6-letter words with G as the 1st letter and P as the 3rd letter

With G fixed at the start and P in the third slot, this group is unusually tight. Gaping is the sole common entry, while most matches are uncommon or specialized forms. The pattern also creates a scoring contrast: several less familiar choices outscore recognizable gopher and gapped on tile points.

6-letter words with G first and P third: key facts

• Twenty words match the exact pattern: G in position one and P in position three.
• Gaping is the only entry classified as common.
• The dictionary counts are 10 in ENABLE, 18 in Collins, and 13 in NWL2023.
• Seven matches end in S, five in R, and three in D.
• Four words tie for the highest listed Scrabble score, at 14 points.

What do these G-P words have in common?

The third-letter P leaves room for very different second letters. Gaping and gapped use A, gopher uses O, and gypsum uses Y. That variation makes the known G-P slots more useful than guessing a vowel in position two.

The endings cluster, too: S and R account for 12 of the 20 matches. If your final letter is still unknown, try those endings before rarer options such as A, E, G, M, or N, which each appear once. Across all 20 matches the average base score is 11.7, unusually high for a six-letter pattern.

Choosing a match for your game

For a familiar candidate, start with gaping, gopher, or gapped. Gopher and gapped each score 12 points, while gypsum reaches 14; the top-score group contains four entries. A high tile score does not make an unfamiliar word a safe play, though.

The 20 matches are counted across tournament dictionaries, and their coverage varies: ENABLE includes 10, Collins 18, and NWL2023 13. Only 15 of the 20 carry dictionary definitions. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar form.