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7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and F as the 5th letter

There are 34 7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and F as the 5th letter, led by familiar forms like SHUFFLE and CHIEFLY.

34 wordsTop pick SHUFFLEHighest score WHIFFED 20

2 of 34 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With H in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (179 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 34 · most-used first

  • SHUFFLE16
  • CHIEFLY18
  • THRIFTY16
  • CHIFFON18
  • CHUFFED19
  • WHIFFED20
  • CHAMFER17
  • THRIFTS13
  • WHIFFLE19
  • CHAFFED19
  • CHAFFER18
  • SHOOFLY16
  • WHIFFER19
  • CHUFFER18
  • SHIPFUL15
  • SHOPFUL15
  • WHIFFET19
  • SHELFED14
  • WHARFED17
  • CHAUFED16
  • CHAUFER15
  • CHAUFES15
  • CHAUFFS18
  • CHEFFED19
  • CHIEFER15
  • CHIEFRY18
  • CHOOFED16
  • SHADFLY17
  • SHEAFED14
  • SHEDFUL14
  • SHRIFTS13
  • SHROFFS16
  • WHARFIE16
  • WHOOFED17
All valid words 34

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

  • CHAFFED19
  • CHAFFER18
  • CHAMFER17
  • CHAUFED16
  • CHAUFER15
  • CHAUFES15
  • CHAUFFS18
  • CHEFFED19
  • CHIEFER15
  • CHIEFLY18
  • CHIEFRY18
  • CHIFFON18
  • CHOOFED16
  • CHUFFED19
  • CHUFFER18
  • SHADFLY17
  • SHEAFED14
  • SHEDFUL14
  • SHELFED14
  • SHIPFUL15
  • SHOOFLY16
  • SHOPFUL15
  • SHRIFTS13
  • SHROFFS16
  • SHUFFLE16
  • THRIFTS13
  • THRIFTY16
  • WHARFED17
  • WHARFIE16
  • WHIFFED20
  • WHIFFER19
  • WHIFFET19
  • WHIFFLE19
  • WHOOFED17
Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. C44%
  2. S29%
  3. W21%
3rd letter
  1. A29%
  2. I26%
  3. E12%
4th letter
  1. F32%
  2. U12%
  3. O12%
6th letter
  1. E53%
  2. L15%
  3. U9%
7th letter
  1. D29%
  2. R18%
  3. Y15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 16 in Scrabble; WHIFFED tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1313 points: 2 words
  2. 14 points: 3 words
  3. 1515 points: 5 words
  4. 16 points: 7 words
  5. 1717 points: 4 words
  6. 18 points: 6 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
CHIEFLY1818All three
CHIFFON1819All three
CHAFFER1818All three
CHUFFER1819All three
CHAUFFS1819Collins only

Two fixed letters leave five positions open, but the pattern has a distinct shape: C starts 15 entries, while S starts 10 and W starts 7. Only two matches count among the most common English words. The word set ranges from familiar SHUFFLE to less everyday forms such as CHAUFED, so a matching pattern does not guarantee a word you will recognize.

At a glance: C starts the most matches

  • The pattern has 34 tournament-dictionary matches.
  • C begins 15 words, ahead of S with 10 and W with 7.
  • D is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 10 matches.
  • Only two entries fall among the 25,000 most common English words.
  • Collins includes all 34 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 24.

Which matches score highest?

WHIFFED leads the scoring list at 20 points; CHUFFED, WHIFFLE, CHAFFED, WHIFFER, WHIFFET, and CHEFFED each score 19. CHIEFLY, CHIFFON, and CHAFFER follow at 18 points.

The average score is 16.6, so these matches lean toward high-value tiles rather than everyday vocabulary. Compare WHIFFED with CHIEFLY: both fit the same letter slots, but their scores differ by two points. For a rack search, check the full pattern before choosing a word just because its opening letters look familiar.

How familiar are these seven-letter words?

SHUFFLE and THRIFTY are more recognizable examples, while WHIFFET and CHAUFER are less familiar. Of the 34 matches, 28 have definitions, but just two meet the common-word cutoff. That gap matters when you are solving from a clue: a valid entry may still be an unlikely everyday answer.

Collins accepts more matches than the North American lists here. Check your game's word list before relying on a Collins-only option; tournament-dictionary coverage is not the same as universal acceptance.

Compare nearby letter patterns

Tip

Keep H in the second slot and change the fifth letter to I: that pattern has 179 matches, far more than this F pattern. For the same H-and-F positions at six letters, there are 20 matches.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring word with H second and F fifth?
WHIFFED is the highest scorer in this pattern, with a score of 20 points. CHUFFED, WHIFFLE, CHAFFED, WHIFFER, WHIFFET, and CHEFFED are close behind at 19. Compare the exact letters in your rack before settling on a play.
Which letter starts the most words in this pattern?
C starts the most matches, with 15 of the 34 words. S is next with 10, followed by W with 7; only two begin with T. That strong C lead makes the first slot a useful constraint when narrowing a word search.
Are all 34 matches accepted in North American word lists?
No. Collins includes all 34 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 24. A word accepted in Collins may not be playable in a North American game, so check the word list used by your game before submitting an unfamiliar option.

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