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

7-letter words with F as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter number 262, from familiar words like fashion to high-scoring FA entries.

262 wordsTop pick FASHIONHighest score FAHLERZ 22

34 of 262 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With F in 1st place, A is the most common 2nd letter (262 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 34 · most-used first

All valid words 262

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

  • FABBEST14
  • FABLERS12
  • FABLIAU12
  • FABLING13
  • FABRICS14
  • FABULAR12
  • FACADES13
  • FACEBAR14
  • FACEMAN14
  • FACEMEN14
  • FACEOFF18
  • FACETED13
  • FACIALS12
  • FACIEND13
  • FACINGS13
  • FACONNE12
  • FACTFUL15
  • FACTICE14
  • FACTION12
  • FACTIVE15
  • FACTOID13
  • FACTORS12
  • FACTORY15
  • FACTUAL12
  • FACTUMS14
  • FACTURE12
  • FACULAE12
  • FACULAR12
  • FACULTY15
  • FADABLE13
  • FADAISE11
  • FADDIER12
  • FADDISH15
  • FADDISM14
  • FADDIST12
  • FADDLED13
  • FADDLES12
  • FADEDLY15
  • FADEINS11
  • FADEOUT11
  • FADEURS11
  • FADGING13
  • FADIEST11
  • FADINGS12
  • FADLIKE15
  • FAERIES10
  • FAFFING17
  • FAGGERY15
  • FAGGIER12
  • FAGGING13
  • FAGGOTS12
  • FAGGOTY15
  • FAGOTED12
  • FAGOTER11
  • FAGOTTI11
  • FAGOTTO11
  • FAHLERZ22
  • FAHLORE13
  • FAIBLES12
  • FAIENCE12
  • FAIKING15
  • FAILING11
  • FAILLES10
  • FAILURE10
  • FAINEST10
  • FAINING11
  • FAINNES10
  • FAINTED11
  • FAINTER10
  • FAINTLY13
  • FAIREST10
  • FAIRIER10
  • FAIRIES10
  • FAIRILY13
  • FAIRING11
  • FAIRISH13
  • FAIRWAY16
  • FAITHED14
  • FAITHER13
  • FAITORS10
  • FAITOUR10
  • FAJITAS17
  • FAKEERS14
  • FALAFEL13
  • FALBALA12
  • FALCADE13
  • FALCATE12
  • FALCONS12
  • FALCULA12
  • FALDAGE12
  • FALLACY15
  • FALLALS10
  • FALLERS10
  • FALLING11
  • FALLOFF16
  • FALLOUT10
  • FALLOWS13
  • FALSELY13
  • FALSERS10
  • FALSEST10
  • FALSIES10
  • FALSIFY16
  • FALSING11
  • FALSISH13
  • FALSISM12
  • FALSITY13
  • FALTERS10
  • FAMILLE12
  • FAMINES12
  • FAMULUS12
  • FANARTS10
  • FANATIC12
  • FANBASE12
  • FANBOYS15
  • FANCIED13
  • FANCIER12
  • FANCIES12
  • FANCIFY18
  • FANCILY15
  • FANDING12
  • FANDOMS13
  • FANEGAS11
  • FANFARE13
  • FANFICS15
  • FANFOLD14
  • FANGING12
  • FANGIRL11
  • FANGLED12
  • FANGLES11
  • FANIONS10
  • FANJETS17
  • FANKLED15
  • FANKLES14
  • FANLIKE14
  • FANNELL10
  • FANNELS10
  • FANNERS10
  • FANNIES10
  • FANNING11
  • FANTADS11
  • FANTAIL10
  • FANTASM12
  • FANTAST10
  • FANTASY13
  • FANTEEG11
  • FANTODS11
  • FANTOMS12
  • FANWISE13
  • FANWORT13
  • FANZINE19
  • FAQUIRS19
  • FARADAY14
  • FARADIC13
  • FARAWAY16
  • FARCERS12
  • FARCEUR12
  • FARCIED13
  • FARCIES12
  • FARCIFY18
  • FARCING13
  • FARCINS12
  • FARDAGE12
  • FARDELS11
  • FARDENS11
  • FARDING12
  • FAREBOX19
  • FARFALS13
  • FARFELS13
  • FARINAS10
  • FARINHA13
  • FARMERS12
  • FARMERY15
  • FARMING13
  • FARMOST12
  • FARNESS10
  • FARRAGO11
  • FARRAND11
  • FARRANT10
  • FARRENS10
  • FARRIER10
  • FARRING11
  • FARROWS13
  • FARRUCA12
  • FARSIDE11
  • FARSING11
  • FARTHEL13
  • FARTHER13
  • FARTING11
  • FARTLEK14
  • FASCIAE12
  • FASCIAL12
  • FASCIAS12
  • FASCINE12
  • FASCISM14
  • FASCIST12
  • FASHERY16
  • FASHING14
  • FASHION13
  • FASTENS10
  • FASTERS10
  • FASTEST10
  • FASTIES10
  • FASTING11
  • FASTISH13
  • FATALLY13
  • FATBACK18
  • FATBERG13
  • FATBIRD13
  • FATEFUL13
  • FATHEAD14
  • FATHERS13
  • FATHOMS15
  • FATIDIC13
  • FATIGUE11
  • FATLESS10
  • FATLIKE14
  • FATLING11
  • FATNESS10
  • FATSIAS10
  • FATSOES10
  • FATTENS10
  • FATTEST10
  • FATTIER10
  • FATTIES10
  • FATTILY13
  • FATTING11
  • FATTISH13
  • FATTISM12
  • FATTIST10
  • FATUITY13
  • FATUOUS10
  • FATWAED14
  • FATWAHS16
  • FATWOOD14
  • FAUCALS12
  • FAUCETS12
  • FAUCHON15
  • FAUCIAL12
  • FAULTED11
  • FAUNIST10
  • FAUNULA10
  • FAUNULE10
  • FAUREST10
  • FAUTING11
  • FAUTORS10
  • FAUVISM15
  • FAUVIST13
  • FAVELAS13
  • FAVELLA13
  • FAVISMS15
  • FAVORED14
  • FAVORER13
  • FAVOURS13
  • FAVRILE13
  • FAVUSES13
  • FAWNERS13
  • FAWNIER13
  • FAWNING14
  • FAXABLE19
  • FAYENCE15
  • FAYNING14
  • FAZENDA20
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 5th letter is I.
3rd letter
  1. N15%
  2. R15%
  3. T11%
4th letter
  1. T17%
  2. C10%
  3. L8%
5th letter
  1. I35%
  2. E16%
  3. O11%
6th letter
  1. E18%
  2. N15%
  3. S13%
7th letter
  1. S31%
  2. E11%
  3. G11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; FAHLERZ tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 50 words
  2. 11 points: 35 words
  3. 1212 points: 56 words
  4. 13 points: 57 words
  5. 1414 points: 24 words
  6. 15 points: 21 words
  7. 1616 points: 6 words
  8. 17 points: 3 words
  9. 1818 points: 4 words
  10. 19 points: 4 words
  11. 2020 points: 1 words
  12. 21 points: 0 words
  13. 2222 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FAHLERZ2222Collins only
FAZENDA2021All three
FANZINE1921All three
FAREBOX1920Collins · NWL
FAQUIRS1920All three
FAXABLE1921NWL only
FACEOFF1819NWL only
FATBACK1820All three
FANCIFY1819All three
FARCIFY1818Collins only
FAJITAS1719All three
FAFFING1719Collins · NWL

The opening FA pattern has a mix of everyday vocabulary and less familiar tournament plays. Fashion, failure, factory, and fantasy are easy to recognize, but only 34 of the 262 words meet the common-word cutoff. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes more matches than NWL2023 or ENABLE, so your game's word list matters.

The FA pattern at a glance

  • There are 262 seven-letter matches beginning with FA.
  • Collins lists 255 matches, NWL2023 lists 187, and ENABLE lists 170; those totals overlap.
  • The most common final letter is S, with 80 words; E comes next with 30.
  • FAHLERZ leads the high-score examples at 22 points.

How does FA compare with other F-starting patterns?

FA has 262 seven-letter matches, more than the listed F-plus-E pattern at 159, but fewer than F-plus-O at 248? No: F-plus-O has 248, so FA is ahead of it by 14. F-plus-L has 239, and F-plus-I has 213.

The gap is useful when a second-letter clue is still flexible: A opens the largest of these four groups.

Final letters narrow the search quickly. S ends 80 FA words, while E ends 30; G and Y follow with 28 and 23. If your board or puzzle already fixes the last letter, try those common endings before scanning the less frequent choices.

The familiar examples are only a small slice of the full set. Fashion, factory, farmers, and fathers are recognizable, while many other entries are less common. Check your game's word list before relying on a rare candidate, since Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not share identical coverage.

Using 7-letter words with F first and A second

For a scoring play, FAHLERZ is the top example at 22 points. FAZENDA scores 20, while FANZINE, FAREBOX, and FAXABLE each score 19.

  • Keep familiar options such as failure and falling in mind when you need a recognizable word.
  • Look for S at the end first: that ending accounts for 80 matches.
  • Treat the score leaders as specialist plays, not everyday vocabulary.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with FA?
There are 262 seven-letter words beginning with FA in the covered tournament dictionaries. Collins has 255, NWL2023 has 187, and ENABLE has 170; the dictionary counts overlap, so they should not be added together.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter FA word?
FAHLERZ is the highest-scoring example at 22 points. FAZENDA follows at 20, and FANZINE, FAREBOX, and FAXABLE each score 19. Check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar entry.
Which letters most often end 7-letter words starting with FA?
S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 80 matches, followed by E with 30. G ends 28 and Y ends 23. Those four endings cover many of the common last-letter clues in this group.

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