I and R and S in any order leaves 428 candidates. ARISE, BRISK, CRISP come first.
Everyday English accounts for 21 of these 428 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
With 428 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- TIRES: takes 428 down to 80 at worst.
- FIRES: down to 89.
- WIRES: down to 93.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on S more than any other letter: 259 words, close to half of the set. If you need a second letter to test, E (111), A (101) and T (75) appear here more than any others. 21 words out of 428 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words With I, R and S
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ARISE
- BRISK
- CRISP
- FIRST
- FRISK
- MISER
- PRISM
- RAISE
- RESIN
- RINSE
- RISEN
- RISER
- RISKY
- SERIF
- SHIRE
- SHIRK
- SHIRT
- SIREN
- SKIER
- SKIRT
- SMIRK
- SPIRE
- SPRIG
- STAIR
- STRIP
- SWIRL
- VIRUS
- VISOR
- WISER
- WRIST
- BIRDS
- FIRES
- FIRMS
- GIRLS
- PAIRS
- PARIS
- RIDES
- RINGS
- RISKS
- TIRES
- TRIES
- TRIPS
- WIRES
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With A
- ARISE
- ABRIS
- AESIR
- AIRNS
- AIRTS
- AMIRS
- ARIAS
- ARIES
- ARILS
- ARISH
- ARIST
- ARIUS
- ARNIS
- ARRIS
- ARSIS
- ARTIS
- ASHIR
- ASTIR
- ASURI
- AURIS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With B
- BRISK
- BIRDS
- BARIS
- BIERS
- BIRIS
- BIRKS
- BIRLS
- BIROS
- BIRRS
- BIRSE
- BIRSY
- BORIS
- BREIS
- BRIES
- BRIGS
- BRIKS
- BRIMS
- BRINS
- BRIOS
- BRISA
- BRISE
- BRISS
- BRIST
- BRITS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With C
- CRISP
- CHRIS
- CIRCS
- CIRES
- CIRLS
- COIRS
- CRIAS
- CRIBS
- CRIES
- CRIMS
- CRINS
- CRIOS
- CRIPS
- CRISE
- CRISS
- CRITS
- CROIS
- CURSI
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With D
- DARIS
- DIRKS
- DIRLS
- DIRTS
- DISTR
- DORIS
- DORSI
- DRIAS
- DRIBS
- DRIES
- DRIPS
- DRISK
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With F
- FIRST
- FRISK
- FIRES
- FIRMS
- FAIRS
- FARSI
- FIARS
- FIERS
- FIRKS
- FIRNS
- FLIRS
- FRAIS
- FRIBS
- FRIES
- FRIGS
- FRISE
- FRISS
- FRIST
- FRITS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With G
- GIRLS
- GAIRS
- GARIS
- GIRDS
- GIRNS
- GIROS
- GIRRS
- GIRSE
- GIRSH
- GIRTS
- GORIS
- GRIDS
- GRIGS
- GRINS
- GRIPS
- GRISE
- GRIST
- GRISY
- GRITS
- GRUIS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With I
- ICERS
- INROS
- INSTR
- IORAS
- IRBIS
- IREOS
- IRIDS
- IRISH
- IRONS
- IROUS
- ISORT
- ITERS
- IZARS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With K
- KEIRS
- KHIRS
- KIERS
- KIRKS
- KIRNS
- KISRA
- KORIS
- KRAIS
- KREIS
- KRISS
- KURIS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With L
- LAIRS
- LARIS
- LEIRS
- LIARS
- LIERS
- LIRAS
- LIRKS
- LOIRS
- LORIS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With M
- MISER
- MAIRS
- MARIS
- MARSI
- MERIS
- MIRES
- MIRKS
- MIRLS
- MIROS
- MIRRS
- MIRVS
- MUIRS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With P
- PRISM
- PAIRS
- PARIS
- PARSI
- PERIS
- PIERS
- PIRKS
- PIRLS
- PIRNS
- PIRRS
- PRIES
- PRIGS
- PRIMS
- PRISE
- PRISS
- PRIUS
- PURIS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With R
- RAISE
- RESIN
- RINSE
- RISEN
- RISER
- RISKY
- RIDES
- RINGS
- RISKS
- RABIS
- RAGIS
- RAIAS
- RAIDS
- RAIKS
- RAILS
- RAINS
- RAITS
- RAKIS
- RAKSI
- RAMIS
- RANIS
- REAIS
- REFIS
- REIFS
- REIKS
- REINS
- REIST
- RESID
- RESIT
- RHIES
- RIADS
- RIALS
- RIBAS
- RIBES
- RICES
- RICKS
- RIELS
- RIEMS
- RIFFS
- RIFTS
- RIGGS
- RILES
- RILLS
- RIMAS
- RIMES
- RIMUS
- RINDS
- RINES
- RINKS
- RIOTS
- RIPES
- RIPPS
- RIQQS
- RISES
- RISHI
- RISPS
- RISQU
- RISTS
- RISUS
- RITES
- RITSU
- RITTS
- RITUS
- RIVAS
- RIVES
- RIVOS
- RIZAS
- ROIDS
- ROILS
- ROINS
- ROIST
- ROJIS
- ROSHI
- ROSIN
- ROSIT
- ROSTI
- ROTIS
- RUDIS
- RUINS
- RUSIN
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With S
- SERIF
- SHIRE
- SHIRK
- SHIRT
- SIREN
- SKIER
- SKIRT
- SMIRK
- SPIRE
- SPRIG
- STAIR
- STRIP
- SWIRL
- SABIR
- SAIRS
- SAIRY
- SAMIR
- SARIF
- SARIN
- SARIP
- SARIR
- SARIS
- SARSI
- SCIRE
- SCRIM
- SCRIN
- SCRIP
- SCRIT
- SEHRI
- SEIRS
- SERAI
- SERIA
- SERIC
- SERIN
- SERIO
- SERIR
- SEVIR
- SHARI
- SHIER
- SHIRL
- SHIRR
- SHIRS
- SHIUR
- SHRIP
- SHRIS
- SICER
- SIDER
- SIEUR
- SIGRI
- SIKAR
- SIKER
- SIKRA
- SILER
- SIMAR
- SIPER
- SIRED
- SIREE
- SIRES
- SIREX
- SIRIH
- SIRIS
- SIRKI
- SIRKY
- SIROC
- SIROP
- SIROS
- SIRRA
- SIRUP
- SITAR
- SIVER
- SIXER
- SIZAR
- SIZER
- SKAIR
- SKIRL
- SKIRP
- SKIRR
- SKRIK
- SLIER
- SLIRT
- SMIRR
- SMIRS
- SNIRL
- SNIRT
- SORBI
- SPAIR
- SPEIR
- SPIER
- SPIRA
- SPIRO
- SPIRT
- SPIRY
- SPRIT
- SRUTI
- STERI
- STIRE
- STIRK
- STIRP
- STIRS
- STRIA
- STRID
- STRIG
- STRIM
- STRIT
- STRIX
- SWEIR
- SWIRD
- SWIRE
- SYRIA
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With T
- TIRES
- TRIES
- TRIPS
- TARSI
- TIARS
- TIERS
- TIRLS
- TIROS
- TIRRS
- TISAR
- TORSI
- TRIAS
- TRIGS
- TRIMS
- TRINS
- TRIOS
- TRIST
- TROIS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With W
- WISER
- WRIST
- WIRES
- WAIRS
- WASIR
- WEIRS
- WHIRS
- WIROS
- WRIES
- WRITS
5 Letter Words With I, R and S Starting With E, H, J and other letters
- EMIRS
- EPRIS
- ERICS
- HAIRS
- HEIRS
- HIRES
- HIRSE
- HIRST
- HORIS
- JIRDS
- JURIS
- NARIS
- NIRIS
- NIRLS
- NOIRS
- NORIS
- NOSIR
- ORIAS
- ORNIS
- ORRIS
- OSIER
- URSID
- VIRUS
- VISOR
- VAIRS
- VIERS
- VIRES
- VIRLS
- VRILS
- XYRIS
- YIRDS
- YIRKS
- YIRRS
- ZARIS
- ZIKRS
- ZORIS
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- SIRUP: A thick sweet sticky liquid.
- SKIRL: Play the bagpipes.
- NARIS: Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
- RESID: Oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled.
- OSIER: Flexible twig of a willow tree.
- ASTIR: Out of bed.
- SERIN: Any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe.
- STIRK: Yearling heifer or bullock.
- STRIA: A stripe or stripes of contrasting color.
- ORRIS: German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome.
- SPIRT: Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet.
- SPRIT: A light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally.
- SIXER: The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.
- SPRIG: An ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain I, R and S?
Yes. FIRST, RAISE and SHIRT all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. IRISH and RISKS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is SHIRR really a word?
Yes. Bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
FIRST. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZORIS and ZIKRS are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.