8-Letter Words Starting with F

All 570 eight-letter words that start with F: page 1 of 2

FA

• fabulist13n. A person who writes, tells, or extensively studies fables.
• fabulous13adj. Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
• facebook19n. A reference book or electronic directory containing the photographs and...
• faceless13adj. Having no face.
• facelift16n. Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of...
• facelock19n. A type of headlock in which the opponent's head is clamped around the...
• facepalm17n. A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various...
• faceting14n. An arrangement into facets.
• facetted14adj. Having facets.
• facewash19n. A lotion or soap to be applied to the face.
• facially16adv. Using or involving the face.
• facilely16adv. In a facile manner.
• facility16n. The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a...
• factbook19n. A book of facts.
• factfile16n. A document made up of facts on a particular topic.
• factious13adj. Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
• factless13adj. Lacking facts; inaccurate or fictional.
• factness13n. The quality of being based on facts.
• factored14adj. Expressed in terms of factors (values that are multiplied together to...
• factotum15n. A person employed to perform all sorts of duties.
• fadeaway18n. An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity.
• failover14n. An automatic switch to a secondary system on failure of the primary...
• fainting12n. An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.
• fairbank17v. For the bank or dealer to assist (the player) by cheating in his/her...
• fairlead12n. A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the...
• fairness11n. The property of being fair or equitable.
• faithful17adj. Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
• fakeness15n. The condition of being fake.
• falchion16n. A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with...
• falconer13n. A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.
• falconet13n. A small or young falcon.
• falconry16n. The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons...
• fallaway17adj. Of a shot, taken while moving away from the basket.
• fallback19n. An act of falling back.
• fallible13adj. Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
• fallowed15adj. Of land, ploughed but left unseeded.
• falsetto11n. The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a...
• familial13adj. Of or pertaining to a human family.
• familiar13adj. Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
• familism15n. The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love religious sect, active in...
• famished17adj. Extremely hungry.
• famously16adv. In a celebrated manner.
• fanciful16adj. Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.
• fancying17n. Something fancied or imagined.
• fandango13n. A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional...
• fanlight15n. A semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally...
• fantasia11n. A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and...
• faradaic14adj. Of or pertaining to electricity, especially to electrical induction.
• farcical15adj. Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
• farewell14n. A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent...
• farfalle14n. Pasta in the shape of butterflies or bow ties.
• farfetch19n. Long distance.
• farinata11n. A flat baked pancake, somewhat similar to a pizza, made from chickpea...
• farmable15adj. Suitable for farming.
• farmgate14adj. Describing the price of goods if they were purchased directly from a...
• farmgirl14n. A girl or young woman who works on a farm, especially one who is...
• farmhand17n. Synonym of farmworker.
• farmland14n. Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.
• farmwork20n. The agricultural work done on a farm.
• farmyard17n. The area of a farm, excluding the fields, usually surrounded by or...
• farnesyl14n. The univalent radical derived from farnesol.
• farouche16adj. Sullen or recalcitrant.
• farriery14n. The work done by a farrier.
• farsight15n. The faculty of looking far ahead; farsightedness; prescience.
• farthing15n. Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a...
• fascicle15n. A bundle or cluster.
• fasciola13n. A band of grey matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate...
• fasciole13n. A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, found on the...
• fastback19n. A motor car having a continuous slope from the roof to the rear.
• fastball13n. A high-speed pitch of a baseball.
• fastener11n. Something or someone that fastens.
• fastness11n. The quality or state of being strongly attached; firmness, secureness...
• fatalism13n. The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable...
• fatalist11n. One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity; a...
• fatality14n. The state proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to...
• fatherly17adj. Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to...
• fatigued13adj. Tired; weary.
• fatigues12n. Menial duties, especially as punishment.
• fattened12adj. Having gotten fat.
• fattoush14n. A salad, from the Levant, made from toasted pitta bread with cucumber...
• faubourg14n. An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb...
• faulting12n. Formation of a geological fault.
• fauteuil11n. An armchair.
• fauxhawk28n. An imitation of the Mohawk hairstyle in which a central tuft is created...
• favoring15n. The act or state by which one favors something; preference.
• favoured15adj. Treated or regarded with partiality.
• fayalite14n. Yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals...

FE

• fearless11adj. Without fear.
• fearsome13adj. Frightening, especially in appearance.
• feasible13adj. Able to be done in practice.
• feasibly16adv. In a feasible manner.
• feasting12n. A feast, or an occasion on which people or animals feast.
• feathery17adj. Resembling feathers.
• featural11adj. Of or pertaining to features.
• featured12adj. Displayed with special treatment.
• feckless17adj. Lacking purpose.
• feculent13adj. Dirty with faeces or other impurities.
• federale12n. A federal law enforcement officer, usually belonging to the United...
• federate12adj. Federated, united in an alliance or federation.
• feedback20n. Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
• feedline12n. Physical cabling that carries the radio signal to and from the aerial.
• feigning13n. Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.
• feijoada19n. A stew of beans with beef and pork, considered the national dish of...
• felching17n. The act or an instance of sucking semen out of a sexual partner's...
• feldspar14n. Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals...
• felicity16n. The condition of being happy.
• fellatio11n. Performance of oral sex upon the penis.
• femicide16n. The killing of a woman or girl, originally (figurative) with reference...
• feminine13adj. Of or pertaining to the female gender.
• feminism15n. A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and...
• feminist13adj. Relating to or in accordance with feminism.
• feminity16n. Synonym of femininity.
• feminize22v. To make (more) feminine.
• femslash16n. Slash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships...
• fencible15adj. Capable of being defended.
• fenestra11n. An opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane.
• fentanyl14n. A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O, with pharmacological...
• ferocity16n. The condition of being ferocious.
• ferritic13adj. Of or relating to a ferrite.
• ferritin11n. Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting...
• ferrying15n. The act by which something is ferried.
• ferryman16n. A man who operates a ferry.
• fervency19n. The state of being fervent.
• festival14adj. Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used...
• fetching17adj. Attractive; pleasant to regard.
• feticide14n. The killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.
• fettered12adj. Bound by chains or shackles.
• fettling12n. Repairing; mending; sorting.
• feverfew20n. A European aromatic perennial herb, Tanacetum parthenium (or...
• feverish17adj. Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.

FI

• fibrosis13n. The formation of (excess) fibrous connective tissue in an organ.
• fibrotic15adj. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting fibrosis.
• fictious13adj. Fictitious.
• fiddling14n. The playing of music on a fiddle.
• fidelity15n. Often followed by to or towards: faithfulness or loyalty towards a...
• fiducial14adj. Accepted as a fixed basis of reference.
• fieldbus14n. A member of a family of industrial digital communication networks used...
• fielding13n. The act of one who fields.
• fiending13n. An intense craving, especially for a drug.
• fiendish15adj. Sinister; evil; like a fiend.
• fiercely16adv. In a fierce manner.
• fifteens14n. A medieval tax on movable property.
• fiftieth17adj. The ordinal form of the number fifty.
• fighting16adj. Engaged in war or other conflict.
• figurate12adj. Forming a figure.
• figurine12n. A small carved or molded figure; a statuette.
• figuring13n. Calculation.
• filament13n. A fine thread or wire.
• filarial11adj. Of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria...
• filching17n. The act of one who filches; theft.
• filename13n. The name assigned to a file in a file system.
• filepath16n. The location of a file in a directory structure. Also known as the path...
• filetype16n. An identifier indicating the type of information contained in an...
• filicide14n. The killing of one's own child.
• filiform16adj. Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
• filigree12n. A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or...
• filioque20n. The use of the Latin word filioque (“and from the son”) in the Western...
• fillable13adj. Able to be filled.
• filleted12adj. Gutted; very disappointed or let down.
• filmfest16n. An event at which a number of films are shown.
• filmgoer14n. Person who regularly frequents movie theaters.
• filmland14n. The industry of films and filmmaking.
• filtered12adj. With a filter (e.g., a cigarette).
• filtrate11n. The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has...
• finalist11n. An adherent of finalism; someone who believes that a given process or...
• finality14n. The state of being final; the condition from which no further changes...
• finalize20v. To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
• financer13n. An entity that provides financing.
• finances13n. Funds or other financial resources.
• findable14adj. Able to be found.
• findings13n. Small tools and materials used by artisans and craftsmen.
• fineness11n. The quality or degree of being fine.
• finessed12adj. Executed or managed with skillful or subtle tact or adroitness.
• fingered13adj. Having fingers (of the specified kind).
• finished15adj. Processed or perfected.
• finisher14n. A person who finishes or completes something.
• finitary14adj. Of a function, taking a finite number of arguments to produce an output.
• finitely14adv. In a finite manner.
• finitude12n. The state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness.
• fiorelli11n. Pasta shaped like small flowers, similar to campanelle.
• fipronil13n. A broad-spectrum insecticide, belonging to the phenylpyrazole family...
• fireball13n. A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or...
• firebase13n. An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to...
• firebird14n. A scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea). (This species is now classified...
• fireboat13n. A harbor boat designed for pumping large volumes of harbor water onto...
• firebolt13n. A missile of fire.
• firebomb17n. A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon.
• firedamp16n. A flammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an...
• firefall14n. A summertime event held in Yosemite National Park from 1872 to 1968, in...
• firehawk21n. The black kite, particularly in the context of its spreading of...
• firehole14n. An opening fitted with a door, giving access to the firebox of a steam...
• firehose14v. To wash something down with a firehose; to douse with a large amount of...
• fireless11adj. Without fire.
• fireline11n. A firebreak.
• firenado12n. A fire whirl (a whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such...
• fireplug14n. A fire hydrant.
• fireside12n. The area near a domestic fire or hearth.
• firestop13n. A fire block.
• firesuit11n. A fire-retardant suit worn in motor racing.
• firetail11n. Any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.
• fireteam13n. A small unit of infantry.
• firetrap13n. A building that is dangerously flammable and/or has limited emergency...
• firewalk18v. To walk barefoot over burning embers.
• firewall14n. A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or...
• fireweed15n. A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion...
• firewire14n. A high-speed digital link standard covered by the IEEE 1394-1995...
• firewood15n. Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
• firework18n. A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a...
• fireworm16n. The larva of any of several tortricid moths (family Tortricidae).
• firmness13n. Security; steadfastness; good grip.
• firmware16n. A permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of...
• fiscally16adv. In a fiscal manner; concerning finance.
• fishable16adj. Able to be fished legally.
• fishball16n. A food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in...
• fishbone16n. A bone from a fish.
• fishcake20n. A mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato or another starch, and...
• fishhook21n. A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
• fishkill18n. An environmental event in which fish are killed.
• fishless14adj. Without fish.
• fishlike18adj. Having some characteristics of a fish.
• fishmeal16n. Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
• fishnets14n. Pairs or a pair of stockings made of fishnet fabric.
• fishpond17n. A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached...
• fishtail14n. The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
• fishwife20n. The wife of a homosexual man.
• fissured12adj. Having fissures.
• fistbump17v. To bump fists in greeting or celebration.
• fitfully17adv. In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily.
• fivefold18adj. Five times as much or as many.
• fivehead18n. A large forehead.
• fivesome16n. A group of five people or things.
• fixation18n. The act of fixing.
• fixative21n. A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.
• fixpoint20n. A fixed point.
• fizzling30n. The sound of something that fizzles.

FL

• flagging14adj. Becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength; dwindling.
• flagpole14n. A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
• flagrant12adj. Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
• flagship17n. The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it...
• flailing12n. A flailing action or motion.
• flambeau15n. A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.
• flamenco15n. A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.
• flameout13n. The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.
• flamingo14n. A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order...
• flanging13n. A flange.
• flannels11n. Clothing made of flannel; especially trousers and underwear.
• flapjack26n. A pancake.
• flapping16adj. That flaps or flap.
• flashgun15n. An electrically powered device used to trigger a flashbulb.
• flashing15n. A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
• flashman16n. A slick salesman or spin doctor.
• flatback19n. A chelonid turtle, Natator depressus, with low-domed carapace, endemic...
• flatboat13n. A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and...
• flatfish17n. A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both...
• flatfoot14n. A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground.
• flatform16n. A type of shoe with a flat platform sole.
• flathead15n. Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.
• flatiron11n. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
• flatland12n. Synonym of plain (“land of relatively constant altitude”).
• flatline11n. The disappearance of the rhythmic peaks displayed on a heart monitor.
• flatmate13n. A person with whom one shares a flat.
• flatness11n. The state of being flat.
• flatpack19n. Self-assembly furniture packed flat in a box for transport purposes...
• flattery14n. Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes...
• flatties11n. Flat shoes.
• flatting12n. The practice of living, with others, in a flat.
• flattish14adj. Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.
• flatware14n. Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
• flatworm16n. Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum...
• flautist11n. One who plays the flute.
• flavonol14n. Any of several flavonoids that have a 3-hydroxyflavone backbone.
• flawless14adj. Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.
• flaxseed19n. The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.
• fleabane13n. Mostly in two tribes of subfamily Asteroideae.
• flecking18n. A flecked pattern.
• fleecing14n. A confidence trick.
• fleeting12adj. Passing quickly; of short duration.
• flensing12n. The act of one who flenses; the operation of stripping off blubber.
• fletcher16n. One who fletches or feathers arrows.
• flexible20adj. Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or...
• flexibly23adv. In a flexible manner.
• flexuous18adj. Winding from side to side; sinuous.
• flexural18adj. Of, or relating to, flexure.
• flicking18n. The act by which something is flicked.
• flighted16adj. Having flight feathers (for example, upon reaching maturity).
• flimflam18v. To swindle or cheat.
• flimsily16adv. In a flimsy manner.
• flinders12n. Fragments, splinters.
• flinging13n. The act by which something is flung.
• flippant15adj. Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due...
• flipping16adj. A mild intensifier; a minced oath of "fucking".
• flipside14n. The reverse, in contrast to the obverse.
• flirting12n. A flirtation.
• flitting12n. The act of moving from one residence to another; moving house.
• floating12adj. That floats or float.
• flocking18n. The process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of...
• flogging14n. Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
• flooding13n. An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
• floodlit12adj. Lit by floodlights.
• floodway18n. An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be...
• flooring12n. A floor.
• floorpan13n. A large sheet-metal stamping, often incorporating smaller welded...
• flopping16n. The motion of something that flops.
• florette11n. Waste silk of longer fibre (considered higher quality) than bourette.
• floridly15adv. In a florid manner.
• flossing12n. The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
• flotilla11n. A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of...
• flounced14adj. Having flounces; ruffled.
• flounder12n. A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with...
• flourish14v. To thrive or grow well.
• flouting12n. The act by which something is flouted.
• flowable16adj. That is able to flow.
• flowback22n. The flowing backward of a fluid.
• flowered15adj. That has produced flowers.
• flowline14n. A large-diameter pipe that carries oil from the seabed to a drilling...
• flowrate14n. The rate of flow, usually of a fluid, measured in either volume or mass...
• fluellen11n. Any plant of the genus Kickxia, having purple and yellow flowers.
• fluently14adv. In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a...
• fluffing18n. The act by which something is fluffed.
• fluidics14n. The branch of engineering and technology that is concerned with the...
• fluidity15n. The state of being fluid rather than viscous.
• flummery18n. A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made...
• fluorene11n. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of two benzene rings...
• fluoride12n. A binary compound of fluorine and another element or radical.
• fluorine11n. The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the...
• fluorite11n. A widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus...
• flurried12adj. Agitated, confused.
• flushing15n. The act by which something is flushed.
• fluttery14adj. That flutters; fluttering.
• fluxgate19n. Any of several devices that use soft iron cores surrounded by coils of...
• fluxions18n. Differential calculus.
• flyering15n. The act of distributing flyers (leaflets).
• flypaper18n. A strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that...
• flyspeck22n. Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
• flywheel20n. A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain...

FO

• foamcore15n. A lightweight material consisting of a board of polystyrene foam clad...
• focaccia17n. A flatbread similar in style, composition, and texture to modern pizza...
• focusing14adj. Used for or pertaining to focusing.
• fogbound15adj. Enveloped in fog to such an extent that movement is dangerous or...
• foggiest13adj. Slightest, faintest, least.
• foisting12n. The act of something being foisted; imposition.
• foldable14adj. That can be folded.
• foldaway18adj. That may be folded away when not in use.
• foldback20n. An overturned flap.
• folderol12n. Nonsense or foolishness.
• foldover15adj. Having one component that folds over the top of another.
• foliaged13adj. Having foliage, or in compounds, a defined type of foliage.
• foliated12adj. Having a structure of thin layers.
• folklife18n. Folklore; those cultural traditions passed down orally or informally.
• folklore15n. The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular...
• folktale15n. A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a...
• follicle13n. A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
• follower14n. One who follows, comes after another.
• fondling13n. A pet or person who is fondled; someone who is much loved.
• fondness12n. The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting...
• foodgasm15n. A pleasurable sensation from eating food.
• foodland13n. Land on which food crops are grown.
• foodless12adj. Lacking food; without food.
• foolscap15n. Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
• foosball13n. Table soccer (US), table football (UK).
• football13n. A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal...
• footbath16n. The act of soaking or washing the feet.
• footcare13n. The care of the feet.
• footfall14n. The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.
• footgear12n. Sturdy footwear.
• footgolf15n. A variant of golf in which players attempt to kick a football (“soccer...
• foothill14n. A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
• foothold15n. A solid grip with the feet.
• footless11adj. Without feet.
• footling12adj. Trivial, silly and irritating.
• footlong12adj. One foot long.
• footnote11n. A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a...
• footpath16n. Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
• footrace13n. A race run on foot.
• footrest11n. A support on which to rest the feet.
• footsore11adj. Having sore feet, but perhaps also a certain sense of satisfaction...
• footstep13n. The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
• footwall14n. The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the...
• footwear14n. Accesories or clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
• footwell14n. The space for the feet in front of a seat in a vehicle.
• footwork18n. Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as...
• foraging13n. The act of searching for food or other items.
• forceful16adj. Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
• forcible15adj. Done by force, forced.
• forcibly18adv. In a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
• fordable14adj. Able to be forded.
• forebear13n. An ancestor.
• forebode14v. To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen...
• forecast13v. To estimate how something will be in the future.
• foredeck18n. The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast.
• forefoot14n. Either of the front feet of a quadruped.
• foregate12n. A main entrance or front gate.
• foregone12adj. Previous, former.
• foregrip14n. A pistol grip-type forestock on the front of a firearm that improves...
• forehand15n. A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the...
• forehead15n. The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
• foreland12n. A headland.
• forelimb15n. The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal.
• forelock17n. The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
• foremast13n. The mast nearest the bow, on a sailing ship with more than one mast or...

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 570 eight-letter words that start with F, plus 1,537 rare ones.

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

football, finished, fighting, facebook, function, festival, friendly and familiar.

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

fuzzball scores 31 points with the standard letter tile values.

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