5-Letter Words Starting With F
428 five-letter words start with F; 178 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feral | 0.38 | 1.25 |
| 2 | flare | 0.53 | 1.10 |
| 3 | fares | 0.46 | 1.17 |
| 4 | fears | 0.38 | 1.24 |
| 5 | fared | 0.55 | 1.02 |
| 6 | farce | 0.54 | 1.02 |
| 7 | forte | 0.52 | 1.03 |
| 8 | fates | 0.44 | 1.10 |
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430 words starting with F
- firstcommon
- foundcommon
- finalcommon
- frontcommon
- fieldcommon
- fightcommon
- forcecommon
- funnycommon
- focuscommon
- floorcommon
- feelscommon
- fullycommon
- freshcommon
- faithcommon
- fifthcommon
- frankcommon
- fundscommon
- formscommon
- factscommon
- fixedcommon
- faultcommon
- filmscommon
- fallscommon
- falsecommon
- firedcommon
- findscommon
- facescommon
- folkscommon
- favorcommon
- framecommon
- fruitcommon
- facedcommon
- filedcommon
- filescommon
- flashcommon
- foodscommon
- forthcommon
- firmscommon
- forumcommon
- fraudcommon
- fancycommon
- floodcommon
- fleetcommon
- fewercommon
- fiftycommon
- failscommon
- fevercommon
- fluidcommon
- fencecommon
- fleshcommon
- fortycommon
- fearscommon
- firescommon
- farmscommon
- flowscommon
- fatalcommon
- flagscommon
- fliescommon
- fairycommon
- freakcommon
All 428 five-letter words
Starting with FA 79
fable faced facer faces facet facia facts faddy faded fader fades fadge fados faena faery faggy fagin fagot fails faint fairs fairy faith faked faker fakes fakey 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 farts fasts fatal fated fates fatly fatso fatty fatwa faugh fauld fault fauna fauns fauve favas faves favor favus fawns fawny faxed faxes fayed fazed fazes
Starting with FE 52
fears fease feast feats feaze feces fecks feeds feels feeze feign feint feist felid fella fells felly felon felts femes femme femur fence fends fenny feods feoff feral feres feria ferly fermi ferns ferny ferry fesse fetal fetas fetch feted fetes fetid fetor fetus feuar feuds feued fever fewer feyer feyly fezes
Starting with FI 68
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 fille fillo fills filly films filmy filos filth filum final finch finds fined finer fines finis finks finny finos fiord fique fired firer fires firms firns firry first firth fiscs fishy fists fitch fitly fiver fives fixed fixer fixes fixit fizzy
Starting with FJ 2
fjeld fjord
Starting with FL 76
flabs flack flags flail flair flake flaky flame flams flamy flank flans flaps flare flash flask flats flaws flawy flaxy flays fleam fleas fleck fleer flees fleet flesh flews fleys flick flics flied flier flies fling flint flips 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
Starting with FO 56
foals foams foamy focal focus foehn fogey foggy fogie fohns foils foins foist folds folia folio folks folky folly fonds fondu fonts foods fools foots footy foram foray forbs forby force fordo fords fores forge forgo forks forky forme forms forte forth forts forty forum fossa fosse fouls found fount fours fovea fowls foxed foxes foyer
Starting with FR 49
frags frail frame franc frank fraps frass frats fraud frays freak freed freer frees fremd frena 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
Starting with FU 43
fubsy fucus fudge fuels fugal fuggy fugio fugle 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
Starting with FY 3
fyces fykes fytte
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with F?
Our list has 428. 178 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with F?
FIRST, FOUND, FINAL, FRONT, FIELD — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with F?
FERAL. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.38 green and 1.25 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.