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6-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and F as the 5th letter

6-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and F as the 5th letter number 20, led by QUAFFS at 21 points.

20 wordsTop pick STAFFSHighest score QUAFFS 21

2 of 20 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (653 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 20 · most-used first

  • STAFFS12
  • DWARFS13
  • SCARFS11
  • WHARFS15
  • CHAFFY20
  • CHAFFS17
  • PIAFFE14
  • GRAFFS13
  • SNARFS9
  • BLAFFS14
  • CHAUFE14
  • CHAUFF17
  • DRAFFS13
  • DRAFFY16
  • FLAFFS15
  • NEAFFE12
  • NYAFFS15
  • QUAFFS21
  • SCAFFS14
  • SWARFS12
All valid words 20

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

  • BLAFFS14
  • CHAFFS17
  • CHAFFY20
  • CHAUFE14
  • CHAUFF17
  • DRAFFS13
  • DRAFFY16
  • DWARFS13
  • FLAFFS15
  • GRAFFS13
  • NEAFFE12
  • NYAFFS15
  • PIAFFE14
  • QUAFFS21
  • SCAFFS14
  • SCARFS11
  • SNARFS9
  • STAFFS12
  • SWARFS12
  • WHARFS15
Letters by positionIn 70% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S25%
  2. C20%
  3. D15%
2nd letter
  1. H25%
  2. R15%
  3. W10%
4th letter
  1. F65%
  2. R25%
  3. U10%
6th letter
  1. S70%
  2. E15%
  3. Y10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; QUAFFS tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 1 words
  2. 10 points: 0 words
  3. 1111 points: 1 words
  4. 12 points: 3 words
  5. 1313 points: 3 words
  6. 14 points: 4 words
  7. 1515 points: 3 words
  8. 16 points: 1 words
  9. 1717 points: 2 words
  10. 18 points: 0 words
  11. 1919 points: 0 words
  12. 20 points: 1 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUAFFS2122All three
CHAFFY2019All three
CHAFFS1717All three
CHAUFF1718Collins only
DRAFFY1615All three
WHARFS1514All three
FLAFFS1516Collins only
NYAFFS1515Collins only
PIAFFE1415All three
BLAFFS1416Collins · NWL
CHAUFE1415Collins only
SCAFFS1415Collins only

Pinning A in position three and F in position five leaves a narrow six-letter search. STAFFS and DWARFS are recognizable anchors, but the list also contains forms such as CHAUFF and NYAFFS. The endings and score leaders show where the pattern is most useful, and the S-heavy ending is the clearest shortcut once the middle is fixed.

The pattern at a glance

  • The fixed pattern is _ _ A _ F _; 20 six-letter entries match it.
  • S is the most common first letter, leading 5 words; C leads 4.
  • Fourteen entries end in S, while only 3 end in E.
  • Only 2 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • QUAFFS tops the score list at 21, ahead of CHAFFY at 20.

Why does F in the fifth spot narrow the search?

That F in the fifth slot makes the pattern unusually tight: the comparable A-third, E-fifth pattern has 653 matches, against just 20 here. One changed fixed letter reshapes the pool, even though both searches keep the same word length.

Among these matches, STAFFS, DWARFS, SCARFS, and WHARFS show how strongly plural forms cluster at the end. The ending tally puts S on 14 entries, far ahead of E on 3.

That concentration gives you a practical solving clue: if the final tile is still open, test S before chasing the less frequent endings.

What are the top scores, and what should you check?

QUAFFS is the top scorer at 21, followed by CHAFFY at 20. CHAFFS and CHAUFF each score 17, while DRAFFY reaches 16. These are word scores; premium squares can change a board play, so the ranking alone does not guarantee the best move.

For 6-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and F as the 5th letter, test the fixed letters first, then weigh unfamiliar entries by their score and definition. All 20 match Collins, while 13 appear in NWL2023 and 11 in ENABLE. Only 13 entries have definitions, and just 2 are common, so expect many obscure options.

A dictionary match is not necessarily a word you know or a legal play in every ruleset; verify the word list your game uses.

Questions people ask

How many of these six-letter words are common?
Only 2 of the 20 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. STAFFS and DWARFS are more recognizable anchors than many options in the set, which includes less familiar forms such as NYAFFS and CHAUFF.
Which final letter appears most often?
S is the most frequent ending, appearing on 14 of the 20 words. E comes next with 3, followed by Y with 2; just 1 word ends in F. If the final letter is unknown, S is the strongest first test.
Which word scores highest?
QUAFFS leads the score list at 21 points. CHAFFY follows at 20, and CHAFFS and CHAUFF each score 17. Board premiums can change the value of a play, so consider the available squares as well as the word's base score.

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