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

7-letter words with L third and P seventh: 11 tournament-dictionary matches, led by MILKSOP at 15 Scrabble points.

11 wordsTop pick HILLTOPHighest score MILKSOP 15

With L in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (832 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • HILLTOP12
  • BELLHOP14
  • MILKSOP15
  • ROLLTOP9
  • PALMTOP13
  • CALTROP11
  • ROLLMOP11
  • PALSHIP14
  • CALTRAP11
  • GILTCUP12
  • OILCAMP13
All valid words 11

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

  • BELLHOP14
  • CALTRAP11
  • CALTROP11
  • GILTCUP12
  • HILLTOP12
  • MILKSOP15
  • OILCAMP13
  • PALMTOP13
  • PALSHIP14
  • ROLLMOP11
  • ROLLTOP9

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
MILKSOP1518All three
BELLHOP1417All three
PALSHIP1416All three
PALMTOP1317Collins · NWL
OILCAMP1317All three
HILLTOP1214All three
GILTCUP1217Collins only
CALTROP1114All three
ROLLMOP1115All three
CALTRAP1114All three
ROLLTOP912All three

Locking L into position three and P into the final slot leaves five letters to solve around. The 11 matches range from familiar compounds such as HILLTOP and BELLHOP to less common terms such as PALSHIP and GILTCUP. All qualify in at least one tournament list; Collins includes all 11, while NWL2023 accepts 10 and ENABLE accepts 9.

At a glance: 7-letter words with L third and P seventh

  • All 11 matches end in P, so the final letter is fixed rather than a differentiator.
  • Collins includes 11 words; NWL2023 has 10, and ENABLE has 9.
  • MILKSOP leads the Scrabble values at 15 points, ahead of BELLHOP and PALSHIP at 14.
  • No match is tagged common, despite 8 having definitions.
  • Starts split evenly among C, P, and R, with two matches each.

Which words fit this letter pattern?

Among the familiar-looking choices, HILLTOP, ROLLTOP, and PALMTOP make the shared final P easy to spot; BELLHOP is another recognizable compound. Their third letter is L, but the five movable positions vary, so check the other letters against the whole pattern.

Several entries are less everyday: MILKSOP, CALTROP, ROLLMOP, PALSHIP, CALTRAP, GILTCUP, and OILCAMP. Eight of the 11 have definitions, yet the common-word count is zero, so recognition alone is a poor test of game validity. Collins has the broadest coverage here; check your game's word list once before committing a rare-looking answer.

The low common count makes these stronger for solving a letter-pattern rack than for everyday vocabulary recall. Use the fixed P as a filter, not as proof that a candidate is accepted.

How to solve 7-letter words with L third and P seventh

For a board play, MILKSOP is the scoring leader at 15, while BELLHOP and PALSHIP each score 14. PALMTOP and OILCAMP score 13; HILLTOP and GILTCUP score 12. MILKSOP's high-value letters do the work, rather than an unusual spelling trick.

Treat the clue as a fixed frame: _ _ L _ _ _ P. Place L and P first, then test the remaining five slots against candidates such as HILLTOP or PALMTOP. If the opening letter is known, C, P, and R each leave two possibilities; the other starting letters occur once apiece.

Questions people ask

Which word in this pattern scores the most?
MILKSOP is the highest-scoring match, at 15 Scrabble points. BELLHOP and PALSHIP follow at 14 each, so they are close alternatives when you need a strong play. Board premiums and existing tiles can change the final turn score, but these are the listed base word scores.
Are all 11 words accepted in every tournament dictionary?
No. Collins contains all 11 matches, while NWL2023 includes 10 and ENABLE includes 9. That means the smaller sets do not cover every word here, so a tournament game's dictionary matters. Check the exact list your game uses before playing an unfamiliar candidate such as PALSHIP.
Are any of these words considered common?
No match in this pattern is tagged as common. HILLTOP, BELLHOP, and PALMTOP are more recognizable than entries such as CALTRAP or OILCAMP, but familiarity does not establish dictionary acceptance. Use the third-position L and final P to narrow the spelling, then verify the word in your game.

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