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7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and F as the 5th letter

7-letter words with C first and F fifth number 30; examples include careful, chiefly, chiffon, and conifer.

30 wordsTop pick CAREFULHighest score CHUFFED 19

2 of 30 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With C in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (547 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 30 · most-used first

  • CAREFUL12
  • CHIEFLY18
  • CHIFFON18
  • CHUFFED19
  • CONIFER12
  • CUTOFFS15
  • COIFFED16
  • CHAMFER17
  • CHAFFED19
  • CARAFES12
  • CHAFFER18
  • CORNFED13
  • CLIFFED16
  • CARTFUL12
  • CHUFFER18
  • CROPFUL14
  • CAGEFUL13
  • CANSFUL12
  • CHAUFED16
  • CHAUFER15
  • CHAUFES15
  • CHAUFFS18
  • CHEFFED19
  • CHIEFER15
  • CHIEFRY18
  • CHOOFED16
  • COIFFES15
  • COINFER12
  • CORNFLY15
  • CUPSFUL14
All valid words 30

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

  • CAGEFUL13
  • CANSFUL12
  • CARAFES12
  • CAREFUL12
  • CARTFUL12
  • CHAFFED19
  • CHAFFER18
  • CHAMFER17
  • CHAUFED16
  • CHAUFER15
  • CHAUFES15
  • CHAUFFS18
  • CHEFFED19
  • CHIEFER15
  • CHIEFLY18
  • CHIEFRY18
  • CHIFFON18
  • CHOOFED16
  • CHUFFED19
  • CHUFFER18
  • CLIFFED16
  • COIFFED16
  • COIFFES15
  • COINFER12
  • CONIFER12
  • CORNFED13
  • CORNFLY15
  • CROPFUL14
  • CUPSFUL14
  • CUTOFFS15
Letters by positionIn 60% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. H50%
  2. O20%
  3. A17%
3rd letter
  1. I27%
  2. A23%
  3. R17%
4th letter
  1. F30%
  2. E17%
  3. U13%
6th letter
  1. E60%
  2. U20%
  3. L7%
7th letter
  1. D27%
  2. R23%
  3. L20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; CHUFFED tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1212 points: 6 words
  2. 13 points: 2 words
  3. 1414 points: 2 words
  4. 15 points: 6 words
  5. 1616 points: 4 words
  6. 17 points: 1 words
  7. 1818 points: 6 words
  8. 19 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHUFFED1920All three
CHAFFED1919All three
CHEFFED1919All three
CHIEFLY1818All three
CHIFFON1819All three
CHAFFER1818All three
CHUFFER1819All three
CHAUFFS1819Collins only
CHIEFRY1817Collins only
CHAMFER1718All three
COIFFED1617All three
CLIFFED1618Collins only

A fifth-position F narrows this C-opening pattern to 30 tournament-dictionary entries. The recognizable anchors include careful, chiefly, chiffon, and conifer, but only two qualify as common by the frequency measure. Endings split across six letters, with D and R carrying most of the weight.

At a glance — the C-F letter frame

  • Thirty Collins entries fit the fixed C/F frame; ENABLE accepts 21 and NWL2023 accepts 22.
  • Only two matches reach the common-frequency group, despite 22 having dictionary definitions.
  • CHUFFED, CHAFFED, and CHEFFED tie for the top Scrabble value at 19.
  • D is the most frequent final letter at eight; R appears seven times.

Where do F-fifth words finish?

The ending distribution gives a quick way to prune guesses: D, R, and L together account for 21 of the 30 words. The remaining nine end in S, Y, or N. Careful and conifer show that the fixed fifth letter does not force one familiar suffix.

Collins has the broadest coverage at 30, compared with 21 in ENABLE and 22 in NWL2023. That difference matters most for the obscure tail. If a candidate is unfamiliar, verify it against the dictionary for your game before spending a turn.

How should you use 7-letter words with C first and F fifth?

Tip

The score peak is shared, so compare rack fit and premium squares before choosing among the three 19-point words.

Questions people ask

Which endings are most common beside the fifth F?
D appears eight times, R seven, and L six among the 30 words. The other endings are S, Y, and N, with N appearing just once. That gives a clear endgame filter once the fifth tile is settled. The count describes tournament-dictionary matches, not everyday vocabulary.
What separates the leading three scores?
CHUFFED, CHAFFED, and CHEFFED share the top value at 19 each. CHIEFLY and CHIFFON follow at 18. Their tie means rack leave and board placement decide the play. Base values do not include double-letter or triple-word bonuses.
How many entries are common-frequency?
Two matches meet the common-frequency threshold: careful and conifer are the familiar anchors from the examples. The frequency measure is stricter than dictionary inclusion. Many tournament-valid entries are too uncommon to fall in that group.

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