7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and E as the 6th letter

Use the fixed pattern _P___E_: P occupies the second tile and E the sixth, leaving five positions open. The 235 matches are not evenly distributed: 160 begin with S, while only 23 meet the common-word cutoff. Familiar options include species, applied, updated, and speaker; rarer entries make up most of the remaining pool.

At a glance: the pattern’s shape

• 235 words match the exact seven-letter pattern.
• S begins 160; U is next at 31, then A at 20.
• D, S, and R finish 79, 66, and 60 words.
• Only 23 are common; 201 have definitions.

Which letters start these seven-letter words?

S overwhelms the field: its 160 matches are more than the U, A, E, and O groups combined. That imbalance makes an S-first scan efficient when both fixed tiles are confirmed.

U comes second with 31, while A contributes 20. The other starts are E (12), O (11), and I (1), so checking S, then U, then A follows the actual distribution rather than alphabet order.

The pattern also captures inflected forms: applied, updated, opposed, and spelled all place P second and E sixth. Comparing them helps distinguish a familiar verb form from a rarer dictionary entry without loosening either fixed position.

Coverage differs by tournament list: Collins includes 232 matches, NWL2023 188, and ENABLE 175. Those totals overlap, so they are not separate piles to add; a word accepted in one set may be absent from another.

7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and E as the 6th letter

Endings narrow the choices sharply. D appears last in 79 matches, S in 66, and R in 60; together those endings account for 205 of the 235 words. Applied and updated finish in D, species ends in S, and speaker ends in R.

Scores reward some less familiar options: upgazed and epoxyed each score 20, while upsized and opaqued score 19. The average is 11.5, but that is not a reason to chase an obscure play. Only 23 matches are common, and tournament acceptance varies by dictionary; check your game’s word list before committing to an unfamiliar word.

Species, speaker, and apparel are easier to recognize than upgazed, but the same tile positions hold. The high scores reflect valuable letters, not everyday frequency.