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

The pattern makes the opening letter a strong clue: U begins 35 of the 42 matches. A, O, E, and Y start the remaining words, so an unfamiliar first letter narrows the search quickly. UPSCALE and UPSTATE are easy to spot; many other entries are less common, and only two rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

At a glance, with U starting most entries

• The pattern matches 42 seven-letter entries in tournament dictionaries.
• UPSTATE, UPSCALE, and UPSWING show the familiar UP-S opening.
• U starts 35 matches; A, O, E, and Y start the other seven.
• Twelve entries end in S, while eight finish with E.

Which words score most in Scrabble?

UPSIZED leads the score list at 19 points, with UPSIZES close behind at 18. UPSHIFT and UPSPEAK each score 15. The pattern alone does not guarantee a strong play: consider where the word lands, then compare its tile score with the value of the board squares.

Dictionary coverage varies. Collins accepts 41 of these entries, NWL2023 accepts 33, and ENABLE accepts 28. Those totals overlap rather than adding together, so a word present in one list may still be rejected in another.

Check your game's lexicon before risking an unfamiliar play.

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

Start by testing U in the first slot: that choice covers 35 matches, including UPSURGE and UPSWING. Keep the positions exact, though; a P followed by S is required, not simply those letters somewhere in the word. Endings split too: S closes 12 words and E closes eight, with N and T four each.

The frequency profile is a real limitation: only two matches count as common, so many options will look unfamiliar. If the fixed P-S pair is not essential to your puzzle, compare other seven-letter patterns or browse the length hub for a wider set of choices.