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Words that start with IR

Looking for a word that begins with IR? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, grouped by length so you can find the one that fits. There are 268 playable words starting with IR in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is IRASCIBLENESSES. The highest-scoring is IRREFLEXIVE, worth 24 points.

  • IRRESPECTIVE20
  • IRRESPONSIBLE17
  • IRRELEVANT14
  • IRRITATING11
  • IRRATIONAL10
  • IRRITATED10
  • IRRITATION10
  • IRRITATES9
  • IRONIC8
  • IRRITATE8
  • IRONY7
  • IRATE5
  • IRON4
  • IRREPROACHABLE22
  • IRRETRIEVABLY21
  • IRREVOCABLY21
  • IRRECONCILABLE20
  • IRREPLACEABLE19

Highest-scoring words starting with IR

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • IRREFLEXIVE24
  • IRREMOVABILITY24
  • IRREPROACHABLY24
  • IRREVOCABILITY24
  • IRREFORMABILITY24
  • IRRECOVERABLY23
  • IRREFRAGABILITY23
  • IRREVERSIBILITY23
  • IRREVOCABLENESS23
  • IRREPROACHABLE22
  • IRRECONCILABLY22
  • IRREDUCIBILITY22

3-letter words starting with IR (2)

  • IRE3
  • IRK6

4-letter words starting with IR (6)

  • IRED5
  • IRES4
  • IRID5
  • IRIS4
  • IRKS7
  • IRON4

5-letter words starting with IR (9)

  • IRADE6
  • IRATE5
  • IRIDS6
  • IRING6
  • IRKED9
  • IROKO8
  • IRONE5
  • IRONS5
  • IRONY7

6-letter words starting with IR (18)

  • IRADES7
  • IRATER6
  • IREFUL10
  • IRENIC8
  • IRIDES7
  • IRIDIC9
  • IRISED7
  • IRISES6
  • IRITIC8
  • IRITIS6
  • IRKING10
  • IROKOS9
  • IRONED7
  • IRONER6
  • IRONES6
  • IRONIC8
  • IRREAL6
  • IRRUPT9

7-letter words starting with IR (14)

  • IRACUND11
  • IRATELY9
  • IRATEST7
  • IRELESS7
  • IRENICS9
  • IRIDIUM11
  • IRISING8
  • IRKSOME12
  • IRONERS7
  • IRONIES7
  • IRONING8
  • IRONIST7
  • IRONIZE15
  • IRRUPTS10

8-letter words starting with IR (22)

  • IREFULLY14
  • IRENICAL10
  • IRIDIUMS12
  • IRITISES8
  • IRONBARK13
  • IRONCLAD11
  • IRONICAL10
  • IRONINGS9
  • IRONISTS8
  • IRONIZED17
  • IRONIZES16
  • IRONLIKE11
  • IRONNESS8
  • IRONSIDE9
  • IRONWARE11
  • IRONWEED12
  • IRONWOOD12
  • IRONWORK14
  • IRRIGATE9
  • IRRITANT8
  • IRRITATE8
  • IRRUPTED12

9-letter words starting with IR (31)

  • IRASCIBLE13
  • IRASCIBLY15
  • IRATENESS9
  • IRIDOLOGY13
  • IRKSOMELY16
  • IRONBARKS14
  • IRONBOUND13
  • IRONCLADS12
  • IRONIZING18
  • IRONSIDES10
  • IRONSTONE9
  • IRONWARES12
  • IRONWEEDS13
  • IRONWOODS13
  • IRONWORKS15
  • IRRADIATE10
  • IRREALITY11
  • IRREDENTA10
  • IRREGULAR11
  • IRRIDENTA10
  • IRRIGATED11
  • IRRIGATES10
  • IRRIGATOR10
  • IRRITABLE11
  • IRRITABLY13
  • IRRITANTS9
  • IRRITATED10
  • IRRITATES9
  • IRRUPTING13
  • IRRUPTION12
  • IRRUPTIVE16

10-letter words starting with IR (32)

  • IRENICALLY14
  • IRIDESCENT13
  • IRIDOSMINE13
  • IRONFISTED14
  • IRONHANDED14
  • IRONICALLY14
  • IRONMASTER12
  • IRONMONGER13
  • IRONNESSES10
  • IRONSTONES10
  • IRONWORKER16
  • IRRADIANCE13
  • IRRADIATED12
  • IRRADIATES11
  • IRRADIATOR11
  • IRRATIONAL10
  • IRREDENTAS11
  • IRREGULARS12
  • IRRELATIVE14
  • IRRELEVANT14
  • IRRELIGION11
  • IRREMEABLE14
  • IRRESOLUTE11
  • IRREVERENT14
  • IRRIDENTAS11
  • IRRIGATING12
  • IRRIGATION11
  • IRRIGATORS11
  • IRRITATING11
  • IRRITATION10
  • IRRITATIVE14
  • IRRUPTIONS13

11-letter words starting with IR (45)

  • IRATENESSES11
  • IRIDESCENCE16
  • IRIDOLOGIES13
  • IRIDOLOGIST13
  • IRIDOSMINES14
  • IRKSOMENESS16
  • IRONHEARTED14
  • IRONMASTERS13
  • IRONMONGERS14
  • IRONMONGERY16
  • IRONWORKERS17
  • IRRADIANCES14
  • IRRADIATING13
  • IRRADIATION12
  • IRRADIATIVE16
  • IRRADIATORS12
  • IRRADICABLE16
  • IRRADICABLY18
  • IRRATIONALS11
  • IRREALITIES11
  • IRRECUSABLE16
  • IRRECUSABLY18
  • IRREDENTISM14
  • IRREDENTIST12
  • IRREDUCIBLE17
  • IRREDUCIBLY19
  • IRREFLEXIVE24
  • IRREFUTABLE17
  • IRREFUTABLY19
  • IRREGULARLY15
  • IRRELEVANCE17
  • IRRELEVANCY19
  • IRRELIGIONS12
  • IRRELIGIOUS13
  • IRREMOVABLE19
  • IRREMOVABLY21
  • IRREPARABLE15
  • IRREPARABLY17
  • IRRESOLUBLE14
  • IRREVERENCE17
  • IRREVOCABLE19
  • IRREVOCABLY21
  • IRRIGATIONS12
  • IRRITATIONS11
  • IRRUPTIVELY20

12-letter words starting with IR (36)

  • IRASCIBILITY18
  • IRIDESCENCES17
  • IRIDESCENTLY17
  • IRIDOLOGISTS14
  • IRONICALNESS14
  • IRRADIATIONS13
  • IRRATIONALLY14
  • IRREDEEMABLE17
  • IRREDEEMABLY19
  • IRREDENTISMS15
  • IRREDENTISTS13
  • IRREFORMABLE19
  • IRREFRAGABLE18
  • IRREFRAGABLY20
  • IRREGARDLESS14
  • IRREGULARITY16
  • IRRELATIVELY18
  • IRRELEVANCES18
  • IRRELEVANTLY18
  • IRREMEDIABLE17
  • IRREMEDIABLY19
  • IRREPEALABLE16
  • IRRESISTIBLE14
  • IRRESISTIBLY16
  • IRRESOLUTELY15
  • IRRESOLUTION13
  • IRRESOLVABLE18
  • IRRESPECTIVE20
  • IRRESPONSIVE18
  • IRREVERENCES18
  • IRREVERENTLY18
  • IRREVERSIBLE18
  • IRREVERSIBLY20
  • IRRITABILITY16
  • IRRITATINGLY15
  • IRROTATIONAL12

13-letter words starting with IR (23)

  • IRASCIBLENESS17
  • IRKSOMENESSES18
  • IRONMONGERIES16
  • IRRATIONALISM15
  • IRRATIONALIST13
  • IRRATIONALITY15
  • IRRECLAIMABLE19
  • IRRECLAIMABLY21
  • IRRECOVERABLE21
  • IRRECOVERABLY23
  • IRRELEVANCIES19
  • IRRELIGIONIST14
  • IRRELIGIOUSLY17
  • IRREPLACEABLE19
  • IRREPLACEABLY21
  • IRREPRESSIBLE17
  • IRREPRESSIBLY19
  • IRRESOLUTIONS14
  • IRRESPONSIBLE17
  • IRRESPONSIBLY19
  • IRRETRIEVABLE19
  • IRRETRIEVABLY21
  • IRRITABLENESS15

14-letter words starting with IR (18)

  • IRASCIBILITIES18
  • IRONICALNESSES16
  • IRRATIONALISMS16
  • IRRATIONALISTS14
  • IRRECONCILABLE20
  • IRRECONCILABLY22
  • IRREDUCIBILITY22
  • IRREFUTABILITY22
  • IRREGULARITIES16
  • IRRELIGIONISTS15
  • IRREMOVABILITY24
  • IRREPROACHABLE22
  • IRREPROACHABLY24
  • IRREPRODUCIBLE22
  • IRRESOLUTENESS15
  • IRRESPONSIBLES18
  • IRREVOCABILITY24
  • IRRITABILITIES16

15-letter words starting with IR (12)

  • IRASCIBLENESSES19
  • IRRATIONALISTIC17
  • IRRATIONALITIES15
  • IRRECONCILABLES21
  • IRREFORMABILITY24
  • IRREFRAGABILITY23
  • IRREPARABLENESS19
  • IRREPEALABILITY21
  • IRRESISTIBILITY19
  • IRREVERSIBILITY23
  • IRREVOCABLENESS23
  • IRRITABLENESSES17

More words starting with I

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

Questions

How many words are there starting with IR?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 268 words starting with IR, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word starting with IR?

IRREFLEXIVE, worth 24 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: IRREMOVABILITY (24), IRREPROACHABLY (24) and IRREVOCABILITY (24).

What are some common 5-letter words starting with IR?

IRONY, IRATE, IRKED, IRONS, IROKO and IRADE. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Play in the browser with no download or sign-up.

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