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8-Letter Words Starting with F: page 2

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

FO

  • foremost13adj. Positioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward.
  • forename13n. A name that precedes the surname.
  • forenoon11n. Synonym of morning: the part of the day between sunrise and noon.
  • forensic13adj. Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and...
  • forepart13n. The front or anterior part of something.
  • forepeak17n. The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow.
  • foreplay16n. The acts at the beginning of a (usually human) sexual encounter that...
  • foresaid12adj. Aforesaid; aforementioned.
  • foresail11n. The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast.
  • foreseen11adj. Having been seen in advance.
  • foreskin15n. The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the...
  • forestal11adj. Relating to forestry (cultivating forests for harvest).
  • forestay14n. A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit...
  • forested12adj. Covered in forest.
  • forester11n. A person who practices forestry.
  • forestry14n. The science of planting and growing trees in forests.
  • foretell11v. To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
  • foreward15n. An advance group; the vanguard.
  • forewarn14v. To warn in advance.
  • foreword15n. An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other...
  • forfeits14n. A game in which forfeits are demanded.
  • forgiver15n. A person who forgives.
  • forkhead19n. A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that...
  • forklift18n. A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged...
  • formable15adj. Able to be formed.
  • formalin13n. A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to...
  • formally16adv. In a formal manner.
  • formerly16adv. At some time in the past.
  • formless13adj. Without form; shapeless.
  • formular13adj. Following or relating to a formula; formulaic.
  • formwork20n. A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured.
  • forsaken15adj. Deserted; abandoned.
  • forsling12v. To swallow down; gobble up.
  • forsooth14adv. Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.
  • forswear14v. To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
  • forsworn14adj. Having lied under oath; perjured.
  • fortieth14adj. The ordinal form of the number forty.
  • fortress11n. A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes...
  • fortuity14n. The state of being fortuitous.
  • fortyish17adj. Close to the number forty.
  • forwards15adv. Synonym of forward in most senses.
  • fougasse12n. A type of lattice-shaped bread associated with the area of Provence.
  • foulness11n. The state of being foul.
  • founding13n. The establishment of something.
  • fountain11n. A natural source of water; a spring.
  • fourball13n. A match between two teams of two golfers, each playing his or her own...
  • fourfold15adj. Four times as great; quadruple.
  • fourneau11n. The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.
  • fourplay16n. Synonym of quad play.
  • fourplex20n. A quadplex.
  • foursome13n. A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four...
  • fourteen11n. A group of fourteen items.
  • fourthly17adv. In the fourth place; fourth in a row.
  • foxglove22n. Any member of the genus Digitalis of about twenty species of herbaceous...
  • foxhound22n. Any of several medium-sized breeds of dog developed for hunting.

FR

  • frabjous20adj. Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.
  • fracking18n. Hydraulic fracturing.
  • fraction13n. A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
  • fracture13n. An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
  • fragging14n. The premeditated murder of one's superior officer in a military unit.
  • fragment14n. A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either...
  • fragrant12adj. Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.
  • frameset13n. A bicycle's frame plus the front fork.
  • francium15n. The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an...
  • franking16n. A device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped...
  • franklin15n. A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the...
  • fraulein11n. A young German woman.
  • frazzled30adj. Frayed at the edges.
  • freaking16adj. Fucking.
  • freakish18adj. Resembling a freak.
  • freakout15n. A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results...
  • freckled18adj. Having freckles; covered with freckles.
  • freebase13n. The purified, dry form of an amine, especially an alkaloid natural...
  • freeborn13adj. Born free rather than in bondage or as a slave.
  • freedman14n. A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.
  • freefall14n. A state of motion affected by no acceleration or force other than that...
  • freeflow17n. A style of self-service restaurant or cafeteria where customers can...
  • freehand15adj. Drawn using the hand without any helping device.
  • freehold15adj. Of a tenure or estate in land, held in fee simple absolute in...
  • freemium15adj. Offering basic services for free while charging a premium for advanced...
  • freeness11n. The state or condition of being free (unconstrained, unconfined...
  • freepost13n. A postal service allowing a person to send mail without affixing...
  • freeride12v. To take part in a sport, such as skiing or snowboarding, on natural...
  • freeroll11n. A poker tournament with no entry fee.
  • freeware14n. Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other...
  • freewill14adj. Voluntary, done of one's own accord.
  • freezing21adj. Suffering or causing frost.
  • frenetic13adj. Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
  • frenulum13n. A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion...
  • frenzied21adj. In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • frequent20adj. Done or occurring often; common.
  • frescoed14adj. Painted with frescos ("an artwork made by applying water-based pigment...
  • freshies14n. Fresh food, such as vegetables and eggs, that cannot be produced in...
  • freshman16n. A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution...
  • fretless11adj. Of a stringed instrument, not having frets on the fingerboard.
  • fretting12n. An irritation or worrying; a worry.
  • fretwork18n. Ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through.
  • fricking18adj. A minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier.
  • friction13n. The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
  • friended13adj. Supplied with friends.
  • friendly15adj. Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
  • frigging14n. Masturbation.
  • frighten15v. To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
  • frigidly16adv. In a frigid manner; coldly; icily.
  • fringing13n. A fringe or border.
  • frippery18n. Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
  • frisking16n. The act or an instance of checking someone's clothes and body for...
  • frittata11n. A crustless quiche: a molded omelette in which vegetables, cheese...
  • frizzled30adj. Of feathers, hair, etc.: crisped or curled; crinkled, frizzed; also, of...
  • frogfish18n. Any fish of the genus Lophius.
  • frogging14n. A set of decorative looped fastener on a garment, especially on a...
  • frontage12n. The front part of a property or building that faces the street.
  • frontier11n. The part of a country which borders or faces another country or...
  • fronting12n. A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the...
  • frostily14adv. In a frosty manner.
  • frosting12n. Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other...
  • frothing15n. The act of something that froths.
  • frottage12v. To rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed upon another surface...
  • frowning15n. The act of giving a frown.
  • fructify19v. To bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas.
  • fructose13n. A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.
  • frugally15adv. In a frugal manner.
  • fruitful14adj. Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
  • fruiting12n. A fruiting body.
  • fruition11n. The fulfillment of something worked for.
  • frumious13adj. Extremely angry.
  • frybread17n. Fried bread.

FU

  • fucoidan14n. A sulfated polysaccharide found in several seaweeds.
  • fuelling12v. (Canadian spelling, common) present participle and gerund of fuel.
  • fuelwood15n. Wood grown or felled for use as commercial fuel.
  • fugacity17n. A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
  • fugitive15n. A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place...
  • fulgence14n. The quality of being fulgent, or brilliantly shining.
  • fullback19n. An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the...
  • fullness11n. Being full; completeness.
  • fulltext18n. The complete version of a written work, especially of an academic...
  • fumarase13n. An enzyme that in the Krebs cycle acts as a catalyst for the reaction...
  • fumarate13n. Any salt or ester of fumaric acid; they are produced in the body as...
  • fumarole13n. An opening in the ground that emits steam and gases due to volcanic...
  • fumbling16n. An instance of clumsiness, especially of the hands or fingers.
  • fumigant14n. Any substance used, in the gaseous state, to fumigate or disinfect.
  • fumigate14v. To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain...
  • function13n. What something does or is used for.
  • fundable14adj. Able to be funded; deserving of funds.
  • funerary14adj. Of or relating to a funeral.
  • funereal11adj. Of or relating to a funeral.
  • funfetti14n. A type of cake with rainbow-colored sprinkles baked into the batter.
  • fungible14adj. Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
  • funhouse14n. A structure, usually at a circus or amusement park, enclosing several...
  • funneled12adj. Having a funnel, or shaped like a funnel.
  • funnyman16n. Comedian.
  • furfural14n. A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan, obtained commercially from...
  • furigana12n. Kana printed next to or above a kanji or other character to indicate...
  • furikake19n. A dry Japanese condiment for rice; typically a mixture of dried fish...
  • furlough15n. Especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a...
  • furrowed15adj. Marked with furrows.
  • furthest14adj. Most distant in time, space or degree.
  • fusarium13n. Any of various fungi, of the genus Fusarium, some of which are...
  • fuselage12n. The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an...
  • fusiform16adj. Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish...
  • fusilier11n. An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket.
  • fusional11adj. Tending to overlay many morphemes in a manner that can be difficult to...
  • futanari11n. A genre of Japanese pornography featuring intersex, hermaphroditic, or...
  • futilely14adv. In a futile manner.
  • futility14n. The quality of being futile or useless.
  • futurama13n. A palpable depiction of a (usually sensational) vision of the future.
  • futurism13n. An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the...
  • futurist11n. An adherent to the principles of the artistic movement of futurism.
  • futurity14n. The future.
  • fuzzball31n. A ball of fuzzy material.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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