5-Letter Words Starting With I

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5-Letter Words Starting With I

I-words are vowel hunters. IMAGE, IRONY, ISSUE — most contain at least two vowels, making them ideal second guesses when you need to narrow down which vowels are hiding in the answer.

Popular Words That Start With I

Here are some of the most useful 5-letter words that start with I. The highlighted letter shows the position you're filtering for.

Common everyday words:

IMAGE

IMPLY

INDEX

INNER

Strategic picks for word games:

IRATE

IRONY

ISSUE

Wordle and Scrabble Strategy

•IRATE tests I, R, A, T, E — all common letters, underrated starter

•AUDIO covers A, U, D, I, O — five letters including 4 vowels

•I-words excel as second guesses to reveal which vowels are in play

•I is only worth 1 point in Scrabble — use for word building

I at a Glance

Frequency180 5-letter words start with I

Wordle34 Wordle answers start with I (18.9%)

PatternsCommon patterns: IN-, IM-, IR-, IS-, ID-