9-letter words starting with I

9-letter words starting with I number 1,253, from familiar choices like important to 24-point Scrabble plays like izvestiya.

1,253 wordsTop pick INCLUDINGHighest score IZVESTIYA 24

143 of 1,253 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

S starts the most 9-letter words (5,075); X starts the fewest (44). I ranks #16 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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  • IATROGENY13
  • IBOGAINES12
  • IBUPROFEN16
  • ICEBLINKS17
  • ICEBOATED14
  • ICEBOATER13
  • ICECAPPED18
  • ICEFIELDS15
  • ICEFISHED18
  • ICEFISHES17
  • ICEHOUSES14
  • ICEKHANAS18
  • ICEMAKERS17
  • ICESCAPES15
  • ICESTONES11
  • ICHNEUMON16
  • ICHNOLITE14
  • ICHNOLOGY18
  • ICHTHYOID21
  • ICHTHYSES20
  • ICINESSES11
  • ICONICITY16
  • ICONIFIED15
  • ICONIFIES14
  • ICONISING12
  • ICONIZING21
  • ICONOLOGY15
  • ICONOSTAS11
  • ICTERICAL13
  • ICTERUSES11
  • IDEALISED11
  • IDEALISER10
  • IDEALISES10
  • IDEALISMS12
  • IDEALISTS10
  • IDEALIZED20
  • IDEALIZER19
  • IDEALIZES19
  • IDEALLESS10
  • IDEALNESS10
  • IDEALOGUE11
  • IDEATIONS10
  • IDENTICAL12
  • IDENTIKIT14
  • IDEOGRAMS13
  • IDEOGRAPH16
  • IDEOLOGIC13
  • IDEOLOGUE11
  • IDEOMOTOR12
  • IDEOPHONE15
  • IDIOBLAST12
  • IDIOCRACY17
  • IDIOGRAMS13
  • IDIOGRAPH16
  • IDIOLECTS12
  • IDIOMATIC14
  • IDIOPATHY18
  • IDIOPHONE15
  • IDIOPLASM14
  • IDIOTCIES12
  • IDIOTICAL12
  • IDIOTICON12
  • IDIOTISMS12
  • IDIOTYPES15
  • IDIOTYPIC17
  • IDLEHOODS14
  • IDOCRASES12
  • IDOLATERS10
  • IDOLATORS10
  • IDOLISERS10
  • IDOLISING11
  • IDOLIZERS19
  • IDOLIZING20
  • IDYLLISTS13
  • IGNESCENT12
  • IGNIFYING17
  • IGNITABLE12
  • IGNITIBLE12
  • IGNITIONS10
  • IGNITRONS10
  • IGNOBLEST12
  • IGNORABLE12
  • IGNORAMUS12
  • IGNORANCE12
  • IGNORANTS10
  • IGUANIANS10
  • IGUANODON11
  • ILEITIDES10
  • ILEITISES9
  • ILEOSTOMY14
  • ILIACUSES11
  • ILLAPSING12
  • ILLATIONS9
  • ILLATIVES12
  • ILLEGALLY13
  • ILLEGIBLE12
  • ILLEGIBLY15
  • ILLIBERAL11
  • ILLICITLY14
  • ILLIMITED12
  • ILLINIUMS11
  • ILLISIONS9
  • ILLNESSES9
  • ILLOGICAL12
  • ILLUMINED12
  • ILLUMINER11
  • ILLUMINES11
  • ILLUSIONS9
  • ILLUVIATE12
  • ILLUVIUMS14
  • ILMENITES11
  • IMAGEABLE14
  • IMAGELESS12
  • IMAGERIES12
  • IMAGINARY15
  • IMAGINEER12
  • IMAGINERS12
  • IMAGINING13
  • IMAGINIST12
  • IMAGISTIC14
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  • IMBARKING18
  • IMBARRING14
  • IMBATHING17
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  • IMBECILIC17
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  • IMBITTERS13
  • IMBLAZING23
  • IMBODYING18
  • IMBOLDENS14
  • IMBORDERS14
  • IMBOSKING18
  • IMBOSOMED16
  • IMBOSSING14
  • IMBOWERED17
  • IMBRANGLE14
  • IMBRICATE15
  • IMBROGLIO14
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  • IMBRUTING14
  • IMBUEMENT15
  • IMBURSING14
  • IMIDAZOLE21
  • IMINAZOLE20
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  • IMIPENEMS15
  • IMITATING12
  • IMITATION11
  • IMITATIVE14
  • IMITATORS11
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  • IMMANENCE15
  • IMMANENCY18
  • IMMANTLED14
  • IMMANTLES13
  • IMMASKING18
  • IMMATURER13
  • IMMATURES13
  • IMMEDIACY19
  • IMMEDIATE14
  • IMMENSELY16
  • IMMENSEST13
  • IMMENSITY16
  • IMMERGING15
  • IMMERSERS13
  • IMMERSING14
  • IMMERSION13
  • IMMERSIVE16
  • IMMESHING17
  • IMMIGRANT14
  • IMMIGRATE14
  • IMMINENCE15
  • IMMINENCY18
  • IMMINGLED15
  • IMMINGLES14
  • IMMISSION13
  • IMMITTING14
  • IMMIXTURE20
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  • IMMOLATES13
  • IMMOLATOR13
  • IMMORALLY16
  • IMMORTALS13
  • IMMOVABLE18
  • IMMOVABLY21
  • IMMUNISED14
  • IMMUNISER13
  • IMMUNISES13
  • IMMUNIZED23
  • IMMUNIZER22
  • IMMUNIZES22
  • IMMUNOGEN14
  • IMMUTABLE15
  • IMMUTABLY18
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  • IMPACTFUL18
  • IMPACTING16
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  • IMPACTIVE18
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  • IMPAIRERS13
  • IMPAIRING14
  • IMPANELED14
  • IMPANNELS13
  • IMPARKING18
  • IMPARLING14
  • IMPARTERS13
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  • IMPARTING14
  • IMPASSION13
  • IMPASSIVE16
  • IMPASTING14
  • IMPASTOED14
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  • IMPATIENT13
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  • IMPAWNING17
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  • IMPEARLED14
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  • IMPEDANCE16
  • IMPELLENT13
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  • IMPENNATE13
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  • IMPERFECT18
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  • IMPLEADER14
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  • IMPLEMENT15
  • IMPLETING14
  • IMPLETION13
  • IMPLEXION20
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  • IMPOLDERS14
  • IMPOLITER13
  • IMPOLITIC15
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  • IMPORTANT13
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  • IMPORTUNE13
  • IMPOSABLE15
  • IMPOSTERS13
  • IMPOSTING14
  • IMPOSTORS13
  • IMPOSTUME15
  • IMPOSTURE13
  • IMPOTENCE15
  • IMPOTENCY18
  • IMPOTENTS13
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  • IMPOWERED17
  • IMPRECATE15
  • IMPRECISE15
  • IMPREGNED15
  • IMPRESARI13
  • IMPRESSED14
  • IMPRESSER13
  • IMPRESSES13
  • IMPRINTED14
  • IMPRINTER13
  • IMPRISONS13
  • IMPROBITY18
  • IMPROMPTU17
  • IMPROVERS16
  • IMPROVING17
  • IMPROVISE16
  • IMPRUDENT14
  • IMPSONITE13
  • IMPUDENCE16
  • IMPUDENCY19
  • IMPUGNERS14
  • IMPUGNING15
  • IMPULSING14
  • IMPULSION13
  • IMPULSIVE16
  • IMPUNDULU14
  • IMPURPLED16
  • IMPURPLES15
  • IMPUTABLE15
  • IMPUTABLY18
  • INABILITY14
  • INACTIONS11
  • INAIDABLE12
  • INAMORATA11
  • INAMORATO11
  • INANENESS9
  • INANIMATE11
  • INANITIES9
  • INANITION9
  • INAPTNESS11
  • INARCHING15
  • INAUDIBLE12
  • INAUDIBLY15
  • INAUGURAL10
  • INBOUNDED13
  • INBREATHE14
  • INBREEDER12
  • INBROUGHT15
  • INBURNING12
  • INCANTING12
  • INCAPABLE15
  • INCAPABLY18
  • INCARNATE11
  • INCAUTION11
  • INCENSERS11
  • INCENSING12
  • INCENSORS11
  • INCENSORY14
  • INCENTERS11
  • INCENTING12
  • INCENTIVE14
  • INCENTRES11
  • INCEPTING14
  • INCEPTION13
  • INCEPTIVE16
  • INCEPTORS13
  • INCERTAIN11
  • INCESSANT11
  • INCHASING15
  • INCHOATED15
  • INCHOATES14
  • INCHWORMS19
  • INCIDENCE14
  • INCIDENTS12
  • INCIPIENT13
  • INCISIONS11
  • INCISURAL11
  • INCISURES11
  • INCITABLE13
  • INCITANTS11
  • INCIVISMS16
  • INCLASPED14
  • INCLEMENT13
  • INCLINERS11
  • INCLINING12
  • INCLIPPED16
  • INCLOSERS11
  • INCLOSING12
  • INCLOSURE11
  • INCLUDING13
  • INCLUSION11
  • INCLUSIVE14
  • INCOGNITA12
  • INCOGNITO12
  • INCOMINGS14
  • INCOMMODE16
  • INCOMPACT17
  • INCONDITE12
  • INCONNUES11
  • INCORPSED14
  • INCORPSES13
  • INCORRECT13
  • INCORRUPT13
  • INCREASED12
  • INCREASER11
  • INCREASES11
  • INCREMATE13
  • INCREMENT13
  • INCRETION11
  • INCRETORY14
  • INCROSSED12
  • INCROSSES11
  • INCRUSTED12
  • INCUBATED14
  • INCUBATES13
  • INCUBATOR13
  • INCUBUSES13
  • INCULCATE13
  • INCULPATE13
  • INCUMBENT15
  • INCUMBERS15
  • INCUNABLE13
  • INCURABLE13
  • INCURABLY16
  • INCURIOUS11
  • INCURRENT11
  • INCURRING12
  • INCURSION11
  • INCURSIVE14
  • INCURVATE14
  • INCURVING15
  • INCURVITY17
  • INDAGATED12
  • INDAGATES11
  • INDAGATOR11
  • INDAMINES12
  • INDARTING11
  • INDECENCY17
  • INDECORUM14
  • INDELIBLE12
  • INDELIBLY15
  • INDEMNIFY18
  • INDEMNITY15
  • INDENTERS10
  • INDENTING11
  • INDENTION10
  • INDENTORS10
  • INDENTURE10
  • INDEXABLE19
  • INDEXICAL19
  • INDEXINGS18
  • INDEXLESS17
  • INDICANTS12
  • INDICATED13
  • INDICATES12
  • INDICATOR12
  • INDICIUMS14
  • INDICTEES12
  • INDICTERS12
  • INDICTING13
  • INDICTION12
  • INDICTORS12
  • INDIGENCE13
  • INDIGENCY16
  • INDIGENES11
  • INDIGENTS11
  • INDIGESTS11
  • INDIGNANT11
  • INDIGNIFY17
  • INDIGNITY14
  • INDIGOIDS12
  • INDIGOTIC13
  • INDIGOTIN11
  • INDINAVIR13
  • INDIRUBIN12
  • INDISPOSE12
  • INDIVIDUA14
  • INDOCIBLE14
  • INDOLENCE12
  • INDOLENCY15
  • INDORSEES10
  • INDORSERS10
  • INDORSING11
  • INDORSORS10
  • INDRAUGHT14
  • INDUBIOUS12
  • INDUCIBLE14
  • INDUCTEES12
  • INDUCTILE12
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  • INDUCTION12
  • INDUCTIVE15
  • INDUCTORS12
  • INDULGENT11
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  • INDULGING12
  • INDULINES10
  • INDUMENTA12
  • INDURATED11
  • INDURATES10
  • INDUSIATE10
  • INDUVIATE13
  • INDWELLED14
  • INDWELLER13
  • INEARTHED13
  • INEBRIANT11
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  • INEBRIETY14
  • INEBRIOUS11
  • INEFFABLE17
  • INEFFABLY20
  • INELASTIC11
  • INELEGANT10
  • INEPTNESS11
  • INEQUABLE20
  • INERRABLE11
  • INERRABLY14
  • INERRANCY14
  • INERTNESS9
  • INERUDITE10
  • INESSIVES12
  • INEXACTLY21
  • INEXPERTS18
  • INFALLING13
  • INFAMISED15
  • INFAMISES14
  • INFAMIZED24
  • INFAMIZES23
  • INFANCIES14
  • INFANTILE12
  • INFANTINE12
  • INFARCTED15
  • INFATUATE12
  • INFECTANT14
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  • INFECTING15
  • INFECTION14
  • INFECTIVE17
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  • INFEFTING16
  • INFEOFFED19
  • INFERABLE14
  • INFERABLY17
  • INFERENCE14
  • INFERIBLE14
  • INFERIORS12
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  • INFERTILE12
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  • INFIDELIC15
  • INFIELDER13
  • INFIGHTER16
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  • INFIRMARY17
  • INFIRMEST14
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  • INFIXIONS19
  • INFLAMERS14
  • INFLAMING15
  • INFLATERS12
  • INFLATING13
  • INFLATION12
  • INFLATIVE15
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  • INFLUENTS12
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  • INFLUXION19
  • INFOBAHNS17
  • INFOLDERS13
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  • INFRACTOR14
  • INFRAREDS13
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  • INFRINGER13
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  • INFURIATE12
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  • INGENIUMS12
  • INGENUITY13
  • INGENUOUS10
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  • INGLENOOK14
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  • INGRESSES10
  • INGROOVED14
  • INGROOVES13
  • INGROSSED11
  • INGROSSES10
  • INGROWING14
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  • INHARMONY17
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  • INHERCING15
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  • INHERENCY17
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  • INHOOPING15
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  • INTERPONE11
  • INTERPOSE11
  • INTERPRET11
  • INTERRACE11
  • INTERRAIL9
  • INTERRING10
  • INTERRUPT11
  • INTERSECT11
  • INTERSERT9
  • INTERTERM11
  • INTERTEXT16
  • INTERTIES9
  • INTERTILL9
  • INTERUNIT9
  • INTERVALE12
  • INTERVALS12
  • INTERVEIN12
  • INTERVENE12
  • INTERVIEW15
  • INTERWIND13
  • INTERWORK16
  • INTERWOVE15
  • INTERZONE18
  • INTESTACY14
  • INTESTATE9
  • INTESTINE9
  • INTHRALLS12
  • INTHRONED13
  • INTHRONES12
  • INTIFADAH16
  • INTIFADAS13
  • INTIFADEH16
  • INTIMATED12
  • INTIMATER11
  • INTIMATES11
  • INTIMISMS13
  • INTIMISTE11
  • INTIMISTS11
  • INTITLING10
  • INTITULED10
  • INTITULES9
  • INTOMBING14
  • INTONACOS11
  • INTONATED10
  • INTONATES9
  • INTONATOR9
  • INTONINGS10
  • INTORSION9
  • INTORTING10
  • INTORTION9
  • INTRACITY14
  • INTRANETS9
  • INTREATED10
  • INTRICACY16
  • INTRICATE11
  • INTRIGANT10
  • INTRIGUED11
  • INTRIGUER10
  • INTRIGUES10
  • INTRINSIC11
  • INTRODUCE12
  • INTROFIED13
  • INTROFIES12
  • INTROITAL9
  • INTROITUS9
  • INTROJECT18
  • INTROMITS11
  • INTROVERT12
  • INTRUDERS10
  • INTRUDING11
  • INTRUSION9
  • INTRUSIVE12
  • INTRUSTED10
  • INTUBATED12
  • INTUBATES11
  • INTUITING10
  • INTUITION9
  • INTUITIVE12
  • INTUMESCE13
  • INTWINING13
  • INTWISTED13
  • INUKSHUIT16
  • INUKSHUKS20
  • INUMBRATE13
  • INUNCTION11
  • INUNDATED11
  • INUNDATES10
  • INUNDATOR10
  • INUREMENT11
  • INURNMENT11
  • INUSITATE9
  • INUSTIONS9
  • INUTILELY12
  • INUTILITY12
  • INVADABLE15
  • INVALIDED14
  • INVALIDER13
  • INVALIDLY16
  • INVARIANT12
  • INVASIONS12
  • INVEAGLED14
  • INVEAGLES13
  • INVECTIVE17
  • INVEIGHED17
  • INVEIGHER16
  • INVEIGLED14
  • INVEIGLER13
  • INVEIGLES13
  • INVENTERS12
  • INVENTING13
  • INVENTION12
  • INVENTIVE15
  • INVENTORS12
  • INVENTORY15
  • INVERNESS12
  • INVERSELY15
  • INVERSING13
  • INVERSION12
  • INVERSIVE15
  • INVERTASE12
  • INVERTERS12
  • INVERTING13
  • INVERTINS12
  • INVERTORS12
  • INVESTING13
  • INVESTORS12
  • INVIDIOUS13
  • INVIOLACY17
  • INVIOLATE12
  • INVISIBLE14
  • INVISIBLY17
  • INVITINGS13
  • INVOCABLE16
  • INVOCATED15
  • INVOCATES14
  • INVOCATOR14
  • INVOICING15
  • INVOLUCEL14
  • INVOLUCRA14
  • INVOLUCRE14
  • INVOLUTED13
  • INVOLUTES12
  • INVOLVERS15
  • INVOLVING16
  • INWALLING13
  • INWEAVING16
  • INWICKING19
  • INWINDING14
  • INWORKING17
  • INWRAPPED17
  • INWREATHE15
  • INWROUGHT16
  • IODATIONS10
  • IODINATED11
  • IODINATES10
  • IODOFORMS15
  • IODOMETRY15
  • IODOPHILE15
  • IODOPHORS15
  • IODOPSINS12
  • IODYRITES13
  • IONICALLY14
  • IONISABLE11
  • IONIZABLE20
  • IONOGENIC12
  • IONOPAUSE11
  • IONOPHORE14
  • IONOSONDE10
  • IONOTROPY14
  • IOTACISMS13
  • IPRINDOLE12
  • IRASCIBLE13
  • IRASCIBLY16
  • IRATENESS9
  • IRENICISM13
  • IRENICONS11
  • IRENOLOGY13
  • IRIDISING11
  • IRIDIZING20
  • IRIDOCYTE15
  • IRIDOLOGY14
  • IRIDOTOMY15
  • IRISATING10
  • IRISATION9
  • IRISCOPES13
  • IRKSOMELY18
  • IRONBARKS15
  • IRONBOUND12
  • IRONCLADS12
  • IRONISING10
  • IRONIZING19
  • IRONSIDES10
  • IRONSMITH14
  • IRONSTONE9
  • IRONWARES12
  • IRONWEEDS13
  • IRONWOMAN14
  • IRONWOMEN14
  • IRONWOODS13
  • IRONWORKS16
  • IRRADIANT10
  • IRRADIATE10
  • IRREALITY12
  • IRREDENTA10
  • IRREGULAR10
  • IRRELATED10
  • IRRIDENTA10
  • IRRIGABLE12
  • IRRIGABLY15
  • IRRIGATED11
  • IRRIGATES10
  • IRRIGATOR10
  • IRRIGUOUS10
  • IRRISIONS9
  • IRRITABLE11
  • IRRITABLY14
  • IRRITANCY14
  • IRRITANTS9
  • IRRITATED10
  • IRRITATES9
  • IRRITATOR9
  • IRRUPTING12
  • IRRUPTION11
  • IRRUPTIVE14
  • ISABELLAS11
  • ISAGOGICS13
  • ISALLOBAR11
  • ISARITHMS14
  • ISCHAEMIA16
  • ISCHAEMIC18
  • ISCHEMIAS16
  • ISCHIADIC17
  • ISCHIATIC16
  • ISCHURIAS14
  • ISEIKONIA13
  • ISEIKONIC15
  • ISENERGIC12
  • ISINGLASS10
  • ISLANDERS10
  • ISLANDING11
  • ISLOMANIA11
  • ISMATICAL13
  • ISOBARISM13
  • ISOBATHIC16
  • ISOBRONTS11
  • ISOBUTANE11
  • ISOBUTENE11
  • ISOBUTYLS14
  • ISOCHASMS16
  • ISOCHEIMS16
  • ISOCHIMAL16
  • ISOCHIMES16
  • ISOCHORES14
  • ISOCHORIC16
  • ISOCHRONE14
  • ISOCHRONS14
  • ISOCLINAL11
  • ISOCLINES11
  • ISOCLINIC13
  • ISOCRATIC13
  • ISOCRYMAL16
  • ISOCRYMES16
  • ISOCYANIC16
  • ISOCYCLIC18
  • ISODOMONS12
  • ISODOMOUS12
  • ISODONTAL10
  • ISOENZYME23
  • ISOGAMETE12
  • ISOGAMIES12
  • ISOGAMOUS12
  • ISOGENEIC12
  • ISOGENIES10
  • ISOGENOUS10
  • ISOGONALS10
  • ISOGONICS12
  • ISOGONIES10
  • ISOGRAFTS13
  • ISOGRAPHS15
  • ISOHYDRIC18
  • ISOHYETAL15
  • ISOKONTAN13
  • ISOLATING10
  • ISOLATION9
  • ISOLATIVE12
  • ISOLATORS9
  • ISOLOGOUS10
  • ISOLOGUES10
  • ISOMERASE11
  • ISOMERISE11
  • ISOMERISM13
  • ISOMERIZE20
  • ISOMEROUS11
  • ISOMETRIC13
  • ISOMORPHS16
  • ISONIAZID19
  • ISONOMIES11
  • ISONOMOUS11
  • ISOOCTANE11
  • ISOPHONES14
  • ISOPHOTAL14
  • ISOPHOTES14
  • ISOPLETHS14
  • ISOPODANS12
  • ISOPODOUS12
  • ISOPOLITY14
  • ISOPRENES11
  • ISOPROPYL16
  • ISOPYCNAL16
  • ISOPYCNIC18
  • ISOSCELES11
  • ISOSMOTIC13
  • ISOSTATIC11
  • ISOSTERIC11
  • ISOTACTIC13
  • ISOTHERAL12
  • ISOTHERES12
  • ISOTHERMS14
  • ISOTOPIES11
  • ISOTROPIC13
  • ISPAGHULA15
  • ISSUANCES11
  • ISSUELESS9
  • ISTHMIANS14
  • ISTHMUSES14
  • ITALICISE11
  • ITALICIZE20
  • ITCHINESS14
  • ITCHWEEDS18
  • ITEMISERS11
  • ITEMISING12
  • ITEMIZERS20
  • ITEMIZING21
  • ITERANCES11
  • ITERATING10
  • ITERATION9
  • ITERATIVE12
  • ITINERACY14
  • ITINERANT9
  • ITINERARY12
  • ITINERATE9
  • IVORYBILL17
  • IVORYLIKE19
  • IVORYWOOD19
  • IXODIASES17
  • IXODIASIS17
  • IZVESTIAS21
  • IZVESTIYA24
Letters by positionIn 58% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N58%
  2. M17%
  3. S8%
4th letter
  1. E23%
  2. O12%
  3. I10%
5th letter
  1. R19%
  2. I9%
  3. N8%
7th letter
  1. I24%
  2. E12%
  3. T10%
8th letter
  1. E23%
  2. N19%
  3. T9%
9th letter
  1. S30%
  2. E16%
  3. G11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; IZVESTIYA tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 83 words
  2. 10 points: 112 words
  3. 1111 points: 172 words
  4. 12 points: 188 words
  5. 1313 points: 183 words
  6. 14 points: 180 words
  7. 1515 points: 111 words
  8. 16 points: 71 words
  9. 1717 points: 48 words
  10. 18 points: 47 words
  11. 1919 points: 25 words
  12. 20 points: 15 words
  13. 2121 points: 10 words
  14. 22 points: 2 words
  15. 2323 points: 4 words
  16. 24 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
IZVESTIYA2424Collins only
INFAMIZED2426Collins only
IMMUNIZED2327All three
ISOENZYME2324All three
IMBLAZING2328All three
INFAMIZES2325Collins only
IMMUNIZES2226All three
IMMUNIZER2226Collins · NWL
INFLUENZA2125All three
IMIDAZOLE2123All three
INJECTIVE2126All three
ITEMIZING2124All three

The range runs from everyday words such as including, interview, and influence to specialist entries that are much tougher to spot. Of the 1,253 options, 143 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. That gap matters: a long word can fit your letter pattern without being a word you often see in play.

9-letter words starting with I at a glance

  • There are 1,253 entries, and 1,071 have a definition.
  • Including, important, insurance, and interview are familiar examples.
  • Only 143 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • The average tile score is 13.2; izvestiya and infamized lead at 24 points.

Which I words are common, and which lists include them?

The tournament lists differ noticeably: Collins includes 1,232 of these words, NWL2023 includes 1,002, and ENABLE includes 853. A word accepted in one list may not work in another, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.

The final letter gives a useful clue. S is the most frequent ending, with 378 words; E follows at 204, then G at 134 and D at 124. For a rack or puzzle pattern, testing a likely ending can narrow the choices faster than scanning every I word.

How to choose 9-letter words starting with I

For a familiar fit, try important, insurance, increased, or institute. These are among the most recognizable examples, while the frequency count shows that everyday vocabulary is a small slice of the full set. Nine letters alone does not make a candidate common or easy to place.

For Scrabble scoring, the rare-letter options stand out: izvestiya and infamized score 24, while immunized and isoenzyme score 23. Influenza scores 21 and is easier to recognize. The high scores come from valuable letters, but obscure choices still need a legal fit on your board.

Questions people ask

How many nine-letter words start with I?
There are 1,253 nine-letter words starting with I in the tournament-dictionary count. The set includes familiar words such as including and interview, along with less common entries. A total of 1,071 have a definition, so the count is broader than everyday vocabulary.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word starting with I?
Izvestiya and infamized tie for the top score at 24 points. Immunized and isoenzyme each score 23, while influenza scores 21. These scores identify strong tile-value candidates, but a playable word still has to fit your rack and the board.
Which letter do nine-letter I words most often end with?
S is the most common final letter, appearing in 378 words that start with I and have nine letters. E is next at 204, followed by G at 134. Those endings are useful filters when you already know the last letter of a word.

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