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4-Letter Words Ending in F

There are 98 four-letter words ending in F on Word.ws, from alif to ziff. The most common are half, self, golf, roof and jeff.

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All 98 four-letter words ending in F

A

  • alif7n. The first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʔalif).
  • atef7n. The feathered white crown of the Ancient Egyptian deity Osiris.

B

  • baff12v. To hit or strike, especially with something flat or soft.
  • barf9n. Vomit.
  • beef9n. The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.
  • biff12n. A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
  • boff12v. To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
  • boof9interj. The sound of a blow or collision; wham.
  • buff12n. Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
  • bumf11n. Useless papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms...

C

  • caff12n. Synonym of café.
  • calf9n. A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
  • carf9n. Synonym of kerf.
  • chef12n. The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
  • clef9n. A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches...
  • coff12v. To buy, purchase.
  • coif9n. A hairdo.
  • corf9n. A large basket, especially as used for coal.
  • cuff12n. The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.

D

  • daff11n. A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
  • deaf8adj. Unable (or partially able) to hear.
  • delf8n. A charge representing a square sod of turf, traditionally taking the...
  • diff11n. Used to trash-talk an opposing team at the end of a game by pointing...
  • doff11v. To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or...
  • doof8n. A simpleton.
  • dorf8n. A village in a German-speaking area.
  • duff11n. Dough.

E

  • elif7n. A conditional statement in computer code that runs after an "if"...

F

  • faff13n. An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.
  • fief10n. Land held of a superior, particularly on condition of homage, fealty...
  • foof10n. An audible puff of wind.

G

  • gaff11n. A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole...
  • goff11n. Synonym of bump (“sudden movement of underground strata”).
  • golf8n. A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in...
  • goof8n. A mistake or error.
  • graf8n. A German or Austrian count (nobleman).
  • guff11n. Nonsensical talk or thinking.
  • gulf8n. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.

H

  • haaf10n. The open sea, especially as a place to fish.
  • half10n. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be...
  • heaf10n. A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted; a...
  • hoof10n. The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer...
  • huff13n. A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.

J

  • jeff17v. To play or gamble with em quads, throwing them as dice.
  • jiff17n. A jiffy; a moment; a short time.

K

  • kerf11n. The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
  • kiff14adj. Great; excellent.
  • koff14n. A type of two-masted Dutch vessel.

L

  • leaf7n. The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent...
  • lief7adj. Beloved, dear, agreeable.
  • loaf7n. A block of bread after baking.
  • loof7n. The palm of the hand.
  • luff10n. The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the...

M

  • miff12n. A small argument; a quarrel.
  • moff12n. A moth.
  • moof9interj. Used to indicate the lowing or barking sound of a dogcow or similar...
  • muff12n. A piece of fur or cloth, usually open at both ends, used to keep the...

N

  • naff10adj. Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable; tacky.
  • nerf7v. To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.
  • niff10n. A bad smell.

O

P

  • pelf9n. Rubbish, trash; specifically (UK, dialectal) refuse from plants.
  • piff12interj. An exclamation of annoyance or contempt; pish; pshaw.
  • poof9interj. Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as...
  • pouf9n. A headdress for women popular in 18th century France.
  • puff12n. A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.

R

  • raff10n. A disorderly heap; a jumble; a large quantity.
  • reef7n. A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface...
  • reif7n. Robbery.
  • riff10n. A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes...
  • rolf7v. To apply the Rolfing massage technique to.
  • roof7n. The external covering at the top of a building.
  • rouf7n. The number four.
  • ruff10n. A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted...

S

  • saif7n. A type of Arabian sword.
  • seif7n. A sand dune that elongates parallel to the prevailing wind.
  • self7pron. Myself, oneself.
  • serf7n. A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a...
  • surf7n. Waves that break on an ocean shoreline.

T

  • taff10n. A Welshman.
  • teef7n. Thief.
  • teff10n. A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and...
  • tief7v. To steal, to thieve.
  • tiff10n. A (generally small) argument or disagreement; a petty quarrel, a spat.
  • toff10n. An elegantly dressed person.
  • tref7n. A hamlet in Britain in pre-Saxon times.
  • tuff10n. A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted...
  • turf7n. A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.

V

  • viff13v. To change direction by changing the direction of thrust from the...

W

  • waff13v. To bark; to woof.
  • waif10n. Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes...
  • waqf19n. An endowment of land given for religious or charitable purposes.
  • wolf10n. Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
  • woof10n. The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed...
  • wuff13n. A wolf.

Y

  • yiff13interj. Onomatopeia representing the bark of a fox (especially while mating).
  • yoof10n. Youth (young person, young people or the state of being young).

Z

32 rare four-letter words ending in F

Questions about these words

How many four-letter words ending in F are there?
Word.ws lists 98 four-letter words ending in F, plus 32 rare ones.
What are common four-letter words ending in F?
half, self, golf, roof, jeff, wolf, beef and gulf.
Which of the four-letter words ending in F has the highest letter score?
ziff scores 19 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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