5-Letter Words Starting With FAIN
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With FAIN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With FAIN 3 words
How common is FAIN at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 five-letter words that start with FAIN. They average 8 points and the best is FAINT (8 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 8
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- e 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- t 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with FAIN
f 4a 1i 1n 1t 1
F 4 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + T 1 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
faint
- nouna spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- verbpass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
- adjectivedeficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc“a faint outline”
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How many five-letter words that start with FAIN are there?
There are 3 five-letter words that start with FAIN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with FAIN?
FAINT is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FAINE (8), FAINS (8).
Which rare five-letter words that start with FAIN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FAINE (8), FAINS (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.