FE opens on a consonant and a vowel, and what makes it awkward is not the size of the field but the repeats inside it. Half the 5 letter words starting with FE double a letter, and the E already spent in the pair is the usual culprit.
T takes the third position most often, with R and A behind it. Fears, Fetch, Feral and Fetal cover those patterns, and a second E later in the word is the repeat that costs players a slot most often.
There are 82 five letter words starting with FE. Fears, Feast, Fetch, Fetus and Fetal are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. FET and FER hold the deepest runs, so test T and R in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With FE
F and E confirm one vowel and leave three slots, with a consonant taking position three in nearly every case. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Feals | Feare | Fears | Feart |
| Fease | Feast | Feats | Feaze |
| Fecal | Feces | Fecht | Fecit |
| Fecks | Fedex | Feebs | Feeds |
| Feels | Feens | Feers | Feese |
| Feeze | Fehme | Feign | Feint |
| Feist | Felch | Felid | Fella |
| Fells | Felly | Felon | Felts |
| Felty | Femal | Femes | Femme |
| Femmy | Femur | Fence | Fends |
| Fendy | Fenis | Fenks | Fenny |
| Fents | Feods | Feoff | Feral |
| Ferer | Feres | Feria | Ferly |
| Fermi | Ferms | Ferns | Ferny |
| Ferry | Fesse | Festa | Fests |
| Festy | Fetal | Fetas | Fetch |
| Feted | Fetes | Fetid | Fetor |
| Fetta | Fetts | Fetus | Fetwa |
| Feuar | Feuds | Feued | Fever |
| Fewer | Feyed | Feyer | Feyly |
| Fezes | Fezzy |
5 Letter Words Starting With FE By Third Letter
T leads the third slot, with R, A and L following at a similar distance. Five letter words with T in the middle looks at that position on its own.
5 Letter Words Starting With FEA
| Fears | Feast | Feats |
| Feals | Feare | Feart |
| Fease | Feaze |
5 Letter Words Starting With FEL
| Fella | Fells | Felon |
| Felch | Felly | Felts |
| Felty | Felid |
5 Letter Words Starting With FER
| Ferry | Feral | Fermi |
| Ferns | Feria | Ferny |
| Ferer | Feres | Ferly |
| Ferms |
5 Letter Words Starting With FET
| Fetch | Fetus | Fetal |
| Feted | Fetes | Fetid |
| Fetas | Fetor | Fetta |
| Fetts | Fetwa |
5 Letter Words Starting With FE By Ending Letter
S closes 28 of these and Y closes 11, and no other ending carries enough to isolate. 5 letter words starting with FL works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With FE Ending In S
| Fears | Feeds | Feels |
| Fetus | Feats | Feces |
| Fells | Ferns | Feuds |
| Felts | Fends | Fests |
| Fetes | Feals | Fecks |
| Feebs | Feens | Feers |
| Femes | Fenis | Fenks |
| Fents | Feods | Feres |
| Ferms | Fetas | Fetts |
| Fezes |
5 Letter Words Starting With FE Ending In Y
| Ferry | Felly | Felty |
| Fenny | Ferny | Femmy |
| Fendy | Ferly | Festy |
| Feyly | Fezzy |
5 Letter Words Starting With FE For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, which matters because half the FE set repeats one. 5 letter words starting with FR works the same way.
| Fears | Feast | Fetch |
| Fetus | Fetal | Feral |
| Feats | Felon | Ferns |
| Fecal | Femur | Feuds |
| Fermi | Feign | Feint |
| Festa | Fetid | Feist |
Fells, Ferry and Femme are the traps. With the opening already spending an E, a second E costs a slot you can rarely spare.
5 Letter Words Starting With FE For Scrabble
Z carries the top play, and Fezzy tops the set at 29 points before any bonus square. 5 letter words starting with BE works the same way.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Fezzy | 29 |
| Fezes | 17 |
| Feeze | 17 |
| Feaze | 17 |
| Fedex | 16 |
| Femmy | 15 |
| Feyly | 14 |
| Feoff | 14 |
| Fecks | 14 |
| Fetch | 13 |
| Felch | 13 |
| Fehme | 13 |
| Fecht | 13 |
| Feyed | 12 |
| Fenks | 12 |
5 Letter Words Starting With FE And Their Meanings
Scots, Latin and older legal usage account for most of the harder entries here. Five letter words ending in ONE answers a nearby question.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Feare | A companion or mate, in archaic English |
| Feart | Afraid, in Scots usage |
| Feaze | To unravel the end of a rope |
| Fecht | To fight, in Scots usage |
| Fecit | Made this, an inscription used by artists |
| Feeze | To worry or disturb, in dialect usage |
| Felid | A member of the cat family |
| Fella | A fellow, in informal usage |
| Femal | Female, in archaic spelling |
| Feoff | A fief, land held under feudal tenure |
| Feria | A weekday on which no church feast falls |
| Ferly | A marvel or a strange sight, in Scots usage |
| Fermi | A unit of length equal to one femtometre |
| Fesse | A horizontal band across the middle of a shield |
| Festa | A festival or holiday, from Italian |
| Fetor | A strong offensive smell |
| Fetta | Another spelling of feta, the brined Greek cheese |
| Fetwa | A ruling given by an Islamic authority |
| Feuar | A tenant holding land in feu, in Scots law |
| Fezes | The plural of fez, the brimless felt hat |
FAQs
The strongest are Fears, Feast, Fetch, Fetus and Fetal, since none of them repeat a letter. Fells, Ferry and Femme hand a slot to a repeat, so keep them for later.
FET gives you Fetch, Fetus, Fetal, Fetid, Fetes and Feted, along with Fetas, Fetor, Fetta, Fetts and Fetwa.
The L ending gives you Fecal, Feral, Fetal and Femal. Four words is the whole group, so an L in the last slot narrows the board fast.
The R ending gives you Fever, Fewer, Femur, Fetor, Feuar, Ferer and Feyer. Seven words is the whole group, and all are accepted in Scrabble.
The top score goes to Fezzy at 29 points, far ahead of the rest. Fezes, Feeze and Feaze each reach 17, with Feoff and Fedex at 14.
The D ending gives you Felid, Fetid, Feted, Feued and Feyed. Five words is the whole group, and all of them are accepted in Scrabble.
FEN gives you Fence, Fends and Fenny, along with Fendy, Fenis, Fenks and Fents. Seven words is the whole run.
Yes, Fetor is valid and scores 8 points. It names a strong and offensive smell.
