- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
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Five-letter words ending in IFF
Our Wordle guess list has 10 five-letter words that end in IFF.
10 matching words
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This list has 10 Wordle guesses; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: CLIFF (January 24, 2026); SKIFF (August 12, 2024); STIFF (February 9, 2024); WHIFF (April 17, 2023).
ANKHS does not fit this page's clues. SKIFF keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.8 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
S_IFF
SKIFF, SNIFF, STIFF differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ANKHS tests the family more efficiently.
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Where these letters usually land
The IFF suffix fixes these letters in positions 3, 4 and 5; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- I most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words).
- F most often the 4th letter (100% of these words), also 5th (100%).
Word notes
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CLIFF
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
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Past Wordle answer: January 24, 2026.
SKIFF
A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
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Past Wordle answer: August 12, 2024.
SNIFF
To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
“The dog sniffed around the park, searching for a nice scent.”
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
STIFF
Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
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Past Wordle answer: February 9, 2024.
WHIFF
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
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Past Wordle answer: April 17, 2023.
GLIFF
A quick glance.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
GRIFF
Clipping of griffin.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
QUIFF
A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SPIFF
Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
“Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.”
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
TRIFF
terrific; wonderful
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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