7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and I as the 6th letter

Set P third and I sixth to narrow the search to 60 entries. CAPTAIN, EXPLAIN and DEPOSIT are easy recall cues; HYPOXIC leads the score table. Only five candidates are common, with score leaders, ending totals, familiar anchors and exact position checks to sort close candidates.

7-letter words with P at a glance

• 60 entries match the fixed-position clue.
• 5 entries belong to the common-word group.
• HYPOXIC leads the score list at 24.
• CAPTAIN, EXPLAIN, DEPOSIT, EXPLOIT are example words to test against the clue.

What endings should you scan?

Final C and N are the largest groups, at twelve and eleven entries; D adds ten. CAPTAIN and EXPLAIN are easy cues, while HYPOXIC and HYPOXIA own the scoring peak.

The average base score is 12.4, close to the high-value specialist end represented by HYPOXIC. HYPOXIA and XIPHOID also clear 20 points, while KIPSKIN scores 17. A rack search should therefore use two passes: recall the everyday forms first, then inspect the less obvious candidates containing valuable tiles.

CAPTAIN and DEPOSIT are particularly useful checks because they preserve the fixed positions while taking different routes through the remaining letters. With 52 defined entries out of 60, many candidates have a definition available, but the five common entries remain a small part of the set.

CAPTAIN offers a clear everyday route through the clue, while HYPOXIC and XIPHOID point toward scoring potential. The C, N and D endings are the main clusters, but eight options can appear at the final slot. Keep the smaller groups in mind.

A score-based clue

Use the common words as anchors

More than fifty entries have definitions, but only five are common. Use CAPTAIN and EXPLAIN to remember the frame, then test the less familiar options carefully.

CAPTAIN and EXPLAIN are easy anchors, but HYPOXIC claims the score peak through its unusual letter mix.

CAPTAIN and EXPLAIN are easier to recall than HYPOXIC, whose score reaches 24 points. Those differences give you a practical way to separate recall from score value.

CAPTAIN and DEPOSIT offer familiar shapes, while HYPOXIC and XIPHOID bring higher scores. The closing C, N and D groups deserve an early look, though the other endings still matter when those tiles are unavailable.

DEPOSIT and CAPTAIN use different endings, so the pattern is not limited to one final letter. These anchors also separate easy recall from X-based point value.