5-Letter Words Containing IE
Looking for five-letter words that contain IE? This page lists all 136 of them, from ADIEU to ZOWIE. The most common are FIELD, PIECE and QUIET.
PYXIE and ZOWIE score the most in Scrabble, at 17 points each. More of them start with S than any other letter (18 words). For Wordle, TRIES is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 136
- Top score
- PYXIE · 17
- Groups
- 23
Common 5-letter words containing IE and their meanings
- field9 pts
- noun: a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
- piece9 pts
- noun: a separate part of a whole
- quiet14 pts
- adjective: characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
- yield9 pts
- verb: be the cause or source of
- movie10 pts
- noun: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- brief10 pts
- adjective: of short duration or distance
- chief13 pts
- adjective: most important element
- thief11 pts
- noun: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
- alien5 pts
- adjective: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
- grief9 pts
- noun: intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
- wield9 pts
- verb: have and exercise
- dried7 pts
- adjective: not still wet
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 136 5-letter words containing IE
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 6
- adieu6
- aerie5
- aggie7
- alien5
- amies7
- ariel5
Starting with B 8
- belie7
- bield8
- biers7
- bikie11
- bogie8
- brief10
- brier7
- bries7
Starting with C 11
- cavie10
- chief13
- chiel10
- civie10
- cosie7
- cozie16
- cried8
- crier7
- cries7
- curie7
- cutie7
Starting with D 11
- dexie13
- didie7
- diene6
- diets6
- dobie8
- dogie7
- dowie9
- doxie13
- dried7
- drier6
- dries6
Starting with E 2
- eerie5
- eyrie8
Starting with F 11
- fiefs11
- field9
- fiend9
- fiery11
- flied9
- flier8
- flies8
- fogie9
- fried9
- frier8
- fries8
Starting with G 2
- genie6
- grief9
Starting with I 4
- icier7
- indie6
- ivied9
- ivies8
Starting with K 3
- kiefs12
- kiers9
- kyrie12
Starting with L 7
- liege6
- liens5
- liers5
- lieus5
- lieve8
- looie5
- louie5
Starting with M 6
- mamie9
- mavie10
- miens7
- monie7
- movie10
- moxie14
Starting with N 5
- newie8
- niece7
- nieve8
- nixie12
- nudie6
Starting with O 5
- oldie6
- oorie5
- oriel5
- osier5
- ourie5
Starting with P 12
- piece9
- piers7
- pieta7
- piety10
- pixie14
- plied8
- plier7
- plies7
- pried8
- prier7
- pries7
- pyxie17
Starting with Q 1
- quiet14
Starting with R 3
- ramie7
- retie5
- riels5
Starting with S 18
- shied9
- shiel8
- shier8
- shies8
- siege6
- sieur5
- sieve8
- skied10
- skier9
- skies9
- skiey12
- slier5
- spied8
- spiel7
- spier7
- spies7
- stied6
- sties5
Starting with T 8
- tawie8
- thief11
- tiers5
- towie8
- tried6
- trier5
- tries5
- twier8
Starting with U 1
- untie5
Starting with V 5
- vegie9
- viers8
- views11
- viewy14
- vogie9
Starting with W 4
- wield9
- wried9
- wrier8
- wries8
Starting with Y 2
- yield9
- yowie11
Starting with Z 1
- zowie17
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words containing IE are there?
There are 136 five-letter words that contain IE in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word containing IE in Scrabble?
PYXIE and ZOWIE are tied for the highest score at 17 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words containing IE?
Common examples include FIELD, PIECE, QUIET, YIELD, MOVIE and BRIEF.
Which 5-letter words containing IE end in E?
55 of them end in E, including PIECE, MOVIE, BELIE and UNTIE.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like FIELD, PIECE and QUIET. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.