2 Letter Words Starting With F
There are 20 valid 2 letter words that start with F, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 2-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
fz - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
fz - 14 points
Words With Friends
fz - 14 points
2 Letter Words (20)
View all words starting with FTop 20 Highest-Scoring 2 Letter Words Starting With f
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 20 word list is 19.9 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | fa | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #2 | fb | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #3 | fc | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #4 | fe | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #5 | ff | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #6 | fg | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #7 | fi | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #8 | fl | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #9 | fm | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #10 | fn | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #11 | fo | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #12 | fp | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #13 | fr | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #14 | fs | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #15 | ft | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #16 | fu | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #17 | fv | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #18 | fw | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #19 | fy | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 🏆 #20 | fz | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Where 2 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 2 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with F will give you far more flexible options try 2 letter words starting with F for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 2 letter word starting with f?
fz — worth 42 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 2 letter words start with f?
20 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 2 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 2 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter f words will come up far more often.