7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and F as the 6th letter

The fixed positions leave a compact pool: C opens every match, while F sits in slot six. The tournament lists do not agree completely: Collins has all 15, NWL2023 has 11, and ENABLE has 9, with overlap between dictionaries. Only one match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so familiar-looking examples are the exception rather than the rule.

7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and F as the 6th letter

• Exactly 15 tournament-dictionary words fit the C-first, F-sixth pattern.
• CHYMIFY leads the scoring list at 23 Scrabble points; CHYLIFY follows at 21.
• Ten of the 15 matches end in Y, far more than any other final letter.
• Collins lists 15 matches, compared with 11 in NWL2023 and 9 in ENABLE.

Which endings dominate this pattern?

Ten of the 15 matches end in Y, making it the dominant finish even though F is fixed in the sixth position. Three end in F, and two end in S; together, those five are the entire non-Y remainder.

That final-letter split gives you a quick way to narrow a rack or a pattern clue. If the last square is Y, the search is focused on most of this set; an F or S ending leaves just three or two candidates, respectively.

Which matches score highest?

CHYMIFY is the top scorer among 7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and F as the 6th letter, earning 23 Scrabble points. CHYLIFY scores 21, while COOKOFF reaches 19 and CHAUFFS scores 18.

The unusual letter combinations do the scoring work: CHYMIFY and CHYLIFY each use a high-value Y, while COOKOFF doubles up on K and F. These are strong raw tile totals, but a premium square can change the board result substantially.

More familiar choices include CLARIFY and CERTIFY, both scoring 15, plus CRUCIFY and CALCIFY at 17. Those recognizable words are easier to recall, though the pool is notably uncommon overall: just one entry falls within the top-25,000 frequency cutoff.

Dictionary coverage matters for play. Collins accepts all 15 matches, but NWL2023 and ENABLE include fewer; check your game's word list before challenging an unfamiliar entry.