7 Letter Words Starting with I

Common seven-letter words that start with I

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

• imagine 10/13 form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
• instead 8/9 in place of, or as an alternative to
• invited 11/13 (form of invite) increase the likelihood of
• illegal 8/12 prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
• include 10/14 have as a part, be made up out of
• instant 7/9 a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
• injured 15/19 harmed
• intense 7/9 possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
• impress 11/13 have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
• improve 14/17 to make better
• illness 7/10 impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
• involve 13/17 connect closely and often incriminatingly
• initial 7/9 the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
• ignored 9/11 disregarded
• impulse 11/15 an instinctive motive
• islands 8/10 (form of island) a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
• idiotic 10/11 insanely irresponsible
• inspire 9/11 heighten or intensify
• inmates 9/11 (form of inmate) one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
• insists 7/8 (form of insist) be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
• inherit 10/10 obtain from someone after their death
• inquiry 19/20 a search for knowledge
• insects 9/11 (form of insect) small air-breathing arthropod
• insults 7/10 (form of insult) a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
• indulge 9/13 give free rein to
• isolate 7/8 place or set apart
• insight 11/12 clear or deep perception of a situation
• invaded 12/14 (form of invade) march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
• install 7/10 set up for use
• insides 8/9 (form of inside) the region that is inside of something
• immoral 11/14 deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
• inspect 11/14 look over carefully
• intrude 8/10 enter uninvited
• insured 8/10 covered by insurance
• indoors 8/9 within a building
• itching 13/15 an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
• invites 10/12 (form of invite) increase the likelihood of
• implied 12/15 (form of imply) express or state indirectly
• implant 11/15 fix or set securely or deeply
• insulin 7/11 hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
• intends 8/10 (form of intend) have in mind as a purpose
• interns 7/9 (form of intern) an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
• iceberg 12/15 a large mass of ice floating at sea
• imitate 9/10 reproduce someone's behavior or looks
• incense 9/12 a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
• inhuman 12/15 without compunction or human feeling
• invalid 11/14 someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
• inquire 16/18 address a question to and expect an answer from
• impound 12/16 take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
• immense 11/14 unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

All 503 seven-letter words that start with I

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.