7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and P as the 5th letter

With both positions fixed, the pattern is _L__P__. The matches include familiar forms such as SLIPPED and GLIMPSE alongside less common entries, and only 7 qualify as common by frequency. The endings also show a clear bias: 30 words finish in D, while 16 finish in R.

At a glance: the fixed letters and standout words

• There are 63 seven-letter matches with L second and P fifth.
• Only 7 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• C is the most common first letter, starting 16 matches; S starts 11.
• D is the leading final letter, appearing at the end of 30 words.
• PLUMPLY and KLAPPED tie for the highest Scrabble score at 16 points.

Which endings and first letters occur most?

D leads the endings with 30 matches, while C leads the first letters with 16. R is the next most common ending at 16; E appears 5 times, and N, T, and Y appear 3 times each. If the final letter is open, test D and R before spending guesses on a smaller group.

Several recognizable matches are past-tense forms: SLIPPED, SLAPPED, FLIPPED, CLIPPED, CLAPPED, and CLAMPED. Their shared ending can make the pattern feel more restrictive than it is. SLEEPER and SLIPPER show why R deserves a separate check, even when an -ed ending first comes to mind.

The initial-letter counts give you another way to narrow candidates. C has 16 matches, S has 11, and F and P have 9 each. Once L and P are placed, combine that first-letter clue with the stronger D-or-R ending split rather than treating any one word family as a rule.

7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and P as the 5th letter

The pattern contains both everyday words and entries you may rarely see outside a word game. GLIMPSE, SLEEPER, and CLIPPER are recognizable examples; PLUMPly is not the spelling, so keep the high-scoring word PLUMPLY distinct. Only 7 matches count as common by frequency, so familiarity alone will not cover the full set.

Treat the 63 matches as a candidate pool, not a promise that every game accepts every word. The total includes words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary, and dictionary coverage differs. Check your game's word list when an unfamiliar candidate matters; the score leaders PLUMPLY and KLAPPED are especially worth verifying before play.