5-letter words ending in I

There are 260 five-letter words that end in I in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is LAZZI at 23 points. S starts the most of them, 25, and the average score is 8.7 points.

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These 260 words are 2.1% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green I in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 260 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in I, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

For Wordle, SALMI is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 260 words.

5-letter words ending in I in numbers

Words
260
Highest scoring
LAZZI 23 pts
Average score
8.7 pts
With a definition
45 (17%)
Words by first letter
  1. A23
  2. B22
  3. C23
  4. D11
  5. E5
  6. F9
  7. G8
  8. H6
  9. I5
  10. J1
  11. K16
  12. L13
  13. M13
  14. N7
  15. O7
  16. P22
  17. Q1
  18. R10
  19. S25
  20. T21
  21. U6
  22. V2
  23. W1
  24. X1
  25. Z2

Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in i

WordScoreLength
lazzi235
hajji225
khazi215
bwazi195
azuki185
ghazi185
ozeki185
zimbi185
zombi185
bhaji175

5-letter words ending in I (260)

All 260 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

lazzi23hajji22khazi21bwazi19zombi18azuki18ghazi18ozeki18zimbi18bhaji17khaki16hadji16kanji16maqui16shoji15darzi15durzi15xysti15quasi14bajri14punji14khadi13buffi13kibbi13kikoi13kukri13mythi13shchi13thymi13jinni12hikoi12kulfi12machi12takhi12bocci11cocci11krubi11okapi11bambi11bodhi11briki11campi11cippi11combi11dhobi11kibei11palki11pappi11parki11chili10ennui5fermi10indri6nisei5rabbi9alibi7envoi8fungi9gaddi8lanai5aalii5elemi7lichi10swami10tetri5aioli5dhoti9houri8lathi8mufti10sushi8lungi6marri7penni7salmi7corgi8matai7shogi9coati7benni7blini7kauri9umami9villi8wongi9imshi10nimbi9reiki9ugali6volti8farci10gobbi10iambi9nkosi9ovoli8rahui8uraei5elchi10fasci10gibli8imari7naevi8obeli7rishi8tophi10urali5aduki10dashi9enoki9filmi10globi8hangi9issei5nashi8oboli7roshi8tempi9urari5abaci9deshi9fundi9garni6hongi9limbi9nomoi7oculi7palpi9recti7thagi9uteri5amici9dhuti9fasti8genii6libri7mandi8ngati6oribi7primi9rubai7spahi10tawai8appui9choli10disci8filii8gusli6logoi6medii8padri8radii6sakai9thali8ariki9clavi10dolci8frati8lurgi6modii8pagri8rangi6sampi9tholi8askoi9cacti9duomi8laari5mauri7pardi8rosti5scapi9topoi7agami8bravi10carpi9dilli6lassi5mooli7paoli7succi9tangi6acari7byssi10cerci9karri9lenti5murri7parti7scudi8tondi6acini7beedi8croci9katti9litai5murti7perai7sehri8tragi6aggri7bindi8cardi8kirri9petri7shiai8tsadi6animi7balti7ceili7koori9petti7styli8tanti5aguti6bassi7celli7korai9piani7sulci7tarsi5aidoi6basti7cesti7pilei7segni6teloi5ardri6besti7cirri7pirai7sengi6terai5atigi6biali7corni7poori7soldi6torii5aarti5booai7culti7psoai7satai5torsi5assai5braai7cunei7pulli7sensi5tutti5auloi5busti7curli7putti7senti5aurei5cursi7serai5solei5stoai5

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words end in I?

260, which is 2.1% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 45 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 5 letter word ending in I for Scrabble?

LAZZI scores 23 points before bonus squares. Next come HAJJI (22), KHAZI (21) and BWAZI (19). The average is 8.7 points.

Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in I start with?

S, in 25 of the 260 (9.6%). A follows with 23.

What should I guess in Wordle with an I in the last slot?

SALMI. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 260 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.

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