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5 Letter Words With A and I

There are 680 five-letter words with A and I. A and I sit side by side in 261 of these words (38%), most often as AI. Small patterns like this make the next guess easier. The 136 common words (again, media, final, daily) come first below.

On average a word here has 2.4 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 87 words). 22% repeat a letter, like again. The most common first letter is A (150 words).

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Common 5-letter words with A and I (136)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

Tip: try snail as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 22% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 5-letter words with A and I (680)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

aalii abaci abide aboil abris acari acids acidy acing acini acmic acrid actin adieu adios adits admin admit admix aduki aecia aegis aerie affix afire afrit again aggie agile aging agios agism agist agita agria aided aider aides ailed aimed aimer aioli aired airer airns airth airts aisle aitch aiver ajiva alcid algid algin alias alibi alien alifs align alike aline alist alive aliya aloin amain amasi ambit amias amice amici amide amido amids amies amiga amigo amine amino amins amirs amiss amity amnia amnic amnio anile anils anima anime animi anion anise antic antis anvil aphid aphis apian aping apish apsis areic argil arias ariel arils arise aroid arris arsis asdic aside askoi aspic aspis assai astir atilt ation ative atria atrip attic audio audit aulic aurei auric auris auxin avail avian avion aviso avoid await awing axial axile axils axing axiom axion axite ayins azide azido azine azoic bails bairn baith baits baiza baize balti bania baric basic basil basin basis bassi batik bhaji biali bialy bimah bimas binal biota blain braai braid brail brain bravi briar cabin cacti cadis caids cains caird cairn calif calix campi canid carpi cavie cavil ceiba ceria chain chair chiao chias chica china cigar cilia circa claim clavi coati cobia coria craic curia daily dairy daisy danio daric dashi davit deair dials diary diazo dicta dinar ditas divan divas diwan drail drain dulia elain email entia erica facia fagin fails faint fairs fairy faith fakie fakir faqir farci feria fiars fiats filar final flail flair folia frail friar gaddi gadid gadis gaily gains gaits gamic gamin garni ghazi giant gigas glair glial glias gonia grail grain habit hadji hafis hafiz haika haiks haiku hails hairs hairy hajis hajji hakim halid hijab hilar hiyas iambi iambs ideal ideas ihram ikats ileac ileal iliac iliad ilial image imago imams imaum inane inapt inarm infra inlay intra invar iotas irade irate isbas ixias ixora izard izars jails jihad kadis kaiak kaifs kails kains kakis kalif kalis kamik kanji kauri khadi khaki khazi kiang kibla kinas kinda kipah kippa kivas korai krait laari labia laich laics laigh laird lairs lairy laith laity lamia lanai lapin lapis laris lassi lathi layin liana liane liang liard liars libra lidar ligan lilac liman limas limba limpa linac linga liras litai litas logia mafia mafic magic maids maile maill mails maims mains mairs maist maize malic mamie mania manic maqui maria matin mavie mavin mavis maxim maxis mbira media miaou miaow miasm miaul micas micra mikra mikva milia milpa minae minas mirza moira nabis nadir naevi naiad naifs nails naira naive naric naris nazis nicad nidal ninja nipas niqab nival nizam noria nubia oasis obias ohias oidia okapi ossia ostia padis padri paiks pails pains paint pairs paisa paise palpi panic panir pappi pardi paris patin patio pavid pavin pavis phial piano pians pibal pical picas pieta pikas pilaf pilar pilau pilaw pilea pimas pinas pinna pinta pipal pitas pitta pizza plaid plain plait plica podia prima psoai qadis qaids qibla quail quais quasi rabbi rabic rabid radii radio radix ragis raias raids rails rains rainy raise raita rakis ramie ranid ranis rapid ratio ravin rawin redia retia rials riant riata rioja rival riyal sabin sabir sadis sahib saice saids saiga sails sains saint saith sakis salic salmi sapid sarin saris sasin satin satis savin sayid sepia serai shiva sials sigma sikas silva simar simas sirra sisal sitar sizar slain snail spahi spail spait spica staid staig stain stair stoai stria swail swain swami tabid tacit tafia taiga tails tains taint takin tamis tangi tanti tapir tapis tarsi tawie taxis telia tenia terai thali tiara tibia tical tidal tikka tilak tinea titan tragi traik trail train trait triac triad trial tsadi twain ugali umami umiac umiak umiaq unais uncia uraei urari urbia urial vails vairs vakil valid vapid varia varix vatic vials viand vicar vigas villa vinal vinas vinca viola viral virga visas vista vitae vital vitta vivas voila wadis waifs wails wains wairs waist waits waive wazir wigan wirra wisha witan xenia yagis yaird zaire zamia zayin zilla ziram

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More 5-letter word lists with A or I

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Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both A and I?

Our dictionary has 680, which is 7.5% of all five-letter words. 136 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common five-letter word with both A and I?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, again, followed by media and final.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try snail. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 22% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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