Scrabble Words with F but no U
There are 13,522 valid Scrabble words that contain the letter F but not a single U, ranging up to 15 letters. They're grouped by length below, longest first. Every word is valid in the NWL (NASPA Word List), the official North American Scrabble tournament dictionary.
15-letter words
245 words- affectabilities25
- affordabilities24
- ammonifications24
- antifashionable23
- antiferromagnet21
- antishoplifting24
- ariboflavinoses23
- ariboflavinosis23
- artificialities20
- barefacednesses23
cholecalciferol27
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
- classifications22
- codifiabilities23
- colorfastnesses20
comfortableness24
a feeling of being at ease in a relationship
- commodification27
- confectionaries22
- confectioneries22
- confessionalism22
- confessionalist20
confidentiality24
discretion in keeping secret information
- confidingnesses22
- confirmednesses23
- confraternities20
confrontational20
of or relating to confrontation
- crestfallenness20
- deacidification24
- decaffeinations24
decalcification25
loss of calcium from bones or teeth
- decertification23
dedifferentiate23
lose specialization in form or function
- defamiliarising22
- defamiliarizing31
- defeasibilities21
- defeminizations30
defencelessness21
the property of being helpless in the face of attack
- defenestrations19
defenselessness19
the property of being helpless in the face of attack
- defensibilities21
- defensivenesses22
- defibrillations21
- defragmentation22
- demystification26
- denazifications30
- denitrification21
desertification21
the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land
- detoxifications28
- devitrification24
- differentiating23
differentiation22
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
- differentiators22
- differentnesses22
- diffractometers26
- diffractometric28
- dinoflagellates20
- disaffiliations22
- disconfirmation23
- disconformities23
disenfranchised25
deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
- disenfranchises24
+ 185 more 15-letter words
14-letter words
399 words- abortifacients21
- acetifications21
- acidifications22
- affectednesses23
affectionately25
with affection
- affectlessness22
- affenpinschers27
- afforestations20
aforementioned20
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
- agroforestries18
ammonification23
impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia
- amplifications23
- antidefamation20
- antiforeigners18
- antiformalisms21
- antiformalists19
- antireflection19
- antireflective22
- antiscientific21
- artificialness19
- beatifications21
- benefactresses21
- beneficialness21
- beneficiations21
- bioinformatics23
- birefringences22
- blanketflowers26
- breastfeedings21
- calcifications23
- caprifications23
- carefreenesses19
- certifications21
- chieftainesses22
- chieftainships27
- chlorpyrifoses27
- ciprofloxacins30
- clarifications21
classification21
a group of people or things arranged by class or category
classificatory24
relating to or involving classification:
- coalifications21
- confederalisms22
- confederations20
- confessionally22
confidentially23
in a confidential manner
- confirmability26
- confirmational21
- conflagrations20
- conformational21
- confrontations19
- cornifications21
- cotransferring20
- craftsmanships26
- cycloparaffins29
- dandifications21
- decaffeinating24
- decaffeination23
- deconflictions22
- defamiliarised21
- defamiliarises20
- defamiliarized30
+ 339 more 14-letter words
13-letter words
600 wordsabortifacient20
a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
- acetification20
acidification21
the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
- affectability26
- affectionally24
- affectionless21
- affectivities24
affenpinscher26
European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle
affirmatively27
in an affirmative manner
- affordability25
afforestation19
the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
- affranchising25
- agroforesters17
- aircraftwoman23
- aircraftwomen23
- airfreighting21
amplification22
(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
- antiaircrafts18
- antifeminisms20
- antifeminists18
antifertility19
capable of preventing conception or impregnation
- antiforeigner17
- antiformalism20
- antiformalist18
artificiality21
the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally
- barefacedness21
- basifications20
beatification20
(Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
- bellyflopping26
- beneficiaries20
- beneficiating21
beneficiation20
crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
- bioflavonoids22
- bioinformatic22
- biorefineries18
- bioscientific22
birefringence21
splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly
- blanketflower25
- breastfeeders19
- breastfeeding20
- broccoflowers25
calcification22
a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
- calefactories20
- calorifically23
- caprification22
- carryforwards25
- certificating21
certification20
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
certificatory23
serving to certify or endorse authoritatively
- chesterfields22
- chieftaincies23
chieftainship26
the position of chieftain
- childproofing25
- chloroforming24
ciprofloxacin29
an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
- citifications20
clarification20
an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
- coalification20
- cockfightings29
- codifiability24
+ 540 more 13-letter words
12-letter words
896 words- acriflavines20
- affabilities20
- affectations20
affectedness21
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
affectionate20
having or displaying warmth or affection
- afficionados21
- affiliations18
- affirmations20
- affirmatives23
- afflictively26
- affranchised24
- affranchises23
- affricatives23
- aftereffects23
- aftermarkets21
- agroforester16
- agroforestry19
- airfreighted20
- allografting17
- anglerfishes19
antiaircraft17
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
- antifascisms19
- antifascists17
- antifashions18
- antifeminine17
antifeminism19
activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women
antifeminist17
someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women
- antifriction17
- archerfishes23
artificially20
not according to nature; not by natural means
- babyproofing25
- backfielders24
- backflipping28
- bailiffships25
- basification19
- battlefields18
- battlefronts17
- beatifically22
- bellyflopped25
- benefactions19
benefactress19
a woman benefactor
- beneficences21
- beneficently22
beneficially22
in a beneficial manner
- beneficiated20
- beneficiates19
- bereftnesses17
biflagellate18
having two flagella
- biofeedbacks26
- bioflavonoid21
birefringent18
relating to or characterized by double refraction
- blindfolding20
- bombproofing24
- bonefishings21
- breakfasters21
- breakfasting22
- breastfeeder18
- broccoflower24
- caffeinating21
- candlefishes21
+ 836 more 12-letter words
11-letter words
1,324 words- acriflavine19
affectation19
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
affectingly23
in a poignant or touching manner
affectional19
characterized by emotion
- affectioned20
- affectively25
- affectivity25
- afficionado20
- affiliating18
affiliation17
a social or business relationship
- affirmances21
affirmation19
(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
affirmative22
a reply of affirmation
- affixations24
- afflictions19
- affordances20
- afforesting18
affranchise22
grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude
- affricating20
affricative22
a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
- affrighting22
- aficionadas17
- aficionados17
- afrormosias16
- afterbirths19
aftereffect22
a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
- afterimages17
- aftermarket20
- afterpieces18
- aftershaves20
- aftershocks23
- aftertastes14
- afterworlds18
aircraftman18
a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force
- aircraftmen18
- airfreights18
- airproofing17
- alkalifying22
- allografted16
- aloofnesses14
- ammonifying22
- angelfishes18
- antifascism18
- antifascist16
- antifashion17
- antifoaming17
- antifogging17
- antiforeign15
- antifreezes23
- antiwelfare17
- asafoetidas15
- babyproofed24
bacilliform20
formed like a bacillus
- backfielder23
- backfilling23
- backfitting23
- backflipped27
- bafflements21
bailiffship24
the office of bailiff
barefacedly22
without shame
+ 1,264 more 11-letter words
10-letter words
1,857 words- acetifiers15
- acetifying19
- acidifiers16
- acidifying20
affability21
a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
- affectable20
affectedly22
in an affected manner
- affections18
- affectless18
- afferently19
- affiancing19
- affidavits20
affiliated17
being joined in close association
- affiliates16
- affinities16
affirmable20
capable of being affirmed or asserted
- affirmance20
- affirmants18
affixation23
formation of a word by means of an affix
- affixments25
- afflicters18
- afflicting19
affliction18
a cause of great suffering and distress
afflictive21
causing misery or pain or distress
affordable19
that you have the financial means for
- affordably22
- affordance19
- afforested17
- affricated19
- affricates18
- affrighted21
- affronting17
- aficionada16
aficionado16
a fan of bull fighting
- aflatoxins20
- afrormosia15
afterbirth18
the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born
- aftercares15
- afterclaps17
- afterdamps18
- afterdecks20
- afterglows17
afterimage16
an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased
- afterlifes16
- afterlives16
- aftermaths18
- afternoons13
afterpains15
pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus
afterpiece17
a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
- aftershave19
aftershock22
a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
aftertaste13
an afterimage of a taste
- aftertimes15
afterwards17
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- afterwords17
afterworld17
the place where you are after you die
airfreight17
transport (cargo) by air
- airlifting14
- airproofed16
- alderflies14
+ 1,797 more 10-letter words
9-letter words
2,339 words- acetified15
- acetifier14
- acetifies14
- acidified16
- acidifier15
- acidifies15
- aciniform16
- aerifying16
- aerofoils12
- affecters17
affecting18
arousing affect
affection17
a positive feeling of liking
affective20
characterized by emotion
- afferents15
- affianced18
- affiances17
affidavit19
written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
affiliate15
a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
- affirmant17
- affirmers17
- affirming18
- affixable24
- affixment24
afflicted18
grievously affected especially by disease
- afflicter17
- affording17
- afforests15
- affrayers18
- affraying19
affricate17
a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
- affrights19
- affronted16
aflatoxin19
a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
- aforehand16
aforesaid13
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
- aforetime14
aftercare14
care and treatment of a convalescent patient
- afterclap16
afterdamp17
a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine
afterdeck19
a deck abaft of midships
afterglow16
a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
afterlife15
life after death
aftermath17
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
aftermost14
located closest to the stern or tail
afternoon12
a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
- afterpain14
- aftertime14
afterward16
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- afterword16
- airfields13
- airframes14
- airlifted13
- airproofs14
alfilaria12
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
alfileria12
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
allograft13
tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
aloofness12
a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
- amplified17
amplifier16
electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
- amplifies16
+ 2,279 more 9-letter words
8-letter words
2,293 wordsaardwolf15
striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
- abfarads14
- aerified12
- aerifies11
aeriform13
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle
aerofoil11
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
afebrile13
having no fever
- affaires14
affected17
acted upon; influenced
- affecter16
afferent14
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
affiance16
give to in marriage
- affiants14
- affiches19
- affinely17
affinity17
(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
affirmed17
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
affirmer16
someone who claims to speak the truth
- affixers21
affixial21
of or pertaining to a linguistic affix
- affixing22
- afflicts16
- afforded16
afforest14
establish a forest on previously unforested land
- affrayed18
- affrayer17
affright18
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- affronts14
- afghanis15
- aftertax18
- agraffes15
aircraft13
a vehicle that can fly
- airfares11
airfield12
a place where planes take off and land
- airflows14
- airfoils11
airframe13
the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines)
- airlifts11
- airproof13
alderfly15
dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
- alfalfas14
- alforjas18
alfresco13
in the open air
alkalify18
turn basic and less acidic
ammonify18
treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification
- antefixa18
- antifoam13
- antileft11
- antilife11
aperitif13
alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
- archfoes16
arciform15
forming or resembling an arch
artefact13
a man-made object taken as a whole
artifact13
a man-made object taken as a whole
artifice13
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- ashfalls14
- backfats19
- backfill19
backfire19
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- backfits19
+ 2,233 more 8-letter words
7-letter words
1,630 wordsabfarad13
a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads
acetify15
make sour or more sour
acidify16
make sour or more sour
- aciform14
afeared11
a pronunciation of afraid
affable15
diffusing warmth and friendliness
affably18
in an affable manner
affaire13
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
affairs13
matters of personal concern
- affects15
affiant13
a person who makes an affidavit
- affiche18
affinal13
(anthropology) related by marriage
affined14
closely related; - Wallace Stevens
- affines13
- affirms15
affixal20
of or pertaining to a linguistic affix
affixed21
firmly attached
- affixer20
- affixes20
afflict15
cause great unhappiness for; distress
- affords14
- affrays16
affront13
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
afghani14
an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
- afghans14
- afreets10
- aftmost12
- aftosas10
- agrafes11
- agraffe14
airfare10
the fare charged for traveling by airplane
airflow13
the flow of air
airfoil10
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
airlift10
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
alewife13
flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
- alfakis14
alfalfa13
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
- alforja17
- alfredo11
aliform12
having or resembling wings
- aloofly13
amplify17
exaggerate or make bigger
antefix17
carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles
- antifas10
- antifat10
- antifog11
- archfoe15
- ashfall13
- backfat18
- backfit18
- baffies15
- baffing16
baffled16
people who are frustrated and perplexed
- baffler15
- baffles15
bailiff15
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
- balafon12
- barefit12
- barfing13
+ 1,570 more 7-letter words
6-letter words
1,011 wordsadrift10
afloat on the surface of a body of water
aerify12
turn into gas
afeard10
a pronunciation of afraid
affair12
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
affect14
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
affine12
(anthropology) kin by marriage
affirm14
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
afford13
afford access to
affray15
a noisy fight
afghan13
a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
afield10
far away from home or one's usual surroundings; - R.A.Hall
aflame11
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; - Bram Stoker
afloat9
aimlessly drifting
afraid10
feeling worry or concern or insecurity
- afreet9
afresh12
again but in a new or different way
- afrits9
afters9
a dish served as the last course of a meal
- aftosa9
- agrafe10
- alfaki13
- antifa9
- baffed15
baffle14
a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
- barfed12
- barfis11
- barfly14
basify14
turn basic and less acidic
- beefed12
befall11
become of; happen to
- befell11
- befits11
- beflag12
- beflea11
- befogs12
befool11
fool or hoax
before11
at or in the front
- befret11
behalf14
as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as rather than )
- behoof14
belfry14
a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
belief11
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
bereft11
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
biface13
having two faces or fronts
- biffed15
- biffin14
- bifida12
- biflex18
- bifold12
biform13
having or combining two forms
- blaffs14
boffin14
(British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research
- boffos14
botfly14
stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
bowfin14
primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
briefs11
short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)
- cafard12
caftan11
a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant
- califs11
carafe11
a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
+ 951 more 6-letter words
5-letter words
579 wordsabaft10
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
- afars8
affix18
a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
afire8
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
afoot8
currently in progress
- afore8
- afrit8
- afros8
after8
located farther aft
- alefs8
- alfas8
- alifs8
aloft8
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
aloof8
remote in manner
- baffs13
- baffy16
- barfi10
- barfs10
- beefs10
beefy13
muscular and heavily built
befit10
accord or comport with
befog11
make less visible or unclear
- biffs13
- biffy16
bifid11
divided into two lobes
- blaff13
boffo13
resoundingly successful and popular
- boffs13
brief10
a condensed written summary or abstract
- cafes10
- caffs13
- calfs10
calif10
the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
chafe13
anger produced by some annoying irritation
chaff16
foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
- chefs13
chief13
a person who exercises control over workers
- clefs10
cleft10
a long narrow opening
cliff13
a steep high face of rock
- clift10
- coffs13
- coifs10
comfy15
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)
- coofs10
craft10
a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
croft10
a small farm worked by a crofter
- daffs12
- daffy15
decaf11
coffee with the caffeine removed
defat9
remove the fat from
defer9
hold back to a later time
- defis9
defog10
free from mist
deify12
consider as a god or godlike
- delfs9
delft9
a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration
- diffs12
- doffs12
- draff12
+ 519 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
278 wordsafar7
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
afro7
a rounded thickly curled hairdo
- alef7
- alfa7
- alif7
- arfs7
- baff12
barf9
the matter ejected in vomiting
beef9
cattle that are reared for their meat
biff12
(boxing) a blow with the fist
- boff12
cafe9
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
caff12
informal British term for a cafe
- cafs9
calf9
fine leather from the skin of a calf
chef12
a professional cook
clef9
a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
- coff12
- coft9
coif9
a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
- coof9
- corf9
- daff11
daft8
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
deaf8
people who have severe hearing impairments
- defi8
deft8
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
defy11
challenge
delf8
an excavation; usually a quarry or mine
- diff11
- difs8
doff11
remove
- effs10
- efts7
- fabs9
face9
a contorted facial expression
fact9
a concept whose truth can be proved
fade8
a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
fado8
a sad Portuguese folksong
- fads8
- faff13
- fahs10
fail7
be unable
fain7
having made preparations
fair7
a competitive exhibition of farm products
fake11
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player
fall7
a downward slope or bend
- falx14
fame9
favorable public reputation
- fams9
- fane7
fang8
a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
- fano7
- fans7
- fard8
fare7
a paying (taxi) passenger
- farl7
farm9
workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
faro7
a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
- fash10
+ 218 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
66 words- aff9
aft6
(nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
- arf6
- caf8
- def7
- dif7
eff9
have sexual intercourse with
- efs6
eft6
a newt in its terrestrial stage of development
elf6
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
fab8
extremely pleasing
fad7
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
- fah9
- fam8
fan6
a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
far6
a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
fas6
a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
fat6
a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
- fav9
fax13
duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
fay9
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
fed7
any federal law-enforcement officer
fee6
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
- feh9
fen6
100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
- fer6
fes6
a city in north central Morocco; religious center
fet6
a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field
few9
a small elite group
fey9
slightly insane
fez15
a city in north central Morocco; religious center
fib8
a trivial lie
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fig7
Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
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fin6
a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
fir6
any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
fit6
a display of bad temper
fix13
a determination of the place where something is
- fiz15
fly9
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
fob8
a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch
foe6
a personal enemy
fog7
an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
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fop8
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
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fox13
English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
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fry9
English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
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- kef10
- kif10
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2-letter words
5 words- ef5
fa5
the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
fe5
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
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