5-letter words with I as the fifth letter
There are 260 five-letter words with I as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is LAZZI at 23 points. S is the most common first letter among them (25), and the average score is 8.7 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green I in the fifth position leaves these 260 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with I in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include LAZZI, HAJJI, KHAZI, BWAZI and ZOMBI. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an I in slot 5 further.
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 with I as the fifth letter in numbers
- Words
- 260
- Highest scoring
- LAZZI 23 pts
- Average score
- 8.7 pts
- With a definition
- 45 (17%)
- A23
- B22
- C23
- D11
- E5
- F9
- G8
- H6
- I5
- J1
- K16
- L13
- M13
- N7
- O7
- P22
- Q1
- R10
- S25
- T21
- U6
- V2
- W1
- X1
- Z2
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with i as the fifth letter
5-letter words with I as the fifth letter (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.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have I as the fifth letter?
Unscrambly's list has 260 five-letter words with I in the fifth position, 2.1% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your fifth tile turned green as I, these 260 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as SALMI.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with I as the fifth letter?
LAZZI scores 23 points in Scrabble. Next come HAJJI (22), KHAZI (21) and BWAZI (19). The average is 8.7 points.