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

Write the pattern as S??P??: S opens each word, and P occupies the fourth slot. Familiar matches include SIMPLE, SIMPLY, SUPPLY, SAMPLE, and STAPLE, yet just 12 entries rank among common words by frequency. For scale, the same letter positions produce 87 matches with C first and 70 with T first.

A quick read on the S??P?? pattern

• There are 98 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins contains 98; NWL2023 accepts 74, and ENABLE accepts 71.
• Only 12 matches qualify as common by frequency.
• SKIPPY and SYLPHY share the top score, 17 points.

Which familiar words fit S??P??

Start with SIMPLE, SIMPLY, SUPPLY, SAMPLE, or STAPLE when you recognize the pattern. SHAPED, SHAPES, SLOPES, and SUPPER show how many different word forms can put P in the fourth position. Try these recognizable choices before considering rarer candidates.

The tail of a match offers a useful clue: 22 words end in S, and 20 end in D. E and R each finish 15 matches. If your crossing letters leave either S or D in the last slot, check those groups first. Other examples include SNIPER, SWIPED, and SCOPES, each keeping the fixed P while changing the final letters.

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

Collins has all 98 matches, while NWL2023 includes 74 and ENABLE includes 71. The dictionary split matters in word games: an entry accepted under one list may not be playable under another, so verify unfamiliar words against your game's rules.

SKIPPY and SYLPHY score 17 points apiece, with SHOPPY and SCYPHI close behind at 16. SIMPLE and SUPPLY each score 13, giving you familiar alternatives to the obscure high scorers. Although 84 matches have definitions, many remain uncommon; this pattern has plenty of tournament vocabulary beyond everyday words. The contrast is striking: common examples are easy to recognize, but the top scorers are much less familiar.