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7 Letter Words Starting With F

There are 2076 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

faceoff - 18 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

faceoff - 18 points

Words With Friends

facebow - 19 points

7 Letter Words (2076)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With f

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 2076 word list is 42.5 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 fabbest 14 14 16 44
#2 fabbier 14 14 16 44
#3 fabella 12 12 15 39
#4 fablers 12 12 14 38
#5 fablets 12 12 14 38
#6 fabliau 12 12 15 39
#7 fabling 13 13 17 43
#8 fabraea 12 12 13 37
#9 fabrics 14 14 16 44
#10 fabrile 12 12 14 38
#11 fabular 12 12 15 39
#12 facadal 13 13 15 41
#13 facaded 14 14 15 43
#14 facades 13 13 14 40
#15 facebar 14 14 16 44
#16 facebow 17 17 19 53
#17 faceman 14 14 17 45
#18 facemen 14 14 17 45
🏆 #19 faceoff 18 18 19 55
#20 faceted 13 13 14 40

Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 7 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 7 letter words starting with F for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with f?

faceoff — worth 55 combined points (US Scrabble: 18, UK Scrabble: 18, Words With Friends: 19).

How many 7 letter words start with f?

2076 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter f words will come up far more often.