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

The pattern is tighter than many letter-pair clues: every answer has PP in the middle, but 30 of the 40 words begin with A. Familiar options include APPEARS, APPLIED, and OPPOSED; less everyday entries sit beside them. Endings also cluster, so checking the final letter can quickly cut down your choices.

The P-P pattern at a glance

• There are 40 tournament-dictionary words with P in both the second and third positions.
• A leads the first-letter split with 30 words; O begins 6 and U begins 4.
• Eleven entries are common by word-frequency ranking, including APPEARS, APPLIED, and APPROVE.
• Collins includes all 40 matches, compared with 31 in NWL2023 and 29 in ENABLE.
• The average tile score is 11.9; APPRIZE tops the scoring examples at 20 points.

How do 7-letter words with P as the 2nd and 3rd letter score?

APPRIZE leads the scoring list at 20 points, while APPEACH scores 16 and APPUYED scores 15. APPROVE and APPROOF each reach 14, giving you recognizable and less familiar choices across the high end.

For a more familiar rack, APPLIED, OPPOSED, and APPLAUD each score 12. The key trade-off is clear: the top scorer is less everyday, while several recognizable choices still clear the 11.9-point average.

Which endings narrow the P-P word pattern?

S is the most frequent last letter, with 16 matches; D follows with 7. Together those endings account for 23 of the 40 words, or about 58%, so an S or D at the end is a strong clue.

Examples make the split easy to scan: APPEARS and APPLIES end in S, while APPLIED and OPPOSED end in D. APPEALS and APPLIES add two familiar S-ending forms. The limitation is that familiar-looking spellings do not guarantee acceptance in every game; Collins has 40 matches, but NWL2023 has 31, so check your game's word list.