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5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and F as the 4th letter

5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and F as the 4th letter have 27 matches, including REEFS, BEEFY, and LEAFY.

27 wordsTop pick LEAFSHighest score JEFFS 18

3 of 27 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With E in 2nd place, E is the most common 4th letter (237 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 27 · most-used first

  • LEAFS8
  • REEFS8
  • LEAFY11
  • BEEFY13
  • DELFT9
  • SERFS8
  • BEEFS10
  • JEFFS18
  • DEFFO12
  • SELFS8
  • DEIFY12
  • TERFS8
  • REIFY11
  • DELFS9
  • REFFO11
  • KERFS12
  • FEOFF14
  • KEEFS12
  • MEFFS13
  • NEAFE8
  • NEIFS8
  • PELFS10
  • REEFY11
  • REIFS8
  • SEIFS8
  • TEFFS11
  • TERFE8
All valid words 27

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BEEFS10
  • BEEFY13
  • DEFFO12
  • DEIFY12
  • DELFS9
  • DELFT9
  • FEOFF14
  • JEFFS18
  • KEEFS12
  • KERFS12
  • LEAFS8
  • LEAFY11
  • MEFFS13
  • NEAFE8
  • NEIFS8
  • PELFS10
  • REEFS8
  • REEFY11
  • REFFO11
  • REIFS8
  • REIFY11
  • SEIFS8
  • SELFS8
  • SERFS8
  • TEFFS11
  • TERFE8
  • TERFS8
Letters by positionIn 59% of these words the 5th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. R19%
  2. D15%
  3. T11%
3rd letter
  1. E19%
  2. F19%
  3. I19%
5th letter
  1. S59%
  2. Y19%
  3. E7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; JEFFS tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 10 words
  2. 9 points: 2 words
  3. 1010 points: 2 words
  4. 11 points: 5 words
  5. 1212 points: 4 words
  6. 13 points: 2 words
  7. 1414 points: 1 words
  8. 15 points: 0 words
  9. 1616 points: 0 words
  10. 17 points: 0 words
  11. 1818 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JEFFS1820Collins only
FEOFF1414All three
BEEFY1313All three
MEFFS1314Collins only
DEFFO1212Collins only
DEIFY1211All three
KERFS1212All three
KEEFS1212All three
LEAFY1111All three
REIFY1110All three
REFFO1111Collins only
REEFY1110All three

A fixed-letter clue leaves the pattern _E_F_ to solve. The matches range from familiar words such as REEFS and LEAFY to less common entries such as DEFFO and KEEFS. Only 3 rank among the commonest English words, so expect a mixed bag rather than 27 everyday guesses.

The pattern at a glance

  • There are 27 tournament-dictionary matches for _E_F_.
  • Sixteen matches end in S; five end in Y.
  • Collins includes 27 matches, compared with 20 in ENABLE and NWL2023.
  • JEFFS tops the scoring list at 18 points.

5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and F as the 4th letter

The matching pattern is _E_F_: the second slot must be E and the fourth must be F. REEFS, BEEFS, and LEAFS show how often an S fills the final slot, while LEAFY and BEEFY illustrate the Y ending.

The endings are lopsided: 16 words finish with S, while five finish with Y. Only two end in E and two in O; F and T appear once each. That makes the final letter a strong way to narrow a partially solved board.

How can you use these matches in a word game?

For Wordle, the answer pool has 2 entries, while the allowed-guess count is 27. Treat those as different things: a word accepted as a guess is not necessarily an answer. The pattern alone does not identify which answer is in play.

For Scrabble-style play, JEFFS scores 18 points, ahead of FEOFF at 14. But the short list is not packed with familiar words: just 3 matches count as common. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Compare nearby letter patterns

Tip

The much larger E-second, E-fourth pattern has 237 matches, versus 27 for this E-second, F-fourth clue. Keep the fixed positions intact when you compare 5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and F as the 4th letter.

Questions people ask

What is the pattern for five-letter words with E second and F fourth?
The pattern is _E_F_. REEFS and BEEFY both fit, with E in the second position and F in the fourth. Use the remaining slots to test possible first, third, and final letters against your puzzle clues.
Which matching word has the highest Scrabble score?
JEFFS is the top scorer at 18 points, with FEOFF next at 14. Scores can change with board placement, so these figures compare the words before any letter or word premium squares are applied.
Are all 27 words accepted in every dictionary?
No. Collins has 27 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 20. The six-match difference means some entries are dictionary-specific; check the word list used by your game before relying on an unfamiliar match.

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