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

Every match ends in E, so the useful variation is at the start and through the middle. OFFENSE and OFFENCE show the familiar spelling pair; OFFLINE and OFFSIDE add other O-openers. Fourteen words fit, with six beginning O, five A, and three E.

F second and E seventh at a glance

• All 14 matches end in E.
• OFFENSE and OFFENCE are both included.
• Six words start O, five start A, and three start E.
• AFFICHE scores 18 points; OFFTAKE scores 17.
• Four entries meet the common-frequency measure.

How do the opening letters divide?

O begins six matches, A begins five, and E begins three. OFFENSE, OFFLINE, and OFFSIDE show the largest group; AFFABLE and AFFAIRE represent A. With the final E already fixed, the first letter is a strong early filter when you are scanning a rack or solving a pattern.

OFFENSE and OFFENCE are both valid entries in this collection, so spelling conventions can change which familiar form you reach for. The same opening does not predict the whole word: OFFTAKE and OFFEREE continue differently. Four matches make the common-frequency group, leaving most of the set less familiar.

Which entries lead on points?

AFFICHE scores 18, OFFTAKE scores 17, and OFFENCE and AFFABLE each score 15. The average is 14.5. AFFICHE is not the first word many players would guess, which makes score comparison worthwhile once the fixed F and final E are in place.

Collins includes all 14 words, NWL2023 has 10, and ENABLE has 8; those counts overlap. OFFENCE and OFFENSE are familiar spelling variants, but acceptance can still depend on the game’s chosen lexicon. Check your game’s word list before relying on an unfamiliar form such as AFFAIRE.

OFFEREE and AFFAIRE round out the less familiar end of the set, with the same final vowel anchoring both.