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

The pattern is F _ _ _ _ N _, with the sixth position fixed and the other five letters open. That leaves room for everyday words such as funding and fishing alongside less familiar entries. Only 31 of the 191 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a mix of recognizable vocabulary and tournament-list material.

At a glance: the F-and-N pattern

• There are 191 tournament-dictionary words with F first and N sixth.
• Feeling, finding, falling, funding, and fishing are familiar examples.
• The final letter is G for 127 matches; S is next with 28.
• The average score is 12.8, while fizzing and fuzzing lead at 29 points.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

Several common entries are forms ending in -ing: feeling, finding, falling, funding, fishing, failing, feeding, and farming. Their shared ending makes the sixth-position N easy to spot, even when the middle letters differ. For a quick first pass, scan for familiar verbs before testing rarer combinations.

The final letter sharply narrows the shape: 127 words end in G, while 28 end in S. Examples such as framing and forcing join the larger G group; falcons and fleming show that the pattern is not limited to -ing forms. With just 31 common matches, the full set reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary.

Scores and limits for 7-letter words with F first and N sixth

For Scrabble, fizzing and fuzzing each score 29 points before board bonuses. Fizzens follows at 28, while futzing and foxhunt score 20 apiece. Those high values come from the less common letters; the ordinary-looking feeling or funding is easier to recognize, but it does not top the scoring list.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 189 matches, compared with 139 in NWL2023 and 133 in ENABLE. The 191 total counts words found in at least one of those tournament lists, not words accepted by every game. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.