6 Letter Words Starting With F
There are 1418 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
faailk - 13 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
faailk - 13 points
Words With Friends
faceup - 16 points
6 Letter Words (1418)
View all words starting with FTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With f
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1418 word list is 36.0 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | faailk | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #2 | faaing | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #3 | fabber | 13 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| #4 | fabian | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #5 | fabled | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #6 | fabler | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #7 | fables | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #8 | fablet | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #9 | fabric | 13 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| #10 | fabula | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #11 | facade | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #12 | facers | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #13 | facete | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #14 | facets | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 🏆 #15 | faceup | 13 | 13 | 16 | 42 |
| #16 | faciae | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #17 | facial | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #18 | facias | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #19 | facier | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #20 | facies | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 6 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 6 letter words starting with F for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with f?
faceup — worth 42 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 16).
How many 6 letter words start with f?
1418 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter f words will come up far more often.