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Words from letters FOSSIL

From the letters FOSSIL, you can form as many as 38 words - Check which ones

6 letter words:

  • fossil9

5 letter words:

  • filos8
  • floss8
  • foils8
  • silos5
  • soils5
What words can be composed of letters FOSSIL

4 letter words:

  • filo7
  • fils7
  • foil7
  • foss7
  • isos4
  • loss4
  • oils4
  • silo4
  • soil4
  • soli4
  • sols4

3 letter words:

  • fil6
  • ifs6
  • sif6
  • ios3
  • iso3
  • lis3
  • los3
  • oil3
  • sis3
  • sol3
  • sos3

2 letter words:

  • if5
  • of5
  • io2
  • is2
  • li2
  • lo2
  • oi2
  • os2
  • si2
  • so2

FOSSIL - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

FOSSIL

FOSSIL is a 6-letter word that refers to the remains or impressions of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form. Fossils are typically found in sedimentary rocks and provide valuable information about the history of life on Earth.

In Scrabble, "FOSSIL" is a great word to play due to its high scoring potential. The letter 'F' is worth 4 points, 'O' is worth 1 point, 'S' is worth 1 point, 'S' again is worth 1 point, 'I' is worth 1 point, and 'L' is worth 1 point. Additionally, if you manage to create a word crossing existing words on the board, you can earn even more points, especially if you land on bonus squares.

To make the most out of playing "FOSSIL" in Scrabble, try to place it on a double or triple letter score tile for one of the higher-scoring letters like 'F' or 'S' to maximize your points. Additionally, if you can form a longer word by adding letters to "FOSSIL," you'll not only score well for "FOSSIL" but also for the new word created.

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters FOSSIL?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters FOSSIL is the word Fossil. Number of letters: 6.
The second longest word is the word Filos. Number of letters: 5.

What anagrams can be formed from the word FOSSIL?

Unfortunately, in English, there is no word that is an anagram of the word Fossil.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters F,O,S,S,I,L?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters FOSSIL is the word Fossil. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 9.The second highest-scoring word is the word Filos. The possible number of points is: 8.

How many letters does the word FOSSIL have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Fossil - number of letters: 6. The word Fossil contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 2. The list of vowels present in this word is: I, O. The word Fossil contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 4. The list of consonants present in this word is: F, L, S, S.

How to properly pronounce the word FOSSIL?


Letter Analysis - word FOSSIL

The word FOSSIL, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: F, I, L, O, S. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter F in the word FOSSIL

Words that start with the letter F
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 58 0,6
4 251 2,5
5 575 5,7
6 960 9,5
7 1421 14,0
8 1811 17,9
9 1643 16,2
10 1275 12,6
11 893 8,8
12 590 5,8
13 353 3,5
14 218 2,1
15 90 0,9
Words ending with the letter F
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,6
3 25 4,9
4 114 22,2
5 80 15,6
6 57 11,1
7 68 13,3
8 55 10,7
9 58 11,3
10 29 5,7
11 13 2,5
12 11 2,1
Occurrences of the letter F in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter F The number of words [%]
0 241957 90,4
1 22801 8,5
2 2864 1,1
3 115 0,0
4 14 0,0

The letter I in the word FOSSIL

Words that start with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 6 0,1
3 26 0,3
4 69 0,7
5 157 1,7
6 375 4,0
7 651 6,9
8 957 10,2
9 1232 13,1
10 1358 14,5
11 1341 14,3
12 1192 12,7
13 921 9,8
14 611 6,5
15 494 5,3
Words ending with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,9
3 32 2,2
4 145 9,8
5 253 17,2
6 270 18,3
7 255 17,3
8 195 13,2
9 140 9,5
10 93 6,3
11 38 2,6
12 21 1,4
13 13 0,9
14 5 0,3
Occurrences of the letter I in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter I The number of words [%]
0 107284 40,1
1 111312 41,6
2 39717 14,8
3 8146 3,0
4 1170 0,4
5 113 0,0
6 9 0,0

The letter L in the word FOSSIL

Words that start with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 58 0,8
4 273 3,6
5 551 7,2
6 893 11,7
7 1141 14,9
8 1239 16,2
9 1100 14,4
10 842 11,0
11 656 8,6
12 407 5,3
13 223 2,9
14 167 2,2
15 83 1,1
Words ending with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 37 0,4
4 251 3,0
5 465 5,5
6 805 9,6
7 971 11,6
8 1210 14,4
9 1076 12,8
10 952 11,3
11 858 10,2
12 683 8,1
13 547 6,5
14 330 3,9
15 214 2,5
Occurrences of the letter L in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter L The number of words [%]
0 162123 60,5
1 85451 31,9
2 18253 6,8
3 1788 0,7
4 136 0,1

The letter O in the word FOSSIL

Words that start with the letter O
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 16 0,2
3 68 0,8
4 155 1,8
5 257 3,0
6 488 5,7
7 842 9,8
8 1293 15,0
9 1401 16,3
10 1287 15,0
11 1031 12,0
12 722 8,4
13 469 5,5
14 345 4,0
15 230 2,7
Words ending with the letter O
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 17 1,0
3 52 2,9
4 206 11,6
5 365 20,5
6 319 17,9
7 265 14,9
8 257 14,4
9 148 8,3
10 93 5,2
11 35 2,0
12 14 0,8
13 10 0,6
14 2 0,1
Occurrences of the letter O in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter O The number of words [%]
0 143337 53,5
1 92065 34,4
2 27771 10,4
3 4176 1,6
4 393 0,1
5 9 0,0

The letter S in the word FOSSIL

Words that start with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 87 0,3
4 482 1,6
5 1521 5,0
6 2664 8,7
7 3843 12,6
8 5102 16,7
9 4904 16,0
10 4048 13,2
11 2947 9,6
12 2126 7,0
13 1402 4,6
14 928 3,0
15 517 1,7
Words ending with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 105 0,1
4 1080 1,1
5 3805 3,7
6 6360 6,2
7 11036 10,8
8 14043 13,7
9 15614 15,2
10 14924 14,6
11 11838 11,5
12 9103 8,9
13 6563 6,4
14 4827 4,7
15 3248 3,2
Occurrences of the letter S in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter S The number of words [%]
0 102974 38,5
1 110522 41,3
2 41747 15,6
3 9880 3,7
4 2188 0,8
5 381 0,1
6 54 0,0
7 5 0,0

The number of letters in the word FOSSIL: 6

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 6-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 6-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 1187 5,4
B 1566 7,1
C 1756 7,9
D 1138 5,1
E 673 3,0
F 960 4,3
G 997 4,5
H 799 3,6
I 375 1,7
J 318 1,4
K 496 2,2
L 893 4,0
M 1193 5,4
N 467 2,1
O 488 2,2
P 1541 7,0
Q 126 0,6
R 1239 5,6
S 2664 12,0
T 1331 6,0
U 563 2,5
V 419 1,9
W 627 2,8
X 19 0,1
Y 177 0,8
Z 145 0,7
Summary of words with 6 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 738 3,3
B 51 0,2
C 291 1,3
D 2482 11,2
E 2627 11,9
F 57 0,3
G 665 3,0
H 464 2,1
I 270 1,2
J 2 0,0
K 183 0,8
L 805 3,6
M 332 1,5
N 1196 5,4
O 319 1,4
P 173 0,8
R 1997 9,0
S 6360 28,7
T 1220 5,5
U 66 0,3
V 3 0,0
W 116 0,5
X 94 0,4
Y 1624 7,3
Z 22 0,1

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