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6-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter

6-letter words with P third and S fifth number 30, including EXPOSE, OPPOSE, IMPOSE and BYPASS.

30 wordsTop pick EXPOSEHighest score EXPOSE 15

6 of 30 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With P in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (183 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 30 · most-used first

  • EXPOSE15
  • OPPOSE10
  • IMPOSE10
  • BYPASS13
  • REPOST8
  • REPOSE8
  • DEPOSE9
  • TYPIST11
  • LIPASE8
  • IMPISH13
  • IMPOST10
  • POPISH13
  • PAPIST10
  • DOPEST9
  • REPAST8
  • RIPEST8
  • REPASS8
  • EMPUSA10
  • APPOSE10
  • UPPISH13
  • CAPISH13
  • PAPISM12
  • PAPISH13
  • RIPOST8
  • ASPISH11
  • BYPAST13
  • EMPUSE10
  • MOPISH13
  • TAPIST8

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All valid words 30

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

  • APPOSE10
  • ASPISH11
  • BYPASS13
  • BYPAST13
  • CAPISH13
  • DEPOSE9
  • DOPEST9
  • EMPUSA10
  • EMPUSE10
  • EXPOSE15
  • IMPISH13
  • IMPOSE10
  • IMPOST10
  • LIPASE8
  • MOPISH13
  • OPPOSE10
  • PAPISH13
  • PAPISM12
  • PAPIST10
  • POPISH13
  • RAPIST8
  • REPASS8
  • REPAST8
  • REPOSE8
  • REPOST8
  • RIPEST8
  • RIPOST8
  • TAPIST8
  • TYPIST11
  • UPPISH13
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 4th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. R23%
  2. P13%
  3. E10%
2nd letter
  1. A20%
  2. E17%
  3. M17%
4th letter
  1. I40%
  2. O30%
  3. A17%
6th letter
  1. T37%
  2. E27%
  3. H23%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; EXPOSE tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 9 words
  2. 9 points: 2 words
  3. 1010 points: 7 words
  4. 11 points: 2 words
  5. 1212 points: 1 words
  6. 13 points: 8 words
  7. 1414 points: 0 words
  8. 15 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EXPOSE1516All three
BYPASS1314All three
IMPISH1314All three
POPISH1314ENABLE · Collins
UPPISH1315All three
CAPISH1314NWL only
PAPISH1314Collins only
BYPAST1314All three
MOPISH1314All three
PAPISM1215Collins only
TYPIST1111All three
ASPISH1111All three

This pattern is easy to misread because the fixed S sits one place before the end. EXPOSE, OPPOSE and IMPOSE finish with E, while BYPASS ends in S. The final letters vary widely, and only six of the 30 matches fall into the common-word group.

At a glance

  • 30 words place P third and S fifth.
  • R opens 7 matches, the largest first-letter group.
  • EXPOSE, OPPOSE, IMPOSE and BYPASS are recognizable anchors.
  • EXPOSE leads at 15 points; BYPASS scores 13.
  • T is the most frequent ending, appearing 11 times.

Does the fifth-position S mean the word ends in S?

No: the fixed S is in position five, and only two matches end in S.

T closes eleven entries, E closes eight and H closes seven.

EXPOSE, OPPOSE and IMPOSE all end in E; BYPASS and REPASS finish with S.

Keeping the last letter separate from the clue prevents a common pattern-reading mistake.

EXPOSE, OPPOSE, IMPOSE, REPOSE and DEPOSE form a conspicuous family; BYPASS, REPOST, TYPOIST and LIPASE show other shapes.

R is the leading first letter with seven matches, followed by P with four.

Those counts offer starting points without hiding the many smaller opening groups.

Which examples make the frame clear?

Tip

Read the pattern as _ _ P _ S _, not as a word ending in S; the most common final letter is T.

Questions people ask

Which words end in E despite the fixed S?
EXPOSE, OPPOSE, IMPOSE, REPOSE and DEPOSE all end in E. The S sits in position five, one letter before the end, so it does not determine the final letter.
What final letter is most frequent?
T closes 11 matches, followed by E with eight and H with seven. EXPOSE and OPPOSE show the E ending; TYPOIST and BYPASS illustrate other shapes within the same frame.
Which word scores highest here?
EXPOSE leads at 15 points. BYPASS, IMPISH, POPISH and UPPISH each score 13, using tile values before board premiums are added. Board premiums change the final turn total, but not the underlying tile value.

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