Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

5-Letter Words With FOSS

  • 2 words
  • All English dictionaries
  • Scrabble points
Dictionary

All 5-Letter Words With FOSS 2 words

How often does FOSS appear in five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words containing FOSS. 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 containing FOSS

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
  • Scrabble US
  • Scrabble UK
  • Words With Friends

Runners-up

Explore related word lists

5-letter words containing…

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Words containing FOSS by length

Trending word lists

Five-letter lists built from the letters of yesterday's Wordle answer. The set changes every day.

How to use this word list

Using FOSS in the middle of a word

5-Letter Words With FOSS FAQ

How many five-letter words containing FOSS are there?

There are 2 five-letter words containing FOSS 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 containing FOSS?

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