7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and W as the 6th letter

The pattern fixes P at the start and W just before the final letter, leaving five positions to narrow your search. Only one of the 13 entries is common by frequency. The selection mixes familiar words such as PILLOWS and PUTDOWN with less familiar forms such as PEISHWA and PURSEWS.

What stands out in this pattern?

• All 13 entries start with P and place W in position six.
• Only one entry ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Six words end in S, while four end in N.
• POWWOWS leads the Scrabble scores at 18 points.
• The pattern has no answers in the five-letter game or allowed guesses.

Which endings make these words easier to spot?

S is the most frequent final letter: six entries end that way, including PILLOWS, POWWOWS, PAWPAWS, PADSAWS, PITSAWS, and PURSEWS. N is the next most common ending, appearing in PREDAWN, PUTDOWN, PAYDOWN, and PINDOWN.

PILLOWS and PILLOWY share their first six letters, so the final tile separates two answers with the same opening run. That is a useful pattern to notice when a crossing letter rules out one ending but not the other.

Which words score highest?

• POWWOWS scores 18 points, the top value in this group.
• PAWPAWS follows at 17, with PAYDOWN at 16.
• PEAFOWL, PILLOWY, and PEISHWA each score 15.
• For a lower-value but familiar option, PREDAWN and PUTDOWN score 13.

7-letter words with P first and W sixth: what to keep in mind

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 12 entries, NWL2023 includes nine, and ENABLE includes seven. Those totals overlap, so they describe membership across word lists rather than separate sets.

Most entries are uncommon, and a word accepted in one game may not appear in another. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar answer such as PEISHWA or PURSEWS; the strongest scoring word is not automatically the easiest to place.