6-letter words containing f, a
- annwfn — the other world; the land of fairies.
- arafat — a hill in W Saudi Arabia, near Mecca: a sacred site of Islam, visited by pilgrims performing the hajj
- argufy — to argue or quarrel, esp over something trivial
- armful — An armful of something is the amount of it that you can carry fairly easily.
- arnulf — a.d. 850?–899, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 887–899: crowned 896.
- artful — If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
- as for — You use as for and as to at the beginning of a sentence in order to introduce a slightly different subject that is still connected to the previous one.
- aurify — to turn into gold
- aweful — Misspelling of awful.
- awfull — Archaic form of awful.
- b.f.a. — Bachelor of Fine Arts
- babeuf — François Noël (frɑ̃swa nɔɛl) 1760–97, French political agitator: plotted unsuccessfully to destroy the Directory and establish a communistic system
- baffed — to strike the ground with a club in making a stroke.
- baffie — (golf) A traditional name for a 5 wood.
- baffin — William. c.1584–1622, English navigator and explorer who led several expeditions to find the North West Passage
- baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- bagful — an amount that is or can be contained in a bag
- barfed — Simple past tense and past participle of barf.
- barfly — A barfly is a person who spends a lot of time drinking in bars
- barful — presenting difficulties or obstacles
- basify — to make basic
- befall — If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
- befana — (in Italian folklore) an ugly good fairy who brings gifts to good children on Epiphany eve
- beflag — to decorate with flags
- beflea — to infest with fleas
- befoam — to cover with foam
- behalf — interest, part, benefit, or respect (only in the phrases on (someone's) behalf, on or US and Canadian in behalf of, in this (or that) behalf)
- biafra — a region of E Nigeria, formerly a local government region: seceded as an independent republic (1967–70) during the Civil War, but defeated by Nigerian government forces
- biface — a prehistoric stone tool with two faces
- by far — You use the expression by far when you are comparing something or someone with others of the same kind, in order to emphasize how great the difference is between them. For example, you can say that something is by far the best or the best by far to indicate that it is definitely the best.
- cafard — a feeling of severe depression
- caffer — Lb pejorative obsolete spelling of kaffir.
- cafila — A caravan of travellers or supplies.
- cafone — an uncouth person; lowlife.
- caftan — A caftan is a long loose garment with long sleeves. Caftans are worn by men in Arab countries, and by women in America and Europe.
- calefy — to make or become warm
- canful — the amount that a can will hold.
- capful — the amount that a cap can hold
- carafe — A carafe is a glass container in which you serve water or wine.
- carfax — a place where principal roads or streets intersect, esp a place in a town where four roads meet
- carful — the maximum number of people a car will hold
- casefy — to make or become similar to cheese
- cavafy — Constantine. Greek name Kavafis.1863–1933, Greek poet of Alexandria in Egypt
- ceefax — the BBC teletext service, switched off in October 2012
- chafed — to wear or abrade by rubbing: He chafed his shoes on the rocks.
- chafer — any of various scarabaeid beetles, such as the cockchafer and rose chafer
- chafes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chafe.
- chaffs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaff.
- chaffy — full of chaff
- colfax — Schuyler, 1823–85, U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1869–73.