5 Letter Words Starting With FL

103 words (79 Scrabble US, 103 Scrabble UK, 79 WGPO, 76 Words With Friends, 34 everyday ★)

103 five-letter words start with FL. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that start with FL

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • flash★11to send forth a sudden burst of light
  • floor★8the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
  • flags★9emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  • flood★9the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
  • fluid★9a substance that tends to flow
  • flows★11the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
  • fleet★8moving with a great rate of motion
  • float★8to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid
  • flame★10the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often)…
  • flesh★11the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
  • flyer★11one that flies
  • flush★11to blush
  • flour★8fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
  • flats★8a level tract of land
  • flies★8travel through the air
  • flora★8the plant life of a particular region

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FLA…

5-letter words starting with FLA (28)

Top score: FLAXY, 18 points. of a pale yellow color

FLE…

5-letter words starting with FLE (15)

Top score: FLEXI, 15 points (tied with one other)

FLI…

5-letter words starting with FLI (16)

Top score: FLICK, 14 points. to strike with a quick, light blow

FLO…

5-letter words starting with FLO (22)

Top score: FLOCK, 14 points. a church congregation guided by a pastor

FLU…

5-letter words starting with FLU (18)

Top score: FLUKY, 15 points. happening by or depending on chance

FLY…

5-letter words starting with FLY (4)

Top score: FLYBY, 16 points. a flight of aircraft close to a specified place

About these words

  • 103 of the 12,982 5-letter words start with FL (1%).
  • 79 are good in NWL2023, 103 in Collins Scrabble Words, 79 in WOW24 and 76 in the Words With Friends list. 34 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, flaxy scores the most (18), then flyby (16), then four words on 15.

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