7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and P as the 4th letter

That fixed P divides the word into a three-letter opening and a three-letter finish. Familiar options include AIRPORT, ADOPTED and ADAPTED; less familiar entries include ADIPOSE and ASEPTIC. Just four matches qualify as common, so a solver who recognizes only everyday vocabulary will miss much of the set.

A quick snapshot of the pattern

• A _ _ P _ _ _ yields 33 seven-letter matches.
• AIRPORT is among the recognizable examples.
• APOPLEX leads the scoring list with 18 points.
• S is the most frequent final letter, with eight matches.
• Only four matches meet the common-word cutoff.

Which endings narrow the search fastest?

Start at the tail: S appears eight times, while E and R each appear five times. A finishes four matches. If a puzzle has already revealed its last tile, those groups offer a quicker route than checking every possible middle-letter combination.

The dictionary totals differ by game: Collins includes 32 matches, NWL2023 includes 28, and ENABLE includes 27. Some entries therefore do not travel across all three lists. Treat unfamiliar candidates as a prompt to check your game's word list, not as guaranteed plays.

7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and P as the 4th letter

APOPLEX is the standout score at 18 points before board bonuses. AIRPARK and ADEPTLY each score 13, followed by AIRPLAY, AGAPEIC, ANAPHOR and ASHPANS at 12. The top scorer is much less familiar than AIRPORT, a useful reminder that raw tile value and ease of recall are different things.

For a practical solve, record the known letters first, then sort candidates by their ending. ADOPTED and ADAPTED show how one changed letter can produce a familiar pair; AIRPORT gives a different, easy-to-spot shape. This pattern has only a small everyday vocabulary, so keep less common candidates in consideration when the board fits.