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7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and F as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and F as the 3rd letter: 11 matches, all with a P-vowel-FF opening.

11 wordsTop pick PUFFINGHighest score PUFFERY 18

With P in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (344 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • PUFFING16
  • PUFFINS15
  • PUFFERY18
  • PUFFERS15
  • PUFFIER15
  • PIFFLES15
  • PIFFERO15
  • PIFFLED16
  • PIFFLER15
  • POFFLES15
  • PUFFILY18
All valid words 11

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

  • PIFFERO15
  • PIFFLED16
  • PIFFLER15
  • PIFFLES15
  • POFFLES15
  • PUFFERS15
  • PUFFERY18
  • PUFFIER15
  • PUFFILY18
  • PUFFING16
  • PUFFINS15

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PUFFERY1819All three
PUFFILY1820All three
PUFFING1620All three
PIFFLED1618All three
PUFFINS1518All three
PUFFERS1517All three
PUFFIER1517All three
PIFFLES1517All three
PIFFERO1516Collins only
PIFFLER1517Collins · NWL
POFFLES1517Collins only

That repeated FF is the striking feature of this tight pattern. PUFFING, PUFFINS, and PUFFERY show the familiar PUFF- start; PIFFLES and POFFLES follow the same letter shape with a different vowel. The matches are not common everyday vocabulary, so use the pattern to solve a clue rather than expecting a long list of familiar words.

How many 7-letter words have P first and F third?

  • There are 11 matches, and every one begins with P, a vowel, then FF.
  • Collins accepts all 11; NWL2023 includes 9, while ENABLE includes 8.
  • Four words end in S; R and Y each finish two matches.
  • PUFFERY and PUFFILY tie for the top Scrabble score at 18 points.

What letter pattern narrows the choices?

The shared opening is P?FF, with the vowel in position two. Try that shape first when your rack or crossing letters suggest this clue: it accounts for all 11 matches, including PUFFERS, PUFFIER, and PUFFILY.

The endings divide into a useful clue check. PUFFINS, PUFFERS, PIFFLES, and POFFLES end in S; PUFFER and PIFFLER are the two R endings. The remaining words end in Y, D, G, or O.

7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and F as the 3rd letter: scores and limits

PUFFERY and PUFFILY each score 18 points, ahead of PUFFING and PIFFLED at 16. The other listed top scorers, including PUFFINS, PUFFERS, PUFFIER, PIFFLES, PIFFERO, and PIFFLER, score 15 apiece. Those figures make the two 18-point words the first candidates to check for a high-value play.

The narrow pattern has a real limitation: none of its matches falls within the common-word group, and several entries are unusual. Eight have definitions, but a playable word still depends on your game's dictionary. For a board game, confirm the word list before committing a turn; for a clue, the P?FF opening is the quickest filter.

Questions people ask

What are some seven-letter words with P first and F third?
PUFFING, PUFFINS, PUFFERY, and PIFFLES fit the pattern. Each has P in the first position and F in the third, with another F immediately after it. The full match set contains 11 words, including less familiar forms such as PIFFERO and POFFLES.
Which P-?FF word scores the most in Scrabble?
PUFFERY and PUFFILY share the highest listed Scrabble score, 18 points each. PUFFING and PIFFLED follow at 16 points. Board premiums can change a play's total, so these figures compare the words' base tile scores rather than a particular board position.
Are all 11 words accepted in NWL2023?
No. NWL2023 includes 9 of the 11 matches, while Collins includes all 11 and ENABLE includes 8. That difference matters if you are playing in a North American tournament: check the applicable word list, especially for unusual entries such as PIFFERO.

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