7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and P as the 6th letter

The pattern is _ _ N _ _ P _, so each candidate has five fixed letters before you judge its ending or opening. The set mixes recognizable words such as CONCEPT, LINEUPS, and SYNCOPE with rarer entries like BYNEMPT. Just one match falls among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq, making this a narrow clue rather than an everyday vocabulary list.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 21 tournament-dictionary words fit _ _ N _ _ P _.
• Only one match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq.
• Ten entries end in S, while seven end in E.
• S begins six matches; B is next with three.
• BYNEMPT and CONCUPY tie for the top tile score at 16.

Which openings show up most often?

S begins six matches, twice as many as B, which starts three. C, L, T, and W each open two words, including CONCEPT, LINEUPS, TINTYPE, and WINDUPS. That makes S a strong first branch when you are narrowing a rack or checking a letter-pattern clue.

The familiar entries are scattered across those openings: SYNCOPE and SYNTYPE start with S, while PANPIPE starts with P. Look beyond the first two letters, though; the fixed N and P are the clue’s real anchors, and many candidates share similar endings.

7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and P as the 6th letter

Ten matches end in S and seven end in E, together accounting for 17 of the 21 words. Try those endings first, then test T and Y; only three entries end in T, and one ends in Y. LINEUPS, HANGUPS, and LINKUPS show the S pattern clearly, while CONCEPT and SYNCOPE illustrate the E ending.

BYNEMPT and CONCUPY score 16 points each; SYNTYPE and WANHOPE follow at 15. The dictionary counts differ: Collins includes 20 matches, NWL2023 has 17, and ENABLE has 14. These counts overlap, but they show why rare answers need a check against your game’s word list.