6-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and P as the 4th letter

The pattern fixes the middle pair as LP, leaving the first two and final two letters open. That gives you recognizable choices such as HELPED, HELPER, and GULPED, alongside less familiar entries like SYLPHY and KALPAK. Only 3 of the 39 qualify as common by word-frequency ranking, so a plausible-looking answer is not automatically a familiar one.

How many 6-letter words have L third and P fourth?

• There are 39 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• Collins includes 39; ENABLE includes 27, and NWL2023 includes 29.
• K and P tie for the most common first letter, with 7 words each.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing in 13 words.

Which letters surround the fixed LP pair?

The first-letter split is unusually concentrated at the top: K and P each begin 7 entries, followed by S with 6 and G with 5. Those openings produce a mix of familiar forms and specialist vocabulary, rather than one dominant word family.

The endings are more lopsided. Thirteen words finish in S, while D is next with 7; R follows with 5. HELPER and GULPER show the R ending, while HELPED and GULPED illustrate the D group.

Start with the surrounding letters you already know, then test the fixed LP pair. If your clue ends in S, check candidates such as RALPHS or SYLPHS; a final D points toward HELPED, GULPED, or YELPED.

Which LP words score well, and where are the limits?

For 6-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and P as the 4th letter, the standout scores come from less everyday vocabulary: SYLPHY scores 17 and KALPAK scores 16. SYLPHS scores 14, while familiar HELPED scores 12. Those figures make the unusual entries worth checking when a board rewards high-value letters.

Dictionary coverage is not identical across games: Collins has all 39 matches, compared with 29 in NWL2023 and 27 in ENABLE. Only 3 entries are common by frequency, so do not treat every obscure candidate as universally accepted; check the word list used in your game.