Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: FARES, FADES, FANES, FATES, FACES and FARED. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 62 of the 79 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- FAZED18 points
- FAQIR17 points
- FAZES17 points
- FAXED16 points
- FAKEY15 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (13 words), followed by N (8).
More 5 letter words starting with F
FA at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with FA?
There are 79 5 letter words that start with FA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with FA?
FAZED, worth 18 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with FA?
FARES, FADES and FATES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.