5-Letter Words With F
686 five-letter words contain F; 244 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | after | 0.38 | 1.29 |
| 2 | feral | 0.38 | 1.25 |
| 3 | flare | 0.53 | 1.10 |
| 4 | fares | 0.46 | 1.17 |
| 5 | fears | 0.38 | 1.24 |
| 6 | safer | 0.56 | 1.06 |
| 7 | fared | 0.55 | 1.02 |
| 8 | farce | 0.54 | 1.02 |
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690 words containing F
- aftercommon
- firstcommon
- foundcommon
- oftencommon
- finalcommon
- frontcommon
- fieldcommon
- fightcommon
- forcecommon
- stuffcommon
- chiefcommon
- staffcommon
- offercommon
- funnycommon
- focuscommon
- floorcommon
- feelscommon
- fullycommon
- freshcommon
- faithcommon
- fifthcommon
- frankcommon
- fundscommon
- formscommon
- factscommon
- fixedcommon
- proofcommon
- faultcommon
- filmscommon
- fallscommon
- falsecommon
- firedcommon
- draftcommon
- findscommon
- facescommon
- folkscommon
- favorcommon
- framecommon
- fruitcommon
- shiftcommon
- briefcommon
- facedcommon
- filedcommon
- awfulcommon
- filescommon
- flashcommon
- refercommon
- foodscommon
- knifecommon
- forthcommon
- firmscommon
- forumcommon
- giftscommon
- fraudcommon
- fancycommon
- floodcommon
- fleetcommon
- fewercommon
- craftcommon
- fiftycommon
The words, common first
Starting with A 15
abaft afars affix afire afoot afore afoul afrit after alefs alfas alifs aloft aloof awful
Starting with B 19
baffs baffy barfs beefs beefy befit befog biffs biffy bifid bluff boffo boffs brief buffi buffo buffs buffy bumfs
Starting with C 23
cafes caffs calfs calif chafe chaff chefs chief chufa chuff clefs cleft cliff clift coffs coifs comfy coofs craft croft cuffs cuifs curfs
Starting with D 16
daffs daffy decaf defat defer defis defog deify delfs delft doffs draff draft drift duffs dwarf
Starting with E 2
edify elfin
Starting with F 428
fable faced faces facet facts faded fades fails faint fairs fairy faith faked fakes falls false famed fancy fangs fanny farce fared fares farms farts fatal fated fates fatty fault fauna favor fears feast feats feces feeds feels fella felon femme femur fence feral ferns ferry fetal fetch fetus fever fewer fiber fibre field fiend fiery fifth fifty fight filed files fills filly films filth final finch finds fined finer fines fired fires firms first firth fishy fists fitch fives fixed fixer fixes flags flair flake flame flank flaps flare flash flask flats flaws fleas fleet flesh flick flies fling flint flips flirt float flock flood floor flops flora floss flour flown flows fluff fluid fluke flung flush flute flyer focal focus foggy folds folio folks folly fonts foods fools footy foray force forge forks forms forte forth forts forty forum fouls found fours foxes foyer frail frame franc frank fraud freak freed frees fresh friar fried fries fritz frogs front frost frown froze fruit fudge fuels fully fumes funds fungi funky funny furry fused fuses fussy fuzzy
Plus 250 rarer words — the filter above shows them all.
Starting with G 21
gaffe gaffs ganef ganof gifts gliff gofer golfs gonef gonif gonof goofs goofy graft grief griff grift gruff guffs gulfs gulfy
Starting with H 11
haafs hafis hafiz hafts hefts hefty hoofs howff howfs huffs huffy
Starting with I 4
infer infix infos infra
Starting with J 3
jefes jiffs jiffy
Starting with K 12
kafir kaifs kalif keefs kefir kenaf kerfs khafs kiefs kloof knife kraft
Starting with L 13
leafs leafy lefts lefty lifer lifts loafs lofts lofty loofa loofs luffa luffs
Starting with M 7
mafia mafic miffs miffy motif muffs mufti
Starting with N 3
naifs neifs nifty
Starting with O 6
ofays offal offed offer often ofter
Starting with P 8
pelfs pilaf pouff poufs profs proof puffs puffy
Starting with Q 2
quaff quiff
Starting with R 21
raffs rafts reefs reefy refed refel refer refit refix refly refry reifs reify rifer riffs rifle rifts rolfs roofs ruffe ruffs
Starting with S 36
safer safes scarf scoff scuff scurf seifs selfs serfs serif shaft sheaf shelf shift sifts skiff sluff snafu sniff snuff sofar sofas softa softs softy spiff spoof staff stiff stuff sulfa sulfo surfs surfy swarf swift
Starting with T 16
taffy tafia teffs theft thief tiffs toffs toffy tofts tofus tufas tuffs tufts tufty turfs turfy
Starting with U 4
unfed unfit unfix unify
Starting with W 14
wafer waffs wafts waifs wefts wharf whiff whoof wifed wifes wifty woful wolfs woofs
Starting with Y 1
yaffs
Starting with Z 1
zarfs
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words contain F?
Our list has 686. 244 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that contain F?
AFTER, FIRST, FOUND, OFTEN, FINAL — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that contains F?
AFTER. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.38 green and 1.29 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.