8-Letter Words Containing EFT

There are 12 8-letter words that contain EFT. 7 are common words, such as DEFTNESS and HEFTIEST. A rarer one is WEFTWISE. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

deftnessheftiestleftismsleftistsleftmostleftoverleftwardantileftcleftingeftsoonsleftwingweftwise

About this list

Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
deftness
Rare example
weftwise
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
L (8)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing eft are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEFTNESS is among the common words in this set.