5-Letter Words Starting With I
118 five-letter words start with I; 28 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inert | 0.29 | 1.41 |
| 2 | inter | 0.36 | 1.34 |
| 3 | ideal | 0.22 | 1.42 |
| 4 | ideas | 0.18 | 1.47 |
| 5 | inlet | 0.36 | 1.22 |
| 6 | intro | 0.20 | 1.30 |
| 7 | infer | 0.31 | 1.18 |
| 8 | inner | 0.37 | 1.10 |
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118 words starting with I
- issuecommon
- imagecommon
- ideascommon
- itemscommon
- indexcommon
- innercommon
- idealcommon
- idiotcommon
- inputcommon
- intercommon
- indiecommon
- ironycommon
- ivorycommon
- implycommon
- introcommon
- iconscommon
- islescommon
- icingcommon
- idolscommon
- inletcommon
- itchycommon
- ironscommon
- incurcommon
- ioniccommon
- infercommon
- ineptcommon
- inertcommon
- inkedcommon
- idiom
- iliad
- infra
- inset
- imams
- irate
- islet
- irked
- inane
- inlay
- igloo
- infos
- idyll
- imbue
- ingle
- ingot
- iliac
- impel
- imago
- idler
- issei
- ilium
- idled
- idles
- ileum
- inure
- ivies
- infix
- imine
- ichor
- inker
- indri
All 118 five-letter words
Starting with IA 2
iambi iambs
Starting with IC 8
ichor icier icily icing icker icons ictic ictus
Starting with ID 10
ideal ideas idiom idiot idled idler idles idols idyll idyls
Starting with IG 2
igloo iglus
Starting with IH 1
ihram
Starting with IK 2
ikats ikons
Starting with IL 9
ileac ileal ileum ileus iliac iliad ilial ilium iller
Starting with IM 16
image imago imams imaum imbed imbue imide imido imids imine imino immix imped impel impis imply
Starting with IN 37
inane inapt inarm inbye incog incur incus index indie indol indow indri indue inept inert infer infix infos infra ingle ingot inion inked inker inkle inlay inlet inned inner input inset inter intis intro inure inurn invar
Starting with IO 5
iodic iodid iodin ionic iotas
Starting with IR 9
irade irate irids iring irked iroko irone irons irony
Starting with IS 7
isbas isled isles islet issei issue istle
Starting with IT 3
itchy items ither
Starting with IV 3
ivied ivies ivory
Starting with IX 3
ixias ixora ixtle
Starting with IZ 1
izars
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with I?
Our list has 118. 28 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with I?
ISSUE, IMAGE, IDEAS, ITEMS, INDEX — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with I?
INERT. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.29 green and 1.41 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.