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Common 5-Letter Words With F (97)

High Frequency

Everyday English words frequently encountered in Wordle answers, casual games, and crosswords:

after 8
awful 11
brief 10
chief 13
cliff 13
craft 10
draft 9
faced 11
faces 10
facts 10
fails 8
fairy 11
faith 11
falls 8
false 8
fancy 13
fares 8
farms 10
fatal 8
fatty 11
fault 8
favor 11
fears 8
feeds 9
feels 8
fence 10
ferry 11
fever 11
fewer 11
fiber 10
fibre 10
field 9
fifth 14
fifty 14
fight 12
filed 9
files 8
films 10
final 8
finds 9
fired 9
fires 8
firms 10
first 8
fixed 16
fixes 15
flags 9
flame 10
flash 11
fleet 8
flesh 11
float 8
flood 9
floor 8
flour 8
flows 11
fluid 9
flush 11
flyer 11
focal 10
focus 10
folks 12
fonts 8
foods 9
force 10
forge 9
forms 10
forth 11
forty 11
forum 10
found 9
frame 10
frank 12
fraud 9
fresh 11
front 8
frost 8
fruit 8
fully 11
funds 9
funky 15
funny 11
fuzzy 29
gifts 9
knife 12
offer 11
often 8
proof 10
refer 8
safer 8
shaft 11
shelf 11
shift 11
staff 11
stuff 11
swift 11
theft 11

All 5-Letter Words With F (690)

Benchmark Lexicon

Complete word list containing F in any position:

abaft 10
afars 8
affix 18
afire 8
afoot 8
afore 8
afoul 8
afrit 8
after 8
alefs 8
alfas 8
alifs 8
aloft 8
aloof 8
awful 11
baffs 13
baffy 16
barfs 10
beefs 10
beefy 13
befit 10
befog 11
biffs 13
biffy 16
bifid 11
bluff 13
boffo 13
boffs 13
brief 10
buffi 13
buffo 13
buffs 13
buffy 16
bumfs 12
cafes 10
caffs 13
calfs 10
calif 10
chafe 13
chaff 16
chefs 13
chief 13
chufa 13
chuff 16
clefs 10
cleft 10
cliff 13
clift 10
coffs 13
coifs 10
comfy 15
coofs 10
craft 10
croft 10
cuffs 13
cuifs 10
curfs 10
daffs 12
daffy 15
decaf 11
defat 9
defer 9
defis 9
defog 10
deify 12
delfs 9
delft 9
doffs 12
draff 12
draft 9
drift 9
duffs 12
dwarf 12
edify 12
elfin 8
fable 10
faced 11
facer 10
faces 10
facet 10
facia 10
facts 10
faddy 13
faded 10
fader 9
fades 9
fadge 10
fados 9
faena 8
faery 11
faggy 13
fagin 9
fagot 9
fails 8
faint 8
fairs 8
fairy 11
faith 11
faked 13
faker 12
fakes 12
fakey 15
fakir 12
falls 8
false 8
famed 11
fames 10
fancy 13
fanes 8
fanga 9
fangs 9
fanny 11
fanon 8
fanos 8
fanum 10
faqir 17
farad 9
farce 10
farci 10
farcy 13
fards 9
fared 9
farer 8
fares 8
farle 8
farls 8
farms 10
faros 8
farts 8
fasts 8
fatal 8
fated 9
fates 8
fatly 11
fatso 8
fatty 11
fatwa 11
faugh 12
fauld 9
fault 8
fauna 8
fauns 8
fauve 11
favas 11
faves 11
favor 11
favus 11
fawns 11
fawny 14
faxed 16
faxes 15
fayed 12
fazed 18
fazes 17
fears 8
fease 8
feast 8
feats 8
feaze 17
fecal 10
feces 10
fecks 14
feeds 9
feels 8
feeze 17
feign 9
feint 8
feist 8
felid 9
fella 8
fells 8
felly 11
felon 8
felts 8
femes 10
femme 12
femur 10
fence 10
fends 9
fenny 11
feods 9
feoff 14
feral 8
feres 8
feria 8
ferly 11
fermi 10
ferns 8
ferny 11
ferry 11
fesse 8
fetal 8
fetas 8
fetch 13
feted 9
fetes 8
fetid 9
fetor 8
fetus 8
feuar 8
feuds 9
feued 9
fever 11
fewer 11
feyer 11
feyly 14
fezes 17
fiars 8
fiats 8
fiber 10
fibre 10
fices 10
fiche 13
fichu 13
ficin 10
ficus 10
fidge 10
fidos 9
fiefs 11
field 9
fiend 9
fiery 11
fifed 12
fifer 11
fifes 11
fifth 14
fifty 14
fight 12
filar 8
filch 13
filed 9
filer 8
files 8
filet 8
fille 8
fillo 8
fills 8
filly 11
films 10
filmy 13
filos 8
filth 11
filum 10
final 8
finch 13
finds 9
fined 9
finer 8
fines 8
finis 8
finks 12
finny 11
finos 8
fiord 9
fique 17
fired 9
firer 8
fires 8
firms 10
firns 8
firry 11
first 8
firth 11
fiscs 10
fishy 14
fists 8
fitch 13
fitly 11
fiver 11
fives 11
fixed 16
fixer 15
fixes 15
fixit 15
fizzy 29
fjeld 16
fjord 16
flabs 10
flack 14
flags 9
flail 8
flair 8
flake 12
flaky 15
flame 10
flams 10
flamy 13
flank 12
flans 8
flaps 10
flare 8
flash 11
flask 12
flats 8
flaws 11
flawy 14
flaxy 18
flays 11
fleam 10
fleas 8
fleck 14
fleer 8
flees 8
fleet 8
flesh 11
flews 11
fleys 11
flick 14
flics 10
flied 9
flier 8
flies 8
fling 9
flint 8
flips 10
flirt 8
flite 8
flits 8
float 8
flock 14
flocs 10
floes 8
flogs 9
flong 9
flood 9
floor 8
flops 10
flora 8
floss 8
flota 8
flour 8
flout 8
flown 11
flows 11
flubs 10
flued 9
flues 8
fluff 14
fluid 9
fluke 12
fluky 15
flume 10
flump 12
flung 9
flunk 12
fluor 8
flush 11
flute 8
fluty 11
fluyt 11
flyby 16
flyer 11
flyte 11
foals 8
foams 10
foamy 13
focal 10
focus 10
foehn 11
fogey 12
foggy 13
fogie 9
fohns 11
foils 8
foins 8
foist 8
folds 9
folia 8
folio 8
folks 12
folky 15
folly 11
fonds 9
fondu 9
fonts 8
foods 9
fools 8
foots 8
footy 11
foram 10
foray 11
forbs 10
forby 13
force 10
fordo 9
fords 9
fores 8
forge 9
forgo 9
forks 12
forky 15
forme 10
forms 10
forte 8
forth 11
forts 8
forty 11
forum 10
fossa 8
fosse 8
fouls 8
found 9
fount 8
fours 8
fovea 11
fowls 11
foxed 16
foxes 15
foyer 11
frags 9
frail 8
frame 10
franc 10
frank 12
fraps 10
frass 8
frats 8
fraud 9
frays 11
freak 12
freed 9
freer 8
frees 8
fremd 11
frena 8
frere 8
fresh 11
frets 8
friar 8
fried 9
frier 8
fries 8
frigs 9
frill 8
frise 8
frisk 12
frith 11
frits 8
fritt 8
fritz 17
frizz 26
frock 14
froes 8
frogs 9
frond 9
frons 8
front 8
frore 8
frosh 11
frost 8
froth 11
frown 11
frows 11
froze 17
frugs 9
fruit 8
frump 12
fryer 11
fubsy 13
fucks 14
fucus 10
fudge 10
fuels 8
fugal 9
fuggy 13
fugio 9
fugle 9
fugue 9
fugus 9
fujis 15
fulls 8
fully 11
fumed 11
fumer 10
fumes 10
fumet 10
fundi 9
funds 9
fungi 9
fungo 9
funks 12
funky 15
funny 11
furan 8
furls 8
furor 8
furry 11
furze 17
furzy 20
fused 9
fusee 8
fusel 8
fuses 8
fusil 8
fussy 11
fusty 11
futon 8
fuzed 18
fuzee 17
fuzes 17
fuzil 17
fuzzy 29
fyces 13
fykes 15
fytte 11
gaffe 12
gaffs 12
ganef 9
ganof 9
gifts 9
gliff 12
gofer 9
golfs 9
gonef 9
gonif 9
gonof 9
goofs 9
goofy 12
graft 9
grief 9
griff 12
grift 9
gruff 12
guffs 12
gulfs 9
gulfy 12
haafs 11
hafis 11
hafiz 20
hafts 11
hefts 11
hefty 14
hoofs 11
howff 17
howfs 14
huffs 14
huffy 17
infer 8
infix 15
infos 8
infra 8
jefes 15
jiffs 18
jiffy 21
kafir 12
kaifs 12
kalif 12
keefs 12
kefir 12
kenaf 12
kerfs 12
khafs 15
kiefs 12
kloof 12
knife 12
kraft 12
leafs 8
leafy 11
lefts 8
lefty 11
lifer 8
lifts 8
loafs 8
lofts 8
lofty 11
loofa 8
loofs 8
luffa 11
luffs 11
mafia 10
mafic 12
miffs 13
miffy 16
motif 10
muffs 13
mufti 10
naifs 8
neifs 8
nifty 11
ofays 11
offal 11
offed 12
offer 11
often 8
ofter 8
pelfs 10
pilaf 10
poofs 10
poofy 13
pouff 13
poufs 10
profs 10
proof 10
puffs 13
puffy 16
quaff 20
quiff 20
raffs 11
rafts 8
reefs 8
reefy 11
refed 9
refel 8
refer 8
refit 8
refix 15
refly 11
refry 11
reifs 8
reify 11
rifer 8
riffs 11
rifle 8
rifts 8
rolfs 8
roofs 8
ruffe 11
ruffs 11
safer 8
safes 8
scarf 10
scoff 13
scuff 13
scurf 10
seifs 8
selfs 8
serfs 8
serif 8
shaft 11
sheaf 11
shelf 11
shift 11
sifts 8
skiff 15
sluff 11
snafu 8
sniff 11
snuff 11
sofar 8
sofas 8
softa 8
softs 8
softy 11
spiff 13
spoof 10
staff 11
stiff 11
stuff 11
sulfa 8
sulfo 8
surfs 8
surfy 11
swarf 11
swift 11
taffy 14
tafia 8
teffs 11
theft 11
thief 11
tiffs 11
toffs 11
toffy 14
tofts 8
tofus 8
tufas 8
tuffs 11
tufts 8
tufty 11
turfs 8
turfy 11
unfed 9
unfit 8
unfix 15
unify 11
wafer 11
waffs 14
wafts 11
waifs 11
wefts 11
wharf 14
whiff 17
whoof 14
wifed 12
wifes 11
wifty 14
woful 11
wolfs 11
woofs 11
yaffs 14
zarfs 17

How to Find 5-Letter Words With F

When F is confirmed in your puzzle (such as a yellow tile in Wordle or a tile on your Scrabble rack), use these practical strategies:

  • Test Different Slots: Since F can be placed in positions 1 through 5, test words where F moves away from previous guess slots.
  • Look for Vowel Combinations: Check high-frequency diphthongs and vowel pairings to find high-probability puzzle candidates.
  • Check Starting & Ending Lists: Narrow your candidates by pairing this search with words starting or ending with F.
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FAQs: 5-Letter Words With F

Everything you need to know about finding words and solving puzzles.

How many 5-letter words contain the letter F?

There are 690 5-letter words that contain F anywhere in the word in our ENABLE1 lexicon, including 97 high-frequency everyday English words.

Does the letter F have to be at a specific position?

No. The words listed on this page contain F anywhere in the 5-letter span—whether at the beginning, in the middle (positions 2, 3, or 4), or at the end.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word with F?

The highest scoring 5-letter word containing F is "FIZZY", yielding 29 points in official tournament Scrabble play.

How can I use this list for Wordle when F is yellow?

In Wordle, a yellow tile indicates that the letter is in the word but currently in the wrong position. Browse the words on this page to test alternative slots for F and eliminate impossible combinations.