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5 Letter Words Starting With I
Looking for five-letter words that begin with I? There are 161 valid 5 letter words starting with I, and 21 of them are common everyday words. The most used is issue. Add your Wordle clues to the finder, or browse the lists below, sorted from most to least common. For every other letter, use our 5 letter word finder.
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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 starting with I at a glance
- Valid words
- 161
- Common words
- 21
- Most common
- issue
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- index 13 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- izzat 23 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- inert
- The 2nd letter is N in 52% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is E in 14% of common words.
- The 4th letter is E in 24% of common words.
- The 5th letter is T in 24% of common words.
Common 5 letter words starting with I (21)
The words with 5 letters starting with I you're most likely to know, most used first.
- issue5
- image8
- index13
- inner5
- ideal6
- idiot6
- input7
- inter5
- indie6
- irony8
- ivory11
- imply12
- intro5
- icing8
- inlet5
- itchy13
- incur7
- ionic7
- infer8
- inept7
- inert5
How to find a five-letter word that starts with an I
Looking for 5 letter words that start with I to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has I in the first green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is INDIE, and all you know is that it starts with I, which leaves 21 common words. Open with INERT, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: INERT I and N are green and E is yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 2 possible answers: index and indie.
Guess 2: INDEX I, N and D are green and E is yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: INDIE All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
What comes after I?
In common words that start with I, the second letter is most often N (52%), M (10%) and D (10%). Only 5% have a vowel second, so I is usually followed by another consonant.
| Starts with | Number of common words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| IN | 11 | index, inner, input, inter |
| IM | 2 | image, imply |
| ID | 2 | ideal, idiot |
| IS | 1 | issue |
| IR | 1 | irony |
| IV | 1 | ivory |
What the most common ones mean
- issue
- verbprepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- image
- nounan iconic mental representation
- index
- nouna numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
- inner
- adjectivelocated inward
- ideal
- nounthe idea of something that is perfect
- idiot
- nouna person of subnormal intelligence
- input
- nounsignal going into an electronic system
- inter
- verbplace in a grave or tomb
- indie
- nouna pop group not affiliated with a major record company
- irony
- nounwitty language used to convey insults or scorn
- ivory
- nouna hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
- imply
- verbexpress or state indirectly
- intro
- nounformally making a person known to another or to the public
- icing
- nounthe formation of frost or ice on a surface
- inlet
- nounan arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words starting with I
I is not a common first letter for 5 letter words, which keeps this list short. Many I words begin with IN or IM, like input, inner, image and imply. Others start with ID or IR, as in ideal, idiot and irony. Because the list is small, a good guess can narrow it down very quickly once you know the first letter. In Wordle, an I that turns yellow in your opening guess is far more likely to belong in the second or third spot than the first, so only try it first when the middle positions are ruled out.
I is one of the least common first letters for 5 letter words, ranking 23 out of 26.
Word families that start with I
I words are a short list, which makes them easier to learn. The IN and IM family covers about half of the common ones: incur, index, indie, inept, inert, infer and inlet. The rest are a mixed group: icing, issue, itchy and ivory. Endings include -ER (inner, inter), -AL (ideal) and -Y (irony, itchy, ivory). If you're stuck on an I word in Wordle, try N or M in the second spot first. For words where I sits in the middle, which is much more common, see 5 letter words with I. You can also use the 5 letter word finder to filter by any other letters you know.
Vowels in 5 letter words starting with I
I is the most common vowel here, appearing in 100% of the common words, followed by E (52%) and O (24%). The least common is A (10%).
10% have just one vowel, like imply and itchy. At the other end, issue, image and ideal have three or more.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 11 nouns, 5 verbs and 5 adjectives.
Nouns include image, index and ideal. Verbs include issue, inter and imply. Adjectives include inner, itchy and ionic.
Best Wordle guesses that start with I
Top guesses, with the average number of the 21 common words each leaves: INERT (1.4), INTER (1.6), INLET (1.8), INFER (2.0) and INEPT (2.0).
29% repeat a letter, and 2 have a double letter, like issue and inner.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words starting with I in Scrabble
Top common words: index (13), itchy (13) and imply (12). All valid words: izzat (23), immix (16) and izard (15). 4 words reach 15 points or more.
All 161 valid 5 letter words starting with I140 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- india6
- ideas6plural
- items7plural
- intel5
- icons7plural
- isles5plural
- inbox14
- idols6plural
- intra5
- irons5plural
- inked10
- idiom8
- iliad6
- infra8
- inset5
- imams9plural
- irate5
- islet5
- irked10
- innit5
- inane5
- inlay8
- igloo6
- infos8plural
- ident6
- idyll9
- imbue9
- ingle6
- ingot6
- iliac7
- impel9
- imago8
- idler6
- issei5
- ilium7
- iftar8
- idled7
- idles6plural
- izzat23
- ileum7
- izard15
- inure5
- ivies8
- imari7
- infix15
- imine7
- ichor10
- inker9
- indri6
- incus7
- icily10
- ileal5
- iller5
- ileus5
- ippon9
- ither8
- inapt7
- iroko9
- icers7plural
- ihram10
- ictus7
- ictal7
- imbed10
- ickle11
- ingan6
- inkle9
- idola6
- imide8
- incog8
- indol6
- ikons9plural
- idees6plural
- invar8
- iotas5plural
- imino7
- iambs9plural
- iring6
- impis9plural
- inula5
- ixora12
- icier7
- inion5
- intil5
- indue6
- isnae5
- iambi9
- ibrik11
- iched11
- iches10plural
- icker11
- ictic9
- idant6
- idyls9plural
- igapo8
- igged8
- iglus6plural
- ikans9plural
- ikats9plural
- ileac7
- ilial5
- illth8
- imaum9
- imbar9
- imido8
- imids8plural
- immew12
- immit9
- immix16
- imped10
- impot9
- imshi10
- imshy13
- inarm7
- inbye10
- incle7
- incut7
- indew9
- indow9
- inerm7
- inned6
- inorb7
- inrun5
- intis5plural
- inurn5
- inust5
- inwit8
- iodic8
- iodid7
- iodin6
- irade6
- irids6plural
- irone5
- isbas7plural
- ishes8plural
- isled6
- istle5
- ivied9
- ixias12plural
- ixtle12
- izars14plural
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words starting with I are there?
161 valid words; 21 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that starts with an I?
The most common is issue. Other everyday examples are image, index and inner.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with I?
inert, leaving about 1.4 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word starting with I scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, index scores 13 points. Among all valid words, izzat scores 23.
What 5 letter words start with I and end with T?
T is the most common last letter for these words (5 of the common words). Examples: idiot, input, inlet and inept.
Do more 5 letter words start with I or end with I?
161 valid 5 letter words start with I, compared with 260 that end with it. See 5 letter words ending in I.
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