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

The opening pair PS narrows this search to a compact set of seven-letter words. PSYCHIC, PSALTER, and PSIONIC are recognizable entries, while forms such as PSAMMON and PSOCIDS are more specialized. The count includes words accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

At a glance: the PS pattern

• There are 19 seven-letter matches beginning with PS.
• PSYCHIC leads the scores at 19 points.
• Seven matches end in S, more than any other final letter.
• Only one match falls among the commonest English words.

Which PS words score highest?

PSYCHIC scores 19, ahead of PSYCHED at 18 and PSYCHOS and PSYCHES at 17 each. Those scores make the PSYCH- cluster worth remembering when a rack or board position allows it.

PSHAWED reaches 16 points, while PSYWARS scores 15. The names may look unusual, but the point values reward the high-value letters in these spellings; do not assume the most familiar-looking word scores highest.

PSALTER and PSIONIC are useful examples to recognize, but the top-scoring entries are not the whole set. The average score across the matches is 13.3, so a lower-ranked word can still contribute a solid play.

How widely are these words accepted?

Collins includes all 19 matches, NWL2023 includes 18, and ENABLE includes 17. That difference matters in tournament play: a word accepted in one lexicon may not be playable in another.

Eighteen entries have definitions, yet only one qualifies as common by English-word frequency. PSYCHIC is the familiar standout; entries such as PSCHENT and PSAMMON are much less likely to come to mind during a fast game.

A practical limit of the PS list