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

The pattern is P-S-_-_-_-_—the second letter is open, while S must sit in third place. Familiar examples include passing, passion, pushing, posting and passage. Only 19 matches rank among the most common English words, so expect the full set to mix everyday vocabulary with less familiar game entries.

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

• There are 132 matching seven-letter words with P first and S third.
• The largest final-letter group is S: 51 words end in S.
• Passing, passion and posting are recognizable examples from the matches.
• Only 19 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• POSTFIX and PYSANKY lead the listed Scrabble scores at 19 points each.

Why do so many matches end in S?

A final S appears on 51 of the 132 words, or about 39 percent. That makes S the clearest ending to test when your rack or crossing letters leave the last tile uncertain. The next most common ending is E, with 17 matches.

Plural-looking forms such as posters, pistols, pistons and pastors show why that ending group is large. But don’t assume every S-ending answer is a simple plural: possess and passers also fit, while posture and postage end differently. Keep the third-position S fixed as you compare endings.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

POSTFIX and PYSANKY each score 19 points before board bonuses; POSTBOX follows at 18. Those totals reward the X in POSTFIX and the less common letters in PYSANKY. A high tile total matters most when the word fits the board, so check whether a premium square can improve the placement.

Dictionary coverage differs: 88 matches appear in ENABLE, 101 in NWL2023 and 128 in Collins. These overlapping counts are not separate piles to add together. Some entries are uncommon, and a match in one word list is not automatically playable in another; check your game’s dictionary before committing a doubtful word.