Words Starting With FRA
100 wordsWords starting with FRA bring together fraternity, fragmentation, and fraying edges. This collection spans from nautical terms to family bonds, offering vocabulary that connects breaking apart with coming together.
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1Pattern Guide
Insights and recommendations for these words.
The FRA pattern rewards players who know its dual personality—words about brotherhood alongside words about destruction.
Vocabulary & Language
Linguistic patterns and usage statistics
The Latin root 'frater' (brother) gives us fraternal, fraternity, and fraternize. Meanwhile, Old French contributes words about breaking: fracture, fragment, and frail all trace back to 'frangere' (to break). This creates an interesting tension where FRA words either unite or divide.
Total Words
161
0.1% of dictionary
Avg Length
9.3 letters
2.9 syllables
Top Scrabble
FRAZZLED
30 points
Longest Word
FRACTIONIZATION
15 letters
Parts of Speech
With 66% nouns and an average of 2.9 syllables per word, FRA words tend toward substantial vocabulary. The 18% adjective share reflects descriptive terms like fragile, frank, and frantic.
Middle English dominates this pattern, serving as the conduit through which French vocabulary entered English after 1066. French and Middle French together form the second major tributary, explaining why so many FRA words feel elegant: franc, fraise, and Franco all carry this Romance language heritage. The etymology chain of FRANCO perfectly illustrates this journey from Italian through French variants.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Medium (5-7)
wear away by rubbing
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
Long (8+)
FRAZZLE and FRAZZLED are your power plays here, scoring 28-30 points in Scrabble and reaching 29 points in WWF. The nautical term FRAP scores identically in both games at 9-10 points, making it a reliable short-word option. For longer plays, FRAGMENTIZING shows WWF's advantage at 34 points versus Scrabble's 29—the Z placement rewards WWF players more generously.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
Common Words (likely answers)
a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
FRAME makes an excellent starter with its common consonants and the high-frequency vowels A and E. FRAUS offers an alternative if you want to test the U early.
Length Extremes
Longest and shortest valid words
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FRA words stretch long because they love suffixes. Fragment becomes fragmentize, then fragmentizing, then fractionization—each ending adding syllables while building on that original Latin root.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
in a brotherly manner
wear away by rubbing
"he was worn to a frazzle"
a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century
an admirer of France and everything French
FRAISE refers to a ruff collar worn around the neck in the 16th century—those elaborate pleated circles you see in Tudor portraits. Beyond its historical charm, it's a valid five-letter play worth knowing when you're stuck with an unusual letter combination.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.