7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter

256 7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter fit this pattern, from APPLIED and REPLIED to high-scoring ZIPPILY.

256 wordsTop pick APPLIEDHighest score ZIPPILY 23

35 of 256 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With P in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (256 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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6
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11
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14
15

Common words 35 · most-used first

APPLIED₁₂
REPLIED₁₀
APPLIES₁₁
HAPPILY₁₇
REPAIRS₉
HAPPIER₁₄
IMPLIES₁₁
REPLIES₉
IMPLIED₁₂
MAPPING₁₄
BAPTIST₁₁
POPPING₁₄
TAPPING₁₂
CAPTION₁₁
APPOINT₁₁
CAPTIVE₁₄
COPYING₁₅
PUPPIES₁₃
REPLICA₁₁
RIPPING₁₂
TIPPING₁₂
TOPPING₁₂
BAPTISM₁₃
DIPPING₁₃
HOPPING₁₅
REPRINT₉
IMPRINT₁₁
EMPTIED₁₂
PEPTIDE₁₂
SIPPING₁₂
RAPPING₁₂
REPTILE₉
DEPRIVE₁₃
AMPLIFY₁₇
GYPSIES₁₃

All valid words 256

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

AMPLIFY₁₇
APPAIRS₁₁
APPLIED₁₂
APPLIER₁₁
APPLIES₁₁
APPOINT₁₁
APPRISE₁₁
APPRIZE₂₀
APPUIED₁₂
BAPTISE₁₁
BAPTISM₁₃
BAPTIST₁₁
BAPTIZE₂₀
BEPAINT₁₁
BIPRISM₁₃
BOPPIER₁₃
BOPPING₁₄
BOPPISH₁₆
BUPPIES₁₃
CAPLINS₁₁
CAPPING₁₄
CAPRICE₁₃
CAPRIDS₁₂
CAPRIFY₁₇
CAPRINE₁₁
CAPSIDS₁₂
CAPSIZE₂₀
CAPTION₁₁
CAPTIVE₁₄
COPAIBA₁₃
COPAIVA₁₄
COPPICE₁₅
COPPIES₁₃
COPPING₁₄
COPPINS₁₃
COPSIER₁₁
COPSING₁₂
COPYING₁₅
COPYISM₁₆
COPYIST₁₄
CUPLIKE₁₅
CUPPIER₁₃
CUPPING₁₄
CUPRITE₁₁
CYPRIAN₁₄
CYPRIDS₁₅
CYPRINE₁₄
DAPPING₁₃
DEPAINT₁₀
DEPRIVE₁₃
DEPSIDE₁₁
DIPPIER₁₂
DIPPING₁₃
DOPPIES₁₂
DOPPING₁₃
DOPPIOS₁₂
DUPLIED₁₁
DUPLIES₁₀
DUPPIES₁₂
DUPPING₁₃
EMPAIRE₁₁
EMPRISE₁₁
EMPRIZE₂₀
EMPTIED₁₂
EMPTIER₁₁
EMPTIES₁₁
EMPTILY₁₄
EMPTING₁₂
EMPTINS₁₁
EMPTION₁₁
ENPRINT₉
ESPOIRS₉
ESPRITS₉
ESPYING₁₃
FOPLING₁₃
FOPPING₁₅
FOPPISH₁₇
GAPPIER₁₂
GAPPING₁₃
GIPPIES₁₂
GIPPING₁₃
GIPSIED₁₁
GIPSIES₁₀
GUPPIES₁₂
GYPPIES₁₅
GYPPING₁₆
GYPSIED₁₄
GYPSIES₁₃
HAPKIDO₁₇
HAPLITE₁₂
HAPPIED₁₅
HAPPIER₁₄
HAPPIES₁₄
HAPPILY₁₇
HAPPING₁₅
HAPTICS₁₄
HIPLIKE₁₆
HIPLINE₁₂
HIPPIER₁₄
HIPPIES₁₄
HIPPING₁₅
HIPPINS₁₄
HIPPISH₁₇
HOPBIND₁₅
HOPBINE₁₄
HOPLITE₁₂
HOPPIER₁₄
HOPPING₁₅
HUPPING₁₅
HYPNICS₁₇
HYPOIDS₁₆
HYPOING₁₆
HYPPING₁₈
IMPAINT₁₁
IMPAIRS₁₁
IMPLIED₁₂
IMPLIES₁₁
IMPRINT₁₁
JAPPING₁₉
KEPHIRS₁₆
KEPPING₁₆
KIPPING₁₆
KOPPIES₁₅
LAPPIES₁₁
LAPPING₁₂
LAPSING₁₀
LAPWING₁₃
LEPPING₁₂
LEPTINS₉
LIPLIKE₁₃
LIPOIDS₁₀
LIPOING₁₀
LIPPIER₁₁
LIPPIES₁₁
LIPPING₁₂
LOPPIER₁₁
LOPPIES₁₁
LOPPING₁₂
MAPLIKE₁₅
MAPPING₁₄
MAPPIST₁₃
MAPWISE₁₄
MOPPIER₁₃
MOPPING₁₄
MOPSIES₁₁
NAPKINS₁₃
NAPPIER₁₁
NAPPIES₁₁
NAPPING₁₂
NIPPIER₁₁
NIPPILY₁₄
NIPPING₁₂
NUPTIAL₉
ORPHISM₁₄
PAPAINS₁₁
PAPHIAN₁₄
PAPPIER₁₃
PAPPIES₁₃
PAPPING₁₄
PAPRICA₁₃
PAPRIKA₁₅
PEPPIER₁₃
PEPPILY₁₆
PEPPING₁₄
PEPSINE₁₁
PEPSINS₁₁
PEPTICS₁₃
PEPTIDE₁₂
PEPTIDS₁₂
PEPTISE₁₁
PEPTIZE₂₀
PIPKINS₁₅
PIPPIER₁₃
PIPPING₁₄
PIPPINS₁₃
POPLINS₁₁
POPPIED₁₄
POPPIER₁₃
POPPIES₁₃
POPPING₁₄
POPPISH₁₆
POPPITS₁₃
POPRINS₁₁
POPSIES₁₁
PUPFISH₁₇
PUPPIED₁₄
PUPPIES₁₃
PUPPING₁₄
RAPHIAS₁₂
RAPHIDE₁₃
RAPPING₁₂
RAPPINI₁₁
REPAINT₉
REPAIRS₉
REPLICA₁₁
REPLIED₁₀
REPLIER₉
REPLIES₉
REPOINT₉
REPPING₁₂
REPRICE₁₁
REPRIME₁₁
REPRINT₉
REPRISE₉
REPRIVE₁₂
REPRIZE₁₈
REPTILE₉
RIPPIER₁₁
RIPPING₁₂
RIPTIDE₁₀
SAPLING₁₀
SAPPIER₁₁
SAPPILY₁₄
SAPPING₁₂
SEPTICS₁₁
SEPTIME₁₁
SIPPING₁₂
SOPHIES₁₂
SOPHISM₁₄
SOPHIST₁₂
SOPPIER₁₁
SOPPILY₁₄
SOPPING₁₂
SUPPING₁₂
TAPPICE₁₃
TAPPING₁₂
TAPUING₁₀
TIPPIER₁₁
TIPPING₁₂
TIPSIER₉
TIPSIFY₁₅
TIPSILY₁₂
TOPKICK₁₉
TOPLINE₉
TOPPING₁₂
TOPSIDE₁₀
TUPPING₁₂
UMPTIER₁₁
UNPAINT₉
UNPAIRS₉
WAPPING₁₅
WOPPING₁₅
YAPPIER₁₄
YAPPIES₁₄
YAPPING₁₅
YIPPIES₁₄
YIPPING₁₅
YUPPIES₁₄
YUPPIFY₂₀
ZAPPIER₂₀
ZAPPING₂₁
ZAPTIAH₂₁
ZAPTIEH₂₁
ZIPPIER₂₀
ZIPPILY₂₃
ZIPPING₂₁

Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 4th letter is P.

1st letter

P13%
C11%
H10%

2nd letter

A25%
O20%
I16%

4th letter

P45%
T11%
R10%

6th letter

N36%
E28%
S8%

7th letter

S24%
G24%
E16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; ZIPPILY tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 17 words
10 points: 11 words
1111 points: 53 words
12 points: 42 words
1313 points: 37 words
14 points: 39 words
1515 points: 21 words
16 points: 11 words
1717 points: 8 words
18 points: 2 words
1919 points: 2 words
20 points: 8 words
2121 points: 4 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZIPPILY	23	25	NWL only
ZIPPING	21	25	All three
ZAPPING	21	25	All three
ZAPTIAH	21	21	All three
ZAPTIEH	21	21	All three
BAPTIZE	20	22	All three
CAPSIZE	20	22	All three
EMPRIZE	20	22	All three
ZIPPIER	20	22	All three
APPRIZE	20	22	All three
PEPTIZE	20	22	All three
ZAPPIER	20	22	All three

The fixed positions create a list with familiar choices and less common game words. APPLIED, REPLIED, HAPPIER and CAPTION show how varied the opening letters can be. Only 35 matches are classed as common, while 209 have definitions, a gap that matters when a puzzle gives you the pattern but not a clear everyday answer.

Which 7-letter words fit this pattern?

256 words have P in position three and I in position five.
35 matches are common by English word frequency.
Collins includes 248 matches; NWL2023 includes 196 and ENABLE includes 177.
P is the most frequent first letter, with 34 words; C follows with 28.
S and G lead the final-letter counts with 62 and 61 words.

What word endings appear most often?

The strongest ending pattern is a close race: 62 words end in S and 61 end in G. Examples such as APPLIES and REPLIES show the S-ending side, while MAPPING and TAPPING illustrate the G-ending group. E is next, with 41 matches, including APPLIED and REPLIED.

That spread gives you a practical solving clue: test both an S ending and an -ING shape rather than locking onto one suffix. The opening letters also cluster: P starts 34 matches, while C, H and R start 28, 25 and 22. CAPTION, HAPPIER and REPAIRS cover those alternatives.

How should you use 7-letter words with P third and I fifth?

For a high-value play, ZIPPILY scores 23 points before board premiums; ZIPPING and ZAPPING each score 21. Those words show why a Z at the start can outweigh a more familiar choice when the board gives you room. For a more recognizable fit, APPLIED and REPLIED are easy patterns to check.

The 7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter do not all appear in the same tournament list. Collins has 248, compared with 196 in NWL2023 and 177 in ENABLE; those counts overlap, so do not add them. Check your game's word list before relying on unfamiliar entries.

Questions people ask

What are some common words with P third and I fifth?

APPLIED, REPLIED, APPLIES, HAPPIER and CAPTION are recognizable examples with P in the third position and I in the fifth. The full pattern has 35 words classed as common, so less familiar matches make up much of the broader tournament list.

Which word in this pattern scores the most?

ZIPPILY is the highest scorer among these matches at 23 points before board premiums. ZIPPING and ZAPPING follow at 21 points each, making the opening Z a strong scoring feature when your rack and board allow the play.

Do all word-game dictionaries accept the same matches?

No. Collins contains 248 matches, NWL2023 contains 196, and ENABLE contains 177. The lists overlap, but they do not agree on every word, so check the dictionary used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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