Words That Start With

FR

English words beginning with “FR” — sorted by frequency

✦190 words found

🟩26 Wordle words

🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With FR

26 Wordle words

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

FRAIL FROWN FRONT FRANK FRORE FRAME FRESH FREAK FRAUD FROST FRITH FRORY FRILL FREMD FROND FRISK FRUSH FROCK FRUIT FROOD FROTH FRIAR FRACT FRUMP FRITZ FRAIN

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With FR

9 words

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

FREE FRET FRAY FRIT FROG FRIG FROM FRIM FREN

All Words Starting With FR

190 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
frigid	6	2		Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
frivolous	9	3		Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a whim or caprice.
frenetic	8	3	noun	Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
frantic	7	2	noun	In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.
free	4	1	noun	(social) Unconstrained.
fraught	7	1	verb	(figurative) Followed by with: carrying, or charged or loaded up with (usually something negative); accompanied by; entailing.
friendly	8	2	noun	Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
frail	5	1	noun	Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
frown	5	1	noun	A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
framework	9	2	noun	(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
fractious	9	2		Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
frenzied	8	2		In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
frazzled	8	2		(colloquial) Stressed and exhausted (either physically or emotionally).
frisson	7	2	noun	A sudden surge of excitement.
fret	4	1	verb	(transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
front	5	1	noun	The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
frank	5	1	noun	Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
frenzy	6	2	noun	A state of wild activity or panic.
frore	5	1		(archaic) Extremely cold; frozen.
frame	5	1	noun	(transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
frolic	6	2	noun	(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
frisky	6	2		Abounding in energy or playfulness.
fresh	5	1	noun	Newly produced or obtained; recent.
fragment	8	2	noun	A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
fray	4	1	noun	(transitive) (also figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
freak	5	1	noun	(slang, chiefly derogatory) A person who is extremely abnormal in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices; an oddball, a unique person, originally in a displeasing or alienating way.
frustration	11	3	noun	The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
freaky	6	2		(slang) Odd; bizarre; unusual.
fraud	5	1	noun	(law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
fragile	7	2	noun	Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
frustrated	10	3		Suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, discontent and/or slightly angry because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire, or something happened or someone else did something in a way one did not hope for, expect, or desire.
fretful	7	2		Unable to relax: fidgety; restless; worried; anxious.
freedom	7	2	noun	(uncountable) The state of being free.
friend	6	1	noun	A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
fruition	8	3	noun	The fulfillment of something worked for.
fraudulent	10	3		Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
frequent	8	2	verb	Done or occurring often; common.
fragrant	8	2		Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.
frantically	11	4		In a frantic way.
frolicky	8	3		frolicsome
fright	6	1	noun	A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
frost	5	1	noun	A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
fringe	6	1	noun	(also figurative) A marginal or peripheral part.
frottage	8	2	noun	(uncountable, art) A method of making an image by placing a piece of paper against an object and then rubbing over it, usually with a pencil or charcoal.
frith	5	1	noun	A forest or wood; woodland generally.
fragor	6	2	noun	A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash.
fracture	8	2	noun	(medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
fragrance	9	2	noun	A pleasant smell or odour.
frightful	9	2		Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
frigorific	10	4		Causing to chill or cool.
frory	5	2		(now rare) Frosty; frozen.
frill	5	1	noun	A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
frightened	10	2		Afraid; suffering from fear.
frankly	7	2		In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
fremd	5	1	noun	(childish, Internet) Humorous alteration of "friend".
fricatrice	10	3	noun	(obsolete) A lewd woman or prostitute.
fresco	6	2	noun	(countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
friction	8	2	noun	The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
fractured	9	2		(not comparable) Broken into sharp pieces.
frazil	6	2	noun	(Canada, US) A collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water.
frond	5	1	noun	(botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
frugal	6	2		Of something which is consumed (such as money, goods, etc.): Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
fruitless	9	2		(figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
frivolity	9	4	noun	state of being frivolous
fruitful	8	2		Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.
frayed	6	1		Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
frivol	6	2	noun	An unserious person; a shallow person.
frigger	7	2	noun	(slang) Someone who frigs; a masturbator.
freeze	6	1	noun	(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
frisk	5	1	noun	The act of frisking, of searching for something by feeling someone's body.
fratricide	10	3	noun	The killing of one's brother (or sister).
frailty	7	2	noun	(uncountable) The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
friendship	10	2	noun	(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
freewheeling	12	3		Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
fribble	7	2	noun	To behave in a frivolous way.
frenziedly	10	3		In a frenzied manner.
frush	5	1	noun	Easily broken; brittle; crisp.
fragments	9	2	noun	A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
fraidy	6	2		(US, childish) Afraid.
french	6	1	noun	(chiefly uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.
frit	4	1	noun	A fused mixture of materials used to make glass.
frustrate	9	2	verb	(transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
frock	5	1	noun	A dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
frippery	8	3	noun	Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
fragility	9	4	noun	The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
fretfully	9	3		In a fretful manner.
frouzy	6	2		fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight
fracid	6	2		(obsolete) Rotten from being too ripe; overripe.
frumious	8	3		Extremely angry.
frequency	9	3	noun	(uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
fruit	5	1	noun	The seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colourful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.
freight	7	1	noun	(uncountable) The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
frigate	7	2	noun	A modern type of warship, equivalent in size or smaller than a destroyer, often focused on anti-submarine warfare, but sometimes general purpose.
frontier	8	2	noun	The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.
fritter	7	2	verb	A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.
frosty	6	2	noun	Cold, chilly; icy.
fringed	7	1		Possessing a fringe.
fraise	6	1	noun	(heraldry) A stylized strawberry with leaves.
fragmented	10	3		broken into fragments
frustrating	11	3		Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.
frightening	11	3		Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.
franticly	9	4		Rare spelling of frantically. [In a frantic way.]
frood	5	1	noun	(UK dialectal, Northern England) Shrewd; sagacious; wary; cautious.
fribblish	9	2		frivolous; trifling
frog	4	1	noun	Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
fry	3	1	noun	(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
fractal	7	2	noun	(mathematics) A mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension, corresponding to a geometric figure or object that is self-similar at arbitrarily small scales and thus has infinite complexity.
friable	7	3		Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
frontage	8	2	noun	The front part of a property or building that faces the street.
frequently	10	3		At frequent intervals.
frigidity	9	4	noun	Lack of or low sex drive; a persistent inability to become aroused or achieve sexual satisfaction.
freebooter	10	3	noun	An adventurer who pillages, plunders, or thieves privately or for compensation; or wages ad-hoc war on other nations, similar to mercenary; also a "freeboot".
frappe	6	1	noun	(Massachusetts, Maine) A thick milkshake containing ice cream.
frotteurism	11	4	noun	A paraphilia involving sexual arousal from rubbing one’s genitalia against another person, usually a stranger.
frowzled	8	2		Messy and unkempt, especially of hair.
frontrunner	11	3	noun	Alternative form of front runner. [(idiomatic) Any of the most likely winners in a contest, election, etc.]
froglike	8	2		Similar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog.
freind	6	1	noun	Misspelling of friend. [A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.]
frontal	7	2	noun	Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
framing	7	2	noun	The placing of something in context.