Why FEI words matter
Words containing FEI are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.
What the numbers say
A few numbers before you scroll: the 57 words here run from 5 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (8 entries). Wordle players have 3 five-letter options, and there are 7 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is DECAFFEINATING at 24 points before multipliers.
For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: DECAFFEINATING (24), DECAFFEINATIONS (24), DECAFFEINATED (23), DECAFFEINATION (23), DECAFFEINATES (22). DECAFFEINATIONS (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 15 points. Letter-wise, F is the workhorse — it appears in 57 of these words, ahead of E (57) and I (57).
Three easy picks from this list
- FEINTS — 6 letters for 9 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
- Playing FEIRIE across a double-word square turns its base 9 points into 18 — solid value for 6 tiles.
- FEISTS — a 6-letter, 9-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
Once those stick, file away the next tier too: FEINT (8), FEIST (8), FEIGNS (10), FEIGN (9), FEISTY (12).
Learning words through FEI
Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the FEI pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell FEI plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.
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