7-letter words with F as the 3rd letter and T as the 6th letter

That fixed pattern still leaves a varied set: familiar words such as defects and infants sit beside less common entries. Most matches end in S, and the opening letter shifts across several choices. Use the final letter and game dictionary to narrow your options once F and T are locked into place.

At a glance: a compact, S-heavy set

• 38 tournament-dictionary words match the pattern; Collins contains all 38.
• ENABLE includes 26 matches, while NWL2023 includes 27.
• Six matches count as common English words.
• Effects, efforts, affects, defects and infants are recognizable examples.
• Haffets, haffits and taffety each score 16 points.

Which letters appear at the start and end?

I starts 7 matches, while D, O, R and T each start 4. That makes the opening position a useful filter after you confirm the fixed F and T. For familiar choices, try effects, efforts, affects, defects or infants.

The last letter narrows the set further: 25 matches end in S and 8 end in E. Effects, efforts and defects belong to the S-heavy group; inflate is an E-ending option. Only five matches end in A, H, I or Y combined.

Frequency is another constraint: just 6 matches count as common. The nearby pattern with R in the third slot and T sixth has 216 words, so F makes this a much tighter search.

How do 7-letter words with F third and T sixth score?

Haffets, haffits and taffety lead the score ranking at 16 points apiece. Effects, affects, buffets and offcuts score 15. Those are base word scores; a premium letter or word square changes the board result.

Dictionary coverage is not identical across games: Collins has 38 matches, compared with 26 in ENABLE and 27 in NWL2023. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.

A practical filter is to solve the fixed positions first, then check the ending. With 25 S-ending options but only 8 ending in E, that last tile removes many candidates quickly. The R-third, T-sixth pattern is far broader, with 216 matches.