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

16 7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and M as the 7th letter fit; hyponym leads the scoring list at 20.

16 wordsTop pick BAPTISMHighest score HYPONYM 20

1 of 16 are everyday words (6%). 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 16 · most-used first

  • BAPTISM13
  • TAPROOM11
  • TAPETUM11
  • SOPHISM14
  • TOPONYM14
  • ORPHISM14
  • GOPURAM12
  • PAPADUM14
  • PAPADOM14
  • PAPADAM14
  • POPADUM14
  • BIPRISM13
  • COPYISM16
  • HYPONYM20
  • POPEDOM14
  • ULPANIM11
All valid words 16

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

  • BAPTISM13
  • BIPRISM13
  • COPYISM16
  • GOPURAM12
  • HYPONYM20
  • ORPHISM14
  • PAPADAM14
  • PAPADOM14
  • PAPADUM14
  • POPADUM14
  • POPEDOM14
  • SOPHISM14
  • TAPETUM11
  • TAPROOM11
  • TOPONYM14
  • ULPANIM11
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. P31%
  2. T19%
  3. B13%
2nd letter
  1. A38%
  2. O38%
  3. L6%
4th letter
  1. A31%
  2. E13%
  3. H13%
5th letter
  1. I31%
  2. D31%
  3. N19%
6th letter
  1. S31%
  2. O19%
  3. U19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HYPONYM2020Collins · NWL
COPYISM1618Collins only
SOPHISM1415All three
TOPONYM1416All three
ORPHISM1415Collins · NWL
PAPADUM1418Collins · NWL
PAPADOM1417Collins · NWL
PAPADAM1417Collins · NWL
POPADUM1418Collins only
POPEDOM1417All three
BAPTISM1316All three
BIPRISM1316Collins only

That fixed ending makes this a narrow search: every answer closes with M, while P stays in the third position. Only one of the 16 entries is common by frequency, so expect specialist vocabulary rather than everyday choices. Baptism is a familiar anchor; taproom and papadum show how different the other word shapes can be.

At a glance: the P–M pattern

  • All 16 matches end in M, with P fixed in the third slot.
  • Collins accepts all 16; NWL2023 includes 12, while ENABLE includes 7.
  • Five entries start with P; T starts 3, and B starts 2.
  • Hyponym scores 20, the highest; copyism follows at 16.
  • Only one entry ranks as common, and 14 have definitions.

Highest-scoring P-third, M-last words

Hyponym is the scoring standout at 20 points, with copyism second at 16. Sophism, toponym, orphism, and the papadum, papadom, papadam, and popadum spellings each score 14. These are base word scores; premium squares change the board total, not the tiles’ values.

Hyponym is the sharp play when your rack and board allow it, but the specialist vocabulary is a real constraint. Baptism and taproom are easier to recognize; tapetum, gopuram, and ulpanim are less familiar. Check your game’s word list before relying on an obscure entry.

Which starting letters appear most often?

P leads the starting-letter spread with five matches, followed by T with three and B with two. C, G, H, O, and S each start one word, giving you five less common initial-letter options.

The neighboring pattern with P third and S last has 423 matches, compared with 16 here. Keeping M in the final slot is the severe filter; the third-position P alone leaves far more possibilities.

A practical way to search the pattern

Tip

Lock those slots first, then test familiar anchors such as baptism and taproom. Only one match is common, so try recognizable candidates before spending a turn on rare spellings.

Questions people ask

Which word scores highest in this P-and-M pattern?
Hyponym scores highest at 20 points. Copyism follows at 16, while sophism, toponym, orphism, and four food-related spellings score 14. Those figures are base word scores, so a premium square can raise the total during play.
Are these words accepted in every word-game dictionary?
No, the dictionaries do not contain the same number of matches. Collins has all 16, NWL2023 has 12, and ENABLE has 7. If a word matters for a particular game, check that game’s word list rather than assuming every dictionary accepts it.
Which words in this pattern are most familiar?
Baptism is the clearest everyday example, and taproom is another recognizable option. Only one match counts as common by frequency, though, so most of the set is specialist vocabulary. Hyponym and tapetum are examples you may know mainly from particular subjects.

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