8-letter words containing F
Embark on an exploration of 8-letter words that contain the letter F. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate F within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yourself | 14 | An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case. | you yourself shall see it |
| finished | 15 | brought to ruin | after the revolution the aristocracy was finished |
| fighting | 16 | engaged in or ready for military or naval operations | review the fighting forces |
| favorite | 14 | preferred above all others and treated with partiality | - |
| feelings | 12 | emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity) | the remark hurt his feelings |
| powerful | 16 | strong enough to knock down or overwhelm | - |
| football | 13 | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal | - |
| confused | 14 | lacking orderly continuity | a confused set of instructions |
| familiar | 13 | (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly | familiar with the complex machinery |
| official | 16 | conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline | - |
| friendly | 15 | inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile | a government friendly to our interests |
| grateful | 12 | feeling or showing gratitude | a grateful heart |
| transfer | 11 | transfer from one place or period to another | - |
| festival | 14 | an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) | a drama festival |
| lifetime | 13 | the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | - |
| terrific | 13 | causing extreme terror | - |
| freezing | 21 | the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid | - |
| informed | 14 | having much knowledge or education | an informed public |
| specific | 17 | a fact about some part (as opposed to general) | - |
| offering | 15 | the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity | - |
| fabulous | 13 | extremely pleasing | a fabulous vacation |
| peaceful | 15 | peacefully resistant in response to injustice | - |
| farewell | 14 | an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting | - |
| identify | 15 | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property | - |
| function | 13 | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group | the function of a teacher |
| infected | 14 | containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms | - |
| floating | 12 | the act of someone who floats on the water | - |
| facility | 16 | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | the assembly plant is an enormous facility |
| conflict | 15 | go against, as of rules and laws | This behavior conflicts with our rules |
| defeated | 13 | people who are defeated | the Romans had no pity for the defeated |
| software | 14 | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory | the market for software is expected to expand |
| faithful | 17 | marked by fidelity to an original | a faithful copy of the portrait |
| offended | 16 | emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed | she looked offended |
| affected | 17 | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression | - |
| platform | 15 | a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole | - |
| forehead | 15 | the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits | - |
| forgiven | 15 | - | - |
| aircraft | 13 | a vehicle that can fly | - |
| franklin | 15 | printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) | - |
| dreadful | 13 | causing fear or dread or terror | a dreadful storm |
| flirting | 12 | playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest | - |
| florence | 13 | a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries | - |
| fourteen | 11 | being one more than thirteen | - |
| frighten | 15 | cause fear in | The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me |
| feathers | 14 | - | - |
| fountain | 11 | an artificially produced flow of water | - |
| thankful | 18 | feeling or showing gratitude | a thankful smile |
| infinite | 11 | the unlimited expanse in which everything is located | the boundless regions of the infinite |
| profound | 14 | far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something | profound social changes |
| cheerful | 16 | pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic | - |
| confront | 13 | oppose, as in hostility or a competition | You must confront your opponent |
| freshman | 16 | a first-year undergraduate | - |
| feminine | 13 | befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman | - |
| referred | 12 | - | - |
| fortress | 11 | a fortified defensive structure | - |
| merciful | 15 | showing or giving mercy | sought merciful treatment for the captives |
| shameful | 16 | (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | a shameful display of cowardice |
| refusing | 12 | - | - |
| forensic | 13 | of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument | - |
| fearless | 11 | oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them | - |
| fugitive | 15 | someone who flees from an uncongenial situation | fugitives from the sweatshops |
| fletcher | 16 | prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625) | - |
| colorful | 13 | striking in variety and interest | a colorful period of history |
| definite | 12 | known for certain | it is definite that they have won |
| sniffles | 14 | - | - |
| drifting | 13 | continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | a drifting double-dealer |
| mischief | 18 | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | - |
| wildlife | 15 | all living things (except people) that are undomesticated | chemicals could kill all the wildlife |
| goldfish | 16 | small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes | - |
| briefing | 14 | detailed instructions, as for a military operation | - |
| feedback | 20 | response to an inquiry or experiment | - |
| informer | 13 | one who reveals confidential information in return for money | - |
| flexible | 20 | able to adjust readily to different conditions | a flexible personality |
| graffiti | 15 | a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls | - |
| frequent | 20 | be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place | - |
| figuring | 13 | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities | - |
| flashing | 15 | a short vivid experience | the flashings of pain were a warning |
| focusing | 14 | the concentration of attention or energy on something | - |
| forecast | 13 | predict in advance | - |
| infamous | 13 | known widely and usually unfavorably | the infamous Benedict Arnold |
| manifest | 13 | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication |
| frontier | 11 | an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary | - |
| infantry | 14 | an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot | - |
| confined | 14 | being in captivity | - |
| barefoot | 13 | without shoes on | he chased her barefoot across the meadow |
| fracture | 13 | breaking of hard tissue such as bone | it was a nasty fracture |
| offender | 15 | a person who transgresses moral or civil law | - |
| graceful | 14 | suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | - |
| inferior | 11 | written or printed below and to one side of another character | - |
| flooding | 13 | a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them | - |
| infinity | 14 | time without end | - |
| defender | 13 | a fighter who holds out against attack | - |
| frigging | 14 | - | - |
| modified | 15 | mediocre | - |
| truthful | 14 | expressing or given to expressing the truth | gave truthful testimony |
| rightful | 15 | having a legally established claim | - |
| foremost | 13 | ranking above all others | the foremost figure among marine artists |
| infrared | 12 | electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves | - |
| notified | 12 | - | - |
| shifting | 15 | (of soil) unstable | shifting sands |
| firewood | 15 | wood used for fuel | they collected and cut their own firewood |
| flipping | 16 | - | - |
| formally | 16 | with official authorization | the club will be formally recognized |
| stuffing | 15 | a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables | - |
| findings | 13 | a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes | - |
| flawless | 14 | without a flaw | a flawless gemstone |
| fraction | 13 | perform a division | - |
| horrific | 16 | causing fear or dread or terror | - |
| carefree | 13 | cheerfully irresponsible | carefree with his money |
| werewolf | 17 | a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again | - |
| forwards | 15 | at or to or toward the front | - |
| offshore | 17 | (of winds) coming from the land | offshore winds |
| forsaken | 15 | - | - |
| founding | 13 | the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | - |
| artifact | 13 | a man-made object taken as a whole | - |
| fielding | 13 | English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754) | - |
| formerly | 16 | at a previous time | - |
| finances | 13 | assets in the form of money | - |
| caffeine | 16 | a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects | - |
| mouthful | 16 | a small amount eaten or drunk | - |
| lifelong | 12 | continuing through life | a lifelong friend |
| flapping | 16 | the motion made by flapping up and down | - |
| flushing | 15 | - | - |
| foreplay | 16 | mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | - |
| funniest | 11 | - | - |
| softball | 13 | a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer | - |
| fragrant | 12 | pleasant-smelling | - |
| fleeting | 12 | lasting for a markedly brief time | a fleeting glance |
| fragment | 14 | break or cause to break into pieces | The plate fragmented |
| verified | 15 | proved to be true | a verified claim |
| fireball | 13 | a highly energetic and indefatigable person | - |
| lifeless | 11 | deprived of life; no longer living | a lifeless body |
| deformed | 15 | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly | deformed thalidomide babies |
| youthful | 17 | suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh | - |
| fairness | 11 | ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty | - |
| financed | 14 | - | - |
| handcuff | 20 | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | - |
| fidelity | 15 | the quality of being faithful | - |
| follower | 14 | a person who accepts the leadership of another | - |
| friction | 13 | a state of conflict between persons | - |
| feminist | 13 | a supporter of feminism | - |
| informal | 13 | having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere | a relaxed informal manner |
| flourish | 14 | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments | he entered to a flourish of trumpets |
| fondness | 12 | a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love | - |
| downfall | 15 | a sudden decline in strength or number or importance | - |
| leftover | 14 | a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists | - |
| lifeline | 11 | a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live | - |
| felicity | 16 | pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) | - |
| doubtful | 14 | unsettled in mind or opinion | - |
| famished | 17 | extremely hungry | they were tired and famished for food and sleep |
| flattery | 14 | excessive or insincere praise | - |
| comforts | 15 | things that make you comfortable and at ease | all the comforts of home |
| campfire | 17 | a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp) | - |
| unlawful | 14 | contrary to or forbidden by law | unlawful measures |
| selfless | 11 | showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others | - |
| fetching | 17 | very attractive; capturing interest | a fetching new hairstyle |
| folklore | 15 | the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture | - |
| meatloaf | 13 | a baked loaf of ground meat | - |
| featured | 12 | having facial features as specified; usually used in combination | a grim-featured man |
| fiercely | 16 | in a physically fierce manner | they fought fiercely |
| crucifix | 22 | representation of the cross on which Jesus died | - |
| fearsome | 13 | causing fear or dread or terror | - |
| lawfully | 17 | by law; conforming to the law | we are lawfully wedded now |
| inflamed | 14 | lighted with red light as if with flames | the inflamed clouds at sunset |
| vengeful | 15 | disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge | - |
| flamenco | 15 | a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet | - |
| reformed | 14 | caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one | a reformed drunkard |
| defining | 13 | any process serving to define the shape of something | - |
| fuckhead | 21 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
| airfield | 12 | a place where planes take off and land | - |
| furthest | 14 | to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense) | he swam the furthest |
| stifling | 12 | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | the stifling of all dissent |
| skillful | 15 | done with delicacy and skill | - |
| purified | 14 | - | - |
| feasible | 13 | capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are | - |
| foretold | 12 | - | - |
| fastened | 12 | furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike | - |
| befriend | 14 | become friends with | - |
| halftime | 16 | an intermission between the first and second half of a game | - |
| overflow | 17 | flow or run over (a limit or brim) | - |
| enforced | 14 | forced or compelled or put in force | a life of enforced inactivity |
| feverish | 17 | of or relating to or characterized by fever | - |
| forcibly | 18 | in a forcible manner | keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly |
| fuselage | 12 | the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) | - |
| pacifist | 15 | someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes | - |
| blissful | 13 | completely happy and contented | blissful young lovers |
| fingered | 13 | having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination | the fingered roots of giant trees |
| fiddling | 14 | (informal) small and of little importance | a fiddling sum of money |
| foreskin | 15 | a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis | - |
| defiance | 14 | intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude | - |
| farthest | 14 | to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense) | see who could jump the farthest |
| starfish | 14 | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk | - |
| foreseen | 11 | - | - |
| fruitful | 14 | productive or conducive to producing in abundance | be fruitful and multiply |
| landfill | 12 | a low area that has been filled in | - |
| tasteful | 11 | having or showing or conforming to good taste | - |
| typeface | 18 | a specific size and style of type within a type family | - |
| infernal | 11 | extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | infernal instruments of war |
| riffraff | 20 | disparaging terms for the common people | - |
| fixation | 18 | (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | - |
| inflated | 12 | enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness | - |
| lifeboat | 13 | a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship | - |
| dandruff | 16 | a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp | - |
| surfaced | 14 | - | - |
| simplify | 18 | make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent | We had to simplify the instructions |
| snowfall | 14 | precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals | - |
| backfire | 19 | the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired | - |
| footwork | 18 | skillful maneuvering or dealing | she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies |
| farmland | 14 | arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops | - |
| flagpole | 14 | surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors | - |
| gunfight | 16 | a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten | - |
| confided | 15 | - | - |
| wildfire | 15 | a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration | - |
| flamingo | 14 | large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes | - |
| confetti | 13 | small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding) | - |
| fatality | 14 | a death resulting from an accident or a disaster | - |
| forceful | 16 | forceful and definite in expression or action | - |
| lifespan | 13 | the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | - |
| watchful | 19 | engaged in or accustomed to close observation | - |
| wrongful | 15 | having no legally established claim | the wrongful heir to the throne |
| affinity | 17 | the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule | basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk |
| finalize | 20 | make final; put the last touches on; put into final form | let's finalize the proposal |
| frosting | 12 | a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes | - |
| fluently | 14 | in a fluent manner | she speaks French fluently |
| scaffold | 17 | a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded) | - |
| scoffing | 17 | showing your contempt by derision | - |
| refinery | 14 | an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance | - |
| blowfish | 19 | any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers | - |
| footwear | 14 | covering for a person's feet | - |
| frowning | 15 | showing displeasure or anger | - |
| classify | 16 | arrange or order by classes or categories | How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric? |
| affluent | 14 | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | an affluent banker |
| feminism | 15 | the movement aimed at equal rights for women | - |
| fraulein | 11 | a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman | - |
| spiteful | 13 | showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite | a despiteful fiend |
| rainfall | 11 | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere | - |
| enforcer | 13 | one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior | - |
| fellatio | 11 | oral stimulation of the penis | - |
| wasteful | 14 | inefficient in use of time and effort and materials | a clumsy and wasteful process |
| firewall | 14 | a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle | - |
| newfound | 15 | newly discovered | his newfound aggressiveness |
| unfairly | 14 | in an unfair manner | they dealt with him unfairly |
| flogging | 14 | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | - |
| flounder | 12 | walk with great difficulty | - |
| fondling | 13 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| flagship | 17 | the chief one of a related group | it is their flagship newspaper |
| fullness | 11 | greatness of volume | - |
| midfield | 15 | (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) | - |
| unafraid | 12 | oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them | - |
| pacifier | 15 | someone who tries to bring peace | - |
| favoured | 15 | - | - |
| famously | 16 | extremely well | we got along famously |
| hellfire | 14 | a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned | - |
| softened | 12 | being or made softer or less loud or clear | - |
| softness | 11 | the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | - |
| profiler | 13 | - | - |
| fatherly | 17 | like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective | - |
| falsetto | 11 | a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register | - |
| feasting | 12 | eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) | - |
| finalist | 11 | a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition | - |
| diffused | 16 | (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected | - |
| faceless | 13 | without a face or identity | a faceless apparition |
| kerchief | 20 | a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck | - |
| flatmate | 13 | an associate who shares an apartment with you | - |
| footpath | 16 | a trodden path | - |
| infusion | 11 | a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) | - |
| confines | 13 | a bounded scope | he stayed within the confines of the city |
| unifying | 15 | tending to unify | - |
| referral | 11 | a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group | the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones |
| drafting | 13 | the craft of drawing blueprints | - |
| mournful | 13 | filled with or evoking sadness | stared with mournful eyes |
| woodruff | 18 | Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula | - |
| standoff | 15 | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | - |
| firework | 18 | (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. | - |
| fastball | 13 | (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | he swung late on the fastball |
| furlough | 15 | dismiss, usually for economic reasons | - |
| perfumed | 16 | filled or impregnated with perfume | perfumed boudoir |
| baffling | 17 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | a baffling problem |
| fatigued | 13 | drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted | - |
| foretell | 11 | make a prediction about; tell in advance | - |
| fumbling | 16 | showing lack of skill or aptitude | his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf |
| intifada | 12 | an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000 | the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993 |
| spoonful | 13 | as much as a spoon will hold | - |
| fluoride | 12 | a salt of hydrofluoric acid | - |
| lifelike | 15 | evoking lifelike images within the mind | a lifelike portrait |
| beefcake | 19 | a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire | - |
| flatfish | 17 | any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side | - |
| forklift | 18 | a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them | - |
| frenzied | 21 | excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion | a frenzied look in his eye |
| trifling | 12 | not worth considering | a trifling matter |
| fiercest | 13 | - | - |
| fruition | 11 | something that is made real or concrete | - |
| crayfish | 19 | tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly | - |
| prolific | 15 | bearing in abundance especially offspring | flying foxes are extremely prolific |
| aperitif | 13 | alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer | - |
| fiendish | 15 | extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | a fiendish despot |
| foraging | 13 | the act of searching for food and provisions | - |
| fretting | 12 | - | - |
| frazzled | 30 | - | - |
| fullback | 19 | (American football) an offensive position in the backfield | - |
| deferred | 13 | - | - |
| firmness | 13 | the muscle tone of healthy tissue | his muscular firmness |
| fibrosis | 13 | development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ | - |
| offstage | 15 | concealed from public view or attention | offstage political meetings |
| defecate | 14 | have a bowel movement | - |
| unfolded | 13 | - | - |
| purifier | 13 | an apparatus for removing impurities | - |
| ratified | 12 | formally approved and invested with legal authority | - |
| efficacy | 21 | capacity or power to produce a desired effect | concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine |
| eventful | 14 | having important issues or results | an eventful decision |
| fanciful | 16 | indulging in or influenced by fancy | a fanciful mind |
| ferocity | 16 | the property of being wild or turbulent | - |
| flagrant | 12 | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | flagrant violation of human rights |
| foothold | 15 | an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies | the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar |
| fumigate | 14 | treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests | - |
| joyfully | 24 | in a joyous and gleeful manner | - |
| goofball | 14 | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | - |
| crawfish | 19 | tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly | - |
| windfall | 15 | a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | - |
| spitfire | 13 | a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman) | - |
| penknife | 17 | a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens | - |
| redefine | 12 | give a new or different definition of (a word) | - |
| flowered | 15 | resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers | - |
| foursome | 13 | four people considered as a unit | the foursome teed off before 9 a.m. |
| futility | 14 | uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result | - |
| rifleman | 13 | a soldier whose weapon is a rifle | - |
| fallback | 19 | to break off a military action with an enemy | - |
| farthing | 15 | a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny | - |
| freakish | 18 | changeable | freakish weather |
| leapfrog | 14 | advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors | the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends |
| artefact | 13 | a man-made object taken as a whole | - |
| befallen | 13 | - | - |
| familial | 13 | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | familial traits |
| figurine | 12 | a small carved or molded figure | - |
| flopping | 16 | - | - |
| flagging | 14 | weak from exhaustion | - |
| foggiest | 13 | - | - |
| footnote | 11 | add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments | - |
| deflower | 15 | deprive of virginity | This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village |
| effected | 17 | settled securely and unconditionally | - |
| facedown | 17 | - | - |
| confound | 14 | be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | - |
| sulfuric | 13 | of or relating to or containing sulfur | - |
| trifecta | 13 | - | - |
| softener | 11 | a substance added to another to make it less hard | - |
| paraffin | 16 | (British usage) kerosine | - |
| bullfrog | 14 | largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice | - |
| filigree | 12 | delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) | - |
| fishbowl | 19 | a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept | - |
| flooring | 12 | the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure) | - |
| flinging | 13 | - | - |
| outfield | 12 | the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases | - |
| deflated | 13 | brought low in spirit | left us fatigued and deflated spiritually |
| unfreeze | 20 | make (assets) available | - |
| ferryman | 16 | a man who operates a ferry | - |
| forcible | 15 | impelled by physical force especially against resistance | forcible entry |
| tefillin | 11 | (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer | - |
| prideful | 14 | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | walked with a prideful swagger |
| profiled | 14 | - | - |
| facelift | 16 | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised | - |
| foregone | 12 | well in the past; former | dreams of foregone times |
| footstep | 13 | the sound of a step of someone walking | he heard footsteps on the porch |
| fructose | 13 | a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits | - |
| freeborn | 13 | born free of free parents | - |
| funerary | 14 | of or for or relating to a funeral | funerary urn |
| grafting | 13 | the act of grafting something onto something else | - |
| uplifted | 14 | exalted emotionally especially with pride | - |
| vilified | 15 | - | - |
| scornful | 13 | expressing extreme contempt | - |
| perfecto | 15 | - | - |
| fandango | 13 | a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets | - |
| forester | 11 | someone trained in forestry | - |
| formalin | 13 | a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens | - |
| houseful | 14 | as many as a house will accommodate | they entertained a houseful of guests |
| knockoff | 24 | an unauthorized copy or imitation | - |
| manifold | 14 | a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies | an original and two manifolds |
| outflank | 15 | get the better of | - |
| defector | 14 | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) | - |
| suffrage | 15 | a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment | - |
| solidify | 15 | become solid | - |
| proofing | 14 | - | - |
| quantify | 23 | express as a number or measure or quantity | Can you quantify your results? |
| refining | 12 | the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | - |
| artifice | 13 | a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | - |
| feigning | 13 | pretending with intention to deceive | - |
| formless | 13 | having no definite form or distinct shape | an aggregate of formless particles |
| dogfight | 17 | disorderly fighting | - |
| monkfish | 20 | sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | - |
| affirmed | 17 | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978 | - |
| feckless | 17 | generally incompetent and ineffectual | feckless attempts to repair the plumbing |
| falconer | 13 | a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry | - |
| farmhand | 17 | a hired hand on a farm | - |
| finalise | 11 | make final; put the last touches on; put into final form | - |
| fireside | 12 | home symbolized as a part of the fireplace | fighting in defense of their firesides |
| fentanyl | 14 | trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug | - |
| flippant | 15 | showing inappropriate levity | - |
| flatfoot | 14 | a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out | - |
| forehand | 15 | (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke | - |
| flywheel | 20 | regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine | - |
| frisking | 16 | the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs | - |
| sailfish | 14 | a saltwater fish with lean flesh | - |
| shoplift | 16 | steal in a store | - |
| finality | 14 | the quality of being final or definitely settled | the finality of death |
| flapjack | 26 | a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle | - |
| forestry | 14 | the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber | - |
| landfall | 12 | the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water) | - |
| sufferer | 14 | one who suffers for the sake of principle | - |
| surefire | 11 | - | - |
| sanctify | 16 | render holy by means of religious rites | - |
| pacified | 16 | - | - |
| feathery | 17 | resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers | feathery palm trees |
| fatigues | 12 | military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor | - |
| flitting | 12 | - | - |
| fortieth | 14 | the ordinal number of forty in counting order | - |
| inferred | 12 | - | - |
| deafness | 12 | partial or complete loss of hearing | - |
| reaffirm | 16 | affirm once again | He reaffirmed his faith in the church |
| boniface | 15 | (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754) | - |
| fattened | 12 | (of market animals) made ready for market | - |
| frothing | 15 | producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease | the rabid animal's frothing mouth |
| futurist | 11 | someone who predicts the future | - |
| offshoot | 17 | a natural consequence of development | - |
| defiling | 13 | - | - |
| catfight | 17 | - | - |
| wilfully | 17 | in a willful manner | - |
| tartuffe | 14 | a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) | - |
| tradeoff | 15 | an exchange that occurs as a compromise | I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine |
| puffball | 18 | any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles | - |
| paleface | 15 | - | - |
| beautify | 16 | make more beautiful | - |
| bellyful | 16 | an undesirable overabundance | a bellyful of your complaints |
| boastful | 13 | exhibiting self-importance | - |
| edifying | 16 | enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement | the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read |
| farmyard | 17 | an area adjacent to farm buildings | - |
| fancying | 17 | - | - |
| fantasia | 11 | a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes | - |
| fishpond | 17 | a freshwater pond with fish | - |
| fiftieth | 17 | the ordinal number of fifty in counting order | - |
| flotilla | 11 | a fleet of small craft | - |
| fleecing | 14 | - | - |
| fuelling | 12 | - | - |
| haftorah | 17 | a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah | - |
| sufficed | 17 | - | - |
| plateful | 13 | the quantity contained in a plate | - |
| buffeted | 17 | pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities | - |
| effusive | 17 | uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm | - |
| faubourg | 14 | a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city | - |
| fedayeen | 15 | (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel | - |
| forested | 12 | covered with forest | efforts to protect forested lands of the northwest |
| focussed | 14 | being in focus or brought into focus | - |
| frontage | 12 | the face or front of a building | - |
| frenetic | 13 | excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion | frenetic screams followed the accident |
| infringe | 12 | go against, as of rules and laws | - |
| unfrozen | 20 | not frozen | unfrozen ground |
| unfasten | 11 | become undone or untied | The shoelaces unfastened |
| rarefied | 12 | of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | - |
| filthier | 14 | - | - |
| filament | 13 | a very slender natural or synthetic fiber | - |
| flypaper | 18 | paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies | - |
| folktale | 15 | a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | - |
| frittata | 11 | Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top | - |
| freedman | 14 | a person who has been freed from slavery | - |
| chauffer | 19 | - | - |
| woefully | 17 | in an unfortunate or deplorable manner | it was woefully inadequate |
| underfed | 13 | not getting adequate food | gaunt underfed children |
| unformed | 14 | not formed or organized | an as yet unformed government |
| shafting | 15 | - | - |
| snuffles | 14 | - | - |
| perfumer | 15 | a person who makes (and sells) perfumes | - |
| reformer | 13 | a disputant who advocates reform | - |
| billfold | 14 | a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money | - |
| bluefish | 16 | bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters | - |
| fallible | 13 | wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | I'm only a fallible human |
| firetrap | 13 | a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire | - |
| foreword | 15 | a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book | - |
| follicle | 13 | any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity | - |
| offsides | 15 | illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck | - |
| lifebelt | 13 | - | - |
| codified | 15 | enacted by a legislative body | codified written laws |
| coiffure | 16 | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | - |
| therefor | 14 | (in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it | ordering goods and enclosing payment therefor |
| refueled | 12 | - | - |
| referent | 11 | having reference | judgments referent to the indictment |
| pacifism | 17 | the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable | - |
| alfresco | 13 | outside a building | - |
| effacing | 17 | - | - |
| fatalist | 11 | of or relating to fatalism | a fatalist person |
| firebird | 14 | tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage | - |
| firebomb | 17 | a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) | - |
| fluorine | 11 | a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite | - |
| frogfish | 18 | fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout | - |
| freebase | 13 | - | - |
| freckled | 18 | relating to or covered with or resembling freckles | - |
| futurism | 13 | an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age | - |
| leftwing | 15 | - | - |
| coiffeur | 16 | a man hairdresser | - |
| cufflink | 20 | jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt | - |
| defacing | 15 | - | - |
| defaming | 15 | - | - |
| defusing | 13 | the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) | - |
