5-letter words starting with F
There are 578 five-letter words that start with F in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are FEZZY, FIZZY and FUZZY, tied at 29 points. A is the most common second letter, in 98 of them, and the average score is 10.4 points.
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F loves to double up, so ff endings and words like fluff and off show up more than you might expect. These 578 words are 4.6% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and F is the 11th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with F, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, FALSE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 578 words.
5-letter words starting with F in numbers
- Words
- 578
- Highest scoring
- FEZZY 29 pts
- Average score
- 10.4 pts
- With a definition
- 332 (57%)
- A98
- E79
- I89
- J2
- L98
- O80
- R67
- U59
- Y6
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with f
5-letter words starting with F (578)
These 300 of the 578 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with F?
578, which is 4.6% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 332 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with F for Scrabble?
FEZZY, FIZZY and FUZZY tie at 29 points before bonus squares. Next come FRIZZ (26), FIQHS (20) and FURZY (20). The average is 10.4 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with F?
A, in 98 of the 578 (17%). L follows with 98.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with F?
FALSE. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 578 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.