7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and L as the 3rd letter

The pattern is _PL____, so the second and third tiles are fixed while the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh remain open. Only 45 entries match across the tournament dictionaries; S begins 25 entries, while U begins 13. Just one match is common by our frequency measure.

7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and L as the 3rd letter

• The pattern contains 45 tournament-dictionary words.
• Uploads, splurge, and uplands are among the recognizable matches.
• S starts 25 words; U starts 13, A starts six, and Y starts one.
• S is the most common final letter, closing 20 words.
• YPLIGHT scores 16 points, the highest score among these entries.

Which letters start and end these words?

S and U account for most of the openings: 25 words start with S and 13 with U. A begins six, while Y begins just one. Examples include SPLURGE and SPLASHY for S, and UPLOADS and UPLANDS for U.

At the other end, S closes 20 words; T and Y each close five, while D and H each close three. A, C, and E each close two.

Every S-first word here opens with SPL-, so the 25 S words are really one prefix family: SPLURGE, SPLICED, SPLINTS, SPLAYED and SPLENIC all share it. The 13 U words form a second family, UPL-, with UPLOADS, UPLANDS and UPLIFTS.

Which matches score 14 points or more?

YPLIGHT leads at 16 points, SPLASHY, SPLIFFS, and UPLOCKS score 15, and SPLOTCH, SPLODGY, and SPLATCH score 14. Familiar-looking SPLURGE and UPLOADS miss the top. UPLINKS and SPLURGY both reach 13, because the K and the Y lift an otherwise ordinary shape.

Collins has 44 matches, NWL2023 has 36, and ENABLE has 33; the total counts words found in at least one list, not only words shared by all three. Only one entry is common, so check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar match.