Spelling list: Words ending in fle

The /f l/ sound at the end of a word is usually spelled fle - unless the /f l/ sound is a suffix, as in handful.

trifle
She made a delicious trifle for dessert. *
stifle
I must try to stifle my yawn. *
baffle
The truth is going to baffle him.
raffle
She won a prize in the raffle.
snaffle
The horse was fitted with a snaffle bridle.
sniffle
I rub my nose and sniffle, tears running down my cheeks.
duffle
She wore a warm duffle coat.
muffle
As her parents returned, the teenager tried to muffle the music from the speaker with her duvet. *
ruffle
She didn't want to ruffle any feathers.
scuffle
There was a scuffle on the playground.
shuffle
It's important to shuffle a deck of cards before you play.
snuffle
She let the dog snuffle around her shoes.
truffle
Would you like a chocolate truffle?