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6-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and P as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and P as the 3rd letter number 17, and all but two begin with the UNP- cluster.

17 wordsTop pick UNPAIDHighest score UNPACK 14

2 of 17 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With N in 2nd place, C is the most common 3rd letter (77 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 17 · most-used first

  • UNPAID9
  • INPUTS8
  • UNPACK14
  • UNPLUG9
  • UNPICK14
  • UNPURE8
  • UNPAIR8
  • UNPILE8
  • INPOUR8
  • UNPAYS11
  • UNPEGS9
  • UNPENS8
  • UNPENT8
  • UNPINS8
  • UNPOPE10
  • UNPRAY11
  • UNPROP10
All valid words 17

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

  • INPOUR8
  • INPUTS8
  • UNPACK14
  • UNPAID9
  • UNPAIR8
  • UNPAYS11
  • UNPEGS9
  • UNPENS8
  • UNPENT8
  • UNPICK14
  • UNPILE8
  • UNPINS8
  • UNPLUG9
  • UNPOPE10
  • UNPRAY11
  • UNPROP10
  • UNPURE8
Letters by positionIn 88% of these words the 1st letter is U.
1st letter
  1. U88%
  2. I12%
4th letter
  1. A24%
  2. E18%
  3. I18%
5th letter
  1. N18%
  2. U12%
  3. C12%
6th letter
  1. S29%
  2. E18%
  3. R12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNPACK1418All three
UNPICK1418All three
UNPAYS1113Collins only
UNPRAY1113Collins only
UNPOPE1014Collins only
UNPROP1014Collins only
UNPAID912All three
UNPLUG915All three
UNPEGS913All three
INPUTS811All three
UNPURE812All three
UNPAIR811NWL only

Two letters pin the pattern down: N in slot two and P in slot three. The set runs to just 17 matches, and 15 of them open with UNP-, so UNPACK, UNPICK, and UNPAID rarely stay hidden for long. Only two entries are common words, which leaves INPUTS and INPOUR as the exceptions worth remembering.

What stands out in the letter pattern

  • All 17 matches pair N in position two with P in position three.
  • Fifteen open with U and only two with I.
  • UNPACK and UNPICK tie for the top score at 14 points.
  • Five words close in S, the largest ending group.
  • Just two of the 17 rank as common words.
  • The two I-openers, INPOUR and INPUTS, are the only breaks in the U run.

Which examples should you check first?

UNPACK and UNPICK tie at 14 points, ahead of UNPAYS and UNPRAY at 11. UNPAID scores 9. That spread makes letter values visible: a P in a scoring slot can matter more than picking the most familiar spelling.

Fifteen of the 17 words start with U, leaving INPUTS and INPOUR as the two I-starting candidates. Five end in S, while E is the next most frequent ending at three. Use that structure to trim guesses quickly.

The heavy UNP- opening gives a practical search route. Run through UNPACK, UNPICK, UNPAID, and UNPLUG before the two I-initial words. INPOUR and INPUTS need a separate check because neither follows the dominant shape.

How can you narrow the candidates?

  1. Test UNPACK first as a spelling template.
  2. Compare the last letter before the middle vowels.
  3. U carries 15 answers; I carries only two.

What is the practical limitation?

Note

Only two entries count as common words, so the pool is almost entirely specialist. Pair the fixed N and P with a UNP- guess, then confirm the spelling against your game's dictionary.

Questions people ask

Which matches have the highest base score?
UNPACK and UNPICK tie at 14 points. UNPAYS and UNPRAY each score 11, followed by UNPOPE and UNPROP at 10. Those are raw tile values, so a premium square can still reorder a real board.
Do most of these words start with U?
Yes. Fifteen of the 17 matches begin with U, and the only I-starting examples are INPUTS and INPOUR. The UNP- cluster is what defines this pattern.
How many of these words count as common?
Two of the 17 matches are common words. UNPAID, UNPLUG, and UNPICK read as familiar, but most of the list is specialist vocabulary, and the rarer I-openers seldom surface in casual play.

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