Three-letter words starting with F
47 three-letter words begin with the letter F. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common three-letter words starting with F
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- for
- few
- fax
- fun
- far
- fee
- fat
- fan
- fit
- fix
- fly
- fox
- fig
- fed
- flu
- fog
- fur
- fin
- fry
- fir
- fob
- fas
- fem
- foe
Highest-scoring three-letter words starting with F
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- fez 15
- fiz 15
- fax 13
- fix 13
- fox 13
- fay 9
- feh 9
- few 9
- fey 9
- fly 9
- foh 9
- foy 9
- fry 9
- fem 8
- fib 8
- fob 8
- fop 8
- fub 8
- fad 7
- fed 7
- fid 7
- fig 7
- fog 7
- fud 7
All 47 three-letter words starting with F
FA 7
- fad
- fan
- far
- fas
- fat
- fax
- fay
FE 11
- fed
- fee
- feh
- fem
- fen
- fer
- fet
- feu
- few
- fey
- fez
FI 10
- fib
- fid
- fie
- fig
- fil
- fin
- fir
- fit
- fix
- fiz
FL 2
- flu
- fly
FO 10
- fob
- foe
- fog
- foh
- fon
- fop
- for
- fou
- fox
- foy
FR 2
- fro
- fry
FU 5
- fub
- fud
- fug
- fun
- fur
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Common questions
How many three-letter words start with F?
There are 47 three-letter words beginning with F, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common three-letter words starting with F?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: for, few, fax, fun, far, fee, fat, fan. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring three-letter word starting with F in Scrabble?
fez scores 15 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.