5-letter words with F as the fifth letter
There are 80 five-letter words with F as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are QUAFF and QUIFF, tied at 20 points. S is the most common first letter among them (24), and the average score is 11.9 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green F in the fifth position leaves these 80 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with F in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include QUAFF, QUIFF, WHIFF, HOWFF and QUOIF. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an F in slot 5 further.
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 with F as the fifth letter in numbers
- Words
- 80
- Highest scoring
- QUAFF 20 pts
- Average score
- 11.9 pts
- With a definition
- 45 (56%)
- A1
- B4
- C7
- D4
- F3
- G12
- H2
- K3
- M2
- N1
- P6
- Q3
- S24
- T4
- W4
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with f as the fifth letter
5-letter words with F as the fifth letter (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 have F as the fifth letter?
Unscrambly's list has 80 five-letter words with F in the fifth position, 0.6% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your fifth tile turned green as F, these 80 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as SCARF.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with F as the fifth letter?
QUAFF and QUIFF tie at 20 points in Scrabble. Next come HOWFF (17), QUOIF (17) and WHIFF (17). The average is 11.9 points.