5-letter words ending in F

There are 80 five-letter words that end in F in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are QUAFF and QUIFF, tied at 20 points. S starts the most of them, 24, and the average score is 11.9 points.

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These 80 words are 0.6% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green F in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 80 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in F, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

For Wordle, SCARF is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 80 words.

5-letter words ending in F in numbers

Words
80
Highest scoring
QUAFF 20 pts
Average score
11.9 pts
With a definition
45 (56%)
Words by first letter
  1. A1
  2. B4
  3. C7
  4. D4
  5. F3
  6. G12
  7. H2
  8. K3
  9. M2
  10. N1
  11. P6
  12. Q3
  13. S24
  14. T4
  15. W4

Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in f

WordScoreLength
quaff205
quiff205
howff175
quoif175
whiff175
chaff165
chuff165
skiff155
skoff155
feoff145

5-letter words ending in F (80)

All 80 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words end in F?

80, which is 0.6% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 45 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 5 letter word ending in F for Scrabble?

QUAFF and QUIFF tie at 20 points before bonus squares. Next come HOWFF (17), QUOIF (17) and WHIFF (17). The average is 11.9 points.

Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in F start with?

S, in 24 of the 80 (30%). G follows with 12.

What should I guess in Wordle with an F in the last slot?

SCARF. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 80 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.

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