5-letter words with I as the third letter

There are 1,022 five-letter words with I as the third 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 third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abide, abies, acids, acidy and acing. 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 third letter

WordScoreLength
whizz295
chizz285
frizz265
swizz265
quick205
quiff205
quich195
quirk185
avize175
fritz175

5-letter words with I as the third letter (1,022)

Showing the first 300 of 1,022. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 1,022 five-letter words with I in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third 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?

ABIDE is a common five-letter word with I as its third letter.

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