Word list

3 letter words starting with I

21 words in our dictionary start with I and have three letters. 17 of them are everyday words, such as ITS, INN, ICE, INK.

21 words.

Everyday words 17

Rare words 4

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • ICK 9
  • IFF 9
  • IVY 9
  • ICH 8
  • ICY 8
  • ILK 7
  • IMP 7
  • INK 7

Letter after I

  • C
    4
  • N
    3
  • R
    3
  • F
    2
  • L
    2
  • O
    2
  • D
    1
  • M
    1

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Questions

How many 3 letter words starting with I are there?

Our dictionary has 21, and 17 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

ICK, worth 9 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 3 letter words starting with I?

ITS, INN, ICE, INK, ILL are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example i??.