There are 220 words that start with EF in our word list of 382,657 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 10-letter words (34 of them); the spread is 1 of them 2 letters long, 4 of them 3 letters long, 4 of them 4 letters long, 3 of them 5 letters long, and more up to 15 letters. The longest entries are efficaciousness, effranchisement and eflagelliferous. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
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2-letter words (1)
ef
3-letter words (4)
eff efl efs eft
4-letter words (4)
effs efik efph efts
5-letter words (3)
effed effet effie
6-letter words (22)
efecks efface effare effate effect effeir effere effete effigy effing efflux efford efform effort effray effude effume effund effuse effuso efreet eftest
7-letter words (21)
effable effaced effacer effaces effatum effects effeirs effendi effered efferes effings efflate effluve efforce efforts effrays effront effulge effused effuses eftsoon
8-letter words (33)
effacers effacing effected effecter effector effeired effendis efferent effering efferous effetely effetman effetmen efficace efficacy effierce effigial effigies efflower effluent effluvia effluxes efforced efforces effraide effulged effulges effusely effusing effusion effusive efoliose eftsoons
9-letter words (30)
effecters effectful effecting effective effectors effectual efference efferents efficient effigiate efflation effluence effluency effluents effluvial effluvias effluvium effluxion effodient effoliate effortful effossion effractor effrenate effronted effulgent effulging effusions effuviate efractory
10-letter words (34)
effaceable effacement effectible effectless effectress effectuate effectuous effeminacy effeminate effeminise effeminize efferently effervesce effeteness efficacies efficacity efficience efficiency effigiated effigurate effleurage effloresce effluences effluviate effluvious effluviums effluvivia effortless effraction effrontery effulgence effusively efoliolate efoveolate
11-letter words (26)
effascinate effectively effectivity effectually effectuated effectuates effeminated effeminised effeminized effervesced effervesces efficacious efficiently effigiating effigiation efflagitate effloresced effloresces effluviable effodientia efformation efformative effortfully effranchise effulgences effulgently
12-letter words (23)
effectuality effectualize effectuating effectuation effeminately effeminating effemination effeminatize effeminising effeminizing effervescent effervescing effervescive efficiencies effiguration efflorescent efflorescing effluviviums effortlessly effronteries effumability effusiometer effusiveness
13-letter words (9)
effectiveness effectualness effervescence effervescency effervescible efficaciously efflorescence efflorescency effortfulness
14-letter words (7)
effeminateness effeminisation effeminization effervescently effervescingly effluviography effortlessness
15-letter words (3)
efficaciousness effranchisement eflagelliferous
Frequently asked questions
How many words that start with EF are there?
Our word list contains 220 words that start with EF, out of 382,657 entries in total. They run from 2 to 15 letters, and the 10-letter group is the largest with 34 words.
What are the longest words that start with EF?
The longest are efficaciousness (15 letters), effranchisement (15 letters) and eflagelliferous (15 letters).
Which words that start with EF score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are effluviography (32 points), effeminization (31 points) and effeminizing (30 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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