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Words containing EF

Words that have the letters EF in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,905 playable words containing EF in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is BAREFACEDNESSES. The highest-scoring is PRIZEFIGHTINGS, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing EF

EFFECTIVELY25
EFFECTIVENESS25
INEFFICIENCY24
INEFFECTIVE23
EFFICIENCY22
EFFECTIVE21
EFFICIENTLY21
PREFIXING21
DEFICIENCIES20
DEFICIENCY20
PREFIXED20
DEFECTIVE19
HENCEFORTH19
HOPEFULLY19
INEFFICIENT19
PREFERABLY19
PREFIXES19
BEFOREHAND18

Highest-scoring words containing EF

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

PRIZEFIGHTINGS31
PRIZEFIGHTING30
PASQUEFLOWERS30
SUPEREFFICIENCY30
PRIZEFIGHTERS29
PASQUEFLOWER29
SUPEREFFECTIVE29
DEFEMINIZATIONS29
PRIZEFIGHTER28
DEFORMALIZING28
DEFEMINIZATION28
EFFERVESCENCES28

2-letter words containing EF (1)

3-letter words containing EF (5)

EFF9
EFS6
EFT6
KEF9
REF6

4-letter words containing EF (23)

ALEF7
BEEF9
CHEF11
CLEF9
DEFI8
DEFT8
DEFY10
EFFS10
EFTS7
FIEF10
HEFT9
JEFE15
KEEF10
KEFS10
KIEF10
LEFT7
LIEF7
REEF7
REFS7
REFT7
TEFF10
TREF7
WEFT10

5-letter words containing EF (39)

ALEFS8
BEEFS10
BEEFY12
BEFIT10
BEFOG11
BRIEF10
CHEFS12
CHIEF12
CLEFS10
CLEFT10
DEFAT9
DEFER9
DEFIS9
DEFOG10
FIEFS11
GANEF9
GONEF9
GRIEF9
HEFTS10
HEFTY12
JEFES16
KEEFS11
KEFIR11
KIEFS11
LEFTS8
LEFTY10
REEFS8
REEFY10
REFED9
REFEL8
REFER8
REFIT8
REFIX14
REFLY10
REFRY10
TEFFS11
THEFT10
THIEF10
WEFTS11

6-letter words containing EF (103)

BEEFED12
BEFALL11
BEFELL11
BEFITS11
BEFOGS12
BEFORE11
BEFOUL12
BELIEF11
BEREFT11
BRIEFS11
CHIEFS13
CLEFTS11
DEFACE12
DEFAME12
DEFEAT10
DEFECT12
DEFEND11
DEFERS10
DEFIED11
DEFIES10
DEFILE10
DEFINE10
DEFORM12
DEFRAY12
DEFTER10
DEFTLY12
DEFUSE11
EFFACE14
EFFECT14
EFFETE12
EFFIGY15
EFFORT12
EYEFUL12
GRIEFS10
HEFTED12
LEFTER9
LIEFER9
PREFAB13
PREFER11
PREFIX17
RAREFY11
REEFED10
REFERS9
REFFED13
REFILE9
REFILL9
REFINE9
REFITS9
REFLEX15
REFORM11
REFUEL10
REFUGE11
REFUND11
REFUSE10
REFUTE10
RELIEF9
RUEFUL11
THEFTS11
USEFUL11
WOEFUL13

The 60 most common shown, 43 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing EF (192)

BEEFIER12
BEEFING13
BEFALLS12
BELIEFS12
BENEFIT12
BRIEFED13
BRIEFER12
BRIEFLY14
CAREFUL13
CHIEFER14
CHIEFLY16
DEBRIEF13
DEFACED14
DEFACES13
DEFAMED14
DEFAMES13
DEFAULT12
DEFEATS11
DEFECTS13
DEFENCE13
DEFENDS12
DEFENSE11
DEFIANT11
DEFICIT13
DEFILED12
DEFINED12
DEFINES11
DEFLECT13
DEFORMS13
DEFRAUD13
DEFUNCT14
DEFYING14
DOLEFUL12
EFFECTS15
EFFORTS13
FATEFUL14
FIREFLY15
HATEFUL13
HEFTIER12
HOPEFUL15
LIQUEFY21
PREFABS14
PREFACE14
PREFECT14
PREFERS12
REFINED11
REFINES10
REFLECT12
REFORMS12
REFRAIN10
REFRESH12
REFUGEE12
REFUGES12
REFUNDS12
REFUSAL11
REFUSED12
REFUSES11
REFUTED12
STUPEFY15
TUNEFUL12

The 60 most common shown, 132 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing EF (304)

ARTEFACT13
BAREFOOT13
BEEFIEST13
BEFALLEN13
BEFITTED14
BEFRIEND14
BENEFITS13
BRIEFEST13
BRIEFING14
CAREFREE13
CHIEFEST15
DEBRIEFS14
DEFACING15
DEFAMING15
DEFAULTS13
DEFEATED13
DEFECATE14
DEFECTED15
DEFENCES14
DEFENDED14
DEFENDER13
DEFENSED13
DEFERRED13
DEFIANCE14
DEFICITS14
DEFINING13
DEFINITE12
DEFLECTS14
DEFORMED15
DEFRAUDS14
EFFECTED17
EFFIGIES15
EFFUSIVE19
FORCEFUL17
GRACEFUL15
GRATEFUL13
HOPEFULS16
KERCHIEF18
MISCHIEF17
PEACEFUL16
PREFACED16
PREFACES15
PREFIXED20
PREFIXES19
REDEFINE12
REFERRED12
REFINING12
REFLECTS13
REFLEXES17
REFORMAT13
REFORMED14
REFUNDED14
REFUSING13
SHAMEFUL16
SPITEFUL14
TYPEFACE17
USEFULLY15
VENGEFUL17
WASTEFUL15
WAVEFORM20

The 60 most common shown, 244 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing EF (312)

ARTEFACTS14
BEFALLING15
BEFITTING15
BEFRIENDS15
BENEFITED15
BRIEFCASE16
CAREFULLY17
CHIEFTAIN16
DEBRIEFED16
DEFAULTED15
DEFEATING14
DEFECATED16
DEFECATES15
DEFECTING16
DEFECTIVE19
DEFENDANT14
DEFENDERS14
DEFENDING15
DEFENSIVE17
DEFERENCE15
DEFIANTLY15
DEFICIENT15
DEFINABLE15
DEFLECTED16
DEFORMING16
DEFORMITY17
DEFRAUDED16
DISBELIEF15
DOLEFULLY16
EFFECTING18
EFFECTIVE21
EFFECTUAL18
EFFICIENT17
FIREFLIES15
FOREFRONT15
HATEFULLY17
HOPEFULLY19
KERCHIEFS19
LIQUEFIED22
LIQUEFIES21
MINEFIELD15
PREFABBED19
PREFACING17
PREFERRED15
PREFIXING21
REDEFINED14
REDEFINES13
REFERENCE14
REFERRING13
REFLECTED15
REFLEXIVE22
REFORMING15
REFRESHED15
REFRESHES14
REFUNDING15
REFURBISH17
STUPEFIED16
STUPEFIES15
THEREFORE14
UNDEFINED15

The 60 most common shown, 252 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing EF (285)

BEFOREHAND18
BEFRIENDED17
BENEFACTOR17
BENEFICIAL17
BENEFITING16
BRIEFCASES17
CAREFULLER16
CHIEFTAINS17
DEBRIEFING17
DEFAMATION16
DEFAMATORY18
DEFAULTING16
DEFECATING17
DEFECTIVES20
DEFENSIBLE16
DEFICIENCY20
DEFINITELY16
DEFINITION14
DEFINITIVE18
DEFLECTING17
DEFLECTION16
DEFRAUDING17
EFFEMINATE18
EFFICIENCY22
EFFORTLESS16
EFFUSIVELY23
FORCEFULLY21
FOREFATHER18
FOREFINGER17
FOREFRONTS16
GRACEFULLY19
GRAPEFRUIT17
GRATEFULLY17
HENCEFORTH19
INDEFINITE14
LIQUEFYING25
PEACEFULLY20
PREDEFINED17
PREFABBING20
PREFERABLE17
PREFERABLY19
PREFERENCE17
PREFERRING16
PURPOSEFUL19
REDEFINING15
REFERENCED16
REFERENCES15
REFERENDUM17
REFLECTING16
REFLECTION15
REFLECTIVE19
REFLEXIVES23
REFRESHING16
REMORSEFUL16
REVENGEFUL19
SHAMEFULLY20
STUPEFYING19
TASTEFULLY16
USEFULNESS15
WASTEFULLY19

The 60 most common shown, 225 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing EF (219)

AFTEREFFECT22
BATTLEFIELD17
BEFRIENDING18
BENEFACTION18
BENEFACTORS18
BENEFICENCE20
BENEFICIARY20
CAREFULLEST17
CAREFULNESS17
COEFFICIENT21
DEFENSELESS15
DEFENSIVELY21
DEFERENTIAL15
DEFINITIONS15
DEFLECTIONS17
DEFORMITIES17
DISGRACEFUL19
DISTASTEFUL16
EFFECTIVELY25
EFFECTUALLY22
EFFECTUATED21
EFFECTUATES20
EFFERVESCED24
EFFERVESCES23
EFFICACIOUS22
EFFICIENTLY21
FIREFIGHTER20
FOREFATHERS19
FOREFINGERS18
GRAPEFRUITS18
HOPEFULNESS19
INDEFINABLE17
INDEFINABLY19
INEFFECTIVE23
INEFFECTUAL20
INEFFICIENT19
IRREFUTABLE17
NECKERCHIEF23
PREFECTURES19
PREFERENCES18
PREFIGURING19
PRIZEFIGHTS27
REFERENCING17
REFERENDUMS18
REFINEMENTS16
REFLECTIONS16
REFLEXIVELY26
REFORMATION16
REFORMATTED17
REFRESHMENT18
REFRIGERATE15
REFURBISHED20
REFURBISHES19
RESOURCEFUL18
SPACEFLIGHT21
SPITEFULLER17
THENCEFORTH20
THIMBLEFULS21
WAKEFULNESS21
WHITEFISHES21

The 60 most common shown, 159 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing EF (173)

AFTEREFFECTS23
BATTLEFIELDS18
BENEFACTIONS19
BENEFACTRESS19
BENEFICENTLY21
BENEFICIALLY21
COEFFICIENTS22
CUTTLEFISHES20
DEFICIENCIES20
DEFINITENESS16
DEFINITIVELY22
DEFORMATIONS18
EFFECTUATING22
EFFERVESCENT24
EFFERVESCING25
EFFICIENCIES22
EFFORTLESSLY20
EFFUSIVENESS23
FIREFIGHTERS21
FORCEFULNESS21
GRACEFULNESS19
GRATEFULNESS17
HANDKERCHIEF25
HENCEFORWARD23
INDEFENSIBLE18
INDEFENSIBLY20
INDEFINITELY18
INEFFICIENCY24
LIQUEFACTION26
NECKERCHIEFS24
PASQUEFLOWER29
PEACEFULNESS20
PREFABRICATE21
PREFERENTIAL17
PRIZEFIGHTER28
PURPOSEFULLY23
PUTREFACTION20
REDEFINITION16
REFASHIONING18
REFORMATIONS17
REFORMATTING18
REFORMULATED19
REFORMULATES18
REFRACTORIES17
REFRESHINGLY20
REFRESHMENTS19
REFRIGERANTS16
REFRIGERATED17
REFRIGERATES16
REFRIGERATOR16
REFURBISHING21
REFURNISHING19
REMORSEFULLY20
SHAMEFULNESS20
SPACEFLIGHTS22
SPITEFULLEST18
SPITEFULNESS18
STUPEFACTION20
UNGRATEFULLY20
WASTEFULNESS19

The 60 most common shown, 113 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,905 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.1%) are containing EF. Most of them, 312, have 9 letters. 127 start with EF, 33 end with it and 1,746 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing EF?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,905 words containing EF, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing EF?

PRIZEFIGHTINGS, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PRIZEFIGHTING (30), PASQUEFLOWERS (30) and SUPEREFFICIENCY (30).

What are the most common words containing EF?

EFFECTIVELY, EFFECTIVENESS, INEFFICIENCY, INEFFECTIVE, EFFICIENCY and EFFECTIVE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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