4 Letter Words Starting With I

75 words (60 Scrabble US, 74 Scrabble UK, 60 WGPO, 60 Words With Friends, 13 everyday ★)

75 four-letter words start with I. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 4-letter words that start with I

With their Scrabble points and, for the first twelve, a short meaning, most used first.

  • info★7a message received and understood
  • item★6a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be…
  • idea★5a conception existing in the mind
  • inch★9a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
  • icon★6a representation
  • iron★4a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element
  • isle★4a small island
  • inns★4a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
  • idle★5not active
  • idol★5an object of worship
  • iris★4a part of the eye
  • ions★4an electrically charged atom

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  • 75 of the 5,641 4-letter words start with I (1%).
  • 60 are good in NWL2023, 74 in Collins Scrabble Words, 60 in WOW24 and 60 in the Words With Friends list. 13 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, ibex, icky, iffy and izar share the top score (13), then four words on 11.

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