5-Letter Words Starting With ID
There are 10 five-letter words starting with ID in our dictionary; 9 of them are common words.
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All 10 words
- ideal6 points
- ideas6 points
- idiom8 points
- idiot6 points
- idled7 points
- idler6 points
- idles6 points
- idols6 points
- idyll9 points
- idyls9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 10
- By usage: 8 very common, 1 common, 1 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- idyll 9
- idyls 9
- idiom 8
- idled 7
- ideal 6
- ideas 6
- idiot 6
- idler 6
- idles 6
- idols 6
Most common
- ideal
- ideas
- idiom
- idiot
- idled
- idler
- idles
- idols
- idyll
- idyls
Definitions
- ideal (adjective)
- Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal.
- idiom (noun)
- A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language.
- idiot (noun)
- A person of subnormal intelligence.
- idler (noun)
- Person who does no work.
There are 10 five-letter words starting with ID, and 9 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is IDYLL at 9 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with ID are there?
Our dictionary has 10 five-letter words starting with ID, of which 9 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with ID?
IDYLL scores 9 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.