5 Letter Words Ending In F

82 words end in F, and F has a genuinely great hit rate for how rarely it shows up.

A lot of these double the F, CHAFF, GRUFF, SCARF's cousin SNUFF, all short, punchy, everyday words.

English doesn't do much with a single F at the end. Doubling it is almost the default.

Out of 2,315 real Wordle answers, 26 end in F, 1.1%.

Of the 82 words ending in F, 26 are real answers. A 31.7% hit rate, one of the best on this page. Small pool, high odds.

A green F in the last slot is genuinely good news.

Everyday Common Words

ALOOF. CHAFF. DWARF. GRUFF. SCARF. SHELF. SNUFF. STIFF.

All common, all real Wordle answers. F is a small group with a lot of everyday words packed in.

Strategic High-Value Picks (Scrabble / Words With Friends)

QUAFF and QUIFF tie at the top with 20 points each. HOWFF follows at 17, a Scots word for a favorite meeting spot.

Double F does most of the scoring work here. A scrabble word finder will surface all three the second you've got an F and a Q or double F in your rack.

FF- leads by a wide margin at 37 words, the double-F pattern. IF- is next at 9, then OF- and EF- tied at 9 and 8.

If you know a word ends in F, bet on a doubled F before anything else.

• Total words: 82 end in F
• Wordle answers: 26, or 1.1% of all answers
• Hit rate: 31.7%, one of the best on this page
• Top two-letter endings: FF 37, IF 9, OF 9, EF 8
• Highest scorer: QUAFF and QUIFF, tied at 20 points

Small group, high odds. F is one of the better letters to land in the last slot.

All 82 words sit below. Real Wordle answers are marked.

Use the word finder above if you know another letter too.

All 82 words sit below. Real Wordle answers are marked. Use the word finder above if you know another letter too.

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