6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and P as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _A__P_: A occupies position two and P position five. Twenty-two matches include CANOPY and JALOPY alongside less familiar examples such as KAKAPO and WATAPE. Nearby patterns have a very different range: changing the second letter to R gives 53 matches, while keeping A and changing the fifth letter to N gives 321.

How many 6-letter words have A second and P fifth?

• Twenty-two tournament-dictionary entries match A in position two and P in position five.
• Collins includes all 22; NWL2023 has 16 and ENABLE has 15.
• CANOPY is a recognizable example; JALOPY tops the scoring list at 18.
• Nine entries end in S, compared with four in E and three each in H or O.
• C starts four entries; J, K, and S start three apiece.

Which endings appear most often?

Nine of the 22 words end in S, making it the leading final letter. E appears four times, H and O three times each, Y twice, and A once. When checking a candidate against the pattern, keep that strong S ending in mind.

The set is sparse by everyday-frequency standards: only one entry meets the common-word cutoff, while 21 have definitions. That contrast makes unfamiliar candidates more likely than familiar ones, so check your game's word list before relying on a word you do not know.

Which matching word scores highest?

JALOPY scores 18 points, followed by ZARAPE at 17 and KAKAPO at 16. CANOPY and CALIPH each score 13, so the pattern's most recognizable examples do not lead the scoring list. A high tile score still depends on where you place the word.

Dictionary coverage differs across the three named lists: Collins has 22 matches, NWL2023 has 16, and ENABLE has 15. The full count does not guarantee that every game accepts every entry, especially when you reach for one of the less familiar words.