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

This pattern is unusually narrow: all 10 entries share the final P, while their first letters split between G and M three times apiece. The remaining four begin with B, E, L, or T. None falls in the common-word group, so expect tournament vocabulary rather than everyday guesses.

The pattern at a glance

• The set contains 10 words, all seven letters long and ending in P.
• G and M each start three matches; B, E, L, and T start one apiece.
• Four entries score 15: MIDSHIP, GIDDYUP, MUDFLAP, and GIDDYAP.
• Collins includes all 10; NWL2023 includes 8, and ENABLE includes 6.

How are the 10 pattern matches distributed?

The first letter gives you a quick way to sort them: G and M each open three words, while B, E, L, and T each open one. That makes six possible starting letters across a list of only 10. No other first letter appears.

The last letter is less varied: every match ends in P. That fixed ending is why a clue with a known final P narrows the search sharply, while the third-position D still leaves only 10 candidates. For a looser search, compare the neighboring third-letter pattern with C or E.

For perspective, swapping only the final letter to S yields 463 matches, compared with 10 for P. The P ending is the tight bottleneck. GIDDYUP and GIDDYAP make a memorable pair among the G starters; BEDLAMP is one of the single-entry starting groups.

Which matching words score highest?

MIDSHIP, GIDDYUP, MUDFLAP, and GIDDYAP tie at 15 Scrabble points, the top score in the group. BEDLAMP and GODSHIP follow at 14; MEDIGAP, LUDSHIP, and ENDSHIP each score 13. TIDERIP is the floor at 10.

For 7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and P as the 7th letter, the average score is 13.7. The zero common-word count matters: don't treat an unfamiliar entry as a safe everyday play. Check your game's word list; Collins has all 10 matches, compared with 8 in NWL2023 and 6 in ENABLE.