6-letter words starting with I
There are 381 six-letter words that start with I in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is IZZARD at 25 points. N is the most common second letter, in 190 of them, and the average score is 9.2 points.
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I is the second most common vowel, and words that begin with it skew a little formal and Latin-rooted. These 381 words are 1.7% of all 22,342 six-letter words, and I is the 21st most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 6 letters starting with I, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
6-letter words starting with I in numbers
- Words
- 381
- Highest scoring
- IZZARD 25 pts
- Average score
- 9.2 pts
- With a definition
- 208 (55%)
- A3
- B8
- C15
- D15
- F2
- G9
- H1
- L11
- M59
- N190
- O15
- P2
- R19
- S20
- T6
- X3
- Z3
Highest-scoring 6-letter words starting with i
6-letter words starting with I (381)
These 300 of the 381 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 6 letter words start with I?
381, which is 1.7% of the 22,342 six-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 208 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 6 letter word starting with I for Scrabble?
IZZARD scores 25 points before bonus squares. Next come IZZATS (24), IMBIZO (19) and ICEBOX (17). The average is 9.2 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 6 letter words starting with I?
N, in 190 of the 381 (50%). M follows with 59.