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7-letter words with F as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter

The 218 7-letter words with F as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter include familiar choices such as EFFECTS, EFFORTS, and AFFAIRS.

218 wordsTop pick EFFECTSHighest score ZAFFARS 22

20 of 218 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With F in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (218 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 20 · most-used first

  • EFFECTS15
  • EFFORTS13
  • AFFAIRS13
  • OFFICES15
  • AFFECTS15
  • REFORMS12
  • REFUSES10
  • DEFINES11
  • SUFFERS13
  • DEFECTS13
  • INFANTS10
  • DEFEATS11
  • DIFFERS14
  • DEFENDS12
  • INFORMS12
  • REFUNDS11
  • MUFFINS15
  • WAFFLES16
  • FIFTIES13
  • UNFOLDS11
All valid words 218

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AFFAIRS13
  • AFFEARS13
  • AFFECTS15
  • AFFEERS13
  • AFFINES13
  • AFFIRMS15
  • AFFIXES20
  • AFFORDS14
  • AFFRAPS15
  • AFFRAYS16
  • AFFRETS13
  • ALFAKIS14
  • BAFFIES15
  • BAFFLES15
  • BEFALLS12
  • BEFANAS12
  • BEFLAGS13
  • BEFLEAS12
  • BEFLUMS14
  • BEFOAMS14
  • BEFOOLS12
  • BEFOULS12
  • BEFRETS12
  • BIFACES14
  • BIFFERS15
  • BIFFIES15
  • BIFFINS15
  • BIFOLDS13
  • BIFTERS12
  • BOFFINS15
  • BUFFERS15
  • BUFFETS15
  • CAFARDS13
  • CAFILAS12
  • CAFTANS12
  • COFFEES15
  • COFFERS15
  • COFFINS15
  • COFFLES15
  • CUFFINS15
  • CUFFLES15
  • DAFFIES14
  • DAFTARS11
  • DAFTIES11
  • DEFACES13
  • DEFAMES13
  • DEFANGS12
  • DEFEATS11
  • DEFECTS13
  • DEFENDS12
  • DEFIERS11
  • DEFILES11
  • DEFINES11
  • DEFLEAS11
  • DEFOAMS13
  • DEFOCUS13
  • DEFORMS13
  • DEFOULS11
  • DEFRAGS12
  • DEFRAYS14
  • DEFUELS11
  • DEFUNDS12
  • DEFUSES11
  • DEFUZES20
  • DIFFERS14
  • DOFFERS14
  • DUFFELS14
  • DUFFERS14
  • DUFFLES14
  • DUFUSES11
  • EFFACES15
  • EFFECTS15
  • EFFEIRS13
  • EFFERES13
  • EFFINGS14
  • EFFORTS13
  • EFFRAYS16
  • EFFUSES13
  • ENFACES12
  • ENFANTS10
  • ENFIRES10
  • ENFIXES17
  • ENFOLDS11
  • ENFORMS12
  • ENFREES10
  • FIFTIES13
  • GAFFERS14
  • GIFTEES11
  • GOFFERS14
  • GUFFAWS17
  • GUFFIES14
  • HAFFETS16
  • HAFFITS16
  • HAFIZES22
  • HAFTERS13
  • HEFTERS13
  • HUFFERS16
  • INFALLS10
  • INFAMES12
  • INFANTS10
  • INFARES10
  • INFECTS12
  • INFEEDS11
  • INFEFTS13
  • INFESTS10
  • INFILLS10
  • INFIRMS12
  • INFIXES17
  • INFLOWS13
  • INFOLDS11
  • INFORMS12
  • INFUSES10
  • JIFFIES20
  • KAFFIRS17
  • KAFILAS14
  • KAFTANS14
  • KEFFELS17
  • LEFTIES10
  • LIFTERS10
  • LOFTERS10
  • MAFFIAS15
  • MAFTIRS12
  • MOFFIES15
  • MUFFINS15
  • MUFFLES15
  • MUFLONS12
  • NIFFERS13
  • NIFTIES10
  • NUFFINS13
  • OFFCUTS15
  • OFFENDS14
  • OFFICES15
  • OFFINGS14
  • OFFPUTS15
  • OFFSETS13
  • OLFACTS12
  • ONFALLS10
  • ONFLOWS13
  • ORFRAYS13
  • OXFORDS18
  • PIFFLES15
  • POFFLES15
  • PUFFERS15
  • PUFFINS15
  • RAFALES10
  • RAFFIAS13
  • RAFFLES13
  • RAFTERS10
  • REFACES12
  • REFALLS10
  • REFECTS12
  • REFEEDS11
  • REFEELS10
  • REFILES10
  • REFILLS10
  • REFILMS12
  • REFINDS11
  • REFINES10
  • REFIRES10
  • REFIXES17
  • REFLAGS11
  • REFLETS10
  • REFLIES10
  • REFLOWS13
  • REFOCUS12
  • REFOLDS11
  • REFOOTS10
  • REFORMS12
  • REFRIES10
  • REFUELS10
  • REFUGES11
  • REFUNDS11
  • REFUSES10
  • REFUTES10
  • RIFFLES13
  • RIFLERS10
  • RIFLIPS12
  • RUFFINS13
  • RUFFLES13
  • SAFARIS10
  • SAFROLS10
  • SIFAKAS14
  • SIFFLES13
  • SIFTERS10
  • SOFFITS13
  • SOFTENS10
  • SOFTIES10
  • SUFFERS13
  • TAFFIAS13
  • TAFFIES13
  • TEFLONS10
  • TIFFINS13
  • TOFFEES13
  • TOFFIES13
  • TUFFETS13
  • TUFTERS10
  • UMFAZIS21
  • UNFACTS12
  • UNFAIRS10
  • UNFIXES17
  • UNFOLDS11
  • UNFOOLS10
  • UNFORMS12
  • UNFREES10
  • UNFURLS10
  • UPFILLS12
  • UPFLOWS15
  • UPFOLDS13
  • UPFURLS12
  • WAFFIES16
  • WAFFLES16
  • WAFTERS13
  • YAFFLES16
  • ZAFFARS22
  • ZAFFERS22
  • ZAFFIRS22
  • ZAFFRES22
  • ZIFFIUS22
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. R16%
  2. D13%
  3. B9%
2nd letter
  1. E27%
  2. A16%
  3. N15%
4th letter
  1. F28%
  2. A12%
  3. I12%
5th letter
  1. E22%
  2. I17%
  3. L15%
6th letter
  1. E31%
  2. R16%
  3. T11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; ZAFFARS tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 41 words
  2. 11 points: 22 words
  3. 1212 points: 32 words
  4. 13 points: 45 words
  5. 1414 points: 21 words
  6. 15 points: 31 words
  7. 1616 points: 8 words
  8. 17 points: 7 words
  9. 1818 points: 1 words
  10. 19 points: 0 words
  11. 2020 points: 3 words
  12. 21 points: 1 words
  13. 2222 points: 6 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZAFFARS2222All three
ZAFFERS2222All three
ZAFFIRS2222All three
ZAFFRES2222All three
HAFIZES2221Collins · NWL
ZIFFIUS2223Collins only
UMFAZIS2123Collins only
AFFIXES2020All three
JIFFIES2022All three
DEFUZES2021All three
OXFORDS1818All three
GUFFAWS1719All three

This pattern fixes two positions: F sits in the middle, and S closes the word. The other five letters can vary widely, from the repeated F in EFFECTS to the opening R in REFUSES. Only 20 matches are classed as common, so expect plenty of less familiar entries alongside everyday words.

At a glance: the F-and-S pattern

  • There are 218 matching seven-letter words across the tournament dictionaries.
  • EFFECTS and EFFORTS are familiar examples; both fit the pattern exactly.
  • R leads the first-letter count with 35 words, followed by D with 29.
  • The average score is 13.1 points, while ZAFFARS reaches 22.
  • A total of 201 matches have definitions, but only 20 are classed as common.

Which starting letters appear most often?

R is the strongest opening letter, appearing in 35 matches; REFUSES, REFORMS, and REFUNDS show how varied that group is. D comes next with 29, including DEFINES, DEFECTS, DEFEATS, and DEFENDS.

B starts 20 words, while E and I each start 15. That spread is a useful filter when a rack or crossing letter rules out R and D: try B, then check whether an E- or I-opening candidate fits. The distribution is far from even, so starting-letter clues narrow the search quickly.

7-letter words with F as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter

Collins lists 216 matches, compared with 167 in NWL2023 and 154 in ENABLE. Those totals differ because the dictionaries do not accept identical word sets; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry. The 218-word count covers words accepted by at least one of those tournament lists.

The top scoring entries are not the everyday choices: ZAFFARS, ZAFFERS, ZAFFIRS, ZAFFRES, HAFIZES, and ZIFFIUS each score 22. For a more familiar play, AFFIXES and JIFFIES score 20, while EFFECTS and EFFORTS are easy pattern checks. A common mistake is to assume a familiar-looking word belongs to every dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have F third and S last?
There are 218 matching words across the tournament dictionaries. The examples include EFFECTS, EFFORTS, AFFAIRS, and OFFICES. The total is a combined count, not a promise that every word appears in each individual game dictionary.
Which starting letter is most common in this pattern?
R is the most common first letter, with 35 matches. D follows with 29, and B has 20. REFUSES and REFORMS are recognizable R examples, while DEFINES and DEFECTS show the D group.
What is the highest Scrabble score among these words?
ZAFFARS, ZAFFERS, ZAFFIRS, ZAFFRES, HAFIZES, and ZIFFIUS each score 22 points. AFFIXES and JIFFIES score 20. These high values come from the specific letters in those words, so they are less familiar plays than EFFECTS or EFFORTS.

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