5-Letter Words Starting With I and Ending in R
There are 12 five-letter words starting with I and ending in R in our dictionary; 6 of them are common words.
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All 12 words
- inner5 points
- infer8 points
- incur7 points
- inter5 points
- icier7 points
- idler6 points
- ichor10 points
- icker11 points
- inker9 points
- invar8 points
- ither8 points
- iller5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 12
- By usage: 6 very common, 0 common, 6 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- icker 11
- ichor 10
- inker 9
- infer 8
- invar 8
- ither 8
- icier 7
- incur 7
- idler 6
- iller 5
Most common
- inner
- infer
- incur
- inter
- icier
- idler
- ichor
- icker
- inker
- invar
Definitions
- inner (adjective)
- Located inward.
- infer (verb)
- Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
- incur (verb)
- Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to.
- inter (verb)
- Place in a grave or tomb.
Below you will find all 12 five-letter words starting with I and ending in R from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. INNER, INFER and INCUR are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with I and ending in R?
ICKER scores 11 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
6 of the 12 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.