7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and S as the 4th letter

The pattern is _ _ P S _ _ _: the P and S must sit side by side in positions three and four. CAPSULE, TOPSOIL, and HIPSTER show how different the surrounding letters can be. Collins accepts all 51 matches, while NWL2023 includes 37, so the game’s dictionary matters.

At a glance: a compact pattern with varied endings

• There are 51 tournament-dictionary matches for the seven-letter pattern.
• T begins 14 entries, ahead of C with 9.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing on 10 words; R follows with 9.
• Only 3 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

7-letter words with P third and S fourth

The starting letters narrow the search quickly: TOPSOIL and TOPSIDE begin with T, while CAPSULE and CAPSIZE begin with C. Together, those two initials account for 23 of the 51 matches. GYPSIES adds a different familiar shape, with G at the front and S at the end.

Endings divide the group too. Ten words finish in S, including GYPSIES; nine finish in R, as HIPSTER does; and eight finish in N, as TOPSPIN does. When a clue gives the final letter, that detail can cut the candidate set before you scan the full list.

Which pattern matches score highest?

CAPSIZE leads the scoring entries at 20 points. HOPSACK follows at 18, then KIPSKIN at 17; COPSHOP scores 16. These are stronger point plays than familiar choices such as CAPSULE, so check the letter values before settling on the word you recognize first.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: ENABLE has 34 matches and NWL2023 has 37, compared with 51 in Collins. That gap is the practical limitation of the pattern list: an entry accepted in Collins may not be playable in a North American game. For 7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and S as the 4th letter, confirm the active word list before challenging.