7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and F as the 3rd letter

The pattern gives you a compact set to test against a grid: COF- and SOF- are familiar starts, while TOFFEES offers another recognizable shape. C begins 8 matches and S begins 7; at the other end, S is unusually prominent, closing 15 words. The strongest entries are less familiar than the common examples, so check game-specific acceptance before playing one for points.

At a glance: the pattern and its standouts

• The O-second, F-third pattern matches 40 seven-letter words.
• C starts 8 matches, the largest first-letter group; S starts 7.
• S closes 15 matches, while G is the next most frequent ending with 6.
• BOFFINY is the top scorer at 18 Scrabble points.
• Collins accepts 38 matches, NWL2023 accepts 31, and ENABLE accepts 26.

Which words fit O in position two and F in position three?

COFFEES, COFFINS, and COFFERS share the opening COF-. SOFTEST, SOFTENS, and SOFTIES form a second cluster, and TOFFEES gives you a different first letter. These examples are worth checking when the fixed letters are clear but the start or ending remains open.

The first-letter counts narrow the search quickly: C and S together account for 15 of the 40 matches. Endings concentrate even more heavily on S, with 15 words finishing that way. Dictionary definitions are available for 29 entries, leaving some matches harder to identify from meaning alone.

How can you narrow down the matching words?

Keep O and F fixed, then use the remaining board letters to test the opening and ending. If the final square is open, try S first; it appears more than twice as often as G, the next most common ending. For a scoring play, BOFFINY leads at 18 points.

The dictionary split matters for this pattern: Collins has 38 matches, but ENABLE has 26. A word accepted by one list may be absent from another. These 7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and F as the 3rd letter are a clue-matching list, not a guarantee that every game will accept every entry.