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7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and A as the 7th letter

7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and A as the 7th letter: 39 tournament-dictionary matches, including DIPLOMA, PAPRIKA, and HYPOXIA.

39 wordsTop pick DIPLOMAHighest score HYPOXIA 22

2 of 39 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With P in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (423 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 39 · most-used first

  • DIPLOMA12
  • REPLICA11
  • PAPRIKA15
  • HYPOXIA22
  • TAPIOCA11
  • DIPTERA10
  • EMPORIA11
  • CAPTCHA16
  • AMPHORA14
  • NAPHTHA15
  • DAPHNIA13
  • PAPILLA11
  • DUPATTA10
  • IMPERIA11
  • AMPULLA11
  • EMPYEMA16
  • IMPRESA11
  • COPAIBA13
  • PUPARIA11
  • PAPRICA13
  • SAPHENA12
  • ALPACCA13
  • ASPIDIA10
  • CAPUERA11
  • COPAIVA14
  • CYPSELA14
  • DIPTYCA15
  • DOPATTA10
  • DOPIAZA19
  • EUPNOEA9
  • HYPOGEA16
  • HYPONEA15
  • JIPYAPA21
  • KAPEYKA20
  • KOPIYKA20
  • LIPEMIA11
  • LIPURIA9
  • PAPAUMA13
  • PUPUNHA14
All valid words 39

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ALPACCA13
  • AMPHORA14
  • AMPULLA11
  • ASPIDIA10
  • CAPTCHA16
  • CAPUERA11
  • COPAIBA13
  • COPAIVA14
  • CYPSELA14
  • DAPHNIA13
  • DIPLOMA12
  • DIPTERA10
  • DIPTYCA15
  • DOPATTA10
  • DOPIAZA19
  • DUPATTA10
  • EMPORIA11
  • EMPYEMA16
  • EUPNOEA9
  • HYPOGEA16
  • HYPONEA15
  • HYPOXIA22
  • IMPERIA11
  • IMPRESA11
  • JIPYAPA21
  • KAPEYKA20
  • KOPIYKA20
  • LIPEMIA11
  • LIPURIA9
  • NAPHTHA15
  • PAPAUMA13
  • PAPILLA11
  • PAPRICA13
  • PAPRIKA15
  • PUPARIA11
  • PUPUNHA14
  • REPLICA11
  • SAPHENA12
  • TAPIOCA11
Letters by positionIn 28% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. D18%
  2. P15%
  3. C13%
2nd letter
  1. A28%
  2. M15%
  3. I15%
4th letter
  1. A18%
  2. I13%
  3. H10%
5th letter
  1. E15%
  2. I13%
  3. O10%
6th letter
  1. I21%
  2. C13%
  3. R8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; HYPOXIA tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 2 words
  2. 10 points: 4 words
  3. 1111 points: 10 words
  4. 12 points: 2 words
  5. 1313 points: 5 words
  6. 14 points: 4 words
  7. 1515 points: 4 words
  8. 16 points: 3 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 0 words
  11. 1919 points: 1 words
  12. 20 points: 2 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
  14. 22 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HYPOXIA2221All three
JIPYAPA2124Collins only
KOPIYKA2020Collins · NWL
KAPEYKA2020NWL only
DOPIAZA1920Collins only
CAPTCHA1618NWL only
EMPYEMA1618All three
HYPOGEA1616All three
PAPRIKA1517All three
NAPHTHA1515All three
DIPTYCA1516All three
HYPONEA1515All three

The pattern is _ _ P _ _ _ A: P is fixed in slot three, while A closes every match. Familiar choices such as DIPLOMA, REPLICA, PAPRIKA, and TAPIOCA sit beside specialist terms including DIPTERA and DAPHNIA. Just two matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the letter pattern is easier to recognize than many of its entries are to recall.

7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and A as the 7th letter

  • All 39 qualifying entries end in A; the final letter is fixed across the entire set.
  • DIPLOMA, REPLICA, PAPRIKA, and TAPIOCA are recognizable examples.
  • Only two matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so obscure vocabulary is the main recall hurdle.
  • HYPOXIA scores 22 points, the highest Scrabble total; JIPYAPA follows at 21.

Which first letters appear most often?

D leads with seven words, while P starts six and C starts five. The opening letter is not concentrated in one family: A contributes four, and E and H contribute three apiece.

Keep the known P and final A fixed, then test likely openings such as D, P, C, and A before reaching for a rare initial. DIPLOMA, PAPRIKA, and REPLICA are familiar candidates; HYPOXIA shows that a scientific term can fit just as neatly.

Do not assume the middle letters will resemble each other. DIPLOMA, PAPRIKA, and TAPIOCA fit the same frame but use different consonant-vowel rhythms, while EMPORIA and AMPHORA bring less familiar sequences.

Which matches score most, and what is the catch?

The 39-word total combines tournament dictionaries: Collins accepts 37, NWL2023 accepts 28, and ENABLE accepts 24. Those totals overlap, so they do not add up to 39; check your game's word list before banking on an unfamiliar entry.

Unusual letters drive the top scores. HYPOXIA leads at 22 points, ahead of JIPYAPA at 21 and KOPIYKA and KAPEYKA at 20 apiece. CAPTCHA and EMPYEMA each score 16, while PAPRIKA and NAPHTHA score 15.

When a premium square favors X or J, consider HYPOXIA or JIPYAPA instead of defaulting to PAPRIKA.

Because the final A is fixed, first letters do the sorting: D, P and C start 18 of the 39 words.

Questions people ask

Which first letter starts the most P-third, A-last words?
D starts the most, with seven of the 39 matches. P follows with six and C with five, then A with four, so a D opener is the natural first test when the first tile is unknown.
Which word with P third and A last scores the most?
HYPOXIA is the top scorer at 22 points. JIPYAPA follows at 21, with KOPIYKA and KAPEYKA each worth 20. The leading words rely on less familiar letters, so check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar choice.
Why do the dictionary counts differ for this pattern?
Collins includes 37 matches, NWL2023 includes 28, and ENABLE includes 24, while the combined set has 39. The dictionaries overlap but do not contain identical entries. A word accepted in one list may be rejected in another, so confirm the rules used in your game.

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