7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and P as the 4th letter

7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and P as the 4th letter total 236, including recognizable matches such as HAPPENS, SAMPLES, and VAMPIRE.

236 wordsTop pick HAPPENSHighest score ZAPPING 21

17 of 236 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

4th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 2nd place, T is the most common 4th letter (550 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 17 · most-used first

HAPPENS₁₄
SAMPLES₁₁
HAPPILY₁₇
HAPPIER₁₄
VAMPIRE₁₄
CAMPING₁₄
MAPPING₁₄
TAPPING₁₂
RAMPANT₁₁
RAPPERS₁₁
SAMPLED₁₂
RAMPAGE₁₂
CARPETS₁₁
CAMPERS₁₃
RAPPING₁₂
RAPPORT₁₁
SAMPLER₁₁

All valid words 236

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

BAGPIPE₁₄
BAMPOTS₁₃
CALPACK₁₇
CALPACS₁₃
CALPAIN₁₁
CAMPANA₁₃
CAMPERS₁₃
CAMPEST₁₃
CAMPHOL₁₆
CAMPHOR₁₆
CAMPIER₁₃
CAMPILY₁₆
CAMPING₁₄
CAMPION₁₃
CAMPLED₁₄
CAMPLES₁₃
CAMPONG₁₄
CAMPOUT₁₃
CAPPERS₁₃
CAPPING₁₄
CARPALE₁₁
CARPALS₁₁
CARPARK₁₅
CARPELS₁₁
CARPERS₁₁
CARPETS₁₁
CARPING₁₂
CARPOOL₁₁
CARPORT₁₁
DAMPENS₁₂
DAMPERS₁₂
DAMPEST₁₂
DAMPIER₁₂
DAMPING₁₃
DAMPISH₁₅
DAPPERS₁₂
DAPPING₁₃
DAPPLED₁₃
DAPPLES₁₂
DAUPHIN₁₃
DAYPACK₁₉
EARPICK₁₅
EARPLUG₁₀
GAMPISH₁₅
GAPPERS₁₂
GAPPIER₁₂
GAPPING₁₃
GARPIKE₁₄
GASPERS₁₀
GASPIER₁₀
GASPING₁₁
GAUPERS₁₀
GAUPING₁₁
GAWPERS₁₃
GAWPING₁₄
HAMPERS₁₄
HAPPENS₁₄
HAPPIED₁₅
HAPPIER₁₄
HAPPIES₁₄
HAPPILY₁₇
HAPPING₁₅
HARPERS₁₂
HARPIES₁₂
HARPING₁₃
HARPINS₁₂
HARPIST₁₂
HARPOON₁₂
HASPING₁₃
HATPEGS₁₃
HATPINS₁₂
JAMPANI₁₈
JAMPANS₁₈
JAMPOTS₁₈
JAPPING₁₉
JARPING₁₇
JASPERS₁₆
JASPERY₁₉
JAUPING₁₇
KALPACS₁₅
KALPAKS₁₇
KAMPONG₁₆
KAUPAPA₁₅
LAIPSED₁₀
LAIPSES₉
LAMPADS₁₂
LAMPERN₁₁
LAMPERS₁₁
LAMPING₁₂
LAMPION₁₁
LAMPLIT₁₁
LAMPOON₁₁
LAMPREY₁₄
LAMPUKA₁₅
LAMPUKI₁₅
LAPPELS₁₁
LAPPERS₁₁
LAPPETS₁₁
LAPPIES₁₁
LAPPING₁₂
LARPERS₉
LARPING₁₀
MAGPIES₁₂
MAMPARA₁₃
MAMPOER₁₃
MANPACK₁₇
MAPPERS₁₃
MAPPERY₁₆
MAPPING₁₄
MAPPIST₁₃
MARPLOT₁₁
MAYPOLE₁₄
MAYPOPS₁₆
NAPPERS₁₁
NAPPIER₁₁
NAPPIES₁₁
NAPPING₁₂
NAUPLII₉
PALPATE₁₁
PALPING₁₂
PAMPEAN₁₃
PAMPERO₁₃
PAMPERS₁₃
PAMPOEN₁₃
PANPIPE₁₃
PAPPIER₁₃
PAPPIES₁₃
PAPPING₁₄
PAPPOSE₁₃
PAPPOUS₁₃
PARPANE₁₁
PARPEND₁₂
PARPENS₁₁
PARPENT₁₁
PARPING₁₂
PASPIES₁₁
PAUPERS₁₁
PAWPAWS₁₇
RALPHED₁₃
RAMPAGE₁₂
RAMPANT₁₁
RAMPART₁₁
RAMPERS₁₁
RAMPICK₁₇
RAMPIKE₁₅
RAMPING₁₂
RAMPION₁₁
RAMPIRE₁₁
RAMPOLE₁₁
RANPIKE₁₃
RAPPEES₁₁
RAPPELS₁₁
RAPPERS₁₁
RAPPING₁₂
RAPPINI₁₁
RAPPORT₁₁
RASPERS₉
RASPIER₉
RASPING₁₀
RASPISH₁₂
RATPACK₁₅
RAUPATU₉
SALPIAN₉
SALPIDS₁₀
SALPINX₁₆
SAMPANS₁₁
SAMPIRE₁₁
SAMPLED₁₂
SAMPLER₁₁
SAMPLES₁₁
SANPANS₉
SANPROS₉
SAPPANS₁₁
SAPPERS₁₁
SAPPHIC₁₆
SAPPIER₁₁
SAPPILY₁₄
SAPPING₁₂
SAPPLED₁₂
SAPPLES₁₁
SAWPITS₁₂
TADPOLE₁₀
TAIPANS₉
TAMPALA₁₁
TAMPANS₁₁
TAMPERS₁₁
TAMPING₁₂
TAMPION₁₁
TAMPONS₁₁
TAPPERS₁₁
TAPPETS₁₁
TAPPICE₁₃
TAPPING₁₂
TARPANS₉
TARPONS₉
TAUPATA₉
TAUPIES₉
TAWPIES₁₂
TAXPAID₁₇
VAMPERS₁₄
VAMPIER₁₄
VAMPING₁₅
VAMPIRE₁₄
VAMPISH₁₇
VANPOOL₁₂
WAMPEES₁₄
WAMPISH₁₇
WAMPUMS₁₆
WAPPEND₁₅
WAPPERS₁₄
WAPPING₁₅
WARPAGE₁₃
WARPATH₁₅
WARPERS₁₂
WARPING₁₃
WASPIER₁₂
WASPIES₁₂
WASPILY₁₅
WASPISH₁₅
WAYPOST₁₅
YAMPIES₁₄
YAPPERS₁₄
YAPPIER₁₄
YAPPIES₁₄
YAPPING₁₅
YARPHAS₁₅
YAUPERS₁₂
YAUPING₁₃
YAUPONS₁₂
YAWPERS₁₅
YAWPING₁₆
ZAMPONE₂₀
ZAMPONI₂₀
ZAPPERS₂₀
ZAPPIER₂₀
ZAPPING₂₁

Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 5th letter is I.

1st letter

C11%
R10%
P8%

3rd letter

M31%
P26%
R14%

5th letter

I41%
E23%
A15%

6th letter

N27%
R19%
E18%

7th letter

S37%
G17%
E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; ZAPPING tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 14 words
10 points: 9 words
1111 points: 55 words
12 points: 40 words
1313 points: 38 words
14 points: 25 words
1515 points: 22 words
16 points: 11 words
1717 points: 11 words
18 points: 3 words
1919 points: 3 words
20 points: 4 words
2121 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZAPPING	21	25	All three
ZAPPERS	20	22	All three
ZAMPONI	20	23	Collins only
ZAMPONE	20	23	Collins only
ZAPPIER	20	22	All three
DAYPACK	19	20	NWL only
JAPPING	19	25	Collins only
JASPERY	19	21	All three
JAMPANI	18	23	Collins only
JAMPANS	18	23	Collins only
JAMPOTS	18	22	Collins only
HAPPILY	17	18	All three

Read the pattern as _a_p___: A is fixed in position two, P in position four, and four letters remain open. The examples range from familiar forms like HAPPENS and HAPPIER to words such as RAMPAGE and CARPETS. Only 17 matches count among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many entries are less familiar; check your game's dictionary before playing an obscure one.

How many matches fit this pattern?

The pattern contains 236 seven-letter words in at least one tournament dictionary.
Collins includes 232 matches, while NWL2023 includes 169 and ENABLE includes 159; these sets overlap.
HAPPENS, SAMPLES, and VAMPIRE are recognizable examples among the matches.
A final S is the most common ending, appearing on 88 words; G is next with 39.

Which words and endings stand out?

The most frequent starting letter is C, with 27 matches, followed by R with 24. P starts 20, while L and S each start 19. CAMPING and CARPETS show the C opening; RAMPANT and RAPPERS illustrate the R group.

Plural and verb forms help explain the heavy S and G endings. SAMPLES, CAMPERS, and TAM PONS end in S, while CAMPING, MAPPING, and TAPPING end in G. The pattern is not limited to these endings: HAPPIER ends in R, and RAMPAGE ends in E.

There are 199 matches with definitions, but only 17 fall within the common-word frequency group. That gap matters in a game: a word can fit the letter pattern and still be unfamiliar or absent from your game's accepted list.

How to use 7-letter words with A second and P fourth

For a score-first search, ZAPPING leads at 21 points. ZAPPERS, ZAMPONI, ZAMPONE, and ZAPPIER each score 20; DAYPACK and JAPPING score 19.

The average score is 12.9, making the top result an outlier rather than a typical score. Compare nearby patterns if one fixed letter is uncertain: the same A-and-P positions produce 152 six-letter matches and 69 five-letter matches. Keep the A and P fixed only when the clue or board actually confirms both.

Questions people ask

What are some common 7-letter words with A second and P fourth?

HAPPENS, SAMPLES, HAPPIER, VAMPIRE, and CAMPING are recognizable examples. The full pattern has 236 matches, but just 17 are in the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many valid entries are uncommon.

Which letter most often ends these seven-letter words?

S is the most common final letter, appearing on 88 matches. G follows with 39, then E with 19 and R with 16. Examples include SAMPLES, CAMPING, RAMPAGE, and HAPPIER.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

ZAPPING is the top scorer at 21 points. ZAPPERS, ZAMPONI, ZAMPONE, and ZAPPIER each score 20, while DAYPACK and JAPPING score 19. The leading options are less familiar than examples like HAPPENS.

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