320 words fit 5 letter words with a as the 2nd letter and i as the 4th letter. BASIC, BASIL, BASIN head the list, and 25 can still be the answer.
12 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 320 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- SATIN: takes 320 down to 120 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- PARIS: down to 132.
- BASIN: down to 135. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
74 of them end in S, about a quarter of the list. If you need a second letter to test, S (105), R (87) and N (76) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 15 of these 320 words. The remainder are valid plays that rarely reach conversation, so guess from the letters above rather than from the bottom of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BASIC
- BASIL
- BASIN
- BASIS
- CABIN
- CAVIL
- HABIT
- MAFIA
- MAGIC
- MANIA
- MANIC
- MAXIM
- NADIR
- PANIC
- PATIO
- RABID
- RADII
- RADIO
- RAPID
- RATIO
- SATIN
- TACIT
- TAPIR
- VALID
- VAPID
- MARIA
- OASIS
- PARIS
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With B
- BASIC
- BASIL
- BASIN
- BASIS
- BABIS
- BACIN
- BACIS
- BAGIE
- BAGIO
- BAKIE
- BANIA
- BANIG
- BARIA
- BARIC
- BARID
- BARIE
- BARIH
- BARIS
- BARIT
- BASIJ
- BATIK
- BATIS
- BAVIN
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With C
- CABIN
- CAVIL
- CABIO
- CADIE
- CADIS
- CAFIZ
- CAGIT
- CAHIZ
- CALIC
- CALID
- CALIF
- CALIN
- CALIX
- CAMIS
- CANID
- CANIS
- CAPIZ
- CARIB
- CARID
- CAVIA
- CAVIE
- CAVIN
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With D
- DABIH
- DADIS
- DAHIS
- DAKIR
- DALIS
- DAMIA
- DAMIE
- DANIC
- DANIO
- DARIC
- DARII
- DARIN
- DARIS
- DATIL
- DAVID
- DAVIS
- DAVIT
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With F
- FACIA
- FACIE
- FACIT
- FAGIN
- FAKIE
- FAKIR
- FANIT
- FAQIR
- FARIO
- FATIL
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With G
- GADID
- GADIS
- GALIA
- GALIK
- GALIS
- GAMIC
- GAMIN
- GARIS
- GAVIA
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With H
- HABIT
- HADIT
- HAFIS
- HAFIZ
- HAGIA
- HAJIB
- HAJIS
- HAKIM
- HALID
- HANIF
- HARIM
- HASID
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With K
- KADIS
- KAFIR
- KAFIZ
- KAKIS
- KALIF
- KALIS
- KAMIK
- KAMIS
- KATIE
- KATIK
- KATIS
- KAZIS
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With L
- LABIA
- LABIS
- LACIS
- LADIK
- LADIN
- LAKIE
- LAKIN
- LAMIA
- LAMIN
- LAPIN
- LAPIS
- LARIA
- LARID
- LARIN
- LARIS
- LARIX
- LATIN
- LAUIA
- LAVIC
- LAWIN
- LAYIA
- LAYIN
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With M
- MAFIA
- MAGIC
- MANIA
- MANIC
- MAXIM
- MARIA
- MADIA
- MADID
- MAFIC
- MAHIS
- MAIID
- MAKIE
- MAKIS
- MALIC
- MALIE
- MALIK
- MALIS
- MAMIE
- MAMIL
- MANID
- MANIE
- MANIS
- MANIT
- MANIU
- MARID
- MARIE
- MARIL
- MARIO
- MARIS
- MATIE
- MATIN
- MAVIE
- MAVIN
- MAVIS
- MAXIS
- MAZIC
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With N
- NADIR
- NABIS
- NAJIB
- NAKIR
- NARIC
- NARIS
- NASIS
- NATIS
- NAVIG
- NAVIS
- NAZIM
- NAZIR
- NAZIS
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With P
- PANIC
- PATIO
- PARIS
- PADIS
- PAHIT
- PALIS
- PAMIR
- PANIM
- PANIR
- PAPIO
- PARID
- PASIS
- PATIA
- PATIN
- PAVIA
- PAVID
- PAVIE
- PAVIN
- PAVIS
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With R
- RABID
- RADII
- RADIO
- RAPID
- RATIO
- RABIC
- RABIN
- RABIS
- RADIF
- RADIX
- RAFIK
- RAFIQ
- RAGIS
- RAJIV
- RAKIA
- RAKIS
- RAKIT
- RAMIE
- RAMIN
- RAMIS
- RANID
- RANIS
- RAPIC
- RAPIN
- RAVIN
- RAWIN
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With S
- SATIN
- SABIA
- SABIK
- SABIN
- SABIR
- SADIC
- SADIE
- SADIS
- SAHIB
- SAIID
- SAKIA
- SAKIS
- SALIC
- SALIS
- SALIX
- SAMIR
- SANIT
- SAPID
- SAPIN
- SAPIT
- SAQIB
- SARIF
- SARIN
- SARIP
- SARIR
- SARIS
- SASIN
- SATIS
- SAVIN
- SAYID
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With T
- TACIT
- TAPIR
- TABIC
- TABID
- TABIS
- TAFIA
- TAHIL
- TAHIN
- TAJIK
- TAKIN
- TAKIS
- TALIK
- TALIO
- TALIS
- TAMIL
- TAMIN
- TAMIS
- TANIA
- TAPIA
- TAPIS
- TAPIT
- TARIE
- TARIN
- TATIE
- TAWIE
- TAXIN
- TAXIR
- TAXIS
- TAYIR
- TAZIA
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With V
- VALID
- VAPID
- VADIM
- VADIS
- VAKIA
- VAKIL
- VALIS
- VANIR
- VARIA
- VARIO
- VARIX
- VATIC
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and I as the 4th Letter Starting With A, E, J and other letters
- AALII
- EATIN
- JABIA
- JAGIR
- JAKIE
- JAMIE
- JATIS
- JAXIE
- OASIS
- OARIC
- QADIS
- QAPIK
- UALIS
- WADIS
- WAKIF
- WALIE
- WALIS
- WASIR
- WAZIR
- YADIM
- YAGIS
- YAKIN
- ZAMIA
- ZAMIS
- ZARIS
- ZATIS
- ZAYIN
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- ZAMIA: Any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads.
- NARIS: Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
- BARIC: Of or relating to or containing barium.
- FAQIR: A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.
- KALIF: The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.
- VARIX: Abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel.
- TAPIS: A heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery.
- MAVIN: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
- CANID: Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles.
- FACIA: A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
- DAVIT: A crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat).
- LAPIN: The fur of a rabbit.
- CAVIL: Raise trivial objections. It is on the answer list.
- FAKIR: A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer be a word with A as the 2nd letter and I as the 4th letter?
Yes. RADIO, BASIC and BASIS all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. DAVID and BASIS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is AALII really a word?
Yes. A small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
RADIO. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZAYIN and ZATIS are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
CAVIL, RADII and TAPIR. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
Part of: 5 Letter Words