smile7 points
- spite7 points
- split7 points
- times7 points
- aside6 points
- edits6 points
- gains6 points
- ideas6 points
- sides6 points
- signs6 points
- solid6 points
- using6 points
- alias5 points
- arise5 points
- issue5 points
- lines5 points
- lists5 points
- noise5 points
- raise5 points
- saint5 points
- sites5 points
- still5 points
- suits5 points
- tries5 points
- units5 points
- kicks15 points
- sixth15 points
- sixty15 points
- sized15 points
- exits12 points
- risky12 points
- nicks11 points
- shiny11 points
- skips11 points
- sniff11 points
- spike11 points
- stiff11 points
- wives11 points
- films10 points
- firms10 points
- flips10 points
- kings10 points
- ships10 points
- smith10 points
- swims10 points
- wipes10 points
- clips9 points
- dives9 points
- gifts9 points
- limbs9 points
- pipes9 points
- risks9 points
- sinks9 points
- skirt9 points
- swing9 points
- winds9 points
- wings9 points
- birds8 points
- disco8 points
- drips8 points
- evils8 points
- fines8 points
- fires8 points
- grips8 points
- hairs8 points
- hills8 points
- hires8 points
- lifts8 points
- shine8 points
- shirt8 points
- sigma8 points
- twins8 points
- twist8 points
- virus8 points
- wines8 points
- wires8 points
- wiser8 points
- wrist8 points
- bills7 points
- bliss7 points
- boils7 points
- cites7 points
- coins7 points
- cries7 points
- icons7 points
- mails7 points
- mains7 points
- mines7 points
- minus7 points
- mists7 points
- pains7 points
- piles7 points
- pills7 points
- pints7 points
- sided7 points
- slice7 points
- slips7 points
- spies7 points
- spill7 points
- spits7 points
- spoil7 points
- strip7 points
- trips7 points
- dials6 points
- dines6 points
- dries6 points
- girls6 points
- raids6 points
- rides6 points
- rings6 points
- sings6 points
- slide6 points
- suing6 points
- nails5 points
- rails5 points
- rains5 points
- risen5 points
- rises5 points
- ruins5 points
- sails5 points
- snail5 points
- stair5 points
- stirs5 points
- suite5 points
- tails5 points
- tiles5 points
- tires5 points
- quips16 points
- zincs16 points
- squid15 points
- whisk15 points
- fishy14 points
- hicks14 points
- jibes14 points
- seize14 points
- sizer14 points
- wicks14 points
- kinks13 points
- kiosk13 points
- skimp13 points
- whims13 points
- whips13 points
- wispy13 points
- frisk12 points
- highs12 points
- hikes12 points
- jails12 points
- jilts12 points
- kiwis12 points
- sheik12 points
- shirk12 points
- sixes12 points
- spicy12 points
- taxis12 points
- winks12 points
- bikes11 points
- brisk11 points
- fives11 points
- hives11 points
- licks11 points
- mikes11 points
- milks11 points
- minks11 points
- pikes11 points
- pinks11 points
- sicks11 points
- skims11 points
- slick11 points
- smirk11 points
- swift11 points
- swish11 points
- ticks11 points
- tiffs11 points
- waifs11 points
- whirs11 points
- chins10 points
- dikes10 points
- disks10 points
- misty10 points
- skids10 points
- skied10 points
- slimy10 points
- swipe10 points
- tipsy10 points
- vices10 points
- wisps10 points
- blips9 points
- brims9 points
- cribs9 points
- daisy9 points
- epics9 points
- hinds9 points
- kilns9 points
- kilos9 points
- kilts9 points
- kites9 points
- knits9 points
- limps9 points
- maims9 points
- mimes9 points
- prism9 points
- rinks9 points
- shied9 points
- sighs9 points
- silks9 points
- skein9 points
- skies9 points
- skins9 points
- skits9 points
- slink9 points
- spice9 points
- stink9 points
- swigs9 points
- twigs9 points
- vised9 points
- voids9 points
- wilds9 points
- acids8 points
- bides8 points
- dices8 points
- dimes8 points
- fairs8 points
- fists8 points
- flits8 points
- foils8 points
- foist8 points
- gibes8 points
- hails8 points
- heirs8 points
- hilts8 points
- hoist8 points
- ivies8 points
- maids8 points
- midst8 points
- rifts8 points
- shies8 points
- shins8 points
- shire8 points
- sieve8 points
- sifts8 points
- sinew8 points
- sissy8 points
- spied8 points
- sprig8 points
- swill8 points
- swine8 points
- swirl8 points
- thins8 points
- veils8 points
- veins8 points
- vials8 points
- vines8 points
- visas8 points
- vises8 points
- visor8 points
- vista8 points
- wails8 points
- waist8 points
- wilts8 points
- wises8 points
- writs8 points
- amiss7 points
- bails7 points
- baits7 points
- basil7 points
- basin7 points
- bison7 points
- coils7 points
- emirs7 points
- emits7 points
- gilds7 points
- grids7 points
- limes7 points
- lisps7 points
- miens7 points
- mills7 points
- mints7 points
- mires7 points
- miser7 points
- mites7 points
- mitts7 points
- moist7 points
- pails7 points
- penis7 points
- piers7 points
- pines7 points
- pious7 points
- plies7 points
- poise7 points
- pries7 points
- rices7 points
- slime7 points
- slims7 points
- smite7 points
- snipe7 points
- snips7 points
- sonic7 points
- spine7 points
- spins7 points
- spire7 points
- trims7 points
- aides6 points
- delis6 points
- diets6 points
- dills6 points
- gaits6 points
- gills6 points
- gilts6 points
- grins6 points
- grits6 points
- guise6 points
- idles6 points
- idols6 points
- rinds6 points
- sidle6 points
- siege6 points
- singe6 points
- sired6 points
- sited6 points
- sling6 points
- snide6 points
- staid6 points
- sting6 points
- tides6 points
- tings6 points
- aisle5 points
- arias5 points
- iotas5 points
- irons5 points
- isles5 points
- lairs5 points
- liars5 points
- lilts5 points
- lions5 points
- loins5 points
- nines5 points
- oasis5 points
- reins5 points
- resin5 points
- riles5 points
- rinse5 points
- riots5 points
- riser5 points
- rites5 points
- saris5 points
- satin5 points
- sills5 points
- silos5 points
- silts5 points
- sinus5 points
- siren5 points
- sires5 points
- slain5 points
- slier5 points
- slits5 points
- soils5 points
- stain5 points
- stint5 points
- tiers5 points
- tills5 points
- tilts5 points
- tints5 points
- toils5 points
- trios5 points
- jives15 points
- miffs13 points
- dicks12 points
- silky12 points
- wimps12 points
- pimps11 points
- chits10 points
- vibes10 points
- oinks9 points
- skier9 points
- fiats8 points
- heist8 points
- pings8 points
- shits8 points
- twits8 points
- wiles8 points
- winos8 points
- limos7 points
- minis7 points
- spiel7 points
- stoic7 points
- liens5 points
- snits5 points
- stilt5 points
- quids15 points
- skiff15 points
- zings15 points
- quasi14 points
- spiky14 points
- finks12 points
- joist12 points
- nixes12 points
- bilks11 points
- fiefs11 points
- fifes11 points
- ricks11 points
- riffs11 points
- vivas11 points
- whist11 points
- whits11 points
- coifs10 points
- dirks10 points
- sahib10 points
- shims10 points
- sibyl10 points
- spiny10 points
- swami10 points
- aspic9 points
- divas9 points
- iambs9 points
- imams9 points
- scrip9 points
- wadis9 points
- yogis9 points
- brigs8 points
- deism8 points
- finis8 points
- misdo8 points
- prigs8 points
- saith8 points
- shill8 points
- shirr8 points
- styli8 points
- sushi8 points
- swain8 points
- viols8 points
- weirs8 points
- biers7 points
- dings7 points
- girds7 points
- limns7 points
- obits7 points
- posit7 points
- rimes7 points
- scion7 points
- semis7 points
- sepia7 points
- aegis6 points
- girts6 points
- grist6 points
- anise5 points
- antis5 points
- astir5 points
- inset5 points
- islet5 points
- lisle5 points
- osier5 points
- rills5 points
- roils5 points
- rosin5 points
- sisal5 points
- sises5 points
- sitar5 points
- stein5 points
- sties5 points
- stile5 points
- tines5 points
- jinks16 points
- squib16 points
- quins14 points
- biffs13 points
- kikes13 points
- micks13 points
- spiff13 points
- dishy12 points
- lexis12 points
- skive12 points
- yikes12 points
- sicko11 points
- snick11 points
- spivs10 points
- frigs9 points
- pubis9 points
- skint9 points
- spics9 points
- wised9 points
- dipso8 points
- serif8 points
- yetis8 points
- piste7 points
- pitas7 points
- giros6 points
- lidos6 points
- lings6 points
- sines5 points
- jiffs18 points
- maxis14 points
- knish12 points
- kepis11 points
- shivs11 points
- apish10 points
- ficus10 points
- gimps10 points
- spiry10 points
- ditsy9 points
- kines9 points
- scrim9 points
- midis8 points
- naifs8 points
- rives8 points
- shier8 points
- silty8 points
- wains8 points
- didst7 points
- ictus7 points
- milts7 points
- moils7 points
- deist6 points
- loris5 points
- nisei5 points
- orris5 points
- rials5 points
- seine5 points
- stria5 points
- tarsi5 points
- spitz16 points
- sizar14 points
- whish14 points
- zitis14 points
- kakis13 points
- skink13 points
- axils12 points
- swink12 points
- kibes11 points
- pikas11 points
- shiva11 points
- shive11 points
- whins11 points
- aphis10 points
- fiscs10 points
- mavis10 points
- missy10 points
- pavis10 points
- piths10 points
- spahi10 points
- stich10 points
- cisco9 points
- kails9 points
- kinas9 points
- kinos9 points
- mesic9 points
- osmic9 points
- skirl9 points
- skirr9 points
- skite9 points
- spica9 points
- stirk9 points
- wides9 points
- asdic8 points
- ayins8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 985
- By usage: 410 very common, 155 common, 420 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jiffs 18
- pyxis 17
- wizes 17
- bizes 16
- jibbs 16
- jinks 16
- quips 16
- spitz 16
- squib 16
- zincs 16
Most common
- fixes
- mixes
- quits
- sizes
- picks
- chips
- exist
- joins
- shift
- stick
Definitions
- quits (adjective)
- On equal terms by payment or requital.
- chips (noun)
- Strips of potato fried in deep fat.
- exist (verb)
- Have an existence, be extant.
- shift (noun)
- An event in which something is displaced without rotation.
This page lists every one of the 985 five-letter words containing both I and S in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so FIXES, MIXES and QUITS sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.
Questions
Which five-letter words containing both I and S are the most common?
FIXES, MIXES and QUITS are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words containing both I and S you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.