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

The pattern is _L_F___, and its small word pool has a strong family resemblance: several entries use the F-F sequence, as in FLUFFED and BLUFFED. All 16 words appear in Collins, while NWL2023 includes 11 and ENABLE includes 10. None ranks among the commonest 25,000 English words, so expect more tournament vocabulary than everyday guesses.

Quick facts about the _L_F___ pattern

• There are 16 tournament-dictionary words with L second and F fourth.
• BLUFFLY scores 18 points, the highest score among these entries.
• Nine words end in D; BLUFFER and FLUFFER are two that end in R.
• The first letters vary: F leads four words, while B and C lead three each.

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

The full pattern produces 16 words, but changing just the second letter makes a dramatic difference. With U in that position, the matching pattern has 129 words; with O, it has 122. L is a notably narrow choice here, so a short candidate list is expected rather than a sign that you have missed obvious options.

Start with the recognizable repeated-letter forms: BLUFFED, BLUFFER, FLUFFED, and FLUFFER. Other matches include CLIFFED and PLAFOND, which show that the fixed letters do not force every word into the same spelling family. Check each position carefully: the L must be second and the F fourth, not merely somewhere in the word.

Which matches score highest, and what should you check?

BLUFFLY tops the scoring list at 18 points. FLUFFED and FLAFFED each score 17, while BLUFFED, FLUFFER, CLIFFED, FLAFFER, and PLUFFED each reach 16. The high values come from the F letters, worth four points apiece in standard English-language Scrabble, rather than from a rare Q or Z.

The score leader is also an unusual word, and none of the matches falls within the common-word cutoff. Treat this set as a pattern-solving aid, not a bank of familiar guesses. Collins accepts all 16 entries, compared with 11 in NWL2023 and 10 in ENABLE; check your game's word list before playing a less familiar form.