9-Letter Words Starting With F
There are 1,015 nine-letter words starting with F in our dictionary; 470 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,015 words
- finishing16 points
- following16 points
- financial14 points
- functions14 points
- forgotten13 points
- frequency26 points
- finalized22 points
- finalizes21 points
- framework21 points
- fireworks19 points
- factually17 points
- favorable17 points
- forgiving17 points
- forwarded17 points
- fashioned16 points
- favouring16 points
- forbidden16 points
- fortnight16 points
- frightens16 points
- fulfilled16 points
- favorites15 points
- followers15 points
- formatted15 points
- fragments15 points
- frivolous15 points
- factories14 points
- faculties14 points
- fantastic14 points
- fascinate14 points
- feminists14 points
- fictional14 points
- forecasts14 points
- formation14 points
- fractions14 points
- featuring13 points
- filtering13 points
- foreigner13 points
- fantasies12 points
- footnotes12 points
- fortunate12 points
- frustrate12 points
- furniture12 points
- frizziest30 points
- flapjacks27 points
- flashback23 points
- formalize23 points
- fertilize21 points
- forthwith21 points
- fossilize21 points
- frequents21 points
- favorably20 points
- fixations19 points
- flickered19 points
- foodstuff19 points
- foolhardy19 points
- freckling19 points
- frightful19 points
- frolicked19 points
- faithfuls18 points
- fathoming18 points
- fearfully18 points
- fervently18 points
- festivity18 points
- fifteenth18 points
- fiftieths18 points
- finickier18 points
- flagships18 points
- flammable18 points
- flinching18 points
- fluffiest18 points
- foolishly18 points
- fretfully18 points
- frivolity18 points
- furtively18 points
- fireproof17 points
- fisherman17 points
- fishermen17 points
- foolproof17 points
- footpaths17 points
- formality17 points
- formative17 points
- forsaking17 points
- franchise17 points
- freighted17 points
- frighting17 points
- frigidity17 points
- fabricate16 points
- facsimile16 points
- falsehood16 points
- falsified16 points
- fathering16 points
- feathered16 points
- fireplace16 points
- firsthand16 points
- flabbiest16 points
- flavoring16 points
- flavoured16 points
- flightier16 points
- floppiest16 points
- flowering16 points
- flurrying16 points
- folksiest16 points
- footholds16 points
- foreboded16 points
- foreheads16 points
- foresight16 points
- foreskins16 points
- forewords16 points
- forfeited16 points
- forgetful16 points
- fortified16 points
- forwarder16 points
- fragility16 points
- freighter16 points
- freshened16 points
- friskiest16 points
- frugality16 points
- fugitives16 points
- fumigated16 points
- fungicide16 points
- furloughs16 points
- furnished16 points
- furrowing16 points
- furthered16 points
- factoring15 points
- faithless15 points
- falsifies15 points
- farewells15 points
- fermented15 points
- fertility15 points
- festivals15 points
- feudalism15 points
- fidgeting15 points
- filthiest15 points
- financing15 points
- fingertip15 points
- fireflies15 points
- fisheries15 points
- flagpoles15 points
- flamingos15 points
- flashiest15 points
- fledgling15 points
- fleshiest15 points
- flouncing15 points
- flowerier15 points
- fomenting15 points
- foothills15 points
- forearmed15 points
- forebodes15 points
- forefront15 points
- forewarns15 points
- forswears15 points
- fortieths15 points
- fortifies15 points
- fractured15 points
- fragrance15 points
- freshness15 points
- frothiest15 points
- fumigates15 points
- furiously15 points
- furnishes15 points
- facetious14 points
- factorial14 points
- fallacies14 points
- familiars14 points
- fanatical14 points
- fatiguing14 points
- feminines14 points
- ferocious14 points
- filaments14 points
- financier14 points
- fingering14 points
- fleeciest14 points
- flimsiest14 points
- fluctuate14 points
- footballs14 points
- footprint14 points
- footsteps14 points
- foregoing14 points
- forensics14 points
- formulate14 points
- foundered14 points
- foundling14 points
- fractures14 points
- freelance14 points
- friending14 points
- frostbite14 points
- faltering13 points
- fantasied13 points
- fastening13 points
- fattening13 points
- ferreting13 points
- festering13 points
- festooned13 points
- fettering13 points
- filleting13 points
- finessing13 points
- firesides13 points
- flagstone13 points
- flanneled13 points
- flattened13 points
- flattered13 points
- flaunting13 points
- flounders13 points
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- fluttered13 points
- footnoted13 points
- foresting13 points
- forgeries13 points
- fortitude13 points
- fostering13 points
- foundries13 points
- frittered13 points
- frontages13 points
- frostings13 points
- funneling13 points
- funnelled13 points
- fuselages13 points
- falsettos12 points
- falsities12 points
- fasteners12 points
- faultiest12 points
- faultless12 points
- finalists12 points
- flatterer12 points
- flautists12 points
- flotillas12 points
- footstool12 points
- forestall12 points
- foretaste12 points
- foretells12 points
- fountains12 points
- fourteens12 points
- frailties12 points
- fraternal12 points
- frilliest12 points
- frontiers12 points
- frostiest12 points
- fruitiest12 points
- fruitless12 points
- fantasize21 points
- fieldwork20 points
- filmmaker20 points
- fishbowls20 points
- forklifts19 points
- famishing18 points
- farmyards18 points
- freewheel18 points
- fruitcake18 points
- farmhouse17 points
- flophouse17 points
- flowerpot17 points
- flamencos16 points
- forehands16 points
- frankness16 points
- frumpiest16 points
- firebrand15 points
- fishtails15 points
- floggings15 points
- federated14 points
- filigreed14 points
- finagling14 points
- floodgate14 points
- follicles14 points
- foreclose14 points
- fornicate14 points
- fractious14 points
- federates13 points
- filigrees13 points
- fluorides13 points
- freeloads13 points
- feistiest12 points
- footloose12 points
- frazzling31 points
- frizzling31 points
- fuzziness30 points
- flummoxed24 points
- frowziest24 points
- factorize23 points
- flummoxes23 points
- flyspecks23 points
- foxgloves23 points
- foxhounds23 points
- fishhooks22 points
- fixatives22 points
- flyweight22 points
- fishwives21 points
- flippancy21 points
- flywheels21 points
- fullbacks20 points
- firefight19 points
- flagstaff19 points
- flashbulb19 points
- flimflams19 points
- flypapers19 points
- farmhands18 points
- fatefully18 points
- fecundity18 points
- festively18 points
- fiduciary18 points
- firebombs18 points
- firebreak18 points
- flavorful18 points
- flintlock18 points
- flyleaves18 points
- forelocks18 points
- forsythia18 points
- furbished18 points
- ferryboat17 points
- fetishism17 points
- firepower17 points
- flambeing17 points
- forewoman17 points
- forewomen17 points
- furbishes17 points
- factotums16 points
- fairyland16 points
- fallowing16 points
- farrowing16 points
- farthings16 points
- federally16 points
- feelingly16 points
- filmstrip16 points
- firmament16 points
- fittingly16 points
- flakiness16 points
- flashguns16 points
- forgather16 points
- formalism16 points
- formulaic16 points
- freakiest16 points
- freeholds16 points
- fatuously15 points
- fetishist15 points
- filliping15 points
- finishers15 points
- firehouse15 points
- fireplugs15 points
- firewater15 points
- flagellum15 points
- flatfoots15 points
- fleshlier15 points
- footfalls15 points
- forlornly15 points
- freebased15 points
- freestyle15 points
- frontally15 points
- fumigator15 points
- factional14 points
- falconers14 points
- fanciness14 points
- fireballs14 points
- firestorm14 points
- firetraps14 points
- firstborn14 points
- flatboats14 points
- fluoresce14 points
- fogginess14 points
- forebears14 points
- foremasts14 points
- forenames14 points
- fourscore14 points
- foursomes14 points
- freebases14 points
- fricassee14 points
- fulminate14 points
- funicular14 points
- figurines13 points
- filtrated13 points
- finaglers13 points
- fusillade13 points
- faintness12 points
- falseness12 points
- fatalists12 points
- felonious12 points
- fieriness12 points
- filtrates12 points
- flatirons12 points
- flatulent12 points
- fleetness12 points
- flintiest12 points
- flotation12 points
- fooleries12 points
- footrests12 points
- forenoons12 points
- foresails12 points
- foresters12 points
- funniness12 points
- fussiness12 points
- feminized24 points
- feminizes23 points
- firebrick20 points
- facecloth19 points
- flashcard18 points
- fatheaded17 points
- fleshpots17 points
- fricative17 points
- fulsomely17 points
- fanlights16 points
- firelight16 points
- farmlands15 points
- farmstead15 points
- foredooms15 points
- foreshore15 points
- fandangos14 points
- fastballs14 points
- fireguard14 points
- flatmates14 points
- fleabites14 points
- forecourt14 points
- formalist14 points
- frictions14 points
- farragoes13 points
- fantasias12 points
- fantasist12 points
- fruiterer12 points
- fusiliers12 points
- futurists12 points
- fancywork24 points
- fireboxes21 points
- fastbacks20 points
- flaccidly20 points
- flowchart20 points
- fistfight19 points
- flashcube19 points
- foreknown19 points
- foreknows19 points
- forwardly19 points
- friedcake19 points
- fishponds18 points
- flagrancy18 points
- folkloric18 points
- fellowman17 points
- fellowmen17 points
- fiberfill17 points
- fibrefill17 points
- flatworms17 points
- fascicles16 points
- fascistic16 points
- folktales16 points
- forelimbs16 points
- forgivers16 points
- frontward16 points
- funkiness16 points
- faggoting15 points
- falsifier15 points
- fashioner15 points
- fecundate15 points
- flagrance15 points
- forenamed15 points
- fortifier15 points
- frangible15 points
- freshener15 points
- fumigants15 points
- fungibles15 points
- filminess14 points
- foaminess14 points
- footraces14 points
- foreparts14 points
- farseeing13 points
- fetidness13 points
- fattiness12 points
- filterers12 points
- fistulous12 points
- flossiest12 points
- fontanels12 points
- foreseers12 points
- frailness12 points
- freestone12 points
- fustiness12 points
- flambeaux23 points
- fluidized23 points
- feudalize22 points
- foppishly22 points
- feverfews21 points
- forejudge21 points
- fallbacks20 points
- fictively20 points
- fishworms20 points
- fixedness20 points
- flaxseeds20 points
- falciform19 points
- falsework19 points
- fawningly19 points
- feedstock19 points
- feedstuff19 points
- felicific19 points
- finicking19 points
- flightily19 points
- flowingly19 points
- foredecks19 points
- foreshank19 points
- formicary19 points
- frankfurt19 points
- frostwork19 points
- frowardly19 points
- febrifuge18 points
- feverwort18 points
- firelocks18 points
- flashover18 points
- flowerily18 points
- footmarks18 points
- foreshown18 points
- foreshows18 points
- forespeak18 points
- fungiform18 points
- factitive17 points
- falchions17 points
- fascicled17 points
- fenugreek17 points
- ferrotype17 points
- firedrake17 points
- fishplate17 points
- footcloth17 points
- forereach17 points
- formulary17 points
- furbelows17 points
- fabricant16 points
- faceplate16 points
- fascicule16 points
- feculence16 points
- fetoscope16 points
- feudality16 points
- feudatory16 points
- fibromata16 points
- fieldfare16 points
- fimbriate16 points
- fireweeds16 points
- flabellum16 points
- flambeaus16 points
- flatheads16 points
- fleshings16 points
- floccules16 points
- flocculus16 points
- floridity16 points
- flowerage16 points
- forcemeat16 points
- foretoken16 points
- forewings16 points
- frambesia16 points
- framboise16 points
- franklins16 points
- frivoling16 points
- frivolled16 points
- factorage15 points
- fatigable15 points
- faubourgs15 points
- fellaheen15 points
- fertilely15 points
- feticides15 points
- firebirds15 points
- fissility15 points
- fleaworts15 points
- flushness15 points
- footboard15 points
- footwalls15 points
- foresheet15 points
- forestays15 points
- forfeiter15 points
- freeboard15 points
- fugacious15 points
- fulfiller15 points
- fundament15 points
- furfurals15 points
- furfurans15 points
- furnisher15 points
- fabulists14 points
- faunistic14 points
- ferrocene14 points
- firebases14 points
- fireboats14 points
- firebrats14 points
- fleabanes14 points
- flections14 points
- floristic14 points
- fluctuant14 points
- fluorspar14 points
- fomenters14 points
- forbearer14 points
- forceless14 points
- forebrain14 points
- foredated14 points
- formalins14 points
- formatter14 points
- fortalice14 points
- francolin14 points
- fructuous14 points
- fulminant14 points
- fumaroles14 points
- funiculus14 points
- furuncles14 points
- fairleads13 points
- faldstool13 points
- farandole13 points
- feudalist13 points
- filagrees13 points
- finitudes13 points
- firstling13 points
- flagellar13 points
- flageolet13 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,015
- By usage: 240 very common, 230 common, 545 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- frazzling 31
- frizzling 31
- frizziest 30
- frizzlers 30
- frizzlier 30
- fuzziness 30
- flapjacks 27
- frequency 26
- foxfishes 25
- frenzying 25
Most common
- finishing
- following
- financial
- functions
- forgotten
- frequency
- finalized
- finalizes
- framework
- fireworks
Definitions
- finishing (noun)
- A decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance).
- following (adjective)
- About to be mentioned or specified.
- financial (adjective)
- Involving financial matters.
- forgotten (adjective)
- Not noticed inadvertently.
Looking for nine-letter words starting with F? You are in the right place. This list has 1,015 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as FINISHING and FOLLOWING appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
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
What is the highest-scoring word among the nine-letter words starting with F?
FRAZZLING scores 31 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?
545 of the 1,015 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.