5 Letter Words Ending With F

There are 71 five-letter words ending with F in our word list, 0.6% of all five-letter words. Nearly half of these words end in a double F: STAFF, CLIFF, STUFF, BLUFF. The rest mostly end in -OF, -IF, -EF or -RF, as in PROOF, MOTIF, BRIEF and SCARF.

Quick facts

Most common endings:: -FF (32), -IF (9), -OF (9), -RF (7)
Most common other letters:: i, a, s, o, r
Words with a repeated letter:: 41 (58%)

Common 5 letter words ending with F

The 26 everyday words from the full list below. Start here if you’re solving a daily puzzle, since those answers are usually familiar words. Not sure what one means? Look it up in the Online Dictionary.

aloof
bluff
brief
chaff
chief
cliff
dwarf
fluff
grief
gruff
motif
proof
scarf
scoff
scuff
sheaf
shelf
sniff
snuff
spoof
staff
stiff
stuff
thief
wharf
whiff

All 5 letter words ending with F

Grouped by the first letter. The list includes plurals and less common words, so check a game’s own rules before playing an unfamiliar one.

A___F (1 word)

aloof

B___F (3 words)

blaff
bluff
brief

C___F (7 words)

calif
chaff
chief
choof
chuff
cliff
cloff

D___F (4 words)

daraf
decaf
draff
dwarf

F___F (2 words)

feoff
fluff

G___F (11 words)

ganef
ganof
gliff
gonef
gonif
gonof
grief
griff
groof
grouf
gruff

H___F (1 word)

howff

K___F (3 words)

kalif
kenaf
kloof

M___F (2 words)

metif
motif

N___F (1 word)

nyaff

P___F (5 words)

pilaf
pluff
pouff
preif
proof

Q___F (3 words)

quaff
quiff
quoif

S___F (22 words)

scaff
scarf
scoff
scuff
scurf
serif
sheaf
shelf
skelf
skiff
sluff
smurf
snarf
sniff
snuff
sowff
spiff
spoof
staff
stiff
stuff
swarf

T___F (3 words)

thief
treif
triff

W___F (3 words)

wharf
whiff
whoof