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5-Letter Words Starting With FOS

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All 5-Letter Words Starting With FOS 2 words

How common is FOS at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with FOS. They average 8 points and the best is FOSSA (8 points).

Total words
2
Average Scrabble score
8
out of 8 max
Everyday words
0%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
A
50% of words

Most common last letters

  • a 50%
  • e 50%

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with FOS

f 4o 1s 1s 1a 1

F 4 + O 1 + S 1 + S 1 + A 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).

fossa

  1. nouna concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
  2. nounmonotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
  3. nounlargest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
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How many five-letter words that start with FOS are there?

There are 2 five-letter words that start with FOS 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 FOS?

FOSSA is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FOSSE (8).