Words That Start With AF

117 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 117 words that start with af, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.

Words starting with af: 117
Most used: after
Shortest: aft
5 letter words: 6

Common words that start with af

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	after	happening at a time subsequent to a reference time	5
2	afternoon	the part of the day between noon and evening	9
3	afraid	filled with fear or apprehension	6
4	affairs	matters of personal concern	7
5	affected	acted upon; influenced	8
6	affect	have an effect upon	6
7	afford	be able to spare or give up	6
8	afterwards	happening at a time subsequent to a reference time	10
9	affair	a vaguely specified concern	6
10	affordable	that you have the financial means for	10
11	affects	have an effect upon	7
12	affecting	have an effect upon	9
13	affiliate	a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization	9
14	affiliated	being joined in close association	10
15	affection	a positive feeling of liking	9
16	aftermath	the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)	9
17	afghan	a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl	6
18	afterward	happening at a time subsequent to a reference time	9
19	affiliation	a social or business relationship	11
20	affinity	(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody	8
21	affiliates	a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization	10
22	affirmative	affirming or giving assent	11
23	aforementioned	being the one previously mentioned or spoken of	14
24	afforded	be able to spare or give up	8
25	aft	at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane	3
26	affidavit	written declaration made under oath	9
27	affluent	an affluent person; a person who is financially well off	8
28	affirmed	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts	8
29	afterlife	life after death	9
30	afar	(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far	4
31	affectionate	having or displaying warmth or affection	12
32	afloat	aimlessly drifting	6
33	afflicted	grievously affected especially by disease	9
34	afternoons	the part of the day between noon and evening	10
35	affirmation	a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something	11
36	affirm	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts	6
37	affirming	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts	9
38	affiliations	a social or business relationship	12
39	affectionately	with affection	14
40	affliction	a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity	10
41	affections	a positive feeling of liking	10
42	affords	be able to spare or give up	7
43	affective	characterized by emotion	9
44	afield	far away from home or one's usual surroundings; - R.A.Hall	6
45	affirms	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts	7
46	afghans	a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl	7
47	affixed	firmly attached	7
48	affront	a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect	7
49	afoot	on foot; walking	5
50	afterthought	thinking again about a choice previously made	12

3 letter words that start with af

4 letter words that start with af

afar

5 letter words that start with af

after
afoot
affix
afoul
afire
afore

6 letter words that start with af

afraid
affect
afford
affair
afghan
afloat
affirm
afield
afresh
aflame
affine
affray
afters

7 letter words that start with af

affairs
affects
affords
affirms
afghans
affixed
affront
affable
afghani
afflict
affixes
affaire
affiant
affably

8 letter words that start with af

affected
affinity
afforded
affluent
affirmed
affaires
afflicts
afferent
affixing
afghanis
aflutter
affronts

9 letter words that start with af

afternoon
affecting
affiliate
affection
aftermath
afterward
affidavit
afterlife
afflicted
affirming
affective
affording
affluence
afterglow
aforesaid
aftercare
afterword
affronted
aflatoxin
afferents

10 letter words that start with af

afterwards
affordable
affiliated
affiliates
afternoons
affliction
affections
affinities
aftertaste
affidavits
aftershock
aficionado
aftershave
afflicting
affordably
afterbirth
afterwords
affability
afterimage
afterworld
aftermaths
afterlives

11 letter words that start with af

affiliation
affirmative
affirmation
aftermarket
aficionados
afflictions
aftershocks
affectation
afterburner
affiliating
aftereffect
affectivity
affectively

12 letter words that start with af

affectionate
affiliations
afterthought
affirmations
aftereffects
afterburners
aforethought
affectations

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How many words start with af?

This list has 117 words starting with af, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with af?

after, afternoon, afraid, affairs, affected, affect, afford, afterwards.

What 5 letter words start with af?

after, afoot, affix, afoul, afire, afore.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.