Words Ending With I — Scrabble & Word Games

Words ending in I are relatively rare in English because I as a final vowel is unusual (we prefer -Y for that sound: HAPPY, CANDY, CITY). Most I-ending words are borrowings: SAFARI (Swahili), SUSHI (Japanese), TAXI (French shortened), ALIBI (Latin), BIKINI (Pacific Islands).

In Scrabble, I-ending words are worth knowing because they hook an S for pluralisation: SAFARI → SAFARIS, SUSHI → SUSHIS. Short I-enders memorised by players: AI, BI, DI, HI, KI, LI, MI, PI, QI, SI, TI, XI.

Classical Latin plurals in -I (ALUMNI from ALUMNUS, FUNGI from FUNGUS, CACTI from CACTUS, OCTOPI though disputed) preserve ancient Latin masculine plural patterns. These are I-ending plural forms of Latin-origin nouns.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Ending With I (500 of 1,603)

CHIQUICHIQUI40
HACKERAZZI37
KOLKHOZNIKI35
JACUZZI34
ZINJANTHROPI33
PAPARAZZI31
PIZZICATI31
INTERMEZZI30
KAZACHKI30
TZATZIKI30
BOZZETTI28
TETRAZZINI28
CONVERSAZIONI27
FANDABIDOZI27
JALFREZI27
LAZZARONI27
PALAZZI27
SCAPHOCEPHALI27
STAPHYLOCOCCI27
BUZKASHI26
HYDROCEPHALI26
KOWHAIWHAI26
PIROZHKI26
PITHECANTHROPI26
ZYGOCACTI26
APPARATCHIKI25
BHIKKHUNI25
KAZATSKI25
SCHERZANDI25
SHAKUHACHI25
ZAKOUSKI25
ZUCCHETTI25
ANTHROPOPHAGI24
CARPOMETACARPI24
CRYPTOCOCCI24
HARAMZADI24
HYPOTHALAMI24
MACCHERONCINI24
XIPHOPAGI24
ZAKUSKI24
ZECCHINI24
ZUCCHINI24
BOUZOUKI23
ELEUTHEROCOCCI23
HIPPOCAMPI23
ICHTHYOSAURI23
LAZZI23
PACZKI23
SVARABHAKTI23
AMPHIOXI22
BAZOUKI22
BOLSHEVIKI22
ECHINOCOCCI22
FEMINAZI22
HAJJI22
HIPPOPOTAMI22
JUKSKEI22
MATRYOSHKI22
MAZHBI22
QAWWALI22
SFORZANDI22
ZOOPHORI22
ZUFFOLI22
BUZUKI21
CHARQUI21
COMITADJI21
DZIGGETAI21
FORZANDI21
FRACTOCUMULI21
HECTOCOTYLI21
IRUKANDJI21
ITHYPHALLI21
JINJILI21
KHAZI21
KOMITAJI21
LEPTOCEPHALI21
MAKUNOUCHI21
MENINGOCOCCI21
PANZEROTTI21
PNEUMOBACILLI21
PNEUMOCOCCI21
PODOPHYLLI21
RHIZOPI21
SCHERZI21
SCHWARMEREI21
WATERZOOI21
ZAMINDARI21
ZEMINDARI21
ADZUKI20
ANTIBACCHII20
BAHUVRIHI20
BORBORYGMI20
CAPPUCCINI20
CEVAPCICI20
CHIYOGAMI20
CUNJEVOI20
IMPROVISATORI20
KACHAHRI20
KAKARIKI20
KARUHIRUHI20
KATHAKALI20
KIPUNJI20
KUMIKUMI20
MANRIKIGUSARI20
MICROCOCCI20
OPISTHODOMOI20
PAKIRIKIRI20
PIROJKI20
PROVENTRICULI20
SFORZATI20
STREPTOBACILLI20
STREPTOCOCCI20
UMFAZI20
ZAMPONI20
ZEPPOLI20
ACTINOBACILLI19
ALFAQUI19
BURQUINI19
BWAZI19
CARDOPHAGI19
CONTRAFAGOTTI19
CORYPHAEI19
CUMULONIMBI19
CYSTICERCI19
DIPLOCOCCI19
ELECTROPHORI19
FORZATI19
HYDROSKI19
JABORANDI19
JAGUARONDI19
JAGUARUNDI19
KALAMKARI19
MATRIOSHKI19
PHOSPHORI19
SHIBUICHI19
SKYPHOI19
SUKIYAKI19
TRAPEZII19
TSUTSUGAMUSHI19
ZAIKAI19
AMPHIGOURI18
AZUKI18
BOCCONCINI18
CALZONI18
CANZONI18
CHORIAMBI18
CONTRABBASSI18
CONVOLVULI18
DAIQUIRI18
DIVERTIMENTI18
FIANCHETTI18
GHAZI18
JAMPANI18
KAMICHI18
KINETONUCLEI18
KOKOWAI18
LACTOBACILLI18
LEKYTHOI18
MAHIMAHI18
MELANOCHROI18
MESONEPHROI18
METANEPHROI18
MICROFUNGI18
OLOLIUQUI18
ORECCHIETTI18
OZEKI18
PEMPHIGI18
QUADRATI18
QUARTETTI18
QUINTETTI18
RHOMBOIDEI18
RHYTHMI18
RIFACIMENTI18
SARCOPHAGI18
SHARAWADGI18
SHARAWAGGI18
STRELITZI18
SUPERVIRTUOSI18
THIOBACILLI18
YANQUI18
ZASTRUGI18
ZIMBI18
ZOMBI18
ZUFOLI18
AGGIORNAMENTI17
AMAKHOSI17
ARRIVEDERCI17
BANZAI17
BHAJI17
BIMBASHI17
BORZOI17
CAPPELLETTI17
CARAVANSARAI17
CARAVANSERAI17
CATHOLICOI17
CENTUMVIRI17
CHAPPATI17
CHARIVARI17
CIRROCUMULI17
CUMULOCIRRI17
CYNOMOLGI17
DAQUIRI17
DECEMVIRI17
ENTEROCOCCI17
FANTOCCINI17
FETTUCCINI17
FRACTOSTRATI17
FRANGIPANNI17
GASTROCNEMII17
HEXEREI17
HIBACHI17
JAMDANI17
JEHADI17
JIHADI17
KAHAWAI17
KAZI17
KIMCHI17
KOHLRABI17
LEKYTHI17
MACRONUCLEI17
MAHARISHI17
MICRONUCLEI17
MICROVILLI17
PIFFERARI17
PIROSHKI17
POLYANTHI17
PRONEPHROI17
SATYAGRAHI17
SEMIFREDDI17
SEPTEMVIRI17
SPAGHETTINI17
STRACCHINI17
TERZETTI17
TZADDI17
VERMICELLI17
WAKIKI17
WARIBASHI17
WHAREPUNI17
ZINGANI17
ZINGARI17
ALIZARI16
ANZIANI16
BACCHII16
BASENJI16
BREWSKI16
BROCCOLINI16
CAPRICCI16
CHAPRASSI16
CHICHI16
COGNOSCENTI16
COQUI16
CUMULOSTRATI16
DAISHIKI16
DIVIDIVI16
DRACHMAI16
EPICANTHI16
EUCALYPTI16
FASCICULI16
FRANGIPANI16
GONOCOCCI16
HADJI16
HOMUNCULI16
HORIATIKI16
JALLEBI16
JAWARI16
JOWARI16
KABIKI16
KABUKI16
KACHERI16
KACHORI16
KANJI16
KHAKI16
KILIKITI16
KOFTGARI16
KOLINSKI16
KOWHAI16
KUMBALOI16
MAKHANI16
MAQUI16
MATACHINI16
MINGIMINGI16
MOTOSCAFI16
PARCHEESI16
PATCHOULI16
PECCAVI16
PEDIPALPI16
PICCALILLI16
PIHOIHOI16
PRECALCULI16
PUTANGITANGI16
QUILLAI16
RAIYATWARI16
SCALOPPINI16
SCYPHI16
SGRAFFITI16
SPERMACETI16
STRATOCUMULI16
TARSOMETATARSI16
THEOTOKOI16
TOKOLOSHI16
TROCHISCI16
VIOLONCELLI16
XYSTOI16
BANOFFI15
BARRAMUNDI15
BHAKTI15
BHELPURI15
BHISHTI15
BOCONCINI15
BRAHMANI15
BUKSHI15
BUMMALOTI15
BURRAMUNDI15
BUTTINSKI15
CALYCULI15
CAMPANILI15
CARABINIERI15
CAVALLETTI15
CHAPATTI15
CHATTERATI15
CHITARRONI15
CHIVARI15
CHOKRI15
CHUPATTI15
COATIMUNDI15
CONCERTANTI15
CONTRABASSI15
CRANIOPAGI15
CUMBUNGI15
DARZI15
DASHEKI15
DASHIKI15
DEVANAGARI15
DIADOCHI15
DOCHMII15
DOLICHURI15
DURZI15
EQUALI15
FASCISMI15
FIASCHI15
FLEXI15
FLOCCULI15
FORTISSIMI15
GINGLYMI15
GNOCCHI15
GRAFFITI15
HEGUMENOI15
JALEBI15
JUDOGI15
JUPATI15
KABADDI15
KALAMANSI15
KALOOKI15
KAMAHI15
KIRIGAMI15
KOJI15
LAMPUKI15
LAZULI15
LECYTHI15
MACCARONI15
MARCHESI15
MARIACHI15
METACARPI15
MICROMINI15
MILLEFIORI15
MOKIHI15
NIMBOSTRATI15
OESOPHAGI15
OMPHALOI15
PACHOULI15
PAHLAVI15
PAKAHI15
PAKIHI15
PARCHESI15
PARCHISI15
PEPPERONI15
PERFECTI15
PERIAKTOI15
POLYNYI15
POWHIRI15
PUJARI15
RECITATIVI15
RHINOCEROI15
RHONCHI15
ROMAJI15
SEXTARII15
SHANGHAI15
SHOJI15
SOUVLAKI15
SPAGHETTI15
SYNTHRONI15
TARAKIHI15
TERAKIHI15
TERIYAKI15
UMEBOSHI15
VENTRICULI15
WATERSKI15
XYSTI15
YAKITORI15
ACCESSORII14
ACOUCHI14
AFGHANI14
ALBERGHI14
ALTOCUMULI14
BAJRI14
BELLIGERATI14
BERSAGLIERI14
BLOGGERATI14
BOUSOUKI14
BROCCOLI14
BRONCHI14
CAMORRISTI14
CANALICULI14
CANTATRICI14
CAVALETTI14
CHAPATI14
CHARPAI14
CHIASMI14
CHIGETAI14
CHOWRI14
CHUPATI14
CICISBEI14
CONCEPTI14
CONCERTINI14
CONDOTTIERI14
CONOSCENTI14
CONSIGLIERI14
CRESCENDI14
CYATHI14
DHIMMI14
DISCOBOLI14
DJINNI14
DOUPPIONI14
DOUROUCOULI14
DUUMVIRI14
EFFENDI14
EMOJI14
EPHEBOI14
ESOPHAGI14
EXODOI14
FETTUCINI14
FLOKATI14
FONTICULI14
FUJI14
GRUPPETTI14
GUANXI14
GUARACHI14
HAJI14
HEITIKI14
HELISKI14
HOKONUI14
INKHOSI14
JUNGLI14
KAIKAI14
KALUKI14
KAROSHI14
KIELBASI14
KOKIRI14
KOLBASSI14
KONAKI14
KOROWAI14
KULAKI14
KUNDALINI14
LUMBRICI14
MARAVEDI14
MECHOUI14
MEGALOSAURI14
MONOKINI14
MONOPTEROI14
MULTICULTI14
MYTHOI14
NYLGHAI14
OBBLIGATI14
OMPHALI14
PACHISI14
PASTICCI14
PATUTUKI14
PENTIMENTI14
PENUCHI14
PERDENDOSI14
PIANISSIMI14
PLATYPI14
PORTAMENTI14
PRINCIPI14
PROSCIUTTI14
PROTHALLI14
PUNJI14
QADI14
QUASI14
RHINOCERI14
RHOMBOI14
RIKISHI14
RYOTWARI14
SAKKOI14
SALMAGUNDI14
SCALLOPINI14
SHERWANI14
SHIKARI14
SHTCHI14
SOFFIONI14

Frequently Asked Questions

What fraction of English words finish with I?

There are 1,603 words in our list with I as the final letter — about 0.4% of the whole dictionary. In Scrabble, I is worth 1 point per tile.

Highest-value Scrabble word that ends in I?

Our highest-scoring I-ending play is CHIQUICHIQUI (40 points raw). Hook plays that end on premium squares routinely double this figure.

Smallest word finishing with I?

The shortest word in our list ending with I is AI (2 letters). Short suffix words are the backbone of hook-play strategy — they let you extend an existing board word at minimal rack cost.