Nine-letter words starting with F
1,014 nine-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 nine-letter words starting with F
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- following
- financial
- furniture
- functions
- framework
- favorites
- frequency
- financing
- featuring
- formation
- fantastic
- forgotten
- franchise
- filtering
- fingering
- fisheries
- forecasts
- festivals
- fragrance
- furnished
- finishing
- freelance
- forbidden
- fireplace
Highest-scoring nine-letter words starting with F
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- frazzling 31
- frizzling 31
- frizziest 30
- frizzlers 30
- frizzlier 30
- fuzziness 30
- flapjacks 27
- frequency 26
- foxfishes 25
- frenzying 25
- fancywork 24
- feminized 24
- fiberized 24
- flummoxed 24
- focalized 24
- fowlpoxes 24
- frowziest 24
- factorize 23
- faradized 23
- feminizes 23
- fiberizes 23
- flambeaux 23
- flashback 23
- fluidized 23
All 1,014 nine-letter words starting with F
FA 138
- fabricant
- fabricate
- fabulists
- facecloth
- facedowns
- faceplate
- facetious
- facetting
- facsimile
- facticity
- factional
- factitive
- factorage
- factorial
- factories
- factoring
- factorize
- factotums
- factually
- faculties
- fadeaways
- fagotings
- fahlbands
- failingly
- faineants
- faintness
- fairishly
- fairleads
- fairyisms
- fairyland
- fairylike
- faithfuls
- faithless
- falchions
- falciform
- falconers
- falconets
- falconine
- falderals
- falderols
- faldstool
- fallacies
- fallalery
- fallaways
- fallbacks
- fallowing
- falsehood
- falseness
- falsettos
- falsework
- falsified
- falsifier
- falsifies
- falsities
- faltboats
- falterers
- faltering
- familiars
- familisms
- famishing
- fanatical
- fancified
- fancifies
- fanciness
- fancywork
- fandangos
- fanegadas
- fanfarons
- fanfolded
- fanlights
- fantasias
- fantasied
- fantasies
- fantasise
- fantasist
- fantasize
- fantastic
- faradised
- faradises
- faradisms
- faradized
- faradizes
- farandole
- farewells
- farmhands
- farmhouse
- farmlands
- farmstead
- farmwives
- farmworks
- farmyards
- farnesols
- farnesses
- farragoes
- farrowing
- farseeing
- farthings
- fasciated
- fascicled
- fascicles
- fascicule
- fasciculi
- fascinate
- fascistic
- fashioned
- fashioner
- fastbacks
- fastballs
- fasteners
- fastening
- fatalisms
- fatalists
- fatefully
- fatheaded
- fathering
- fathoming
- fatidical
- fatigable
- fatiguing
- fatnesses
- fatstocks
- fatteners
- fattening
- fattiness
- fatuities
- fatuously
- faubourgs
- faultiest
- faultless
- faunistic
- fauteuils
- favorable
- favorably
- favorites
- favourers
- favouring
- fawningly
- fayalites
FE 100
- fearfully
- feasances
- feathered
- featliest
- featuring
- febrifuge
- feculence
- fecundate
- fecundity
- federally
- federated
- federates
- feedbacks
- feedboxes
- feedholes
- feedstock
- feedstuff
- feelingly
- feetfirst
- feistiest
- feldshers
- feldspars
- felicific
- fellaheen
- fellating
- fellation
- fellatios
- fellators
- fellowing
- fellowman
- fellowmen
- felonious
- felonries
- felstones
- feminines
- feminised
- feminises
- feminisms
- feminists
- feminized
- feminizes
- fenagling
- fenceless
- fencerows
- fencibles
- fenestrae
- fenestral
- fenthions
- fenugreek
- feodaries
- feoffment
- fermented
- fermenter
- fermentor
- ferneries
- ferocious
- ferreling
- ferrelled
- ferreters
- ferreting
- ferriages
- ferritins
- ferrocene
- ferrotype
- ferruling
- ferryboat
- fertilely
- fertility
- fertilize
- fervently
- festering
- festinate
- festivals
- festively
- festivity
- festooned
- fetations
- feteritas
- fetichism
- feticides
- fetidness
- fetishism
- fetishist
- fetoscope
- fetoscopy
- fetterers
- fettering
- fettlings
- fettucine
- fettucini
- feudalism
- feudalist
- feudality
- feudalize
- feudaries
- feudatory
- feverfews
- feverwort
- fewnesses
- feynesses
FI 149
- fiberfill
- fiberized
- fiberizes
- fibrannes
- fibrefill
- fibrillae
- fibrillar
- fibrinoid
- fibromata
- fictional
- fictively
- fideistic
- fidgeters
- fidgeting
- fiduciary
- fieldfare
- fieldwork
- fieriness
- fifteenth
- fiftieths
- figeaters
- fightings
- figulines
- figurants
- figurines
- filagreed
- filagrees
- filaments
- filariids
- filatures
- filiating
- filiation
- filicides
- filigreed
- filigrees
- filisters
- filleting
- filliping
- filmcards
- filmgoers
- filminess
- filmlands
- filmmaker
- filmstrip
- filterers
- filtering
- filthiest
- filtrable
- filtrated
- filtrates
- fimbriate
- finaglers
- finagling
- finalised
- finalises
- finalisms
- finalists
- finalized
- finalizes
- financial
- financier
- financing
- finessing
- finfishes
- fingerers
- fingering
- fingertip
- finically
- finickier
- finicking
- finishers
- finishing
- finitudes
- finnmarks
- finochios
- fioritura
- fioriture
- firebacks
- fireballs
- firebases
- firebirds
- fireboats
- firebombs
- fireboxes
- firebrand
- firebrats
- firebreak
- firebrick
- fireclays
- firedamps
- firedrake
- firefangs
- firefight
- fireflies
- fireguard
- firehalls
- firehouse
- firelight
- firelocks
- firemanic
- firepinks
- fireplace
- fireplugs
- firepower
- fireproof
- firerooms
- firesides
- firestone
- firestorm
- firethorn
- firetraps
- firewater
- fireweeds
- firewoods
- fireworks
- fireworms
- firmament
- firmwares
- firstborn
- firsthand
- firstling
- fishbolts
- fishbones
- fishbowls
- fisheries
- fisherman
- fishermen
- fishhooks
- fishlines
- fishmeals
- fishplate
- fishpoles
- fishponds
- fishtails
- fishwives
- fishworms
- fissility
- fissional
- fissioned
- fissipeds
- fissuring
- fistfight
- fistnotes
- fistulous
- fitnesses
- fittingly
- fixations
- fixatives
- fixedness
FL 189
- flabbiest
- flabellum
- flaccidly
- flagellar
- flagellin
- flagellum
- flageolet
- flaggiest
- flaggings
- flagpoles
- flagrance
- flagrancy
- flagships
- flagstaff
- flagstick
- flagstone
- flakiness
- flambeaus
- flambeaux
- flambeing
- flamencos
- flameouts
- flamingly
- flamingos
- flammable
- flancards
- flaneries
- flanneled
- flannelly
- flapjacks
- flappable
- flappiest
- flaringly
- flashback
- flashbulb
- flashcard
- flashcube
- flashguns
- flashiest
- flashings
- flashlamp
- flashover
- flashtube
- flatboats
- flatfoots
- flatheads
- flatirons
- flatlands
- flatlings
- flatmates
- flattened
- flattener
- flattered
- flatterer
- flatulent
- flatwares
- flatworks
- flatworms
- flaunters
- flauntier
- flaunting
- flautists
- flavanols
- flavanone
- flavonoid
- flavonols
- flavorers
- flavorful
- flavoring
- flavorist
- flavoured
- flaxseeds
- fleabanes
- fleabites
- fleaworts
- flechette
- flections
- fledgiest
- fledgling
- fleeching
- fleeciest
- fleetness
- flemished
- flemishes
- flenching
- fleshiest
- fleshings
- fleshlier
- fleshment
- fleshpots
- fletchers
- fletching
- flexagons
- flexitime
- flextimes
- flichters
- flickered
- flightier
- flightily
- flighting
- flimflams
- flimsiest
- flinchers
- flinching
- flinkites
- flintiest
- flintlike
- flintlock
- flippancy
- flirtiest
- flitching
- flittered
- floatages
- floatiest
- floccules
- flocculus
- flockiest
- flockings
- floggings
- floodgate
- floodways
- floorages
- floorings
- flophouse
- flopovers
- floppiest
- florences
- floriated
- floridity
- florigens
- floristic
- floristry
- flossiest
- flotation
- flotillas
- flouncier
- flouncing
- flounders
- flourless
- flowchart
- flowerage
- flowerers
- flowerets
- flowerful
- flowerier
- flowerily
- flowering
- flowerpot
- flowingly
- flowmeter
- flowstone
- fluctuant
- fluctuate
- fluencies
- fluffiest
- fluidally
- fluidised
- fluidises
- fluidized
- fluidizer
- fluidizes
- fluidness
- fluidrams
- flummoxed
- flummoxes
- fluorenes
- fluoresce
- fluorides
- fluorines
- fluorites
- fluoroses
- fluorosis
- fluorotic
- fluorspar
- flurrying
- flushable
- flushness
- flustered
- flutelike
- fluttered
- flutterer
- fluxgates
- fluxional
- flybridge
- flyleaves
- flypapers
- flyspecks
- flyweight
- flywheels
FO 227
- foaminess
- focaccias
- focalised
- focalises
- focalized
- focalizes
- focusable
- focusless
- focussing
- foddering
- fogfruits
- fogginess
- foldboats
- folderols
- foliating
- foliation
- folklives
- folklores
- folkloric
- folkmoots
- folkmotes
- folksiest
- folktales
- follicles
- followers
- following
- fomenters
- fomenting
- fondlings
- fontanels
- foodstuff
- foofaraws
- fooleries
- foolhardy
- foolisher
- foolishly
- foolproof
- foolscaps
- footballs
- footbaths
- footboard
- footcloth
- footfalls
- footfault
- footgears
- foothills
- footholds
- footloose
- footmarks
- footnoted
- footnotes
- footpaces
- footpaths
- footprint
- footraces
- footrests
- footropes
- footslogs
- footsteps
- footstone
- footstool
- footwalls
- footworks
- fopperies
- foppishly
- foraminal
- forbearer
- forbidals
- forbidden
- forbidder
- forboding
- forceless
- forcemeat
- forearmed
- forebears
- foreboded
- foreboder
- forebodes
- forebooms
- forebrain
- forecasts
- forecheck
- foreclose
- forecourt
- foredated
- foredates
- foredecks
- foredoing
- foredooms
- forefaces
- forefeels
- forefends
- forefront
- foregoers
- foregoing
- forehands
- foreheads
- forehoofs
- foreigner
- forejudge
- foreknown
- foreknows
- forelands
- forelimbs
- forelocks
- foremasts
- foremilks
- forenamed
- forenames
- forenoons
- forensics
- foreparts
- forepeaks
- foreplays
- foreranks
- forereach
- foresails
- foreseers
- foreshank
- foresheet
- foreshock
- foreshore
- foreshown
- foreshows
- foresides
- foresight
- foreskins
- forespeak
- forespoke
- forestage
- forestall
- forestays
- foresters
- forestial
- foresting
- foreswear
- foreswore
- foresworn
- foretaste
- foretells
- foretimes
- foretoken
- forewarns
- forewings
- forewoman
- forewomen
- forewords
- foreyards
- forfeited
- forfeiter
- forfended
- forgather
- forgeable
- forgeries
- forgetful
- forgetive
- forgetter
- forgivers
- forgiving
- forgotten
- forjudged
- forjudges
- forkballs
- forklifts
- forlorner
- forlornly
- formalins
- formalise
- formalism
- formalist
- formality
- formalize
- formamide
- formation
- formative
- formatted
- formatter
- formicary
- formulaic
- formulary
- formulate
- formulize
- formworks
- fornicate
- forrarder
- forsakers
- forsaking
- forswears
- forsythia
- fortalice
- forthwith
- fortieths
- fortified
- fortifier
- fortifies
- fortitude
- fortnight
- fortunate
- fortuning
- forwarded
- forwarder
- forwardly
- forzandos
- fossettes
- fossicked
- fossicker
- fossilise
- fossilize
- fossorial
- fosterage
- fosterers
- fostering
- foulbrood
- foundered
- foundling
- foundries
- fountains
- fourscore
- foursomes
- fourteens
- foveolets
- fowlpoxes
- foxfishes
- foxgloves
- foxhounds
- foxhunted
- foxhunter
FR 132
- fractions
- fractious
- fractured
- fractures
- fraggings
- fragility
- fragments
- fragrance
- fragrancy
- frailness
- frailties
- frambesia
- framboise
- frameable
- framework
- franchise
- franciums
- francolin
- frangible
- franglais
- frankable
- frankfurt
- franklins
- frankness
- fraternal
- fraughted
- frauleins
- frazzling
- freakiest
- freakouts
- frecklier
- freckling
- freebased
- freebaser
- freebases
- freeboard
- freeboots
- freeholds
- freelance
- freeloads
- freestone
- freestyle
- freewheel
- freighted
- freighter
- frenchify
- frenching
- frenetics
- frenulums
- frenzying
- frequence
- frequency
- frequents
- frescoers
- frescoing
- freshened
- freshener
- freshness
- fretfully
- frettiest
- fretworks
- fribblers
- fribbling
- fricassee
- fricative
- frictions
- friedcake
- friending
- frightens
- frightful
- frighting
- frigidity
- frilliest
- frillings
- fringiest
- frisettes
- friskiest
- frittatas
- frittered
- fritterer
- frivolers
- frivoling
- frivolity
- frivolled
- frivoller
- frivolous
- frizettes
- frizziest
- frizzlers
- frizzlier
- frizzling
- froggiest
- frolicked
- frondeurs
- frontages
- frontally
- frontiers
- frontless
- frontlets
- frontline
- frontward
- frostbite
- frostiest
- frostings
- frostwork
- frothiest
- frottages
- frotteurs
- froufrous
- frouncing
- frouziest
- frowardly
- frowsiest
- frowstier
- frowsting
- frowziest
- fructoses
- fructuous
- frugality
- frugivore
- fruitages
- fruitcake
- fruiterer
- fruitiest
- fruitions
- fruitless
- fruitlets
- fruitwood
- frumpiest
- frustrate
- frustules
- fruticose
FU 79
- fuchsines
- fuelwoods
- fugacious
- fugitives
- fulfilled
- fulfiller
- fulgently
- fulgurant
- fulgurate
- fulgurite
- fulgurous
- fullbacks
- fullerene
- fulleries
- fullering
- fullfaces
- fulminant
- fulminate
- fulmining
- fulnesses
- fulsomely
- fumarases
- fumarates
- fumaroles
- fumarolic
- fumigants
- fumigated
- fumigates
- fumigator
- functions
- fundament
- fungibles
- fungicide
- fungiform
- funicular
- funiculus
- funkiness
- funneling
- funnelled
- funniness
- furanoses
- furbearer
- furbelows
- furbished
- furbisher
- furbishes
- furcating
- furcation
- furcraeas
- furfurals
- furfurans
- furiously
- furloughs
- furmeties
- furmities
- furnacing
- furnished
- furnisher
- furnishes
- furniture
- furriners
- furrowers
- furrowing
- furthered
- furtherer
- furtively
- furuncles
- fuselages
- fusileers
- fusiliers
- fusillade
- fusionist
- fussiness
- fustigate
- fustiness
- fusulinid
- futurisms
- futurists
- fuzziness
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words start with F?
There are 1,014 nine-letter words beginning with F, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words starting with F?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: following, financial, furniture, functions, framework, favorites, frequency, financing. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word starting with F in Scrabble?
frazzling scores 31 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.