6-Letter Words Starting With FAIN
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words Starting With FAIN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words Starting With FAIN 7 words
How common is FAIN at the start of six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 six-letter words that start with FAIN. They average 10 points and the best is FAINLY (12 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 10
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 14%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 28.6%
- y 28.6%
- d 14.3%
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 six-letter word that starts with FAIN
f 4a 1i 1n 1l 1y 4
F 4 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
fainly
Form of fain
- adjectivehaving made preparations“prepared to take risks”
- adverbin a willing manner“this was gladly agreed to”
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How many six-letter words that start with FAIN are there?
There are 7 six-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 six-letter word that starts with FAIN?
FAINLY is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FAINTY (12), FAINED (10), FAINTS (9).
Which rare six-letter words that start with FAIN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FAINLY (12), FAINTY (12), FAINED (10), FAINES (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.