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8-letter words starting with FL

There are 262 8-letter words starting with FL in the standard word-game list. The most common are floating, fletcher, flirting, flashing, flexible, flipping.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
floatingborne up by or suspended in a liquid12
fletcherOne who fletches or feathers arrows.16
flirtingplayful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest12
flashinga short vivid experience15
flexiblecapable of being changed20
flippingA mild intensifier.16
floodinga technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming…13
flourisha showy gesture14
flawlesswithout a flaw14
flushingThe act by which something is flushed.15
fleetinglasting for a markedly brief time12
flappingthe motion made by flapping up and down16
flatteryexcessive or insincere praise14
flamingolarge pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes14
flagshipthe chief one of a related group17
flagpolesurveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot…14
flamencoguitar music composed for dancing the flamenco15
floggingbeating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment14
flavoredAmerican standard spelling of flavoured.15
flatmatean associate who shares an apartment with you13
flounderflesh of any of various American and European flatfish12
flickingThe act by which something is flicked.18
flailingA flailing action or motion.12
flooringthe inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)12
flagrantconspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible12
fluentlyin a fluent manner14
floppingThe motion of something that flops.16
flockingThe process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture.18
flossingThe act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.12
flippantshowing inappropriate levity15
flatfoota policeman who patrols a given region14
flingingThe act by which something is flung.13
floweredresembling or made of or suggestive of flowers15
fluoridea salt of hydrofluoric acid12
flittingGerund of flit: the motion of something that flits.12
flabbilyin a flabby manner18
flackeryThe aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents20
flaggingweak from exhaustion14
flaglessWithout a flag.12
flambeaua flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)15
flameoutThe act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.13
flangingA flange.13
flannelsClothing made of flannel; especially trousers11
flapjacka flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle26
flaplessWithout a flap or flaps.13
flashguna lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph15
flashilyin a meretricious manner17
flatboata flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)13
flatfishsweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets17
flatheadfood fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards15
flatironan iron that was heated by placing it on a stove11
flatlandAn urban region with many flats or apartments to rent.12
flatlingFlatly, plainly.12
flatlongWith the flat side downward; not edgewise.12
flatnessthe property of having two dimensions11
flattingThe practice of living, with others, in a flat.12
flattishSomewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.14
flatwaretableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece14
flatwiseWith a flat side down or otherwise in contact with a flat surface.14
flatworkironing that can be done mechanically18

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