Words starting with F, then D, then E, then R, ending in S
46 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with F, end with S, and contain D then E then R in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- fabled doesn't fit: it starts with F but ends with D, not S.
- fabulous doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no D in the middle.
- freedoms doesn't fit: it has every letter of FDERS but they don't appear in order inside it.
6-letter words
faders
7-letter words
feeders, fenders, finders, fodders, folders, funders
8-letter words
federals, fiddlers, fielders, flinders, flooders, fondlers, founders
9-letter words
falderals, falderols, federates, feldshers, fidgeters, flounders, folderols, frondeurs
10-letter words
federacies, fenderless, fluidizers, forbidders, foreboders, forwarders
11-letter words
fairleaders, fatshederas, federaleses, federalisms, federalists, federalizes, federations, flatlanders, floodwaters, freeholders, freeloaders, fundraisers
12-letter words
faultfinders, footdraggers, fourdriniers
13-letter words
fluidextracts, foreshadowers
15-letter words
federalizations
Where this pattern came from
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How the rule works