5-Letter Words With AFE
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With AFE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With AFE 8 words
How often does AFE appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 five-letter words containing AFE. They average 9.4 points and the best is CHAFE (13 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.4
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- R
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- r 37.5%
- e 25%
- s 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ea25%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word containing AFE
c 3h 4a 1f 4e 1
C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + F 4 + E 1 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
chafe
- nounsoreness and warmth caused by friction“he had a nasty chafe on his knee”
- nounanger produced by some annoying irritation
- verbbecome or make sore by or as if by rubbing
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How many five-letter words containing AFE are there?
There are 8 five-letter words containing AFE in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing AFE?
CHAFE is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WAFER (11), CAFES (10), SAFED (9).
What are some common five-letter words containing AFE?
Everyday examples include SAFER, CHAFE, WAFER, SAFES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare five-letter words containing AFE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CAFES (10), SAFED (9), AFEAR (8), NEAFE (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.