Words Starting With FL
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter FL. This section showcases how FL at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with FL, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
3 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| fly | 9 | pass away rapidly | - |
| flu | 6 | an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease | - |
4 letter words
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| flat | 7 | a deflated pneumatic tire | - |
| flag | 8 | a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device | - |
| flow | 10 | something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously | the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors |
| flew | 10 | - | - |
| flip | 9 | the act of flipping a coin | - |
| flee | 7 | run away quickly | - |
| fled | 8 | - | - |
| flea | 7 | any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap | - |
| flop | 9 | exactly | he fell flop on his face |
| flaw | 10 | an imperfection in an object or machine | a flaw caused the crystal to shatter |
| flap | 9 | the motion made by flapping up and down | - |
| flan | 7 | open pastry filled with fruit or custard | - |
| flex | 14 | bend a joint | flex your wrists |
| flor | 7 | - | - |
| flux | 14 | (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area | - |
| flog | 8 | beat severely with a whip or rod | The teacher often flogged the students |
| flak | 11 | artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes | - |
| flit | 7 | move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart | The hummingbird flitted among the branches |
| flay | 10 | strip the skin off | - |
| flab | 9 | loose or flaccid body fat | - |
| flax | 14 | fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric | - |
| floe | 7 | a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea | - |
| flue | 7 | flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor | - |
| flam | 9 | - | - |
| flub | 9 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| fleg | 8 | - | - |
| fley | 10 | - | - |
| flic | 9 | - | - |
| flim | 9 | - | - |
| flir | 7 | - | - |
| flix | 14 | - | - |
| flob | 9 | - | - |
| floc | 9 | a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid | - |
| flox | 14 | - | - |
| flus | 7 | - | - |
5 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| floor | 8 | the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure) | they needed rugs to cover the bare floors |
| flesh | 11 | alternative names for the body of a human being | the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
| flash | 11 | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph | - |
| flies | 8 | (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains) | - |
| flame | 10 | shine with a sudden light | - |
| fleet | 8 | moving very fast | fleet of foot |
| flood | 9 | an overwhelming number or amount | a flood of requests |
| float | 8 | an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy | - |
| flush | 11 | turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame | - |
| fluid | 9 | affording change (especially in social status) | Britain is not a truly fluid society |
| flirt | 8 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | My husband never flirts with other women |
| flown | 11 | - | - |
| flour | 8 | convert grain into flour | - |
| flock | 14 | an orderly crowd | - |
| flute | 8 | a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column) | - |
| flags | 9 | - | - |
| flint | 8 | a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River | - |
| flare | 8 | erupt or intensify suddenly | Tempers flared at the meeting |
| flats | 8 | footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel) | - |
| flora | 8 | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | - |
| fling | 9 | indulge oneself | - |
| flick | 14 | look through a book or other written material | - |
| flank | 12 | the side of military or naval formation | they attacked the enemy's right flank |
| floss | 8 | a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth | - |
| flyer | 11 | someone who travels by air | - |
| fleur | 8 | - | - |
| flask | 12 | the quantity a flask will hold | - |
| flake | 12 | a crystal of snow | - |
| flaps | 10 | a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag | - |
| flair | 8 | distinctive and stylish elegance | - |
| fluke | 12 | a stroke of luck | - |
| flunk | 12 | failure to reach a minimum required performance | he got two flunks on his report |
| flack | 14 | artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes | - |
| flier | 8 | someone who travels by air | - |
| fluff | 14 | something of little value or significance | - |
| flung | 9 | - | - |
| fleck | 14 | a small contrasting part of something | a fleck of red |
| flaky | 15 | made of or resembling flakes | flaky soap |
| flail | 8 | move like a flail; thresh about | Her arms were flailing |
| flied | 9 | - | - |
| flyby | 16 | - | - |
| flout | 8 | treat with contemptuous disregard | flout the rules |
| flume | 10 | a narrow gorge with a stream running through it | - |
| flabs | 10 | - | - |
| flaff | 14 | - | - |
| flaks | 12 | - | - |
| flamm | 12 | - | - |
| flams | 10 | - | - |
| flamy | 13 | - | - |
| flane | 8 | - | - |
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6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| flight | 13 | an instance of traveling by air | - |
| flying | 13 | moving swiftly | fast-flying planes |
| flower | 12 | produce or yield flowers | - |
| flavor | 12 | (physics) the six kinds of quarks | - |
| fluffy | 18 | like down or as soft as down | - |
| floats | 9 | - | - |
| flashy | 15 | (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display | - |
| fluent | 9 | expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively | - |
| flawed | 13 | having a blemish or flaw | a flawed diamond |
| floppy | 16 | a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer | floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price |
| fleece | 11 | outer coat of especially sheep and yaks | - |
| flaunt | 9 | display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously | - |
| flinch | 14 | draw back, as with fear or pain | she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf |
| flabby | 16 | out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance | flabby around the middle |
| fleshy | 15 | of or relating to or resembling flesh | - |
| floral | 9 | resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers | an unusual floral design |
| fletch | 14 | - | - |
| flunky | 16 | a person of unquestioning obedience | - |
| flimsy | 14 | not convincing | a flimsy argument |
| flirty | 12 | - | - |
| flurry | 12 | a rapid active commotion | - |
| floozy | 21 | a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | - |
| fleury | 12 | - | - |
| flatly | 12 | in an unqualified manner | he flatly denied the charges |
| florin | 9 | the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents | - |
| flange | 10 | a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object | - |
| flyboy | 17 | - | - |
| flamer | 11 | - | - |
| flaxen | 16 | of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown | flaxen locks |
| flappy | 16 | - | - |
| flexor | 16 | a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint | - |
| flexed | 17 | - | - |
| florid | 10 | elaborately or excessively ornamented | the senator's florid speech |
| flakey | 16 | made of or resembling flakes | - |
| floret | 9 | a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) | - |
| flagon | 10 | a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine) | - |
| flambe | 13 | pour liquor over and ignite (a dish) | - |
| flavin | 12 | a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin | - |
| floaty | 12 | tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas | a floaty scarf |
| fleecy | 14 | (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing | a fleecy lining |
| flinty | 12 | showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings | his flinty gaze |
| flacks | 15 | - | - |
| flacon | 11 | - | - |
| flaffs | 15 | - | - |
| flaggy | 14 | - | - |
| flails | 9 | - | - |
| flairs | 9 | - | - |
| flaked | 14 | - | - |
| flaker | 13 | - | - |
| flakes | 13 | - | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| flowing | 14 | designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow | - |
| flooded | 12 | covered with water | a flooded bathroom |
| flatter | 10 | praise somewhat dishonestly | - |
| fleeing | 11 | - | - |
| flushed | 14 | having the pinkish flush of health | - |
| flaming | 13 | informal intensifiers | you flaming idiot |
| florist | 10 | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold | - |
| flavour | 13 | (physics) the six kinds of quarks | - |
| fleming | 13 | Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955) | - |
| flutter | 10 | the motion made by flapping up and down | - |
| flatten | 10 | become flat or flatter | The landscape flattened |
| flowery | 16 | marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details | a flowery speech |
| flemish | 15 | one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch | - |
| flipper | 14 | a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) | - |
| flicker | 16 | a momentary flash of light | - |
| floored | 11 | provided with a floor | - |
| fledged | 13 | (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination | - |
| flannel | 10 | bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body | - |
| flaring | 11 | streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air | ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her |
| floater | 10 | an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location | - |
| flaccid | 15 | out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance | flaccid cheeks |
| fleabag | 13 | a run-down hotel | - |
| flasher | 13 | a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages | - |
| flighty | 17 | unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) | - |
| flyover | 16 | a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground | - |
| flapper | 14 | a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress | - |
| flatbed | 13 | freight car without permanent sides or roof | - |
| flotsam | 12 | the floating wreckage of a ship | - |
| flaking | 15 | - | - |
| flounce | 12 | a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim | - |
| flunkey | 17 | a person of unquestioning obedience | - |
| fluffer | 16 | - | - |
| flopper | 14 | - | - |
| fluster | 10 | a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset | - |
| flattop | 12 | a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings | - |
| flytrap | 15 | a trap for catching flies | - |
| fluency | 15 | the quality of being facile in speech and writing | - |
| flusher | 13 | - | - |
| flecked | 17 | having a pattern of dots | - |
| flossie | 10 | - | - |
| flutist | 10 | someone who plays the flute | - |
| flagman | 13 | - | - |
| flanker | 14 | a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver | - |
| fleapit | 12 | an old shabby movie theater | - |
| flosser | 10 | - | - |
| flexion | 17 | act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased | - |
| flitter | 10 | move back and forth very rapidly | - |
| flyable | 15 | - | - |
| flyleaf | 16 | a blank leaf in the front or back of a book | - |
| flacked | 17 | - | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| floating | 12 | the act of someone who floats on the water | - |
| flirting | 12 | playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest | - |
| florence | 13 | a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries | - |
| fletcher | 16 | prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625) | - |
| flexible | 20 | able to adjust readily to different conditions | a flexible personality |
| flashing | 15 | a short vivid experience | the flashings of pain were a warning |
| flooding | 13 | a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them | - |
| flipping | 16 | - | - |
| flawless | 14 | without a flaw | a flawless gemstone |
| flapping | 16 | the motion made by flapping up and down | - |
| flushing | 15 | - | - |
| fleeting | 12 | lasting for a markedly brief time | a fleeting glance |
| flourish | 14 | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments | he entered to a flourish of trumpets |
| flattery | 14 | excessive or insincere praise | - |
| flamenco | 15 | a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet | - |
| flagpole | 14 | surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors | - |
| flamingo | 14 | large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes | - |
| fluently | 14 | in a fluent manner | she speaks French fluently |
| flogging | 14 | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | - |
| flounder | 12 | walk with great difficulty | - |
| flagship | 17 | the chief one of a related group | it is their flagship newspaper |
| flatmate | 13 | an associate who shares an apartment with you | - |
| fluoride | 12 | a salt of hydrofluoric acid | - |
| flatfish | 17 | any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side | - |
| flagrant | 12 | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | flagrant violation of human rights |
| flowered | 15 | resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers | - |
| flagging | 14 | weak from exhaustion | - |
| flopping | 16 | - | - |
| flinging | 13 | - | - |
| flooring | 12 | the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure) | - |
| flatfoot | 14 | a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out | - |
| flippant | 15 | showing inappropriate levity | - |
| flywheel | 20 | regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine | - |
| flapjack | 26 | a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle | - |
| flitting | 12 | - | - |
| fleecing | 14 | - | - |
| flotilla | 11 | a fleet of small craft | - |
| flypaper | 18 | paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies | - |
| fluorine | 11 | a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite | - |
| flatness | 11 | inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | - |
| flautist | 11 | someone who plays the flute | - |
| fluttery | 14 | - | - |
| flinders | 12 | British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814) | - |
| flattest | 11 | - | - |
| flatware | 14 | silverware eating utensils | - |
| fluidity | 15 | a changeable quality | a charming Oriental fluidity of manner |
| flatworm | 16 | parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body | - |
| fledging | 14 | - | - |
| flexibly | 23 | with flexibility | `Come whenever you are free,' he said flexibly |
| flameout | 13 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| flashback | 23 | an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier) | - |
| flattened | 13 | having been flattened | - |
| flammable | 18 | easily ignited | - |
| flowering | 16 | a developmental process | the flowering of antebellum culture |
| flustered | 13 | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | - |
| flowerpot | 17 | a container in which plants are cultivated | - |
| flotation | 12 | the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) | - |
| fledgling | 15 | (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers | a fledgling robin |
| flagstone | 13 | stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | - |
| flagstaff | 19 | a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised | - |
| flatterer | 12 | a person who uses flattery | - |
| flavoring | 16 | something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts | - |
| flashbulb | 19 | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph | - |
| flatulent | 12 | suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal | - |
| flavorful | 18 | full of flavor | - |
| fleshless | 15 | - | - |
| flophouse | 17 | a cheap lodging house | - |
| flashover | 18 | an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator) | - |
| flowerbed | 18 | a bed in which flowers are growing | - |
| fluctuate | 14 | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | - |
| flatbread | 15 | any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough | - |
| floodgate | 14 | regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice | - |
| floorshow | 18 | a series of acts at a night club | - |
| flintlock | 18 | a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock | - |
| fluoresce | 14 | exhibit or undergo fluorescence | - |
| flouncing | 15 | - | - |
| flowchart | 20 | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system | - |
| flyweight | 22 | an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds | - |
| flabbiest | 16 | - | - |
| flabellum | 16 | - | - |
| flaccider | 17 | - | - |
| flaccidly | 20 | - | - |
| flackered | 19 | - | - |
| flacketed | 19 | - | - |
| flaffered | 19 | - | - |
| flagellar | 13 | - | - |
| flagellin | 13 | - | - |
| flagellum | 15 | a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) | - |
| flageolet | 13 | a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes | - |
| flaggiest | 14 | - | - |
| flaggings | 15 | - | - |
| flagitate | 13 | - | - |
| flagpoles | 15 | - | - |
| flagrance | 15 | - | - |
| flagrancy | 18 | - | - |
| flagships | 18 | - | - |
| flagstick | 19 | - | - |
| flakiness | 16 | informal terms for insanity | - |
| flambeaus | 16 | - | - |
| flambeaux | 23 | - | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| flashlight | 20 | a small portable battery-powered electric lamp | - |
| flattering | 14 | showing or representing to advantage | a flattering color |
| fluttering | 14 | the motion made by flapping up and down | - |
| flatulence | 15 | a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal | - |
| flickering | 20 | shining unsteadily | - |
| flamboyant | 20 | elaborately or excessively ornamented | flamboyant handwriting |
| flirtation | 13 | playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest | - |
| florentine | 13 | a native or resident of Florence, Italy | - |
| flightless | 17 | incapable of flying | - |
| flawlessly | 19 | smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly | the gymnast landed flawlessly |
| flashpoint | 18 | point at which something is ready to blow up | - |
| floorboard | 16 | a board in the floor | - |
| floatation | 13 | the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) | - |
| fluctuated | 16 | - | - |
| flatfooted | 17 | having broad flat feet that usually turn outward | - |
| flatteries | 13 | - | - |
| flyswatter | 19 | an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects | - |
| floodlight | 18 | light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography | - |
| flavorless | 16 | lacking taste or flavor or tang | flavorless supermarket tomatoes |
| flavouring | 17 | something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts | - |
| fleetingly | 17 | - | - |
| floodplain | 16 | a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding | - |
| floodwater | 17 | - | - |
| flowerless | 16 | without flower or bloom and not producing seeds | a flowerless plant |
| fluffiness | 19 | a light softness | - |
| flagellate | 14 | whip | The religious fanatics flagellated themselves |
| flapdoodle | 17 | - | - |
| flippantly | 20 | in a flippant manner | he answered the reporters' questions flippantly |
| flophouses | 18 | - | - |
| flabbiness | 17 | a flabby softness | - |
| flabellate | 15 | - | - |
| flabellums | 17 | - | - |
| flaccidest | 18 | - | - |
| flaccidity | 21 | a flabby softness | - |
| flackeries | 19 | - | - |
| flackering | 20 | - | - |
| flacketing | 20 | - | - |
| flaffering | 20 | - | - |
| flagellant | 14 | a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification | - |
| flagellins | 14 | - | - |
| flagellums | 16 | - | - |
| flageolets | 14 | - | - |
| flagginess | 15 | - | - |
| flaggingly | 19 | - | - |
| flagitated | 15 | - | - |
| flagitates | 14 | - | - |
| flagitious | 14 | shockingly brutal or cruel | - |
| flagrances | 16 | - | - |
| flagrantly | 17 | in a flagrant manner | he is flagrantly disregarding the law |
| flagstaffs | 20 | - | - |
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