7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and F as the 6th letter

The pattern is _N___F_: N sits in slot two and F in slot six, leaving four positions to solve. Collins accepts all 22 matches, while ENABLE includes 12 and NWL2023 includes 13. U opens 10 of the 22, and none of them are common English words.

The N-and-F pattern at a glance

• Exactly 22 tournament-dictionary words fit the seven-letter pattern.
• Collins includes all 22 matches; ENABLE has 12 and NWL2023 has 13.
• ENFEOFF and INFEOFF top the scoring list at 16 points each.
• UNCUFFS and ENCHAFE score 15 points apiece.
• No match falls among the 25,000 most common English words.

Which endings and openings appear most often?

U is the most common first letter, appearing in 10 matches; E begins six, I begins five, and A begins one. That gives you a useful sorting shortcut: when the known letters are N and F, try a U-start before the smaller opening groups.

The final letter offers a different clue. Eight words end in S and six end in T, while F and Y each finish three; ENGULFS is one recognizable S-ending example, and those uneven clusters narrow the pattern without making the vocabulary familiar.

7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and F as the 6th letter

ENFEOFF and INFEOFF are the score leaders at 16 points, but their unusual forms are poor everyday guesses. UNCUFFS and ENCHAFE follow at 15, while UNDEIFY, ANGLIFY, and ENGRAFF each score 14. The average score across the matches is 12.3.

For a practical board move, check the word list before building around a rare entry: the full set has no common words, and the dictionaries do not agree on every match. In a pattern puzzle, sort by the opening first, then test endings such as S or T. For tile play, prioritize the two 16-point entries only when your game accepts them.