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3 Letter Words With I

This verified list contains 137 CORE words with I, plus 40 entries in the broader extended tier.

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137CORE words
40extended words
177verified matches
6.4average CORE score

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12 deterministic CORE selections

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Vowels per word

  1. 1 vowel110 words
  2. 2 vowels26 words
  3. 3 vowels1 words

Repeated letters

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14 of 137 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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3 Letter Words With adjacent AI4 CORE · 2 extendedaid, ail, aim, air3 Letter Words With adjacent BI9 CORE · 0 extendedbib, bid, big, bin3 Letter Words With adjacent CI2 CORE · 1 extendedxci, cis3 Letter Words With adjacent DI7 CORE · 2 extendeddid, die, dig, dim3 Letter Words With adjacent EI1 CORE · 0 extendedlei3 Letter Words With adjacent FI7 CORE · 1 extendedfib, fig, fin, fir3 Letter Words With adjacent GI3 CORE · 4 extendedgig, gin, git3 Letter Words With adjacent HI8 CORE · 2 extendedchi, hid, him, hip3 Letter Words With adjacent IA1 CORE · 2 extendedvia3 Letter Words With adjacent IB6 CORE · 3 extendedbib, fib, rib, lib3 Letter Words With adjacent IC6 CORE · 2 extendedice, icy, sic, tic3 Letter Words With adjacent ID10 CORE · 2 extendedaid, bid, did, hid3 Letter Words With adjacent IE7 CORE · 2 extendeddie, lie, pie, tie3 Letter Words With adjacent IF1 CORE · 2 extendedifs3 Letter Words With adjacent IG8 CORE · 3 extendedbig, dig, fig, gig3 Letter Words With adjacent II4 CORE · 0 extendediii, lii, vii, xii3 Letter Words With adjacent IK1 CORE · 0 extendedoik3 Letter Words With adjacent IL7 CORE · 0 extendedail, ilk, ill, nil3 Letter Words With adjacent IM7 CORE · 2 extendedaim, dim, him, imp3 Letter Words With adjacent IN14 CORE · 4 extendedbin, din, fin, gin3 Letter Words With adjacent IO2 CORE · 0 extendedion, bio3 Letter Words With adjacent IP11 CORE · 1 extendeddip, hip, lip, nip3 Letter Words With adjacent IR5 CORE · 1 extendedair, fir, ire, irk3 Letter Words With adjacent IS8 CORE · 5 extendedhis, dis, cis, ism3 Letter Words With adjacent IT13 CORE · 4 extendedbit, fit, hit, its3 Letter Words With adjacent IV2 CORE · 1 extendedivy, xiv3 Letter Words With adjacent IX7 CORE · 0 extendedfix, lix, mix, six3 Letter Words With adjacent IZ3 CORE · 1 extendedbiz, viz, wiz3 Letter Words With adjacent JI2 CORE · 0 extendedjig, jib3 Letter Words With adjacent KI5 CORE · 1 extendedkid, kin, kit, ski3 Letter Words With adjacent LI7 CORE · 0 extendedlid, lie, lii, lip3 Letter Words With adjacent MI4 CORE · 6 extendedmix, mid, mil, mic3 Letter Words With adjacent NI6 CORE · 2 extendednil, nip, nit, nib3 Letter Words With adjacent OI4 CORE · 0 extendedoil, poi, moi, oik3 Letter Words With adjacent PI8 CORE · 0 extendedpie, pig, pin, pit3 Letter Words With adjacent RI5 CORE · 3 extendedrib, rid, rig, rim3 Letter Words With adjacent SI9 CORE · 1 extendedsic, sin, sip, sir3 Letter Words With adjacent TI6 CORE · 1 extendedtie, tin, tip, tit3 Letter Words With adjacent UI0 CORE · 1 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent VI7 CORE · 0 extendedlvi, via, vie, vii3 Letter Words With adjacent WI4 CORE · 0 extendedwig, win, wit, wiz3 Letter Words With adjacent XI6 CORE · 0 extendedlxi, xii, xiv, xix3 Letter Words With adjacent YI3 CORE · 0 extendedyip, yid, yin3 Letter Words With adjacent ZI2 CORE · 1 extendedzip, zit

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How to use 3-letter words with I

The CORE list contains 137 3-letter words with I in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 40 extended entries.

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How many 3-letter words contain I?

This verified set contains 137 CORE words and 40 extended words, for 177 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this I group?

The 137 CORE words average 6.4 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these I words often repeat letters?

14 of 137 CORE words repeat at least one letter.