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7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

7-letter words with P first and E fifth total 344, including familiar picks such as PLAYERS, PROJECT, and PERFECT.

344 wordsTop pick PLAYERSHighest score PUZZELS 27

39 of 344 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With P in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (585 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 39 · most-used first

All valid words 344

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

  • PACIEST11
  • PACKERS15
  • PACKETS15
  • PADDERS11
  • PAIREST9
  • PALIEST9
  • PALKEES13
  • PALLETS9
  • PALMERS11
  • PALTERS9
  • PAMPEAN13
  • PAMPERO13
  • PAMPERS13
  • PANDECT12
  • PANDERS10
  • PANEERS9
  • PANGENE10
  • PANGENS10
  • PANIERS9
  • PANNERS9
  • PANTERS9
  • PANZERS18
  • PARCELS11
  • PARGETS10
  • PARKEES13
  • PARKERS13
  • PARLEYS12
  • PARPEND12
  • PARPENS11
  • PARPENT11
  • PARRELS9
  • PARSECS11
  • PARSERS9
  • PARTERS9
  • PARVENU12
  • PASSELS9
  • PASSERS9
  • PASTELS9
  • PASTERN9
  • PASTERS9
  • PASTEUP11
  • PATIENT9
  • PATNESS9
  • PATTENS9
  • PATTERN9
  • PATTERS9
  • PATTEST9
  • PATZERS18
  • PAUPERS11
  • PAUSERS9
  • PAWNEES12
  • PAWNERS12
  • PAYMENT14
  • PEAHENS12
  • PEATERY12
  • PEAVEYS15
  • PECKERS15
  • PECTENS11
  • PEDDERS11
  • PEDLERS10
  • PEDLERY13
  • PEDRERO10
  • PEEBEEN11
  • PEELERS9
  • PEEPERS11
  • PEERESS9
  • PEEVERS12
  • PEEWEES12
  • PEGLESS10
  • PELLETS9
  • PELMETS11
  • PELTERS9
  • PENCELS11
  • PENDENT10
  • PENNERS9
  • PENSEES9
  • PENSELS9
  • PENTELS9
  • PENTENE9
  • PEPPERS13
  • PEPPERY16
  • PERAEON9
  • PERCENT11
  • PERCEPT13
  • PERFECT14
  • PERPEND12
  • PERPENT11
  • PERTEST9
  • PERVERT12
  • PESTERS9
  • PETHERS12
  • PETRELS9
  • PETTERS9
  • PEWTERS12
  • PEWTERY15
  • PHASEAL12
  • PHASERS12
  • PHLOEMS14
  • PHONEME14
  • PHONERS12
  • PHONEYS15
  • PHORESY15
  • PHYSEDS16
  • PICKEER15
  • PICKERS15
  • PICKERY18
  • PICKETS15
  • PIDGEON11
  • PIECENS11
  • PIECERS11
  • PIFFERO15
  • PIGFEED14
  • PIGGERY14
  • PIGLETS10
  • PIGMEAN12
  • PIGMEAT12
  • PIGMENT12
  • PIGPENS12
  • PIGWEED14
  • PILFERS12
  • PILFERY15
  • PINCERS11
  • PINDERS10
  • PINGERS10
  • PINHEAD13
  • PINIEST9
  • PINKENS13
  • PINKERS13
  • PINKEST13
  • PINKEYE16
  • PINKEYS16
  • PINLESS9
  • PINNERS9
  • PINNETS9
  • PINWEED13
  • PIOLETS9
  • PIONEER9
  • PIONERS9
  • PIONEYS12
  • PIPIEST11
  • PIPLESS11
  • PIQUETS18
  • PISHERS12
  • PISSERS9
  • PITHEAD13
  • PITIERS9
  • PITTERS9
  • PLACEBO13
  • PLACERS11
  • PLACETS11
  • PLANERS9
  • PLANETS9
  • PLATEAU9
  • PLATENS9
  • PLATERS9
  • PLAYERS12
  • PLEBEAN11
  • PLOVERS12
  • PLOVERY15
  • PLOWERS12
  • PLUMERY14
  • PLUTEAL9
  • PLUTEUS9
  • POCKETS15
  • PODLEYS13
  • POETESS9
  • POGOERS10
  • POISERS9
  • POKIEST13
  • POLDERS10
  • POLLEES9
  • POLLENS9
  • POLLENT9
  • POLLERS9
  • POLYENE12
  • POMMELE13
  • POMMELS13
  • POMPELO13
  • POMPEYS16
  • PONCEAU11
  • PONDERS10
  • PONGEES10
  • POOLERS9
  • POOPERS11
  • POOREST9
  • POOTERS9
  • POOVERY15
  • POPPERS13
  • POPPETS13
  • PORIEST9
  • PORKERS13
  • PORPESS11
  • PORRECT11
  • PORTEND10
  • PORTENT9
  • PORTERS9
  • PORTESS9
  • POSHEST12
  • POSIEST9
  • POSNETS9
  • POSSERS9
  • POSSESS9
  • POSSETS9
  • POSTEEN9
  • POSTERN9
  • POSTERS9
  • POTEENS9
  • POTHEAD13
  • POTHEEN12
  • POTHERB14
  • POTHERS12
  • POTHERY15
  • POTTEEN9
  • POTTERS9
  • POTTERY12
  • POTZERS18
  • POUDERS10
  • POURERS9
  • POUTERS9
  • POWDERS13
  • POWDERY16
  • POWNEYS15
  • POWTERS12
  • POXIEST16
  • PRATERS9
  • PRAYERS12
  • PREBEND12
  • PRECEDE12
  • PRECENT11
  • PRECEPT13
  • PRECESS11
  • PREFECT14
  • PREFERS12
  • PREHEAT12
  • PREHEND13
  • PRELECT11
  • PREMEAL11
  • PREMEDS12
  • PREMEET11
  • PRENEED10
  • PRESELL9
  • PRESENT9
  • PRESETS9
  • PRETEEN9
  • PRETELL9
  • PRETEND10
  • PRETERM11
  • PRETEST9
  • PRETEXT16
  • PREVENE12
  • PREVENT12
  • PREVERB14
  • PREYERS12
  • PRICERS11
  • PRIMELY14
  • PRIMERO11
  • PRIMERS11
  • PRIMEUR11
  • PRISERE9
  • PRISERS9
  • PRIVETS12
  • PRIZERS18
  • PROBERS11
  • PROCEED12
  • PROCESS11
  • PROFESS12
  • PROGENY13
  • PROJECT18
  • PROJETS16
  • PROKERS13
  • PROLEGS10
  • PROLERS9
  • PRONELY12
  • PRONEST9
  • PRONEUR9
  • PROPELS11
  • PROPEND12
  • PROPENE11
  • PROPERS11
  • PROSECT11
  • PROSERS9
  • PROTEAN9
  • PROTEAS9
  • PROTECT11
  • PROTEGE10
  • PROTEID10
  • PROTEIN9
  • PROTEND10
  • PROTEST9
  • PROTEUS9
  • PROVEND13
  • PROVERB14
  • PROVERS12
  • PROWESS12
  • PROWEST12
  • PRUDENT10
  • PRUDERY13
  • PRUNERS9
  • PSCHENT14
  • PUCKERS15
  • PUCKERY18
  • PUDDENS11
  • PUDDERS11
  • PUFFERS15
  • PUFFERY18
  • PUGGERY14
  • PUGREES10
  • PUIREST9
  • PUKIEST13
  • PULIEST9
  • PULLERS9
  • PULLETS9
  • PULLEYS12
  • PULPERS11
  • PULSERS9
  • PULVERS12
  • PUMMELO13
  • PUMMELS13
  • PUMPERS13
  • PUNGENT10
  • PUNIEST9
  • PUNKERS13
  • PUNKEST13
  • PUNKEYS16
  • PUNNERS9
  • PUNNETS9
  • PUNTEES9
  • PUNTERS9
  • PUPPETS13
  • PURGERS10
  • PURLERS9
  • PURSERS9
  • PURSEWS12
  • PURVEYS15
  • PUSHERS12
  • PUSLEYS12
  • PUSSELS9
  • PUSSERS9
  • PUTREFY15
  • PUTTEES9
  • PUTTERS9
  • PUZZELS27
  • PYGMEAN15
  • PYONERS12
Letters by positionIn 58% of these words the 7th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. R22%
  2. O18%
  3. A15%
3rd letter
  1. O15%
  2. N12%
  3. E11%
4th letter
  1. T18%
  2. S8%
  3. P8%
6th letter
  1. R40%
  2. N13%
  3. S11%
7th letter
  1. S58%
  2. T15%
  3. Y6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; PUZZELS tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 115 words
  2. 10 points: 27 words
  3. 1111 points: 50 words
  4. 12 points: 56 words
  5. 1313 points: 39 words
  6. 14 points: 15 words
  7. 1515 points: 22 words
  8. 16 points: 10 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 9 words
  11. 1919 points: 0 words
  12. 20 points: 0 words
  13. 2121 points: 0 words
  14. 22 points: 0 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
PUZZELS2730Collins only
PROJECT1822All three
PANZERS1820All three
PUFFERY1819All three
PATZERS1819All three
PUCKERY1820All three
PIQUETS1820All three
POTZERS1819All three
PRIZERS1819All three
PICKERY1819Collins only
PRETEXT1617All three
POWDERY1616All three

The fixed pattern is P _ _ _ E _ _. It catches everyday words such as PROCESS, PRESENT, and PAYMENT, but also less familiar tournament entries. Across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, the pattern has 344 matches; just 39 count as common. That gap matters when you need a playable word rather than simply a match for the letters.

What stands out in this P-and-E pattern?

  • There are 344 tournament-list words with P first and E fifth.
  • Only 39 matches count as common, so many options are unfamiliar.
  • Collins has 338 matches, NWL2023 has 275, and ENABLE has 254.
  • The most frequent final letter is S, appearing on 200 words; T follows with 53.
  • PUZZELS scores 27 points in Scrabble, ahead of the 18-point options.

Which words fit, and which score well?

Start with recognizable choices: PLAYERS, PROCESS, PROJECT, PERFECT, PRESENT, PERCENT, and PROTECT all place E in the fifth slot. PREVENT, PATIENT, PAYMENT, and PROTEIN give you more familiar options when those letters fit your rack. The 302 defined entries still include plenty of less common forms, so recognition alone will not cover every match.

For Scrabble scoring, PUZZELS leads at 27 points. PROJECT, PANZERS, PUFFERY, and PATZERS each score 18, showing how less everyday letters can beat familiar words on face value. A high listed score does not guarantee the best play: the open board and premium squares determine whether a word earns more.

How should you narrow the pattern?

For 7-letter words with P first and E fifth, use the final slot as your next filter: S accounts for 200 matches, while T accounts for 53. If your rack or crossing letters rule out those endings, Y is the next option, with 22 matches. This order quickly trims a 344-word search without guessing at the middle letters.

The main limitation is familiarity: only 39 matches are common, even though 302 have definitions. Check the word list used in your game before building a play around a rarer entry. For a nearby pattern, compare the P-first, I-fifth group, which has 585 matches, or keep the same letters and switch to six-letter words.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have P first and E fifth?
There are 344 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. Collins includes 338, NWL2023 includes 275, and ENABLE includes 254, so the total depends on which word list your game uses. The counts overlap; they are not separate groups to add together.
What final letter is most common in these P-and-E words?
S is the most common ending, appearing on 200 of the matching words. T is a distant second with 53, followed by Y with 22. If the last tile is unknown, testing S first gives you the largest group to check.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
PUZZELS is the highest scorer at 27 Scrabble points. PROJECT, PANZERS, PUFFERY, and PATZERS each score 18. Those figures compare word scores, not the extra points a particular board position or premium square might add.

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