6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and P as the 4th letter

The pattern fixes L at the start and P in the fourth slot, leaving only positions two, three, five and six open. Its 47 matches are fewer than the 98 words in the parallel S-first pattern. D endings provide a strong first split, but the set is uncommon: none rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

The pattern at a glance

• 47 six-letter matches meet both fixed positions in at least one tournament dictionary.
• D is the most common final letter, appearing on 16 words; R follows with 10.
• LYMPHS scores 16 points, the strongest scorer; LIMPLY and LIMPSY each score 13.
• Collins includes 43 matches, compared with 35 in NWL2023 and 31 in ENABLE.
• Zero entries rank among the top 25,000 English words, so many choices are specialized.

Which endings narrow 6-letter words with L first and P fourth?

D dominates: 16 words end there, including LOOPED, LUMPED, LIPPED, LEAPED, LAPPED and LOPPED. That cluster makes D a sensible final-letter test, especially when the word looks like a past-tense form. Still, don't assume every D-ending answer follows the same spelling pattern.

R is the runner-up with 10, and N contributes five. S and T each account for four, while E appears three times. Try those branches after D and R; the smaller groups matter once the most common endings fail.

Scoring and limits for 6-letter words with L first and P fourth

LYMPHS tops the scoring table at 16, ahead of LIMPLY and LIMPSY at 13 each. Familiar-looking choices such as LUMPED, LIPPED, LAPPED, LIMPED, LOPPED and LIMPID each score 11. Favor high-value consonants when the board allows; a word's base score is not its final rack result.

This 47-word pool is not everyday vocabulary: zero entries meet the top-25,000 frequency cutoff. Dictionary coverage also shifts: Collins has 43 matches, while NWL2023 has 35 and ENABLE has 31. Check your game's word list before banking on a less familiar entry.