Word.ws English Dictionary

Words Ending in EF

There are 37 words ending in EF on Word.ws, from 2 to 12 letters. The most common length is 4 letters (10 words). The words used most often are chief, relief, brief, belief and beef.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

2-letter words ending in EF

  • ef5n. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

3-letter words ending in EF

  • def7adj. Excellent; very good.
  • eef6v. To make a vocal rhythm in which some sounds are made by inhaling.
  • nef6n. An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and...
  • ref6v. To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
  • zef15n. A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower...

4-letter words ending in EF

  • atef7n. The feathered white crown of the Ancient Egyptian deity Osiris.
  • beef9n. The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.
  • chef12n. The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
  • clef9n. A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches...
  • fief10n. Land held of a superior, particularly on condition of homage, fealty...
  • lief7adj. Beloved, dear, agreeable.
  • reef7n. A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface...
  • teef7n. Thief.
  • tief7v. To steal, to thieve.
  • tref7n. A hamlet in Britain in pre-Saxon times.

5-letter words ending in EF

  • alief8n. A primitive, subconscious belieflike attitude which may contradict...
  • brief10adj. Of short duration; happening quickly.
  • chief13n. The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other...
  • grief9n. Suffering, hardship.
  • ifdef12n. A construct in source code that allows another part of the code to run...
  • thief11n. One who carries out a theft.

6-letter words ending in EF

  • belief11n. Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
  • relief9n. The removal of stress or discomfort.

7-letter words ending in EF

  • cantref12n. A mediaeval land division in Wales.
  • debrief13v. To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain...
  • shareef13adj. Meek, gentle, gentlemanly, upstanding, innocent.
  • typedef16n. A statement that declares a name for a data type.

8-letter words ending in EF

  • crossref13n. Cross-reference.
  • kerchief20n. A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
  • mischief18n. Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
  • unbelief13n. An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief.

9-letter words ending in EF

  • disbelief15n. An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that...
  • misbelief16n. An erroneous belief.
  • nonbelief14n. Failure to believe; lack of belief.

11-letter words ending in EF

  • neckerchief25n. A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.

12-letter words ending in EF

  • handkerchief28n. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried...
65 rare words ending in EF

Questions about these words

How many words ending in EF are there?
Word.ws lists 37 words ending in EF, plus 65 rare ones.
What are common words ending in EF?
chief, relief, brief, belief, beef, chef, grief and ref.
Which of the words ending in EF has the highest letter score?
handkerchief scores 28 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Source and license

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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