7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and P as the 4th letter

The pattern fixes P in the first and fourth slots, leaving five letters to complete each word. PURPOSE, PREPARE, PROPOSE and PROPHET are familiar examples; POPPING, PUPPIES and PEPPERS show how often the pattern also appears in doubled-letter forms. Only 13 matches fall among the most common English words, so expect many less familiar entries as you scan the full set.

Quick facts about this P pattern

• There are 132 tournament-dictionary matches with P in positions one and four.
• PEMPHIX leads the scoring examples at 23 points.
• The most frequent final letter is S, shared by 43 matches.
• The average score across the matches is 12.8 points.

Which matches are familiar, and which score?

PURPOSE, PREPARE and PROPOSE are straightforward words to recognize, while PROPHET adds another common option. The shape is easy to remember: P _ _ P _ _ _. Check each open slot against your puzzle rather than assuming every match is an everyday word.

For points, PEMPHIX tops the scoring examples at 23. PERPLEX and PROPJET each score 18, while PUMPKIN, PAWPAWS, PREPACK and PULPIFY score 17. Those high values make unusual letter combinations worth checking when the board gives you room.

A useful pattern clue sits at the other end of the word: 43 matches finish in S, compared with 20 ending in E. PEOPLES, PUPPIES and PEPPERS illustrate the S-ending group, but not every final S signals a simple plural.

7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and P as the 4th letter

The dictionary counts differ: Collins includes 127 matches, NWL2023 includes 101, and ENABLE includes 90. Their overlap means those totals do not add up to 132. Only 103 matches have definitions in the available entries, so some accepted game words will be unfamiliar even when their spelling fits perfectly.

This pattern has 30 five-letter matches and 61 six-letter matches, so adding length brings many more options. For this seven-letter set, the best practical check is to confirm the exact word in your game's dictionary, especially before playing a rare scorer such as PEMPHIX.