Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'I'

High-scoring words: WHIZZ (29 pts), FRIZZ (26 pts), QUICK (20 pts), QUIFF (20 pts), QUIRK (18 pts)

This page lists all 763 valid five-letter Scrabble words with I as the middle (position 3) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

763 Total Words

8.8 Avg Score (pts)

WHIZZ Top Word (29 pts)

242 Words ≥ 10 pts

ABIDE8 ACIDS8 ACIDY11 ACING8 ACINI7 ADIEU6 ADIOS6 ADITS6 AFIRE8 AGILE6 AGING7 AGIOS6 AGISM8 AGIST6 AGITA6 AHING9 AJIVA15 ALIAS5 ALIBI7 ALIEN5 ALIFS8 ALIGN6 ALIKE9 ALINE5 ALIST5 ALIVE8 ALIYA8 AMIAS7 AMICE9 AMICI9 AMIDE8 AMIDO8 AMIDS8 AMIES7 AMIGA8 AMIGO8 AMINE7 AMINO7 AMINS7 AMIRS7 AMISS7 AMITY10 ANILE5 ANILS5 ANIMA7 ANIME7 ANIMI7 ANION5 ANISE5 APIAN7 APING8 APISH10 ARIAS5 ARIEL5 ARILS5 ARISE5 ASIDE6 ATILT5 AVIAN8 AVION8 AVISO8 AWING9 AXIAL12 AXILE12 AXILS12 AXING13 AXIOM14 AXION12 AXITE12 AYINS8 AZIDE15 AZIDO15 AZINE14 BAILS7 BAIRN7 BAITH10 BAITS7 BAIZA16 BAIZE16 BEIGE8 BEIGY11 BEING8 BLIMP11 BLIMY12 BLIND8 BLINI7 BLINK11 BLIPS9 BLISS7 BLITE7 BLITZ16 BOILS7 BOING8 BOINK11 BOITE7 BRIAR7 BRIBE9 BRICK13 BRIDE8 BRIEF10 BRIER7 BRIES7 BRIGS8 BRILL7 BRIMS9 BRINE7 BRING8 BRINK11 BRINS7 BRINY10 BRIOS7 BRISK11 BRISS7 BRITH10 BRITS7 BRITT7 BUILD8 BUILT7 CAIDS8 CAINS7 CAIRD8 CAIRN7 CEIBA9 CEILI7 CEILS7 CHIAO10 CHIAS10 CHICA12 CHICK16 CHICO12 CHICS12 CHIDE11 CHIEF13 CHIEL10 CHILD11 CHILE10 CHILI10 CHILL10 CHIMB14 CHIME12 CHIMP14 CHINA10 CHINE10 CHINK14 CHINO10 CHINS10 CHIPS12 CHIRK14 CHIRM12 CHIRO10 CHIRP12 CHIRR10 CHIRU10 CHITS10 CHIVE13 CHIVY16 CLICK13 CLIFF13 CLIFT10 CLIMB11 CLIME9 CLINE7 CLING8 CLINK11 CLIPS9 CLIPT9 CNIDA8 COIFS10 COIGN8 COILS7 COINS7 COIRS7 CRIBS9 CRICK13 CRIED8 CRIER7 CRIES7 CRIME9 CRIMP11 CRIPE9 CRISP9 CRITS7 CUIFS10 CUING8 CUISH10 DAILY9 DAIRY9 DAISY9 DEICE8 DEIFY12 DEIGN7 DEILS6 DEISM8 DEIST6 DEITY9 DJINN13 DJINS13 DOILY9 DOING7 DOITS6 DRIBS8 DRIED7 DRIER6 DRIES6 DRIFT9 DRILL6 DRILY9 DRINK10 DRIPS8 DRIPT8 DRIVE9 DUITS6 DWINE9 DYING10 EDICT8 EDIFY12 EDILE6 EDITS6 EKING10 ELIDE6 ELINT5 ELITE5 EMIRS7 EMITS7 EPICS9 ERICA7 EVICT10 EVILS8 EVITE8 EXILE12 EXINE12 EXING13 EXIST12 EXITS12 EYING9 FAILS8 FAINT8 FAIRS8 FAIRY11 FAITH11 FEIGN9 FEINT8 FEIST8 FLICK14 FLICS10 FLIED9 FLIER8 FLIES8 FLING9 FLINT8 FLIPS10 FLIRS8 FLIRT8 FLITE8 FLITS8 FOILS8 FOINS8 FOIST8 FRIAR8 FRIED9 FRIER8 FRIES8 FRIGS9 FRILL8 FRISE8 FRISK12 FRITH11 FRITS8 FRITT8 FRITZ17 FRIZZ26 GAILY9 GAINS6 GAITS6 GLIAL6 GLIAS6 GLIDE7 GLIFF12 GLIME8 GLIMS8 GLINT6 GLITZ15 GOING7 GRIDE7 GRIDS7 GRIEF9 GRIFF12 GRIFT9 GRIGS7 GRILL6 GRIME8 GRIMY11 GRIND7 GRINS6 GRIOT6 GRIPE8 GRIPS8 GRIPT8 GRIPY11 GRIST6 GRITH9 GRITS6 GUIDE7 GUIDS7 GUILD7 GUILE6 GUILT6 GUIRO6 GUISE6 GWINE9 HAIKA12 HAIKS12 HAIKU12 HAILS8 HAINT8 HAIRS8 HAIRY11 HEIGH12 HEILS8 HEIRS8 HEIST8 HOICK14 HOISE8 HOIST8 HYING12 ICIER7 ICILY10 ICING8 IDIOM8 IDIOT6 ILIAC7 ILIAD6 ILIAL5 ILIUM7 IMIDE8 IMIDO8 IMIDS8 IMINE7 IMINO7 INION5 IRIDS6 IRING6 IVIED9 IVIES8 IXIAS12 JAILS12 JOINS12 JOINT12 JOIST12 JUICE14 JUICY17 KAIAK13 KAIFS12 KAILS9 KAINS9 KEIRS9 KLICK15 KLIKS13 KNIFE12 KNISH12 KNITS9 KOINE9 KRILL9 LAICH10 LAICS7 LAIGH9 LAIRD6 LAIRS5 LAITH8 LAITY8 LOIDS6 LOINS5 LYING9 MAIDS8 MAILE7 MAILL7 MAILS7 MAIMS9 MAINS7 MAIRS7 MAIST7 MAIZE16 MBIRA9 MEINY10 MOILS7 MOIRA7 MOIRE7 MOIST7 NAIAD6 NAIFS8 NAILS5 NAIRA5 NAIRU5 NAIVE8 NEIFS8 NEIGH9 NEIST5 NOILS5 NOILY8 NOIRS5 NOISE5 NOISY8 OBIAS7 OBITS7 ODIST6 ODIUM8 OGIVE9 OHIAS8 OHING9 OLIOS5 OLIVE8 OMITS7 ONION5 ONIUM7 OPINE7 OPING8 OPIUM9 ORIBI7 ORIEL5 OSIER5 OVINE8 OWING9 OXIDE13 OXIDS13 OXIME14 OXIMS14 PAIKS11 PAILS7 PAINS7 PAINT7 PAIRS7 PAISA7 PAISE7 PEINS7 PEISE7 PHIAL10 PIING8 PLICA9 PLIED8 PLIER7 PLIES7 PLINK11 POILU7 POIND8 POINT7 POISE7 PRICE9 PRICK13 PRICY12 PRIDE8 PRIED8 PRIER7 PRIES7 PRIGS8 PRILL7 PRIMA9 PRIME9 PRIMI9 PRIMO9 PRIMP11 PRIMS9 PRINK11 PRINT7 PRION7 PRIOR7 PRISE7 PRISM9 PRISS7 PRIVY13 PRIZE16 PYINS10 QAIDS15 QUICK20 QUIDS15 QUIET14 QUIFF20 QUILL14 QUILT14 QUINS14 QUINT14 QUIPS16 QUIPU16 QUIRE14 QUIRK18 QUIRT14 QUITE14 QUITS14 RAIAS5 RAIDS6 RAILS5 RAINS5 RAINY8 RAISE5 RAITA5 REIFS8 REIFY11 REIGN6 REINK9 REINS5 REIVE8 RHINO8 ROILS5 ROILY8 RUING6 RUINS5 SAICE7 SAIDS6 SAIGA6 SAILS5 SAINS5 SAINT5 SAITH8 SCION7 SEIFS8 SEINE5 SEISE5 SEISM7 SEIZE14 SHIED9 SHIEL8 SHIER8 SHIES8 SHIFT11 SHILL8 SHILY11 SHIMS10 SHINE8 SHINS8 SHINY11 SHIPS10 SHIRE8 SHIRK12 SHIRR8 SHIRT8 SHIST8 SHITS8 SHIVA11 SHIVE11 SHIVS11 SKIDS10 SKIED10 SKIER9 SKIES9 SKIEY12 SKIFF15 SKILL9 SKIMO11 SKIMP13 SKIMS11 SKINK13 SKINS9 SKINT9 SKIPS11 SKIRL9 SKIRR9 SKIRT9 SKITE9 SKITS9 SKIVE12 SLICE7 SLICK11 SLIDE6 SLIER5 SLILY8 SLIME7 SLIMS7 SLIMY10 SLING6 SLINK9 SLIPE7 SLIPS7 SLIPT7 SLITS5 SMILE7 SMIRK11 SMITE7 SMITH10 SNIBS7 SNICK11 SNIDE6 SNIFF11 SNIPE7 SNIPS7 SNITS5 SOILS5 SPICA9 SPICE9 SPICK13 SPICS9 SPICY12 SPIED8 SPIEL7 SPIER7 SPIES7 SPIFF13 SPIKE11 SPIKS11 SPIKY14 SPILE7 SPILL7 SPILT7 SPINE7 SPINS7 SPINY10 SPIRE7 SPIRT7 SPIRY10 SPITE7 SPITS7 SPITZ16 SPIVS10 STICH10 STICK11 STIED6 STIES5 STIFF11 STILE5 STILL5 STILT5 STIME7 STIMY10 STING6 STINK9 STINT5 STIPE7 STIRK9 STIRP7 STIRS5 SUING6 SUINT5 SUITE5 SUITS5 SWIFT11 SWIGS9 SWILL8 SWIMS10 SWINE8 SWING9 SWINK12 SWIPE10 SWIRL8 SWISH11 SWISS8 SWITH11 SWIVE11 TAIGA6 TAILS5 TAINS5 TAINT5 TEIID6 TEIND6 THICK14 THIEF11 THIGH12 THILL8 THINE8 THING9 THINK12 THINS8 THIOL8 THIRD9 THIRL8 TOILE5 TOILS5 TOITS5 TRIAC7 TRIAD6 TRIAL5 TRIBE7 TRICE7 TRICK11 TRIED6 TRIER5 TRIES5 TRIGO6 TRIGS6 TRIKE9 TRILL5 TRIMS7 TRINE5 TRIOL5 TRIOS5 TRIPE7 TRIPS7 TRITE5 TWICE10 TWIER8 TWIGS9 TWILL8 TWINE8 TWINS8 TWINY11 TWIRL8 TWIRP10 TWIST8 TWITS8 TWIXT15 TYING9 TYIYN11 UMIAC9 UMIAK11 UMIAQ16 UNIFY11 UNION5 UNITE5 UNITS5 UNITY8 URIAL5 URINE5 USING6 UTILE5 VAILS8 VAIRS8 VEILS8 VEINS8 VEINY11 VOICE10 VOIDS9 VOILA8 VOILE8 VYING12 WAIFS11 WAILS8 WAINS8 WAIRS8 WAIST8 WAITS8 WAIVE11 WEIGH12 WEIRD9 WEIRS8 WHICH16 WHIDS12 WHIFF17 WHIGS12 WHILE11 WHIMS13 WHINE11 WHINS11 WHINY14 WHIPS13 WHIPT13 WHIRL11 WHIRR11 WHIRS11 WHISH14 WHISK15 WHIST11 WHITE11 WHITS11 WHITY14 WHIZZ29 WRICK14 WRIED9 WRIER8 WRIES8 WRING9 WRIST8 WRITE8 WRITS8 YAIRD9 ZAIRE14 ZEINS14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter words have I as the middle letter?

There are 763 valid five-letter Scrabble words with I as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'I''?

The highest-scoring word is WHIZZ with 29 Scrabble points. Out of 763 words, 242 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 8.8 points per word. 76 words score 5 points or less, 445 score between 6 and 9 points, and 242 score 10 or more points.

Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.