5-Letter Words Starting with F

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646 words found

Letter Frequency Analysis

Most Common Letters

F
21%
E
10%
S
8%
R
7%
A
7%

Position Analysis

F
#1100%
A
#217%
R
#312%
E
#418%
S
#531%

Wordle Strategy Tips (Words Starting with F)

Wordle F-Starting Strategy

136 official answers begin with F (21% of the pattern, 6% overall). Many rely on consonant clusters—probe common consonant combos early.

Optimal Follow-up

Strong openers with F: FAINT, FEAST, FINER

FAINTFEASTFINER

Common Combinations

Common patterns at start:
FL(26%),
FI(15%),
FR(15%)
|3-letter:
FLA(7%),
FLO(7%)
FL
36
FI
21

💡 Pro tip: 💡 136 Wordle answers match this pattern versus 646 solver words. Prioritise guesses that stay within that official subset.

Pattern Analysis

Focus: F

Wordle Probability

6% of official answers

136 of 2315

Letter Diversity

4.7 unique/word

101 words use all 5 letters

Double Letters

5% have doubles

35 words show repeats

Top repeats: E (7), L (6)

Vowel Richness

74% vowel-rich

2+ vowels in word

Pattern Insights

Common patterns for words starting with F:

💡 Pattern tip: Words starting with F often feature multiple vowels. Seed your guesses with vowel-heavy options.

F-Starting Words FAQ

Expert tips and insights for 5-letter words starting with F

There are 646 valid 5-letter words that start with F in the complete dictionary.

Of these, 136 words (6%) are possible Wordle answers. This means if you're playing Wordle and need a word starting with F, you have a 6% chance that it's in the answer list.