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Words That Start with FU

There are 289 words that start with FU on Word.ws, from 2 to 14 letters. The most common length is 7 letters (57 words). The words used most often are full, future, further, fun and funny.

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2-letter words that start with FU

  • fu5n. Flux unit.

3-letter words that start with FU

  • fub8v. To put off by trickery; to cheat.
  • fug7n. A heavy, musty, stuffy, or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a crowded...
  • fum8v. To play upon a fiddle.
  • fun6n. Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
  • fur6n. The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft...
  • fut6n. Foot.

4-letter words that start with FU

  • fubu9n. Fuck buddy, friend with benefits.
  • fudd9n. Synonym of fuddy-duddy.
  • fuel7n. Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through...
  • fufu10n. A dish of boiled, mashed cassava mixed with plantain, yams, or other...
  • fuga8n. A fugue.
  • fugg9n. Heavy, unpleasant atmosphere.
  • fugu8n. Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if...
  • fuji14n. A plain spun silk fabric.
  • fuku11n. A Japanese-style school uniform, especially a sailor fuku.
  • fule7n. Fool.
  • full7adj. Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space...
  • fume9n. A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.
  • fund8n. A sum or source of money.
  • fung8n. Fungus.
  • funk11n. Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
  • funt7n. An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 410 grams.
  • fure7v. To lead.
  • furl7v. To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag).
  • furo7n. A Japanese bath, generally deep and square-sided, and traditionally...
  • furu7n. A person who fraudulently poses as a guru.
  • fury10n. Extreme anger.
  • fusa7n. The four knotted tassels hanging from the roof of the dohyo...
  • fuse7n. A wick or cord used to convey flame to gunpowder, a bomb, or similar...
  • fuss7n. Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
  • fust7n. A strong musty smell; mustiness.
  • futz16v. To be frivolous and waste time.
  • fuxk18adv. Censored spelling of fuck.
  • fuze16n. Synonym of detonator, an auxiliary device used to ignite an explosive...
  • fuzz25n. A frizzy mass of hair or fibre.

5-letter words that start with FU

  • fucus10n. Any alga of the genus Fucus.
  • fudge10n. A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar...
  • fudgy13adj. Resembling fudge, as in flavor or texture.
  • fuero8n. A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.
  • fugal9adj. Relating to a fugue.
  • fugit9n. The optimal date to exercise an American option (or a Bermudan option).
  • fugue9n. A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in...
  • fulla8n. Man, especially one of indigenous descent.
  • fully11adv. In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
  • fumed11adj. Of wood, treated with ammonia fumes to darken its colour and enhance...
  • funch13n. A sexual encounter at lunchtime.
  • funct10adj. In use.
  • funda9n. Basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit.
  • fundi9n. A master of a particular skill; an expert.
  • funds9n. Financial resources.
  • fungi9n. Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
  • fungo9n. A fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be...
  • funky15adj. Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
  • funny11adj. Amusing; humorous; comical.
  • furan8n. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of...
  • furca10n. A forked structure, a fork-like part.
  • furin8n. A protease found in certain animal cells.
  • furor8n. A general uproar or commotion.
  • furry11adj. Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
  • furth11prep. Out or outside.
  • furze17n. A thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of...
  • fused9adj. Joined together by fusing.
  • fusee8n. Synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.
  • fuser8n. The part of a laser printer that melts the toner onto the medium.
  • fusil8n. A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in...
  • fusor8n. A coin melter.
  • fussy11adj. Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
  • fusty11adj. Moldy or musty.
  • futch13adj. Exhibiting qualities of both femme and butch identities.
  • futon8n. A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor...
  • futur8n. A fiancé.
  • fuzed18adj. Being equipped with a fuze.
  • fuzzy29adj. Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet...

6-letter words that start with 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.
  • futile9adj. Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful...
  • futsal9n. A form of soccer played indoors, with five players per team.
  • futter9v. (obsolete) To fuck.
  • future9n. The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
  • fuuuck15interj. Elongated form of fuck.
  • fuzzer27n. A software program that performs fuzz testing.

7-letter words that start with FU

  • fuchsia15n. A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family...
  • fudging13n. The act of something being fudged, altered so as to hide a flaw or...
  • fueling11v. (Canadian spelling, common) present participle and gerund of fuel.
  • fujoshi20n. A female fan of media featuring romantic and/or sexual relationship...
  • fulcrum14n. The support about which a lever pivots.
  • fulfill13v. To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a...
  • fulling11n. Baptism.
  • fulness10n. Dated spelling of fullness.
  • fulsome12adj. Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
  • fulvous13adj. Tawny-colored.
  • fumaric14adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from fumitory.
  • functor12n. A function word.
  • funding12n. The action of the verb fund.
  • funeral10n. A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished...
  • funfair13n. A travelling amusement park.
  • fungoid12adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a fungus.
  • funking15adj. Bowdlerization of fucking.
  • funnies10n. The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.
  • funnily13adv. In a funny or amusing manner.
  • funsies10n. The act of doing something fun or for fun, instead of in earnest.
  • funtime12n. Synonym of playtime.
  • furbaby17n. A furry pet considered a child by a human.
  • furball12n. Synonym of hairball; a ball of fur, especially one coughed up by a cat.
  • furbish15v. To polish or burnish.
  • furioso10adv. Rapidly and with passion.
  • furious10adj. Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
  • furling11n. The act by which something is furled.
  • furlong11n. A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168...
  • furnace12n. An industrial heating device, such as for smelting metal or firing...
  • furnish13n. Material used to create an engineered product.
  • furoate10n. Any salt or ester of furoic acid.
  • furrier10n. A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals...
  • furries10n. Only used in no wucking furries.
  • furring11n. Parts of clothing made from fur.
  • fursona10n. An animal character, typically anthropomorphic, used to represent...
  • fursuit10n. An anthropomorphic animal costume used in the furry subculture.
  • further13v. To help forward; to assist.
  • furtive13adj. Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.
  • fuscous12adj. Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.
  • fusebox19n. A small distribution board containing the fuses or circuit breakers for...
  • fusible12adj. Able to be fused or melted.
  • fusidic13adj. Of or pertaining to fusidic acid or its derivatives.
  • fusilli10n. Pasta in the shape of short spirals.
  • fussily13adv. In a fussy manner.
  • fussing11n. Excessive care; act of one who fusses.
  • fustian10n. Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a...
  • futhark17n. The Germanic runic alphabet; especially specifically the Elder or...
  • fuzzing29n. Fuzz testing.

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8-letter words that start with 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.

9-letter words that start with FU

  • fulfilled16adj. Emotionally satisfied; feeling a sense of fulfilment.
  • fulgurite13n. Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material.
  • fullerene12n. Any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules whose...
  • fullwidth19adj. Of a text character, occupying the space of two alphanumeric characters...
  • fulminant14adj. That fulminates.
  • fulminate14v. To make a verbal attack.
  • fulsomely17adv. In a fulsome manner.
  • fumarolic16adj. Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles.
  • fumigator15n. One who fumigates.
  • fumonisin14n. Any of a class of neurotoxic, pneumotoxic and hepatotoxic mycotoxins...
  • fundament15n. Foundation.
  • fundraise13v. To raise funds (for a specified cause or purpose).
  • fungicide16n. A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or...
  • fungiform18adj. Having the shape of a mushroom; especially, the archetypical such...
  • funicular14adj. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
  • funiculus14n. Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a...
  • funkiness16n. The state or quality of being funky.
  • funneling13n. The process of passing something through a funnel.
  • funnelled13adj. Having a particular type or colour of funnel.
  • funniness12n. The quality of being funny.
  • funtastic14adj. Fantastically fun.
  • furbished18adj. Polished, burnished.
  • furcation14n. The act or process of furcating; a forking or branching out.
  • furiously15adv. In a furious manner; angrily.
  • furnished16adj. Equipped with whatever is needed.
  • furnisher15n. One who furnishes.
  • furniture12n. Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's...
  • furoshiki19n. A traditional Japanese wrapping-cloth, used for clothes, gifts etc.
  • furrowing16n. A furrowed pattern.
  • furtively18adv. In a furtive manner.
  • fusillade13n. The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.
  • fusionist12n. An adherent of fusionism or a participant in a political fusion.
  • fussiness12n. The state of being fussy.
  • fuzziness30n. The state or quality of being fuzzy.

10-letter words that start with FU

  • fulfilling17adj. Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.
  • fulfilment18n. The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled...
  • fullscreen15v. To make a window occupy the entire screen.
  • fumigation16n. The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
  • functional15adj. In good working order.
  • fundraiser14n. An event undertaken to get money by voluntary contributions for a...
  • fungicidal17adj. Of, or relating to fungicide.
  • funkadelic20adj. Of, or relating to, funkadelia.
  • funkmaster19n. A masterful performer of funk music.
  • funnelling14n. The process of passing something through a funnel.
  • furnishing17n. Furniture, fittings, and other detachable accessories.
  • furosemide16n. A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart...
  • furthering17n. The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.
  • futuristic15adj. Of technology, a concept, etc, so far advanced as to appear to be from...
  • futurology17n. The scientific forecasting of future trends in science, technology or...

11-letter words that start with FU

  • fucoxanthin26n. A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
  • fulminating17adj. Explosive.
  • fulmination16n. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
  • fulvestrant17n. An estrogen receptor antagonist drug.
  • functionary19n. A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or...
  • functioning17adj. Functional, working.
  • fundamental17n. A basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An...
  • fundraising16n. The process of collecting money by requesting donations from...
  • funemployed22adj. In a state of enjoyable unemployment.
  • fungibility20n. The property of a good or a commodity whereby individual units are...
  • fungistatic17adj. That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill...
  • furnishings18n. Furniture generally.
  • furtherance19n. The act of furthering or helping forward; assistance towards something...
  • furthermore19adv. In addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional...

12-letter words that start with FU

13-letter words that start with FU

  • functionalism20n. A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be...
  • functionalist18n. One who believes in functionalism.
  • functionality21n. The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions...
  • fundamentally22adv. In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter.
  • fusobacterium22n. Any bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium.

14-letter words that start with FU

  • fundamentalism22n. The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based...
  • fundamentalist20n. One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original...
  • fundoplication22n. An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is...
883 rare words that start with FU

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with FU are there?
Word.ws lists 289 words that start with FU, plus 883 rare ones.
What are common words that start with FU?
full, future, further, fun, funny, fully, fund and function.
Which of the words that start with FU has the highest letter score?
fuzzily scores 31 points with the standard letter tile values.

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