FL is an L blend, which puts two consonants in the opening positions and no vowel among them. The 5 letter words starting with FL carry their first vowel third, and that letter does more to narrow a board than either of the two after it.
A takes it most often, with O and U behind. Flash, Flame, Float and Flush cover all three, and FL repeats a letter less often than almost any other opening, so a guess here rarely wastes a slot.
There are 102 five letter words starting with FL. Flash, Fluid, Flesh, Flows and Float are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. FLA holds the deepest run, so test A in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With FL
F and L take two slots without a vowel, which pushes the first vowel to position three. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Flabs | Flack | Flaff | Flags |
| Flail | Flair | Flake | Flaks |
| Flaky | Flame | Flamm | Flams |
| Flamy | Flane | Flank | Flans |
| Flaps | Flare | Flary | Flash |
| Flask | Flats | Flava | Flawn |
| Flaws | Flawy | Flaxy | Flays |
| Fleam | Fleas | Fleck | Fleek |
| Fleer | Flees | Fleet | Flegs |
| Fleme | Flesh | Fleur | Flews |
| Flexi | Flexo | Fleys | Flick |
| Flics | Flied | Flier | Flies |
| Flimp | Flims | Fling | Flint |
| Flips | Flirs | Flirt | Flisk |
| Flite | Flits | Flitt | Float |
| Flobs | Flock | Flocs | Floes |
| Flogs | Flong | Flood | Floor |
| Flops | Flora | Flors | Flory |
| Flosh | Floss | Flota | Flote |
| Flour | Flout | Flown | Flows |
| Flubs | Flued | Flues | Fluey |
| Fluff | Fluid | Fluke | Fluky |
| Flume | Flump | Flung | Flunk |
| Fluor | Flurr | Flush | Flute |
| Fluty | Fluyt | Flyby | Flyer |
| Flype | Flyte |
5 Letter Words Starting With FL By Third Letter
A leads the third slot, with O and U close behind. Five letter words with L as the second letter leaves the first letter open.
5 Letter Words Starting With FLA
| Flags | Flair | Flame |
| Flank | Flare | Flash |
| Flats | Flaws | Flack |
| Flail | Flake | Flaky |
| Flaps | Flask | Flans |
| Flava | Flays | Flabs |
| Flaff | Flaks | Flamm |
| Flams | Flamy | Flane |
| Flary | Flawn | Flawy |
| Flaxy |
5 Letter Words Starting With FLE
| Fleet | Flesh | Fleas |
| Fleck | Flees | Fleur |
| Fleek | Fleer | Flexi |
| Flexo | Fleam | Flegs |
| Fleme | Flews | Fleys |
5 Letter Words Starting With FLI
| Flick | Flies | Flint |
| Flirt | Flier | Fling |
| Flips | Flied | Flite |
| Flits | Flics | Flimp |
| Flims | Flirs | Flisk |
| Flitt |
5 Letter Words Starting With FLO
| Float | Flock | Flood |
| Floor | Flora | Flour |
| Flown | Flows | Flops |
| Floss | Floes | Flogs |
| Flory | Flout | Flobs |
| Flocs | Flong | Flors |
| Flosh | Flota | Flote |
5 Letter Words Starting With FLU
| Fluid | Flush | Flute |
| Fluff | Fluke | Flume |
| Flung | Flubs | Flues |
| Fluky | Flunk | Fluor |
| Flued | Fluey | Flump |
| Flurr | Fluty | Fluyt |
5 Letter Words Starting With FL By Ending Letter
S closes 30 of these, and E and Y follow at a distance. 5 letter words starting with FR works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With FL Ending In S
| Flags | Flats | Flaws |
| Flies | Flows | Flaps |
| Fleas | Flees | Flips |
| Flops | Floss | Flans |
| Flays | Flits | Floes |
| Flogs | Flubs | Flues |
| Flabs | Flaks | Flams |
| Flegs | Flews | Fleys |
| Flics | Flims | Flirs |
| Flobs | Flocs | Flors |
5 Letter Words Starting With FL Ending In E
| Flame | Flare | Flute |
| Flake | Fluke | Flume |
| Flite | Flyte | Flane |
| Fleme | Flote | Flype |
5 Letter Words Starting With FL Ending In Y
| Flaky | Flory | Fluky |
| Flyby | Flamy | Flary |
| Flawy | Flaxy | Fluey |
| Fluty |
5 Letter Words Starting With FL With A
A takes the third slot in 28 FL words and turns up in 33 across the set. 5 letter words starting with FE works the same way.
| Flags | Flair | Flame |
| Flank | Flare | Flash |
| Flats | Flaws | Float |
| Flora | Flack | Flail |
| Flake | Flaky | Flaps |
| Flask | Fleas | Flans |
| Flava | Flays | Flabs |
| Flaff | Flaks | Flamm |
| Flams | Flamy | Flane |
| Flary | Flawn | Flawy |
| Flaxy | Fleam | Flota |
5 Letter Words Starting With FL For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, so no slot is spent on a repeat. 5 letter words starting with AL works the same way.
| Flash | Fluid | Flesh |
| Flows | Flags | Flies |
| Flame | Flour | Float |
| Flaws | Flown | Flush |
| Flats | Flint | Flora |
| Flock | Flank | Flare |
Only 16 FL words repeat a letter, which makes Flock, Floss and Fluff the short list to hold back.
5 Letter Words Starting With FL For Scrabble
X and Y carry the top plays, and Flaxy tops the set at 18 points. 5 letter words starting with LA works the same way.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Flaxy | 18 |
| Flyby | 16 |
| Fluky | 15 |
| Flexo | 15 |
| Flexi | 15 |
| Flaky | 15 |
| Fluff | 14 |
| Flock | 14 |
| Flick | 14 |
| Fleck | 14 |
| Flawy | 14 |
| Flaff | 14 |
| Flack | 14 |
| Flype | 13 |
| Flamy | 13 |
5 Letter Words Starting With FL And Their Meanings
Weaving, dialect and old craft usage account for most of the harder entries here.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Fleam | A lancet once used for bleeding patients |
| Fleer | To laugh or grimace in mockery |
| Fleur | A stylised lily used in heraldry, from the French for flower |
| Flews | The hanging upper lip of a bloodhound or similar breed |
| Flexo | A printing method using flexible relief plates |
| Flimp | To rob someone in a crowd, from Victorian thieves cant |
| Flisk | To skip or caper about, from Scots usage |
| Flite | To scold or quarrel noisily, in northern dialect |
| Flong | A papier mache mould used in stereotype printing |
| Flora | The plant life of a region or period |
| Flota | A fleet of Spanish treasure ships sailing together |
| Flour | Ground grain used as the base of bread and pastry |
| Flout | To break a rule openly and without concern |
| Fluor | An older name for fluorite, the mineral of calcium fluoride |
| Flume | A narrow channel carrying water down a slope |
| Flump | To drop down heavily and all at once |
| Flurr | To scatter or fly up suddenly, in dialect usage |
| Fluyt | A Dutch cargo ship of the seventeenth century |
| Flype | To fold back or turn inside out, from Scots usage |
| Flyte | A contest of insults in verse between two poets |
FAQs
The strongest are Flash, Fluid, Flesh, Flows and Float, since none of them repeat a letter. Flock, Floss and Fluff spend a slot on a repeat, so hold those back.
The T ending gives you Fleet, Flint, Flirt, Float and Flout. Flitt and Fluyt close the group and are accepted in Scrabble.
FLU gives you Fluid, Flush, Flute, Fluke, Flung, Flunk, Fluff and Flume, along with Flubs, Flued, Flues, Fluey, Fluky, Flump, Fluor, Flurr, Fluty and Fluyt.
The A words run to Flash, Flame, Flags, Flaws, Flask, Flats, Flair, Flare, Flake and Flail. Thirty three FL words carry an A.
The top score goes to Flaxy at 18 points. Flyby follows at 16, then Fluky, Flexo, Flexi and Flaky at 15.
The H ending is a short one: Flash, Flesh and Flush are the familiar three, and Flosh is accepted in Scrabble.
Eighty six of the 102 qualify, and Flash, Fluid, Flesh, Flows, Float, Flame and Flour lead them. Only 16 FL words repeat a letter at all.
Yes, Flume is valid and scores 10 points. It names a narrow channel that carries water down a slope.
