7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and A as the 7th letter

The pattern is _P____A: P sits immediately after the first letter, and A closes every answer. The matches range from familiar-looking words such as spatula to specialist terms such as apraxia and ephedra. Only one of the 25 ranks among the most common English words, so this is a tightly constrained clue rather than an everyday vocabulary set.

The P-and-A pattern at a glance

• There are 25 seven-letter matches, and every one has P in position two and A in position seven.
• Spectra, spatula, and aphasia are recognizable examples among the matches.
• Ten entries start with A, while eight start with S; E contributes four more.
• Collins includes 24 matches, NWL2023 includes 20, and ENABLE includes 19; these sets overlap.
• Apraxia and aphakia top the score list at 16 points each, against an average score of 11.2.

Which letters start these seven-letter words?

A leads the opening-letter counts with 10 matches, and S follows with eight. Examples include aphasia and apraxia for A, then spectra and spatula for S. Those two starting letters account for most of the pattern, while E, O, and I appear less often.

The endings are less varied: all 25 words finish in A. That makes the final tile a fixed part of the clue, not a letter to test. If your board or rack points to a different opening, compare the neighboring lists for N, O, or a different seventh letter.

Scoring the P-second, A-last words

Apraxia and aphakia are the scoring standouts at 16 points apiece. Ephedra, aphagia, and epigyna score 13, while aphasia scores 12. The P, H, K, and X tiles explain why several less familiar entries outrank the more recognizable spatula.

The average is 11.2 points, but tile placement still matters: a premium square can change a play’s value. A useful rule of thumb is to check the high-value consonants before choosing between two matches. Only one entry is common by frequency, so confirm an unfamiliar word in your game’s dictionary; the lists do not make every match equally familiar or valid in every version.