5-letter words with F as the third letter
There are 171 five-letter words with F as the third letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is JIFFY at 21 points. B is the most common first letter among them (19), and the average score is 11.5 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green F in the third position leaves these 171 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with F in slot 3, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include JIFFY, HAFIZ, ZIFFS, AFFIX and JAFFA. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an F in slot 3 further.
For Wordle, RAFTS is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 171 words.
5-letter words with F as the third letter in numbers
- Words
- 171
- Highest scoring
- JIFFY 21 pts
- Average score
- 11.5 pts
- With a definition
- 95 (56%)
- A3
- B19
- C5
- D11
- E4
- F8
- G6
- H9
- I4
- J6
- K5
- L10
- M8
- N6
- O5
- P2
- R18
- S10
- T14
- U3
- V1
- W11
- Y2
- Z1
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with f as the third letter
5-letter words with F as the third letter (171)
All 171 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have F as the third letter?
Unscrambly's list has 171 five-letter words with F in the third position, 1.4% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your third tile turned green as F, these 171 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as RAFTS.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with F as the third letter?
JIFFY scores 21 points in Scrabble. Next come HAFIZ (20), ZIFFS (20) and AFFIX (18). The average is 11.5 points.