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5 letter words that start with F

Every five-letter word starting with F: 455 in all, 223 of them everyday words, shown in bold in the list. Best first guess from this list: FARCE.

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5 letter words that start with F in numbers

  • 455 words in total, of which 223 are everyday words.
  • Letters found most often: f 100%, e 44%, s 39%, a 34%, r 33% of words.

Highest-scoring 5 letter words that start with F

Ranked by Scrabble tile values, before any bonus squares:

Highest-scoring words
WordPoints
fizzy29
fuzzy29
fezzy29
frizz26
furzy20
fazed18
fuzed18
flaxy18
fazes17
fezes17
froze17
fuzes17

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All 5 letter words that start with F

All 455 words, A to Z. The 223 everyday words are in bold.

f (455)

fable, faced, facer, faces, facet, facia, facta, facts, faddy, faded, fader, fades, fadge, fados, faena, faery, faffs, fagin, fails, faint, fairs, fairy, faith, faked, faker, fakes, fakey, fakie, fakir, falls, false, famed, fames, fancy, fanes, fanga, fangs, fanny, fanon, fanos, fanum, faqir, farad, farce, farci, farcy, fards, fared, farer, fares, farle, farls, farms, faros, farro, farts, fasts, fatal, fated, fates, fatly, fatso, fatty, fatwa, faugh, fauld, fault, fauna, fauns, fauve, favas, faver, faves, favor, favus, fawns, fawny, faxed, faxes, fayed, fazed, fazes, fears, fease, feast, feats, feaze, fecal, feces, fecks, fedex, feebs, feeds, feels, feeze, feign, feint, feist, felid, fella, fells, felly, felon, felts, felty, femes, femme, femur, fence, fends, fenny, feods, feoff, feral, feres, feria, ferly, fermi, ferns, ferny, ferry, fesse, festa, fests, fetal, fetas, fetch, feted, fetes, fetid, fetor, fetus, feuar, feuds, feued, fever, fewer, feyer, feyly, fezes, fezzy, fiars, fiats, fiber, fibre, fices, fiche, fichu, ficin, ficus, fidge, fidos, fiefs, field, fiend, fiery, fifed, fifer, fifes, fifth, fifty, fight, filar, filch, filed, filer, files, filet, filks, fille, fillo, fills, filly, filmi, films, filmy, filos, filth, filum, final, finca, finch, finds, fined, finer, fines, finis, finks, finna, finny, finos, fiord, fique, fired, firee, firer, fires, firms, firns, firry, first, firth, fiscs, fishy, fists, fitch, fitly, fiver, fives, fixed, fixer, fixes, fixit, fizzy, fjeld, fjord, flabs, flack, flags, flail, flair, flake, flaks, flaky, flame, flams, flamy, flank, flans, flaps, flare, flash, flask, flats, flava, flaws, flawy, flaxy, flays, fleam, fleas, fleck, fleer, flees, fleet, flesh, flews, fleys, flick, flics, flied, flier, flies, fling, flint, flips, flirs, flirt, flite, flits, float, flock, flocs, floes, flogs, flong, flood, floor, flops, flora, floss, flota, flour, flout, flown, flows, flubs, flued, flues, fluff, fluid, fluke, fluky, flume, flump, flung, flunk, fluor, flush, flute, fluty, fluyt, flyby, flyer, flyte, foals, foams, foamy, focal, focus, foehn, fogey, foggy, fogie, fohns, foils, foins, foist, folds, foley, folia, folic, folio, folks, folky, folly, fonds, fondu, fonts, foods, fools, foots, footy, foram, foray, forbs, forby, force, fordo, fords, fores, forex, forge, forgo, forks, forky, forme, forms, forte, forth, forts, forty, forum, fossa, fosse, fouls, found, fount, fours, fovea, fowls, foxed, foxes, foyer, frack, frags, frail, frame, franc, frank, fraps, frass, frats, fraud, frays, freak, freed, freer, frees, fremd, frena, freon, frere, fresh, frets, friar, fried, frier, fries, frigs, frill, frise, frisk, frith, frits, fritt, fritz, frizz, frock, froes, frogs, frond, frons, front, frore, frosh, frost, froth, frown, frows, froze, frugs, fruit, frump, fryer, fubar, fubsy, fucus, fuddy, fudge, fudgy, fuels, fugal, fuggy, fugio, fugle, fugly, fugue, fugus, fujis, fulls, fully, fumed, fumer, fumes, fumet, fundi, funds, fungi, fungo, funks, funky, funny, furan, furls, furor, furry, furze, furzy, fused, fusee, fusel, fuses, fusil, fussy, fusty, futon, fuzed, fuzee, fuzes, fuzil, fuzzy, fyces, fykes, fytte

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words start with F?
There are 455 in our game word list, and 223 of them are everyday words.
What are some common 5 letter words starting with F?
Everyday examples include FAINT, FAIRY, FAITH, FALSE, FANCY, FARCE, FATAL, FAULT, FAVOR, FENCE. The full list is below, with everyday words in bold.
How do I find 5 letter words with F anywhere in the word?
Use the five-letter word finder at the top of this page: type F under Letters in the word and leave the spots empty. This page lists only words that start with F.
What is a good 5 letter word that starts with F for Wordle?
FARCE. Of all five-letter words that start with F that have five different letters, it finds the most letters as a first guess in our test: 1.61 green or yellow tiles on average against every answer.
What are some 5 letter words that start with FA?
FA is the most common start in this list (82 words). Everyday examples: FAINT, FAIRY, FAITH, FALSE, FANCY, FARCE, FATAL, FAULT.
What are some unusual 5 letter words that start with F?
Rare but valid word game words such as FEZZY, FRIZZ, FURZY, FLAXY, FAQIR, FEAZE. They are worth knowing for tile games, but daily puzzles almost never use them as answers.
Which of these words are good guesses in five-letter puzzles?
Everyday words with five different, common letters test the most at once. Daily puzzles also tend to pick everyday words, so start with the list of everyday words on this page.