5-Letter Words Starting With IR

2 common words and 35 valid guesses start with "IR". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

2 common words35 valid words

Common Words (2)

Words most likely to be the answer.

irony
irate

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (33)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

iraan
irade
iraki
irani
iraqi
irazu
irbid
irbil
irbis
irena
irene
ireos
irfan
irgun
irian
irido
irids
irina
iring
irisa
irish
irita
irked
iroha
iroko
irone
irons
irous
irpex
irred
irreg
irvin
irwin

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 35 matches.

Most common letters

i35
r35
a14
n14
e10
o8
s7
d6
k3
u3

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 3rd position is i, appearing in 8 of 35 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 8 with 1 unique vowel
  • 19 with 2 unique vowels
  • 8 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -an · 3 words
  • -na · 2 words
  • -ne · 2 words
  • -ed · 2 words
  • -in · 2 words

Strategy

Only 2 possible answers start with "IR" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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