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

The fixed letters leave four positions open, yet the resulting set is compact: only one entry ranks among common English words by frequency. LAPTOP is the clearest everyday anchor; LAPSED and LAPSES are recognizable forms, while LAPJES is the top scorer. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins accepts more matches than NWL2023 or ENABLE, so game acceptance depends on the word list.

Quick facts on L and P

• 42 matches begin with L and place P third.
• Collins includes 39, compared with 34 in NWL2023 and 30 in ENABLE.
• Just one entry meets our common-word cutoff; LAPTOP is the standout familiar example.
• S is the most frequent final letter, occurring in 12 words; D follows with 8.

Which endings dominate the pattern?

S closes 12 of the 42 words, while D closes 8; E follows at 5. N and R each finish 4, and G, L, and T each finish 2. That gives you a strong first filter if the final tile is known: test S before rarer endings.

Recognizable forms include LAPSES, LAPPED, LIPPED, and LOPPED, but not every ending behaves alike. The one common entry is LAPTOP, while LAPJES tops the score table. The contrast matters in a rack puzzle: familiar-looking options and accepted tournament words are not the same set.

6-letter words with L first and P third

For points, LAPJES leads at 15. LIPPED, LAPPED, LOPPED, LAPFUL, and LEPPED each score 11; LAPTOP and LAPDOG score 10. The high scorer is less familiar than the clear everyday answer, so don't confuse tile value with likely puzzle usefulness.

A blank-free score comparison is only a starting point: board premiums can change a play's value, while the listed tile totals stay fixed.

A useful pattern check is the gap between first-letter groups: R with P third has 79 matches, nearly twice L's 42. With L fixed, N in the third position yields 101 options, more than P's 42. If a crossing tile can shift, loosening either constraint opens substantially more choices.

Treat the 42-word total as the combined tournament-dictionary pool, not a promise that each game accepts all 42. Collins has 39, NWL2023 has 34, and ENABLE has 30; check the game's list when a single unfamiliar entry decides a play.