5-Letter Words Ending in I

All 215 five-letter words ending in I

A

• aarti5n. A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified...
• abasi7n. The monetary unit of Afghanistan during the 19th century, valued at 1/3...
• agami8n. A South American bird, Psophia crepitans, allied to the cranes, and...
• aioli5n. A type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and...
• alibi7n. The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime...
• appui9v. To prop or support, e.g. by posting troops.
• araki9n. A date liquor distilled illegally in Sudan.
• ariki9n. A person having a hereditary chiefly or noble rank in Polynesia.
• ascii7n. Ascians.
• assai5adv. A tempo direction equivalent to "very".
• atari5n. A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.
• avahi11n. Woolly lemur.
• azadi15n. Freedom, independence.

B

• baati7n. A kind of hard unleavened bread eaten in parts of India.
• bachi12n. A drumstick for East Asian percussion instruments such as the taiko...
• baiji14n. A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze...
• balti7n. A large iron pan having two handles, especially used in Pakistani...
• baoli7n. A stepwell.
• baozi16n. A Chinese steamed stuffed bun.
• barfi10n. An Indian dessert made from sweetened, condensed milk flavoured with...
• basti7n. A slum.
• beedi8n. A thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a...
• bhaji17n. Any of various Indian dishes of fried vegetables.
• bhumi12n. One of the ten hierarchically arranged stages through which bodhisattva...
• bindi8n. The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of Hindu women.
• blini7n. A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour...
• bodhi11n. The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and...
• braai7n. A barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically...
• buchi12n. Jian dui; sesame ball.
• bunji14n. A mate; a kinsman.

C

• caapi9n. A hallucinogen, obtained from the South American vine, Banisteriopsis...
• cabri9n. A pronghorn.
• capri9n. A deep shade of sky blue between cyan and azure.
• ceili7n. A social event with traditional Irish or Scottish music and dancing.
• certi7adj. Fashionable, cool.
• chedi11n. A Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa.
• chibi12n. A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
• chigi11n. In Japanese architecture, a V-shaped finial used mainly on Shinto...
• chili10n. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated...
• choli10n. A short-sleeved blouse worn under a sari; an Indian underbodice.
• churi10n. An Indian bracelet.
• coati7n. Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the...
• cocci11n. Coccidioidomycosis.
• combi11n. An aircraft adapted to carry either cargo or passengers, or both at...
• copei9n. The copaiba tree.
• coqui16n. A coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus).

D

• dashi9n. A type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.
• desai6n. In west and south India, a native official in charge of a district...
• deshi9n. A member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho.
• dhobi11n. A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman.
• dhoni9n. A handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow...
• dhoti9n. A long loincloth worn by men in India.

E

• ecchi12adj. Of animation, erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive.
• egusi6n. Melon seeds that are ground to make soup in West Africa.
• elemi7n. A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
• emaki11n. A Japanese picture scroll, a handscroll containing an illustrated...
• emoji14n. A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a...
• ennui5n. A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
• enoki9n. An enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes).
• envoi8n. A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or...

F

• fasti8n. The calendar, which gave the days for festivals, courts, etc....
• fermi10n. An obsolete name of the unit of length equal to one femtometre (10⁻¹⁵...
• fetti8n. Money.
• filmi10n. Music written especially for Bollywood films.
• fiori8n. A form of decorative extruded pasta.
• fundi9n. A master of a particular skill; an expert.
• fungi9n. Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.

G

• garri6n. A West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers.
• genii6n. Guardian spirits.
• genki10n. A playful, hyperactive girl.
• ghani9n. A powered mortar and pestle used to extract oil.
• ghazi18n. A Muslim warrior who fights in war against non-Muslims, especially one...
• gnudi7n. A kind of pasta similar to gnocchi, but made with ricotta instead of...
• gohei9n. An implement used in Shintō rituals, consisting of two kamishide...
• gummi10n. A sugary, gelatinous material used to make candies.
• gyani9n. A knowledgeable or wise person; sage, saint.

H

• hajji22n. A Muslim who has participated in a hajj.
• haldi9n. Synonym of turmeric.
• hanai8n. The practice of traditional Hawaiian adoption of one child into another...
• handi9n. A deep, narrow-mouthed vessel used in north Indian, Pakistani and...
• hangi9n. A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is...
• haori8n. A traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono.
• happi12n. A loose, informal Japanese coat normally decorated with a distinctive...
• harbi10n. A person who is not a Muslim and does not live under the condition of...
• hathi11n. An elephant.
• hatti8n. Synonym of hatti-sherif.
• hongi9n. The Maori greeting of touching noses.
• houri8n. A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment...
• hundi9n. Synonym of hawala (“informal system of money transfer from India and...

I

• imani7n. Faith (in the context of African-American culture).
• imari7n. Japanese porcelain wares (made in the town of Arita and exported from...
• inari5n. A type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage).
• inchi10n. The takay nut tree (Caryodendron orinocense).
• indri6n. One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar.
• issei5n. A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North...

J

• josei12n. A class of manga written for an older female audience.
• joshi15n. Japanese women's professional wrestling.

K

• kadai10n. Synonym of karahi (“cooking vessel”).
• kadhi13n. A curry made from chickpea flour and yoghurt which is served with...
• kalbi11n. A Korean barbecued rib dish, usually made from beef.
• kanji16n. The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters.
• karri9n. The tree Eucalyptus diversicolor, native to south-western Western...
• kauri9n. A conifer of the genus Agathis, found in Australasia and Melanesia...
• keiki13n. Child or offspring.
• kendi10n. A container of Asian derivation, usually handleless, used to hold...
• kgosi10n. A tribal chief among the Tswana people of southern Africa.
• khaki16n. A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
• kohai12n. A junior member of a group in Japanese arts; mentee.
• kombi13n. A minivan.
• kothi12n. A bungalow.
• kukri13n. A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many...
• kukui13n. Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree.
• kulfi12n. A flavoured frozen dessert of South Asia, made from milk and resembling...
• kunai9n. A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel...
• kursi9n. A stand for holding the Qur'an for readings.

L

• lanai5n. A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
• lassi5n. A drink made with yogurt diluted with water and flavoured with salt or...
• lathi8n. A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen.
• lesbi7adj. Lesbian.
• luchi10n. A kind of Indian deep-fried flatbread made from maida flour.
• lungi6n. A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India...

M

• machi12n. A traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of...
• makai11adv. Seaward, towards the sea.
• malai7n. An Indian cream made by heating and then cooling non-homogenized whole...
• mandi8n. A traditional style of washing oneself in Indonesia and Malaysia, using...
• manji14n. A captain or skipper of a boat.
• manti7n. A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian...
• maoli7n. A species of very tall, dark green-stemmed banana native to Polynesia...
• maqui16n. A South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian...
• marri7n. Corymbia calophylla, an Australian tree.
• matai7n. A Samoan chief.
• mauri7n. Life force, according to Maori beliefs.
• mbari9n. A ceremonial clay shrine filled with clay models of humans or deities...
• merci9interj. Thank you.
• methi10n. Fenugreek.
• mingi8adj. Among certain Ethiopian peoples: ritually impure.
• misri7n. Rock sugar.
• mochi12n. A small Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice.
• moloi7n. A magician, witch, wizard, or other magic-user, especially in...
• mooli7n. Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
• motti7n. Encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment.
• mouli7n. A hand-operated kitchen utensil designed for grating or pureeing small...
• mufti10n. A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.
• mukti11n. Feminine synonym of masculine substantive noun मोक्ष (mokṣa...
• mulai7n. A title for the ruler of Morocco.
• multi7n. A multituberculate.
• murri7n. A medieval Arab condiment made from fermented barley.
• murti7n. A sacred image of a deity.

N

• nanti5det. No; not any.
• nasri5n. A coin formerly used as a currency unit in Tunisia from medieval to...
• ngoni6n. A West African stringed instrument, shaped like a guitar.
• nisei5n. One whose parents were Japanese immigrants, especially to North or...
• nishi8n. The left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking...

O

• odori6n. An energetic Japanese style of folk dance.
• okapi11n. A ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) found in the rainforests of the Congo...
• omiai7n. A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to...
• oppai9n. A woman's breasts, particularly of an anime or manga character.
• oribi7n. Ourebia ourebi, a species of antelope.
• ozeki18n. A sumo wrestler ranking below yokozuna and above sekiwake; champion.

P

• parmi9n. A chicken parmigiana.
• parti7n. The basic, central, or main concept, drawing, or scheme of an...
• patti7n. A traditional residential subdivision or unit found in settlements of...
• penni7n. A former Finnish currency unit, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of the markka.
• petai7n. Stink bean, bitter bean (Parkia speciosa).
• petti7n. A petticoat.
• pichi12n. A small armadillo (Zaedyus pichiy), native to Argentina, which is the...
• plexi14n. A Plexiglas guitar.
• punji14n. A sharpened stick, often made of bamboo and covered in feces or other...

Q

• quasi14adj. Resembling or having a likeness to the named thing.

R

• rabbi9n. A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making...
• rabri7n. Synonym of rabadi (“Indian dessert”).
• rakhi12n. An ornamental cotton wristband tied by a girl or woman on to the wrist...
• rashi8n. A zodiac sign.
• ratti5n. A traditional Indian unit of measure for mass, approximately 0.1215...
• reiki9n. A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi...
• rezai14n. A coverlet quilted with cotton.
• rishi8n. A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with...
• roshi8n. An elderly and revered Buddhist monk.

S

• sabzi16n. Any green vegetable.
• salmi7n. A rich stew or ragout, especially of game.
• sarki9n. The emir of a Hausa-Fulani emirate.
• sengi6n. Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the family...
• senti5adj. Sentimental, emotional.
• serai5n. A palace.
• shahi11n. A former currency unit of Iran, worth one twentieth of a qiran.
• shari8n. Dead wood on the main trunk of a bonsai tree.
• shogi9n. Japanese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and...
• shoji15n. A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper...
• sophi10n. Wise men; sages.
• sugoi6adj. Amazing, awesome.
• sushi8n. A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored...
• swami10n. A Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.

T

• tachi10n. A pre-katana style Japanese sword, characterized by a longer blade with...
• taiji12n. The absolute; the condition as it existed before the creation of the...
• tangi6n. A Maori dirge, or song for the dead.
• tepui7n. A type of table-top mountain or mesa found in the Guiana Highlands of...
• terai5n. A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the...
• thali8n. A round metal platter used to serve food in India.
• tikki13n. A small croquette in Indian cuisine.
• tithi8n. The lunar date based on the Hindu calendar. There are 30 tithis in each...
• torii5n. A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the...
• tulsi5n. Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum.
• tutti5adv. All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in...

U

• ugali6n. African cornmeal porridge.
• ukemi11n. The set of breakfall and roll techniques used by uke to safely fall and...
• umami9n. One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as...
• unagi6n. A type of sushi made from freshwater eel.

V

• vadai9n. A type of fritter made from lentils or gram flour.
• venti8adj. Larger than grande, usually 20 ounces (~ 0.6 l).
• volti8v. Turn the page.

W

• washi11n. A tough paper used in traditional Japanese art forms.
• weiqi17n. An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular in Japan and Korea...

Y

• yatai8n. A small mobile stall or cart selling street food in Japan.
• yokai12n. Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in...
• yurei8n. A ghost, spirit of the dead, in Japanese mythology.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words ending in I are there?

Word.ws lists 215 five-letter words ending in I, plus 228 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words ending in I?

multi, chili, rabbi, sushi, quasi, fungi, emoji and patti.

Which of the five-letter words ending in I has the highest letter score?

hajji scores 22 points with the standard letter tile values.

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