7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter total 398, including familiar picks such as popular, portion, and powered.

398 wordsTop pick POPULARHighest score POZZIES 27

31 of 398 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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M
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O
P
Q
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2nd letter
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J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
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With P in 1st place, A is the most common 2nd letter (482 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 31 · most-used first

POPULAR₁₁
PORTION₉
POINTED₁₀
POVERTY₁₅
POSTING₁₀
POWERED₁₃
PODCAST₁₂
POCKETS₁₅
POSSESS₉
POSTERS₉
POURING₁₀
POLLING₁₀
POPPING₁₄
POPCORN₁₃
POTTERY₁₂
POSTURE₉
POLYMER₁₄
PORTRAY₁₂
POINTER₉
POULTRY₁₂
POSTAGE₁₀
POOREST₉
POSTWAR₁₂
PORTALS₉
POTENCY₁₄
POUNDED₁₁
POLLARD₁₀
POLLOCK₁₅
POISONS₉
POWDERS₁₃
POSTMAN₁₁

All valid words 398

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

POACHED₁₅
POACHER₁₄
POACHES₁₄
POBLANO₁₁
POCHARD₁₅
POCHAYS₁₇
POCHOIR₁₄
POCKARD₁₆
POCKETS₁₅
POCKIER₁₅
POCKIES₁₅
POCKILY₁₈
POCKING₁₆
POCKPIT₁₇
POCOSEN₁₁
POCOSIN₁₁
POCOSON₁₁
PODAGRA₁₁
PODALIC₁₂
PODCAST₁₂
PODDIER₁₁
PODDIES₁₁
PODDING₁₂
PODDLED₁₂
PODDLES₁₁
PODESTA₁₀
PODEXES₁₇
PODGIER₁₁
PODGILY₁₄
PODITES₁₀
PODITIC₁₂
PODIUMS₁₂
PODLEYS₁₃
PODLIKE₁₄
PODSOLS₁₀
PODUNKS₁₄
PODZOLS₁₉
POEPOLS₁₁
POESIED₁₀
POESIES₉
POETESS₉
POETICS₁₁
POETISE₉
POETIZE₁₈
POFFLES₁₅
POGOERS₁₀
POGOING₁₁
POGONIA₁₀
POGONIP₁₂
POGROMS₁₂
POHIRIS₁₂
POINADO₁₀
POINDED₁₁
POINDER₁₀
POINTED₁₀
POINTEL₉
POINTER₉
POINTES₉
POISERS₉
POISING₁₀
POISONS₉
POISSON₉
POITINS₉
POITREL₉
POKABLE₁₅
POKEFUL₁₆
POKIEST₁₃
POLACCA₁₃
POLACRE₁₁
POLARON₉
POLDERS₁₀
POLEAXE₁₆
POLECAT₁₁
POLEMIC₁₃
POLENTA₉
POLEYNS₁₂
POLICED₁₂
POLICER₁₁
POLICES₁₁
POLINGS₁₀
POLITER₉
POLITIC₁₁
POLKAED₁₄
POLKING₁₄
POLLACK₁₅
POLLANS₉
POLLARD₁₀
POLLEES₉
POLLENS₉
POLLENT₉
POLLERS₉
POLLICY₁₄
POLLIES₉
POLLING₁₀
POLLIST₉
POLLMAN₁₁
POLLMEN₁₁
POLLOCK₁₅
POLLUTE₉
POLOIST₉
POLONIE₉
POLTING₁₀
POLYACT₁₄
POLYBAG₁₅
POLYCOT₁₄
POLYENE₁₂
POLYGAM₁₅
POLYGON₁₃
POLYMER₁₄
POLYNIA₁₂
POLYNYA₁₅
POLYNYI₁₅
POLYOLS₁₂
POLYOMA₁₄
POLYPED₁₅
POLYPES₁₄
POLYPOD₁₅
POLYPUS₁₄
POLYZOA₂₁
POMACES₁₃
POMADED₁₃
POMADES₁₂
POMATUM₁₃
POMELOS₁₁
POMEROY₁₄
POMFRET₁₄
POMMELE₁₃
POMMELS₁₃
POMMIES₁₃
POMPANO₁₃
POMPELO₁₃
POMPEYS₁₆
POMPIER₁₃
POMPION₁₃
POMPOMS₁₅
POMPONS₁₃
POMPOON₁₃
POMPOUS₁₃
POMROYS₁₄
PONCEAU₁₁
PONCHOS₁₄
PONCIER₁₁
PONCING₁₂
PONDAGE₁₁
PONDERS₁₀
PONDING₁₁
PONDOKS₁₄
PONGALS₁₀
PONGEES₁₀
PONGIDS₁₁
PONGIER₁₀
PONGING₁₁
PONGOES₁₀
PONIARD₁₀
PONKING₁₄
PONTAGE₁₀
PONTIES₉
PONTIFF₁₅
PONTIFY₁₅
PONTILE₉
PONTILS₉
PONTINE₉
PONTONS₉
PONTOON₉
PONYING₁₃
POOBAHS₁₄
POOCHED₁₅
POOCHES₁₄
POODLES₁₀
POOFIER₁₂
POOFTAH₁₅
POOFTER₁₂
POOGYES₁₃
POOHING₁₃
POOJAHS₁₉
POOKING₁₄
POOLERS₉
POOLING₁₀
POONACS₁₁
POONCED₁₂
POONCES₁₁
POOPERS₁₁
POOPIER₁₁
POOPING₁₂
POOREST₉
POORISH₁₂
POOTERS₉
POOTING₁₀
POOTLED₁₀
POOTLES₉
POOVERY₁₅
POOVIER₁₂
POPADUM₁₄
POPCORN₁₃
POPEDOM₁₄
POPERAS₁₁
POPERIN₁₁
POPETTE₁₁
POPEYED₁₅
POPGUNS₁₂
POPJOYS₂₁
POPLARS₁₁
POPLINS₁₁
POPOUTS₁₁
POPOVER₁₄
POPPERS₁₃
POPPETS₁₃
POPPIED₁₄
POPPIER₁₃
POPPIES₁₃
POPPING₁₄
POPPISH₁₆
POPPITS₁₃
POPPLED₁₄
POPPLES₁₃
POPRINS₁₁
POPSIES₁₁
POPSTER₁₁
POPULAR₁₁
PORANGI₁₀
PORCHED₁₅
PORCHES₁₄
PORCINE₁₁
PORCINI₁₁
PORCINO₁₁
PORGIES₁₀
PORGING₁₁
PORIEST₉
PORIFER₁₂
PORINAS₉
PORISMS₁₁
PORKERS₁₃
PORKIER₁₃
PORKIES₁₃
PORKING₁₄
PORKPIE₁₅
PORNIER₉
POROSES₉
POROSIS₉
PORPESS₁₁
PORRECT₁₁
PORRIGO₁₀
PORTAGE₁₀
PORTALS₉
PORTATE₉
PORTEND₁₀
PORTENT₉
PORTERS₉
PORTESS₉
PORTHOS₁₂
PORTICO₁₁
PORTIER₉
PORTING₁₀
PORTION₉
PORTMAN₁₁
PORTMEN₁₁
PORTOUS₉
PORTRAY₁₂
POSABLE₁₁
POSADAS₁₀
POSAUNE₉
POSEURS₉
POSEUSE₉
POSHEST₁₂
POSHING₁₃
POSIEST₉
POSINGS₁₀
POSITED₁₀
POSITIF₁₂
POSITON₉
POSNETS₉
POSOLES₉
POSSERS₉
POSSESS₉
POSSETS₉
POSSIES₉
POSSING₁₀
POSSUMS₁₁
POSTAGE₁₀
POSTALS₉
POSTBAG₁₂
POSTBOX₁₈
POSTBOY₁₄
POSTBUS₁₁
POSTDOC₁₂
POSTEEN₉
POSTERN₉
POSTERS₉
POSTFIX₁₉
POSTIES₉
POSTILS₉
POSTING₁₀
POSTINS₉
POSTMAN₁₁
POSTMEN₁₁
POSTOPS₁₁
POSTTAX₁₆
POSTURE₉
POSTWAR₁₂
POTABLE₁₁
POTAGER₁₀
POTAGES₁₀
POTAMIC₁₃
POTASSA₉
POTBOIL₁₁
POTBOYS₁₄
POTCHED₁₅
POTCHER₁₄
POTCHES₁₄
POTEENS₉
POTENCE₁₁
POTENCY₁₄
POTENTS₉
POTFULS₁₂
POTGUNS₁₀
POTHEAD₁₃
POTHEEN₁₂
POTHERB₁₄
POTHERS₁₂
POTHERY₁₅
POTHOLE₁₂
POTHOOK₁₆
POTICHE₁₄
POTIONS₉
POTLACH₁₄
POTLIKE₁₃
POTLINE₉
POTLUCK₁₅
POTOROO₉
POTPIES₁₁
POTSHOP₁₄
POTSHOT₁₂
POTSIES₉
POTTAGE₁₀
POTTEEN₉
POTTERS₉
POTTERY₁₂
POTTIER₉
POTTIES₉
POTTING₁₀
POTTLES₉
POTZERS₁₈
POUCHED₁₅
POUCHES₁₄
POUDERS₁₀
POUDRES₁₀
POUFFED₁₆
POUFFES₁₅
POUFING₁₃
POUFTAH₁₅
POUFTER₁₂
POUKING₁₄
POULARD₁₀
POULDER₁₀
POULDRE₁₀
POULPES₁₁
POULTER₉
POULTRY₁₂
POUNCED₁₂
POUNCER₁₁
POUNCES₁₁
POUNCET₁₁
POUNDAL₁₀
POUNDED₁₁
POUNDER₁₀
POUPING₁₂
POURERS₉
POURIES₉
POURING₁₀
POURSEW₁₂
POURSUE₉
POUSSES₉
POUSSIE₉
POUSSIN₉
POUTERS₉
POUTFUL₁₂
POUTHER₁₂
POUTIER₉
POUTINE₉
POUTING₁₀
POVERTY₁₅
POWDERS₁₃
POWDERY₁₆
POWERED₁₃
POWHIRI₁₅
POWNDED₁₄
POWNEYS₁₅
POWNIES₁₂
POWRING₁₃
POWTERS₁₂
POWWOWS₁₈
POXIEST₁₆
POYNANT₁₂
POYNTED₁₃
POYSING₁₃
POYSONS₁₂
POZOLES₁₈
POZZIES₂₇

Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 7th letter is S.

3rd letter

L13%
T11%
S10%

4th letter

T18%
L8%
P7%

5th letter

I25%
E15%
A8%

6th letter

E30%
N15%
R10%

7th letter

S36%
R9%
E9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; POZZIES tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 88 words
10 points: 52 words
1111 points: 66 words
12 points: 48 words
1313 points: 41 words
14 points: 44 words
1515 points: 33 words
16 points: 11 words
1717 points: 3 words
18 points: 6 words
1919 points: 3 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 2 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
POZZIES	27	28	Collins only
POLYZOA	21	22	Collins only
POPJOYS	21	24	Collins only
POSTFIX	19	20	All three
PODZOLS	19	21	All three
POOJAHS	19	21	Collins only
POSTBOX	18	20	All three
POWWOWS	18	19	All three
POETIZE	18	19	All three
POZOLES	18	20	Collins · NWL
POCKILY	18	20	All three
POTZERS	18	19	All three

The fixed opening PO covers everything from everyday words like podcast and postage to less familiar entries. Only 31 matches count as common, so the pattern quickly reaches beyond ordinary vocabulary. The final letter offers a useful narrowing clue: S appears far more often than any other listed ending, making words such as pockets and posters worth checking first.

At a glance: the PO pattern

398 words have seven letters, with P first and O second.
31 matches are common; popular, portion, and pointed are recognizable examples.
The most frequent listed final letter is S, with 145 words ending that way.
POZZIES leads the score list at 27 points; POLYZOA and POPJOYS each score 21.
Collins includes 391 matches, compared with 252 in NWL2023 and 224 in ENABLE.

How can you narrow the P-O pattern?

Start with the last letter when your puzzle gives you one. Among the listed endings, S is the clear leader at 145; R follows at 36, and E at 35. That makes a final S a strong filter, but it still leaves plenty of candidates.

The count is close to the neighboring B-O pattern: B has 401 matches, just 3 more than P. By contrast, P-A has 482 matches, so changing only the second letter produces a much larger set. Compare those patterns when a crossing letter rules out PO.

7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter

For Scrabble scoring, POZZIES is the standout at 27 points, while POLYZOA and POPJOYS reach 21. POSTFIX scores 19. These are score-first choices, not everyday vocabulary: popular, powered, and posture are easier to recognize but do not lead the scoring list.

Dictionary coverage matters more than the overall count suggests. Collins accepts 391 matches, while NWL2023 and ENABLE include smaller overlapping sets, so a word accepted in one list may not work in another. Many entries are uncommon; check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar PO word.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with PO?

There are 398 seven-letter matches with P first and O second. Familiar examples include popular, portion, podcast, and powered. The common-word count is much smaller at 31, so less familiar entries make up most of the pattern.

What is the highest-scoring seven-letter PO word?

POZZIES is the top scorer at 27 points. POLYZOA and POPJOYS follow at 21 points each, while POSTFIX reaches 19. These scores can make unusual words attractive, but confirm that your game’s dictionary accepts the word.

Which ending is most common for seven-letter words beginning PO?

S is the most frequent listed final letter, with 145 matches ending in S. R is next at 36, followed by E at 35. If your clue fixes the last letter, starting with the S group gives you the largest ending-based subset.

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7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter

Common words 31 · most-used first

Highest-scoring words

At a glance: the PO pattern

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7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter

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