Word Analysis:EF

Overview

EF5 is valid in the official English (British) and English (American) Scrabble dictionaries

This 2-letter word scores 5 points in Scrabble. Among its 1 valid anagram are

fe5

It appears in 200 longer words, including

def7andeff9

Add one letter to form words such as

eff9

Change one letter to create words such as

if5andof5

Definitionnoun

The name of the Latin letter F/f.

Also meansconjunction

Dialectal pronunciation spelling of if.

Also meansnoun

Initialism of ejection fraction or electric field.

Basic Information

Letters & Points

Length

2letters

Total Points

5points

Dictionaries

US VALID

UK VALID

Word Analysis

Vowel/Consonant Pattern

Quick Plays

Common Extensions

eff9 efs6 if5 of5

Anagrams (1)

Words using the exact same letters

FE5

Word Variations

Other valid words you can reach from EF

One Letter Changes (14)

Same length, one letter swapped.

IF5 OF5 EA2 ED3 EE2 EH5 EL2 EM4 EN2 ER2 ES2 ET2 EW5 EX9

Shorter Words

Nothing is shorter than EF, since single letters are not playable words.

Plus 1 Letter (20)

Every letter of EF plus 1 more.

DEF7 EFF9 ELF6 EMF8 ERF6 FAE6 FED7 FEE6 FEG7 FEH9 FEM8 FEN6 FEW9 FEY9 FEZ15 FIE6 FOE6 KEF10 NEF6 REF6

Plus 2 Letters (20)

Every letter of EF plus 2 more.

CHEF12 DEFY11 FAKE11 FAZE16 FECK13 FEHM12 FIEF10 FIFE10 FIKE11 FLEX14 FUZE16 FYCE12 FYKE14 JEFE14 JEFF17 KEEF11 KEFS11 KERF11 KIEF11 MEFF12

Add a Letter and Rearrange (27)

Every word you can spell with EF's tiles plus one more, grouped by the tile you add.

+Afae6

+Ddef7 fed7

+Efee6

+Feff9

+Gfeg7

+Hfeh9

+Ifie6

+Kkef10

+Lelf6

+Memf8 fem8

+Nfen6 nef6

+Ofoe6

+Rerf6 fer6 ref6

+Sefs6 fes6

+Teft6 fet6 tef6

+Ufeu6

+Wfew9

+Yfey9

+Zfez15

Common Word Patterns (92)

Pattern matches for finding plays in tight spots

Prefixes by Length (47)

Suffixes by Length (45)

1-Letter Suffix (1)

EFF9

3-Letter Suffixes (1)

EFFED12

4-Letter Suffixes (3)

EFFACE14 EFFECT14 EFFEIR12

5-Letter Suffixes (6)

EFFABLE15 EFFACED16 EFFACER15 EFFACES15 EFFECTS15 EFFEIRS13

6-Letter Suffixes (6)

EFFACERS16 EFFACING17 EFFECTED17 EFFECTER16 EFFECTOR16 EFFEIRED15

7-Letter Suffixes (6)

EFFECTERS17 EFFECTING18 EFFECTIVE20 EFFECTORS17 EFFECTUAL17 EFFEIRING16

8-Letter Suffixes (6)

EFFACEABLE20 EFFACEMENT20 EFFECTIBLE20 EFFECTIVES21 EFFECTLESS18 EFFECTUATE18

9-Letter Suffixes (6)

EFFACEMENTS21 EFFECTIVELY25 EFFECTIVITY25 EFFECTUALLY22 EFFECTUATED20 EFFECTUATES19

10-Letter Suffixes (3)

EFFECTUALITY23 EFFECTUATING21 EFFECTUATION20

11-Letter Suffixes (4)

EFFECTIVENESS24 EFFECTIVITIES24 EFFECTUALNESS21 EFFECTUATIONS21

12-Letter Suffixes (1)

EFFECTUALITIES22

13-Letter Suffixes (2)

EFFECTIVENESSES26 EFFECTUALNESSES23

Words Containing "EF" (200)

Longer words that include your word

3 Letters (8)

DEF7 EFF9 EFS6 EFT6 KEF10 NEF6 REF6 TEF6

4 Letters (30)

ALEF7 BEEF9 CHEF12 CLEF9 DEFI8 DEFO8 DEFT8 DEFY11 EFFS10 EFTS7 FIEF10 HEFT10 JEFE14 JEFF17 KEEF11 KEFS11 KIEF11 LEFT7 LIEF7 MEFF12

5 Letters (57)

ALEFS8 ALEFT8 AREFY11 BEEFS10 BEEFY13 BEFIT10 BEFOG11 BRIEF10 CHEFS13 CHIEF13 CLEFS10 CLEFT10 DEFAT9 DEFER9 DEFFO12 DEFIS9 DEFOG10 EFFED12 FIEFS11 GANEF9

6 Letters (105)

AEFALD10 BEEFED12 BEFALL11 BEFANA11 BEFELD12 BEFELL11 BEFITS11 BEFLAG12 BEFLEA11 BEFLUM13 BEFOAM13 BEFOGS12 BEFOOL11 BEFORE11 BEFOUL11 BEFRET11 BELIEF11 BEREFT11 BRIEFS11 CALEFY14

High Scoring Words (10)

Base tile scores, before any premium square is counted

liquefy22 pts

defuzed21 pts

jeffing21 pts

mazeful21 pts

zoeform21 pts

cheffy20 pts

jeffed20 pts

defroze20 pts

defuzes20 pts

gazeful20 pts

Bingo Words (100)

Bonus scoring opportunities