5-Letter Words Starting With IS

2 common words and 42 valid guesses start with "IS". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

2 common words42 valid words

Common Words (2)

Words most likely to be the answer.

islet
issue

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (40)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

isaac
isaak
isamu
isawa
isbas
isbel
isere
iseum
isfug
ishan
ishii
ishum
isiac
isiah
ising
isize
islam
islay
isled
islek
isles
islip
islot
ismal
isman
ismay
ismet
isnad
isode
isola
isoln
isolt
isort
issei
issie
issus
ister
isthm
istic
istle

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 42 matches.

Most common letters

i42
s42
a15
e15
l14
m9
t9
u6
o6
h5

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 3rd position is l, appearing in 8 of 42 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 5 with 1 unique vowel
  • 32 with 2 unique vowels
  • 5 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ac · 2 words
  • -um · 2 words
  • -an · 2 words
  • -ay · 2 words
  • -et · 2 words

Strategy

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

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