7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and P as the 3rd letter

The fixed pattern is _IP____, and its 154 matches span sharply different kinds of words: familiar entries such as DIPLOMA, BIPOLAR, and RIPPING sit beside specialist vocabulary. Just eight matches fall among common English words, so a complete tournament list reaches well beyond everyday play. Use the opening and ending-letter counts to narrow a clue quickly.

At a glance: pattern counts that matter

• The _IP____ pattern has 154 words across the covered tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 150 matches, compared with 127 in NWL2023 and 118 in ENABLE.
• Only eight matches are common English words, making everyday examples a small slice.
• A final S appears in 65 words, far more often than any other ending.
• ZIPLOCK leads the listed Scrabble scores at 24 points.

Which letters appear most often at the start or end?

R and T tie for the most frequent first letter, with 21 matches each; D follows with 20. L contributes 16 and H 14, so the leading options are spread across several initials rather than dominated by one.

S is the standout ending: 65 words finish with S, while R is next at 16. Plural forms are a strong first check when the final letter is unknown; examples include HIPPIES, ZIPPERS, and RIPPLES. If S is ruled out, G and E have 13 and 12 matches.

Using 7-letter words with I second and P third

7-letter words with I second and P third range from familiar choices such as DIPLOMA and BIPOLAR to less common entries. For a board-game search, check the crossing letters before reaching for an obscure option; the pattern alone does not make every word playable in every dictionary.

ZIPLOCK has the highest listed Scrabble score at 24 points. ZIPPILY scores 23, ZIPPING scores 21, and ZIPPERS scores 20. The top results favor high-value letters, so a recognizable word is not automatically the strongest scoring play.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 150 matches, while ENABLE has 118 and NWL2023 has 127. A word accepted in one list may be absent in another, so check your game's word list before committing. That caution matters most when a clue leads you toward a rare entry.