5-letter words with F as the fourth letter

There are 225 five-letter words with F as the fourth letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. F loves to double up, so ff endings and words like fluff and off show up more than you might expect.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with F in the fourth position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abaft, alefs, aleft, alifs and aloft. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with f as the fourth letter

WordScoreLength
jiffy215
quaff205
quiff205
waqfs205
ziffs205
jaffa185
jeffs185
jiffs185
fuffy175
howff175

5-letter words with F as the fourth letter (225)

abaft10alefs8aleft8alifs8aloft8arefy11baffs13baffy16barfs10beefs10beefy13biffo13biffs13biffy16blaff13bluff13boffo13boffs13boofy13boyfs13buffa13buffe13buffi13buffo13buffs13buffy16bumfs12caffs13calfs10chafe13chaff16chaft13chefs13chufa13chuff16clefs10cleft10cliff13clift10cloff13coffs13coifs10comfy15confs10coofs10craft10croft10cruft10cuffo13cuffs13cuifs10curfs10daffs12daffy15deffo12deify12delfs9delft9diffs12doffs12draff12draft9drift9duffs12edify12faffs14feoff14fiefs11flaff14fluff14fuffs14fuffy17gaffe12gaffs12gliff12glift9goafs9goffs12golfs9goofs9goofy12gowfs12graff12graft9griff12grift9grufe9gruff12guffs12gulfs9gulfy12haafs11haffs14halfa11halfs11haufs11hoofs11houff14houfs11howff17howfs14huffs14huffy17humfs13jaffa18jeffs18jiffs18jiffy21kaifs12keefs12kerfs12khafs15kiefs12knife12koffs15kraft12kulfi12laufs8leafs8leafy11liefs8loafs8loofa8loofs8luffa11luffs11meffs13miffs13miffy16muffs13naffs11naifs8nakfa12neafe8neifs8niefs8niffs11niffy14nuffs11nyaff14pelfs10pluff13pouff13poufs10profs10puffs13puffy16quaff20quiff20raffs11reefs8reefy11reffo11reifs8reify11riffs11rolfs8roofs8roofy11ruffe11ruffs11samfu10scaff13scoff13scuff13scuft10seifs8selfs8serfs8shaft11shift11skiff15skoff15skyfs15sluff11snafu8sniff11snift8snuff11sowff14sowfs11spiff13spifs10staff11stiff11stuff11sulfa8sulfo8surfs8surfy11swift11taffy14teffs11terfe8terfs8theft11thoft11tiffs11toffs11toffy14trefa8triff11tuffe11tuffs11turfs8turfy11unify11waffs14waifs11waift11wakfs15waqfs20wauff14wheft14whiff17whift14wolfs11woofs11woofy14yaffs14yarfa11yoofs11zarfs17ziffs20zurfs17

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have F as the fourth letter?

Our dictionary lists 225 five-letter words with F in the fourth position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth tile turned green as F, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ABAFT is a common five-letter word with F as its fourth letter.

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