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5 Letter Words With I as the Third Letter

There are 759 five-letter words with I as the third letter. The letter before the I is most often R (137 words), and the one after it N (138 words). Small patterns like this make the next guess easier. The 228 common words (which, think, being, still) come first below.

On average a word here has 1.9 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 249 words). 25% repeat a letter, like which. The most common first letter is S (141 words).

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Common 5-letter words with I as the third letter (228)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

Tip: try raise as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 25% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 5-letter words with I as the third letter (759)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

abide acids acidy acing acini adieu adios adits afire agile aging agios agism agist agita ajiva alias alibi alien alifs align alike aline alist alive aliya amias amice amici amide amido amids amies amiga amigo amine amino amins amirs amiss amity anile anils anima anime animi anion anise apian aping apish arias ariel arils arise aside atilt ation ative avian avion aviso awing axial axile axils axing axiom axion axite ayins azide azido azine bails bairn baith baits baiza baize beige beigy being blimp blimy blind bling blini blink blips bliss blite blitz boils boing boite briar bribe brick bride brief brier bries brigs brill brims brine bring brink brins briny brios brisk brits britt build built caids cains caird cairn ceiba ceils chiao chias chica chick chico chics chide chief chiel child chile chili chill chimb chime chimp china chine ching chino chins chips chirk chirm chiro chirp chirr chits chive chivy click cliff clift climb clime cline cling clink clips clipt clits coifs coign coils coins coirs cribs crick cried crier cries crime crimp crine cripe crisp cuifs cuing cuish daily dairy daisy deice deify deign deils deism deist deity djinn djins doily doing doits dribs dried drier dries drift drill drily drink drips dript drive duits dwine dying edict edify edile edits eking elide elint elite emirs emits epics erica evict evils evite exile exine exist exits eying fails faint fairs fairy faith feign feint feist flick flics flied flier flies fling flint flips flirt flite flits foils foins foist friar fried frier fries frigs frill frise frisk frith frits fritt fritz frize frizz gaily gains gaits glial glias glide gliff glime glims glint glitz going gride grids grief griff grift grigs grill grime grimy grind grins griot gripe grips gript gripy grist grith grits guide guids guild guile guilt guiro guise haika haiks haiku hails hairs hairy heigh heils heirs heist hoick hoise hoist hying icier icily icing idiom idiot iliac iliad ilial ilium imide imido imids imine imino inion irids iring ivied ivies ixias jails joins joint joist juice juicy kaiak kaifs kails kains keirs klick knife knish knits koine krill laich laics laigh laird lairs lairy laith laity loins lying maids maile maill mails maims mains mairs maist maize mbira meiny moils moira moire moist naiad naifs nails naira naive neifs neigh neist noils noily noirs noise noisy obias obits odist odium ogive ohias ohing olios olive omits onion onium opine oping opium oribi oriel osier ovine owing oxide oxids oxime oxims paiks pails pains paint pairs paisa paise peins peise phial phile phish piing plica plied plier plies plink poilu poind point poise price prick pricy pride pried prier pries prigs prill prima prime primi primo primp prims prink print prion prior prise prism priss privy prize pyins qaids quick quids quiet quiff quill quilt quins quint quips quipu quire quirk quirt quite quits raias raids rails rains rainy raise raita reifs reify reign reiki reink reins reive rhino roils roily ruing ruins saice saids saiga sails sains saint saith scion seifs seine seise seism seize shied shiel shier shies shift shill shily shims shine shins shiny ships shire shirk shirr shirt shist shite shits shiva shive shivs skids skied skier skies skiey skiff skill skimo skimp skims skink skins skint skips skirl skirr skirt skite skits skive slice slick slide slier slily slime slims slimy sling slink slipe slips slipt slits smile smirk smite smith snibs snick snide sniff snipe snips snits soils spica spice spicy spied spiel spier spies spiff spike spiks spiky spile spill spilt spine spins spiny spire spirt spiry spite spits spitz spivs stich stick stied sties stiff stile still stilt stime stims stimy sting stink stint stipe stirk stirp stirs suing suint suite suits swift swigs swill swims swine swing swink swipe swirl swish swiss swith swive swizz taiga tails tains taint teiid teind thick thief thigh thill thine thing think thins thiol third thirl toile toils toits triac triad trial tribe trice trick tried trier tries trigo trigs trike trill trims trine triol trios tripe trips trite twice twier twigs twill twine twink twins twiny twirl twirp twist twits twixt tying umiac umiak umiaq unify union unite units unity urial urine using utile vails vairs veils veins veiny voice voids voila voile vying waifs wails wains wairs waist waits waive weigh weird weirs which whids whiff whigs while whims whine whins whiny whips whipt whirl whirr whirs whish whisk whist white whits whity whizz wrick wried wrier wries wring wrist write writs yaird zaire zeins

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More 5-letter word lists with I

Starting with I (129)Ending in I (166)Second letter I (1,005)Fourth letter I (610) With I and S (1,008)With E and I (879)With I and R (690)With A and I (680)With I and N (662)With I and L (633)With I and T (609)With D and I (473)

Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have I as the third letter?

Our dictionary has 759, which is 8.4% of all five-letter words. 228 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common five-letter word with I as the third letter?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, which, followed by think and being.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try raise. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 25% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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