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

This pattern leaves a small, unusual group: none of its entries rank among the site’s common English words. Many look like inflected verbs, including YELPED, YAPPED, and YIPPED, while YIPPEE and YUPPIE are more recognizable as standalone words. Dictionary coverage also varies, so a match for the letter pattern is not automatically valid in every game.

At a glance: 6-letter words with Y first and P fourth

• There are 22 tournament-dictionary matches for this exact letter pattern.
• Collins lists all 22; ENABLE includes 14, and NWL2023 includes 15.
• YAWPED leads the scoring examples at 15 points, with YAPPED, YOMPED, and YIPPED at 14.
• Eight words end in D, while six end in R; those endings account for most of the group.

Why do so many matches end in D or R?

The final letter is a useful way to narrow your choices: eight matches end in D and six end in R. That pattern reflects the many verb forms here. YELPED, YAPPED, YIPPED, and YOMPED end in D; YELPER, YAPPER, and YAWPER show the R ending.

The remaining words finish with E, N, or A. YIPPEE and YUPPIE give you the E ending, while YAUpon and YOUPON are N-ending examples. For a board clue, check the last tile before trying a less familiar word; only one match ends in A.

Which Y-and-P matches score highest?

YAWPED is the top scorer at 15 points, just ahead of a cluster of 14-point choices: YAPPED, YOMPED, YIPPED, YUMPED, YAWPER, and YARPHA. YIPPEE, YUPPIE, and YIPPIE each score 13 in the scoring list.

The 6-letter words with Y first and P fourth average 12.9 points, so the unusual letters do much of the scoring work. Still, a high face-value score does not guarantee a legal play: Collins has more matches than either ENABLE or NWL2023. Check the word list used by your game before committing a tile.