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7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter

7-letter words starting with P and E third total 297; PRESENT, PREVENT, PREMIER and PRECISE are familiar examples.

297 wordsTop pick PRESENTHighest score PREZZIE 27

28 of 297 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With P in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (344 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 28 · most-used first

All valid words 297

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

  • PAELLAS9
  • PAENULA9
  • PAEONIC11
  • PAESANI9
  • PAESANO9
  • PAESANS9
  • PEEBEEN11
  • PEEKABO15
  • PEEKING14
  • PEELERS9
  • PEELING10
  • PEENGED11
  • PEENGES10
  • PEENING10
  • PEEPALS11
  • PEEPBOS13
  • PEEPERS11
  • PEEPING12
  • PEEPULS11
  • PEERAGE10
  • PEERESS9
  • PEERIER9
  • PEERIES9
  • PEERING10
  • PEEVERS12
  • PEEVING13
  • PEEVISH15
  • PEEWEES12
  • PEEWITS12
  • PFENNIG13
  • PHEAZAR21
  • PHEERES12
  • PHEESED13
  • PHEESES12
  • PHEEZED22
  • PHEEZES21
  • PHELLEM14
  • PHENATE12
  • PHENOLS12
  • PHENOMS14
  • PHENOXY22
  • PHENYLS15
  • PHESING13
  • PIEBALD12
  • PIECENS11
  • PIECERS11
  • PIECING12
  • PIEDISH13
  • PIEFORT12
  • PIEHOLE12
  • PIEINGS10
  • PIERAGE10
  • PIERCED12
  • PIERCER11
  • PIERCES11
  • PIERIDS10
  • PIEROGI10
  • PIERROT9
  • PIETIES9
  • PIETISM11
  • PIETIST9
  • PLEADED11
  • PLEADER10
  • PLEAING10
  • PLEASED10
  • PLEASER9
  • PLEASES9
  • PLEATED10
  • PLEATER9
  • PLEBEAN11
  • PLEBIFY17
  • PLECTRA11
  • PLECTRE11
  • PLEDGED12
  • PLEDGEE11
  • PLEDGER11
  • PLEDGES11
  • PLEDGET11
  • PLEDGOR11
  • PLEIADS10
  • PLENARY12
  • PLENIPO11
  • PLENISH12
  • PLENISM11
  • PLENIST9
  • PLENUMS11
  • PLEONAL9
  • PLEONIC11
  • PLEOPOD12
  • PLERION9
  • PLEROMA11
  • PLEROME11
  • PLESHES12
  • PLESSOR9
  • PLEUCHS14
  • PLEUGHS13
  • PLEURAE9
  • PLEURAL9
  • PLEURAS9
  • PLEURON9
  • PLEXORS16
  • PLEXURE16
  • PNEUMAS11
  • POEPOLS11
  • POESIED10
  • POESIES9
  • POETESS9
  • POETICS11
  • POETISE9
  • POETIZE18
  • PREACED12
  • PREACES11
  • PREACHY17
  • PREACTS11
  • PREAGED11
  • PREAMPS13
  • PREANAL9
  • PREARMS11
  • PREASED10
  • PREASES9
  • PREASSE9
  • PREAVER12
  • PREBADE12
  • PREBAKE15
  • PREBEND12
  • PREBIDS12
  • PREBILL11
  • PREBIND12
  • PREBOIL11
  • PREBOOK15
  • PREBOOM13
  • PREBORN11
  • PREBUYS14
  • PRECAST11
  • PRECAVA14
  • PRECEDE12
  • PRECENT11
  • PRECEPT13
  • PRECESS11
  • PRECIPE13
  • PRECIPS13
  • PRECISE11
  • PRECODE12
  • PRECOOK15
  • PRECOOL11
  • PRECOUP13
  • PRECURE11
  • PRECUTS11
  • PREDATE10
  • PREDAWN13
  • PREDIAL10
  • PREDICT12
  • PREDIED11
  • PREDIES10
  • PREDIVE13
  • PREDOOM12
  • PREDUSK14
  • PREEDIT10
  • PREEING10
  • PREEMIE11
  • PREEMPT13
  • PREENED10
  • PREENER9
  • PREEVED13
  • PREEVES12
  • PREFABS14
  • PREFACE14
  • PREFADE13
  • PREFARD13
  • PREFECT14
  • PREFERS12
  • PREFILE12
  • PREFIRE12
  • PREFORM14
  • PREFUND13
  • PREGAME12
  • PREHEAT12
  • PREHEND13
  • PREHIRE12
  • PREIFES12
  • PREJINK20
  • PRELACY14
  • PRELATE9
  • PRELATY12
  • PRELECT11
  • PRELIFE12
  • PRELIMS11
  • PRELOAD10
  • PRELUDE10
  • PRELUDI10
  • PREMADE12
  • PREMAKE15
  • PREMEAL11
  • PREMEDS12
  • PREMEET11
  • PREMIER11
  • PREMIES11
  • PREMISE11
  • PREMISS11
  • PREMIUM13
  • PREMIXT18
  • PREMOLD12
  • PREMOLT11
  • PREMOVE14
  • PREMUNE11
  • PRENAME11
  • PRENEED10
  • PRENOON9
  • PRENTED10
  • PRENUPS11
  • PRENZIE18
  • PREORAL9
  • PREPACK17
  • PREPAID12
  • PREPARE11
  • PREPAVE14
  • PREPAYS14
  • PREPILL11
  • PREPLAN11
  • PREPONE11
  • PREPOSE11
  • PREPPED14
  • PREPPER13
  • PREPPIE13
  • PREPREG12
  • PREPUCE13
  • PREPUPA13
  • PREQUEL18
  • PRERACE11
  • PRERIOT9
  • PREROCK15
  • PRERUPT11
  • PRESAGE10
  • PRESALE9
  • PRESELL9
  • PRESENT9
  • PRESETS9
  • PRESHIP14
  • PRESHOW15
  • PRESIDE10
  • PRESIFT12
  • PRESOAK13
  • PRESOLD10
  • PRESONG10
  • PRESORT9
  • PRESSED10
  • PRESSER9
  • PRESSES9
  • PRESSIE9
  • PRESSOR9
  • PRESTED10
  • PRESTER9
  • PRESTOS9
  • PRESUME11
  • PRETAPE11
  • PRETEEN9
  • PRETELL9
  • PRETEND10
  • PRETERM11
  • PRETEST9
  • PRETEXT16
  • PRETOLD10
  • PRETORS9
  • PRETRIM11
  • PRETYPE14
  • PRETZEL18
  • PREVAIL12
  • PREVENE12
  • PREVENT12
  • PREVERB14
  • PREVIEW15
  • PREVING13
  • PREVISE12
  • PREVUED13
  • PREVUES12
  • PREWARM14
  • PREWARN12
  • PREWASH15
  • PREWIRE12
  • PREWORK16
  • PREWORN12
  • PREWRAP14
  • PREWYNS15
  • PREXIES16
  • PREYERS12
  • PREYFUL15
  • PREYING13
  • PREZZIE27
  • PSEUDOS10
  • PTERINS9
  • PTERION9
  • PTERYLA12
  • PUEBLOS11
  • PUERILE9
  • PUERING10
  • PYEBALD15
  • PYEMIAS14
Letters by positionIn 60% of these words the 2nd letter is R.
2nd letter
  1. R60%
  2. L14%
  3. E8%
4th letter
  1. S10%
  2. R8%
  3. N7%
5th letter
  1. I23%
  2. A14%
  3. E12%
6th letter
  1. E22%
  2. N11%
  3. R9%
7th letter
  1. S24%
  2. E19%
  3. D12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; PREZZIE tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 52 words
  2. 10 points: 37 words
  3. 1111 points: 69 words
  4. 12 points: 54 words
  5. 1313 points: 30 words
  6. 14 points: 22 words
  7. 1515 points: 14 words
  8. 16 points: 5 words
  9. 1717 points: 3 words
  10. 18 points: 5 words
  11. 1919 points: 0 words
  12. 20 points: 1 words
  13. 2121 points: 2 words
  14. 22 points: 2 words
  15. 2323 points: 0 words
  16. 24 points: 0 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PREZZIE2728Collins · NWL
PHENOXY2222All three
PHEEZED2222Collins only
PHEAZAR2121Collins only
PHEEZES2121Collins only
PREJINK2024Collins only
PREQUEL1821All three
PRETZEL1820All three
POETIZE1819All three
PREMIXT1820All three
PRENZIE1820Collins only
PREACHY1717All three

The third-position E creates a strong PRE- cluster: PRESENT, PREVENT, PREMIER, PREPARE, PRETEND, PRECISE and PREDICT. PLE- adds PLEASED and other options. Twenty-eight entries count as common words, while the scoring leader PREZZIE is a more surprising 27-point play for this pattern.

Pattern snapshot for p 1st and e 3rd letter

  • There are 297 P-starting words with E third.
  • S ends 72 entries; E follows at 57.
  • PRE- dominates familiar examples, with PLE- also represented.
  • PREZZIE scores 27, ahead of PHENOXY at 22.

Which P-E openings are easiest to recognize?

PRE- anchors many ordinary candidates: PRESENT, PREVENT, PREMIER, PREPARE, PRETEND, PRESSED, PREDICT and PREVIEW. PLE- supplies PLEASED. Their first three letters are the same, so the useful split comes after the fixed E: compare the next consonants before searching for endings.

S closes 72 words, E closes 57 and D closes 35. Those are the three largest groups, followed by T at 25. The pattern has 28 common entries, a meaningful core inside a much broader 297-word set; once those familiar forms are exhausted, more specialized vocabulary appears.

A practical pattern check

Tip

When PRE is already visible, use the fourth tile to divide PREP-, PRES-, PREV- and PRET- candidates. Then test S, E or D as the final letter because those endings lead the counts.

Is PREZZIE a typical P-E play?

PREZZIE tops scoring at 27 points. PHENOXY and PHEEZED score 22, with PHEAZAR and PHEEZES at 21. These are not as familiar as PRESENT or PRECISE, so the score table rewards unusual letter combinations more than everyday recognition.

Two hundred twenty-six entries have definitions, leaving a substantial set of less familiar words even among those with a recorded definition. Treat the 28 common words as the practical starting pool and check your game’s word list for rarer plays. Five- and six-letter relatives preserve the same starting and third-position clue.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with P and have E third?
There are 297 matches. PRESENT, PREVENT, PREMIER, PREPARE, PRECISE, PREDICT and PREVIEW are familiar examples, with PLEASED showing that the list also includes a PLE opening.
What is the most common ending for these words?
S is most common with 72 entries, followed by E with 57 and D with 35. T appears 25 times. Those four endings account for much of the pattern’s shape and can guide a final-tile search.
Which P-E word scores the most?
PREZZIE scores 27 points. PHENOXY and PHEEZED each score 22, with PHEAZAR and PHEEZES at 21. The unusual leaders contrast with familiar examples like PRESENT, so check your game’s dictionary before playing them.

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