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

The fixed FE opening narrows a six-letter search to 119 words, but only 13 rank among common English words. That mix matters in word games: FEMALE and FELLOW are easy to recognize, while entries such as FEZZED are much less everyday.

How many 6-letter words start with FE?

• There are 119 qualifying six-letter words beginning FE.
• Only 13 are common English words, so many entries are specialist or uncommon.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 29 words.
• D comes next with 19 endings; E follows with 14.
• FEZZED tops the scoring at 28 points.

Which endings are most common?

S, D, and E account for 62 of the 119 words: 29 end in S, 19 in D, and 14 in E. That makes an ending clue a strong way to cut down the FE options, especially when your rack or puzzle already fixes the last letter.

Words ending in S include FENCES, FEASTS, and FEVERS. For D, try FEARED, FENCED, or FELLED; FEMALE and FETTLE illustrate the E-ending group. The rest of the listed words end in several less frequent letters.

6-letter words starting FE, scores and choices

FEZZED scores 28 points, ahead of FEZZES at 27. Both stand out from familiar low-drama words like FEEDER and FENDER, and the doubled Z is the reason they lead the scoring list. When you have a Z, check whether a legal FE play can use it before settling for a routine word.

The dictionary coverage is not identical across games: the words appear in counts of 89 for ENABLE, 118 for Collins, and 93 for NWL2023. With only 13 common entries, expect plenty of unfamiliar plays; check your game's word list once before relying on a rare form.

For comparison, the R-and-E six-letter pattern has 539 words, while the seven-letter F-and-E pattern has 159. The FE opening is a much narrower search than the most productive first-letter options.