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7-letter words with I as the 1st letter and I as the 3rd letter

19 7-letter words with I as the 1st and 3rd letter match this pattern, including INITIAL, IMITATE, and IRIDIUM.

19 wordsTop pick INITIALHighest score IRIDIZE 17

3 of 19 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 1st place, O is the most common 3rd letter (66 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 19 · most-used first

  • INITIAL7
  • IDIOTIC10
  • IMITATE9
  • IRIDIUM10
  • ICICLES11
  • ICINESS9
  • ILIACUS9
  • IRIDIAN8
  • IMITANT9
  • ICICLED12
  • IDIOTCY13
  • INISLED8
  • INISLES7
  • IRIDEAL8
  • IRIDIAL8
  • IRIDISE8
  • IRIDIZE17
  • IRISATE7
  • IRISING8
All valid words 19

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ICICLED12
  • ICICLES11
  • ICINESS9
  • IDIOTCY13
  • IDIOTIC10
  • ILIACUS9
  • IMITANT9
  • IMITATE9
  • INISLED8
  • INISLES7
  • INITIAL7
  • IRIDEAL8
  • IRIDIAL8
  • IRIDIAN8
  • IRIDISE8
  • IRIDIUM10
  • IRIDIZE17
  • IRISATE7
  • IRISING8
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 2nd letter is R.
2nd letter
  1. R42%
  2. C16%
  3. N16%
4th letter
  1. D32%
  2. S21%
  3. T16%
5th letter
  1. I37%
  2. L21%
  3. A16%
6th letter
  1. E21%
  2. A21%
  3. S11%
7th letter
  1. S21%
  2. E21%
  3. L16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
IRIDIZE1717Collins only
IDIOTCY1313Collins only
ICICLED1215All three
ICICLES1114All three
IDIOTIC1011All three
IRIDIUM1012All three
IMITATE910All three
ICINESS911All three
ILIACUS912Collins only
IMITANT911Collins only
IRIDIAN89Collins only
IRISING810All three

This pattern puts familiar words such as INITIAL, IMITATE, and IDIOTIC beside specialist terms like IRIDIAN and IRIDIAL. Only 3 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so many matches are more likely to turn up in a word game than everyday writing. The count includes words found in at least one tournament dictionary, not every spelling database.

At a glance: 7-letter words with I as the 1st and 3rd letter

  • The pattern has 19 tournament-dictionary entries, each beginning with I and repeating I in position three.
  • INITIAL, IDIOTIC, and IMITATE are familiar examples; only 3 entries meet the common-word cutoff.
  • IRIDIZE leads the Scrabble tile-score ranking at 17 points, ahead of IDIOTCY at 13.
  • Words ending in E and words ending in S are tied for the most common final letter, with 4 each.
  • Collins includes all 19 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include 8 apiece.

Why so few words fit this repeated-I pattern?

Only 19 seven-letter words begin with I and put another I in the third slot. The contrast with the same pattern starting in S is striking: that sibling list has 440 matches. With the first and third letters fixed, the remaining slots leave little room for common vocabulary.

The endings still offer a small clue when you are narrowing a rack: E and S each finish 4 entries, while L appears among the other recorded endings. INITIAL and ICICLES show how different the word shapes can be even with those two I positions locked in.

Which matches score well, and what is the catch?

IRIDIZE is the standout tile scorer at 17 points, with the less familiar IDIOTCY next at 13. ICICLED scores 12, while ICICLES scores 11. These are tile-score comparisons, so a premium square can change the total you make on the board.

This is a narrow game list, not a reliable source of everyday vocabulary: just 3 entries meet the common-word cutoff. Check your game's word list before playing, because Collins has more matches here than ENABLE or NWL2023. For a more familiar option, INITIAL and IMITATE are easier to recognize than IRIDIZE or IRIDIAL.

Questions people ask

Which 7-letter word with I in the 1st and 3rd positions scores highest?
IRIDIZE has the highest listed tile score, at 17 points. IDIOTCY follows at 13, then ICICLED at 12. Those values compare the letters alone; the square where you place a tile can raise your actual Scrabble turn score.
How many of these words end in E or S?
Four words end in E, and four end in S. Those two final letters tie as the most frequent endings in the recorded breakdown. INITIAL is one recognizable example ending in L, while ICICLES ends in S.
Are all 19 words accepted in every tournament dictionary?
No. Collins includes all 19 matches, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 8. The lists therefore differ for this exact letter pattern. Check the word list used by your game before relying on a less familiar entry such as IRIDIAL or IDIOTCY.

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