Words Containing FO

Q: How many words contain "FO"?

2,390 valid English words contain the sequence FO.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing FO?

FORETHOUGHTFULNESSES at 33 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing FO?

STRAIGHTFORWARDNESSES — 21 letters.

There are 2,390 English words that contain the sequence FO. Range: ACIFORM to WORKFORCES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is FORETHOUGHTFULNESSES at 33 points; the longest is STRAIGHTFORWARDNESSES (21 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 9% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 2,390 words containing FO

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10-letter(334)
11-letter(261)
12-letter(177)
13-letter(120)
14-letter(72)
15-letter(40)

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Showing the first 600 of 2,390 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	forethoughtfulnesses	33	36
2	forethoughtfully	32	34
3	paraformaldehydes	32	33
4	straightforwardnesses	32	33
5	forethoughtfulness	31	34
6	paraformaldehyde	31	32
7	straightforwardly	31	31
8	parfocalizing	30	35
9	formularizations	30	34
10	straightforwardness	30	31

What these words mean

forethoughtfulnesses: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
forethoughtfully: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
paraformaldehydes: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
straightforwardnesses: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
forethoughtfulness: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
paraformaldehyde: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
straightforwardly: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
parfocalizing: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
formularizations: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
straightforwardness: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "FO"?

2,390 valid English words contain FO.

Best Scrabble word containing FO?

FORETHOUGHTFULNESSES at 33 pts.

Longest word containing FO?

STRAIGHTFORWARDNESSES (21 letters).