5 Letter Words Ending in F
Need five-letter words that end in F? There are 80 valid 5 letter words ending in F, and 20 of them are common everyday words. The most used is stuff. Use the finder for your Wordle clues, or browse the lists below. To search all words at once, use the 5 letter word finder.
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5 letter words ending in F at a glance
- Valid words
- 80
- Common words
- 20
- Most common
- stuff
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- whiff 17 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- quiff 20 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- stiff
- The 1st letter is S in 40% of common words.
- The 2nd letter is H in 25% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is I in 40% of common words.
- The 4th letter is F in 45% of common words.
Common 5 letter words ending in F (20)
The words with 5 letters ending in F you're most likely to know, most used first.
- stuff11
- chief13
- staff11
- proof10
- brief10
- cliff13
- grief9
- shelf11
- stiff11
- thief11
- dwarf12
- scarf10
- bluff13
- wharf14
- sniff11
- motif10
- whiff17
- fluff14
- snuff11
- spoof10
How to find a five-letter word that ends in an F
Looking for 5 letter words that end with F to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has F in the last green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is GRIEF, and all you know is that it ends in F, which leaves 20 common words. Open with STIFF, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: STIFF I and F are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 3 possible answers: chief, brief and grief.
Guess 2: BRIEF R, I, E and F are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: GRIEF All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
What comes before the final F?
The most common endings are -FF (45%), -EF (20%) and -RF (15%). If you know the last letter is F, these pairs are the best place to start for the fourth letter.
| Ends in | Number of common words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -FF | 9 | stuff, staff, cliff, stiff |
| -EF | 4 | chief, brief, grief, thief |
| -RF | 3 | dwarf, scarf, wharf |
| -OF | 2 | proof, spoof |
| -LF | 1 | shelf |
| -IF | 1 | motif |
What the most common ones mean
- stuff
- nounthe tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- chief
- nouna person who is in charge
- staff
- nounpersonnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
- proof
- nounany factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
- brief
- adjectiveof short duration or distance
- cliff
- nouna steep high face of rock
- grief
- nounintense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
- shelf
- nouna support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
- stiff
- adjectivenot moving or operating freely
- thief
- nouna criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
- dwarf
- nouna person who is markedly small
- scarf
- nouna garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- bluff
- nouna high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
- wharf
- nouna platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles
- sniff
- verbperceive by inhaling through the nose
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words ending in F
Most 5 letter words ending in F end in -FF or -EF: stuff, cliff, staff, chief, brief, grief. A few end in -RF, like dwarf and scarf, or -LF, like shelf. The double F is the thing to watch for in Wordle: if F is green last and nothing else fits, try F in the fourth spot as well.
F ranks 18 out of 26 as a last letter for 5 letter words.
Common endings with F
The F list is short and mostly built on doubled letters. -FF words include bluff, fluff, sniff, snuff, stiff and whiff. -EF words include brief and thief, which share the "i before e" spelling. -RF words include dwarf and wharf. -LF and -OF add shelf and proof. If F is green last in Wordle and F also comes back yellow somewhere else, the answer almost certainly ends in -FF. For F at the start, a much bigger list, see 5 letter words starting with F.
Vowels in 5 letter words ending in F
I is the most common vowel here, appearing in 45% of the common words, followed by E (25%) and A (20%). The least common is O (15%).
65% have just one vowel, like stuff, staff, cliff and shelf.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 17 nouns, 2 adjectives and 1 verb.
Nouns include stuff, chief and staff. Adjectives include brief and stiff. Verbs include sniff.
Best Wordle guesses that end in F
Top guesses, with the average number of the 20 common words each leaves: BRIEF (3.0), THIEF (3.4), GRIEF (3.5), SCARF (4.0) and SHELF (4.0).
55% repeat a letter, and 11 have a double letter, like stuff, staff, proof and cliff.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words ending in F in Scrabble
Top common words: whiff (17), wharf (14) and fluff (14). All valid words: quiff (20), quaff (20) and whiff (17). 9 words reach 15 points or more.
All 80 valid 5 letter words ending in F60 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- calif10
- aloof8
- gruff12
- graff12
- scoff13
- chaff16
- griff12
- serif8
- decaf11
- skiff15
- sheaf11
- scuff13
- boeuf10
- pilaf10
- quiff20
- spiff13
- quaff20
- kloof12
- chuff16
- snarf8
- swarf11
- kalif12
- kenaf12
- scurf10
- whoof14
- scaff13
- sluff11
- blaff13
- choof13
- cloff13
- daraf9
- draff12
- feoff14
- flaff14
- ganef9
- ganof9
- gliff12
- gonef9
- gonif9
- gonof9
- groof9
- grouf9
- houff14
- howff17
- metif10
- nyaff14
- pluff13
- pouff13
- preif10
- prief10
- quoif17
- skeef12
- skelf12
- skoff15
- sowff14
- swerf11
- thelf11
- treif8
- triff11
- wauff14
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in F are there?
80 valid words; 20 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that ends in an F?
The most common is stuff. Other everyday examples are chief, staff and proof.
What is the best Wordle guess that ends in F?
stiff, leaving about 2.2 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word ending in F scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, whiff scores 17 points. Among all valid words, quiff scores 20.
What 5 letter words start with S and end in F?
S is the most common first letter for these words (8 of the common words). Examples: stuff, staff, shelf and stiff.
Do more 5 letter words end with F or start with F?
80 valid 5 letter words end with F, compared with 577 that start with it. See 5 letter words starting with F.
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