With E and F and I somewhere in the word, 150 options remain. AFIRE, BEFIT, BRIEF are the ones to try.
Of the 12 everyday words on this page, 6 could also be the answer.
The last square lands on E more than any other letter: 41 words, about a quarter of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are R (53), S (36) and L (30). Roughly one word in six here is everyday English, 12 of the 150. Build a guess from the common letters rather than the unusual words.
List of 5 Letter Words With E F and I
- AFIRE
- BEFIT
- BRIEF
- CHIEF
- EDIFY
- ELFIN
- FEIGN
- FETID
- FIBER
- FIBRE
- FIELD
- FIEND
- FIERY
- FILER
- FILET
- FINER
- FIXER
- FLIER
- FRIED
- GRIEF
- INFER
- KNIFE
- REFIT
- RIFLE
- SERIF
- THIEF
- FILED
- FILES
- FIRED
- FIRES
- FIXED
- FIXES
- ALIFE
- AOIFE
- BIFER
- DEFIS
- DEFIX
- DEIFY
- EFFIE
- EFITS
- ELFIC
- ENFIN
- ENFIX
- EXFIL
- FACIE
- FAINE
- FAIRE
- FAKIE
- FECIT
- FEDAI
- FEDIA
- FEINT
- FEIST
- FELID
- FELIS
- FELIX
- FEMIC
- FENIS
- FERIA
- FERIE
- FERIO
- FERMI
- FERRI
- FETIS
- FICES
- FICHE
- FIDEL
- FIDES
- FIDGE
- FIEFS
- FIENT
- FIERE
- FIERI
- FIERS
- FIEST
- FIFED
- FIFER
- FIFES
- FIFIE
- FIKED
- FIKES
- FIKEY
- FIKIE
- FILEA
- FILLE
- FINED
- FINES
- FINEW
- FIQUE
- FIRER
- FIRIE
- FITTE
- FIVER
- FIVES
- FIXIE
- FLEXI
- FLIED
- FLIES
- FLIPE
- FLITE
- FLRIE
- FOETI
- FOGIE
- FOLIE
- FOSIE
- FOXIE
- FREIR
- FREIT
- FRIER
- FRIES
- FRIKE
- FRISE
- FRITE
- FRIZE
- FUGIE
- IFREE
- INDEF
- KEFIR
- KEFTI
- KIEFS
- LIEFS
- LIFEN
- LIFER
- LIFES
- LIFEY
- METIF
- NEFIE
- NEIFS
- NIEFS
- NIFES
- NIFLE
- OFFIE
- PREIF
- PRIEF
- REDIF
- REFIS
- REFIX
- REIFS
- REIFY
- RIFER
- RIFTE
- SEIFS
- SKEIF
- STIFE
- TIEFS
- TREIF
- WIFED
- WIFES
- WIFEY
- WIFIE
Common 5 Letter Words With E F and I
- FIELD
- CHIEF
- BRIEF
- KNIFE
- FIBER
- FIBRE
- FIXED
- FIRED
- FILED
- FILES
- FIRES
- FIXES
5 Letter Words With E F and I for Wordle
- FIRES
- FIRED
- FIBRE
- FIELD
- CHIEF
- BRIEF
- KNIFE
- FIBER
- RIFLE
- GRIEF
- FRIED
- THIEF
- FIERY
- FINER
- INFER
- FIEND
- FIXER
- FLIER
- FILET
- REFIT
- SERIF
- FEIGN
- AFIRE
- FILER
- FETID
- ELFIN
- BEFIT
- EDIFY
5 Letter Words With E F and I by Position
5 Letter Words Starting With F Containing E and I
- FIELD
- FIBER
- FIBRE
- FRIED
- FIERY
- FINER
- FIEND
- FIXER
- FLIER
- FILET
- FEIGN
- FILER
5 Letter Words Ending in E Containing F and I
- KNIFE
- FIBRE
- RIFLE
- AFIRE
- FAIRE
- EFFIE
- FACIE
- FILLE
- AOIFE
- FOLIE
- FRISE
- FIXIE
5 Letter Words Ending in F Containing E and I
- CHIEF
- BRIEF
- GRIEF
- THIEF
- SERIF
- INDEF
- METIF
- PREIF
- PRIEF
- REDIF
- SKEIF
- TREIF
5 Letter Words With E F I and Another Letter
5 Letter Words With E F I and R
- BRIEF
- FIBER
- FIBRE
- RIFLE
- GRIEF
- FRIED
- FIERY
- FINER
- INFER
- FIXER
- FLIER
- REFIT
5 Letter Words With E F I and S
- SERIF
- FILES
- FIRES
- FIXES
- FLIES
- FRIES
- FINES
- FIVES
- LIFES
- FIDES
- WIFES
- FEIST
5 Letter Words With E F I and L
- FIELD
- RIFLE
- FLIER
- FILET
- FILER
- ELFIN
- FILED
- FILES
- FLIES
- FELIX
- FIDEL
- LIFES
5 Letter Words With E F I and D
- FIELD
- FRIED
- FIEND
- FETID
- EDIFY
- FIXED
- FIRED
- FILED
- FINED
- FIDEL
- FIDES
- FLIED
5 Letter Words With E F I and T
- THIEF
- FILET
- REFIT
- FETID
- BEFIT
- FEINT
- FEIST
- FLITE
- FECIT
- FIEST
- FITTE
- FRITE
5 Letter Words With E F I and N
- KNIFE
- FINER
- INFER
- FIEND
- FEIGN
- ELFIN
- FINES
- FINED
- FEINT
- ENFIN
- FAINE
- INDEF
Meanings of 5 Letter Words With E F and I
- FELID: Any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws.
- REIFY: Consider an abstract concept to be real.
- FRIER: Flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying.
- DEIFY: Consider as a god or godlike.
- EDIFY: Make understand. It is on the answer list.
- BEFIT: Accord or comport with. It is on the answer list.
- FERIA: A weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated.
- FEIST: A nervous belligerent little mongrel dog.
- ELFIN: Small and delicate. It is on the answer list.
- FETID: Offensively malodorous. It is on the answer list.
- FILLE: A young woman.
- FILER: A party who files a notice with a law court. It is on the answer list.
- AFIRE: Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. It is on the answer list.
- LIFER: A prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words with E F and I?
There are 150 of them. The everyday ones include FIELD, CHIEF, BRIEF, KNIFE and FIBER.
How many 5 letter words have E F and I in them?
150 in total, and 26 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
Which 5 letter words with E F and I are Wordle answers?
26 of them have been answers, among them FIBRE, RIFLE, GRIEF, FRIED and THIEF.
What 5 letter words have E F and I in any order?
150 of them, including FIELD, CHIEF, BRIEF, KNIFE and FIBER.
Can a Wordle answer contain E, F and I?
Yes. FIELD, CHIEF and BRIEF all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. EFFIE and FIERI are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is FELID really a word?
Yes. Any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
FIELD. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. WIFIE and TREIF are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
AFIRE, BEFIT and EDIFY. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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