6-Letter Words Matching __F__T

There are 23 6-letter words that match __F__T. 12 are common words, such as AFFECT and BUFFET. A rarer one is UNFIXT. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

affectbuffetdefeatdefecteffecteffortinfantinfectinfestoffsetrifestsafestsoffitunfeltbefrethaffethaffitoffcutrefectrefeltreflettuffetunfixt

About this list

Words
23 (12 common words)
Common example
affect
Rare example
unfixt
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (18)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __f__t are there?

23. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFFECT is among the common words in this set.