5-Letter Words Starting with IN
There are 45 five-letter words that start with IN on Word.ws, from inane to invar. The most common are index, inner, input, inter and intel.
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All 45 five-letter words that start with IN
INA
- inane5adj. Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
- inapt7adj. Not apt.
- inari5n. A type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage).
INB
- inbox14n. A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.
INC
- incap9n. Any incapacitant.
- incar7n. A car completely inside of a garage, or the portion of a car that is...
- incel7n. Someone (especially a man) who desires a sexual relationship but...
- inchi10n. The takay nut tree (Caryodendron orinocense).
- incog8adj. Incognito.
- incur7v. To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something...
- incus7n. A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
IND
- indel6n. Either an insertion or deletion mutation in the genetic code.
- index13n. An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- indic8adj. Of or relating to indium.
- indie6adj. Independent; from outside the mainstream.
- indin6n. A dark red crystalline substance, isomeric with and resembling indigo...
- indio6n. A member of one of various indigenous peoples in the Americas, Pacific...
- indri6n. One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar.
INE
- inept7adj. Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
- inert5adj. Unable to move or act; inanimate.
INF
- infer8v. To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by...
- infix15v. To instill.
- influ8n. Influenza.
- infra8adv. Discussed later.
ING
- ingle6n. A catamite; a male lover.
- ingot6n. A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily...
INI
- inion5n. A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull...
INK
- inked10adj. Having a tattoo or tattoos.
- inker9n. A person or device that applies ink.
- inkle9n. Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces.
INL
- inlaw8v. To clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the...
- inlay8v. To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form...
- inlet5n. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
INN
- inner5adj. Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located...
- innie5n. A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one...
INO
- inode6n. A data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory...
INP
- input7n. The act or process of putting in; infusion.
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INU
- inula5n. Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
- inure5v. To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires...
INV
- invar8n. An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low...
29 rare five-letter words that start with IN
Questions about these words
- How many five-letter words that start with IN are there?
- Word.ws lists 45 five-letter words that start with IN, plus 29 rare ones.
- What are common five-letter words that start with IN?
- index, inner, input, inter, intel, indie, intro and inbox.
- Which of the five-letter words that start with IN has the highest letter score?
- infix scores 15 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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