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

6-letter words with M as the 1st letter and P as the 4th letter number 22, including MAPPED, MUPPET, and MURPHY.

22 wordsTop pick MURPHYHighest score MURPHY 16

2 of 22 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With M in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (167 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 22 · most-used first

  • MURPHY16
  • MAPPED13
  • MUPPET12
  • MAGPIE11
  • MYOPIC15
  • MORPHS13
  • MYOPIA13
  • MOPPED13
  • MAPPER12
  • MORPHO13
  • MOPPET12
  • MILPAS10
  • MOPPER12
  • MUMPER12
  • MUMPED13
  • MUDPIE11
  • MAWPUS13
  • MAYPOP15
  • MISPEN10
  • MOOPED11
  • MOUPED11
  • MYOPES13
All valid words 22

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • MAGPIE11
  • MAPPED13
  • MAPPER12
  • MAWPUS13
  • MAYPOP15
  • MILPAS10
  • MISPEN10
  • MOOPED11
  • MOPPED13
  • MOPPER12
  • MOPPET12
  • MORPHO13
  • MORPHS13
  • MOUPED11
  • MUDPIE11
  • MUMPED13
  • MUMPER12
  • MUPPET12
  • MURPHY16
  • MYOPES13
  • MYOPIA13
  • MYOPIC15
Letters by positionIn 55% of these words the 5th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. O32%
  2. A23%
  3. U23%
3rd letter
  1. P27%
  2. O18%
  3. R14%
5th letter
  1. E55%
  2. I18%
  3. H14%
6th letter
  1. D23%
  2. S18%
  3. R14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; MURPHY tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 2 words
  2. 11 points: 4 words
  3. 1212 points: 5 words
  4. 13 points: 8 words
  5. 1414 points: 0 words
  6. 15 points: 2 words
  7. 1616 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
MURPHY1617All three
MYOPIC1517All three
MAYPOP1517All three
MAPPED1316All three
MORPHS1314All three
MYOPIA1314All three
MOPPED1316All three
MORPHO1314All three
MUMPED1317All three
MYOPES1314All three
MAWPUS1316Collins only
MUPPET1216Collins only

Locking in M at the start and P in the fourth slot leaves a compact set of 22 six-letter candidates. Examples range from familiar-looking MAPPED and MAGPIE to less everyday MUMPED and MOOPED. Only 2 matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so everyday vocabulary covers only a sliver of the full pattern.

At a glance for M___P_ words

  • Exactly 22 tournament-dictionary entries match M___P_.
  • Only 2 of the matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
  • Collins includes 21 matches; NWL2023 includes 18 and ENABLE includes 17.
  • Sixteen entries carry a dictionary definition.
  • Five matches end in D, the most frequent final letter.

Which words fit M___P_?

Look at the final tile to sort the candidates. Five words close with D, four with S, and three with R; the other endings occur once or twice. MAPPED, MOPPED, and MUMPED sit in the D group, while MORPHS and MYOPES finish with S.

For less obvious guesses, compare MUPPET, MAGPIE, MYOPIC, and MAYPOP. Each keeps the fixed letters in place, but the other tiles make distinct shapes. Just 2 meet the common-word cutoff, while 16 have definitions; dictionary eligibility and everyday recognition are different tests.

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

MURPHY earns 16 points, the highest raw word score in this group. MYOPIC and MAYPOP each reach 15, and MAPPED, MORPHS, MYOPIA, MOPPED, and three others score 13. A strong tile mix sets the ranking, while premium squares can change the value of an actual board play.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 21 matches, compared with 18 in NWL2023 and 17 in ENABLE. The lists differ by several entries, so verify an unfamiliar candidate against the word list your game uses. For comparison, the S-first version of this pattern has 98 matches.

The average word in this group scores 12.5 points, a high figure because M and P are each worth 3 on their own.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with M and have P fourth?
There are 22 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. MAPPED and MUPPET are among the more recognizable examples, while MUMPED and MOOPED show that the full set extends beyond common everyday words.
Which M-starting P pattern has the strongest base score?
MURPHY leads this group at 16 points. MYOPIC and MAYPOP each score 15, while MAPPED, MORPHS, MYOPIA, and MOPPED are among the words at 13. These are base scores before board premiums, so a lower scorer can still make the better move on a particular board.
Do Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE include the same M___P_ words?
No. Collins contains 21 matches, NWL2023 contains 18, and ENABLE contains 17. The totals overlap because many words appear in more than one dictionary, but a few entries are list-specific. Check the rules for your game before playing a candidate you have not seen accepted there.

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