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5 Letter Words With F as the Third Letter
Looking for five-letter words with F as the third letter? There are 127 of them. Start with the familiar ones: offer, fifth, awful, refer. Those 21 common words are also the only possible answers in our daily 5-letter puzzle.
Tip: test the vowels first, starting with I. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: refit.
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Common 5-letter words with F as the third letter (21)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- offer
- fifth
- awful
- refer
- fifty
- unfit
- hefty
- lofty
- lefty
- nifty
- infer
- puffy
- wafer
- mufti
- taffy
- daffy
- refit
- gaffe
- jiffy
- affix
- offal
The letter before the F is most often I (26 words), and the one after it F (45 words). On average a word here has 1.5 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is I (in 47 words). 60% repeat a letter, like offer. The most common first letter is R (15 words).
All 5-letter words with F as the third letter (127)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
affix alfas awful baffs baffy befit befog biffs biffy bifid boffo boffs buffi buffo buffs buffy cafes caffs coffs cuffs daffs daffy defat defer defis defog doffs duffs effed elfin faffs fifed fifer fifes fifth fifty fufus gaffe gaffs gifts gofer guffs hafis hafiz hafts hefts hefty huffs huffy infer infin infix infos infra jefes jiffs jiffy kefir kofta lefts lefty lifer lifts lofts lofty luffa luffs mafia mafic miffs miffy muffs mufti niffy nifty offal offed offer puffs puffy raffs rafts refed refel refer refit refix refly refry rifer riffs rifle rifts ruffe ruffs safer safes sifts sofar sofas softa softs softy taffy tafia teffs tiffs toffs toffy tofts tofus tufas tuffs tufts tufty unfed unfit unfix wafer waffs wafts wefts wifed wifes wifty woful yaffs
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have F as the third letter?
Our dictionary has 127, which is 1.4% of all five-letter words. 21 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try refit. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 60% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.
Which letters most often sit next to the F?
The letter before the F is most often I (26 words), and the one after it F (45 words).