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Wordle Game Help: 5-letter words with ‘I’ as the only vowel

In case you need some inspiration.

Jéssica Gubert

Published: May 7, 2022 08:16 am

Playing the daily Wordle, getting it right, and sharing the colorful grid of squares on social media has become part of many players’ routines. Each day, the game will pick a different five-letter word that exists in the English language, and players need to guess it in up to six tries with no clues but the letters themselves. The letters will change color based on where they are in the word or if they are there at all. It is a system inspired by the classic game Mastermind that has, in turn, inspired dozens of alternative versions.

Five-letter words with “I” as the only vowel to try on Wordle

BIBBS
BIDDY
BIDIS
BIFFS
BIFFY
BIFID
BIGGY
BIGHT
BIGLY
BILBY

BILGY
BILKS
BILLS
BILLY
BINDI
BINDS
BINIT
BINTS
BIRCH
BIGGS

BIGGY
BIGHT
BIGLY
BIRDS
BIRKS
BIRLS
BIRRS
BIRTH
BISKS
BITCH

BITSY
BITTS
BITTY
BLIMP
BLIMY
BLIND
BLING
BLINI
BLINK
BLINY

BLIPS
BLISS
BINGY
BLITZ
BRICK
BRIGS
BRILL
BRIMS
BISKS
BITCH

BRING
BRINK
BRINS
BRINY
BRISK
BRISS
BIZZY
BRITH
BRITS
BRITT

BLISS
BLIST
BYSSI
BRIGS
BRIKI
CHICK
CHICS
CHILD
CHILI
CHILL

CHIMB
CHIMP
CHING
CHINS
CHIPS
CHIRK
CHIRM
CHIRP
CHIRR
CHITS

CHIVY
CIGGY
CINCH
CINQS
CIRCS
CIRRI
CISSY
CISTS
CIVIC
CIVIL

CIVVY
CLICK
CLIFF
CLIFT
CLIMB
CLING
CLINK
CLIPS
CLIPT
CHIPS

CHIRK
CHIVS
CHIVY
CHIZZ
CRIBS
CRICK
CRIMP
CRISP
CRITS
CYLIX

CLICK
CYNIC
DHIKR
CRITH
DICKY
DICTY
DIDST
DIFFS
DIGHT
DIGIT

DILLS
CYLIX
DILLY
DIMLY
DINGS
DINGY
DINKS
DINKY
DINTS
DIPPY

DIRKS
DIRLS
DIRTS
DIRTY
DISCI
DISCS
DISHY
DISKS
DITCH
DHIKR

DIBBS
DITSY
DICKY
DICTS
DICTY
DIDDY
DIDIS
DIDST
DIFFS
DITTY

DITZY
DIVVY
DIXIT
DIZZY
DIMPS
DJINN
DJINS
DINKS
DINTS
DIPPY

DRIBS
DRIFT
DRILL
DRILY
DRINK
DRIPS
DRIPT
DYING
DJINS
FICIN

FIFTH
FIFTY
FIGHT
FILCH
FILKS
FILLS
FILLY
FILMI
FILMS
FILMY

FILTH
FINCH
FINDS
FINIS
FINKS
FINNY
FIRMS
FIRNS
FIRRY
FIRST

FIRTH
FISCS
FISHY
FISTS
FITCH
FITLY
FIXIT
FIZZY
FLICK
FLICS

FLING
FLINT
FLIPS
FLIRS
FLIRT
FLITS
FRIGS
FRILL
FRISK
FRITH

FRITS
FRITT
FRITZ
FRIZZ
FILII
FILKS
FINIS
FINKS
FINNY
FIQHS

FIRKS
FIRMS
FIRNI
FIRNS
FIRRY
FIRST
FIRTH
FISCS
FISHY
FISKS

FISTS
FISTY
FITLY
GIDDY
GIFTS
FIZZY
GILDS
GILLS
GILLY
GILTS

GIMPS
GIMPY
GINCH
GINKS
GINNY
GIPSY
GIRDS
GIRLS
GIRLY
GIRNS

GIRSH
GIRTH
GIRTS
GISTS
GITCH
GLIFF
GLIMS
GLINT
GLITZ
GRIDS

GRIFF
GRIFT
GRIGS
GRILL
GRIMY
GRIND
GRINS
GRIPS
GRIPT
GRIPY

GRIST
GRITH
GRITS
HICKS
HIGHS
HIGHT
HILLS
HILLY
HILTS
HINDS

HINKY
HINNY
HINTS
HIPLY
HIPPY
HISSY
HISTS
HITCH
HYING
ICILY

ICING
ICTIC
IDYLL
IDYLS
IMIDS
IMMIX
IMPIS
IMPLY
INDRI
INFIX

INTIS
IRIDS
IRING
ITCHY
JIBBS
JIFFS
JIFFY
JIGGY
JILLS
JILTS

JIMMY
JIMPY
JINKS
JINNI
JINNS
JIRDS
KIBBI
KICKS
KICKY
KIDDY

KILIM
KILLS
KILNS
KILTS
KILTY
KINDS
KINGS
KININ
KIRKS
KIRNS

KISSY
KISTS
KITHS
KITTY
KIWIS
KLICK
KLIKS
KNISH
KNITS
KRILL

KYLIN
KYLIX
LIBRI
LICHI
LICHT
LICIT
LICKS
LIFTS
LIGHT
LILTS

LIMBI
LIMBS
LIMBY
LIMIT
LIMNS
LIMPS
LINDY
LINGS
LINGY
LININ

LINKS
LINKY
LINNS
LINNY
LINTS
LINTY
LIPID
LIPIN
LIPPY
LISPS

LISTS
LIVID
LYING
LYRIC
LYSIN
LYSIS
LYTIC
MICKY
MIDDY
MIDIS

MIDST
MIFFS
MIFFY
MIGGS
MIGHT
MILCH
MILDS
MILKS
MILKY
MILLS

MILTS
MILTY
MIMIC
MINCY
MINDS
MINGY
MINIM
MINIS
MINKS
MINNY

MINTS
MINTY
MIRID
MIRIN
MIRKS
MIRKY
MIRTH
MISSY
MISTS
MISTY

MITIS
MITTS
MYSID
NICKS
NIFFS
NIFFY
NIFTY
NIGHS
NIGHT
NIHIL

NILLS
NIMBI
NINNY
NINTH
NIPPY
NITID
NITTY
PHISH
PHIZZ
PICKS

PICKY
PIGGY
PIGMY
PIING
PIKIS
PILIS
PILLS
PIMPS
PINCH
PINGS

PINKS
PINKY
PINNY
PINTS
PIPIT
PIRNS
PITCH
PITHS
PITHY
PLINK

PRICK
PRICY
PRIGS
PRILL
PRIMI
PRIMP
PRIMS
PRINK
PRINT
PRISM

PRISS
PRIVY
PYINS
PYRIC
PYXIS
RIBBY
RICIN
RICKS
RIDGY
RIFFS

RIFTS
RIGHT
RIGID
RILLS
RINDS
RINDY
RINGS
RINKS
RISHI
RISKS

RISKY
RITZY
SCRIM
SCRIP
SHIFT
SHILL
SHILY
SHIMS
SHINS
SHINY

SHIPS
SHIRK
SHIRR
SHIRT
SHIST
SHIVS
SHRIS
SHTIK
SIBBS
SIBYL

SICKS
SIFTS
SIGHS
SIGHT
SIGIL
SIGNS
SILDS
SILKS
SILKY
SILLS

SILLY
SILTS
SILTY
SIMPS
SINGS
SINHS
SINKS
SISSY
SIXTH
SIXTY

SKIDS
SKIFF
SKILL
SKIMP
SKIMS
SKINK
SKINS
SKINT
SKIPS
SKIRL

SKIRR
SKIRT
SKITS
SLICK
SLILY
SLIMS
SLIMY
SLING
SLINK
SLIPS

SLIPT
SLITS
SMIRK
SMITH
SNIBS
SNICK
SNIFF
SNIPS
SNITS
SPICY

SPIFF
SPIKY
SPILL
SPILT
SPINS
SPINY
SPIRT
SPIRY
SPITS
SPITZ

SPIVS
SPLIT
SPRIG
SPRIT
STICH
STICK
STIFF
STILL
STILT
STIMY

STING
STINK
STINT
STIRK
STIRP
STIRS
STRIP
STYLI
SWIFT
SWIGS

SWILL
SWIMS
SWING
SWINK
SWIRL
SWISH
SWISS
SWITH
SYLIS
THICK

THIGH
THILL
THING
THINK
THINS
THIRD
THIRL
THRIP
THYMI
TICKS

TIFFS
TIGHT
TIKIS
TILLS
TILTH
TILTS
TIMID
TINCT
TINGS
TINNY

TINTS
TIPIS
TIPPY
TIPSY
TIRLS
TITCH
TITIS
TIYIN
TIYNS
TIZZY

TRICK
TRIGS
TRILL
TRIMS
TRIPS
TWIGS
TWILL
TWINK
TWINS
TWINY

TWIRL
TWIRP
TWIST
TWITS
TWIXT
TYING
TYIYN
TYPIC
VICHY
VIFFS

VIGIL
VILLI
VILLS
VINIC
VINYL
VIRID
VIRLS
VISIT
VIVID
VIZIR

VYING
WHICH
WHIDS
WHIFF
WHIGS
WHIMS
WHINS
WHINY
WHIPS
WHIPT

WHIRL
WHIRR
WHIRS
WHISH
WHISK
WHIST
WHITS
WHITY
WHIZZ
WICKS

WIDDY
WIDTH
WIFTY
WIGGY
WIGHT
WIKIS
WILDS
WILLS
WILLY
WILTS

WIMPS
WIMPY
WINCH
WINDS
WINDY
WINGS
WINGY
WINKS
WISPS
WISPY

WISTS
WITCH
WITHY
WITTY
WRICK
WRING
WRIST
WRITS
XYSTI
YILLS

YIRDS
YIRRS
YIRTH
ZILCH
ZILLS
ZINCS
ZINCY
ZINGS
ZINGY
ZINKY
ZIPPY
ZITIS
ZIZIT

The list above contains all words with at least one “I” anywhere in them that do not have any other vowels. You can narrow it down further by employing the usual strategies. First, rule out plural forms, because they will rarely be the daily Wordle. Then, use the clues you already have. Rule out all words with letters that turned gray in your previous guesses, look for the consonants you found, and pay attention to the location of the “I” (or “I”s) in the word.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle.

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