7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and F as the 3rd letter

The fixed pattern is E _ F _ _ _ _, with the required letters at positions one and three and five open slots left to solve. EFFECTS and EFFORTS are familiar examples; ENFORCE gives a different shape. Collins lists all 40 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 20, so coverage varies between tournament dictionaries.

Key facts for E first and F third

• There are 40 tournament-dictionary matches for this seven-letter pattern.
• Only 3 matches are classed as common, so many entries are specialist vocabulary.
• Final letters cluster at S (15), D (10), and E (8).
• ENFROZE leads the Scrabble scores at 19 points; ENFIXED follows at 18.

Which 7-letter words have E first and F third?

Start with EFFECTS, EFFORTS, and ENFORCE if you want recognizable candidates. Each starts with E and puts F third, but the remaining letters take different routes: repeated F sounds dominate EFFECTS and EFFORTS, while ENFORCE spreads its consonants across the word.

The small common-word group is worth keeping in mind during a solve. Just 3 of the 40 entries are common by our frequency measure, so an obscure-looking candidate is not automatically a mistake. The endings give a sharper clue: 15 words finish in S, while D and E are the next most frequent final letters.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

ENFROZE tops the scoring group with 19 points, followed by ENFIXED at 18 and ENFIXES at 17. EFFACED, ENFEOFF, ELFLOCK, and EFFRAYS each score 16. These are strong options when the board lets you place a high-value letter or build onto existing tiles.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins has 40 entries, compared with 20 in ENABLE and 20 in NWL2023. That makes obscure candidates especially dependent on the game you are playing; check its word list before relying on a less familiar match. EFFECTS manages 15, and the average match across all 40 words scores 13.4.