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

The pattern is F _ _ _ T _ _, so the fifth tile is fixed even when the rest of the rack is not. Familiar options include FIGHTER, FRANTIC, FLATTEN, and FAINTED; less ordinary entries sit beside them. Just 9 entries rank among the most common English words, so the full tournament list is broader than everyday vocabulary.

The pattern at a glance

• Collins accepts all 85 matches; ENABLE contains 67, while NWL2023 contains 71.
• Only 9 entries meet our common-word cutoff.
• FIXATIF scores 20 points, ahead of FIXATED at 18.
• The S-first sibling has 317 matches, far more than the 85 with F in first position.
• R and D are the leading final letters, with 26 and 24 matches.

Which final letters are most common?

R and D lead the endings, with 26 and 24 matches respectively. S appears at the end of 12 words, while N occurs 4 times; E, L, and Y occur 3 times each, and C occurs twice.

That uneven split makes the last tile a strong filter. If your final letter is R, try FIGHTER or FLOATER; for D, consider FAINTED, FLATTEN, or FRONTAL. Sorting by the known ending is quicker than scanning all 85 possibilities.

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

FIXATIF is the top scorer among 7-letter words with F as the 1st letter and T as the 5th letter, reaching 20 points. FIXATED scores 18, while FAJITAS and FIXATES each score 17. FIGHTER scores 14, a reminder that a familiar word does not always beat one with a valuable X.

One limitation matters in play: only 9 of the 85 words are common, so some entries will feel unfamiliar. Collins has all 85 matches; the North American NWL2023 list has 71, and ENABLE has 67. Check your game's word list before committing an obscure form such as FIXATIF.