5-Letter Words Starting With FA
There are 79 five-letter words starting with FA in our dictionary; 47 of them are common words.
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All 79 words
- fancy13 points
- faith11 points
- favor11 points
- facts10 points
- fails8 points
- falls8 points
- false8 points
- fatal8 points
- fault8 points
- faced11 points
- fairy11 points
- faces10 points
- farce10 points
- faint8 points
- fazed18 points
- fazes17 points
- faked13 points
- fakes12 points
- famed11 points
- fatty11 points
- fawns11 points
- fable10 points
- facet10 points
- faded10 points
- farms10 points
- fades9 points
- fagot9 points
- fangs9 points
- fared9 points
- fated9 points
- fairs8 points
- fares8 points
- fasts8 points
- fates8 points
- fauna8 points
- faxed16 points
- faxes15 points
- fanny11 points
- farts8 points
- faker12 points
- fakir12 points
- fauns8 points
- faddy13 points
- fatwa11 points
- faves11 points
- fatso8 points
- farad9 points
- faqir17 points
- farcy13 points
- faugh12 points
- fatly11 points
- fauve11 points
- favus11 points
- facer10 points
- fadge10 points
- farci10 points
- fader9 points
- faena8 points
- fanon8 points
- farer8 points
- fakey15 points
- fawny14 points
- faggy13 points
- fayed12 points
- faery11 points
- favas11 points
- facia10 points
- fames10 points
- fanum10 points
- fados9 points
- fagin9 points
- fanga9 points
- fards9 points
- fauld9 points
- fanes8 points
- fanos8 points
- farle8 points
- farls8 points
- faros8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 79
- By usage: 35 very common, 12 common, 32 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- fazed 18
- faqir 17
- fazes 17
- faxed 16
- fakey 15
- faxes 15
- fawny 14
- faddy 13
- faggy 13
- faked 13
Most common
- fancy
- faith
- favor
- facts
- fails
- falls
- false
- fatal
- fault
- faced
Definitions
- fancy (adjective)
- Not plain; decorative or ornamented.
- faith (noun)
- A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.
- favor (noun)
- An act of gracious kindness.
- falls (noun)
- The petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris).
The five-letter words that start with the letters FA number 79 in our dictionary. About 47 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is FAZED, at 18 points.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with FA?
FAZED scores 18 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.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
32 of the 79 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.