5 Letter Words Starting With I
All 118 5-letter words that start with I, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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118 words
- idiot/ˈɪˌdiət/a person of subnormal intelligence
- ideas/aɪˈdiəz/
- issue/ˈɪʃu/the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
- image/ˈɪmədʒ/a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
- inner/ˈɪnɝ/inside or closer to the inside of the body
- ideal/aɪˈdiɫ/the idea of something that is perfect
- items/ˈaɪtəmz/
- irony/ˈaɪɹəni/incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
- itchy/ˈɪtʃi/causing an irritating cutaneous sensation
- input/ˈɪnˌpʊt/a component of production
- index/ˈɪndɛks/the finger next to the thumb
- ivory/ˈaɪvɝi/a shade of white the color of bleached bones
- intro/ˈɪntɹoʊ/a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music
- imply/ˌɪmˈpɫaɪ/express or state indirectly
- icing/ˈaɪsɪŋ/(ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
- irons/ˈaɪɝnz/metal shackles
- idols/ˈaɪdəɫz/
- isles/ˈaɪɫz/
- indie/ˈɪndi/an independent film company not associated with an established studio
- icons/ˈaɪˌkɑnz/
- inter/ˌɪnˈtɝ/place in a grave or tomb
- inept/ˌɪˈnɛpt/revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
- infer/ˌɪnˈfɝ/believe to be the case
- inert/ˌɪˈnɝt/slow and apathetic
- incur/ˌɪnˈkɝ/receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- igloo/ˈɪɡɫu/an Eskimo hut
- inlet/ˈɪnˌɫɛt/an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
- irate/aɪˈɹeɪt/feeling or showing extreme anger
- inane/ˌɪˈneɪn/extremely silly or stupid
- ionic/ˌaɪˈɑnɪk/the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
- idiom/ˈɪdiəm/the style of a particular artist or school or movement
- iliad/ˈɪɫiəd/a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
- inked
- iliacof or relating to the ilium
- idyll/ˈaɪdəɫ/a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
- inlay/ˈɪnˌɫeɪ/a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
- issei
- idler/ˈaɪdəɫɝ/person who does no work
- irked/ˈɝkt/
- imbue/ˌɪmˈbju/suffuse with color
- islet/ˈaɪɫɪt/a small island
- idles/ˈaɪdəɫz/
- ingot/ˈɪŋɡət/metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
- iliumthe upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
- imams
- inset/ˈɪnˌsɛt/a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
- infra/ˈɪnfɹə/(in writing) at a later place
- indri/ˌɪnˈdɹi/large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn
- impel/ˌɪmˈpɛɫ/cause to move forward with force
- ingle/ˈɪŋɡəɫ/
- ileumthe part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum
- ivies
- iller
- imagoan adult insect produced after metamorphosis
- idled/ˈaɪdəɫd/
- icily/ˈaɪsɪɫi/in a cold and icy manner
- ileusblockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel
- imbed/ɪmˈbɛd/fix or set securely or deeply
- inker
- inaptnot elegant or graceful in expression
- ither
- incusthe ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
- inure/ˌɪnˈjʊɹ/cause to accept or become hardened to
- ichora fluid product of inflammation
- icier
- iviedovergrown with ivy
- infos
- iroko
- inned
- ictusa sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
- ileal
- iring
- imine
- impis
- incog
- iambs
- ihram
- infixan affix that is inserted inside the word
- inklea linen tape used for trimming as a decoration
- inurn
- irone
- istle
- icker
- ikons
- imped
- inarm
- inionthe craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)
- intis/ˈɪntɪs/
- iotas
- isled
- iambi
- icticof or relating to a seizure or convulsion
- idyls
- iglus
- ikats
- ileac
- ilial
- imaum(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque
- imideany of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-
- imido
5-letter words starting with I
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How many 5 letter words start with I?
There are 118 5-letter words starting with I in our dictionary.