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6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and P as the 3rd letter

The 6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and P as the 3rd letter number 14, led by YIPPEE and YUPPIE.

14 wordsTop pick YIPPEEHighest score YAPOCK 17

With Y in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (29 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 14 · most-used first

  • YIPPEE13
  • YUPPIE13
  • YIPPIE13
  • YAPPER13
  • YAPPED14
  • YIPPED14
  • YAPPIE13
  • YIPPER13
  • YAPOCK17
  • YAPOKS15
  • YAPONS11
  • YMPING14
  • YOPPER13
  • YUPONS11
All valid words 14

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

  • YAPOCK17
  • YAPOKS15
  • YAPONS11
  • YAPPED14
  • YAPPER13
  • YAPPIE13
  • YIPPED14
  • YIPPEE13
  • YIPPER13
  • YIPPIE13
  • YMPING14
  • YOPPER13
  • YUPONS11
  • YUPPIE13
Letters by positionIn 64% of these words the 4th letter is P.
2nd letter
  1. A43%
  2. I29%
  3. U14%
4th letter
  1. P64%
  2. O29%
  3. I7%
5th letter
  1. E43%
  2. N21%
  3. I21%
6th letter
  1. E29%
  2. S21%
  3. R21%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
YAPOCK1718All three
YAPOKS1515All three
YAPPED1415All three
YIPPED1415All three
YMPING1417Collins only
YIPPEE1314All three
YUPPIE1315All three
YIPPIE1314All three
YAPPER1314All three
YAPPIE1314Collins only
YIPPER1314Collins only
YOPPER1314Collins only

This pattern leaves a compact set, and several entries look familiar: YIPPEE, YUPPIE, and YAPPER. None of the words falls among the most common English entries, so the list is a pattern-solving aid rather than a set of everyday guesses. Collins includes all 14; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 10.

At a glance: the Y _ P pattern

  • Fourteen tournament-dictionary words have Y first and P third.
  • YIPPEE, YUPPIE, and YIPPie all match the six-letter pattern.
  • Four words end in E; R and S are the next most common final letters, with three apiece.
  • YAPOCK leads the Scrabble scores at 17 points.
  • Eleven entries have a dictionary definition; none is in the common-word group.

Which 6-letter words have Y first and P third?

Fourteen words fit the pattern Y _ P _ _ _. Familiar options include YIPPEE, YUPPIE, YIPPie, and YAPPER; less familiar matches include YAPOCK, YAPOKS, and YMPING. The mix of recognizable and obscure forms makes the fixed letters more useful than guessing from meaning.

The endings narrow the search further. YIPPEE, YUPPIE, YIPPIE, and YAPPIE finish with E, while YAPPER, YIPPER, and YOPPER finish with R. YAPOKS, YAPONS, and YUPONS account for the S endings.

Which matching word scores highest?

YAPOCK scores 17 points in Scrabble, ahead of YAPOKS at 15. YAPPED, YIPPED, and YMPING each score 14, making them strong base-score options when the board offers no better placement.

Among 6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and P as the 3rd letter, YAPOCK is the standout scorer, but it is not an everyday word. Ten entries appear in both ENABLE and NWL2023, while Collins accepts all 14. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar form.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with Y and have P third?
Fourteen tournament-dictionary words match those letter positions. YIPPEE, YUPPIE, and YAPPER are among the more recognizable examples; the rest include less common forms such as YAPOCK and YMPING.
Which Y-first, P-third word has the highest Scrabble score?
YAPOCK is the highest scorer in this group at 17 points. YAPOKS follows at 15, while YAPPED, YIPPED, and YMPING each score 14 before any board-square bonuses.
Are all of these words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins includes all fourteen matches, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each include ten. A word accepted in one dictionary may not appear in another, so check the word list used by your game before committing an unfamiliar entry.

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