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

6-letter words with F as the 1st letter and A as the 6th letter total 24; Fajita and Feijoa lead the score list at 16 points.

24 wordsTop pick FIESTAHighest score FAJITA 16

1 of 24 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With F in 1st place, S is the most common 6th letter (277 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 24 · most-used first

  • FIESTA9
  • FEDORA10
  • FASCIA11
  • FARINA9
  • FIBULA11
  • FAVELA12
  • FAJITA16
  • FEMORA11
  • FERULA9
  • FEIJOA16
  • FLAUTA9
  • FATSIA9
  • FRUSTA9
  • FOUTRA9
  • FANEGA10
  • FUSUMA11
  • FOOTRA9
  • FACULA11
  • FECULA11
  • FOUSSA9
  • FRAENA9
  • FRISKA13
  • FULCRA11
  • FUNKIA13
All valid words 24

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

  • FACULA11
  • FAJITA16
  • FANEGA10
  • FARINA9
  • FASCIA11
  • FATSIA9
  • FAVELA12
  • FECULA11
  • FEDORA10
  • FEIJOA16
  • FEMORA11
  • FERULA9
  • FIBULA11
  • FIESTA9
  • FLAUTA9
  • FOOTRA9
  • FOUSSA9
  • FOUTRA9
  • FRAENA9
  • FRISKA13
  • FRUSTA9
  • FULCRA11
  • FUNKIA13
  • FUSUMA11
Letters by positionIn 29% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
2nd letter
  1. A29%
  2. E21%
  3. R13%
3rd letter
  1. U13%
  2. C8%
  3. N8%
4th letter
  1. U25%
  2. S21%
  3. E13%
5th letter
  1. L21%
  2. R21%
  3. T17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; FAJITA tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 10 words
  2. 10 points: 2 words
  3. 1111 points: 7 words
  4. 12 points: 1 words
  5. 1313 points: 2 words
  6. 14 points: 0 words
  7. 1515 points: 0 words
  8. 16 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FAJITA1618All three
FEIJOA1618All three
FUNKIA1315All three
FRISKA1313Collins only
FAVELA1214All three
FASCIA1112All three
FIBULA1114All three
FEMORA1112All three
FUSUMA1114Collins · NWL
FACULA1114All three
FECULA1114All three
FULCRA1114All three

F at the front and A at the finish make a narrow six-letter pattern: only 24 entries qualify across tournament word lists. The set includes familiar words such as fiesta, fajita, fedora, and fibula, alongside less familiar forms like frusta and funkia. Just one entry is classed as common, so everyday vocabulary covers little of the full set.

At a glance: the F-to-A pattern

  • 24 words satisfy both fixed positions in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Collins recognizes all 24; NWL2023 includes 19, while ENABLE includes 17.
  • Only one entry in the group is classed as common.
  • Fajita and feijoa tie at 16 points, the group's top score.
  • The average score is 10.7 points, but unusual entries dominate the longer tail.

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

The pattern is unusually selective: the F-at-start, A-at-end set has 24 words, while changing only the final letter to S yields 277 F…S matches. That contrast makes the final tile a strong filter, even when the opening F is fixed. For a puzzle, lock both ends first, then test the four middle spaces.

Recognizable entries are unevenly distributed: fiesta, fedora, and fajita feel familiar, while fascia and fibula are more specialized and fusuma, fanega, and friska are less likely to come to mind. Middle patterns range from vowel-heavy fiesta and feijoa to the consonant clusters in frusta and friska. Everyday vocabulary will not cover the full set, because only one entry is classed as common.

Which F…A words score highest?

Fajita and feijoa each score 16, ahead of funkia and friska at 13. Favela follows at 12, while fascia, fibula, femora, fusuma, and facula each score 11. In both top scorers, J is the scoring hinge; give those words a look when the board leaves room for that tile.

The top pair share a useful scoring clue: both place J among otherwise lower-value letters. The word with the strongest score is not necessarily the easiest to play, since your available board spaces still decide whether the high-value tile fits.

Will every game accept all 24 matches?

Note

No. The full count comes from Collins, compared with 19 entries in NWL2023 and 17 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form such as foutra or footra.

Questions people ask

How many of the F-start, A-ending words are common?
Only one of the 24 matches is classed as common. Fiesta, fedora, and fajita are easier to recognize than entries such as fusuma or fanega, but familiarity does not guarantee tournament acceptance. Use the fixed letters to narrow your search, then check any unfamiliar candidate against your game's dictionary.
Does Collins include more F…A matches than ENABLE?
Yes. Collins recognizes all 24 matches, while ENABLE includes 17. NWL2023 falls between them with 19. That difference matters when you move between games with different word lists, especially for less familiar candidates such as footra and foutra.
How far ahead are the top-scoring words?
Fajita and feijoa tie at 16 points, three points ahead of the next pair, funkia and friska at 13. The J tile drives much of that lead. Favela scores 12, followed by several words at 11, including fibula and fascia.

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