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

7-letter words with F first and A last total 29; FORMULA is familiar, and FAZENDA scores 20.

29 wordsTop pick FORMULAHighest score FAZENDA 20

1 of 29 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With F in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (403 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 29 · most-used first

  • FORMULA12
  • FELICIA12
  • FUCHSIA15
  • FISTULA10
  • FORMICA14
  • FREESIA10
  • FAZENDA20
  • FONTINA10
  • FIBROMA14
  • FIMBRIA14
  • FELUCCA14
  • FERMATA12
  • FURCULA12
  • FILARIA10
  • FARINHA13
  • FALBALA12
  • FAVELLA13
  • FARRUCA12
  • FRENULA10
  • FALCULA12
  • FAUNULA10
  • FENINGA11
  • FLORULA10
  • FLUTINA10
  • FORLANA10
  • FOSSULA10
  • FOVEOLA13
  • FURLANA10
  • FUSARIA10
All valid words 29

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

  • FALBALA12
  • FALCULA12
  • FARINHA13
  • FARRUCA12
  • FAUNULA10
  • FAVELLA13
  • FAZENDA20
  • FELICIA12
  • FELUCCA14
  • FENINGA11
  • FERMATA12
  • FIBROMA14
  • FILARIA10
  • FIMBRIA14
  • FISTULA10
  • FLORULA10
  • FLUTINA10
  • FONTINA10
  • FORLANA10
  • FORMICA14
  • FORMULA12
  • FOSSULA10
  • FOVEOLA13
  • FREESIA10
  • FRENULA10
  • FUCHSIA15
  • FURCULA12
  • FURLANA10
  • FUSARIA10
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 6th letter is L.
2nd letter
  1. A24%
  2. O21%
  3. E14%
3rd letter
  1. R28%
  2. L17%
  3. S10%
4th letter
  1. E14%
  2. I10%
  3. M10%
5th letter
  1. U31%
  2. A14%
  3. N10%
6th letter
  1. L38%
  2. I21%
  3. N14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; FAZENDA tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 12 words
  2. 11 points: 1 words
  3. 1212 points: 7 words
  4. 13 points: 3 words
  5. 1414 points: 4 words
  6. 15 points: 1 words
  7. 1616 points: 0 words
  8. 17 points: 0 words
  9. 1818 points: 0 words
  10. 19 points: 0 words
  11. 2020 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FAZENDA2021All three
FUCHSIA1516All three
FORMICA1416Collins · NWL
FIBROMA1416All three
FIMBRIA1416All three
FELUCCA1418All three
FARINHA1313All three
FAVELLA1316All three
FOVEOLA1315All three
FORMULA1215All three
FELICIA1214Collins only
FERMATA1213All three

With F fixed at the front and A at the end, the middle five letters do nearly all the work. FORMULA is the clearest familiar example, while FAZENDA leads the scoring table at 20 points. The collection is unusually narrow: just one entry falls among the 25,000 most frequent English words.

At a glance: the F-to-A pattern

  • Exactly 29 tournament-dictionary entries fit the F _ _ _ _ _ A pattern.
  • Collins includes 28; NWL2023 includes 20, and ENABLE includes 17.
  • Only FORMULA ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • FAZENDA scores 20, ahead of FUCHSIA at 15.
  • The average tile score is 11.9 points; FORMULA scores 12.

How many 7-letter words with F first and A last?

Exactly 29 seven-letter entries start with F and finish with A. Collins comes closest with 28; the count falls to 20 in NWL2023 and 17 in ENABLE. Those are dictionary-specific totals, not separate piles to add together.

The final letter makes this a narrow pattern: 403 seven-letter words starting with F end in S, compared with 29 ending in A. Test the last slot first, then work through the middle letters instead of searching from a vague memory of F starters.

For another view of the same fixed ending, compare the A-starting pattern: 104 seven-letter words begin and end with A. That contrast shows how few F-to-A matches there are beside a much larger group sharing the last letter.

Which F-starting words score best?

FAZENDA leads at 20 points, five above FUCHSIA at 15. FORMICA, FIBROMA, FIMBRIA, and FELUCCA each score 14. If you hold the Z, look for a legal placement that gives it room to earn rather than spending it just to complete the pattern.

For 7-letter words with F first and A last, familiarity is the catch. FORMULA is the sole common entry; FELICIA, FISTULA, FREESIA, and FONTINA are less everyday alternatives. Only 27 of the 29 entries have definitions, so an unfamiliar playable form may not be easy to recognize.

Dictionary coverage also varies: check your game's word list before committing.

Questions people ask

Which F-and-A word gives the biggest Scrabble score?
FAZENDA is the highest scorer, at 20 points before any board bonuses. FUCHSIA follows at 15, while FORMICA, FIBROMA, FIMBRIA, and FELUCCA each score 14. These are tile scores, so a premium square can change the value of a particular play.
Do all these words appear in Collins and NWL2023?
No. Collins includes 28 of the 29 matches, while NWL2023 includes 20 and ENABLE includes 17. The counts overlap because the dictionaries share entries, but they do not accept exactly the same set. Check the word list used in your game if an unfamiliar play matters.
Why are so many F-to-A words unfamiliar?
Only FORMULA falls among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. The examples also include specialist or less familiar forms such as FIBROMA, FIMBRIA, and FURCULA. A pattern match can be valid in a game dictionary without being a word you use in everyday conversation.

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