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

7-letter words with F as the 1st letter and L as the 2nd letter number 239, from familiar FLOWERS to joint high scorers FLYBACK and FLUMMOX.

239 wordsTop pick FLOWERSHighest score FLYBACK 21

20 of 239 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

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.

Length
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Common words 20 · most-used first

FLOWERS₁₃
FLIGHTS₁₄
FLOWING₁₄
FLOODED₁₂
FLAVOUR₁₃
FLIPPED₁₅
FLEEING₁₁
FLAVORS₁₃
FLASHES₁₃
FLEMING₁₃
FLAMING₁₃
FLOATED₁₁
FLASHED₁₄
FLAGGED₁₃
FLANKED₁₅
FLATTER₁₀
FLUSHED₁₄
FLEDGED₁₃
FLANNEL₁₀
FLICKER₁₆

All valid words 239

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

FLACCID₁₅
FLACKED₁₇
FLACKER₁₆
FLACKET₁₆
FLACONS₁₂
FLAFFED₁₇
FLAFFER₁₆
FLAGGED₁₃
FLAGGER₁₂
FLAGMAN₁₃
FLAGMEN₁₃
FLAGONS₁₁
FLAILED₁₁
FLAKERS₁₄
FLAKIER₁₄
FLAKIES₁₄
FLAKILY₁₇
FLAKING₁₅
FLAMBEE₁₄
FLAMBES₁₄
FLAMENS₁₂
FLAMERS₁₂
FLAMFEW₁₈
FLAMIER₁₂
FLAMING₁₃
FLAMMED₁₅
FLANEUR₁₀
FLANGED₁₂
FLANGER₁₁
FLANGES₁₁
FLANKED₁₅
FLANKEN₁₄
FLANKER₁₄
FLANNEL₁₀
FLANNEN₁₀
FLAPPED₁₅
FLAPPER₁₄
FLAREUP₁₂
FLARIER₁₀
FLARING₁₁
FLASERS₁₀
FLASHED₁₄
FLASHER₁₃
FLASHES₁₃
FLASKET₁₄
FLATBED₁₃
FLATCAP₁₄
FLATCAR₁₂
FLATLET₁₀
FLATTED₁₁
FLATTEN₁₀
FLATTER₁₀
FLATTIE₁₀
FLATTOP₁₂
FLAUGHT₁₄
FLAUNCH₁₅
FLAUNES₁₀
FLAUNTS₁₀
FLAUNTY₁₃
FLAUTAS₁₀
FLAVEDO₁₄
FLAVINE₁₃
FLAVINS₁₃
FLAVONE₁₃
FLAVORS₁₃
FLAVORY₁₆
FLAVOUR₁₃
FLAWIER₁₃
FLAWING₁₄
FLAXIER₁₇
FLAYERS₁₃
FLAYING₁₄
FLEABAG₁₃
FLEAPIT₁₂
FLECHES₁₅
FLECKED₁₇
FLECKER₁₆
FLEDGED₁₃
FLEDGES₁₂
FLEECED₁₃
FLEECER₁₂
FLEECES₁₂
FLEECIE₁₂
FLEEING₁₁
FLEERED₁₁
FLEERER₁₀
FLEETED₁₁
FLEETER₁₀
FLEETLY₁₃
FLEGGED₁₃
FLEHMEN₁₅
FLEMING₁₃
FLEMISH₁₅
FLENSED₁₁
FLENSER₁₀
FLENSES₁₀
FLESHED₁₄
FLESHER₁₃
FLESHES₁₃
FLESHLY₁₆
FLETTON₁₀
FLEURET₁₀
FLEURON₁₀
FLEXILE₁₇
FLEXING₁₈
FLEXION₁₇
FLEXORS₁₇
FLEXURE₁₇
FLEYING₁₄
FLICKED₁₇
FLICKER₁₆
FLIGHTS₁₄
FLIGHTY₁₇
FLIMPED₁₅
FLINDER₁₁
FLINGER₁₁
FLINTED₁₁
FLIPPED₁₅
FLIPPER₁₄
FLIRTED₁₁
FLIRTER₁₀
FLISKED₁₅
FLITING₁₁
FLITTED₁₁
FLITTER₁₀
FLIVVER₁₆
FLIXING₁₈
FLOATED₁₁
FLOATEL₁₀
FLOATER₁₀
FLOCCED₁₅
FLOCCUS₁₄
FLOCKED₁₇
FLOGGED₁₃
FLOGGER₁₂
FLOKATI₁₄
FLOODED₁₂
FLOODER₁₁
FLOORED₁₁
FLOORER₁₀
FLOOSIE₁₀
FLOOZIE₁₉
FLOPPED₁₅
FLOPPER₁₄
FLORALS₁₀
FLOREAT₁₀
FLORETS₁₀
FLORIER₁₀
FLORINS₁₀
FLORIST₁₀
FLORUIT₁₀
FLORULA₁₀
FLORULE₁₀
FLOSHES₁₃
FLOSSED₁₁
FLOSSER₁₀
FLOSSES₁₀
FLOSSIE₁₀
FLOTAGE₁₁
FLOTANT₁₀
FLOTELS₁₀
FLOTSAM₁₂
FLOUNCE₁₂
FLOUNCY₁₅
FLOURED₁₁
FLOUSED₁₁
FLOUSES₁₀
FLOUTED₁₁
FLOUTER₁₀
FLOWAGE₁₄
FLOWERS₁₃
FLOWERY₁₆
FLOWING₁₄
FLUATES₁₀
FLUBBED₁₅
FLUBBER₁₄
FLUBDUB₁₅
FLUENCE₁₂
FLUENCY₁₅
FLUENTS₁₀
FLUERIC₁₂
FLUFFED₁₇
FLUFFER₁₆
FLUGELS₁₁
FLUIDAL₁₁
FLUIDIC₁₃
FLUIDLY₁₄
FLUIEST₁₀
FLUKIER₁₄
FLUKILY₁₇
FLUKING₁₅
FLUMING₁₃
FLUMMOX₂₁
FLUMPED₁₅
FLUNKED₁₅
FLUNKER₁₄
FLUNKEY₁₇
FLUNKIE₁₄
FLUORIC₁₂
FLUORID₁₁
FLUORIN₁₀
FLURRED₁₁
FLUSHED₁₄
FLUSHER₁₃
FLUSHES₁₃
FLUSTER₁₀
FLUTERS₁₀
FLUTIER₁₀
FLUTINA₁₀
FLUTING₁₁
FLUTIST₁₀
FLUTTER₁₀
FLUVIAL₁₃
FLUXING₁₈
FLUXION₁₇
FLUXIVE₂₀
FLYABLE₁₅
FLYAWAY₁₉
FLYBACK₂₁
FLYBANE₁₅
FLYBELT₁₅
FLYBLEW₁₈
FLYBLOW₁₈
FLYBOAT₁₅
FLYBOOK₁₉
FLYBOYS₁₈
FLYHAND₁₇
FLYINGS₁₄
FLYLEAF₁₆
FLYLESS₁₃
FLYLINE₁₃
FLYOFFS₁₉
FLYOVER₁₆
FLYPAST₁₅
FLYPING₁₆
FLYTIER₁₃
FLYTING₁₄
FLYTRAP₁₅
FLYWAYS₁₉

Letters by positionIn 49% of these words the 6th letter is E.

3rd letter

A30%
O19%
U18%

4th letter

T11%
N8%
S8%

5th letter

I18%
T10%
E8%

6th letter

E49%
N13%
I6%

7th letter

R20%
D19%
S18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; FLYBACK tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

1010 points: 51 words
11 points: 29 words
1212 points: 21 words
13 points: 34 words
1414 points: 32 words
15 points: 27 words
1616 points: 13 words
17 points: 17 words
1818 points: 7 words
19 points: 5 words
2020 points: 1 words
21 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
FLYBACK	21	23	Collins only
FLUMMOX	21	25	All three
FLUXIVE	20	23	Collins only
FLYAWAY	19	18	All three
FLYWAYS	19	18	All three
FLOOZIE	19	20	All three
FLYBOOK	19	20	Collins only
FLYOFFS	19	19	All three
FLEXING	18	21	All three
FLYBOYS	18	18	All three
FLUXING	18	22	All three
FLYBLOW	18	20	All three

The FL opening offers a much larger pool at seven letters than at shorter lengths: there are 239 matches here, versus 158 six-letter and 97 five-letter words with the same first two letters. Examples range from everyday FLOWERS and FLIGHTS to less familiar FLUMMOX. Only 20 entries fall within the common-word group, so expect plenty of tournament vocabulary alongside recognizable words.

What stands out among these FL words?

The full seven-letter FL group contains 239 tournament-dictionary words.
Collins includes 237 entries; NWL2023 has 197 and ENABLE has 184.
FLYBACK and FLUMMOX tie for the top score at 21 points.
The most frequent final letters are R, D, and S, with 47, 46, and 42 words.
Only 203 of the 239 entries have definitions.

How many 7-letter words have F first and L second?

There are 239 seven-letter matches beginning FL across the tournament lists. The length changes the size of the pool sharply, even though the first two letters stay fixed.

The endings are concentrated: R leads with 47 words, D follows at 46, and S accounts for 42. Together, those three final letters cover more than half of the group. If a crossing tile fixes the last letter, check those endings first; words such as FLOWER, FLOWED, and FLIGHTS show the pattern in familiar vocabulary.

Which FL words offer the strongest scores?

FLYBACK and FLUMMOX are joint leaders at 21 points apiece. FLUXIVE follows at 20, while FLYAWAY, FLYWAYS, FLOOZIE, FLYBOOK, and FLYOFFS each score 19. FLEXING reaches 18, making it another strong option when the board gives its letters room.

For 7-letter words with F as the 1st letter and L as the 2nd letter, dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins has 237 matches, but NWL2023 has 197 and ENABLE has 184. The total counts words appearing in at least one tournament list, not words accepted everywhere. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry; 203 have definitions, leaving some vocabulary less transparent.

Questions people ask

Which seven-letter FL words score the most?

FLYBACK and FLUMMOX share the highest score, at 21 points each. FLUXIVE scores 20, and FLYAWAY, FLYWAYS, FLOOZIE, FLYBOOK, and FLYOFFS each score 19. These are letter scores; the board position can change a play's final value.

Are all 239 seven-letter FL words accepted in NWL2023?

No. NWL2023 includes 197 of the 239 words, while Collins includes 237 and ENABLE includes 184. The overall total counts words present in at least one tournament dictionary, so an entry in the combined pool is not automatically valid in every game's word list.

What letters most often finish seven-letter words beginning FL?

R is the most common final letter, appearing in 47 words; D is next with 46, followed by S with 42. Those endings are much more frequent than E, which finishes 20 entries. FLOWER, FLOWED, and FLIGHTS illustrate three of the leading endings.

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