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

The 7-letter words with P first and R third total 344 matches; parents, perfect, and perhaps are familiar starting points.

344 wordsTop pick PARENTSHighest score PYREXIC 21

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

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 38 · 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.

  • PARABLE11
  • PARACME13
  • PARADED11
  • PARADER10
  • PARADES10
  • PARADOR10
  • PARADOS10
  • PARADOX17
  • PARAFLE12
  • PARAGES10
  • PARAGON10
  • PARAMOS11
  • PARANGS10
  • PARANYM14
  • PARAPET11
  • PARAPHS14
  • PARASOL9
  • PARATHA12
  • PARAZOA18
  • PARBAKE15
  • PARBOIL11
  • PARCELS11
  • PARCHED15
  • PARCHES14
  • PARDAHS13
  • PARDALE10
  • PARDALS10
  • PARDINE10
  • PARDNER10
  • PARDONS10
  • PAREIRA9
  • PARELLA9
  • PARELLE9
  • PARENTS9
  • PARERGA10
  • PARESES9
  • PARESIS9
  • PARETIC11
  • PARFAIT12
  • PARGANA10
  • PARGETS10
  • PARGING11
  • PARIAHS12
  • PARIALS9
  • PARIANS9
  • PARINGS10
  • PARISES9
  • PARISON9
  • PARITOR9
  • PARKADE14
  • PARKEES13
  • PARKERS13
  • PARKIER13
  • PARKIES13
  • PARKING14
  • PARKINS13
  • PARKISH16
  • PARKOUR13
  • PARKWAY19
  • PARLAYS12
  • PARLEYS12
  • PARLIES9
  • PARLING10
  • PARLORS9
  • PARLOUR9
  • PARLOUS9
  • PARODIC12
  • PARODOI10
  • PARODOS10
  • PAROLED10
  • PAROLEE9
  • PAROLES9
  • PARONYM14
  • PAROTIC11
  • PAROTID10
  • PAROTIS9
  • PARPANE11
  • PARPEND12
  • PARPENS11
  • PARPENT11
  • PARPING12
  • PARQUET18
  • PARRALS9
  • PARRELS9
  • PARRIED10
  • PARRIER9
  • PARRIES9
  • PARRING10
  • PARROCK15
  • PARROTS9
  • PARROTY12
  • PARSECS11
  • PARSERS9
  • PARSING10
  • PARSLEY12
  • PARSNEP11
  • PARSNIP11
  • PARSONS9
  • PARTAKE13
  • PARTANS9
  • PARTERS9
  • PARTIAL9
  • PARTIED10
  • PARTIER9
  • PARTIES9
  • PARTING10
  • PARTITA9
  • PARTITE9
  • PARTLET9
  • PARTNER9
  • PARTONS9
  • PARTOOK13
  • PARTURE9
  • PARTWAY15
  • PARTYER12
  • PARULIS9
  • PARURAS9
  • PARURES9
  • PARVENU12
  • PARVISE12
  • PERACID12
  • PERAEON9
  • PERCALE11
  • PERCASE11
  • PERCENT11
  • PERCEPT13
  • PERCHED15
  • PERCHER14
  • PERCHES14
  • PERCIDS12
  • PERCINE11
  • PERCING12
  • PERCOCT13
  • PERCOID12
  • PERCUSS11
  • PERDUES10
  • PERDURE10
  • PEREGAL10
  • PEREION9
  • PEREIRA9
  • PERENTY12
  • PEREONS9
  • PERFECT14
  • PERFIDY16
  • PERFING13
  • PERFINS12
  • PERFORM14
  • PERFUME14
  • PERFUMY17
  • PERFUSE12
  • PERGOLA10
  • PERHAPS14
  • PERIAPT11
  • PERICON11
  • PERIDIA10
  • PERIDOT10
  • PERIGEE10
  • PERIGON10
  • PERILED10
  • PERILLA9
  • PERINEA9
  • PERIODS10
  • PERIOST9
  • PERIQUE18
  • PERITUS9
  • PERIWIG13
  • PERJINK20
  • PERJURE16
  • PERJURY19
  • PERKIER13
  • PERKILY16
  • PERKING14
  • PERKINS13
  • PERKISH16
  • PERLITE9
  • PERLOUS9
  • PERMIAN11
  • PERMIES11
  • PERMING12
  • PERMITS11
  • PERMUTE11
  • PERNODS10
  • PEROGIE10
  • PEROGIS10
  • PERONES9
  • PERORAL9
  • PEROXID17
  • PERPEND12
  • PERPENT11
  • PERPLEX18
  • PERRIER9
  • PERRIES9
  • PERRONS9
  • PERSALT9
  • PERSANT9
  • PERSICO11
  • PERSING10
  • PERSIST9
  • PERSONA9
  • PERSONS9
  • PERSPEX18
  • PERSUED10
  • PERSUES9
  • PERTAIN9
  • PERTAKE13
  • PERTEST9
  • PERTOOK13
  • PERTURB11
  • PERTUSE9
  • PERUKED14
  • PERUKES13
  • PERUSAL9
  • PERUSED10
  • PERUSER9
  • PERUSES9
  • PERVADE13
  • PERVERT12
  • PERVIER12
  • PERVING13
  • PHRASAL12
  • PHRASED13
  • PHRASER12
  • PHRASES12
  • PHRATRY15
  • PHREAKS16
  • PHRENIC14
  • PHRENSY15
  • PIRAGUA10
  • PIRANAS9
  • PIRANHA12
  • PIRATED10
  • PIRATES9
  • PIRATIC11
  • PIRAYAS12
  • PIRNIES9
  • PIROGEN10
  • PIROGHI13
  • PIROGIS10
  • PIROGUE10
  • PIROJKI20
  • PIROQUE18
  • 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
  • PURANAS9
  • PURANIC11
  • PURDAHS13
  • PURFLED13
  • PURFLER12
  • PURFLES12
  • PURGERS10
  • PURGING11
  • PURINES9
  • PURIRIS9
  • PURISMS11
  • PURISTS9
  • PURITAN9
  • PURLERS9
  • PURLIEU9
  • PURLINE9
  • PURLING10
  • PURLINS9
  • PURLOIN9
  • PURPIES11
  • PURPLED12
  • PURPLER11
  • PURPLES11
  • PURPORT11
  • PURPOSE11
  • PURPURA11
  • PURPURE11
  • PURRING10
  • PURSERS9
  • PURSEWS12
  • PURSIER9
  • PURSILY12
  • PURSING10
  • PURSUAL9
  • PURSUED10
  • PURSUER9
  • PURSUES9
  • PURSUIT9
  • PURTIER9
  • PURVEYS15
  • PURVIEW15
  • PYRALID13
  • PYRALIS12
  • PYRAMID15
  • PYRAMIS14
  • PYRENES12
  • PYRETIC14
  • PYREXES19
  • PYREXIA19
  • PYREXIC21
  • PYRIDIC15
  • PYRITES12
  • PYRITIC14
  • PYROGEN13
  • PYROLAS12
  • PYRONES12
  • PYROPES14
  • PYROPUS14
  • PYROSES12
  • PYROSIS12
  • PYRRHIC17
  • PYRROLE12
  • PYRROLS12
  • PYRUVIC17
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
2nd letter
  1. A35%
  2. E29%
  3. U12%
4th letter
  1. A12%
  2. T12%
  3. I10%
5th letter
  1. I22%
  2. E10%
  3. O9%
6th letter
  1. E26%
  2. N15%
  3. I11%
7th letter
  1. S34%
  2. E11%
  3. R8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; PYREXIC tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 100 words
  2. 10 points: 58 words
  3. 1111 points: 50 words
  4. 12 points: 47 words
  5. 1313 points: 30 words
  6. 14 points: 22 words
  7. 1515 points: 13 words
  8. 16 points: 6 words
  9. 1717 points: 5 words
  10. 18 points: 6 words
  11. 1919 points: 4 words
  12. 20 points: 2 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PYREXIC2122All three
PIROJKI2023All three
PERJINK2024Collins only
PARKWAY1919All three
PERJURY1922All three
PYREXIA1919All three
PYREXES1919Collins · NWL
PARQUET1820All three
PERSPEX1820Collins · NWL
PERPLEX1821All three
PERIQUE1820All three
PIROQUE1820All three

The fixed letters leave five slots open, and the results range from everyday terms such as partner and purpose to less familiar entries. Only 38 of the 344 matches fall among the most common English words, so a pattern fit is not necessarily a likely guess. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes 338, NWL2023 262, and ENABLE 237.

7-letter words with P first and R third at a glance

  • A total of 344 tournament-dictionary entries match the seven-letter P-R pattern.
  • Parents, perfect, perhaps, partner, and purpose are recognizable examples.
  • Only 38 entries are common by frequency; 284 have definitions.
  • Collins has 338 matches, compared with 262 in NWL2023 and 237 in ENABLE.
  • Pyrexic leads the score ranking at 21 points.

Which examples fit the P-R pattern?

The third-letter R group is substantial: P-and-R has 344 matches, while P-and-E has 297, the next-largest listed third-letter group for P. That difference makes R a stronger filter than many third-letter choices, but it still leaves a broad candidate pool.

Start with familiar forms rather than guessing obscure spellings. Parents, parties, persons, and permits end in S; perfect, purpose, and perfume show how varied the remaining letters can be. Those examples all keep P in slot one and R in slot three, so they are pattern checks rather than meanings to memorize.

There is another clue in the endings: 118 matches finish in S, while 39 finish in E. If the board already supplies a final S, test candidates such as parents and parties first. Don't assume every S-ending entry is simply a plural, since the group also includes different word forms.

How do the P-R entries score in Scrabble?

For 7-letter words with P first and R third, scoring shifts toward rarer letter combinations: pyrexic leads at 21 points, followed by pirojki and perjink at 20 each. Parkway, perjury, pyrexia, and pyrexes each score 19, while parquet, perspex, and perplex reach 18. The average score is 11.4, putting those top entries well above the typical word.

Treat the leaders as board-dependent choices, not automatic plays: premium squares change a rack's payoff, and unfamiliar words can be difficult to defend. Dictionary counts differ by game; the 344 combined matches do not mean every entry appears in all three lists. Check the word list your game uses before challenging.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have P first and R third?
There are 344 seven-letter matches with P in the first position and R in the third. The total combines entries found in at least one tournament dictionary, rather than words shared by every dictionary. Familiar examples include parents, perfect, perhaps, partner, and purpose.
Which P-R seven-letter word has the highest score?
Pyrexic is the highest scorer in this group at 21 points. Pirojki and perjink follow at 20 points each, while parkway, perjury, pyrexia, and pyrexes score 19. Board premiums can change the value of any play.
Are all 344 words valid in every word game?
No. The combined total includes words from multiple tournament dictionaries, and their coverage differs: Collins has 338 matches, NWL2023 has 262, and ENABLE has 237. A word accepted in one list may not appear in another, so check the dictionary used by your game.

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