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5 Letter Words Starting With I
Five-letter words that start with I make up 1.4% of the 9,032 five-letter words in our dictionary: 129 words. 19% of them are common words, such as issue, image, index, ideal.
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Common 5-letter words starting with I (24)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- issue
- image
- index
- ideal
- input
- inter
- intel
- irony
- ivory
- imply
- inbox
- inlet
- itchy
- incur
- infer
- inept
- inert
- idiom
- inset
- irate
- islet
- inane
- inlay
- igloo
After I, the most common second letter is N: 44 of these words start with IN. On average a word here has 2.3 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 56 words). 40% repeat a letter, like issue. The most common ending is -ER (10 words).
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All 5-letter words starting with I (129)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words start with I?
Our dictionary has 129, which is 1.4% of all five-letter words. 24 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is the most common five-letter word starting with I?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, issue, followed by image and ideas.
Which letter most often follows the I?
After I, the most common second letter is N: 44 of these words start with IN.