Words Starting With IR
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter IR. This section showcases how IR at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with IR, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
3 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ire | 3 | a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance | - |
| irk | 7 | irritate or vex | - |
4 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| iron | 4 | home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth | - |
| iris | 4 | diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | - |
| ired | 5 | - | - |
| ires | 4 | - | - |
| irid | 5 | - | - |
| irks | 8 | - | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| irony | 8 | witty language used to convey insults or scorn | irony is wasted on the stupid |
| irons | 5 | metal shackles; for hands or legs | - |
| irate | 5 | feeling or showing extreme anger | irate protesters |
| irade | 6 | - | - |
| irids | 6 | - | - |
| iring | 6 | - | - |
| irked | 10 | - | - |
| iroko | 9 | - | - |
| irone | 5 | - | - |
6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ironic | 8 | characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is | madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker |
| ironed | 7 | (of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron | - |
| irises | 6 | - | - |
| irades | 7 | - | - |
| irater | 6 | - | - |
| ireful | 9 | feeling or showing extreme anger | ireful words |
| irenic | 8 | conducive to peace | irenic without being namby-pamby |
| iridal | 7 | - | - |
| irides | 7 | - | - |
| iridic | 9 | of or containing iridium | - |
| irised | 7 | - | - |
| iritic | 8 | of or relating to located near the iris of the eye | - |
| iritis | 6 | inflammation of the iris | - |
| irking | 11 | - | - |
| irokos | 10 | - | - |
| ironer | 6 | - | - |
| irones | 6 | - | - |
| irreal | 6 | - | - |
| irrupt | 8 | erupt or intensify suddenly | The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism |
7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ironing | 8 | garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed | there was a basketful of ironing to do |
| iridium | 10 | a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium | - |
| irksome | 13 | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | what an irksome task the writing of long letters is |
| ironman | 9 | a strong man of exceptional physical endurance | - |
| iracund | 10 | - | - |
| irately | 10 | in an irate manner | `Get out,' he shouted irately |
| iratest | 7 | - | - |
| ireless | 7 | - | - |
| irenics | 9 | - | - |
| irideal | 8 | - | - |
| iridial | 8 | - | - |
| iridian | 8 | - | - |
| iridise | 8 | - | - |
| iridize | 17 | - | - |
| irisate | 7 | - | - |
| irising | 8 | - | - |
| ironers | 7 | - | - |
| ironier | 7 | - | - |
| ironies | 7 | - | - |
| ironise | 7 | - | - |
| ironist | 7 | a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm | - |
| ironize | 16 | - | - |
| ironmen | 9 | - | - |
| irrupts | 9 | - | - |
8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| irritate | 8 | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves |
| irrigate | 9 | supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams | - |
| ironclad | 11 | inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable | an ironclad rule |
| ironical | 10 | characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is | it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely |
| ironside | 9 | a man of great strength or bravery | - |
| irritant | 8 | something that causes irritation and annoyance | - |
| ironwork | 15 | work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc) | the houses had much ornamental ironwork |
| irefully | 14 | - | - |
| irenical | 10 | - | - |
| irenicon | 10 | - | - |
| iridised | 10 | - | - |
| iridises | 9 | - | - |
| iridiums | 11 | - | - |
| iridized | 19 | - | - |
| iridizes | 18 | - | - |
| irisated | 9 | - | - |
| irisates | 8 | - | - |
| iriscope | 12 | - | - |
| iritises | 8 | - | - |
| ironbark | 14 | - | - |
| ironiest | 8 | - | - |
| ironings | 9 | - | - |
| ironised | 9 | - | - |
| ironises | 8 | - | - |
| ironists | 8 | - | - |
| ironized | 18 | - | - |
| ironizes | 17 | - | - |
| ironless | 8 | - | - |
| ironlike | 12 | exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron | ironlike determination |
| ironness | 8 | - | - |
| ironware | 11 | instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal | - |
| ironweed | 12 | any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue | - |
| ironwood | 12 | medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America | - |
| irrision | 8 | - | - |
| irrisory | 11 | - | - |
| irrupted | 11 | - | - |
9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| irritated | 10 | aroused to impatience or anger | made an irritated gesture |
| irregular | 10 | independent in behavior or thought | she led a somewhat irregular private life |
| irritable | 11 | capable of responding to stimuli | - |
| ironworks | 16 | the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made | - |
| irrigated | 11 | - | - |
| irascible | 13 | characterized by anger | an irascible response |
| irritably | 14 | in a petulant manner | - |
| ironsides | 10 | English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) | - |
| irruption | 11 | a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) | - |
| irradiate | 10 | give spiritual insight to; in religion | - |
| irascibly | 16 | - | - |
| irateness | 9 | - | - |
| irenicism | 13 | - | - |
| irenicons | 11 | - | - |
| irenology | 13 | - | - |
| iridising | 11 | - | - |
| iridizing | 20 | - | - |
| iridocyte | 15 | - | - |
| iridology | 14 | - | - |
| iridotomy | 15 | a surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat closed-angle glaucoma | - |
| irisating | 10 | - | - |
| irisation | 9 | - | - |
| iriscopes | 13 | - | - |
| irksomely | 18 | - | - |
| ironbarks | 15 | - | - |
| ironbound | 12 | - | - |
| ironclads | 12 | - | - |
| ironising | 10 | - | - |
| ironizing | 19 | - | - |
| ironsmith | 14 | - | - |
| ironstone | 9 | - | - |
| ironwares | 12 | - | - |
| ironweeds | 13 | - | - |
| ironwoman | 14 | - | - |
| ironwomen | 14 | - | - |
| ironwoods | 13 | - | - |
| irradiant | 10 | - | - |
| irreality | 12 | the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact | - |
| irredenta | 10 | a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another | - |
| irrelated | 10 | - | - |
| irridenta | 10 | a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another | - |
| irrigable | 12 | - | - |
| irrigably | 15 | - | - |
| irrigates | 10 | - | - |
| irrigator | 10 | - | - |
| irriguous | 10 | - | - |
| irrisions | 9 | - | - |
| irritancy | 14 | - | - |
| irritants | 9 | - | - |
| irritates | 9 | - | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| irrelevant | 13 | having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue | an irrelevant comment |
| irritating | 11 | (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite | - |
| irrational | 10 | a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number | - |
| ironically | 15 | in an ironic manner | she began to mimic him ironically |
| irrigation | 11 | (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution | - |
| irritation | 10 | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment | - |
| irradiated | 12 | - | - |
| irreverent | 13 | not revering god | - |
| ironmonger | 13 | a store selling hardware | in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop |
| irrigating | 12 | - | - |
| iridescent | 13 | varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent |
| irresolute | 10 | uncertain how to act or proceed | the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute |
| iracundity | 16 | - | - |
| irefulness | 13 | - | - |
| irenically | 15 | - | - |
| irenicisms | 14 | - | - |
| iridaceous | 13 | of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Iridaceae | - |
| iridectomy | 18 | an eye operation that treats closed-angle glaucoma by surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye | - |
| iridocytes | 16 | - | - |
| iridosmine | 13 | a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc. | - |
| iridosmium | 15 | - | - |
| irisations | 10 | - | - |
| ironfisted | 14 | - | - |
| ironhanded | 15 | - | - |
| ironmaster | 12 | - | - |
| ironnesses | 10 | - | - |
| ironsmiths | 15 | - | - |
| ironstones | 10 | - | - |
| ironworker | 17 | a person who makes articles of iron | - |
| irradiance | 13 | - | - |
| irradiancy | 16 | - | - |
| irradiates | 11 | - | - |
| irradiator | 11 | - | - |
| irradicate | 13 | - | - |
| irredentas | 11 | - | - |
| irregulars | 11 | - | - |
| irrelation | 10 | - | - |
| irrelative | 13 | - | - |
| irreligion | 11 | the quality of not being devout | - |
| irremeable | 14 | - | - |
| irremeably | 17 | - | - |
| irrenowned | 14 | - | - |
| irridentas | 11 | - | - |
| irrigative | 14 | - | - |
| irrigators | 11 | - | - |
| irritative | 13 | (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite | an irritative agent |
| irritators | 10 | - | - |
| irruptions | 12 | - | - |
| irukandjis | 22 | - | - |
