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7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and F as the 6th letter

The 7-letter words with P first and F sixth include PICKOFF, the top scorer at 21 points, and PLAYOFF and PAYOFFS at 18 each.

14 wordsTop pick PLAYOFFHighest score PICKOFF 21

1 of 14 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With P in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (677 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 14 · most-used first

  • PLAYOFF18
  • PONTIFF15
  • PAYOFFS18
  • PICKOFF21
  • PETRIFY15
  • PUTREFY15
  • PRELIFE12
  • PILAFFS15
  • PLEBIFY17
  • PONTIFY15
  • PRESIFT12
  • PROSIFY15
  • PULPIFY17
  • PUTOFFS15
All valid words 14

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

  • PAYOFFS18
  • PETRIFY15
  • PICKOFF21
  • PILAFFS15
  • PLAYOFF18
  • PLEBIFY17
  • PONTIFF15
  • PONTIFY15
  • PRELIFE12
  • PRESIFT12
  • PROSIFY15
  • PULPIFY17
  • PUTOFFS15
  • PUTREFY15
Letters by positionIn 57% of these words the 5th letter is I.
2nd letter
  1. R21%
  2. U21%
  3. I14%
3rd letter
  1. T21%
  2. E21%
  3. L14%
4th letter
  1. O14%
  2. R14%
  3. T14%
5th letter
  1. I57%
  2. F21%
  3. O14%
7th letter
  1. Y43%
  2. S21%
  3. F21%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PICKOFF2123All three
PLAYOFF1819All three
PAYOFFS1818All three
PLEBIFY1719Collins only
PULPIFY1720Collins only
PONTIFF1517All three
PETRIFY1515All three
PUTREFY1516All three
PILAFFS1517All three
PUTOFFS1517All three
PONTIFY1516Collins only
PROSIFY1515Collins · NWL

The fixed pattern is P _ _ _ _ F _, with the sixth tile settled and just 14 tournament-dictionary matches. PICKOFF leads the scoring table at 21; PLAYOFF and PAYOFFS tie at 18. The catch is familiarity: only one match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the full set is much more specialist than its recognizable entries suggest.

The pattern at a glance

  • Fourteen tournament-dictionary entries fit the P _ _ _ _ F _ pattern.
  • Collins includes all 14 matches; NWL2023 includes 11 and ENABLE includes 10.
  • Only one match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Six words end in Y; F and S endings each account for three.
  • The average score across the matches is 15.7.

Which endings and dictionaries stand out?

The final letter is not evenly spread: six matches end in Y, while F and S each appear three times. That leaves just two entries ending in E or T. If your last tile is Y, this pattern offers the widest ending group; an F or S gives you a smaller, tied set.

Dictionary coverage shifts the usable pool. Collins accepts all 14 words, compared with 11 in NWL2023 and 10 in ENABLE. A word that appears in the full set can still be absent from your game's list, so check the dictionary your game uses before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

Frequency is the bigger limitation than the letter pattern: just one entry qualifies as common under the top-25,000 frequency cutoff. PLAYOFF is familiar, but many of the other matches are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses.

7-letter words with P first and F sixth: score picks

  • PICKOFF is the standout scorer at 21 points, six above the group average of 15.7.
  • PLAYOFF and PAYOFFS each score 18, making them the next-highest choices.
  • PLEBIFY and PULPIFY score 17 apiece; PONTIFF, PETRIFY, PUTREFY, PILAFFS, and PUTOFFS each score 15.
  • For a seven-tile play, confirm your rack and board can support the word; the pattern alone does not guarantee a bonus.
  • When solving a clue, use the known F in position six first, then sort candidates by the final letter and your game's dictionary.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word with P first and F sixth?
PICKOFF is the highest scorer, at 21 points. PLAYOFF and PAYOFFS follow at 18 points each, while PLEBIFY and PULPIFY score 17. Those are tile scores; the points you earn on a board depend on its bonus squares and any other scoring rules.
Do all 14 words work in every word game?
No, the dictionary counts differ. Collins contains all 14 matches, while NWL2023 contains 11 and ENABLE contains 10. The full set therefore is not a guarantee that every entry is accepted in your game; check its word list when an unfamiliar match matters.
Which final letters are most common in this pattern?
Y is the most common ending, appearing on six of the 14 words. F and S each end three matches, and E and T each end one. If your final letter is already known, Y gives you the largest group to check.

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