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7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and H as the 4th letter

There are 11 seven-letter words with P second and H fourth, led by UPCHUCK and its 20-point score.

11 wordsTop pick UPCHUCKHighest score UPCHUCK 20

With P in 2nd place, R is the most common 4th letter (107 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • UPCHUCK20
  • UPSHIFT15
  • SPYHOLE15
  • UPSHOTS12
  • APEHOOD13
  • SPAHEES12
  • UPCHEER14
  • UPSHOOT12
  • UPTHREW15
  • UPTHROW15
  • UPWHIRL15
All valid words 11

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • APEHOOD13
  • SPAHEES12
  • SPYHOLE15
  • UPCHEER14
  • UPCHUCK20
  • UPSHIFT15
  • UPSHOOT12
  • UPSHOTS12
  • UPTHREW15
  • UPTHROW15
  • UPWHIRL15

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UPCHUCK2024All three
UPSHIFT1516All three
SPYHOLE1515Collins only
UPTHREW1516All three
UPTHROW1516All three
UPWHIRL1517Collins only
UPCHEER1416Collins only
APEHOOD1313Collins only
UPSHOTS1213All three
SPAHEES1212All three
UPSHOOT1213All three

The fixed pattern is _P_H___: P sits in position two, and H sits in position four. The matches include familiar-looking choices such as UPSHIFT and SPYHOLE, alongside less common entries. All 11 appear in Collins, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 7.

How many 7-letter words have P second and H fourth?

  • Eleven tournament-dictionary words match the pattern _P_H___.
  • Eight begin with U; two begin with S, and one begins with A.
  • Eight entries have definitions, while none meet the common-word cutoff.
  • The average tile score is 14.4, with UPCHUCK at the top.

Which letters start and end these matches?

U dominates the opening position: UPCHUCK, UPSHIFT, UPSHOTS, UPCHEER, UPSHOOT, UPTHREW, UPTHROW, and UPWHIRL make up 8 of the 11. SPYHOLE and SPAHEES start with S; APEHOOD is the lone A entry. That makes U the safest opening guess, with eight of the 11.

The endings are more varied. S, T, and W each close two words, while D, E, K, L, and R each close one. That makes UPTHREW and UPTHROW practical candidates when the final tile is W, while UPSHOTS and SPAHEES fit an S ending.

Most endings point to one word. K means UPCHUCK, L means UPWHIRL, R means UPCHEER, D means APEHOOD, and E means SPYHOLE. Only S, T, and W leave you a choice of two.

How do 7-letter words with P second and H fourth score?

UPCHUCK scores 20 points, the highest total in this group. UPSHIFT, SPYHOLE, UPTHREW, UPTHROW, and UPWHIRL each score 15, so the best-scoring choices are not limited to one opening letter or ending. UPCHEER follows at 14 and APEHOOD at 13, with UPSHOTS and SPAHEES at 12.

The 14.4-point average is strong, but none of these entries meets the common-word cutoff. Only 7 matches appear in each of ENABLE and NWL2023, compared with 11 in Collins; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

Which word scores the most with P second and H fourth?
UPCHUCK is the highest-scoring match at 20 points. UPSHIFT, SPYHOLE, UPTHREW, UPTHROW, and UPWHIRL each score 15, making them the next tier. These are tile scores before any board-square bonuses.
Are any of these 7-letter matches common words?
No, none of the 11 matches meets the common-word cutoff. UPSHIFT and SPYHOLE may look more recognizable than SPAHEES or UPCHUCK, but familiarity does not change the list's measured common-word count of zero.
Which matching words end in W?
UPTHREW and UPTHROW are the two matches that end in W. Both also start with U and contain the required P and H positions, so either fits a pattern ending _W when the other letters are still open.

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