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

The fixed pattern is P_T____: P stays in the first spot, T stays third, and five positions remain open. Only 17 of these entries rank among the common English words, so expect familiar forms like PATIENT alongside less familiar vocabulary. A word counts if any one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE lists it, not only when all three agree.

The P-T pattern at a glance

• 158 words match both letter positions; 156 appear in Collins.
• NWL2023 includes 118 matches, while ENABLE includes 112; the dictionary lists overlap.
• PATIENT, PATTERN, PUTTING, and PATCHES show the range of familiar forms.
• PUTZING tops the list at 19 points.
• The average score is 11.3 points.

Which P-T words are familiar?

PATIENT, PATTERN, PUTTING, PATCHES, and PITCHED are recognizable examples. Their different endings make the fixed P-T opening easier to scan: PATIENT ends in T, PATTERN in N, and PATCHES in S. PATHWAY and PATRIOT offer another pair of common-looking shapes.

Final S leads, closing 64 of the words. E follows with 15, while D, R, and Y each have 10. That makes an S ending a strong place to look when your remaining clue is the final tile, but it still leaves many other endings in play.

7-letter words with P first and T third: scores and limits

PUTZING leads the listed Scrabble scores at 19 points; PATHWAY, PATZERS, POTZERS, and PUTCHUK each score 18. Those are stronger raw scores than familiar PATIENT or PATTERN is likely to suggest, so don’t judge a candidate by how ordinary it sounds. PUTZING is an especially useful word to remember when its letters fit your rack.

Coverage differs by list: Collins holds 156 of the matches, NWL2023 holds 118, and ENABLE 112. The full set is a union, so a word accepted in one list may not be accepted in another. Confirm a specialist entry in your game's dictionary before you play it.