5 Letter Words With I in the Middle
Here are all 539 5 letter words with I in the middle, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 191 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.
Most of these words start with S, A, C. Good picks with five different letters include think, being, while, thing.
- Words found
- 539
- Most used
- which
- Most common first letter
- S
Wordle helper: 5 letter words with I in the middle
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Common 5 letter words with I in the middle
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | think | judge or regard; look upon; judge |
| 2 | being | the state or fact of existing |
| 3 | going | the act of departing |
| 4 | still | with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation |
| 5 | while | a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition |
| 6 | thing | a special situation |
| 7 | doing | engage in |
| 8 | point | a geometric element that has position but no extension |
| 9 | white | being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness |
| 10 | using | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose |
| 11 | third | coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position |
| 12 | child | a young person of either sex |
| 13 | quite | to a degree (not used with a negative) |
| 14 | bring | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere |
| 15 | price | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) |
| 16 | tried | make an effort or attempt |
| 17 | drive | operate or control a vehicle |
| 18 | chief | most important element |
| 19 | china | a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world |
| 20 | union | an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer |
| 21 | built | (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness |
| 22 | daily | every day; without missing a day |
| 23 | voice | the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech |
| 24 | build | make by combining materials and parts |
| 25 | write | produce a literary work |
| 26 | quick | accomplished rapidly and without delay |
| 27 | drink | take in liquids |
| 28 | crime | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act |
| 29 | smith | Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919) |
| 30 | trial | the act of testing something |
| 31 | prior | earlier in time |
| 32 | twice | two times |
| 33 | click | move or strike with a noise |
| 34 | faith | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
| 35 | prime | first in rank or degree |
| 36 | weird | suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley |
| 37 | units | any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange |
| 38 | alive | possessing life |
| 39 | stick | an implement consisting of a length of wood |
| 40 | guide | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling |
5 letter words with i in the middle, by first letter
A (47)
- alive
- aside
- alien
- anime
- alike
- aging
- arise
- acids
- amino
- align
- abide
- ariel
- alias
- agile
- axial
- avian
- alibi
- arias
- axiom
- amiss
- amity
- amigo
- adieu
- amine
- anima
- amiga
- anion
- adios
- anise
- aline
- afire
- amide
- amici
- aliya
- axing
- aping
- axils
- azide
- acing
- agios
7 more in the helper above.
B (34)
- being
- bring
- built
- build
- blind
- brief
- brick
- bride
- bliss
- blink
- blitz
- brits
- brink
- bribe
- beige
- boils
- brisk
- britt
- brine
- brill
- briar
- blimp
- boing
- baits
- bails
- blips
- brier
- briny
- brims
- bairn
- brigs
- baize
- boite
- blini
C (46)
- child
- chief
- china
- crime
- click
- coins
- climb
- chips
- cried
- chill
- cliff
- chick
- chile
- clips
- cries
- chili
- crisp
- cling
- coils
- chico
- chime
- chino
- chimp
- cairn
- cline
- crick
- chirp
- cribs
- chins
- clink
- crimp
- chine
- crier
- clift
- chive
- caird
- chide
- chiao
- chiro
- clime
6 more in the helper above.
D (22)
- doing
- drive
- daily
- drink
- dying
- dairy
- drill
- dried
- drift
- daisy
- deity
- dries
- drier
- drips
- djinn
- deign
- deism
- deist
- doily
- drily
- deify
- dribs
E (17)
- exist
- elite
- exile
- erica
- exits
- edits
- evils
- edict
- emits
- evict
- epics
- eying
- edify
- eking
- emirs
- elide
- evite
F (31)
- faith
- fails
- flies
- fairy
- fried
- fries
- faint
- flint
- flick
- flirt
- fritz
- fairs
- fling
- flips
- friar
- flier
- frisk
- foils
- frith
- feign
- feint
- frizz
- frill
- feist
- foist
- flits
- flied
- frits
- frise
- flite
- frier
G (27)
- going
- guide
- gains
- guilt
- grief
- grind
- guild
- grill
- grips
- guise
- glide
- grids
- grime
- grits
- grins
- gripe
- grimy
- guile
- grist
- griff
- glitz
- glint
- glial
- grift
- gaily
- gaits
- griot
H (8)
- hairy
- hairs
- heirs
- heist
- hails
- hoist
- haiku
- heigh
I (9)
- idiot
- icing
- idiom
- iliad
- iliac
- ilium
- ivies
- imine
- icily
J (6)
- joint
- juice
- joins
- juicy
- jails
- joist
K (5)
- knife
- krill
- knits
- koine
- knish
L (7)
- lying
- laird
- laity
- loins
- lairs
- laith
- laich
M (10)
- moist
- mails
- mains
- maize
- maids
- moira
- moire
- maile
- maims
- mbira
N (8)
- noise
- nails
- naive
- noisy
- naira
- neigh
- noirs
- naiad
O (13)
- olive
- onion
- owing
- oxide
- omits
- oriel
- opine
- obits
- odium
- ovine
- oxime
- ogive
- osier
P (31)
- point
- price
- prior
- prime
- prize
- paint
- pride
- pairs
- pains
- privy
- prism
- prima
- poise
- primo
- plies
- plied
- prion
- prise
- pried
- paisa
- paise
- pricy
- pails
- phial
- pries
- plink
- primi
- plier
- priss
- primp
Q (14)
- quite
- quick
- quiet
- quits
- quilt
- quirk
- quill
- quint
- quips
- quire
- quiff
- quins
- quids
- quirt
R (11)
- raise
- reign
- ruins
- raids
- rains
- rails
- rainy
- rhino
- reins
- ruing
- reify
S (108)
- still
- smith
- stick
- smile
- shirt
- shift
- ships
- skill
- saint
- swing
- slide
- suits
- swiss
- suite
- shine
- swift
- spite
- slice
- skirt
- spike
- spice
- spine
- skies
- stiff
- shiny
- spill
- seize
- spicy
- sting
- skins
- slick
- spies
- shits
- slips
- stint
- swipe
- soils
- sails
- spins
- suing
68 more in the helper above.
T (42)
- think
- thing
- third
- tried
- trial
- twice
- tries
- trick
- thick
- trips
- twist
- twins
- tribe
- thief
- thigh
- tails
- tying
- thine
- triad
- twigs
- taint
- twine
- trier
- trite
- trims
- trill
- tripe
- twirl
- twill
- taiga
- thins
- trios
- trine
- trike
- trice
- twits
- toils
- thiol
- twixt
- toile
2 more in the helper above.
U (7)
- using
- union
- units
- unity
- unite
- unify
- utile
V (8)
- voice
- veins
- voila
- vying
- veils
- voids
- veiny
- voile
W (27)
- which
- while
- white
- write
- weird
- wrist
- weigh
- waist
- waits
- whine
- waive
- whiff
- whips
- whisk
- whirl
- whims
- whiny
- whigs
- wring
- writs
- whizz
- wails
- whist
- weirs
- whish
- whirr
- waifs
Z (1)
- zaire
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Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words with I in the middle are there?
This list has 539, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.
What are common 5 letter words with I in the middle?
which, think, being, going, still, while, thing, doing.
Which 5 letter words with I in the middle are good Wordle guesses?
think, being, while, thing, doing, point use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.