5-letter 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.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - |
| flans | 8 | - | - |
| flary | 11 | - | - |
| flava | 11 | - | - |
| flawn | 11 | - | - |
| flaws | 11 | - | - |
| flawy | 14 | - | - |
| flaxy | 18 | - | - |
| flays | 11 | - | - |
| fleam | 10 | - | - |
| fleas | 8 | - | - |
| fleek | 12 | - | - |
| fleer | 8 | someone who flees from an uncongenial situation | - |
| flees | 8 | - | - |
| flegs | 9 | - | - |
| fleme | 10 | - | - |
| flews | 11 | - | - |
| flexi | 15 | - | - |
| flexo | 15 | - | - |
| fleys | 11 | - | - |
| flics | 10 | - | - |
| flimp | 12 | - | - |
| flims | 10 | - | - |
| flips | 10 | - | - |
| flirs | 8 | - | - |
| flisk | 12 | - | - |
| flite | 8 | - | - |
| flits | 8 | - | - |
| flitt | 8 | - | - |
| flobs | 10 | - | - |
| flocs | 10 | - | - |
| floes | 8 | - | - |
| flogs | 9 | - | - |
| flong | 9 | - | - |
| flops | 10 | - | - |
| flors | 8 | - | - |
| flory | 11 | United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985) | - |
| flosh | 11 | - | - |
| flota | 8 | - | - |
| flote | 8 | - | - |
| flows | 11 | - | - |
| flubs | 10 | - | - |
| flued | 9 | - | - |
| flues | 8 | - | - |
| fluey | 11 | - | - |
| fluky | 15 | subject to accident or chance or change | getting that job was definitely fluky |
| flump | 12 | set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise | - |
| fluor | 8 | a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine | - |
| flurr | 8 | - | - |
| fluty | 11 | - | - |
| fluyt | 11 | - | - |
| flype | 13 | - | - |
| flyte | 11 | - | - |
