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5-Letter Words Starting With ISS

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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With ISS

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With ISS 2 words

How common is ISS at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with ISS. They average 5 points and the best is ISSUE (5 points).

Total words
2
Average Scrabble score
5
out of 5 max
Everyday words
50%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
E
50% of words

Most common last letters

  • e 50%
  • i 50%

Top vowel pairs

  • ei50%
  • ue50%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with ISS

i 1s 1s 1u 1e 1

I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + U 1 + E 1 = 5 points

Double word
10 pts
Triple word
15 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

issue

  1. nounan important question that is in dispute and must be settled“the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone”
  2. nounone of a series published periodically“she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room”
  3. nounsome situation or event that is thought about“he kept drifting off the topic”
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How many five-letter words that start with ISS are there?

There are 2 five-letter words that start with ISS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with ISS?

ISSUE is worth 5 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ISSEI (5).