5 Letter Words Ending in F

Common five-letter words that end in F

The 41 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• stuff 11/12 the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
• chief 13/13 a person who is in charge
• proof 10/11 any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
• staff 11/11 personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
• thief 11/10 a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
• cliff 13/15 a steep high face of rock
• brief 10/11 of short duration or distance
• grief 9/10 intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
• stiff 11/11 not moving or operating freely
• shelf 11/11 a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
• bluff 13/16 a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
• scarf 10/11 a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
• sniff 11/12 perceive by inhaling through the nose
• dwarf 12/12 a person who is markedly small
• griff 12/13
• whiff 17/16 a short light gust of air
• decaf 11/12 coffee with the caffeine removed
• snuff 11/13 the charred portion of a candlewick
• fluff 14/16 any light downy material
• wharf 14/13 a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles
• skiff 15/15 any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
• aloof 8/9 remote in manner
• motif 10/11 a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
• gruff 12/14 brusque and surly and forbidding
• scuff 13/15 walk without lifting the feet
• scoff 13/14 laugh at with contempt and derision
• spoof 10/11 a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
• chaff 16/16 be silly or tease one another
• pilaf 10/12 rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
• spiff 13/14 attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
• quaff 20/21 a hearty draft
• quiff 20/21 a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
• sheaf 11/10 a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
• whoof 14/13
• chuff 16/17 blow hard and loudly
• calif 10/12 the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
• ganef 9/11 (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)
• gonif 9/11 (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)
• pouff 13/15
• scurf 10/12 (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
• serif 8/8 a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character

All 53 five-letter words that end in F

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