7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and P as the 6th letter

The fixed shape is M _ _ _ _ P _, so a known sixth letter does most of the filtering. Only 20 tournament-listed entries fit, and just one ranks among the most common English words. Familiar options such as MIXTAPE and MISHAPS sit beside specialist forms like MAGILPS and MEGILPH.

7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and P as the 6th letter

• Twenty entries fit the fixed pattern M _ _ _ _ P _.
• One match is common; 18 have definitions.
• Thirteen end in S, compared with three in E.
• Collins and NWL2023 each include 18 matches; ENABLE includes 16.
• MIXTAPE is the top scorer at 18 points.

Why do so many matches end in S?

Thirteen of the 20 matches end in S, while E accounts for three and T for two. H and Y appear at the end once each. That skew gives you a useful check: when the clue fixes M and P, test an S ending early, but keep an E or T candidate if the crossing letters support it.

Compare this pattern with M-first words carrying E in sixth place: that neighboring pattern has 464 matches, versus 20 here. The difference shows how much the sixth-letter constraint narrows the search. MISTYPE ends in E and MISKEPT in T, so the less common endings still produce recognizable candidates.

Score leaders and dictionary limits

MIXTAPE tops the set at 18 points; MOCKUPS follows at 17. MISCOPY and MAYPOPS tie at 16, while MARKUPS and MAKEUPS score 15 each. For a board play, start with the letters already fixed and check whether X or K can land on a premium square; the word's base total alone does not decide the play.

Vocabulary is the catch. Only one match is common, and 18 have definitions; forms such as MAGILPS, MEGILPH, and METUMPS are much less familiar than MIXTAPE. ENABLE has 16 matches, while Collins and NWL2023 each have 18; check your game's word list before playing an obscure candidate.