7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and P as the 6th letter

With the second and sixth letters fixed, the pattern is _E___P_. The set ranges from familiar words such as perhaps and receipt to less common entries such as neotype and bedrape. Only three matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a mix of recognizable plays and tournament-list vocabulary.

7-letter words with E 2nd and P 6th at a glance

• The combined tournament-dictionary count is 42 words.
• Collins includes 40 matches, NWL2023 includes 37, and ENABLE includes 34.
• Only three matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• R begins 14 entries; B begins nine and P begins five.
• S ends 23 entries, while T ends 12.

How many words fit this letter pattern?

Exactly 42 tournament-listed words fit _E___P_. That count combines words accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE; the dictionary totals differ because their word lists do not match.

R leads the starting letters with 14 words, including receipt, reshape, and revamps. B contributes nine, while P contributes five, so a known first letter narrows the search quickly.

The final letters cluster even more: 23 matches end in S and 12 end in T. Together, those endings account for most of the set, making S and T sensible checks when the last tile is unknown.

For comparison, keeping E second but changing the sixth letter to N yields 682 matches. Keeping P sixth but changing E second to A yields 46, so this particular combination is much tighter.

Which matches score highest, and what should you watch?

For 7-letter words with E 2nd and P 6th, decrypt and megilph lead the Scrabble scoring list at 15 points apiece. Perhaps, revamps, and decamps follow at 14, while percept and dewlaps score 13.

The familiar options are not automatically the strongest plays: receipt is recognizable, but its score is below the 15-point leaders. Check the board before choosing; a premium square can change a play's value.

Dictionary coverage is the main limitation: the combined count does not mean every word appears in every game. Thirty-five matches have definitions, and only three are common by the frequency measure, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.