5 Letter Words Starting with I

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  • IAMBI
  • IAMBS
  • ICHOR
  • ICIER
  • ICILY
  • ICING
  • ICKER
  • ICKLE
  • ICONS
  • ICTIC
  • ICTUS
  • IDANT
  • IDEAL
  • IDEAS
  • IDENT
  • IDIOM
  • IDIOT
  • IDLED
  • IDLER
  • IDLES
  • IDOLA
  • IDOLS
  • IDYLL
  • IDYLS
  • IGLOO
  • IGLUS
  • IHRAM
  • IKONS
  • ILEAC
  • ILEAL
  • ILEUM
  • ILEUS
  • ILIAC
  • ILIAD
  • ILIAL
  • ILIUM
  • ILLER
  • ILLTH
  • IMAGE
  • IMAGO
  • IMAMS
  • IMAUM
  • IMBED
  • IMBUE
  • IMIDE
  • IMIDO
  • IMIDS
  • IMINE
  • IMINO
  • IMMEW
  • IMMIT
  • IMMIX
  • IMPED
  • IMPEL
  • IMPIS
  • IMPLY
  • IMPOT
  • IMSHI
  • INANE
  • INAPT
Use ? for unknowns

One hundred thirty nine words begin with I, and the IN opening takes more than a third of them.

The IN Opening Leads the I List

N takes the second box in forty nine of the one hundred thirty nine, thirty five percent. M follows on twenty, D on thirteen and L on ten, and nothing else reaches double figures.

The I Words People Actually Use

IMAGE, INDEX, IDEAL, INPUT and ISSUE are the entries most likely to be wanted. IRONY, IVORY and INNER follow.

That is a short list for a page of one hundred thirty nine, because much of what remains is technical. The I list plays smaller than its count.

  • IMAGE
  • INDEX
  • IDEAL
  • INPUT
  • ISSUE

IN Is a Prefix, Not a Family

The IN words do not share a stem the way most branches do. INDEX, INEPT, INNER, INPUT and INFER are unrelated to each other beyond the two opening letters, which means landing in the branch narrows less than its size suggests.

Where to Start on an I Puzzle

E fills the fourth box in twenty nine of the one hundred thirty nine, twenty one percent, more than any other letter. S closes twenty three words with E on nineteen and T on seventeen.

IMAGE tests the E fourth box and a second box outside the crowded IN branch, which makes it the better opening.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I assume the second letter is N

It is the best single guess at forty nine of the one hundred thirty nine, but that is only thirty five percent. IMAGE and IDEAL show the other branches are live.

Why does the I list feel so short

Most of the one hundred thirty nine are technical or archaic. The words you would actually produce number in the low dozens, which is why the page plays smaller than it looks.

How many I words repeat a letter

Twelve, which is nine percent. That is low, so a visible double narrows this page sharply.

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