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F at two and I at three yields one word, and unusually for a pattern this narrow it is a word you might actually use.
AFIRE means on fire or burning, and it still turns up in writing where ablaze or alight would also fit. That sets this page apart from most single entry patterns, where the survivor is a technical term or something archaic.
Once F is confirmed in the second box and I in the third, you are finished. There is no branch to narrow and no distribution to read.
The catch is getting there. Reaching this pattern by accident is unlikely, so AFIRE is better held as something you recognise than something you chase.
On fire, or burning. It also works figuratively, as in a crowd afire with excitement.
They overlap almost entirely. AFIRE is the older and slightly more literary of the two.
You need a single letter in front of the F and two behind the I. The A prefix is about the only thing English offers for that first slot.
It uses common tiles, so it scores modestly. Its value is in fitting awkward board positions rather than in points.
Yes, the shape is more productive beyond five letters. This page covers five letter words only.