5 Letter Words Ending in I
Need five-letter words that end in I? There are 260 valid 5 letter words ending in I, and 6 of them are common everyday words. The most used is chili. Use the finder for your Wordle clues, or browse the lists below. To search all words at once, use the word finder for 5 letter words.
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Shows every 5 letter word you can make using only these letters. Each letter can be used as many times as you type it.
5 letter words ending in I at a glance
- Valid words
- 260
- Common words
- 6
- Most common
- chili
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- khaki 16 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- lazzi 23 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- alibi
- The 1st letter is S in 33% of common words.
- The 2nd letter is H in 33% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is I in 33% of common words.
- The 4th letter is B in 33% of common words.
Common 5 letter words ending in I (6)
The words with 5 letters ending in I you're most likely to know, most used first.
- chili10
- rabbi9
- sushi8
- alibi7
- khaki16
- swami10
How to find a five-letter word that ends in an I
Looking for 5 letter words that end with I to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has I in the last green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is NISEI, and all you know is that it ends in I, which leaves 132 everyday words. Open with TARSI, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: TARSI I is green and S is yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 9 possible answers.
Guess 2: SUSHI S and I are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: NISEI All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
What comes before the final I?
The most common endings are -TI (14%), -RI (11%) and -LI (8%). If you know the last letter is I, these pairs are the best place to start for the fourth letter.
| Ends in | Number of everyday words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -TI | 18 | mufti, parti, cacti, tutti |
| -RI | 14 | petri, libri, marri, mauri |
| -LI | 10 | chili, aioli, paoli, villi |
| -DI | 10 | cardi, mandi, bindi, khadi |
| -HI | 9 | sushi, rishi, bodhi, machi |
| -GI | 8 | fungi, corgi, rangi, shogi |
What the most common ones mean
- chili
- nounground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
- rabbi
- nounspiritual leader of a Jewish congregation
- sushi
- nounrice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
- alibi
- noun(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
- khaki
- adjectiveof a yellowish brown color
- swami
- nouna Hindu religious teacher
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words ending in I
Very few English words end in I, and most of the ones that do are borrowed: sushi from Japanese, khaki from Hindi and Urdu, alibi from Latin, rabbi from Hebrew. Latin plurals like radii also end in I. The list is short, so if you know the answer ends in I, a single guess can usually settle it.
I ranks 12 out of 26 as a last letter for 5 letter words.
Common endings with I
I-ending words are few and almost all borrowed, so they're easy to list: chili and swami. Latin plurals like radii and fungi also end in I. Because the list is so short, a green I at the end in Wordle almost settles the answer. Words with I in the middle are far more common; see 5 letter words with I for those.
Vowels in 5 letter words ending in I
I is the most common vowel here, appearing in 100% of the everyday words, followed by A (50%) and O (20%). The least common is U (15%).
1% have just one vowel, like styli. At the other end, quasi, alibi and reiki have three or more.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 20 nouns and 2 adjectives.
Nouns include chili, rabbi and sushi. Adjectives include quasi and khaki.
Best Wordle guesses that end in I
Top guesses, with the average number of the 132 everyday words each leaves: TARSI (10.9), CARDI (13.5), BASTI (13.5), LATHI (13.6) and SALMI (13.9).
46% repeat a letter, and 32 have a double letter, like rabbi, tutti, radii and ennui.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words ending in I in Scrabble
Top everyday words: hajji (22), ghazi (18) and zombi (18). All valid words: lazzi (23), hajji (22) and khazi (21). 18 words reach 15 points or more.
All 260 valid 5 letter words ending in I254 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- quasi14
- fungi9
- kanji16
- petri7
- bambi11
- mufti10
- corgi8
- fermi10
- cardi8
- parti7
- cacti9
- rishi8
- ghazi18
- mandi8
- tutti5
- bodhi11
- reiki9
- radii6
- machi12
- sakai9
- ennui5
- umami9
- bindi8
- combi11
- libri7
- aioli5
- lanai5
- roshi8
- basti7
- issei5
- shoji15
- amici9
- paoli7
- genii6
- aarti5
- hadji16
- khadi13
- torii5
- hajji22
- balti7
- nisei5
- marri7
- braai7
- fasti8
- dashi9
- bassi7
- rangi6
- villi8
- carpi9
- matai7
- dhoti9
- lassi5
- nkosi9
- terai5
- mauri7
- palpi9
- sensi5
- cerci9
- dilli6
- shogi9
- karri9
- kauri9
- lungi6
- tempi9
- thali8
- garni6
- putti7
- murti7
- campi11
- pardi8
- tangi6
- bhaji17
- okapi11
- tarsi5
- ngati6
- lathi8
- nashi8
- filii8
- acari7
- imari7
- senti5
- benni7
- cocci11
- kukri13
- serai5
- gobbi10
- primi9
- sulci7
- tanti5
- celli7
- soldi6
- oculi7
- tragi6
- uteri5
- choli10
- zombi18
- pappi11
- enoki9
- indri6
- dhobi11
- beedi8
- jinni12
- assai5
- cirri7
- dolci8
- kulfi12
- fundi9
- deshi9
- katti9
- salmi7
- coati7
- ariki9
- hongi9
- koori9
- filmi10
- gaddi8
- scudi8
- ozeki18
- styli8
- rosti5
- azuki18
- blini7
- darzi15
- fasci10
- petti7
- poori7
- recti7
- envoi8
- bravi10
- lenti5
- ugali6
- ceili7
- medii8
- topoi7
- frati8
- murri7
- hangi9
- segni6
- bocci11
- penni7
- punji14
- animi7
- culti7
- sengi6
- parki11
- pulli7
- houri8
- padri8
- piani7
- croci9
- abaci9
- appui9
- busti7
- logoi6
- oboli7
- perai7
- cursi7
- maqui16
- mooli7
- acini7
- tophi10
- agami8
- oribi7
- disci8
- korai9
- elemi7
- succi9
- volti8
- aalii5
- aduki10
- aggri7
- aguti6
- aidoi6
- ardri6
- askoi9
- atigi6
- auloi5
- aurei5
- bajri14
- besti7
- biali7
- booai7
- briki11
- buffi13
- bwazi19
- byssi10
- cesti7
- cippi11
- clavi10
- corni7
- cunei7
- curli7
- dhuti9
- duomi8
- durzi15
- elchi10
- farci10
- gibli8
- globi8
- gusli6
- hikoi12
- iambi9
- imshi10
- khazi21
- kibbi13
- kibei11
- kikoi13
- kirri9
- krubi11
- laari5
- lazzi23
- lichi10
- limbi9
- litai5
- lurgi6
- modii8
- mythi13
- naevi8
- nimbi9
- nomoi7
- obeli7
- ovoli8
- pagri8
- palki11
- pilei7
- pirai7
- psoai7
- rahui8
- rubai7
- sampi9
- satai5
- scapi9
- sehri8
- shchi13
- shiai8
- solei5
- spahi10
- stoai5
- takhi12
- tawai8
- teloi5
- tetri5
- thagi9
- tholi8
- thymi13
- tondi6
- torsi5
- tsadi6
- uraei5
- urali5
- urari5
- wongi9
- xysti15
- zimbi18
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in I are there?
260 valid words; 6 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that ends in an I?
The most common is chili. Other everyday examples are rabbi, sushi and alibi.
What is the best Wordle guess that ends in I?
alibi, leaving about 1.3 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word ending in I scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, khaki scores 16 points. Among all valid words, lazzi scores 23.
What 5 letter words start with C and end in I?
C is the most common first letter for these words (13 of the everyday words). Examples: chili, corgi, cardi and cacti.
Do more 5 letter words end with I or start with I?
260 valid 5 letter words end with I, compared with 161 that start with it. See 5 letter words starting with I.
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