6-letter words with F as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter

The fixed opening FA leads to familiar words such as family, father, famous, and factor, but not every match is everyday vocabulary. Just 27 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff. The list draws on words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, so its full count is broader than any single game's word list.

6-letter words with F as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter

• There are 181 six-letter entries matching the fixed opening FA.
• Collins includes 176, compared with 134 in NWL2023 and 122 in ENABLE.
• Only 27 entries meet our common-word frequency cutoff.
• FAZING leads the listed Scrabble scores at 19 points.
• Final S is the most frequent ending, appearing on 48 words.

Which familiar words start with FA?

FAMILY, FATHER, FAMOUS, and FACTOR give the pattern its recognizable face. The same opening reaches into less everyday vocabulary, though, so a clue that fixes FA narrows the board without guaranteeing an ordinary answer. With only 27 common words among 181 matches, treat familiar examples as a starting point rather than a complete picture.

The final letter can narrow your choices further. S appears on 48 entries, followed by D on 27 and R on 23. If your clue fixes the ending, sort by that position before testing less certain middle letters; the S group is notably larger than the other leading endings.

Which FA words score the most?

FAZING scores 19 points, ahead of FAQIRS and FAQUIR at 18 each; FAXING follows at 17. Those totals come from valuable letters, not extra length: each word has six letters. FAMILY scores 14, a familiar, lower-scoring contrast.

The 6-letter words with F as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter do not appear in equal numbers across dictionaries: Collins counts 176, while NWL2023 has 134. The total includes entries present in at least one tournament dictionary, so do not assume every word works in every ruleset. Check your game's word list before playing less familiar forms.