Words Containing I
Every English word containing "I". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
5,681 words found
15 Letter Words1
14 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words3
12 Letter Words13
11 Letter Words22
10 Letter Words49
9 Letter Words83
8 Letter Words140
7 Letter Words150
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words132
3 Letter Words31
2 Letter Words6
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About These Words
This list holds 5,681 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.6 letters apiece. The commonest length is 5 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are i (931), e (491), n (452), t (344), s (325). Vowels make up 38% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 10.9 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is PIZZA at 25, followed by QUICKLY, DOWNSIZING and SPECIFICALLY. 483 of them (52%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONGRATULATIONS at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: HI, ID and IF.
Length distribution
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "I" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 5,681 words containing "I". They run from 2 to 5 letters, and 4-letter entries are the most common with 132 of them.
Which of these words containing "I" scores highest in Scrabble?+
PIZZA is the highest scorer at 25 points before board bonuses, ahead of QUICK, JIMMY and CHICK. The list averages 7.8 points per word, and 157 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "I"?+
The shortest are HI, ID, IF, IN and IS at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "I"?+
ADMIT, AGAIN, AISLE and ALIVE are the longest at 5 letters.
Are words containing "I" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 38% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are I, E, N. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.