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7-letter words with W as the 1st letter and F as the 5th letter

19 7-letter words start with W and have F as the 5th letter; WISHFUL is the lone everyday word, and WHIFFED tops the scores at 20.

19 wordsTop pick WISHFULHighest score WHIFFED 20

1 of 19 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With W in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (235 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 19 · most-used first

  • WISHFUL16
  • WILLFUL13
  • WISTFUL13
  • WAKEFUL17
  • WHIFFED20
  • WHIFFLE19
  • WHIFFER19
  • WHIFFET19
  • WHARFED17
  • WAILFUL13
  • WAMEFOU15
  • WAMEFUL15
  • WAUFFED17
  • WHARFIE16
  • WHOOFED17
  • WILEFUL13
  • WOOLFAT13
  • WORKFUL17
  • WORMFLY18
All valid words 19

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

  • WAILFUL13
  • WAKEFUL17
  • WAMEFOU15
  • WAMEFUL15
  • WAUFFED17
  • WHARFED17
  • WHARFIE16
  • WHIFFED20
  • WHIFFER19
  • WHIFFET19
  • WHIFFLE19
  • WHOOFED17
  • WILEFUL13
  • WILLFUL13
  • WISHFUL16
  • WISTFUL13
  • WOOLFAT13
  • WORKFUL17
  • WORMFLY18
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 6th letter is U.
2nd letter
  1. H37%
  2. A26%
  3. I21%
3rd letter
  1. I26%
  2. M11%
  3. A11%
4th letter
  1. F26%
  2. E21%
  3. L16%
6th letter
  1. U42%
  2. E32%
  3. L11%
7th letter
  1. L42%
  2. D21%
  3. T11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHIFFED2019All three
WHIFFLE1919All three
WHIFFER1918All three
WHIFFET1918All three
WORMFLY1819Collins only
WAKEFUL1719All three
WHARFED1716All three
WHOOFED1716All three
WAUFFED1718Collins only
WORKFUL1719Collins only
WISHFUL1617All three
WHARFIE1615Collins only

The average word here scores 16.2, because W, F and H are all worth 4 points. Eight words end in -FUL, four open with WHIFF, and four finish with -FED. Those three overlapping families explain most of the list, so the first job is deciding which of them your clue belongs to.

The W-and-F pattern in numbers

  • Total: 19 words, all valid in Collins. NWL2023 and ENABLE accept 13 each.
  • Common words: just WISHFUL, which ranks in the top 25,000.
  • Final letters: L ends 8 words, D ends 4, and E and T end 2 each.
  • Top scorers: WHIFFED at 20, WHIFFLE, WHIFFER and WHIFFET at 19, WORMFLY at 18.
  • Average score: 16.2 points.

Which words end in -FUL?

Eight: WAILFUL, WAKEFUL, WAMEFUL, WILEFUL, WILLFUL, WISHFUL, WISTFUL and WORKFUL. WISHFUL is the best known, and WILLFUL and WISTFUL are also familiar.

WAKEFUL and WORKFUL score 17 apiece, the 5-point K adding to the W and F. The -FUL tail also gives you a quick check: if the clue is an adjective, try it first.

The second letter splits the eight neatly: A for WAILFUL, WAKEFUL and WAMEFUL, I for WILEFUL, WILLFUL, WISHFUL and WISTFUL, and O for WORKFUL.

What are the WHIFF words worth?

WHIFFED scores 20, and WHIFFLE, WHIFFER and WHIFFET score 19 each. Four tiles of 4 points (W, H and two Fs) do most of the work.

Among the -FED words, WHARFED and WHOOFED make 17, and WAUFFED also reaches 17. WORMFLY is the odd one out, a noun that scores 18 with its Y.

The WHIFF words can overlap with the -FED group, because WHIFFED belongs to both. That is why the two families add up to fewer than eight words in total.

Where this list is risky

Note

Only 13 of the 19 are in NWL2023 or ENABLE. Rarer entries such as WAMEFOU and WOOLFAT need a dictionary check before you play them.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with W and have F fifth?
There are 19. Collins accepts all 19, and NWL2023 and ENABLE accept 13 each. That is the same split in both North American lists, so only Collins players get the full set.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word starting with W with F in fifth place?
WHIFFED scores 20 points in Scrabble. WHIFFLE, WHIFFER and WHIFFET follow at 19, then WORMFLY at 18. The 4-point W, H and F tiles give the whole pattern a high average of 16.2.
Which words fit _ _ _ _ F U L with a W start?
Eight words end in -FUL: WAILFUL, WAKEFUL, WAMEFUL, WILEFUL, WILLFUL, WISHFUL, WISTFUL and WORKFUL. WISHFUL is the only one in the top 25,000 English words.

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