Words Ending in E and Containing EF

Discover 255 playable English words ending in E and containing EF, from Defense, Reference, Effective, Define, Refuse, Preference and Defensive to rarer plays. Each entry is verified for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, and daily writing, complete with letter counts and meanings below.

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Starts with A
2 words
antireflective
antiputrefactive
Starts with B
14 words
before
briefcase
befuddle
beneficence
benefice
beefcake
biodefense
birefringence
balefire
benefactive
beforetime
beneficiate
befortune
befringe
Starts with C
14 words
ceasefire
carefree
cyberdefense
ceftriaxone
crimefree
coreference
cefuroxime
covfefe
ceftazidime
cefotaxime
chantefable
cefoperazone
calefactive
chiefage
Starts with D
24 words
defense
define
defensive
definite
definitive
defiance
defective
deference
deflate
defile
defensible
defuse
deface
defecate
defame
defendable
definable
defeatable
deformable
dereference
defenestrate
defibrillate
deferable
defoliate
Starts with E
24 words
effective
effusive
effeminate
effervescence
efface
effete
effectuate
effulgence
effervesce
efflorescence
effuse
effluence
effloresce
effleurage
effaceable
effulge
effable
effeminize
electrorefine
effectible
efference
effigurate
effere
efforce
Starts with F
4 words
falseface
foefie
foreface
fefnicute
Starts with G
1 words
gefilte
Starts with H
1 words
hereinbefore
Starts with I
15 words
ineffective
indefinite
indefensible
irrefutable
indefinable
indefatigable
ineffable
ineffaceable
indefeasible
irreflexive
irrefragable
irreformable
indefectible
irreflective
irrefrangible
Starts with J
1 words
jefe
Starts with L
2 words
liquefactive
liquefiable
Starts with M
6 words
mefloquine
maleficence
millefeuille
misdefine
misreference
malefice
Starts with N
7 words
nonrefundable
nondefense
nonreflective
nonrefillable
nonreflexive
noneffective
nondeferrable
Starts with O
2 words
overrefine
overeffusive
Starts with P
22 words
preference
preferable
preface
prefecture
predefine
prefigure
paleface
prefabricate
prefire
prefinance
photorefractive
prefigurative
prefade
prefile
prefreeze
putrefactive
preformulate
putrefiable
preformative
prefigurate
preflame
prefixture
Starts with Q
2 words
quinquefoliate
quinquefoliolate
Starts with R
24 words
reference
refuse
refugee
refuge
refine
reflective
redefine
referee
refundable
refute
refinance
reframe
reflexive
refrigerate
refillable
refractive
reforge
reflectance
reformulate
refile
reface
referable
refutable
reformative
Starts with S
12 words
surefire
strikeforce
supereffective
subprefecture
shoreface
spaceframe
subreference
stupefactive
serrefile
superrefine
shameface
schefferite
Starts with T
8 words
therefore
timeframe
typeface
thereinbefore
thieflike
telefacsimile
tefe
teleferique
Starts with U
5 words
undefinable
undefeatable
unreflective
undefendable
unreformable
Starts with W
5 words
wherefore
wireframe
whiteface
weftage
weftwise

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