5-letter words with I as the fifth letter

There are 260 five-letter words with I as the fifth letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. I is the second most common vowel, and words that begin with it skew a little formal and Latin-rooted.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with I in the fifth position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include aalii, aarti, abaci, acari and acini. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with i as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
lazzi235
hajji225
khazi215
bwazi195
azuki185
ghazi185
ozeki185
zimbi185
zombi185
bhaji175

5-letter words with I as the fifth letter (260)

aalii5aarti5abaci9acari7acini7aduki10agami8aggri7aguti6aidoi6aioli5alibi7amici9animi7appui9ardri6ariki9askoi9assai5atigi6auloi5aurei5azuki18bajri14balti7bambi11bassi7basti7beedi8benni7besti7bhaji17biali7bindi8blini7bocci11bodhi11booai7braai7bravi10briki11buffi13busti7bwazi19byssi10cacti9campi11cardi8carpi9ceili7celli7cerci9cesti7chili10choli10cippi11cirri7clavi10coati7cocci11combi11corgi8corni7croci9culti7cunei7curli7cursi7darzi15dashi9deshi9dhobi11dhoti9dhuti9dilli6disci8dolci8duomi8durzi15elchi10elemi7ennui5enoki9envoi8farci10fasci10fasti8fermi10filii8filmi10frati8fundi9fungi9gaddi8garni6genii6ghazi18gibli8globi8gobbi10gusli6hadji16hajji22hangi9hikoi12hongi9houri8iambi9imari7imshi10indri6issei5jinni12kanji16karri9katti9kauri9khadi13khaki16khazi21kibbi13kibei11kikoi13kirri9koori9korai9krubi11kukri13kulfi12laari5lanai5lassi5lathi8lazzi23lenti5libri7lichi10limbi9litai5logoi6lungi6lurgi6machi12mandi8maqui16marri7matai7mauri7medii8modii8mooli7mufti10murri7murti7mythi13naevi8nashi8ngati6nimbi9nisei5nkosi9nomoi7obeli7oboli7oculi7okapi11oribi7ovoli8ozeki18padri8pagri8palki11palpi9paoli7pappi11pardi8parki11parti7penni7perai7petri7petti7piani7pilei7pirai7poori7primi9psoai7pulli7punji14putti7quasi14rabbi9radii6rahui8rangi6recti7reiki9rishi8roshi8rosti5rubai7sakai9salmi7sampi9satai5scapi9scudi8segni6sehri8sengi6sensi5senti5serai5shchi13shiai8shogi9shoji15soldi6solei5spahi10stoai5styli8succi9sulci7sushi8swami10takhi12tangi6tanti5tarsi5tawai8teloi5tempi9terai5tetri5thagi9thali8tholi8thymi13tondi6tophi10topoi7torii5torsi5tragi6tsadi6tutti5ugali6umami9uraei5urali5urari5uteri5villi8volti8wongi9xysti15zimbi18zombi18

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have I as the fifth letter?

Our dictionary lists 260 five-letter words with I in the fifth position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as I, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

AALII is a common five-letter word with I as its fifth letter.

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