6-Letter Words Starting with F

All 407 six-letter words that start with F: page 1 of 2

FA

• fabled12adj. Known only in fables; fictitious.
• fabric13n. The physical material of a building.
• fabula11n. A series of events forming the basis of a story or narrative.
• facade12n. The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
• facial11adj. Of or affecting the face.
• facies11n. General appearance.
• facile11adj. Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
• facing12adj. Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction).
• factly14adv. In a manner or tone that accords with a fact-based assertion.
• factor11n. An agent or representative; a reseller or distributor (sometimes with a...
• factum13n. Somebody's own act and deed.
• faddle11v. To fiddle (play aimlessly).
• fading11n. The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.
• faerie9n. Realm of the fays, fairyland.
• failed10adj. Unsuccessful.
• faille9n. A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.
• faired10adj. Enclosed within a fairing.
• fairly12adv. In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain...
• fajita16n. A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a...
• fakery16n. Fraud or forgery, or an individual instance of this.
• faking14n. The act of something being faked.
• falcon11n. Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
• fallax16n. Cavillation; petty criticism.
• fallen9adj. Having dropped by the force of gravity.
• faller9n. One who falls.
• fallow12n. Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.
• falter9n. An unsteadiness.
• fambly16n. A family.
• family14n. A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood...
• famine11n. Extreme shortage of food in a region.
• famish14v. To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very...
• famous11adj. Well known.
• fanart9n. Artwork created unofficially by fans of a media work and based on that...
• fanboy14v. To worship, support, drool over the object of affection; to be a fanboy.
• fancam13n. Amateur film footage of a celebrity taken unofficially by a fan.
• fandom12n. The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
• fanfic14n. Fan fiction.
• fanged11adj. Equipped with fangs.
• fanger10n. A receiver.
• fanned10adj. Having a fan-line appearance.
• fanout9n. The degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate...
• fansub11n. Subtitles translated by amateurs.
• farang10n. A foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to...
• farfel12n. Small pellet-shaped egg pasta in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made...
• farina9n. A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or...
• faring10n. An adventure, trek, journey.
• farmer11n. A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged...
• farofa12n. A toasted manioc flour used in Brazilian cookery, typically as an...
• farrer9adj. (comparative form of far) farther, further.
• farrow12n. A litter of piglets.
• farter9n. Someone or something that farts.
• fartsy12adj. Only used in artsy-fartsy.
• fasces11n. A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden...
• fascia11n. A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes...
• fascin11n. An actin-bundling protein.
• fascio11n. A bundle or sheaf.
• fasten9v. To attach or connect in a secure manner.
• faster9n. One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.
• fastly12adv. In a secure or firm manner; securely.
• father12n. A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which...
• fathom14n. A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres)....
• fatiha12n. A prayer for the dead.
• fatted10adj. Made fat; fattened.
• fatten9v. To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
• fauces11n. The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the...
• faucet11n. An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for...
• faulty12adj. Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
• faunal9adj. Pertaining to the fauna of a given region or time.
• favela12n. A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil.
• favori12n. A favorite.
• favour12n. British standard spelling of favor.
• faxing17n. The sending of a fax message.

FC

• fcking16n. Censored spelling of fucking.

FE

• fealty12n. Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the...
• feared10adj. Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
• fecker15n. Fucker (term of abuse).
• fecund12adj. Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
• fedora10n. A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be...
• feeble11adj. Deficient in physical strength.
• feebly14adv. In a feeble manner.
• feeder10n. One who feeds, or gives food to another.
• feeing10n. The hiring of servants for a fee.
• feeler9n. Someone or something that feels.
• feijoa16n. A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa...
• feints9n. The strong spirit produced at the beginning of distillation (strong...
• feisty12adj. Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
• feline9adj. Of or pertaining to cats.
• fellah12n. A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North...
• feller9n. A person who fells trees; a lumberjack.
• fellow12n. A companion; a comrade.
• felony12n. A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is...
• felsic11adj. Enriched in minerals predominantly composed of the lighter elements...
• felted10adj. Covered with (a specified kind of) felt.
• felter9n. A person who works with or makes felt; a feltmaker.
• female11adj. Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the...
• fembot13n. A robot in female or feminine form.
• femboy16n. A (typically young) male or non-binary individual who adopts a feminine...
• femdom14n. Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or...
• femina11n. A wing feather from a female ostrich.
• fenced12adj. Surrounded by a fence; enclosed.
• fencer11n. A participant in the sport of fencing.
• fender10n. Panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front...
• fennec11n. A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding...
• fennel9n. A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet...
• ferial9adj. Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.
• ferlin9n. Any of a family of proteins that play a part in vesicle fusion and...
• fernet9n. A particular type of Italian amaro.
• ferret9n. An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a...
• ferric11adj. Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
• ferrum11n. Any of various remedies made from iron-containing compounds.
• ferula9n. A ferule.
• ferule9n. A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on...
• fervid13adj. Intensely hot; radiating with energy.
• fervor12n. An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
• fescue11n. A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to...
• festal9adj. Festive, relating to a festival or feast.
• fester9n. A sore or an ulcer of the skin.
• fetish12n. Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or...
• fetter9n. A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal, often by its...
• fettle9n. A state of physical condition; kilter or trim.
• fetuin9n. Any of a family of plasma glycoproteins, secreted from the liver into...
• feudal10adj. Of, or relating to feudalism.

FI

• fiacre11n. A small horse-drawn carriage for hire; a hackney carriage.
• fiamma13n. A "flame structure" found in welded ignimbrite and tuff: a small, dark...
• fiance11v. To betroth; to affiance.
• fiasco11n. A sudden or unexpected failure.
• fibber13n. A liar.
• fibred12adj. Having (a specified form of) fibres.
• fibril11n. A fine fibre or filament.
• fibrin11n. A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of...
• fibula11n. An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in...
• fickle15adj. Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or...
• fiddle11n. A violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned...
• fiddly14adj. Requiring dexterity to operate.
• fidget11v. To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around...
• fieldy13adj. Open, like a field; widespread.
• fierce11adj. Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
• fiesta9n. A religious festival.
• fighty16adj. Inclined or prone to fight.
• figura10n. Any of the non-signifying constituents of signifiers.
• figure10n. A drawing or diagram conveying information.
• filial9adj. Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
• filing10n. Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a...
• filled10adj. Made full.
• filler9n. One who fills.
• fillet9n. A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
• fillip11n. A sharp strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by...
• filmed12adj. Covered with a film.
• filmer11n. One who films with a camera.
• filmic13adj. Of or relating to movies; cinematic.
• filter9n. A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter...
• filthy15adj. Covered with filth; very dirty.
• finale9n. The grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music.
• finals9n. A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked...
• finder10n. One who finds or discovers something; a discoverer.
• findom12n. Syllabic abbreviation of financial domination.
• finely12adv. So as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces.
• finery12n. Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes...
• finest9n. Police officers.
• finger10n. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the...
• finial9n. Especially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a...
• fining10n. The activity of issuing fines, as part of a meal or drinking game...
• finish12n. An end; the end of anything.
• finite9adj. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a...
• finito9adj. Finished; over with; done.
• finity12n. The state or characteristic of being limited in number or scope.
• finned10adj. Having fins, or a particular type of fins.
• finner9n. A finback whale.
• firing10n. The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to...
• firkin13n. A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel...
• firman11n. A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic...
• firmer11n. A physical exercise or cosmetic product intended to firm part of the...
• firmly14adv. In a firm or definite or strong manner.
• fiscal11adj. Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city...
• fiscus11n. A government treasury.
• fished13adj. Containing or loaded with fish.
• fisher12n. A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a...
• fishes12n. Multiple kinds of fish.
• fisted10adj. Having some specific type of fist.
• fister9n. Someone who takes part in the sexual practice of fisting.
• fitful12adj. Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity...
• fitout9n. The furnishing of a ship or similar space.
• fitted10adj. Tailored to the shape of a person's body.
• fitter9n. A person who fits or assembles something.
• fixate16v. To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
• fixing17n. The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
• fixity19n. The state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.
• fizzer27n. Something which fizzes.
• fizzle27v. To sputter or hiss.

FL

• flabby16adj. Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its...
• flacon11n. A small stoppered glass bottle, often used for keeping perfume.
• flaggy14adj. Tending to split into layers like flagstones.
• flagon10n. A large vessel resembling a jug, usually with a handle, lid, and spout...
• flaked14adj. Unreliable or impractical.
• flaker13n. A tool or appliance used to break flakes off a piece of material or...
• flakka17n. The stimulant drug alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone or alpha-PVP.
• flamed12adj. Cooked or seared over open flames.
• flamen11n. A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he...
• flamer11n. One who flames, or posts vitriolic criticism.
• flange10n. An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to...
• flanno9n. A flannelette shirt.
• flappy16adj. That flaps.
• flared10adj. Of trousers, etc., widening towards the lower parts of the legs...
• flares9n. Bell-bottoms, pants with flared legs.
• flashy15adj. Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
• flatly12adv. In a physically flat or level manner.
• flatty12n. A flatfish.
• flatus9n. Gas generated in the digestive tract.
• flaunt9v. To parade, display with ostentation.
• flavan12n. Any of a class of benzopyran derivatives, found in plants, that use the...
• flavin12n. Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from...
• flavor12n. The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste...
• flawed13adj. Having a flaw or imperfection.
• flaxen16adj. Made of or resembling flax fibers.
• flayed13adj. Circumcised.
• flayer12n. One who or that which flays.
• fleadh13n. An Irish music festival with competitions for the best performance on...
• fledge11v. To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
• fleece11n. Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal.
• fleecy14adj. Resembling or covered in fleece.
• fleshy15adj. Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
• fletch14n. The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow...
• flexed17adj. Bent.
• flexer16n. One who flexes something physically.
• flexon16n. A flexural phonon.
• flexor16n. A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
• flicky18adj. Easily flicked; thus, light and fast.
• flight13n. The act of flying; the ability to fly.
• flimsy14adj. Likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail...
• flinch14n. A reflexive jerking away.
• flinty12adj. Resembling or containing flint; hard like flint.
• flippy16adj. Having a tendency to flip.
• flirty12adj. Flirting, or seeming to flirt.
• flitch14n. The flank or side of an animal, now almost exclusively a pig when cured...
• floaty12adj. Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.
• floody13adj. Pertaining to or characteristic of a flood or flooding.
• floofy15adj. Feathery; puffy, light, airy or windswept.
• floppy16adj. Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.
• flopsy14adj. Synonym of floppy.
• floral9adj. Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
• floran9n. Tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone.
• floret9n. A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.
• florid10adj. Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
• florin9n. Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for...
• flossy12adj. Resembling floss.
• floury12adj. Resembling flour.
• flower12n. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms...
• fluent9adj. That flows; flowing, liquid.
• fluffy18adj. Covered with fluff.
• flugel10n. A harpsichord.
• fluked14adj. Having flukes.
• flukey16adj. Lucky.
• flunky16n. One performing menial or miscellaneous duties.
• fluoro9n. A fluorescent light.
• flurry12n. A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
• fluted10adj. Having flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight.
• flyboy17n. An aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft.
• flying13adj. That flies or can fly.
• flyman14n. Someone who drives the type of coach called a fly.
• flyout12n. A popup menu that branches off some other visual element.
• flysch17n. A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic...
• flyway18n. A migratory route used by birds between breeding areas.

FO

• foamer11n. A device that foams or froths liquid.
• fodder11n. Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such...
• fogger11n. The outlet at the end of a hose which is designed to atomize, spray, or...
• foible11n. A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is...
• foiled10adj. Having a foil.
• folate9n. A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B...
• folded11adj. Having a fold or folds; having undergone folding.
• folder10n. An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be...
• foliar9adj. Of, pertaining to, or via the leaves.
• foliot9n. Part of the verge escapement in early clocks.
• folium11n. A leaf (2 pages) of a codex or manuscript.
• folker13n. A performer of folk music.
• folkie13n. A folk singer, or an enthusiast of folk music.
• folksy16adj. Characteristic of common folk.
• follis9n. A large bronze coin minted during the Roman Empire.
• follow12v. To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction...
• foment11v. To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
• fondle10v. To touch or stroke lovingly.
• fondly13adv. In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.
• fondue10n. A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid...
• foobar11n. A serious mistake.
• foodie10n. A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.
• footed10adj. Having a foot or feet; (in combination) having a specified form or type...
• footer9n. A line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the...
• footie9n. A blanket sleeper or similar covering that covers the foot.
• forage10n. Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.
• forbid12v. To disallow; to proscribe.
• forced12adj. Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
• forcer11n. The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is...
• forces11n. Troops.
• forder10n. One who fords (a stream, river, etc.).
• forego10v. To precede, to go before.
• forend10n. Part of a rifle, underneath the barrel, where it is supported by the...
• forest9n. A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
• forged11adj. Fake (as documents); falsified.
• forger10n. A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to...
• forget10v. To lose remembrance of.
• forint9n. The basic unit of currency of Hungary; formerly subdivided into 100...
• forked14adj. That splits into two or more directions, or parts.
• forker13n. An agricultural laborer who uses a fork.
• formal11adj. In accordance with established forms.
• format11n. The layout of a publication or document.
• formel11n. An adult female hawk or eagle.
• former11adj. Previous.
• formic13adj. Of or pertaining to ants.
• formin11n. Any of a group of proteins involved in the polymerization of actin...
• formyl14n. The univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is...
• fornix16n. The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the...
• forsee9v. To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.
• fortin9n. A small fort; a fortlet.
• fortis9adj. Relatively strongly articulated, hence voiceless and possibly...
• fossil9n. The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
• foster9adj. Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
• fouler9n. One who fouls.
• foully12adv. In a foul manner; revoltingly.
• fourth12adj. The ordinal form of the number four.
• foveal12adj. Of or pertaining to the fovea.
• fowler12n. A hunter of wildfowl.
• foxing17n. The discoloration of printed material with brown marks.

FR

• fracas11n. A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
• fraidy13adj. Afraid.
• fraise9n. A type of palisade placed for defence around a berm; a defence...
• framed12adj. Having, or enclosed in, a frame.
• framer11n. A person who makes frames for paintings.
• franco11n. A former currency of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, issued between 1805 and...
• franky16n. Synonym of Frankenstein.
• frappe13n. A liqueur or cocktail served on shaved ice.
• frater9n. A monk.
• fratty12adj. Resembling or characteristic of a frat boy in behavior or appearance.
• frayed13adj. Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
• frayne12v. To hit a wall; to tire out or fall apart physically or mentally...
• frazil18n. A collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water.
• freako13n. A freak; an eccentric or obsessive person.
• freaky16adj. Resembling a freak.
• freely12adj. Free; frank.
• freeze18v. Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
• freezy21adj. Chilled to the point of freezing.
• french14v. To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
• frenum11n. Synonym of frenulum.
• frenzy21n. A state of wild activity or panic.
• fresco11n. A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
• fretty12adj. Covered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets...
• friary12n. A house or convent where friars (members of certain religious...
• fridge11n. A refrigerator.
• friend10n. A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or...
• frieze18n. A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted...
• fright13n. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden...
• frigid11adj. Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
• frilly12adj. Having frills; frilled.
• fringe10n. A decorative border.
• frings10n. A combined portion of fries and onion rings.
• fringy13adj. Beyond the mainstream.
• frisco11n. Synonym of frisk (“brisk and lively movement”).
• frisky16adj. Abounding in energy or playfulness.
• frizzy30adj. Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in...
• froggy14n. A frog.
• frolic11v. To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and...
• frosty12adj. Cold, chilly; icy.
• frothy15adj. Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
• frowny15adj. Frowning.
• frozen18adj. Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
• frugal10adj. Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
• fruity12adj. Containing fruit or fruit flavoring.
• frumpy16adj. Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
• frying13n. The action of the verb fry.
• frypan14n. A frying pan.

FU

• fucose11n. The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in...
• fuddle11v. To confuse or befuddle.
• fudgie11n. A tourist.
• fueler9n. One who, or that which, supplies fuel.
• fugato10n. A fugal passage in a composition that is not a strict or complete fugue.
• fugazi19adj. Fucked up; broken, damaged beyond repair.
• fulfil12v. UK standard spelling of fulfill.
• fullam11n. A false die; a die intentionally loaded, or unevenly weighted, so that...
• fuller9n. One who fulls cloth.
• fulmar11n. Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus...
• fulmen11n. An artistic or graphic representation of a thunderbolt.
• fulvic14adj. Of or pertaining to fulvic acid or its derivatives.
• fumble13v. To handle nervously or awkwardly.
• fuming12adj. That which fumes.
• fundal10adj. Of or pertaining to a fundus.
• funded11adj. Having received financial support; paid for.
• funder10n. One who funds.
• fundus10n. The top, hollow portion of the uterus.
• fungal10adj. Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.
• fungus10n. A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell...
• funker13n. One who funks, or backs out of something due to cowardice.
• funnel9n. A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a...
• furcal11adj. Forked.
• furfur12n. A particle of dandruff.
• furler9n. A person or device that furls a flag, a sail, etc.
• furphy17n. An erroneous or improbable story; also, a rumour.
• furred10adj. Having fur.
• furrow12n. A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
• fusing10n. Synonym of fusion.
• fusion9n. The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
• fussed10adj. Bothered; concerned.
• fuster9n. A saddle tree maker.

Questions about these words

How many six-letter words that start with F are there?

Word.ws lists 407 six-letter words that start with F, plus 477 rare ones.

What are common six-letter words that start with F?

family, friend, future, former, father, follow, french and figure.

Which of the six-letter words that start with F has the highest letter score?

frizzy scores 30 points with the standard letter tile values.

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