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

Twenty-nine matches fit this fixed pattern, but they are not evenly spread across familiar vocabulary. EFFECTS, EFFORTS, AFFAIRS, OFFICES, and AFFECTS are among the recognizable entries; five qualify as common by our frequency measure. Most begin with A, E, or O, while just one begins with S.

The pattern at a glance

• All 29 matches place F second and S seventh.
• Collins includes 29 entries; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 20.
• Five entries meet the common-word cutoff.
• Fourteen begin A, eight begin E, six begin O, and one begins S.
• AFFIXES leads at 20 points, ahead of AFFRAYS and EFFRAYS at 16 each.

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

Exactly 29 7-letter words with F as the 2nd letter and S as the 7th letter match the pattern. The familiar cluster starts with A or E: AFFAIRS, AFFECTS, AFFORDS, EFFECTS, and EFFORTS. OFFICES and OFFENDS show the same F-second structure with O at the front.

These aren't simply plural nouns: AFFECTS and OFFENDS also work as verb forms, while EFFECTS and EFFORTS can be nouns or verbs. The five common entries are the likeliest starting points when a clue favors familiar vocabulary, but the full set includes less everyday forms such as AFREETS and EFFEIRS.

The contrast with neighboring patterns is sharp: the A-second, S-last pattern has 2,136 matches, and the E-second version has 1,743. F is a much narrower fit, so checking the fixed letters first saves time.

Which matches score highest, and what is the catch?

AFFIXES leads the scoring group at 20 points. AFFRAYS and EFFRAYS follow at 16, while EFFECTS, OFFICES, AFFECTS, AFFIRMS, OFFCUTS, EFFACES, and AFFRAPS each score 15. That gap makes AFFIXES stand out even among the pattern's strong plays.

For a pattern solve, test A, E, and O before F first: those initials account for 28 of the 29 matches, while S begins just one. The limitation is vocabulary depth: only five entries are common, and Collins lists nine more matches than either ENABLE or NWL2023. Check your game's word list before playing a rare form.