7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and P as the 7th letter
There are 25 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and P as the 7th letter, from familiar MATCHUP to rare PARSNEP.
2 of 25 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With A in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (2,136 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
- Length
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- 13
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- 15
Best words to play first
- MATCHUP16
- WARSHIP15
- PARSNIP11
- HARDTOP13
- CATCHUP16
- BARKEEP15
- WARDROP13
- PAYSLIP14
- HARELIP12
- MANTRAP11
- PALMTOP13
- CALTROP11
- CANTRIP11
- RATTRAP9
- MAINTOP11
- KATHUMP18
- EARDROP10
- EARFLAP12
- PALSHIP14
- BAASKAP15
- CALTRAP11
- CANTRAP11
- HAIRCAP14
- PARSNEP11
- PASTEUP11
All valid words 25
- BAASKAP15
- BARKEEP15
- CALTRAP11
- CALTROP11
- CANTRAP11
- CANTRIP11
- CATCHUP16
- EARDROP10
- EARFLAP12
- HAIRCAP14
- HARDTOP13
- HARELIP12
- KATHUMP18
- MAINTOP11
- MANTRAP11
- MATCHUP16
- PALMTOP13
- PALSHIP14
- PARSNEP11
- PARSNIP11
- PASTEUP11
- PAYSLIP14
- RATTRAP9
- WARDROP13
- WARSHIP15
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHUMP | 18 | 20 | NWL only |
| MATCHUP | 16 | 19 | All three |
| CATCHUP | 16 | 19 | All three |
| WARSHIP | 15 | 15 | All three |
| BARKEEP | 15 | 17 | All three |
| BAASKAP | 15 | 17 | Collins · NWL |
| PAYSLIP | 14 | 16 | Collins · NWL |
| PALSHIP | 14 | 16 | All three |
| HAIRCAP | 14 | 15 | All three |
| HARDTOP | 13 | 13 | All three |
| WARDROP | 13 | 14 | Collins only |
| PALMTOP | 13 | 17 | Collins · NWL |
The fixed pattern puts A in position two and P in position seven, leaving five slots open. That produces 25 tournament-dictionary matches, but only 2 rank among the most common English words. MATCHUP, WARSHIP, and PARSNIP are recognizable starting points; entries such as BAASKAP and PARSNEP are much less familiar.
Pattern facts at a glance
- Exactly 25 seven-letter entries fit A in slot two and P in slot seven.
- Every match ends in P; the first letters are led by P (6) and C (5).
- KATHUMP tops the score list at 18 points; MATCHUP and CATCHUP each score 16.
- Only 2 matches qualify as common by our frequency threshold.
Which 7-letter words with A second and P seventh start with P?
P begins 6 matches and C begins 5, while H and M each begin 3. Those first two groups account for 11 of the 25 entries. Examples include PARSNIP and PALMTOP under P, plus CATCHUP and CALTROP under C.
B, E, and W each start 2 matches; K appears once. For a crossword, keep the final P fixed and test a P- or C-initial answer before searching the smaller groups.
Every match here ends in P, while the sibling pattern with A second and S last contains 2,136 words. P is a much tighter ending filter than the shared second-position A.
Which matches score highest?
KATHUMP leads at 18 points, with MATCHUP and CATCHUP at 16. WARSHIP and BARKEEP each score 15. The set averages 12.7 points, putting its top three above the group’s typical score.
Familiarity and score do not line up neatly. MATCHUP, WARSHIP, PARSNIP, and HARDTOP are recognizable, but KATHUMP is the top scorer. Definitions are available for 22 matches, and just 2 count as common, so check your game’s word list before relying on a rare entry.
What should you test first?
For 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and P as the 7th letter, lock those positions first, then test the P- and C-initial groups. They cover 11 matches; leave rare forms such as BAASKAP or PARSNEP for later.
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