1,361 Words Starting With FO
The prefix FO appears in 1,361 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 275 entries. Average word length: 8.6 letters.
F launches a diverse set: food (fish, fruit, flour), feelings (fear, fury, fondness), and function words (for, from, first). The prefix fore- adds dozens more.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with FO: FORMULARIZATION (29 pts), FORMALIZABLE (28 pts), FORMALIZATIONS (28 pts), FORMULARIZING (28 pts), FOCALIZATIONS (27 pts). The shortest is FOB (3 letters) and the longest is FOOLHARDINESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in REB.
Notable words: FOAL — to hand over birth to a horse [v].; FOALS — to give birth to a horse [v].; FOALED — to give birth to a horse [v].; FOALING — the act of giving birth to a foal [n]. Browse words starting with ADV for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with FO?
FORMULARIZATION scores 29 points. Runner-up: FORMALIZABLE at 28 points. See words ending in W for more high-value options.
How many words start with FO?
Our dictionary has 1,361 words that start with FO. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (275).
What is the shortest word that starts with FO?
FOB at just 3 letters. It means: to cheat [v].
Three-Letter Words (10)
FOBFOEFOGFOHFONFOPFORFOUFOXFOY
Four-Letter Words (33)
FOALFOAMFOBSFOCIFOESFOGSFOGYFOHNFOILFOINFOLDFOLKFONDFONSFONTFOODFOOLFOOTFOPSFORAFORBFORDFOREFORKFORMFORTFOSSFOULFOURFOWLFOXYFOYSFOZY
Five-Letter Words (58)
FOALSFOAMSFOAMYFOCALFOCUSFOEHNFOGEYFOGGYFOGIEFOHNSFOILSFOINSFOISTFOLDSFOLEYFOLIAFOLICFOLIOFOLKSFOLKYFOLLYFONDSFONDUFONTSFOODSFOOLSFOOTSFOOTYFORAMFORAYFORBSFORBYFORCEFORDOFORDSFORESFORGEFORGOFORKSFORKYFORMEFORMSFORTEFORTHFORTSFORTYFORUMFOSSAFOSSEFOULSFOUNDFOUNTFOURSFOVEAFOWLSFOXEDFOXESFOYER
Six-Letter Words (116)
FOALEDFOAMEDFOAMERFOBBEDFODDERFODGELFOEHNSFOEMANFOEMENFOETALFOETIDFOETORFOETUSFOGBOWFOGDOGFOGEYSFOGGEDFOGGERFOGIESFOIBLEFOILEDFOINEDFOISONFOISTSFOLATEFOLDEDFOLDERFOLDUPFOLEYSFOLIARFOLIOSFOLIUMFOLKIEFOLKSYFOLLESFOLLISFOLLOWFOMENTFOMITEFONDEDFONDERFONDLEFONDLYFONDUEFONDUSFONTALFOODIEFOOLEDFOOTEDFOOTERFOOTIEFOOTLEFOOTSYFOOZLEFOPPEDFORAGEFORAMSFORAYSFORBADFORBIDFORBYEFORCEDFORCERFORCESFORDEDFORDIDFOREBYFOREDOFOREGOFORESTFORGATFORGEDFORGERFORGESFORGETFORGOTFORINTFORKEDFORKERFORMALFORMATFORMEDFORMEEFORMERFORMESFORMICFORMOLFORMYLFORNIXFORRITFORTESFORTISFORUMSFORWHYFOSSAEFOSSASFOSSESFOSSILFOSTERFOUGHT
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Seven-Letter Words (185)
FOALINGFOAMERSFOAMIERFOAMILYFOAMINGFOBBINGFOCALLYFOCUSEDFOCUSERFOCUSESFODDERSFOETORSFOGBOWSFOGDOGSFOGGAGEFOGGERSFOGGIERFOGGILYFOGGINGFOGHORNFOGLESSFOGYISHFOGYISMFOIBLESFOILINGFOININGFOISONSFOISTEDFOLACINFOLATESFOLDERSFOLDINGFOLDOUTFOLDUPSFOLIAGEFOLIATEFOLIOEDFOLIOSEFOLIOUSFOLIUMSFOLKIERFOLKIESFOLKISHFOLKMOTFOLKWAYFOLLIESFOLLOWSFOMENTSFOMITESFONDANTFONDESTFONDINGFONDLEDFONDLERFONDLESFONDUEDFONDUESFONTINAFOODIESFOOLERYFOOLINGFOOLISHFOOTAGEFOOTBAGFOOTBOYFOOTERSFOOTIERFOOTIESFOOTINGFOOTLEDFOOTLERFOOTLESFOOTMANFOOTMENFOOTPADFOOTSIEFOOTWAYFOOZLEDFOOZLERFOOZLESFOPPERYFOPPINGFOPPISHFORAGEDFORAGERFORAGESFORAMENFORAYEDFORAYERFORBADEFORBAREFORBEARFORBIDSFORBODEFORBOREFORCEPSFORCERSFORCINGFORDINGFORDOES
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Eight-Letter Words (275)
FOAMABLEFOAMIESTFOAMLESSFOAMLIKEFOCACCIAFOCALISEFOCALIZEFOCUSERSFOCUSINGFOCUSSEDFOCUSSESFODDEREDFOETUSESFOGBOUNDFOGEYISHFOGEYISMFOGFRUITFOGGAGESFOGGIESTFOGHORNSFOGYISMSFOILABLEFOILSMANFOILSMENFOISTINGFOLACINSFOLDABLEFOLDAWAYFOLDBOATFOLDEROLFOLDOUTSFOLIAGEDFOLIAGESFOLIATEDFOLIATESFOLIOINGFOLKIESTFOLKLIFEFOLKLIKEFOLKLOREFOLKMOOTFOLKMOTEFOLKMOTSFOLKSIERFOLKSILYFOLKSONGFOLKTALEFOLKWAYSFOLLICLEFOLLOWEDFOLLOWERFOLLOWUPFOMENTEDFOMENTERFONDANTSFONDLERSFONDLINGFONDNESSFONDUINGFONTANELFONTINASFOODLESSFOODWAYSFOOFARAWFOOLFISHFOOLSCAPFOOSBALLFOOTAGESFOOTBAGSFOOTBALLFOOTBATHFOOTBOYSFOOTFALLFOOTGEARFOOTHILLFOOTHOLDFOOTIESTFOOTINGSFOOTLERSFOOTLESSFOOTLIKEFOOTLINGFOOTMARKFOOTNOTEFOOTPACEFOOTPADSFOOTPATHFOOTRACEFOOTRESTFOOTROPEFOOTSIESFOOTSLOGFOOTSOREFOOTSTEPFOOTWALLFOOTWAYSFOOTWEARFOOTWORKFOOTWORNFOOZLERS
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Nine-Letter Words (252)
FOAMINESSFOCACCIASFOCALISEDFOCALISESFOCALIZEDFOCALIZESFOCUSABLEFOCUSLESSFOCUSSINGFODDERINGFOGEYISMSFOGFRUITSFOGGINESSFOLDAWAYSFOLDBOATSFOLDEROLSFOLIATINGFOLIATIONFOLIOLATEFOLKLIVESFOLKLORESFOLKLORICFOLKMOOTSFOLKMOTESFOLKSIESTFOLKSONGSFOLKTALESFOLLICLESFOLLOWERSFOLLOWINGFOLLOWUPSFOMENTERSFOMENTINGFONDLINGSFONDUEINGFONTANELSFOODSTUFFFOOFARAWSFOOLERIESFOOLHARDYFOOLISHERFOOLISHLYFOOLPROOFFOOLSCAPSFOOSBALLSFOOTBALLSFOOTBATHSFOOTBOARDFOOTCLOTHFOOTFALLSFOOTFAULTFOOTGEARSFOOTHILLSFOOTHOLDSFOOTLIGHTFOOTLOOSEFOOTMARKSFOOTNOTEDFOOTNOTESFOOTPACESFOOTPATHSFOOTPRINTFOOTRACESFOOTRESTSFOOTROPESFOOTSLOGSFOOTSTALKFOOTSTALLFOOTSTEPSFOOTSTOCKFOOTSTONEFOOTSTOOLFOOTWALLSFOOTWORKSFOPPERIESFOPPISHLYFORAMINALFORASMUCHFORBEARERFORBIDALSFORBIDDENFORBIDDERFORBODINGFORCEABLEFORCELESSFORCEMEATFOREARMEDFOREBEARSFOREBODEDFOREBODERFOREBODESFOREBOOMSFOREBRAINFORECASTSFORECHECKFORECLOSEFORECOURTFOREDATEDFOREDATESFOREDECKS
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Ten-Letter Words (175)
FOAMFLOWERFOCALISINGFOCALIZINGFOLIACEOUSFOLIATIONSFOLKLORISHFOLKLORISTFOLKSINESSFOLKSINGERFOLLICULARFOLLOWINGSFONDNESSESFONTANELLEFOODSTUFFSFOOLFISHESFOOLISHESTFOOTBALLERFOOTBOARDSFOOTBRIDGEFOOTCLOTHSFOOTFAULTSFOOTLESSLYFOOTLIGHTSFOOTLOCKERFOOTNOTINGFOOTPRINTSFOOTSTALKSFOOTSTALLSFOOTSTOCKSFOOTSTONESFOOTSTOOLSFORAMINOUSFORBEARERSFORBEARINGFORBIDDERSFORBIDDINGFORCEFULLYFORCEMEATSFOREARMINGFOREBODERSFOREBODIESFOREBODINGFOREBRAINSFORECADDIEFORECASTEDFORECASTERFORECASTLEFORECHECKSFORECLOSEDFORECLOSESFORECOURTSFOREDATINGFOREDOOMEDFOREFATHERFOREFENDEDFOREFINGERFOREFRONTSFOREGATHERFOREGROUNDFOREHANDEDFOREHOOVESFOREIGNERSFOREIGNISMFOREJUDGEDFOREJUDGESFORELADIESFORELOCKEDFOREMOTHERFOREORDAINFOREPASSEDFORERUNNERFORESEEINGFORESHADOWFORESHANKSFORESHEETSFORESHOCKSFORESHORESFORESHOWEDFORESIGHTSFORESPEAKSFORESPOKENFORESTAGESFORESTALLSFORESTLANDFORESTRIESFORESWEARSFORETASTEDFORETASTESFORETELLERFORETOKENSFORETOPMANFORETOPMENFOREWARNEDFORFEITERSFORFEITINGFORFEITUREFORFENDINGFORGATHERSFORGETTERSFORGETTING
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Eleven-Letter Words (121)
FOAMFLOWERSFOAMINESSESFOGGINESSESFOLKISHNESSFOLKLORISTSFOLKSINGERSFOLKSINGINGFOMENTATIONFONTANELLESFOOLHARDIERFOOLHARDILYFOOLISHNESSFOOTBALLERSFOOTBRIDGESFOOTDRAGGERFOOTFAULTEDFOOTLAMBERTFOOTLOCKERSFOOTSLOGGEDFOOTSLOGGERFOPPISHNESSFORAMINIFERFORBEARANCEFORBIDDANCEFORCEPSLIKEFOREBODINGSFORECADDIESFORECASTERSFORECASTINGFORECASTLESFORECHECKEDFORECHECKERFORECLOSINGFORECLOSUREFOREDOOMINGFOREFATHERSFOREFEELINGFOREFENDINGFOREFINGERSFOREGATHERSFOREGROUNDSFOREIGNISMSFOREIGNNESSFOREJUDGINGFOREKNOWINGFORELOCKINGFOREMANSHIPFOREMOTHERSFOREORDAINSFOREQUARTERFOREREACHEDFOREREACHESFORERUNNERSFORERUNNINGFORESEEABLEFORESHADOWSFORESHORTENFORESHOWINGFORESIGHTEDFORESTALLEDFORESTALLERFORESTATIONFORESTLANDSFORETASTINGFORETELLERSFORETELLINGFORETHOUGHTFORETOKENEDFOREVERMOREFOREVERNESSFOREWARNINGFORFEITABLEFORFEITURESFORGATHEREDFORGETFULLYFORGETTABLEFORGIVENESSFORGIVINGLYFORKINESSESFORKLIFTINGFORLORNNESSFORMABILITYFORMALISINGFORMALISTICFORMALITIESFORMALIZERSFORMALIZINGFORMATIVELYFORMFITTINGFORMICARIESFORMULARIESFORMULARIZEFORMULATINGFORMULATIONFORMULATORSFORMULIZINGFORNICATINGFORNICATIONFORNICATORSFORSWEARING
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Twelve-Letter Words (65)
FOCALIZATIONFOLKLORISTICFOLKSINESSESFOLKSINGINGSFOLLICULITISFOLLOWERSHIPFOMENTATIONSFOODLESSNESSFOOLHARDIESTFOOTDRAGGERSFOOTFAULTINGFOOTLAMBERTSFOOTLESSNESSFOOTSLOGGERSFOOTSLOGGINGFOOTSORENESSFORAMINIFERAFORAMINIFERSFORBEARANCESFORBIDDANCESFORBIDDINGLYFORCEFULNESSFORCIBLENESSFOREBODINGLYFORECASTABLEFORECHECKERSFORECHECKINGFORECLOSURESFOREGATHEREDFOREGROUNDEDFOREHANDEDLYFOREMANSHIPSFORENSICALLYFOREORDAINEDFOREQUARTERSFOREREACHINGFORESHADOWEDFORESHADOWERFORESHORTENSFORESIGHTFULFORESPEAKINGFORESTALLERSFORESTALLINGFORESTATIONSFORESTAYSAILFORESWEARINGFORETHOUGHTSFORETOKENINGFORGATHERINGFORGEABILITYFORMALDEHYDEFORMALIZABLEFORMALNESSESFORMLESSNESSFORMULARIZEDFORMULARIZERFORMULARIZESFORMULATIONSFORNICATIONSFORTHRIGHTLYFORTRESSLIKEFORTUITOUSLYFOUNDATIONALFOUNTAINHEADFOURDRINIERS
Thirteen-Letter Words (38)
FOCALIZATIONSFOLKISHNESSESFOLLOWERSHIPSFOOLHARDINESSFOOLISHNESSESFOPPISHNESSESFORAMINIFERALFORAMINIFERANFOREGATHERINGFOREGROUNDINGFOREIGNNESSESFOREKNOWLEDGEFOREORDAININGFORESHADOWERSFORESHADOWINGFORESHORTENEDFORESIGHTEDLYFORESTALLMENTFORESTAYSAILSFOREVERNESSESFORGETFULNESSFORGIVENESSESFORGIVINGNESSFORLORNNESSESFORMABILITIESFORMALDEHYDESFORMALIZATIONFORMIDABILITYFORMULAICALLYFORMULARIZERSFORMULARIZINGFORTIFICATIONFORTNIGHTLIESFORTUNATENESSFORWARDNESSESFOSSILIFEROUSFOSSILIZATIONFOUNTAINHEADS
Fourteen-Letter Words (25)
FOLLICULITISESFOODLESSNESSESFOOTLESSNESSESFOOTSORENESSESFORAMINIFERANSFORCEFULNESSESFORCIBLENESSESFOREBODINGNESSFOREHANDEDNESSFOREKNOWLEDGESFOREORDINATIONFORESEEABILITYFORESHORTENINGFORESTALLMENTSFORETHOUGHTFULFORGEABILITIESFORMALIZATIONSFORMIDABLENESSFORMLESSNESSESFORTHRIGHTNESSFORTIFICATIONSFORTUITOUSNESSFOSSILIZATIONSFOUNDATIONALLYFOUNDATIONLESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (8)
FOOLHARDINESSESFOREORDINATIONSFORESIGHTEDNESSFORGETFULNESSESFORGIVINGNESSESFORMIDABILITIESFORMULARIZATIONFORTUNATENESSES