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7-letter words with H as the 1st letter and P as the 5th letter

The 7-letter words with H first and P fifth number 12, led by familiar HOTSPOT and the 24-point scorer HUTZPAH.

12 wordsTop pick HOTSPOTHighest score HUTZPAH 24

1 of 12 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With H in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (340 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 12 · most-used first

  • HOTSPOT12
  • HOTSPUR12
  • HAIRPIN12
  • HELIPAD13
  • HARDPAN13
  • HEXAPOD20
  • HEXAPLA19
  • HUTZPAH24
  • HEADPIN13
  • HANAPER12
  • HEMIPOD15
  • HUTZPAS21
All valid words 12

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

  • HAIRPIN12
  • HANAPER12
  • HARDPAN13
  • HEADPIN13
  • HELIPAD13
  • HEMIPOD15
  • HEXAPLA19
  • HEXAPOD20
  • HOTSPOT12
  • HOTSPUR12
  • HUTZPAH24
  • HUTZPAS21
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. E42%
  2. A25%
  3. O17%
3rd letter
  1. T33%
  2. X17%
  3. I8%
4th letter
  1. A25%
  2. D17%
  3. I17%
6th letter
  1. A33%
  2. O25%
  3. I17%
7th letter
  1. N25%
  2. D25%
  3. R17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HUTZPAH2424All three
HUTZPAS2122All three
HEXAPOD2020All three
HEXAPLA1920All three
HEMIPOD1516Collins only
HELIPAD1314All three
HARDPAN1314All three
HEADPIN1314All three
HOTSPOT1212Collins · NWL
HOTSPUR1213All three
HAIRPIN1213All three
HANAPER1213All three

The pattern fixes H at the start and P in the middle, leaving 12 matches across the tournament word lists. HOTSPOT, HOTSPUR, and HAIRPIN are among the more recognizable entries; HEXAPLA and HEMIPOD are less likely to come to mind. Only one match meets the common-word frequency cutoff, so expect a short list with some specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: the H-and-P pattern

  • There are 12 tournament-dictionary matches, each seven letters long.
  • Every match begins with H and has P in position five.
  • HUTZPAH leads the scoring list at 24 points.
  • Collins includes 12 matches, NWL2023 includes 11, and ENABLE includes 10.
  • Only one match falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

How many 7-letter words have H first and P fifth?

There are 12 7-letter words with H first and P fifth. The set includes HOTSPOT and HOTSPUR, which share the opening HOT, plus HAIRPIN, HELIPAD, and HARDPAN. That small group of familiar shapes gives you a foothold before checking the more unusual candidates.

The remaining examples include HEXAPOD, HEXAPLA, HUTZPAH, HEADPIN, HANAPER, HEMIPOD, and HUTZPAS. The spelling pattern can be easy to misread: in each word, the P is the fifth letter, not simply somewhere after the H. Check both fixed positions before ruling a candidate in or out.

Which matches stand out for score and coverage?

HUTZPAH tops the scoring list at 24 points, followed by HUTZPAS at 21 and HEXAPOD at 20. Those totals make the less familiar spellings worth a closer look when your game rewards letter values. A high score says nothing about everyday frequency, though: just one of the 12 is common by the stated frequency measure.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins has all 12 matches, NWL2023 has 11, and ENABLE has 10. The list therefore is not a promise that every game accepts every entry; check your game's word list once before playing a disputed word. For another angle on the same fifth-letter constraint, the 7-letter words with H first and O fifth form a much larger sibling set.

Questions people ask

Which word in this pattern scores the most?
HUTZPAH is the highest scorer, at 24 points. HUTZPAS follows at 21, while HEXAPOD scores 20. These are the three top entries in the scoring list, and their less familiar spellings are worth checking before you commit them to a game.
Which final letters occur most often?
D and N tie as the most frequent final letters, with three matches each. The other endings are less common: R appears twice, while A, H, S, and T each appear once. That split can help narrow a candidate when the final tile is known.
Are all 12 words accepted in every dictionary?
No. Collins contains all 12 matches, NWL2023 contains 11, and ENABLE contains 10. The difference matters in games that use a specific tournament list, so confirm the word against that game's dictionary rather than assuming every match transfers between word lists.

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