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7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter

7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter: 47 matches, including SPOILED, SPELLED, and SPILLED.

47 wordsTop pick SPOILEDHighest score APOPLEX 18

4 of 47 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With P in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (97 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 47 · most-used first

  • SPOILED10
  • SPELLED10
  • SPILLED10
  • SPOILER9
  • EPSILON9
  • UPHOLDS13
  • SPILLER9
  • SPELLER9
  • APOLLOS9
  • UPSILON9
  • SPOOLED10
  • APPALLS11
  • SPOOLER9
  • EPAULET9
  • SPIELER9
  • UPSELLS9
  • UPHILLS12
  • SPOTLIT9
  • YPSILON12
  • SPEELER9
  • SPIELED10
  • APOPLEX18
  • SPALLED10
  • UPWELLS12
  • APHELIA12
  • APHYLLY18
  • APPALTI11
  • APPALTO11
  • APPULSE11
  • EPAULES9
  • EPHELIS12
  • EPIBLEM13
  • EPYLLIA12
  • SPALLER9
  • SPALLES9
  • SPAULDS10
  • SPAWLED13
  • SPEELED10
  • SPEILED10
  • UPFILLS12
  • UPFOLDS13
  • UPPILED12
  • UPPILES11
  • UPROLLS9
  • UPTALKS13
  • UPTILTS9
  • UPVALUE12
All valid words 47

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

  • APHELIA12
  • APHYLLY18
  • APOLLOS9
  • APOPLEX18
  • APPALLS11
  • APPALTI11
  • APPALTO11
  • APPULSE11
  • EPAULES9
  • EPAULET9
  • EPHELIS12
  • EPIBLEM13
  • EPSILON9
  • EPYLLIA12
  • SPALLED10
  • SPALLER9
  • SPALLES9
  • SPAULDS10
  • SPAWLED13
  • SPEELED10
  • SPEELER9
  • SPEILED10
  • SPELLED10
  • SPELLER9
  • SPIELED10
  • SPIELER9
  • SPILLED10
  • SPILLER9
  • SPOILED10
  • SPOILER9
  • SPOOLED10
  • SPOOLER9
  • SPOTLIT9
  • UPFILLS12
  • UPFOLDS13
  • UPHILLS12
  • UPHOLDS13
  • UPPILED12
  • UPPILES11
  • UPROLLS9
  • UPSELLS9
  • UPSILON9
  • UPTALKS13
  • UPTILTS9
  • UPVALUE12
  • UPWELLS12
  • YPSILON12
Letters by positionIn 49% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S40%
  2. U28%
  3. A17%
3rd letter
  1. A15%
  2. O15%
  3. P13%
4th letter
  1. I23%
  2. L19%
  3. E17%
6th letter
  1. E49%
  2. L15%
  3. I9%
7th letter
  1. S34%
  2. D21%
  3. R15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; APOPLEX tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 17 words
  2. 10 points: 9 words
  3. 1111 points: 5 words
  4. 12 points: 9 words
  5. 1313 points: 5 words
  6. 14 points: 0 words
  7. 1515 points: 0 words
  8. 16 points: 0 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
APOPLEX1821Collins only
APHYLLY1818All three
UPHOLDS1315All three
SPAWLED1315Collins only
UPFOLDS1316All three
EPIBLEM1317Collins only
UPTALKS1316Collins · NWL
UPHILLS1215All three
YPSILON1214Collins only
UPWELLS1216All three
UPFILLS1216Collins only
APHELIA1213All three

The fixed pattern is _P__L__: P occupies the second slot and L the fifth, leaving five positions open. SPOILED, SPELLED, SPILLED, and SPOILER show the familiar “sp” opening; UPHOLDS and EPSILON show that the same clue reaches beyond that cluster. Dictionary coverage differs, so a game’s accepted list matters.

7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter

  • 47 entries match the seven-letter pattern across tournament word lists.
  • Collins includes 46; NWL2023 has 32 and ENABLE has 29.
  • Only four entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
  • SPOILED, SPELLED, and SPILLED are recognizable examples.
  • APOPLEX and APHYLLY lead the score list at 18 points each.
  • A opens eight matches, including APOLLOS, APPALLS and APOPLEX.

Which first and last letters appear most often?

S starts 19 matches, U starts 13, and A starts eight; E contributes six while Y appears once. That makes S the clearest first-letter route, but UPHOLDS and UPSILON show why checking U matters too. The pattern does not force an “sp” start.

Word endings cluster around S, with 16 matches, and D, with 10. SPOILED and SPILLED land on D, while SPOILER lands on R; the final letter can narrow a rack even when its opening is unknown. SPOOLED and SPALLED also land on D, while SPELLER, SPILLER and SPIELER join SPOILER among the R endings.

Is this a broad pattern, and what scores well?

No: this P-second, L-fifth set has 47 entries, compared with 408 when A replaces P in the second slot. That broader sibling is not a substitute for a fixed-letter clue; keep both known positions in place while testing candidates.

APOPLEX and APHYLLY top this group at 18 points apiece before board bonuses. UPHOLDS scores 13, while the average is 10.8. This pattern is less portable than its count suggests: Collins accepts 46 matches, but ENABLE accepts 29.

Check your game’s dictionary before relying on a specialist entry.

Questions people ask

How many of these words start with S?
Nineteen of the matching words start with S. U is the next most common opening, with 13 matches, followed by A with eight. SPOILED, SPELLED, and SPILLED are recognizable S-starting examples, but the clue also includes words beginning with other letters.
Which words score highest with P second and L fifth?
APOPLEX and APHYLLY each score 18 points before board bonuses. UPHOLDS, SPAWLED, and UPFOLDS are among the next group at 13 points, though some entries are less familiar than everyday options such as UPHOLDS.
Are all 47 words accepted in every game?
No, dictionary coverage varies. Collins includes 46 matches, compared with 32 in NWL2023 and 29 in ENABLE. A word accepted in one list may not work in another, so check the dictionary used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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