Words Starting With EF

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Counting only the ENABLE word list, 129 entries are words that start with EF. That is about 0.075% of the list. They run from EF at the short end to EFFICACIOUSNESSES at the long end. Using commonly used tile values, EFFERVESCENTLY (28 points) scores the most. 4 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.

At a glance

Fact	Value
Words in this list	129
Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site	0.075%
Longest	`EFFICACIOUSNESSES` (17 letters)
Shortest	`EF` (2 letters)
Highest base score (common values)	`EFFERVESCENTLY`, 28
No repeated letters	4

Most common next letter after EF

Letter	Words
F	123
T	4
S	1

Patterns in this list

None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
28 still form a word when the leading EF is removed, for example EFFABLE, EFFACE, EFFACEABLE, EFFACED and EFFACER → FABLE, FACE, FACEABLE, FACED and FACER.
The most common endings here are -ES (28), -LY (11), -SS (8).
The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 4, found in 42 of these words.
The average length is 9.8 letters.
After EF, the letter F comes next most often (123 words).

All EF- words

2 letters 1

3 letters 3

eff efs eft

4 letters 2

effs efts

6 letters 7

efface effect effete effigy efflux effort effuse

7 letters 11

effable effaced effacer effaces effects effendi efforts effulge effused effuses eftsoon

8 letters 20

effacers effacing effected effecter effector effendis efferent effetely efficacy effigial effigies effluent effluvia effluxes effulged effulges effusing effusion effusive eftsoons

9 letters 15

effecters effecting effective effectors effectual efferents efficient effluence effluents effluvium effluxion effortful effulgent effulging effusions

10 letters 20

effaceable effacement effectives effectuate effeminacy effeminate efferently effervesce effeteness efficacies efficacity efficiency effloresce effluences effluviums effluxions effortless effrontery effulgence effusively

11 letters 15

effacements effectively effectivity effectually effectuated effectuates effeminates effervesced effervesces efficacious efficiently effloresced effloresces effortfully effulgences

12 letters 15

effectuality effectuating effectuation effeminacies effeminately effervescent effervescing effetenesses efficacities efficiencies efflorescent efflorescing effortlessly effronteries effusiveness

13 letters 8

effectiveness effectivities effectualness effectuations effervescence efficaciously efflorescence effortfulness

14 letters 6

effectualities effervescences effervescently efflorescences effortlessness effusivenesses

15 letters 4

effectivenesses effectualnesses efficaciousness effortfulnesses

16 letters 1

effortlessnesses

17 letters 1

efficaciousnesses

Using these words

To find words that start with EF using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type EF in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts EF???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.