What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending with F?

QUAFF scores 20 points, the highest of the 80 valid 5-letter words ending with F in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 5-letter words ending with F are there in Scrabble?

There are 80 valid 5-letter words ending with F in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter F worth in Scrabble?

F is worth 4 points on a standard Scrabble tile.

5 Letter Words Ending with F

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

There are 80 valid 5-letter words ending with F in the SOWPODS dictionary. F is a mid-to-high value tile worth 4 points, and the highest-scoring option here is QUAFF at 20 points. That's below average for 5-letter words ending with a letter — most letters in this slot manage around 542.

Why F at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

F's 4 points are a reasonable chunk of a 5-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.

Because F lands last, 5-letter words ending with F are naturally suited to hooking: adding F onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: QUAFF is worth 20 points — F's 4 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: BLUFF (13 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 80 valid 5-letter words ending with F exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~542 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

QUAFF works as a hook too: if QUAF is already on the board, adding the final F to reach QUAFF lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.