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9-letter words with F as the 5th letter

A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when F is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: aerifying, aerofoils, aloofness.

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369 words

Word	Length	Syllables
aerifying	9	3
aerofoils	9	3
aloofness	9	3
antefixae	9	3
antefixes	9	4
antifraud	9	3
archfiend	9	2
argufiers	9	3
argufying	9	3
artefacts	9	3
artifacts	9	3
artificer	9	4
artifices	9	4
backfield	9	2
backfills	9	2
backfired	9	3
backfires	9	3
backflows	9	2
balefires	9	4
balefully	9	4
banefully	9	4
barefaced	9	4
bashfully	9	3
basifiers	9	3
basifying	9	3
beneficed	9	4
benefices	9	4
benefited	9	4
benefiter	9	4
billfolds	9	2
birdfarms	9	2
blowflies	9	2
bluffness	9	2
boldfaced	9	3
boldfaces	9	3
bonifaces	9	4
bouffants	9	2
briefcase	9	2
briefings	9	2
briefless	9	2
briefness	9	2
bullfight	9	2
bullfinch	9	2
bullfrogs	9	2
bushfires	9	3
califates	9	4
campfires	9	3
carefully	9	4
casefying	9	3
chaffered	9	3
chafferer	9	3
chaffiest	9	2
chaffinch	9	2
chamfered	9	3
chamfrons	9	2
chanfrons	9	2
chauffers	9	2
chauffeur	9	2
chiefdoms	9	2
chiefship	9	2
chieftain	9	2
chuffiest	9	2
citifying	9	3
cliffiest	9	2
coalfield	9	2
cockfight	9	2
codifiers	9	3
codifying	9	3
coeffects	9	2
coiffeurs	9	2
coiffeuse	9	2
coiffured	9	3
coiffures	9	3
coliforms	9	3
cornfield	9	2
crowfoots	9	2
cuniforms	9	3
deadfalls	9	2
deerflies	9	2
direfully	9	4
disaffect	9	3
disaffirm	9	3
dolefully	9	4
doomfully	9	3
downfalls	9	2
downfield	9	2
draffiest	9	2
drumfires	9	3
dumbfound	9	2
dutifully	9	4
dwarfisms	9	2
dwarflike	9	2
dwarfness	9	2
easefully	9	4
etouffees	9	3
evenfalls	9	3
fatefully	9	4
fearfully	9	3
feetfirst	9	2
feoffment	9	2
firefangs	9	3
firefight	9	3
fireflies	9	3
fistfight	9	2
flatfoots	9	2
flimflams	9	2
fluffiest	9	2
footfalls	9	2
footfault	9	2
forefaces	9	4
forefeels	9	3
forefends	9	3
forefront	9	3
fretfully	9	3
froufrous	9	2
fullfaces	9	3
gainfully	9	3
gallflies	9	2
gasifiers	9	3
gasifying	9	3
gatefolds	9	3
gauffered	9	3
genuflect	9	3
giraffish	9	3
gleefully	9	3
glowflies	9	2
goldfield	9	2
goldfinch	9	2
gruffiest	9	2
gruffness	9	2
handfasts	9	2
hangfires	9	3
harmfully	9	3
hatefully	9	4
hausfraus	9	2
headfirst	9	2
heedfully	9	3
hellfires	9	3
helpfully	9	3
highflier	9	2
highflyer	9	2
hoarfrost	9	2
holdfasts	9	2
hopefully	9	4
hurtfully	9	3
ignifying	9	3
ineffable	9	3
ineffably	9	4
iodoforms	9	3
jackfruit	9	2
kalifates	9	4
kiwifruit	9	3
lakefront	9	3
landfalls	9	2
landfills	9	2
landforms	9	2
leapfrogs	9	2
locofocos	9	4
luciferin	9	4
lustfully	9	3
lutefisks	9	3
mainframe	9	2
makefasts	9	3
manifesto	9	4
manifests	9	3
manifolds	9	3
megafauna	9	4
mindfully	9	3
minefield	9	3
minifying	9	3
modifiers	9	3
modifying	9	3
monofuels	9	3
moonfaced	9	3
moorfowls	9	2
moufflons	9	2
mycoflora	9	4
nailfolds	9	2
needfully	9	3
nidifying	9	3
notifiers	9	3
notifying	9	3
ossifiers	9	3
ossifrage	9	3
ossifying	9	3
overfavor	9	4
overfears	9	3
overfeeds	9	3
overfills	9	3
overflies	9	3
overflown	9	3
overflows	9	3
overfocus	9	4
overfunds	9	3
overfussy	9	4
pacifiers	9	3
pacifisms	9	3
pacifists	9	3
pacifying	9	3
painfully	9	3
palefaces	9	4
paraffins	9	3
paraforms	9	3
picofarad	9	4
piedforts	9	2
pinafored	9	4
pinafores	9	4
pisiforms	9	3
pitifully	9	4
planforms	9	2
platforms	9	2
playfield	9	2
playfully	9	3
portfolio	9	3
postfaces	9	3
postfault	9	2
postfixed	9	3
postfixes	9	3
postforms	9	2
praefects	9	2
pratfalls	9	2
proffered	9	3
proofread	9	2
proofroom	9	2
purifiers	9	3
purifying	9	3
rainfalls	9	2
ramifying	9	3
rarefiers	9	3
rarefying	9	3
rarifying	9	3
ratifiers	9	3
ratifying	9	3
reaffirms	9	2
reaffixed	9	3
reaffixes	9	3
rebuffing	9	3
redefeats	9	3
redefects	9	3
redefined	9	4
redefines	9	4
redefying	9	3
reenforce	9	2
reinfects	9	2
reinflate	9	2
reinforce	9	2
reinforms	9	2
reinfused	9	3
reinfuses	9	3
reoffered	9	3
resifting	9	3
restfully	9	3
rockfalls	9	2
ruthfully	9	3
sainfoins	9	2
salifying	9	3
sandflies	9	2
sangfroid	9	2
saxifrage	9	3
scaffolds	9	2
scarfpins	9	2
scarfskin	9	2
sclaffers	9	2
sclaffing	9	2
scofflaws	9	2
scrofulas	9	3
scruffier	9	2
scruffily	9	3
scufflers	9	2
scuffling	9	2
scurfiest	9	2
semifinal	9	4
semifluid	9	3
sgraffiti	9	3
sgraffito	9	3
shadflies	9	2
sheaflike	9	2
shelffuls	9	2
shelflike	9	2
shooflies	9	2
shroffing	9	2
shufflers	9	2
shuffling	9	2
skiffling	9	2
skinflint	9	2
slipforms	9	2
slugfests	9	2
snaffling	9	2
sniffiest	9	2
snifflers	9	2
sniffling	9	2
snowfalls	9	2
snowfield	9	2
snowflake	9	2
snuffiest	9	2
snufflers	9	2
snufflier	9	2
snuffling	9	2
songfests	9	2
songfully	9	3
souffleed	9	2
soulfully	9	3
spiffiest	9	2
spitfires	9	3
squiffier	9	2
starfruit	9	2
stiffened	9	3
stiffener	9	3
stiffness	9	2
stuffiest	9	2
stuffings	9	2
stuffless	9	2
tactfully	9	3
talkfests	9	2
tariffing	9	3
tearfully	9	3
telefilms	9	3
tepefying	9	3
thriftier	9	2
thriftily	9	3
toilfully	9	3
tubifexes	9	4
tubificid	9	4
tumefying	9	3
tunefully	9	4
typefaces	9	4
typifiers	9	3
typifying	9	3
uglifiers	9	3
uglifying	9	3
unciforms	9	3
uncoffins	9	3
uncuffing	9	3
undefiled	9	4
undefined	9	4
unmuffled	9	3
unmuffles	9	3
unrefined	9	4
unruffled	9	3
uplifters	9	3
uplifting	9	3
upwafting	9	3
verifiers	9	3
verifying	9	3
vilifiers	9	3
vilifying	9	3
viniferas	9	4
vinifying	9	3
vivifiers	9	3
vivifying	9	3
wailfully	9	3
wakefully	9	4
waveforms	9	3
wharfages	9	3
wheyfaces	9	3
whifflers	9	2
whiffling	9	2
wildfires	9	3
wildfowls	9	2
willfully	9	3
windfalls	9	2
windflaws	9	2
wishfully	9	3
wistfully	9	3
woolfells	9	2
workfares	9	3
workfolks	9	2
workforce	9	2
zestfully	9	3

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed F in the 5th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping F locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.