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5-Letter Words With I as the Third Letter

There are 743 five-letter words with I as the third letter in our dictionary; 468 of them are common words.

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The 600 most common of 743 words

  • quick20 points
  • which16 points
  • quiet14 points
  • quite14 points
  • quits14 points
  • chips12 points
  • exist12 points
  • joins12 points
  • joint12 points
  • think12 points
  • child11 points
  • faith11 points
  • shift11 points
  • stick11 points
  • trick11 points
  • while11 points
  • white11 points
  • brief10 points
  • drink10 points
  • dying10 points
  • twice10 points
  • voice10 points
  • crisp9 points
  • daily9 points
  • drive9 points
  • flied9 points
  • lying9 points
  • owing9 points
  • price9 points
  • prime9 points
  • skill9 points
  • thing9 points
  • third9 points
  • tying9 points
  • weird9 points
  • alive8 points
  • being8 points
  • bring8 points
  • build8 points
  • fails8 points
  • flies8 points
  • fries8 points
  • naive8 points
  • noisy8 points
  • waits8 points
  • write8 points
  • built7 points
  • doing7 points
  • going7 points
  • grind7 points
  • guide7 points
  • omits7 points
  • pairs7 points
  • point7 points
  • print7 points
  • prior7 points
  • smile7 points
  • spite7 points
  • aside6 points
  • edits6 points
  • gains6 points
  • tried6 points
  • using6 points
  • alias5 points
  • arise5 points
  • noise5 points
  • raise5 points
  • saint5 points
  • still5 points
  • suits5 points
  • trial5 points
  • tries5 points
  • unite5 points
  • units5 points
  • maize16 points
  • prize16 points
  • axiom14 points
  • juice14 points
  • thick14 points
  • brick13 points
  • chief13 points
  • click13 points
  • cliff13 points
  • exits12 points
  • knife12 points
  • weigh12 points
  • blink11 points
  • climb11 points
  • fairy11 points
  • hairy11 points
  • shiny11 points
  • skips11 points
  • sniff11 points
  • spike11 points
  • stiff11 points
  • thief11 points
  • unify11 points
  • flips10 points
  • ships10 points
  • smith10 points
  • swims10 points
  • alike9 points
  • clips9 points
  • crime9 points
  • deity9 points
  • drift9 points
  • fried9 points
  • grief9 points
  • skirt9 points
  • swing9 points
  • abide8 points
  • blind8 points
  • cried8 points
  • drips8 points
  • evils8 points
  • faint8 points
  • grips8 points
  • hairs8 points
  • idiom8 points
  • pride8 points
  • shine8 points
  • shirt8 points
  • twins8 points
  • twist8 points
  • unity8 points
  • wrist8 points
  • aging7 points
  • bliss7 points
  • boils7 points
  • coins7 points
  • cries7 points
  • dried7 points
  • mails7 points
  • mains7 points
  • pains7 points
  • paint7 points
  • slice7 points
  • slips7 points
  • spies7 points
  • spill7 points
  • spits7 points
  • tribe7 points
  • trips7 points
  • align6 points
  • dries6 points
  • drill6 points
  • guilt6 points
  • idiot6 points
  • raids6 points
  • reign6 points
  • slide6 points
  • suing6 points
  • alien5 points
  • elite5 points
  • nails5 points
  • onion5 points
  • rails5 points
  • rains5 points
  • ruins5 points
  • sails5 points
  • stirs5 points
  • suite5 points
  • tails5 points
  • union5 points
  • quirk18 points
  • juicy17 points
  • whiff17 points
  • blitz16 points
  • chick16 points
  • quips16 points
  • whisk15 points
  • chimp14 points
  • chink14 points
  • flick14 points
  • quill14 points
  • quilt14 points
  • seize14 points
  • axing13 points
  • oxide13 points
  • prick13 points
  • privy13 points
  • skimp13 points
  • whims13 points
  • whips13 points
  • chime12 points
  • chirp12 points
  • deify12 points
  • exile12 points
  • frisk12 points
  • jails12 points
  • shirk12 points
  • spicy12 points
  • thigh12 points
  • vying12 points
  • blimp11 points
  • brink11 points
  • brisk11 points
  • chide11 points
  • clink11 points
  • grimy11 points
  • primp11 points
  • skims11 points
  • slick11 points
  • smirk11 points
  • swift11 points
  • swish11 points
  • waifs11 points
  • waive11 points
  • whine11 points
  • whirl11 points
  • whirs11 points
  • briny10 points
  • chili10 points
  • chill10 points
  • china10 points
  • chins10 points
  • eking10 points
  • evict10 points
  • skids10 points
  • skied10 points
  • slimy10 points
  • swipe10 points
  • awing9 points
  • blips9 points
  • bribe9 points
  • brims9 points
  • clime9 points
  • cribs9 points
  • dairy9 points
  • daisy9 points
  • doily9 points
  • epics9 points
  • feign9 points
  • fling9 points
  • gaily9 points
  • knits9 points
  • maims9 points
  • neigh9 points
  • opium9 points
  • prism9 points
  • shied9 points
  • skies9 points
  • skins9 points
  • skits9 points
  • slink9 points
  • spice9 points
  • stink9 points
  • swigs9 points
  • twigs9 points
  • voids9 points
  • wring9 points
  • acids8 points
  • acing8 points
  • aping8 points
  • beige8 points
  • bride8 points
  • cling8 points
  • cuing8 points
  • edict8 points
  • fairs8 points
  • feint8 points
  • flier8 points
  • flint8 points
  • flirt8 points
  • flits8 points
  • foils8 points
  • foist8 points
  • friar8 points
  • frill8 points
  • grime8 points
  • gripe8 points
  • hails8 points
  • heirs8 points
  • hoist8 points
  • icing8 points
  • ivies8 points
  • maids8 points
  • olive8 points
  • plied8 points
  • pried8 points
  • rainy8 points
  • rhino8 points
  • shies8 points
  • shins8 points
  • shire8 points
  • spied8 points
  • swill8 points
  • swine8 points
  • swirl8 points
  • thins8 points
  • twine8 points
  • twirl8 points
  • veils8 points
  • veins8 points
  • wails8 points
  • waist8 points
  • writs8 points
  • alibi7 points
  • amiss7 points
  • bails7 points
  • baits7 points
  • brine7 points
  • coils7 points
  • deign7 points
  • emirs7 points
  • emits7 points
  • glide7 points
  • grids7 points
  • guild7 points
  • icier7 points
  • moist7 points
  • pails7 points
  • plies7 points
  • poise7 points
  • pries7 points
  • slime7 points
  • slims7 points
  • smite7 points
  • snipe7 points
  • snips7 points
  • spine7 points
  • spins7 points
  • spire7 points
  • trims7 points
  • tripe7 points
  • agile6 points
  • drier6 points
  • gaits6 points
  • glint6 points
  • grill6 points
  • grins6 points
  • grits6 points
  • guile6 points
  • guise6 points
  • ruing6 points
  • sling6 points
  • snide6 points
  • sting6 points
  • arias5 points
  • lairs5 points
  • loins5 points
  • reins5 points
  • slier5 points
  • slits5 points
  • soils5 points
  • stint5 points
  • taint5 points
  • toils5 points
  • trill5 points
  • trios5 points
  • trite5 points
  • urine5 points
  • frizz26 points
  • glitz15 points
  • chive13 points
  • crick13 points
  • edify12 points
  • crimp11 points
  • chino10 points
  • chits10 points
  • skier9 points
  • trike9 points
  • heist8 points
  • shits8 points
  • twits8 points
  • spiel7 points
  • snits5 points
  • stilt5 points
  • baize16 points
  • quids15 points
  • skiff15 points
  • quire14 points
  • spiky14 points
  • whiny14 points
  • axial12 points
  • haiku12 points
  • hying12 points
  • joist12 points
  • umiak11 points
  • whist11 points
  • whits11 points
  • amity10 points
  • coifs10 points
  • icily10 points
  • phial10 points
  • shims10 points
  • spiny10 points
  • afire8 points
  • amigo8 points
  • avian8 points
  • brigs8 points
  • deice8 points
  • deism8 points
  • laity8 points
  • odium8 points
  • piing8 points
  • prigs8 points
  • saith8 points
  • shill8 points
  • shirr8 points
  • thine8 points
  • twill8 points
  • voile8 points
  • weirs8 points
  • amino7 points
  • anime7 points
  • brier7 points
  • cairn7 points
  • crier7 points
  • moire7 points
  • obits7 points
  • opine7 points
  • scion7 points
  • trice7 points
  • adieu6 points
  • elide6 points
  • grist6 points
  • naiad6 points
  • triad6 points
  • anion5 points
  • anise5 points
  • osier5 points
  • roils5 points
  • sties5 points
  • stile5 points
  • quiff20 points
  • chivy16 points
  • twixt15 points
  • hoick14 points
  • quins14 points
  • quint14 points
  • spiff13 points
  • skive12 points
  • snick11 points
  • spivs10 points
  • frigs9 points
  • ivied9 points
  • krill9 points
  • skint9 points
  • spics9 points
  • bairn7 points
  • brill7 points
  • prion7 points
  • laird6 points
  • trier5 points
  • fritz17 points
  • quirt14 points
  • knish12 points
  • reify11 points
  • shivs11 points
  • apish10 points
  • chine10 points
  • spiry10 points
  • amide8 points
  • naifs8 points
  • oping8 points
  • shier8 points
  • wains8 points
  • amine7 points
  • blini7 points
  • ilium7 points
  • moils7 points
  • prier7 points
  • deist6 points
  • taiga6 points
  • atilt5 points
  • oriel5 points
  • seine5 points
  • baiza16 points
  • quipu16 points
  • spitz16 points
  • azide15 points
  • azine14 points
  • chimb14 points
  • chirk14 points
  • oxime14 points
  • whish14 points
  • whity14 points
  • zaire14 points
  • kaiak13 points
  • skink13 points
  • whipt13 points
  • axils12 points
  • chico12 points
  • chirm12 points
  • exine12 points
  • swink12 points
  • frith11 points
  • prink11 points
  • shiva11 points
  • shive11 points
  • veiny11 points
  • whins11 points
  • chiao10 points
  • chirr10 points
  • meiny10 points
  • stich10 points
  • amice9 points
  • ceiba9 points
  • grift9 points
  • grith9 points
  • kails9 points
  • koine9 points
  • ogive9 points
  • plica9 points
  • primo9 points
  • skirl9 points
  • skirr9 points
  • skite9 points
  • spica9 points
  • stirk9 points
  • avion8 points
  • ayins8 points
  • caird8 points
  • coign8 points
  • evite8 points
  • flite8 points
  • imide8 points
  • ovine8 points
  • reive8 points
  • roily8 points
  • thill8 points
  • thiol8 points
  • acini7 points
  • anima7 points
  • apian7 points
  • brits7 points
  • cline7 points
  • coirs7 points
  • gride7 points
  • iliac7 points
  • imine7 points
  • paisa7 points
  • plier7 points
  • poilu7 points
  • seism7 points
  • spier7 points
  • spile7 points
  • stipe7 points
  • adits6 points
  • agios6 points
  • agist6 points
  • glias6 points
  • saiga6 points
  • anile5 points
  • anils5 points
  • ariel5 points
  • arils5 points
  • inion5 points
  • naira5 points
  • seise5 points
  • suint5 points
  • toile5 points
  • trine5 points
  • urial5 points
  • utile5 points
  • whizz29 points
  • umiaq16 points
  • ajiva15 points
  • azido15 points
  • qaids15 points
  • oxims14 points
  • wrick14 points
  • zeins14 points
  • djinn13 points
  • djins13 points
  • oxids13 points
  • spick13 points
  • axile12 points
  • axion12 points
  • axite12 points
  • blimy12 points
  • chics12 points
  • gliff12 points
  • griff12 points
  • haika12 points
  • haiks12 points
  • heigh12 points
  • ixias12 points
  • kaifs12 points
  • pricy12 points
  • skiey12 points
  • whids12 points
  • whigs12 points
  • acidy11 points
  • beigy11 points
  • gripy11 points
  • paiks11 points
  • plink11 points
  • shily11 points
  • skimo11 points
  • spiks11 points
  • swith11 points
  • swive11 points
  • twiny11 points
  • whirr11 points
  • baith10 points
  • chias10 points
  • chiel10 points
  • chile10 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 743
  • By usage: 352 very common, 116 common, 275 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. whizz 29
  2. frizz 26
  3. quick 20
  4. quiff 20
  5. quirk 18
  6. fritz 17
  7. juicy 17
  8. whiff 17
  9. baiza 16
  10. baize 16

Most common

  1. quick
  2. which
  3. quiet
  4. quite
  5. quits
  6. chips
  7. exist
  8. joins
  9. joint
  10. think

Definitions

quick (adjective)
Accomplished rapidly and without delay.
quiet (adjective)
Characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity.
quite (adverb)
To a degree (not used with a negative).
quits (adjective)
On equal terms by payment or requital.

Looking for five-letter words with I as the third letter? You are in the right place. This list has 743 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as QUICK and WHICH appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.

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

A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.

Questions

Which five-letter words with I as the third letter are the most common?

QUICK, WHICH and QUIET are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.

Can I search this list with my own letters?

Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words with I as the third letter you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.