567 words keep IS together as a run. AISLE, AMISS, ARISE lead them, 42 of them possible answers.
42 can be the answer and 22 are everyday words. Where those two overlap is where to start.
Best First Guesses
With 567 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.
- OASIS: takes 567 down to 118 at worst.
- PARIS: down to 131.
- BASIS: down to 144. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
S is the ending to expect here, closing 325 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, A (168), E (137) and T (128) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 22 of these 567 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.
Best 5 Letter Words With IS
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- AISLE
- AMISS
- ARISE
- BASIS
- BISON
- BLISS
- BRISK
- CRISP
- DAISY
- DISCO
- EXIST
- FISHY
- FOIST
- FRISK
- GUISE
- HEIST
- HOIST
- ISLET
- ISSUE
- JOIST
- MISER
- MISSY
- MOIST
- NOISE
- NOISY
- POISE
- PRISM
- RAISE
- RISEN
- RISER
- RISKY
- SISSY
- SWISH
- TWIST
- VISIT
- VISOR
- VISTA
- WAIST
- WHISK
- WISER
- WISPY
- WRIST
- CISCO
- DISCS
- DISKS
- LEWIS
- LISTS
- LOUIS
- OASIS
- PARIS
- RISKS
- SWISS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With A
- AISLE
- AMISS
- ARISE
- ABRIS
- ABSIS
- ACAIS
- ADDIS
- AEGIS
- AGISM
- AGIST
- AITIS
- ALISH
- ALISO
- ALISP
- ALIST
- ALLIS
- ALOIS
- AMISH
- AMVIS
- ANISE
- ANTIS
- APHIS
- APISH
- APISM
- APSIS
- ARISH
- ARIST
- ARNIS
- ARRIS
- ARSIS
- ARTIS
- ASPIS
- ASSIS
- AURIS
- AVISE
- AVISO
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With B
- BASIS
- BISON
- BLISS
- BRISK
- BABIS
- BACIS
- BAISA
- BARIS
- BATIS
- BEISA
- BELIS
- BENIS
- BETIS
- BHAIS
- BIBIS
- BIDIS
- BIRIS
- BISES
- BISET
- BISIE
- BISKS
- BISME
- BISOM
- BISSO
- BISTI
- BITIS
- BLIST
- BOISE
- BOIST
- BOLIS
- BORIS
- BREIS
- BRISA
- BRISE
- BRISS
- BRIST
- BTISE
- BUDIS
- BUIST
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With C
- CRISP
- CISCO
- CADIS
- CAMIS
- CANIS
- CEDIS
- CHAIS
- CHRIS
- CISSY
- CISTA
- CISTS
- COPIS
- CRISE
- CRISS
- CROIS
- CUISH
- CUTIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With D
- DAISY
- DISCO
- DISCS
- DISKS
- DADIS
- DAHIS
- DALIS
- DARIS
- DAVIS
- DEFIS
- DEISM
- DEIST
- DELIS
- DENIS
- DESIS
- DEVIS
- DIDIS
- DILIS
- DISAS
- DISCI
- DISHY
- DISLI
- DISME
- DISNA
- DISTN
- DISTR
- DISTY
- DIVIS
- DONIS
- DORIS
- DOSIS
- DRISK
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With E
- EXIST
- EBLIS
- ECHIS
- EEMIS
- EISEL
- ELVIS
- EPIST
- EPRIS
- ETUIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With F
- FISHY
- FOIST
- FRISK
- FEIST
- FELIS
- FENIS
- FETIS
- FIFIS
- FINIS
- FISCS
- FISHO
- FISKS
- FISTS
- FISTY
- FLISK
- FOISM
- FRAIS
- FRISE
- FRISS
- FRIST
- FUGIS
- FUJIS
- FUNIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With G
- GUISE
- GADIS
- GAIST
- GALIS
- GARIS
- GEISA
- GEIST
- GISEL
- GISLA
- GISMO
- GISMS
- GISTS
- GLEIS
- GLISK
- GLISS
- GLIST
- GOBIS
- GOJIS
- GORIS
- GRISE
- GRIST
- GRISY
- GRUIS
- GYGIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With H
- HEIST
- HOIST
- HAFIS
- HAJIS
- HEXIS
- HIFIS
- HIOIS
- HISIS
- HISPA
- HISSY
- HISTS
- HOISE
- HOKIS
- HOPIS
- HORIS
- HOTIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With I
- ISLET
- ISSUE
- IDISM
- IDIST
- IDLIS
- IGNIS
- IIWIS
- IMLIS
- IMMIS
- IMPIS
- INTIS
- IPHIS
- IRBIS
- IRISH
- ISAAC
- ISAWA
- ISBAS
- ISEUM
- ISHES
- ISIAC
- ISING
- ISIZE
- ISLAM
- ISLAY
- ISLED
- ISLES
- ISLOT
- ISMAL
- ISNAD
- ISNAE
- ISOLN
- ISORT
- ISSEI
- ISTHM
- ISTLE
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With J
- JOIST
- JATIS
- JEDIS
- JEWIS
- JISMS
- JITIS
- JUISE
- JURIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With K
- KADIS
- KAKIS
- KALIS
- KAMIS
- KATIS
- KAZIS
- KEIST
- KEPIS
- KISAN
- KISHY
- KISRA
- KISSY
- KISTS
- KISWA
- KIWIS
- KNISH
- KOJIS
- KOLIS
- KOPIS
- KORIS
- KRAIS
- KREIS
- KRISS
- KUFIS
- KUMIS
- KURIS
- KUTIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With L
- LEWIS
- LISTS
- LOUIS
- LABIS
- LACIS
- LAPIS
- LARIS
- LEGIS
- LEISH
- LEISS
- LENIS
- LEVIS
- LEXIS
- LISES
- LISKS
- LISLE
- LISPS
- LISTY
- LISZT
- LOCIS
- LOGIS
- LORIS
- LUPIS
- LWEIS
- LYSIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With M
- MISER
- MISSY
- MOIST
- MAHIS
- MAISE
- MAIST
- MAKIS
- MALIS
- MANIS
- MARIS
- MAVIS
- MAXIS
- MEISM
- MELIS
- MERIS
- METIS
- MIAIS
- MIDIS
- MIHIS
- MIMIS
- MINIS
- MISAL
- MISCE
- MISCH
- MISDO
- MISES
- MISGO
- MISKY
- MISLS
- MISLY
- MISOS
- MISSA
- MISTO
- MISTS
- MISTY
- MITIS
- MIXIS
- MOAIS
- MOISE
- MOISM
- MOKIS
- MOTIS
- MUIST
- MUNIS
- MUTIS
- MYSIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With N
- NOISE
- NOISY
- NABIS
- NAISH
- NARIS
- NASIS
- NATIS
- NAVIS
- NAZIS
- NEIST
- NELIS
- NEVIS
- NIAIS
- NIRIS
- NISAN
- NISEI
- NISIN
- NISSE
- NISUS
- NOBIS
- NONIS
- NOOIS
- NORIS
- NUMIS
- NYXIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With O
- OASIS
- ODISM
- ODIST
- OISIN
- OPHIS
- ORNIS
- ORRIS
- OVISM
- OVIST
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With P
- POISE
- PRISM
- PARIS
- PADIS
- PAISA
- PAISE
- PALIS
- PASIS
- PAVIS
- PEDIS
- PEISE
- PEISY
- PENIS
- PERIS
- PHISH
- PIAIS
- PIKIS
- PILIS
- PIPIS
- PISAN
- PISAY
- PISCO
- PISES
- PISHU
- PISKY
- PISOS
- PISSY
- PISTE
- PISUM
- PLEIS
- PLISH
- PLISS
- POLIS
- POUIS
- POWIS
- PRISE
- PRISS
- PTISH
- PUBIS
- PUIST
- PULIS
- PURIS
- PYXIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With R
- RAISE
- RISEN
- RISER
- RISKY
- RISKS
- RABIS
- RAGIS
- RAKIS
- RAMIS
- RANIS
- REAIS
- REFIS
- REIST
- RISES
- RISHI
- RISPS
- RISQU
- RISTS
- RISUS
- ROIST
- ROJIS
- ROTIS
- RUDIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With S
- SISSY
- SWISH
- SWISS
- SADIS
- SAIST
- SAKIS
- SALIS
- SARIS
- SATIS
- SEISE
- SEISM
- SEMIS
- SHISH
- SHISN
- SHISO
- SHIST
- SHRIS
- SIMIS
- SIRIS
- SISAL
- SISEL
- SISES
- SISSU
- SISTA
- SISTS
- SKIIS
- SLISH
- SPISE
- SPISS
- SUGIS
- SUIST
- SUKIS
- SUMIS
- SUNIS
- SYLIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With T
- TWIST
- TABIS
- TAISE
- TAISH
- TAKIS
- TALIS
- TAMIS
- TAPIS
- TAXIS
- TEISE
- THAIS
- THISN
- TIKIS
- TIPIS
- TISAR
- TISIC
- TISSU
- TITIS
- TOISE
- TOIST
- TOPIS
- TRIST
- TROIS
- TUISM
- TUNIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With V
- VISIT
- VISOR
- VISTA
- VADIS
- VALIS
- VISAS
- VISED
- VISES
- VISIE
- VISNA
- VISNE
- VISON
- VISTO
- VITIS
- VLEIS
- VOBIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With W
- WAIST
- WHISK
- WISER
- WISPY
- WRIST
- WADIS
- WAISE
- WALIS
- WEEIS
- WEISE
- WEISM
- WHISH
- WHISP
- WHISS
- WHIST
- WIKIS
- WILIS
- WISED
- WISEN
- WISES
- WISHA
- WISHT
- WISHY
- WISPS
- WISSE
- WISTE
- WISTS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With Z
- ZAMIS
- ZARIS
- ZATIS
- ZEISM
- ZEISS
- ZEIST
- ZITIS
- ZOISM
- ZOIST
- ZORIS
- ZUNIS
5 Letter Words With IS Starting With Q, U, X and other letters
- QADIS
- QUAIS
- QUIST
- QUOIS
- UALIS
- UDISH
- UGLIS
- UMIST
- UNAIS
- UNISM
- UNIST
- XYRIS
- YAGIS
- YETIS
- YOGIS
- YONIS
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.
- GISMO: A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
- NARIS: Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
- TAPIS: A heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery.
- CUTIS: A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch.
- PYXIS: A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines.
- NISUS: An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
- ORRIS: German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome.
- WHISH: Make a sibilant sound.
- DEIST: Of or relating to deism.
- FOIST: To force onto another. It is on the answer list.
- SISAL: A plant fiber used for making rope.
- FEIST: A nervous belligerent little mongrel dog.
- JOIST: Beam used to support floors or roofs. It is on the answer list.
- PUBIS: One of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis.
FAQs
Is this the same as 5 Letter Words With I and S?
No. Every word here keeps IS together, in that order. ARISE does, ACIDS does not. 5 Letter Words With I and S takes those letters anywhere in the word.
Can a Wordle answer have IS side by side?
Yes. ISSUE, VISIT and BASIS have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. ISSUE and VISIT are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is AGISM really a word?
Yes. Discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
ISSUE. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, 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 ZOIST are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
FOIST, JOIST and MISER. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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