5 Letter Words Starting with I

Our list has 122 five-letter words starting with I; 38 of them are common words that are likely Wordle answers. The most frequent second letter is N (33% of the list).

Starts with I
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IA… (2)

  • iambi
  • iambs

IC… (8)

  • icier
  • icily
  • icing
  • ichor
  • icker
  • icons
  • ictic
  • ictus

ID… (10)

  • ideal
  • idiom
  • idiot
  • idler
  • idyll
  • ideas
  • idled
  • idles
  • idols
  • idyls

IG… (2)

  • igloo
  • iglus

IH… (1)

  • ihram

IK… (2)

  • ikats
  • ikons

IL… (9)

  • ileac
  • ileal
  • ileum
  • ileus
  • iliac
  • iliad
  • ilial
  • ilium
  • iller

IM… (16)

  • image
  • imbue
  • impel
  • imply
  • imago
  • imams
  • imaum
  • imbed
  • imide
  • imido
  • imids
  • imine
  • imino
  • immix
  • imped
  • impis

IN… (40)

  • inane
  • inapt
  • inbox
  • incur
  • index
  • inept
  • inert
  • infer
  • infix
  • ingot
  • inlay
  • inlet
  • inner
  • input
  • inset
  • intel
  • inter
  • inure
  • inarm
  • inbye
  • incog
  • incus
  • indie
  • indol
  • indow
  • indri
  • indue
  • infos
  • infra
  • ingle
  • inion
  • inked
  • inker
  • inkle
  • inned
  • innit
  • intis
  • intro
  • inurn
  • invar

IO… (5)

  • iodic
  • iodid
  • iodin
  • ionic
  • iotas

IR… (9)

  • irate
  • irony
  • irade
  • irids
  • iring
  • irked
  • iroko
  • irone
  • irons

IS… (7)

  • islet
  • issue
  • isbas
  • isled
  • isles
  • issei
  • istle

IT… (3)

  • itchy
  • items
  • ither

IV… (3)

  • ivies
  • ivory
  • ivied

IX… (3)

  • ixias
  • ixora
  • ixtle

IZ… (2)

  • izard
  • izars

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Best Wordle Guesses From This List

If you know your answer is in this list, these words split its 38 common words into the most groups, so the colors you get back narrow it down fastest.

GuessColor patternsWorst case
INLET233 left
INTEL223 left
INTER225 left
INERT225 left
INSET186 left

letter statistics

Most Common Letter in Each Position

PositionLetterShare of words
1Ievery word
2N33%
3I16%
4E22%
5S21%

Use the strongest open position for your next guess: a letter that appears in many of these words but not all of them tells you the most.

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