Words That Start With IM
Here are 472 words that start with im, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
As a prefix, im often means "not", as in impossible and impatient, but it also means "into", as in import.
- Words starting with im
- 472
- Most used
- important
- Shortest
- imp
- 5 letter words
- 7
Common words that start with im
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | important | of great significance or value | 9 |
| 2 | immediately | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening | 11 |
| 3 | image | an iconic mental representation | 5 |
| 4 | imagine | form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case | 7 |
| 5 | impact | the striking of one body against another | 6 |
| 6 | improve | to make better | 7 |
| 7 | impossible | not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with | 10 |
| 8 | images | an iconic mental representation | 6 |
| 9 | improved | made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing | 8 |
| 10 | importance | the quality of being important and worthy of note | 10 |
| 11 | immediate | very close or connected in space or time | 9 |
| 12 | improvement | a change for the better; progress in development | 11 |
| 13 | immigration | migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle... | 11 |
| 14 | impressive | making a strong or vivid impression | 10 |
| 15 | immigrants | a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there | 10 |
| 16 | improving | to make better | 9 |
| 17 | impression | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | 10 |
| 18 | impressed | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | 9 |
| 19 | implementation | the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order | 14 |
| 20 | improvements | a change for the better; progress in development | 12 |
| 21 | implemented | apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design | 11 |
| 22 | imagination | the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses | 11 |
| 23 | imperial | relating to or associated with an empire | 8 |
| 24 | implement | apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design | 9 |
| 25 | imposed | compel to behave in a certain way | 7 |
| 26 | immune | relating to the condition of immunity | 6 |
| 27 | implications | something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) | 12 |
| 28 | import | commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country | 6 |
| 29 | importantly | in an important way or to an important degree | 11 |
| 30 | imagined | form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case | 8 |
| 31 | immigrant | a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there | 9 |
| 32 | impacts | the striking of one body against another | 7 |
| 33 | implies | express or state indirectly | 7 |
| 34 | imported | bring in from abroad | 8 |
| 35 | imaging | the ability to form mental images of things or events | 7 |
| 36 | implied | express or state indirectly | 7 |
| 37 | impress | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | 7 |
| 38 | impose | compel to behave in a certain way | 6 |
| 39 | immunity | the state of not being susceptible | 8 |
| 40 | implementing | apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design | 12 |
| 41 | imprisonment | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment | 12 |
| 42 | immense | unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge | 7 |
| 43 | imports | commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country | 7 |
| 44 | imagery | the ability to form mental images of things or events | 7 |
| 45 | imply | express or state indirectly | 5 |
| 46 | imaginary | not based on fact; unreal; - F.D.Roosevelt | 9 |
| 47 | imprisoned | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | 10 |
| 48 | immortal | not subject to death | 8 |
| 49 | improves | to make better | 8 |
| 50 | impacted | wedged or packed in together | 8 |
3 letter words that start with im
- imp
4 letter words that start with im
- imam
- imps
- immy
- impi
5 letter words that start with im
- image
- imply
- imams
- imbue
- impel
- imago
- imine
6 letter words that start with im
- impact
- images
- immune
- import
- impose
- improv
- impede
- impart
- impala
- impure
- impair
- imbued
- imaged
- imager
- imbibe
- impale
- impish
- impugn
- impost
- imbues
- impels
- impute
7 letter words that start with im
- imagine
- improve
- imposed
- impacts
- implies
- imaging
- implied
- impress
- immense
- imports
- imagery
- impulse
- implant
- immoral
- imprint
- imitate
- impetus
- imposes
- impeach
- impasse
- immerse
- impeded
- implore
- impaled
- implode
- imparts
- impairs
- impedes
- impound
- imputed
- imperil
- impinge
- imbibed
- impaler
- impious
- imbuing
- impiety
- impales
- imagers
- impasto
- imposts
- imperia
- impalas
- imamate
- imagist
- immured
8 letter words that start with im
- improved
- imperial
- imagined
- imported
- immunity
- immortal
- improves
- impacted
- imposing
- impaired
- imminent
- immature
- implying
- improper
- implants
- implicit
- immersed
- impulses
- impunity
- imagines
- importer
- impotent
- immobile
- imitated
- imposter
- imbecile
- imprison
- impeding
- impostor
- imparted
- imprints
- imitates
- impurity
- imperium
- implored
- impolite
- imploded
- impudent
- impeller
- imbedded
- implores
- immanent
- immodest
- impelled
- impaling
- imitator
- implodes
- imbibing
- impactor
- impugned
- improver
- immunize
- immerses
- impinges
- impinged
- impetigo
- imperils
- immolate
- imaginal
- imputing
9 letter words that start with im
- important
- immediate
- improving
- impressed
- implement
- immigrant
- imaginary
- imagining
- immensely
- impatient
- impending
- imitation
- immersion
- imbalance
- imperfect
- importing
- impartial
- implanted
- impulsive
- impacting
- imitating
- impromptu
- impeached
- impedance
- improvise
- impotence
- importers
- immortals
- imprinted
- impresses
- immutable
- implicate
- impounded
- implosion
- immovable
- immediacy
- imprecise
- imparting
- imperious
- immigrate
- impetuous
- immersing
- imploring
- imploding
- imitators
- imbeciles
- immunized
- impairing
- imperiled
- imperator
- imperials
- imprudent
- impostors
- impassive
- imposters
- impudence
- immensity
- imitative
- impinging
- imprisons
24 more in the filter below.
10 letter words that start with im
- impossible
- importance
- impressive
- immigrants
- impression
- imprisoned
- imperative
- impairment
- implicated
- immaculate
- improvised
- implements
- improperly
- improbable
- imaginable
- impeccable
- implicitly
- imposition
- immunology
- impurities
- impediment
- imbalances
- impressing
- impatience
- impossibly
- immigrated
- impersonal
- immaterial
- impervious
- immorality
- immaturity
- impassable
- imitations
- impeccably
- implacable
- immemorial
- immunities
- impresario
- impregnate
- impeaching
- implicates
- immolation
- imbalanced
- implanting
- imprinting
- imminently
- immobility
- immobilize
- improbably
- imputation
- imprimatur
- impounding
- improviser
- impedances
- implacably
- impoverish
- impassible
- imprudence
- immoderate
- imperilled
15 more in the filter below.
11 letter words that start with im
- immediately
- improvement
- immigration
- implemented
- imagination
- importantly
- impressions
- impeachment
- implication
- imaginative
- immortality
- imperialism
- impractical
- imperialist
- importation
- impairments
- impassioned
- impregnated
- implausible
- improvising
- impersonate
- impropriety
- impatiently
- impediments
- immobilized
- imperatives
- impregnable
- impulsively
- implicating
- imprisoning
- immigrating
- impertinent
- implantable
- impartially
- impermeable
- imperfectly
- impulsivity
- impeachable
- impingement
- impoundment
- impermanent
- immortalize
- immunologic
- immunoassay
- impassively
- immunogenic
- imprecision
- impregnates
- improvisers
- impositions
- implausibly
- imperforate
- imperiously
- impressment
- impecunious
- implementer
- impetuously
- imprudently
- impetuosity
- imprecisely
7 more in the filter below.
12 letter words that start with im
- improvements
- implications
- implementing
- imprisonment
- impoverished
- impenetrable
- imaginations
- immunization
- implantation
- impressively
- impartiality
- immeasurable
- imperfection
- impersonator
- immortalized
- immeasurably
- imperialists
- immaculately
- impersonated
- impermanence
- immortalised
- impregnating
- impertinence
- impregnation
- imperishable
- impersonates
- immunologist
- immutability
- immobilizing
- implementers
- immigrations
- imperfective
- impoundments
- impeachments
- immunoassays
- imponderable
- importations
- imperatively
- impersonally
- impoverishes
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How many words start with im?
This list has 472 words starting with im, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with im?
important, immediately, image, imagine, impact, improve, impossible, images.
What 5 letter words start with im?
image, imply, imams, imbue, impel, imago, imine.
What does the prefix im mean?
As a prefix, im often means "not", as in impossible and impatient, but it also means "into", as in import.
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.