Words ending in FUL
There are 500 words ending in ful in this list, most common first. Filter by letters or length.
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The most-used words ending in ful, and what they mean
These are the 14 that come up most often in written English, so they are the ones worth knowing first.
- useful
- adjectiveHaving a practical or beneficial use.
- successful
- adjectiveResulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.
- beautiful
- adjectivePossessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- powerful
- adjectiveHaving, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
- careful
- adjectiveTaking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
- helpful
- adjectiveFurnishing help; giving aid; useful.
- wonderful
- adjectiveSurprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.
- painful
- adjectiveCausing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
- meaningful
- adjectiveHaving meaning, significant.
- grateful
- adjectiveOf a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
- faithful
- adjectiveLoyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
- peaceful
- adjectiveNot at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
- awful
- adjectiveVery bad.
- doubtful
- adjectiveExperiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Of the 500 words in this list, 143 can be used as a noun, including beautiful, faithful, peaceful, awful, doubtful. Plenty of words do more than one job: state is a noun, a verb and an adjective depending on how you use it, which is why these numbers add up to more than the list itself.
How this list is built
The words come from the Datamuse language API, then get cleaned up, because the raw output is not much use on its own. Each word is checked against an English dictionary, with a frequency floor for anything not in it, so ordinary inflections survive while noise does not. Roman numerals, fragments and vowel-less abbreviations are stripped out.
What is left is ranked by how often each word actually appears in written English. That ordering is the point: it puts the words you might actually want at the top. The full method is on how we build these.
Common questions
How many words ending in ful are there?
This list holds 500, filtered to real dictionary words and ranked by how common they are. English has more if you count obscure and archaic ones, but they are little use to anybody.
Can a word ending in FUL be a noun?
Yes. 143 of the 500 words on this list can be used as a noun. The breakdown above shows how many work as verbs, adjectives and adverbs too.
How are the words ordered?
By how often each word appears in written English, most common first, so the useful ones are at the top rather than buried under rarities. See how we build these.
Can I search inside the list?
Yes. The filter box narrows the list as you type, and where a list mixes lengths there are buttons to show only words of a given length.