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5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and F as the 3rd letter

5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and F as the 3rd letter total 21, and twelve of them close on an S.

21 wordsTop pick LOFTYHighest score KOFFS 15

1 of 21 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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  • F
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  • R
  • S
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With O in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (232 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 21 · most-used first

  • LOFTY11
  • SOFAS8
  • LOFTS8
  • COFFS13
  • SOFTY11
  • MOFOS10
  • TOFFS11
  • SOFAR8
  • SOFTS8
  • GOFER9
  • KOFTA12
  • BOFFO13
  • GOFFS12
  • TOFTS8
  • DOFFS12
  • TOFUS8
  • TOFFY14
  • WOFUL11
  • BOFFS13
  • SOFTA8
  • KOFFS15
All valid words 21

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

  • BOFFO13
  • BOFFS13
  • COFFS13
  • DOFFS12
  • GOFER9
  • GOFFS12
  • KOFFS15
  • KOFTA12
  • LOFTS8
  • LOFTY11
  • MOFOS10
  • SOFAR8
  • SOFAS8
  • SOFTA8
  • SOFTS8
  • SOFTY11
  • TOFFS11
  • TOFFY14
  • TOFTS8
  • TOFUS8
  • WOFUL11
Letters by positionIn 57% of these words the 5th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S24%
  2. T19%
  3. B10%
4th letter
  1. F38%
  2. T33%
  3. A10%
5th letter
  1. S57%
  2. Y14%
  3. R10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; KOFFS tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 7 words
  2. 9 points: 1 words
  3. 1010 points: 1 words
  4. 11 points: 4 words
  5. 1212 points: 3 words
  6. 13 points: 3 words
  7. 1414 points: 1 words
  8. 15 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KOFFS1515Collins only
TOFFY1413All three
COFFS1314All three
BOFFO1314All three
BOFFS1314All three
KOFTA1212Collins · NWL
GOFFS1213Collins only
DOFFS1212All three
LOFTY1111All three
SOFTY1110All three
TOFFS1111All three
WOFUL1113All three

F sits in the third square here, and its four-point value lifts the average score to 10.6. The doubled -OFF shape is the spine: COFFS, TOFFS, GOFFS, DOFFS, BOFFS and KOFFS are all plurals, so most of the list reads like a Scrabble endgame. LOFTY is the only common word, and the only Wordle answer.

The O-second, F-third group in numbers

  • 21 words match the pattern.
  • Twelve end in S, and most of those are -OFF plurals.
  • S opens 5 words and T opens 4.
  • The average score is a strong 10.6.
  • KOFFS leads on 15; TOFFY, COFFS, BOFFO and BOFFS follow on 13 or 14.

Reading the -OFF and -OFT endings

Two shapes carry the list. The -OFF family runs from COFFS and TOFFS through GOFFS, DOFFS and BOFFS, while the -OFT family adds LOFTS, SOFTS, LOFTY and SOFTY. Between them they account for 13 of the 21 words.

The leftovers are odd enough to matter. SOFAS and SOFAR stretch the S-openings, KOFTA and TOFUS bring a K and a U, and GOFFS and KOFFS are the two spellings that live only in Collins.

Why the average sits at 10.6

F is worth four points, and a doubled F is worth eight before anything else scores. That is why COFFS, TOFFS, GOFFS, BOFFS and DOFFS all reach 12, and why KOFFS tops the list at 15. LOFTY, with its Y, is the only non-F leader on 11.

Most of the list is tournament vocabulary. LOFTY is the only common word, so treats like SOFAR, BOFFO and SOFTA belong on a scoreboard rather than in conversation.

A quick way to use the F

Tip

Put the F down early and this pattern pays. Twelve words end in S and six of them are -OFF plurals, so a trailing S with an F already on the board usually points straight here.

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words have O second and F third?
21. Twelve end in S and the -OFF family supplies six of those. S opens five words and T four, and the average Scrabble score is a high 10.6.
Which word here scores highest?
KOFFS reaches 15 on a K and a doubled F. TOFFY follows at 14, then COFFS, BOFFO and BOFFS on 13 each. LOFTY is the best-scoring common word, at 11.
Is LOFTY the only Wordle answer in this set?
Yes. LOFTY is the single answer, and all 21 words are accepted guesses. That makes the group useful for finding high-scoring plays rather than for chasing a hidden Wordle word.

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