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7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and F as the 5th letter

There are 16 7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and F as the 5th letter; every match begins with S.

16 wordsTop pick STUFFEDHighest score STIFFLY 16

3 of 16 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With T in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (144 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 16 · most-used first

  • STUFFED14
  • STAFFED14
  • STAFFER13
  • STIFFER13
  • STIFFEN13
  • STIFFED14
  • STIFFLY16
  • STUFFER13
  • STRAFED11
  • STRIFES10
  • STUFFIE13
  • STIFFIE13
  • STRAFES10
  • STRAFER10
  • STRAFFS13
  • STRIFTS10
All valid words 16

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

  • STAFFED14
  • STAFFER13
  • STIFFED14
  • STIFFEN13
  • STIFFER13
  • STIFFIE13
  • STIFFLY16
  • STRAFED11
  • STRAFER10
  • STRAFES10
  • STRAFFS13
  • STRIFES10
  • STRIFTS10
  • STUFFED14
  • STUFFER13
  • STUFFIE13
Letters by positionIn 100% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S100%
3rd letter
  1. R38%
  2. I31%
  3. U19%
4th letter
  1. F63%
  2. A25%
  3. I13%
6th letter
  1. E69%
  2. I13%
  3. L6%
7th letter
  1. D25%
  2. R25%
  3. S25%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
STIFFLY1616All three
STUFFED1415All three
STAFFED1414All three
STIFFED1414All three
STAFFER1313All three
STIFFER1313All three
STIFFEN1314All three
STUFFER1314All three
STUFFIE1314NWL only
STIFFIE1313Collins · NWL
STRAFFS1313Collins only
STRAFED1111All three

The fixed letters make this a narrow pattern, and the matches are less varied at the start than their endings suggest. All 16 begin with S, while the last letter spreads across six options. STUFFED, STAFFED, and STIFFLY show how familiar-looking forms and less familiar variants fit the same template.

At a glance: the shape of these matches

  • The pattern returns 16 tournament-dictionary words, and every one starts with S.
  • Only 3 matches fall in the common-word band, so several entries are less familiar.
  • D, R, and S are the most frequent final letters, with four words apiece.
  • STIFFLY leads the scores at 16; STUFFED, STAFFED, and STIFFED score 14 each.
  • Collins includes 15 matches, NWL2023 includes 14, and ENABLE includes 12.

7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and F as the 5th letter

Every match fits the frame _T__F__, but the first letter is not open: all 16 begin with S. That leaves the other positions to distinguish forms such as STUFFED, STAFFED, STIFFEN, and STRAFED.

Several entries cluster around repeated stems. STUFFED, STUFFER, and STUFFIE share STUFF-, while STIFFED, STIFFEN, STIFFLY, and STIFFIE share STIFF-. Scan by these word families rather than treating all 16 strings as unrelated.

How do the endings and scores break down?

Four matches end in D, four in R, and four in S; E accounts for two, while N and Y finish one each. D, R, and S are therefore three times as common as either single-entry ending.

STIFFLY leads at 16 points, ahead of STUFFED, STAFFED, and STIFFED at 14 each. STAFFER and STIFFER score 13. Use points as a tie-break, not as proof that an unfamiliar form fits every game's dictionary.

A caution for unfamiliar forms

Note

Only 3 matches fall in the common-word band. STUFFED and STAFFED are more familiar starting points, but check less familiar forms such as STUFFIE against your game's chosen dictionary.

Questions people ask

Which words end in D, R, or S?
Four matches end in each of D, R, and S. The D-ending examples include STUFFED and STAFFED; STUFFER and STAFFER end in R; STRIFES and STRAFFS end in S. Those three endings account for 12 of the 16 matches.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
STIFFLY is the highest-scoring match at 16 points. STUFFED, STAFFED, and STIFFED each score 14, while STAFFER and STIFFER score 13. Those figures make STIFFLY the clear point leader among the examples.
Do all 16 words appear in every tournament dictionary?
No. Collins includes 15 matches, NWL2023 includes 14, and ENABLE includes 12; the total counts the union across those tournament lists. A word accepted in one list may be absent from another, so check your game's chosen dictionary before playing an unfamiliar form such as STUFFIE.

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