Words With F

1,462 English words contain the letter F somewhere inside them, ranging from 2 to 15 letters. Browse them grouped by length.

Key facts about this word list

Words in this list
1,462
Word lengths
2–15 letters
Most common length
7 letters (231)
Shortest
ef, fa, fe
Longest
transformations
Share of the dictionary
9%

7-letter words are the largest group here — 231 words, 16% of the list.

The longest entry is “transformations” (15 letters); the shortest are “ef”, “fa”, “fe”.

The most frequently used are “of”, “for”, “from”, “if”, “free”.

F appears somewhere in 9% of our dictionary — anywhere in the word, not only at the start or end.

This list is built from this site’s own word list of about 16,750 words drawn from common written English. It includes some names and abbreviations that most word games reject, and it leaves out rare and technical words, so check anything you plan to play against the rules of your game. More about the word list.

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2-letter words (5)

  • ef
  • fa
  • fe
  • if
  • of

3-letter words (7 of 34)

  • aft
  • def
  • eff
  • elf
  • fab
  • fan
  • far

4-letter words (25 of 124)

  • afro
  • alfa
  • beef
  • buff
  • cafe
  • calf
  • chef
  • conf
  • cuff
  • deaf
  • diff
  • duff
  • face
  • fact
  • fade
  • fail
  • fair
  • fake
  • fall
  • fame
  • fans
  • fare
  • farm
  • fast
  • fate

5-letter words (36 of 174)

  • after
  • awful
  • banff
  • bluff
  • brief
  • buffy
  • cafes
  • chefs
  • chief
  • cliff
  • craft
  • draft
  • drift
  • dwarf
  • fable
  • faced
  • faces
  • facts
  • faded
  • fails
  • faint
  • faire
  • fairs
  • fairy
  • faith
  • fakes
  • falls
  • false
  • fancy
  • fares
  • farms
  • fatal
  • fatty
  • fault
  • fauna
  • favor

6-letter words (40 of 194)

  • affair
  • affect
  • affirm
  • afford
  • afghan
  • afraid
  • africa
  • alfred
  • before
  • behalf
  • belief
  • briefs
  • buffer
  • buffet
  • chiefs
  • cliffs
  • coffee
  • coffin
  • crafts
  • defeat
  • defect
  • defend
  • define
  • differ
  • drafts
  • effect
  • effort
  • fabric
  • facial
  • facing
  • factor
  • fading
  • failed
  • fairly
  • falcon
  • fallen
  • family
  • famous
  • farmer
  • faster

7-letter words (47 of 231)

  • affairs
  • affects
  • african
  • airfare
  • bedford
  • belfast
  • beliefs
  • benefit
  • briefly
  • buffalo
  • buffers
  • careful
  • certify
  • clarify
  • comfort
  • confess
  • confirm
  • conform
  • crafted
  • default
  • defects
  • defence
  • defense
  • deficit
  • defined
  • defines
  • differs
  • diffuse
  • drafted
  • effects
  • efforts
  • enfield
  • enforce
  • fabrics
  • facials
  • faction
  • factors
  • factory
  • factual
  • faculty
  • failing
  • failure
  • fainter
  • fairies
  • falcons
  • falling
  • fantasy

8-letter words (43 of 209)

  • affected
  • affinity
  • affirmed
  • afforded
  • aircraft
  • airfares
  • barefoot
  • benefits
  • bradford
  • briefing
  • caffeine
  • cheerful
  • classify
  • clifford
  • colorful
  • confined
  • confirms
  • conflict
  • confront
  • confused
  • defaults
  • defeated
  • defended
  • defender
  • defenses
  • deferred
  • deficits
  • defining
  • definite
  • drafting
  • effected
  • efficacy
  • effluent
  • enforced
  • fabulous
  • facility
  • failures
  • fairness
  • faithful
  • falkland
  • familiar
  • families
  • farewell

9-letter words (36 of 177)

  • affecting
  • affection
  • affidavit
  • affiliate
  • aftermath
  • afternoon
  • amplified
  • amplifier
  • artifacts
  • beautiful
  • benefited
  • bookshelf
  • boyfriend
  • breakfast
  • briefcase
  • briefings
  • butterfly
  • cafeteria
  • carefully
  • certified
  • clarified
  • comforter
  • conferred
  • confident
  • configure
  • confirmed
  • conflicts
  • confusing
  • confusion
  • craftsman
  • defective
  • defendant
  • defenders
  • defending
  • defensive
  • deficient

10-letter words (25 of 120)

  • affiliated
  • affiliates
  • affordable
  • afterwards
  • amplifiers
  • artificial
  • beneficial
  • breakfasts
  • california
  • classified
  • conference
  • confession
  • confidence
  • configured
  • confirming
  • conforming
  • conformity
  • confronted
  • defendants
  • deficiency
  • definitely
  • definition
  • definitive
  • delightful
  • difference

11-letter words (19 of 93)

  • affiliation
  • affirmative
  • afghanistan
  • aftermarket
  • bakersfield
  • battlefield
  • beautifully
  • beneficiary
  • butterflies
  • certificate
  • coefficient
  • comfortable
  • comfortably
  • confederate
  • conferences
  • confessions
  • configuring
  • confinement
  • conflicting

12-letter words (11 of 52)

  • affiliations
  • bedfordshire
  • certificates
  • chesterfield
  • coefficients
  • conferencing
  • confidential
  • configurable
  • confirmation
  • deficiencies
  • differential

13-letter words (7 of 32)

  • amplification
  • beneficiaries
  • breastfeeding
  • certification
  • clarification
  • configuration
  • confrontation

14-letter words (6 of 11)

  • aforementioned
  • certifications
  • classification
  • configurations
  • differentiated
  • identification

15-letter words (6)

  • classifications
  • confidentiality
  • differentiation
  • professionalism
  • straightforward
  • transformations

Showing 313 of 1,462 words — 1,149 more available.

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Frequently asked questions

How many words contain the letter F?

1,462 words — about 9% of our dictionary — contain F in any position.

What is the shortest word with F in it?

“ef”, “fa”, “fe” — 2 letters. The longest here is “transformations”.

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