5 Letter Words Starting with I

Common five-letter words that start with I

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• idiot 6/6 a person of subnormal intelligence
• ideas 6/6 (form of idea) the content of cognition
• issue 5/6 prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
• image 8/10 an iconic mental representation
• inner 5/7 located inward
• ideal 6/7 the idea of something that is perfect
• items 7/8 (form of item) a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
• irony 8/8 witty language used to convey insults or scorn
• input 7/10 signal going into an electronic system
• imply 12/14 express or state indirectly
• itchy 13/12 nervous and unable to relax
• index 13/14 a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
• intro 5/6 formally making a person known to another or to the public
• irons 5/6 metal shackles
• ivory 11/11 a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
• icing 8/11 the formation of frost or ice on a surface
• inept 7/9 not elegant or graceful in expression
• irate 5/5 feeling or showing extreme anger
• infer 8/9 reason by deduction
• incur 7/10 make oneself subject to
• idols 6/7 (form of idol) a material effigy that is worshipped
• indie 6/7 a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
• inlet 5/7 an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
• inane 5/7 extremely silly or stupid
• inert 5/6 unable to move or resist motion
• inter 5/6 place in a grave or tomb
• igloo 6/8 an Eskimo hut
• icons 7/9 (form of icon) (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or…
• inlay 8/9 decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
• idiom 8/9 a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
• ileum 7/10 the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum
• isles 5/6 (form of isle) a small island
• ionic 7/9 containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions
• inked 10/11 (form of ink) a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
• ilium 7/10 an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
• idler 6/7 person who does no work
• iliac 7/9 of or relating to the ilium
• imbue 9/12 spread or diffuse through
• irked 10/10 (form of irk) irritate or vex
• ither 8/7
• impel 9/12 urge or force (a person) to an action
• idyll 9/10 an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
• imbed 10/12 fix or set securely or deeply
• infra 8/9 (in writing) at a later place
• ingle 6/9
• ingot 6/8 metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
• inker 9/10 (form of ink) a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
• ileus 5/7 blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the…
• iambs 9/11 (form of iamb) a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
• icily 10/11 in a cold and icy manner

All 118 five-letter words that start with I

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.