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

7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and M as the 7th letter: 10 matches, from OPTIMUM to the less familiar EPITHEM.

10 wordsTop pick OPTIMUMHighest score EPITHEM 14

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With P in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (223 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • OPTIMUM13
  • OPOSSUM11
  • EPIGRAM12
  • APOTHEM14
  • EPIBLEM13
  • EPICISM13
  • EPIDERM12
  • EPITHEM14
  • SPODIUM12
  • UPSWARM14
All valid words 10

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

  • APOTHEM14
  • EPIBLEM13
  • EPICISM13
  • EPIDERM12
  • EPIGRAM12
  • EPITHEM14
  • OPOSSUM11
  • OPTIMUM13
  • SPODIUM12
  • UPSWARM14

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EPITHEM1415Collins only
APOTHEM1415All three
UPSWARM1417Collins only
OPTIMUM1317All three
EPIBLEM1317Collins only
EPICISM1316Collins only
EPIGRAM1215All three
EPIDERM1214All three
SPODIUM1215Collins only
OPOSSUM1114All three

This pattern fixes P in position two and M at the end, leaving five slots to solve. The ten matches span familiar OPTIMUM and OPOSSUM alongside specialized EPIBLEM and SPODIUM. Collins accepts all ten, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include five.

The P-and-M pattern at a glance

  • The exact pattern has 10 tournament-dictionary matches, and every one ends in M.
  • All 10 appear in Collins; five are listed in ENABLE and five in NWL2023.
  • Only one match falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Five matches start with E, while OPTIMUM and OPOSSUM start with O.
  • EPITHEM, APOTHEM, and UPSWARM tie for the top score at 14 points each.

Which P-and-M words score highest?

EPITHEM, APOTHEM, and UPSWARM each score 14 points before board bonuses. Their shared total comes from the same rack values, so choose among them by checking which letters fit your crossings. OPTIMUM follows at 13 points and is easier to recognize than the tied leaders.

EPIBLEM and EPICISM also score 13. EPIGRAM, EPIDERM, and SPODIUM score 12, while OPOSSUM brings up the rear at 11. The average score across the ten words is 12.8, so even the lowest scorer offers a solid base before premium squares.

How to solve 7-letter words with P as 2nd and M as 7th

Start with the frame _P____M and test the opening: E appears five times, O twice, while A, S, and U each appear once. For an E-starting fit, check EPIGRAM, EPIDERM, EPIBLEM, EPICISM, or EPITHEM.

The same P-in-second pattern has 223 matches ending in S, against 10 ending in M, making M a sharp filter. Only one of the ten matches ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many candidates are uncommon. Treat this as a pattern-solving list, not a guarantee of game acceptance; check your game's word list before committing.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have P as the 2nd letter and M as the 7th?
There are 10 matches in tournament dictionaries. Every match ends in M, and Collins includes all ten. The overlap is smaller in ENABLE and NWL2023, with five entries in each, so the accepted set depends on the word list your game uses.
Which word in this pattern scores the most in Scrabble?
EPITHEM, APOTHEM, and UPSWARM tie at 14 points each before board bonuses. OPTIMUM and EPIBLEM score 13. Premium squares and existing tiles can change the result on a board, so compare the full placement rather than the rack total alone.
How many of these words are common?
Only one of the 10 matches falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. The set includes familiar-looking options such as OPTIMUM and OPOSSUM, but most entries sit outside that frequency band. That makes frequency a poor substitute for checking the exact spelling and game dictionary.

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