5-letter words starting with F

100 words · most common first (shown in gold) · meaning + pronunciation for each

1. FACED/feɪst/having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
2. FACES/ˈfeɪsəz/(FACE) the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
3. FACTS/fækts/(FACT) a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
4. FAILS/feɪlz/(FAIL) fail to do something; leave something undone
5. FAIRY/ˈfɛɹi/a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
6. FAITH/feɪθ/a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
7. FALLS/fɔlz/the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
8. FALSE/fɔls/not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
9. FANCY/ˈfænsi/imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
10. FARES/fɛɹz/(FARE) an agenda of things to do
11. FARMS/fɑɹmz/(FARM) workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
12. FATAL/ˈfeɪtəl/bringing death
13. FATTY/ˈfæti/containing or composed of fat
14. FAULT/fɔlt/a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
15. FAVOR/ˈfeɪvɚ/promote over another
16. FEARS/fɪɹz/(FEAR) an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to…
17. FEEDS/fidz/(FEED) provide as food
18. FEELS/filz/(FEEL) undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
19. FENCE/fɛns/a barrier that serves to enclose an area
20. FERRY/ˈfɛɹi/transport from one place to another
21. FEVER/ˈfivɚ/intense nervous anticipation
22. FEWER/ˈfjuɚ/(comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
23. FIBER/ˈfaɪbɚ/a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
24. FIBRE/ˈfaɪbɚ/a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
25. FIELD/fild/a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
26. FIFTH/fɪfθ/coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position
27. FIFTY/ˈfɪfti/being ten more than forty
28. FIGHT/faɪt/be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
29. FILED/faɪld/(FILE) record in a public office or in a court of law
30. FILES/faɪlz/(FILE) record in a public office or in a court of law
31. FILMS/fɪlmz/(FILM) a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of…
32. FINAL/ˈfaɪnəl/occurring at or forming an end or termination
33. FINDS/faɪndz/(FIND) come upon, as if by accident; meet with
34. FIRED/ˈfaɪɚd/having lost your job
35. FIRES/ˈfaɪɚz/(FIRE) the event of something burning (often destructive)
36. FIRMS/fɝmz/The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together
37. FIRST/fɝst/preceding all others in time or space or degree
38. FIXED/fɪkst/(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
39. FIXES/ˈfɪksɪz/(FIX) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
40. FLAGS/flæɡz/(FLAG) emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
41. FLAME/fleɪm/the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
42. FLASH/flæʃ/gleam or glow intermittently
43. FLEET/flit/moving very fast
44. FLESH/flɛʃ/the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
45. FLOAT/floʊt/be in motion due to some air or water current
46. FLOOD/flʌd/fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
47. FLOOR/flɔɹ/the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
48. FLOUR/ˈflaʊɚ/fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
49. FLOWS/floʊz/(FLOW) the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
50. FLUID/ˈfluəd/a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
51. FLUSH/flʌʃ/turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
52. FLYER/ˈflaɪɚ/an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
53. FOCAL/ˈfoʊkəl/having or localized centrally at a focus
54. FOCUS/ˈfoʊkəs/the concentration of attention or energy on something
55. FOLKS/foʊks/your parents
56. FONTS/fɑnts/(FONT) a specific size and style of type within a type family
57. FOODS/fudz/(FOOD) any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
58. FORCE/fɔɹs/to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
59. FORGE/fɔɹdʒ/create by hammering
60. FORMS/fɔɹmz/(FORM) the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify…
61. FORTH/fɔɹθ/from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
62. FORTY/ˈfɔɹti/being ten more than thirty
63. FORUM/ˈfɔɹəm/a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
64. FOUND/faʊnd/set up or found
65. FRAME/fɹeɪm/the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
66. FRANK/fɹæŋk/characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
67. FRAUD/fɹɔd/intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
68. FRESH/fɹɛʃ/recently made, produced, or harvested
69. FRONT/fɹʌnt/the side that is forward or prominent
70. FROST/fɹɔst/weather cold enough to cause freezing
71. FRUIT/fɹut/the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
72. FULLY/ˈfʊli/to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)
73. FUNDS/fʌndz/assets in the form of money
74. FUNKY/ˈfʌŋki/offensively malodorous
75. FUNNY/ˈfʌni/arousing or provoking laughter
76. FUZZY/ˈfʌzi/covering with fine light hairs
77. FABES/feɪbz/(FAB) extremely pleasing
78. FABLE/ˈfeɪbəl/a deliberately false or improbable account
79. FACER/ˈfeɪsɚ/(a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced
80. FACET/ˈfæsət/a distinct feature or element in a problem
81. FACIA/fˈeɪʃə/a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
82. FACTO/ˈfæktoʊ/In fact; by the act or fact
83. FADDY/fˈædi/intensely fashionable for a short time
84. FADED/ˈfeɪdəd/having lost freshness or brilliance of color
85. FADER/ˈfeɪdɚ/Father. [Obs.] Chaucer
86. FADES/feɪdz/(FADE) become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
87. FADGE/fædʒ/To fit; to suit; to agree
88. FADME/fˈædmi/A fathom. [Obs.] Chaucer
89. FADOS/fˈɑdoʊz/(FADO) a sad Portuguese folksong
90. FAERY/fˈɛɹi/a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
91. FAGER/ˈfeɪɡɚ/(FAG) offensive term for an openly homosexual man
92. FAGIN/ˈfeɪɡɪn/a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens
93. FAGOT/fˈæɡət/offensive term for an openly homosexual man
94. FAGUS/fˈæɡəs/beeches
95. FAHAM/fˈæhæm/The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a…
96. FAINS/feɪnz/(FAIN) having made preparations
97. FAINT/feɪnt/lacking clarity or distinctness
98. FAIRS/fɛɹz/(FAIR) free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
99. FAKED/feɪkt/(FAKE) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
100. FAKER/ˈfeɪkɚ/a person who makes deceitful pretenses