5-Letter Words Starting With FAN
- 12 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With FAN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With FAN 12 words
How common is FAN at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 12 five-letter words that start with FAN. They average 9.5 points, the best is FANCY (13 points) and 41.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 12
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.5
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 41.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 41.7%
- y 16.7%
- a 8.3%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with FAN
f 4a 1n 1c 3y 4
F 4 + A 1 + N 1 + C 3 + Y 4 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
fancy
- nounsomething many people believe that is false“they have the illusion that I am very wealthy”
- nounimagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination“never had the wildest flights of fancy imagined such magnificence”
- nouna predisposition to like something“he had a fondness for whiskey”
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How many five-letter words that start with FAN are there?
There are 12 five-letter words that start with FAN 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 FAN?
FANCY is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FANKS (12), FANNY (11), FANUM (10).
What are some common five-letter words that start with FAN?
Everyday examples include FANCY, FANNY, FANGS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare five-letter words that start with FAN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FANKS (12), FANUM (10), FANDS (9), FANGA (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.