7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and P as the 7th letter

All 16 matches put P at the end, but their starting letters are lopsided: 10 begin with S and three with F. Familiar forms include STARTUP, STANDUP, SHAKEUP, and FLATTOP, while BAASKAP is a less familiar outlier. Dictionary coverage is not uniform: NWL2023 accepts all 16, Collins lists 15, and ENABLE lists 13.

How many matches fit this pattern?

• Sixteen tournament-dictionary words fit the A-third, P-seventh pattern.
• Every match ends in P, so the final slot never varies.
• Ten of the 16 begin with S; only three begin with F.
• CRACKUP scores 17, ahead of SHAKEUP at 16.
• Only one match meets the common-word cutoff.

7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and P as the 7th letter

STARTUP, STANDUP, SCALLOP, SHAKEUP, FLATTOP, and TEASHOP are the most recognizable scan points. The rest are SHADDUP, SMASHUP, SCALEUP, FLAREUP, CRACKUP, SHALLOP, STACKUP, FLATCAP, SHAPEUP, and BAASKAP.

Most entries look like compounds or clipped compounds, but the set is not simply a list of familiar everyday vocabulary: just one is classed as common. For a solve, lock A into position three and P into the final square, then test the remaining five letters against these spellings instead of guessing from the suffix alone.

Ten of the 16 start with S, beside only one each for B, C, and T. The sibling pattern with C in position three has 10 matches, while the N version has 22, making this A pattern narrower than either.

Which matches score most in Scrabble?

CRACKUP scores 17 points, the highest figure here; SHAKEUP follows at 16. STACKUP and BAASKAP each reach 15, while SHADDUP, SMASHUP, FLATCAP, and SHAPEUP each score 14. If your rack holds a K, test these forms before spending it elsewhere: both top entries use K, but only CRACKUP leads the list.

The scoring order does not measure everyday familiarity: less familiar BAASKAP ties STACKUP at 15, while FLATTOP scores 12. Dictionary coverage also differs: NWL2023 includes 16 matches, Collins 15, and ENABLE 13.

For 7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and P as the 7th letter, check your game's dictionary before challenging an unfamiliar answer such as BAASKAP.