8-letter words starting with I
There are 963 eight-letter words that start with I in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ISOZYMIC at 24 points. N is the most common second letter, in 514 of them, and the average score is 12 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 963 words are 2.4% of all 40,530 eight-letter words, and I is the 18th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 8 letters starting with I, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
8-letter words starting with I in numbers
- Words
- 963
- Highest scoring
- ISOZYMIC 24 pts
- Average score
- 12.0 pts
- With a definition
- 464 (48%)
- A4
- B2
- C26
- D40
- F1
- G19
- J1
- K1
- L19
- M171
- N514
- O21
- P1
- R36
- S90
- T14
- V2
- Z1
Highest-scoring 8-letter words starting with i
8-letter words starting with I (963)
These 300 of the 963 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 8 letter words start with I?
963, which is 2.4% of the 40,530 eight-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 464 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 8 letter word starting with I for Scrabble?
ISOZYMIC scores 24 points before bonus squares. Next come IMBLAZED (22), INFAMIZE (22) and ISOZYMES (22). The average is 12 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 8 letter words starting with I?
N, in 514 of the 963 (53%). M follows with 171.