Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With FE

This verified list contains 49 CORE words with FE, plus 17 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 49 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

chafe13
defer9
effed12
fears8
feast8
feats8
fecal10
feces10
feeds9
feels8
feign9
feint8
fella8
fells8
felon8
felts8
femme12
femur10
fence10
fends9
feral8
ferns8
ferny11
ferry11
fests8
fetal8
fetch13
feted9
fetes8
fetid9
fetus8
feuds9
fever11
fewer11
fifer11
fifes11
gaffe12
gofer9
infer8
knife12
lifer8
offed12
offer11
refer8
rifer8
safer8
safes8
unfed9
wafer11

49CORE words

17extended words

66verified matches

9.4average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

chafe13
fears8
feast8
feats8
feign9
feint8
felon8
fetal8
fetid9
fetus8
feuds9
infer8

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

chafe13
fetch13
knife12
offed12
gaffe12
effed12
femme12
ferry11
fever11
fewer11
offer11
wafer11

Letter intelligence

What the FE list contains

Where FE appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel8 words
2 vowels41 words

Repeated letters

47%

23 of 49 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with FE

The CORE list contains 49 5-letter words with FE in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 17 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain FE?

This verified set contains 49 CORE words and 17 extended words, for 66 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this FE group?

The 49 CORE words average 9.4 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these FE words often repeat letters?