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7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and F as the 4th letter

The H-second, F-fourth pattern has 21 seven-letter matches, including SHIFTED and SHUFFLE; WHIFFED is the top scorer at 20 points.

21 wordsTop pick SHIFTEDHighest score WHIFFED 20

2 of 21 are everyday words (10%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With H in 2nd place, R is the most common 4th letter (194 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 21 · most-used first

  • SHIFTED14
  • SHUFFLE16
  • SHIFTER13
  • CHIFFON18
  • CHUFFED19
  • CHAFING16
  • SHAFTED14
  • SHAFTER13
  • WHIFFED20
  • WHIFFLE19
  • CHAFFED19
  • CHAFFER18
  • CHAFERS15
  • WHIFFER19
  • CHUFFER18
  • CHEFING16
  • WHIFFET19
  • CHEFDOM18
  • CHEFFED19
  • SHOFARS13
  • SHUFTIS13
All valid words 21

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

  • CHAFERS15
  • CHAFFED19
  • CHAFFER18
  • CHAFING16
  • CHEFDOM18
  • CHEFFED19
  • CHEFING16
  • CHIFFON18
  • CHUFFED19
  • CHUFFER18
  • SHAFTED14
  • SHAFTER13
  • SHIFTED14
  • SHIFTER13
  • SHOFARS13
  • SHUFFLE16
  • SHUFTIS13
  • WHIFFED20
  • WHIFFER19
  • WHIFFET19
  • WHIFFLE19
Letters by positionIn 57% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. C48%
  2. S33%
  3. W19%
3rd letter
  1. I33%
  2. A29%
  3. U19%
5th letter
  1. F52%
  2. T24%
  3. I10%
6th letter
  1. E57%
  2. R10%
  3. N10%
7th letter
  1. D29%
  2. R24%
  3. S14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 19 in Scrabble; WHIFFED tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1313 points: 4 words
  2. 14 points: 2 words
  3. 1515 points: 1 words
  4. 16 points: 3 words
  5. 1717 points: 0 words
  6. 18 points: 4 words
  7. 1919 points: 6 words
  8. 20 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHIFFED2019All three
CHUFFED1920All three
WHIFFLE1919All three
CHAFFED1919All three
WHIFFER1918All three
WHIFFET1918All three
CHEFFED1919All three
CHIFFON1819All three
CHAFFER1818All three
CHUFFER1819All three
CHEFDOM1819All three
SHUFFLE1617All three

The set is small and tightly clustered around SH, CH and WH openings: SHIFTED, SHUFFLE, CHIFFON, CHUFFED and WHIFFED show the main shapes. Just two words meet the common-word frequency measure. Ending letters D and R lead with six and five matches.

Pattern facts at a glance

  • 21 words have H second and F fourth.
  • Two entries meet the common-word frequency measure.
  • D ends six; R ends five.
  • WHIFFED scores 20, one above CHUFFED.

Which opening families appear?

C starts 10 words, S starts seven and W starts four. That division maps neatly to recognizable examples: CHIFFON and CHUFFED, SHIFTED and SHUFFLE, then WHIFFED and WHIFFLE. The H remains in slot two across all three starting groups.

WHIFFED leads at 20 points. CHUFFED, WHIFFLE, CHAFFED, WHIFFER, WHIFFET and CHEFFED each reach 19, creating a dense second tier. A one-point difference separates the leader from six alternatives, so board placement can matter more than memorizing a single winner.

This 21-word group has little room for guesswork: after H second and F fourth, the first letter must be C, S or W. SHIFTED is a useful familiar anchor, and WHIFFED demonstrates how the same fixed positions support a high score. The frequency count stays small at two.

D and R endings together account for 11 candidates, slightly more than half the group. That detail pairs well with the three-way opening split, making this pattern unusually easy to sort from either end. If neither boundary is known, SHIFTED and WHIFFED are reliable visual anchors.

A practical way to narrow the pattern

Tip

Use the C/S/W opening split and the D/R endings to sort this compact group quickly.

Seven-Letter Words With F Fourth

C, S and W account for every opening group, and D or R closes 11 of the 21 matches.

With only three possible starts, the leading letters are easy to check against a rack.

Questions people ask

How many words end in D?
Six matches end in D, the most frequent final letter. R follows with five; S appears three times. E and G each close two, leaving three single endings in the remaining group.
What are the leading score options?
WHIFFED scores 20. Six entries tie at 19: CHUFFED, WHIFFLE, CHAFFED, WHIFFER, WHIFFET and CHEFFED. Because the runner-up tier is crowded, consider board placement as well as face value.
Which familiar examples fit?
SHIFTED and SHUFFLE are easy anchors, joined by CHIFFON, CHUFFED and WHIFFED. Each places H second and F fourth, while the opening letter ranges across S, C and W.

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