7-letter words with F as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter

That fixed FE opening leads to a list with both everyday words and less familiar tournament entries. Federal, feeling, feature, and feather are easy to recognize; only 14 entries fall among the 25,000 most common English words. The list counts words appearing in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, so acceptance can differ by game.

What stands out in the FE word list?

• The F-E opening matches 159 seven-letter words in tournament dictionaries.
• Federal, feeling, feature, and feather are recognizable examples.
• Only 14 entries rank among the 25,000 most common English words.
• The most frequent final letter is S, shared by 52 words.
• Feedbox leads the scoring examples at 20 points.

How does this pattern compare with other openings?

The F-E pattern is a compact choice beside R-E: that same-length opening has 915 matches, compared with 159 here. Switching the second letter also changes the pool: F-A has 262 matches, while F-O has 248.

S endings dominate this group, with 52 words; R is next at 22, followed by G at 21. When a puzzle gives you the final letter, checking S first is a sharper filter than guessing from the F-E start alone.

Dictionary coverage also varies: 112 entries appear in ENABLE, 155 in Collins, and 121 in NWL2023. A word accepted in one list may not count in another, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

Choosing among 7-letter words with F first and E second

For a familiar play, federal, feature, and fetched are easier to recognize than the top-scoring entries. Feedbox, feezing, and feazing each score 20 points in the scoring data, while the average score across the group is 12.

The scoring leaders are not necessarily the words you will reach for first. Feedbox is a useful example of the tradeoff: a strong score, but less everyday than feeling or feeding.