Words That Start With

FL

English words beginning with “FL” — sorted by frequency

✦195 words found

🟩37 Wordle words

🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With FL

37 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

FLUSH FLORA FLARE FLING FLOUT FLOAT FLESH FLIRT FLEER FLAME FLICK FLAIR FLASH FLOOD FLUID FLAKY FLAKE FLUKE FLOCK FLEET FLASK FLECK FLUNG FLUMP FLOOR FLANK FLAIL FLUFF FLUTY FLOWE FLYER FLEAM FLUTE FLOSS FLUME FLACK FLAMY

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With FL

17 words

Useful for Scrabble, crossword fill-ins, and short word puzzles.

FLOW FLAT FLUX FLAP FLAW FLAK FLEE FLOP FLIT FLUE FLOG FLAX FLAG FLIP FLOE FLAY FLEX

All Words Starting With FL

195 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
flagrant	8	2		Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
flush	5	1	noun	A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
flabbergasted	13	4		Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.
flagitious	10	3		(literary) Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.
flutter	7	2	noun	(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
flourish	8	2	verb	(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
flow	4	1	noun	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
flippantly	10	3		In a flippant manner.
flora	5	2	noun	Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
flaunt	6	1	verb	(transitive) To parade, display with ostentation.
flamboyant	10	3	noun	Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
flustered	9	2		Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.
flare	5	1	noun	A sudden bright light.
flaccid	7	2		Flabby; lacking firmness or muscle tone.
fling	5	1	verb	A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
fluorescent	11	3	noun	Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
flimsy	6	2	noun	Likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
flippant	8	2		Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
flat	4	1	noun	Having no variations in height.
flurry	6	2	noun	A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
flout	5	1	verb	(transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
flitter	7	2	noun	To move about rapidly and nimbly.
flux	4	1	noun	A state of ongoing change.
florid	6	2		Elaborately ornate; flowery.
flinch	6	1	verb	(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
flummoxed	9	2		Confused, perplexed or flustered.
float	5	1	noun	(intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
flesh	5	1	noun	The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
fleeting	8	2	noun	Passing quickly; of short duration.
flirt	5	1	verb	(intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way.
fledgling	9	2	noun	A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
flap	4	1	noun	Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
fleece	6	1	noun	(uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
fleer	5	1	noun	(archaic) To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn
flame	5	1	noun	The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
flick	5	1	noun	A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
flaw	4	1	noun	A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
flair	5	1	noun	A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
flicker	7	2	noun	(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
fluent	6	2	noun	Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.
flirtatious	11	3		(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
flashy	6	2		Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
flawless	8	2	verb	Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.
fluctuating	11	4	noun	Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
flash	5	1	noun	(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
flounder	8	2	noun	(intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
flexible	8	3	noun	Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
flak	4	1	noun	(figuratively, informal) Adverse criticism.
flourishing	11	3	noun	Growing, thriving, prospering.
fluence	7	2	noun	(physics) A measure of particle flux (or that of a pulse of electromagnetic radiation)
flee	4	1	verb	(intransitive) To run away; to escape.
fleeing	7	2	noun	The act of one who flees.
flood	5	1	noun	An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
flight	6	1	noun	The act of flying.
fluid	5	2	noun	A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
flop	4	1	noun	(intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
flit	4	1	verb	To move about rapidly and nimbly.
fluttering	10	3	noun	Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
flustrated	10	3		Frustrated to the point of being flustered, or vice versa.
flaky	5	2		(informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
flatus	6	2	noun	(uncountable) Gas generated in the digestive tract.
fledge	6	1	verb	(transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
flaneur	7	2	noun	One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
flavor	6	2	noun	The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
flue	4	1	noun	A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
flinty	6	2		Resembling or containing flint; hard like flint.
flocculent	10	3		Flocculated, resembling bits of wool; woolly.
flighty	7	2		Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
fluellen	8	2	noun	Any plant of the genus Kickxia, having purple and yellow flowers.
flimmer	7	2	noun	(intransitive) To glimmer, flicker.
fly	3	1	verb	(zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
flake	5	1	noun	A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
fluke	5	1	noun	A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
flock	5	1	noun	A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
flog	4	1	verb	(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.
flexibility	11	5	noun	The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.
fluctuate	9	3	verb	(intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing.
flounce	7	1	noun	To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.
fluency	7	3	noun	(linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language.
flatly	6	2		In a definite manner; in a manner showing complete certainty.
flaxen	6	2		(of hair) A pale yellow brown as of dried flax; blonde.
flooded	7	2		Filled with water from rain or rivers.
flattered	9	2		In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.
flitting	8	2	noun	Brief, likely to be of short duration.
flashfire	9	3	noun	A sudden, intense fire caused by the ignition of flammable substances in the air.
flamelight	10	3	noun	illumination cast by a flame
flax	4	1	noun	The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
flange	6	1	noun	An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
floating	8	2	noun	That floats or float.
fleet	5	1	noun	A group of vessels or vehicles.
flask	5	1	noun	A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
fleck	5	1	noun	A small spot or streak; a speckle.
florist	7	2	noun	A person who sells flowers.
flung	5	1	verb	(transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
flambeau	8	2	noun	A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.
flawed	6	1		Having a flaw or imperfection.
flapping	8	2	noun	that flaps or flap
flump	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.
fluctuant	9	3		That fluctuates or causes fluctuation.
flurried	8	2		Agitated, confused.
flaunting	9	2	noun	The act by which something is flaunted.
flittering	10	3	noun	The motion of something that flitters.
flamelet	8	2	noun	A small flame.
flummoxing	10	3		Confusing, flustering, flabbergasting.
florate	7	2		(rare) Of, pertaining to, or decorated with flowers; floral.
flag	4	1	noun	A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
floor	5	1	noun	(countable) The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
flip	4	1	noun	A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
flank	5	1	noun	The side of something, in general senses.
flaming	7	2	noun	On fire with visible flames.
flail	5	1	noun	(transitive) To wave or swing vigorously
flashback	9	2	noun	(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
fluff	5	1	noun	Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
floe	4	1	noun	A low, flat mass of floating ice.
flabby	6	2		Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
flay	4	1	verb	To strip the skin off; to skin.
flaring	7	2	noun	(oil industry) The deliberate open-air burning of natural gas that is generated as a by-product of various petrochemical processes, especially oil extraction; gas flaring.
flummox	7	2	verb	(transitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
flushed	7	1		Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
floozy	6	2	noun	Alternative spelling of floozie. [A vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman; a hussy or slattern.]