5-Letter Words Ending In EF

4 common words and 13 valid guesses end in "EF". The ending is locked — narrow further by starting letter.

4 common words13 valid words

Common Words (4)

Words most likely to be the answer.

chief
grief
thief
brief

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alief
aslef
calef
ganef
gonef
indef
josef
jozef
shaef

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 13 matches.

Most common letters

e13
f13
i6
a5
l3
s3
h3
g3
n3
o3

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 1st position is g, appearing in 3 of 13 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 12 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common openings

  • jo- · 2 words
  • al- · 1 words
  • as- · 1 words
  • br- · 1 words
  • ca- · 1 words

Strategy

Only 4 answers end in "EF" — you're one good guess away.

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