6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and P as the 4th letter

HAPPEN, SAMPLE and CAMPUS are the friendly names here, and CARPET, RAPPER and TAPPED sit close behind. The third letter does most of the work: an M, a P or an R fills two thirds of the list between the fixed A and P. Fourteen matches count as common English, and the average score of 11.5 is high for six letters.

Key numbers for the A second, P fourth list

• The list holds 152 matches in total.
• Of 149 Collins entries, 109 appear in NWL2023 and 103 in ENABLE.
• 101 matches use M, P or R as the third letter.
• ZAPPED leads the scores on 20 points.
• D closes 38 matches, R 32 and S 27.

Why do the M and P branches cover so much of the list?

With P locked in the fourth slot, an M or a second P in the third slot almost writes the word itself: SAMPLE, CAMPUS, CAMPED, DAMPER, HAPPEN, TAPPED and RAPPER all follow that recipe. Those two branches, plus ARP words such as CARPET, account for 101 of the 152 matches.

The three openings differ in value. P words carry the Z and J scorers, M words are the everyday ones, and ARP words sit between them. When you know the A and the P, try M and P before you reach for R.

Which words here score highest?

ZAPPED takes the top on 20, ZAPPER follows on 19 and JAPPED reaches 18. JAMPAN and JAMPOT hold 17, and PAWPAW, KALPAK, JARPED and JAUPED each score 16. Almost all of them sit in the second-P branch.

The 11.5 average puts the frame near the top of six-letter shapes, helped by a P that pairs well with M. D closes 38 matches, R 32 and S 27. Coverage is the catch, because 149 of the 152 sit in Collins and 43 of those are Collins-only; only 119 carry a definition, so check KALPAK against your game's word list.