Five-letter words with I in the middle (__I__)

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270 of the 1173 matches are possible answers.

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Still undecided: 1st letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W·2nd letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y·4th letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, X, Z·5th letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, Y, Z

Possible answers

258 more possible answers are in the full list below.

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ABIDE used AFIRE possible AGILE used AGING used ALIBI used ALIEN used ALIGN used ALIKE used ALIVE used AMISS used AMITY possible ANIME possible APING possible ARISE used ASIDE used AVIAN used AXIAL possible AXIOM used AXION possible BEIGE used BEING used BLIMP used BLIND possible BLINK used BLISS used BLITZ possible BRIAR used BRIBE used BRICK possible BRIDE used BRIEF used BRINE used BRING used BRINK used BRINY used BRISK used BUILD used BUILT used CAIRN possible CHICK possible CHIDE used CHIEF used CHILD used CHILI used CHILL used CHIME used CHINA possible CHIRP used CLICK used CLIFF used CLIMB used CLING used CLINK used CRICK possible CRIED possible CRIER possible CRIME used CRIMP used CRISP used DAILY possible DAIRY possible DAISY used DEIGN possible DEITY used DOING used DRIED possible DRIER possible DRIFT used DRILL used DRINK used DRIVE used DYING possible EDICT used EDIFY used EKING possible ELIDE possible ELITE used EVICT possible EXILE used EXIST used EYING possible FAINT used FAIRY possible FAITH used FEIGN used FLICK used FLIER possible FLING used FLINT used FLIRT used FOIST used FRIAR possible FRIED used FRILL used FRISK possible FRITZ used GAILY possible GLIDE used GLINT used GOING used GRIEF used GRIFT used GRILL used GRIME used GRIMY used GRIND used GRIPE used GUIDE used GUILD used GUILE used GUILT possible GUISE used HAIRY used HEIST used HOIST used ICILY possible ICING used IDIOM used IDIOT possible ILIAC possible JOINT used JOIST used JUICE used JUICY possible KNIFE used KRILL used LYING used MAIZE used MOIST used NAIVE used NEIGH used NOISE used NOISY used OLIVE used ONION used OPINE used OPIUM possible OVINE possible OWING possible OXIDE used PAINT used PLIED possible PLIER possible POINT used POISE used PRICE used PRICK used PRIDE used PRIED possible PRIME used PRIMO used PRIMP used PRINT used PRIOR used PRISM used PRIVY used PRIZE used QUICK used QUIET used QUILL used QUILT used QUIRK used QUITE used RAINY used RAISE used REIGN possible RHINO used SAINT used SCION possible SEIZE possible SHIED possible SHIFT used SHILL used SHINE used SHINY possible SHIRE used SHIRK used SHIRT possible SKIER used SKIFF used SKILL used SKIMP used SKIRT used SLICE used SLICK used SLIDE possible SLIME used SLIMY possible SLING used SLINK possible SMILE used SMIRK used SMITE used SMITH used SNIDE used SNIFF possible SNIPE used SPICE used SPICY used SPIED possible

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Pattern guide

What fits __I__?

1173 words match this pattern in the Wordle guess list. 270 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

76% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

IN 195/1173 words (17%) RI 192/1173 words (16%) AI 167/1173 words (14%) HI 130/1173 words (11%) LI 119/1173 words (10%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 28% · two: 50% · three or more: 22%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match __I__?
1173 five-letter words match __I__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 270 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, RAISE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.88 bits against the possible answers.