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

The pattern is _P___S_: P occupies position two, and S sits one place before the final tile. There are 24 tournament-dictionary matches, but familiarity is the catch: only one is classed as common. Collins includes all 24, compared with 16 in ENABLE and 17 in NWL2023, so acceptance depends on your game's word list.

What stands out in this letter pattern?

• Twenty-four tournament-dictionary words fit the P-second, S-sixth pattern.
• U starts seven matches, A starts six, and S starts five; E and O each start three.
• T is the most frequent final letter, appearing in ten words; nine end in E.
• Collins lists 24 matches, while ENABLE lists 16 and NWL2023 lists 17.

Which matching words score the most?

EPICISM tops the Scrabble scores at 13 points. SPLOOSH, UPHOIST, SPRYEST, and APYRASE each score 12, putting them just behind the leader.

The average score is 10.5, so the pattern does not automatically make a word a scoring standout. Check your rack and the board: a premium square can matter more than choosing a word near the top of this score list.

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

The endings narrow the search quickly: ten matches finish in T and nine in E. Only three end in S, while one apiece ends in H or M. If your final tile is fixed, T and E are the strongest places to start.

The opening letters are less concentrated. U leads with seven, followed by A with six and S with five. Only one match is classed as common, so expect many entries to be unfamiliar rather than everyday vocabulary.

Changing one fixed letter expands the options sharply: the seven-letter pattern with A second and S sixth has 317 matches, compared with 24 here. Keeping P but changing the length to six gives 151 matches. Treat those as separate clue searches, not interchangeable answers.