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

The pattern is _P___O_: P is fixed in slot two, O in slot six, and five positions remain open. Only 25 tournament-list words fit. Three rank as common, making opinion and sponsor much easier to recognize than many of the less familiar matches.

Which 7-letter words fit this pattern?

• Twenty-five tournament-list words have P second and O sixth.
• S starts seven matches, ahead of E with six and A with five.
• N ends seven words and S ends six; together, they account for 13 endings.
• Only three matches rank as common.
• EPIZOON is the top scorer at 18 points.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

OPINION, SPONSOR, SPARROW, and APRICOT are familiar examples, and each fits the same two fixed positions. APROPOS is another recognizable option, though it is less common in everyday conversation.

The opening letters narrow the search quickly: seven words begin with S, six with E, and five with A. If your first letter is unknown, test those three groups before checking the smaller O and Y groups.

How should you use the P-second, O-sixth pattern?

Treat the pattern as a filter, not a guarantee that every game accepts every answer. The matches include 19 ENABLE words, 24 Collins words, and 21 NWL2023 words; those sets overlap, so their counts do not add up to the total.

Twenty-two matches have definitions, but some entries are far less familiar than OPINION or SPONSOR. For a rack or crossword, confirm the word against your game's dictionary before relying on an obscure match. These 7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and O as the 6th letter are strongest when your known letters fit the pattern exactly. Because only three entries are common, lock in both anchors first; then use the frequent N or S endings to separate plausible candidates from the obscure ones.