4-Letter Words Starting With F
There are 191 four-letter words starting with F in our dictionary; 130 of them are common words.
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All 191 words
- folk11 points
- fish10 points
- five10 points
- flew10 points
- flow10 points
- face9 points
- fact9 points
- farm9 points
- film9 points
- firm9 points
- form9 points
- from9 points
- feed8 points
- find8 points
- flag8 points
- food8 points
- fund8 points
- fail7 points
- fair7 points
- fall7 points
- fast7 points
- fate7 points
- fear7 points
- feel7 points
- feet7 points
- fell7 points
- felt7 points
- file7 points
- fill7 points
- fine7 points
- fire7 points
- fits7 points
- flat7 points
- foot7 points
- four7 points
- free7 points
- full7 points
- fake11 points
- fork11 points
- flaw10 points
- fame9 points
- flip9 points
- foam9 points
- fume9 points
- fold8 points
- fond8 points
- frog8 points
- fans7 points
- fare7 points
- feat7 points
- fees7 points
- font7 points
- fool7 points
- foul7 points
- fuel7 points
- fuse7 points
- fuss7 points
- fizz25 points
- fuzz25 points
- foxy17 points
- faze16 points
- flex14 points
- flux14 points
- flak11 points
- fogy11 points
- fawn10 points
- fowl10 points
- fray10 points
- fury10 points
- fibs9 points
- flap9 points
- flop9 points
- fade8 points
- fads8 points
- fang8 points
- feds8 points
- fend8 points
- feud8 points
- figs8 points
- fled8 points
- flog8 points
- fogs8 points
- ford8 points
- fats7 points
- fern7 points
- fins7 points
- firs7 points
- fist7 points
- flea7 points
- flee7 points
- flit7 points
- flue7 points
- foal7 points
- foes7 points
- foil7 points
- fore7 points
- fort7 points
- fret7 points
- furl7 points
- furs7 points
- fuck13 points
- funk11 points
- flab9 points
- flub9 points
- fags8 points
- fart7 points
- fiat7 points
- frat7 points
- futz16 points
- flax14 points
- fink11 points
- fief10 points
- fife10 points
- flay10 points
- fobs9 points
- fops9 points
- fain7 points
- faun7 points
- fens7 points
- feta7 points
- flan7 points
- floe7 points
- fave10 points
- frig8 points
- fess7 points
- filo7 points
- faux14 points
- fumy12 points
- fays10 points
- faro7 points
- fyke14 points
- feck13 points
- fash10 points
- fley10 points
- frow10 points
- feme9 points
- fico9 points
- fisc9 points
- flam9 points
- floc9 points
- forb9 points
- frap9 points
- fado8 points
- fard8 points
- frag8 points
- frug8 points
- fugs8 points
- fane7 points
- farl7 points
- feal7 points
- fere7 points
- fila7 points
- fils7 points
- fino7 points
- firn7 points
- foin7 points
- frae7 points
- frit7 points
- froe7 points
- fozy19 points
- friz16 points
- fuze16 points
- falx14 points
- fixt14 points
- fuji14 points
- fyce12 points
- fava10 points
- fehs10 points
- fohn10 points
- foys10 points
- fems9 points
- fice9 points
- flic9 points
- foci9 points
- fubs9 points
- fuci9 points
- feod8 points
- fido8 points
- fids8 points
- fuds8 points
- fugu8 points
- fano7 points
- fete7 points
- fets7 points
- feus7 points
- fiar7 points
- flus7 points
- fons7 points
- fora7 points
- foss7 points
- funs7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 191
- By usage: 100 very common, 30 common, 61 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- fizz 25
- fuzz 25
- fozy 19
- foxy 17
- faze 16
- friz 16
- futz 16
- fuze 16
- falx 14
- faux 14
Most common
- folk
- fish
- five
- flew
- flow
- face
- fact
- farm
- film
- firm
Definitions
- folk (noun)
- People in general (often used in the plural).
- fish (noun)
- Any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills.
- five (adjective)
- Being one more than four.
- flow (noun)
- The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases).
Words that start with F come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 191 of the four-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. FIZZ is the top scorer here, worth 25 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many four-letter words starting with F are there?
Our dictionary has 191 four-letter words starting with F, of which 130 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the four-letter words starting with F?
FIZZ scores 25 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.