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5-letter words with F as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter

Forty-five 5-letter words with F as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter fill the frame F?E??, and FL- or FR- opens 24 of them.

45 wordsTop pick FIELDHighest score FEEZE 17

13 of 45 are everyday words (29%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With F in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (71 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 13 · most-used first

All valid words 45

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • FAENA8
  • FAERY11
  • FEEBS10
  • FEEDS9
  • FEELS8
  • FEENS8
  • FEERS8
  • FEESE8
  • FEEZE17
  • FIEFS11
  • FIELD9
  • FIEND9
  • FIENT8
  • FIERE8
  • FIERS8
  • FIERY11
  • FIEST8
  • FJELD16
  • FLEAM10
  • FLEAS8
  • FLECK14
  • FLEER8
  • FLEES8
  • FLEET8
  • FLEGS9
  • FLEME10
  • FLESH11
  • FLEWS11
  • FLEXO15
  • FLEYS11
  • FOEHN11
  • FREAK12
  • FREED9
  • FREER8
  • FREES8
  • FREET8
  • FREIT8
  • FREMD11
  • FRENA8
  • FREON8
  • FRERE8
  • FRESH11
  • FRETS8
  • FUELS8
  • FUERO8
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 5th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. L27%
  2. R27%
  3. I18%
4th letter
  1. R16%
  2. E16%
  3. N11%
5th letter
  1. S33%
  2. E11%
  3. D11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; FEEZE tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 23 words
  2. 9 points: 5 words
  3. 1010 points: 3 words
  4. 11 points: 9 words
  5. 1212 points: 1 words
  6. 13 points: 0 words
  7. 1414 points: 1 words
  8. 15 points: 1 words
  9. 1616 points: 1 words
  10. 17 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FEEZE1717All three
FJELD1619All three
FLEXO1516Collins only
FLECK1416All three
FREAK1212All three
FRESH1110All three
FLESH1111All three
FIERY1110All three
FIEFS1111All three
FAERY1110All three
FOEHN1111All three
FREMD1112All three

The E sits in the middle, so the second letter carries the shape. FL- and FR- cover 24 of the 45 words, led by FRESH, FLEET, FLESH, FREAK and FLECK, while FI- adds FIELD, FIEND and FIERY. Thirteen entries count as common, ten are Wordle answers, and the dictionaries split at 45 in Collins, 32 in NWL2023 and 30 in ENABLE.

F?E?? words at a glance

  • Forty-five tournament-dictionary words hold F first and E third.
  • FL- opens 12 words and FR- 12, together more than half the list.
  • FI- follows with eight, including FIELD, FIEND and FIERY.
  • Thirteen entries are common; ten are Wordle answers.
  • FEEZE leads at 17 points, then FJELD 16 and FLEXO 15.

Which second letters dominate F?E?? words?

R and L are the engines, each opening 12 words. FR- builds FRESH, FREAK, FREED and FREES, while FL- builds FLEET, FLESH, FLEAS and FLECK. Together they account for 24 of the 45 matches, and only four words follow the F with A or U, among them FUELS and FAERY, so an FA- or FU- opening almost never fits.

How do F-first, E-third words score?

FEEZE tops the pattern at 17, doubling its E against a Z. FJELD reaches 16, FLEXO 15 and FLECK 14, so J, X and Z carry the leaders. Familiar words stay lower: FRESH, FLESH, FIERY, FIEFS and FAERY each reach 11, FREAK sits on 12, and the average lands at 9.6.

The endings spread evenly: 15 words finish in S, five each in D, E and T, and two in A, H, K or N. A final S is still the best single clue, but it rules out less here than on a pattern where one ending dominates.

Answer-rich, so start with the common ten

Tip

Ten words here are Wordle answers, drawn from FIELD, FIEND, FIERY, FLECK, FLEET, FLESH, FREAK, FREED, FREER and FRESH. FIELD, FLESH and FREAK fit a board with F first and E third, while FJELD and FLEXO pay better in Scrabble.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words start with F and have E third?
There are 45. Collins lists all of them, while NWL2023 accepts 32 and ENABLE 30. Thirteen count as common and ten appear in the Wordle answer list.
Which F-first, E-third words are Wordle answers?
Ten are, including FIELD, FIEND, FIERY, FLECK, FLEET, FLESH, FREAK, FREED, FREER and FRESH. All 45 matches are accepted guesses, so the ten answers are a small, familiar slice of a larger list.
What is the highest-scoring F-first, E-third word?
FEEZE leads at 17 points, helped by its doubled E and the Z. FJELD scores 16, FLEXO 15 and FLECK 14, while the common words FRESH, FLESH and FIERY each reach 11.

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