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

The final two letters are fixed as PS, but the first four can vary widely. S begins 46 of the matches, while C begins 22; familiar examples include SLEEPS, CHAMPS, and CRAMPS. Only 15 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so expect plenty of tournament vocabulary beyond everyday choices.

At a glance: the P-S ending

• 146 tournament-dictionary words have P in position five and S in position six.
• S is the most frequent first letter, with 46 matches; C follows with 22.
• GROUPS, TROOPS, and STAMPS are recognizable examples in the set.
• EQUIPS, UNZIPS, and MIXUPS each score 17 points in Scrabble.
• Only 15 matches are common by the stated word-frequency cutoff.

Which 6-letter words have P fifth and S sixth?

The list ranges from familiar plurals and verb forms to less common entries. GROUPS, TROOPS, and STRIPS show how often the pattern appears in ordinary vocabulary; CHAMPS and CRAMPS offer different starting-letter clues.

The first letter narrows the search quickly: S accounts for 46 matches, more than twice C’s 22. T contributes 14, G contributes 12, and P and W contribute seven each. Those counts make an S opening a sensible first branch when the opening letter is unknown.

STAMPS, STRIPS and SLEEPS all open with S, so the 46 S-starting words include many familiar plurals before you reach the rarer ones.

Which matches score highest, and what is the catch?

EQUIPS, UNZIPS, and MIXUPS lead the Scrabble scoring with 17 points apiece. WHOMPS and WHUMPS score 16, while CHAMPS, CHIMPS, CHUMPS, CHOMPS, and JULEPS score 15. Those choices are stronger for a score hunt than the more familiar GROUPS or TROOPS.

The main limitation is familiarity: 15 of the 146 matches are classified as common, leaving 131 outside that frequency band. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes 143, NWL2023 includes 127, and ENABLE includes 119. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.