Spelling and sound diverge in a few 5 letter words starting with FL, where identical letters are pronounced differently.
The doubled O of FLOOR and FLOOD is a case in point, spelled the same yet said with different vowels.
Wordle guesses test letters, not sounds, so the OO has to be tried directly, whichever sound the answer has.
List of 5 Letter Words Starting With FL
- FLACK
- FLAIL
- FLAIR
- FLAKE
- FLAKY
- FLAME
- FLANK
- FLARE
- FLASH
- FLASK
- FLECK
- FLEET
- FLESH
- FLICK
- FLIER
- FLING
- FLINT
- FLIRT
- FLOAT
- FLOCK
- FLOOD
- FLOOR
- FLORA
- FLOSS
- FLOUR
- FLOUT
- FLOWN
- FLUFF
- FLUID
- FLUKE
- FLUME
- FLUNG
- FLUNK
- FLUSH
- FLUTE
- FLYER
- FLAGS
- FLOWS
- FLABS
- FLAFF
- FLAIN
- FLAKS
- FLAMB
- FLAMM
- FLAMS
- FLAMY
- FLANE
- FLANG
- FLANS
- FLAPS
- FLARY
- FLATS
- FLAVA
- FLAVO
- FLAWN
- FLAWS
- FLAWY
- FLAXY
- FLAYS
- FLCHE
- FLDXT
- FLEAK
- FLEAM
- FLEAR
- FLEAS
- FLEAY
- FLECT
- FLEEK
- FLEER
- FLEES
- FLEGM
- FLEGS
- FLEME
- FLETA
- FLEUR
- FLEWS
- FLEXI
- FLEXO
- FLEYS
- FLICS
- FLIED
- FLIES
- FLIMP
- FLIMS
- FLIPE
- FLIPS
- FLIRS
- FLISK
- FLITE
- FLITS
- FLITT
- FLOAD
- FLOBS
- FLOCS
- FLOES
- FLOEY
- FLOGS
- FLOIT
- FLONG
- FLOOK
- FLOPS
- FLORE
- FLORS
- FLORY
- FLOSH
- FLOTA
- FLOTE
- FLOTS
- FLOWE
- FLOWK
- FLOWY
- FLOYD
- FLOYT
- FLRIE
- FLUBS
- FLUED
- FLUER
- FLUES
- FLUEY
- FLUKY
- FLUMP
- FLUOR
- FLURN
- FLURR
- FLURT
- FLUSK
- FLUTY
- FLUYT
- FLYBY
- FLYIN
- FLYPE
- FLYTE
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With FL
- FLOOR
- FLASH
- FLOOD
- FLEET
- FLUID
- FLESH
- FLAME
- FLOUR
- FLOAT
- FLUSH
- FLYER
- FLOWS
- FLAGS
Best 5 Letter Words Starting With FL for Wordle
- FLOAT
- FLAME
- FLESH
- FLOOR
- FLASH
- FLOOD
- FLEET
- FLUID
- FLOUR
- FLUSH
- FLYER
- FLOWN
- FLINT
- FLORA
- FLOCK
- FLANK
- FLARE
- FLICK
- FLAIR
- FLIRT
- FLUTE
- FLING
- FLUNG
- FLAKE
- FLASK
- FLUFF
- FLOSS
- FLUKE
- FLACK
- FLIER
- FLAKY
- FLUME
- FLECK
- FLAIL
- FLOUT
- FLUNK
5 Letter Words Starting With FL by Third Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With FLA
- FLASH
- FLAME
- FLANK
- FLARE
- FLAIR
- FLAKE
- FLASK
- FLACK
- FLAKY
- FLAIL
- FLAGS
- FLAWS
5 Letter Words Starting With FLE
- FLEET
- FLESH
- FLECK
- FLEAS
- FLEUR
- FLEES
- FLEXI
- FLEEK
- FLEER
- FLEXO
- FLETA
- FLEAY
5 Letter Words Starting With FLI
- FLINT
- FLICK
- FLIRT
- FLING
- FLIER
- FLIES
- FLIPS
- FLITS
- FLIED
- FLITE
- FLICS
- FLIMS
5 Letter Words Starting With FLO
- FLOOR
- FLOOD
- FLOUR
- FLOAT
- FLOWN
- FLORA
- FLOCK
- FLOSS
- FLOUT
- FLOWS
- FLOYD
- FLOPS
5 Letter Words Starting With FLU
- FLUID
- FLUSH
- FLUTE
- FLUNG
- FLUFF
- FLUKE
- FLUME
- FLUNK
- FLUOR
- FLUES
- FLUBS
- FLUKY
5 Letter Words Starting With FL by Ending Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With FL and Ending With S
- FLOSS
- FLOWS
- FLAGS
- FLIES
- FLAWS
- FLATS
- FLOPS
- FLIPS
- FLAPS
- FLEAS
- FLEES
- FLOES
5 Letter Words Starting With FL and Ending With E
- FLAME
- FLARE
- FLUTE
- FLAKE
- FLUKE
- FLUME
- FLORE
- FLITE
- FLYTE
- FLOWE
- FLANE
- FLCHE
5 Letter Words Starting With FL and Ending With K
- FLOCK
- FLANK
- FLICK
- FLASK
- FLACK
- FLECK
- FLUNK
- FLEEK
- FLOOK
- FLEAK
- FLISK
- FLOWK
5 Letter Words Starting With FL and Ending With Y
- FLAKY
- FLYBY
- FLOWY
- FLORY
- FLUKY
- FLEAY
- FLAMY
- FLARY
- FLAWY
- FLAXY
- FLOEY
- FLUEY
5 Letter Words Starting With FL and Ending With T
- FLEET
- FLOAT
- FLINT
- FLIRT
- FLOUT
- FLDXT
- FLECT
- FLITT
- FLOIT
- FLOYT
- FLURT
- FLUYT
5 Letter Words Starting With FL and Ending With R
- FLOOR
- FLOUR
- FLYER
- FLAIR
- FLIER
- FLEUR
- FLUOR
- FLEER
- FLEAR
- FLUER
- FLURR
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With FL in Scrabble
- FLAKY 15 points
- FLUKY 15 points
- FLACK 14 points
- FLECK 14 points
- FLICK 14 points
- FLOCK 14 points
- FLUFF 14 points
- FLAKE 12 points
- FLANK 12 points
- FLASK 12 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With FL
- FLUKY: Subject to accident or chance or change.
- FLEER: To smirk contemptuously.
- FLUNK: Fail to get a passing grade. It is on the answer list.
- FLUOR: A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine.
- FLOUT: Treat with contemptuous disregard. It is on the answer list.
- FLAIL: Give a thrashing to; beat hard. It is on the answer list.
- FLECK: Make a spot or mark onto. It is on the answer list.
- FLUME: A narrow gorge with a stream running through it. It is on the answer list.
- FLAKY: Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual. It is on the answer list.
- FLIER: Someone who travels by air. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words starting with FL?
There are 132 of them. The everyday ones include FLOOR, FLASH, FLOOD, FLEET and FLUID.
How many 5 letter words start with FL?
132 in total, and 36 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What are the best 5 letter words starting with FL for Wordle?
FLOAT, FLAME and FLESH narrow this list fastest. FLOAT leaves at most 47 words in the worst case.
What 5 letter words start with FL and end with S?
31 of them, including FLOSS, FLOWS, FLAGS, FLIES and FLAWS.
Can a Wordle answer start with FL?
Yes. FLOOR, FLASH and FLOOD all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. FLOOR and FLOOD are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is FLUMP really a word?
Yes. Fall heavily. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
FLOOR. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. FLYPE and FLUYT are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
FLAIL, FLECK and FLOUT. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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