Words Starting With F
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 6,740 entries are words that start with F. That is about 3.9% of the list. The longest is FORETHOUGHTFULNESSES; the shortest is FA. By common tile values the top scorer is FLEXOGRAPHICALLY (37 points); board bonuses aren't counted. 1,900 have no repeated letter at all. Games use their own dictionaries, so a word here isn't automatically playable everywhere.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 6,740 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 3.9% |
| Longest | FORETHOUGHTFULNESSES (20 letters) |
| Shortest | FA (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | FLEXOGRAPHICALLY, 37 |
| No repeated letters | 1,900 |
Most common next letter after F
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| O | 1,320 |
| L | 1,210 |
| A | 1,001 |
| I | 964 |
| R | 875 |
Patterns in this list
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 597 still form a word when the leading
Fis removed, for exampleFABLE,FABLER,FABLES,FACEandFACED→ABLE,ABLER,ABLES,ACEandACED. - The most common endings here are
-ES(888),-NG(503),-ED(486). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 2,224 of these words.
- The average length is 8.5 letters.
- After F, the letter
Ocomes next most often (1,320 words).
Browse the full lists
With 6,740 words, this list is split into smaller pages by the next letter. Each page shows its complete list.
Other F- words
These groups are too small for a page of their own, so they are listed here in full.
4 letters 2
fyce fyke
5 letters 5
fjeld fjord fyces fykes fytte
6 letters 4
fjelds fjords fylfot fyttes
7 letters 1
fylfots
A sample of F- words
An evenly spaced sample of 150 words in alphabetical order (every 44th word), to give a feel for the list.
fa facers fact facts fadging faintest faithfulness falderal falsehoods familiarising fanaticizing fangas fantasms faradic farewelling farmworks fascias fashionable fatalisms fathomlessness fatting faunae favourer fearfulness featheredges fecklessly federations feelingly felicitates fellmongering feltlike fems fennels ferly ferrelled ferromagnetism feruling festooned fetishistically feudalistic fewest fiberglass fibrinopeptide ficklenesses ficuses fiefdom fifer figureheads filefishes filleted filmsetter fimbriations find fingerpickings finitudes firebase fireguards firetrap firstly fishlines fissures fittingness fizzers flagella flags flamboyantly flaneurs flaringly flatcaps flattery flavone flaxseeds fledgy flense flexile fliers flint flitching flocculator floods flops floristry flourishing flowmeter flugelhorn flummery fluorides fluorouracil flutterer flyleaf foamers foddered fogy folia folksiest fon foofaraws footer footnoting foozled forbade forcibleness forecaddies forefeeling foreignisms forensics foresees forestall foretime forgather forgoes formaldehydes forme formulating fortalice fortuitousness fossicked foully foursomes foxholes fractional fragmentarily framed frankfurters fratricidal freakouts freeheartedly freeway frenetics fresheners friary friendships frills fritted frizzinesses fromages frontwards frouziest frugal fruitwoods fuci fuggier fulgent fulminated fumettes fundament fungoid funs furioso furrieries
Using these words
To find words that start with F using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type F in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts F???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.