5-Letter Words Starting with FO

All 52 five-letter words that start with FO

FOA

• foamy13adj. Full of foam.

FOC

• focal10adj. Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location).
• focus10n. A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

FOE

• foehn11n. A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in...

FOG

• fogey12n. A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding...
• foggy13adj. Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.
• fogle9n. A handkerchief.

FOI

• foist8v. To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.

FOL

• foldy12adj. Having or characterized by folds.
• foley11n. The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
• folic10adj. Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
• folio8n. A leaf of a book or manuscript.
• folks12n. The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents.
• folky15adj. Having the character of folk music.
• folly11n. Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of...

FOM

• fomes10n. Morbid matter created by a disease.

FON

• fonda9n. An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
• fonds9n. The entire collection of the records originating from the same creator...
• fondu9n. The graded shift from one color into another.

FOO

• foody12adj. Eatable; fit for food or consumption.
• foose8n. The houseleek.
• foots8n. The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or...
• footy11n. Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New...

FOR

• foram10n. A foraminifer.
• foray11n. A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular...
• forby13adj. Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
• force10n. Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power...
• fordo9v. To kill, destroy.
• forel8n. A kind of coarse parchment for book covers; a forrill.
• forex15n. Syllabic abbreviation of foreign exchange.
• forge9n. A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them...
• forgo9v. To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
• forky15adj. Synonym of forked.
• forma10n. Synonym of form (“the component of a thing that determines its kind”).
• forte8n. A strength or talent; a strong point.
• forth11adv. Forward in time, place or degree.
• forty11n. A bottle (of beer) containing forty fluid ounces.
• forum10n. A place for discussion.

FOS

• fossa8n. A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
• fosse8n. A ditch or moat.

FOU

• found9n. Food and lodging; board.
• fount8n. That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.
• fours8n. A pair of fours.
• fouse8v. To tumble, disarrange, rumple.
• fouta8n. A piece of thin patterned cotton or linen fabric used like a bathrobe...
• fouth11n. Abundance; plenty.

FOV

• fovea11n. A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.

FOW

• fower11n. The digit 4 in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

FOX

• foxed16adj. Of paper, having yellowish-brown stains (foxing).
• foxen15adj. Of or pertaining to foxes.
• foxie15n. A fox terrier.

FOY

• foyer11n. Such a space used in a hotel, theater, etc.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with FO are there?

Word.ws lists 52 five-letter words that start with FO, plus 15 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with FO?

found, force, focus, folks, forth, forum, forty and forge.

Which of the five-letter words that start with FO has the highest letter score?

foxed scores 16 points with the standard letter tile values.

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