5-Letter Words With F and L
There are 190 five-letter words containing both F and L in our dictionary; 128 of them are common words.
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All 190 words
- folks12 points
- awful11 points
- flash11 points
- flown11 points
- fully11 points
- shelf11 points
- field9 points
- filed9 points
- flied9 points
- fails8 points
- falls8 points
- false8 points
- fatal8 points
- fault8 points
- feels8 points
- files8 points
- fills8 points
- final8 points
- flies8 points
- float8 points
- floor8 points
- cliff13 points
- flaws11 points
- flesh11 points
- flows11 points
- flush11 points
- films10 points
- flame10 points
- flips10 points
- flags9 points
- flood9 points
- fluid9 points
- folds9 points
- fleet8 points
- flour8 points
- flute8 points
- fools8 points
- lifts8 points
- flaky15 points
- fleck14 points
- flick14 points
- flock14 points
- fluff14 points
- bluff13 points
- filch13 points
- filmy13 points
- flake12 points
- flank12 points
- flask12 points
- fluke12 points
- flunk12 points
- filly11 points
- filth11 points
- flyer11 points
- folly11 points
- fowls11 points
- leafy11 points
- lofty11 points
- wolfs11 points
- clefs10 points
- cleft10 points
- fable10 points
- flaps10 points
- flops10 points
- focal10 points
- fling9 points
- flogs9 points
- flung9 points
- golfs9 points
- gulfs9 points
- aloft8 points
- aloof8 points
- fells8 points
- felon8 points
- felts8 points
- filet8 points
- flail8 points
- flair8 points
- flare8 points
- flats8 points
- fleas8 points
- flees8 points
- flier8 points
- flint8 points
- flirt8 points
- flits8 points
- flora8 points
- floss8 points
- flout8 points
- flues8 points
- foals8 points
- foils8 points
- fouls8 points
- frail8 points
- frill8 points
- fuels8 points
- fulls8 points
- furls8 points
- leafs8 points
- lefts8 points
- loafs8 points
- lofts8 points
- rifle8 points
- fecal10 points
- flubs10 points
- elfin8 points
- fetal8 points
- flyby16 points
- fluky15 points
- flack14 points
- fitly11 points
- flays11 points
- lefty11 points
- offal11 points
- flume10 points
- pilaf10 points
- afoul8 points
- feral8 points
- floes8 points
- folio8 points
- lifer8 points
- fella8 points
- flans8 points
- luffs11 points
- delft9 points
- fugal9 points
- filer8 points
- sulfa8 points
- fjeld16 points
- feyly14 points
- flawy14 points
- flump12 points
- kalif12 points
- kloof12 points
- fatly11 points
- felly11 points
- flews11 points
- fluty11 points
- flyte11 points
- luffa11 points
- sluff11 points
- filum10 points
- fleam10 points
- flocs10 points
- felid9 points
- flong9 points
- filar8 points
- fleer8 points
- flite8 points
- fluor8 points
- folia8 points
- fusil8 points
- flaxy18 points
- fuzil17 points
- folky15 points
- flamy13 points
- gliff12 points
- gulfy12 points
- ferly11 points
- fleys11 points
- fluyt11 points
- refly11 points
- woful11 points
- calfs10 points
- calif10 points
- clift10 points
- flabs10 points
- flams10 points
- flics10 points
- pelfs10 points
- delfs9 points
- fauld9 points
- flued9 points
- fugle9 points
- alefs8 points
- alfas8 points
- alifs8 points
- farle8 points
- farls8 points
- fille8 points
- fillo8 points
- filos8 points
- flota8 points
- fusel8 points
- loofa8 points
- loofs8 points
- refel8 points
- rolfs8 points
- selfs8 points
- sulfo8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 190
- By usage: 103 very common, 25 common, 62 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- flaxy 18
- fuzil 17
- fjeld 16
- flyby 16
- flaky 15
- fluky 15
- folky 15
- feyly 14
- flack 14
- flawy 14
Most common
- folks
- awful
- flash
- flown
- fully
- shelf
- field
- filed
- flied
- fails
Definitions
- folks (noun)
- Your parents.
- awful (adjective)
- Exceptionally bad or displeasing.
- flash (adjective)
- Tastelessly showy.
- fully (adverb)
- To the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining form).
Below you will find all 190 five-letter words containing both F and L from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. FOLKS, AWFUL and FLASH are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both F and L are there?
Our dictionary has 190 five-letter words containing both F and L, of which 128 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 five-letter words containing both F and L?
FLAXY 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.