6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and F as the 5th letter

This pattern is a narrow search: only 2 of its 20 entries rank among common English words, while 13 have definitions. The familiar options include PROOFS and BRIEFS; several others, such as GRUFFY and DRAFFY, stand out more for their letter values than their everyday use.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 20 six-letter matches with R second and F fifth.
• G leads the first-letter group with 8 words; P follows with 5.
• S is the most common ending, appearing on 11 matches.
• GRUFFY and DRAFFY share the top score at 16 points each.
• Only 2 entries are common by frequency, despite 13 having definitions.

Which matching words score highest?

GRUFFY and DRAFFY are the top scorers at 16 points apiece. GRIFFS, GRIFFE, GRAFFS, ARGUFY, DRAFFS, and GRUFFS each score 13, so the pattern offers several strong choices beyond its two leaders.

The average score is 11.9, pulled upward by words with high-value letters. Check the board before choosing: a word’s base score does not include premiums, and an unfamiliar entry may not be accepted in every game’s dictionary.

How many 6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and F as the 5th letter?

There are 20 matches across the tournament dictionaries, but the lists do not contain the same entries: 19 appear in Collins, 12 in NWL2023, and 11 in ENABLE. Check your game’s word list before relying on a less familiar word such as TREYFA or PREIFE.

Eleven matches end in S, compared with 4 ending in E, 3 in Y, and 2 in A. That makes the final letter a useful narrowing clue; starting-letter clues are less concentrated, since the words begin with six different letters.