7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and U as the 5th letter
27 7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and U as the 5th letter.
1 of 27 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With P in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (97 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
- Length
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Best words to play first
- SPROUTS9
- SPATULA9
- EPICURE11
- UPCHUCK20
- SPECULA11
- OPAQUES18
- SPICULE11
- SPELUNK13
- UPCOURT11
- SPICULA11
- APICULI11
- APOLUNE9
- OPAQUED19
- OPAQUER18
- OPHIURA12
- SPATULE9
- SPINULA9
- SPINULE9
- SPIRULA9
- SPORULE9
- SPUTUMS11
- UPBOUND12
- UPFLUNG13
- UPHAUDS13
- UPROUSE9
- UPSWUNG13
- UPWOUND13
All valid words 27
- APICULI11
- APOLUNE9
- EPICURE11
- OPAQUED19
- OPAQUER18
- OPAQUES18
- OPHIURA12
- SPATULA9
- SPATULE9
- SPECULA11
- SPELUNK13
- SPICULA11
- SPICULE11
- SPINULA9
- SPINULE9
- SPIRULA9
- SPORULE9
- SPROUTS9
- SPUTUMS11
- UPBOUND12
- UPCHUCK20
- UPCOURT11
- UPFLUNG13
- UPHAUDS13
- UPROUSE9
- UPSWUNG13
- UPWOUND13
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPCHUCK | 20 | 24 | All three |
| OPAQUED | 19 | 21 | All three |
| OPAQUES | 18 | 20 | All three |
| OPAQUER | 18 | 20 | All three |
| SPELUNK | 13 | 17 | All three |
| UPFLUNG | 13 | 19 | All three |
| UPHAUDS | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| UPSWUNG | 13 | 18 | All three |
| UPWOUND | 13 | 17 | Collins only |
| UPBOUND | 12 | 17 | All three |
| OPHIURA | 12 | 13 | Collins only |
| EPICURE | 11 | 14 | All three |
The P-second, U-fifth frame has 27 entries, but just one is common. SPROUTS and SPATULA are friendly anchors; UPCHUCK owns the scoring peak. Treat this as a rack pattern with a slim everyday core, with score leaders, ending totals, familiar anchors and exact position checks to sort close candidates.
7-letter words with P at a glance
- 27 entries match the fixed-position clue.
- 1 entries belong to the common-word group.
- UPCHUCK leads the score list at 20.
- SPROUTS, SPATULA, EPICURE, UPCHUCK are example words to test against the clue.
How the shape narrows
Twelve candidates begin with S and eight with U. SPROUTS, SPATULA and SPICULE show one route; UPCHUCK and UPBOUND show another. The remaining openings split across O, A and E.
The first-letter count reinforces that split: S starts 12 candidates and U starts eight. O contributes four, A two and E one. So a player who sees P second and U fifth can test the S and U starts before reaching the less frequent openings.
The examples are not interchangeable: SPROUTS uses a plural-looking finish, SPATULA closes in A, and UPCHUCK ends in K.
Each gives a different route through the fixed tiles. The average score is 11.9, yet the high end rises to 20 because UPCHUCK carries a valuable C and K. OPAQUED and OPAQUES also score 19 and 18, respectively.
SPROUTS and SPATULA are among the strongest recall cues, but the scoring tail tells another story. UPCHUCK's 20 points top the list, with OPAQUED, OPAQUES and OPAQUER close behind. The opening and ending tiles quickly separate these candidates.
A rack-search tip
Only one of 27 entries belongs to the common group; check unfamiliar forms in your game list.
What to keep in mind
A useful scoring comparison is UPCHUCK at 20, OPAQUED at 19, then OPAQUES and OPAQUER at 18. Familiarity and board value do not line up perfectly here.
SPROUTS closes in S, while SPATULA ends in A and UPCHUCK in K; each ending helps distinguish a separate branch.
SPROUTS, SPATULA and UPCHUCK all fit, but differ in their final tiles and score value. Those differences give you a practical way to separate recall from score value.
Questions people ask
Does UPCHUCK lead the scoring list?
Which example is easiest to remember?
How can I verify a P-second candidate?
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