6-letter words with F as the 4th letter and E as the 6th letter

Every match closes on E, and the list splits into two endings: 16 words finish in -FLE and seven in -FFE. COFFEE, WAFFLE, RAFFLE and TOFFEE are everyday, while ZAFFRE and BOUFFE are Collins oddities. Nineteen matches double the F across slots three and four.

6-letter words with F as the 4th letter and E as the 6th letter

• All 33 matches end in E, and 19 of them double the F in slots three and four.
• Sixteen matches close in -FLE, from WAFFLE and RAFFLE to TRIFLE.
• Seven more end in -FFE, including COFFEE, TOFFEE and BOUFFE.
• ZAFFRE leads the scores at 21; WAFFLE, YAFFLE and WAFFIE reach 15.
• Only four matches are common: COFFEE, RAFFLE, WAFFLE and SELFIE.

Which endings pay best?

ZAFFRE sits alone at the top on 21 points, driven by its Z. WAFFLE, YAFFLE and WAFFIE follow at 15, then COFFEE, BAFFLE, MUFFLE, PIFFLE, BOUFFE and POUFFE all reach 14. The -FFE ending holds the strongest tiles, which is why the -FLE words trail slightly.

Among the everyday entries, COFFEE and WAFFLE are the two most useful, with RAFFLE and TRIFLE close behind. TOFFEE and SELFIE are equally familiar but score only 12 and nine. A clue built around a warm drink or a fairground will usually point straight at COFFEE or RAFFLE.

Reading the -FLE family

Sixteen matches end in -FLE, and thirteen of them double the F: WAFFLE, RAFFLE, BAFFLE, MUFFLE, RUFFLE, DUFFLE, PIFFLE and COFFLE among them. Only STIFLE, TRIFLE and PURFLE keep a single F there, so the doubled version is the default shape.

The rare spellings are where the pattern gets thin: ZAFFRE, GRIFFE, TRUFFE, PIAFFE, MOFFIE and SURFIE sit in just one or two dictionaries. SELFIE is the reverse case, listed only in NWL2023. Check your word list before you commit to any of them.