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Words containing FO

Words that have the letters FO in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 2,339 playable words containing FO in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is AFFORDABILITIES. The highest-scoring is PARFOCALIZING, worth 29 points.

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Popular words containing FO

STRAIGHTFORWARD25
UNCOMFORTABLE23
COMFORTABLY22
FORTHCOMING21
PERFORMANCES21
AFOREMENTIONED20
COMFORTABLE20
INFORMATIVE20
PERFORMANCE20
UNFORTUNATELY20
HENCEFORTH19
TRANSFORMATION19
BEFOREHAND18
FORBIDDING18
FORGIVING18
FORWARDING18
PERFORMING18
TRANSFORMING18

Highest-scoring words containing FO

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

PARFOCALIZING29
FORMULARIZATION29
PARFOCALIZED28
DEFORMALIZING28
FORMULARIZING28
INFUNDIBULIFORM28
DEFORMALIZED27
FORMALIZABLE27
FORMULARIZED27
PARFOCALIZES27
FORMULARIZERS27
FORETHOUGHTFUL27

3-letter words containing FO (10)

FOB8
FOE6
FOG7
FOH8
FON6
FOP8
FOR6
FOU7
FOX12
FOY8

4-letter words containing FO (34)

FOAL7
FOAM9
FOBS9
FOCI9
FOES7
FOGS8
FOGY10
FOHN9
FOIL7
FOIN7
FOLD8
FOLK10
FOND8
FONS7
FONT7
FOOD8
FOOL7
FOOT7
FOPS9
FORA7
FORB9
FORD8
FORE7
FORK10
FORM9
FORT7
FOSS7
FOUL8
FOUR8
FOWL10
FOXY15
FOYS9
FOZY17
INFO7

5-letter words containing FO (65)

AFOOT8
AFORE8
AFOUL9
BEFOG11
BOFFO13
BUFFO14
DEFOG10
FOALS8
FOAMS10
FOAMY12
FOCAL10
FOCUS11
FOEHN10
FOGEY11
FOGGY12
FOGIE9
FOHNS10
FOILS8
FOIST8
FOLDS9
FOLIO8
FOLKS11
FOLKY13
FOLLY10
FONDS9
FONDU10
FONTS8
FOODS9
FOOLS8
FOOTS8
FOOTY10
FORAM10
FORAY10
FORBS10
FORBY12
FORCE10
FORDO9
FORDS9
FORES8
FORGE9
FORGO9
FORKS11
FORKY13
FORME10
FORMS10
FORTE8
FORTH10
FORTS8
FORTY10
FORUM11
FOULS9
FOUND10
FOUNT9
FOURS9
FOVEA12
FOWLS11
FOXED15
FOXES14
FOYER10
SULFO9

The 60 most common shown, 5 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing FO (140)

AFFORD13
BEFORE11
DEFORM12
EFFORT12
FOALED10
FOAMED12
FODDER11
FOGEYS12
FOGGED12
FOGIES10
FOIBLE11
FOILED10
FOISTS9
FOLDED11
FOLDER10
FOLKSY14
FOLLOW12
FOMENT11
FONDER10
FONDLE10
FONDLY12
FOOLED10
FOOTED10
FORAGE10
FORAYS11
FORBID12
FORCED12
FORCES11
FORDED11
FOREGO10
FOREST9
FORGED11
FORGER10
FORGES10
FORGET10
FORGOT10
FORKED13
FORMAL11
FORMAT11
FORMED12
FORMER11
FORTES9
FORUMS12
FOSSIL9
FOSTER9
FOUGHT13
FOULED11
FOULER10
FOUNDS11
FOUNTS10
FOURTH12
FOWLED13
FOXIER15
FOXING16
FOYERS11
INFORM11
OUTFOX16
OXFORD16
REFORM11
UNFOLD11

The 60 most common shown, 80 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing FO (252)

AFFORDS14
BUFFOON16
COMFORT14
CONFORM14
DEFORMS13
EFFORTS13
ENFORCE12
FOAMIER12
FOAMING13
FOCUSED14
FOCUSES13
FODDERS12
FOGGIER12
FOGGING13
FOGHORN13
FOIBLES12
FOLDERS11
FOLDING12
FOLLOWS13
FOMENTS12
FONDLED12
FOOLING11
FOOLISH12
FORAGED12
FORAYED13
FORBADE13
FORBEAR12
FORBIDS13
FORBORE12
FORCEPS14
FORCING13
FOREIGN11
FORESAW13
FORESTS10
FOREVER14
FORFEIT13
FORGAVE15
FORGERY13
FORGETS11
FORGIVE15
FORKING14
FORMATS12
FORMING13
FORMULA13
FORSAKE13
FORSOOK13
FORTIFY15
FORTUNE11
FORWARD14
FORWENT13
FOUNDED13
FOUNDRY14
FOURTHS13
FOWLING14
FOXIEST16
INFORMS12
KINFOLK16
PERFORM14
REFORMS12
UNIFORM13

The 60 most common shown, 192 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing FO (442)

AFFORDED16
BIFOCALS15
BILLFOLD14
BUFFOONS17
COMFORTS15
CONFORMS15
CONFOUND15
DAFFODIL16
DEFORMED15
ENFORCED14
ENFORCES13
FOCUSING15
FOGHORNS14
FOLKLORE14
FOLKSIER14
FOLLOWED15
FOLLOWER14
FOMENTED14
FOOTBALL13
FOOTHOLD14
FOOTNOTE11
FOOTPATH15
FOOTWEAR14
FOOTWORK17
FORAYING14
FORCEFUL17
FORCIBLE15
FORCIBLY17
FOREBODE14
FORECAST13
FOREHEAD14
FOREPLAY15
FORESKIN14
FOREWARN14
FOREWENT14
FOREWORD15
FORFEITS14
FORGIVEN16
FORGIVES16
FORMALLY15
FORMERLY15
FORMULAE14
FORMULAS14
FORSAKEN14
FORSAKES14
FORSWEAR14
FORSWORE14
FORWARDS15
FOUNDING14
FOUNTAIN12
FOURTEEN12
INFORMAL13
INFORMED14
PERFORMS15
PLATFORM15
PROFOUND15
REFORMAT13
REFORMED14
SCAFFOLD17
WAVEFORM20

The 60 most common shown, 382 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing FO (397)

AFFORDING17
BILLFOLDS15
BLINDFOLD16
COMFORTED17
CONFORMED17
CONFOUNDS16
DAFFODILS17
DEFORMING16
DEFORMITY17
DUMBFOUND20
ENFORCING15
FOLKSIEST15
FOLLOWERS15
FOLLOWING16
FOMENTING15
FOODSTUFF20
FOOLHARDY17
FOOLISHLY16
FOOLPROOF17
FOOTHOLDS15
FOOTNOTES12
FOOTPATHS16
FORBIDDEN16
FOREBODED16
FORECASTS14
FOREIGNER13
FOREWORDS16
FORFEITED16
FORGETFUL17
FORGIVING18
FORGOTTEN13
FORMALITY16
FORMALIZE22
FORMATION14
FORMATIVE18
FORMATTED15
FORSAKING16
FORTHWITH19
FORTIFIED16
FORTNIGHT15
FORTUNATE13
FORWARDED17
FORWARDER16
FOSSILIZE20
INFORMING15
MALFORMED17
MISINFORM16
PERFORMED17
PERFORMER16
PITCHFORK21
PLATFORMS16
REFORMING15
SCAFFOLDS18
SUFFOCATE18
THEREFORE14
TRANSFORM14
UNFOUNDED16
UNIFORMED16
UNIFORMLY17
WORKFORCE20

The 60 most common shown, 337 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing FO (332)

AFFORDABLE19
BEFOREHAND18
BLINDFOLDS17
CHLOROFORM19
COMFORTING18
CONFORMING18
CONFORMITY19
CONFOUNDED18
DISCOMFORT18
DUMBFOUNDS21
EFFORTLESS16
FOLLOWINGS17
FOODSTUFFS21
FOOTLIGHTS16
FORBEARING16
FORBIDDING18
FORCEFULLY21
FOREARMING16
FOREBODING17
FOREFATHER18
FOREFINGER17
FOREFRONTS16
FOREGROUND16
FOREIGNERS14
FORESHADOW19
FOREWARNED17
FORFEITING17
FORGETTING15
FORMALISED16
FORMALIZED24
FORMALIZES23
FORMATTING16
FORMIDABLE18
FORMULATED17
FORMULATES16
FORTHRIGHT18
FORTIFYING19
FORWARDEST17
FORWARDING18
FOSSILIZED22
FOSSILIZES21
FOUNDATION15
FOUNDERING16
FOUNDLINGS16
HENCEFORTH19
INFORMALLY17
MANIFOLDED17
MISFORTUNE16
MISINFORMS17
PERFORMERS17
PERFORMING18
PITCHFORKS22
PROFOUNDER17
PROFOUNDLY19
SUFFOCATED20
SUFFOCATES19
TRANSFORMS15
UNIFORMING17
UNIFORMITY18
UNINFORMED17

The 60 most common shown, 272 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing FO (259)

BLINDFOLDED19
CHLOROFORMS20
COMFORTABLE20
COMFORTABLY22
CONFOUNDING19
DEFORMITIES17
DISCOMFORTS19
DUMBFOUNDED23
ENFORCEMENT18
FOOLHARDIER17
FOOLISHNESS16
FORBEARANCE18
FOREBODINGS18
FORECASTING17
FOREFATHERS19
FOREFINGERS18
FOREGROUNDS17
FORERUNNERS15
FORESEEABLE16
FORESHADOWS20
FORESTALLED15
FORETASTING15
FORETELLING15
FORETHOUGHT20
FOREWARNING18
FORGETFULLY21
FORGIVENESS19
FORMALISING17
FORMALITIES16
FORMALIZING25
FORMULATING18
FORMULATION17
FORSWEARING18
FORTHCOMING21
FORTNIGHTLY19
FORTUNATELY17
FOSSILISING15
FOSSILIZING23
FOUNDATIONS16
FOURTEENTHS17
INFORMALITY18
INFORMATION16
INFORMATIVE20
MANIFOLDING18
MISFORTUNES17
MISINFORMED19
PERFORATING17
PERFORATION16
PERFORMANCE20
PITCHFORKED24
PROFOUNDEST18
REFORMATION16
REFORMATTED17
REINFORCING17
SCAFFOLDING21
SUFFOCATING21
SUFFOCATION20
TRANSFORMED17
TRANSFORMER16
UNFORTUNATE16

The 60 most common shown, 199 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing FO (176)

AFORETHOUGHT21
BLINDFOLDING20
CARRYFORWARD23
CHLOROFORMED22
COMFORTINGLY22
CONFORMATION19
DEFORMALIZED27
DEFORMALIZES26
DEFORMATIONS18
DISCOMFORTED21
DUMBFOUNDING24
EFFORTLESSLY20
FOCALIZATION25
FOOLHARDIEST18
FORBIDDINGLY22
FORCEFULNESS21
FORECHECKERS24
FORECHECKING25
FORECLOSURES18
FOREGATHERED19
FOREGROUNDED19
FOREORDAINED17
FOREQUARTERS24
FORESHADOWED22
FORESHORTENS17
FORESTALLING16
FORGATHERING19
FORMALDEHYDE23
FORMALIZABLE27
FORMLESSNESS17
FORMULARIZED27
FORMULARIZER26
FORMULARIZES26
FORMULATIONS18
FORTHRIGHTLY22
FORTUITOUSLY19
FOUNTAINHEAD19
HENCEFORWARD23
INFOMERCIALS19
INFOTAINMENT17
MALFORMATION19
MISINFORMING20
OUTPERFORMED21
PARFOCALIZED28
PARFOCALIZES27
PERFORATIONS17
PERFORMANCES21
PETTIFOGGERS19
PETTIFOGGING20
PITCHFORKING25
PUSSYFOOTING21
REFORMATIONS17
REFORMATTING18
REFORMULATED19
REFORMULATES18
TOMFOOLERIES17
TRANSFORMERS17
TRANSFORMING18
UNFORGIVABLE23
UNFORTUNATES17

The 60 most common shown, 116 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,339 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.4%) are containing FO. Most of them, 442, have 8 letters. 1,303 start with FO, 4 end with it and 1,032 have it only in the middle.

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Words starting with FO

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing FO?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,339 words containing FO, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing FO?

PARFOCALIZING, worth 29 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: FORMULARIZATION (29), PARFOCALIZED (28) and DEFORMALIZING (28).

What are the most common words containing FO?

STRAIGHTFORWARD, UNCOMFORTABLE, COMFORTABLY, FORTHCOMING, PERFORMANCES and AFOREMENTIONED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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