Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: FORES, FORTS, FORDS, FORMS, FORKS and FORBS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 45 of the 56 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- FOXED16 points
- FOLKY15 points
- FORKY15 points
- FOXES15 points
- FOAMY13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (19 words), followed by L (6).
More 5 letter words starting with F
FO at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with FO?
There are 56 5 letter words that start with FO in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with FO?
FOXED, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with FO?
FORES, FORTS and FORDS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.