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

7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter: 423 matches, from happens and reports to score-heavy zephyrs.

423 wordsTop pick HAPPENSHighest score ZEPHYRS 24

45 of 423 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
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I
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7th letter
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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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Common words 45 · most-used first

HAPPENS₁₄
REPORTS₉
APPEARS₁₁
EXPRESS₁₆
DEPENDS₁₁
EXPERTS₁₆
ASPECTS₁₁
APPLIES₁₁
APPEALS₁₁
EXPORTS₁₆
REPAIRS₉
IMPACTS₁₃
IMPLIES₁₁
REPLIES₉
IMPRESS₁₁
EXPECTS₁₈
IMPORTS₁₁
EMPLOYS₁₄
PUPPIES₁₃
PEPPERS₁₃
EXPANDS₁₇
REPEATS₉
LAPTOPS₁₁
DEPICTS₁₂
EXPIRES₁₆
RAPPERS₁₁
ORPHANS₁₂
RAPTORS₉
EMPRESS₁₁
EXPOSES₁₆
EMPIRES₁₁
PUPPETS₁₃
OPPOSES₁₁
IMPETUS₁₁
NEPHEWS₁₅
CYPRESS₁₄
IMPOSES₁₁
DEPARTS₁₀
REPLAYS₁₂
UMPIRES₁₁
COPIOUS₁₁
GYPSIES₁₃

Showing the top 42 of 45 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 423

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

ADPRESS₁₀
ALPACAS₁₁
ALPEENS₉
ALPHYLS₁₅
ALPINES₉
AMPERES₁₁
AMPULES₁₁
APPAIRS₁₁
APPALLS₁₁
APPEALS₁₁
APPEARS₁₁
APPENDS₁₂
APPLETS₁₁
APPLIES₁₁
APPORTS₁₁
APPOSES₁₁
APPRESS₁₁
ARPENTS₉
ASPECTS₁₁
ASPICKS₁₅
ASPINES₉
ASPIRES₉
ASPISES₉
ASPORTS₉
BEPELTS₁₁
BEPUFFS₁₇
BIPACKS₁₇
BOPEEPS₁₃
BOPPERS₁₃
BUPPIES₁₃
BYPATHS₁₇
BYPLAYS₁₇
CAPCOMS₁₅
CAPFULS₁₄
CAPIZES₂₀
CAPLESS₁₁
CAPLETS₁₁
CAPLINS₁₁
CAPOTES₁₁
CAPPERS₁₃
CAPRIDS₁₂
CAPSIDS₁₂
CAPTANS₁₁
CAPTORS₁₁
CIPHERS₁₄
COPALMS₁₃
COPECKS₁₇
COPIERS₁₁
COPINGS₁₂
COPIOUS₁₁
COPITAS₁₁
COPLOTS₁₁
COPOUTS₁₁
COPPERS₁₃
COPPIES₁₃
COPPINS₁₃
COPPLES₁₃
COPPRAS₁₃
COPRAHS₁₄
COPTERS₁₁
COPULAS₁₁
CUPFULS₁₄
CUPOLAS₁₁
CUPPERS₁₃
CUPROUS₁₁
CUPRUMS₁₃
CUPULES₁₁
CYPHERS₁₇
CYPRESS₁₄
CYPRIDS₁₅
DAPHNES₁₃
DAPPERS₁₂
DAPPLES₁₂
DEPARTS₁₀
DEPENDS₁₁
DEPERMS₁₂
DEPICTS₁₂
DEPLOYS₁₃
DEPONES₁₀
DEPORTS₁₀
DEPOSES₁₀
DEPRESS₁₀
DEPUTES₁₀
DIPLOES₁₀
DIPLONS₁₀
DIPNETS₁₀
DIPOLES₁₀
DIPPERS₁₂
DOPANTS₁₀
DOPINGS₁₁
DOPPERS₁₂
DOPPIES₁₂
DOPPIOS₁₂
DUPINGS₁₁
DUPIONS₁₀
DUPLETS₁₀
DUPLIES₁₀
DUPPIES₁₂
EMPALES₁₁
EMPARES₁₁
EMPARLS₁₁
EMPARTS₁₁
EMPATHS₁₄
EMPINGS₁₂
EMPIRES₁₁
EMPLOYS₁₄
EMPRESS₁₁
EMPTIES₁₁
EMPTINS₁₁
EMPUSAS₁₁
EMPUSES₁₁
ESPADAS₁₀
ESPIALS₉
ESPIERS₉
ESPOIRS₉
ESPRITS₉
EUPHONS₁₂
EUPNEAS₉
EXPANDS₁₇
EXPECTS₁₈
EXPENDS₁₇
EXPERTS₁₆
EXPIRES₁₆
EXPORTS₁₆
EXPOSES₁₆
EXPRESS₁₆
EXPUGNS₁₇
FIPPLES₁₄
GAPINGS₁₁
GAPLESS₁₀
GAPOSIS₁₀
GAPPERS₁₂
GIPPERS₁₂
GIPPIES₁₂
GIPPOES₁₂
GIPSENS₁₀
GIPSIES₁₀
GOPHERS₁₃
GOPURAS₁₀
GUPPIES₁₂
GYPPERS₁₅
GYPPIES₁₅
GYPSIES₁₃
GYPSUMS₁₅
HAPAXES₁₉
HAPLESS₁₂
HAPPENS₁₄
HAPPIES₁₄
HAPTENS₁₂
HAPTICS₁₄
HAPUKAS₁₆
HAPUKUS₁₆
HEPCATS₁₄
HEPTADS₁₃
HIPLESS₁₂
HIPNESS₁₂
HIPPENS₁₄
HIPPIES₁₄
HIPPINS₁₄
HOPDOGS₁₄
HOPPERS₁₄
HOPPLES₁₄
HUPPAHS₁₇
HYPATES₁₅
HYPHENS₁₈
HYPINGS₁₆
HYPNICS₁₇
HYPNUMS₁₇
HYPOIDS₁₆
IMPACTS₁₃
IMPAIRS₁₁
IMPALAS₁₁
IMPALES₁₁
IMPARKS₁₅
IMPARLS₁₁
IMPARTS₁₁
IMPAVES₁₄
IMPAWNS₁₄
IMPEDES₁₂
IMPENDS₁₂
IMPETUS₁₁
IMPHEES₁₄
IMPINGS₁₂
IMPIOUS₁₁
IMPLIES₁₁
IMPONES₁₁
IMPORTS₁₁
IMPOSES₁₁
IMPOSTS₁₁
IMPRESS₁₁
IMPROVS₁₄
IMPUGNS₁₂
IMPUTES₁₁
INPOURS₉
JAPINGS₁₇
JUPATIS₁₆
KEPHIRS₁₆
KIPPAHS₁₈
KIPPERS₁₅
KOPECKS₁₉
KOPPIES₁₅
LAPDOGS₁₁
LAPFULS₁₂
LAPIDES₁₀
LAPISES₉
LAPPELS₁₁
LAPPERS₁₁
LAPPETS₁₁
LAPPIES₁₁
LAPSERS₉
LAPTOPS₁₁
LEPROUS₉
LEPTINS₉
LEPTONS₉
LIPASES₉
LIPIDES₁₀
LIPLESS₉
LIPOIDS₁₀
LIPOMAS₁₁
LIPPENS₁₁
LIPPERS₁₁
LIPPIES₁₁
LOPPERS₁₁
LOPPETS₁₁
LOPPIES₁₁
LUPINES₉
LUPUSES₉
MAPLESS₁₁
MAPPERS₁₃
MOPANES₁₁
MOPANIS₁₁
MOPOKES₁₅
MOPPERS₁₃
MOPPETS₁₃
MOPSIES₁₁
MOPUSES₁₁
MUPPETS₁₃
NAPALMS₁₁
NAPKINS₁₃
NAPLESS₉
NAPPERS₁₁
NAPPIES₁₁
NAPRONS₉
NEPETAS₉
NEPHEWS₁₅
NIPPERS₁₁
NIPPLES₁₁
NIPTERS₉
NOPALES₉
OPPOSES₁₁
OPPRESS₁₁
OPPUGNS₁₂
ORPHANS₁₂
ORPINES₉
OSPREYS₁₂
PAPAINS₁₁
PAPAYAS₁₄
PAPISMS₁₃
PAPISTS₁₁
PAPPIES₁₃
PAPPOUS₁₃
PAPULAS₁₁
PAPULES₁₁
PAPYRUS₁₄
PEPINOS₁₁
PEPITAS₁₁
PEPLUMS₁₃
PEPPERS₁₃
PEPSINS₁₁
PEPTICS₁₃
PEPTIDS₁₂
PIPAGES₁₂
PIPINGS₁₂
PIPKINS₁₅
PIPLESS₁₁
PIPPINS₁₃
POPERAS₁₁
POPGUNS₁₂
POPJOYS₂₁
POPLARS₁₁
POPLINS₁₁
POPOUTS₁₁
POPPERS₁₃
POPPETS₁₃
POPPIES₁₃
POPPITS₁₃
POPPLES₁₃
POPRINS₁₁
POPSIES₁₁
PUPATES₁₁
PUPPETS₁₃
PUPPIES₁₃
RAPHIAS₁₂
RAPIERS₉
RAPINES₉
RAPINIS₉
RAPISTS₉
RAPPEES₁₁
RAPPELS₁₁
RAPPERS₁₁
RAPTORS₉
REPACKS₁₅
REPAIRS₉
REPARKS₁₃
REPASTS₉
REPAVES₁₂
REPEALS₉
REPEATS₉
REPENTS₉
REPERKS₁₃
REPINES₉
REPLANS₉
REPLAYS₁₂
REPLIES₉
REPLOTS₉
REPLOWS₁₂
REPOLLS₉
REPONES₉
REPORTS₉
REPOSES₉
REPOSTS₉
REPOURS₉
REPRESS₉
REPUGNS₁₀
REPULPS₁₁
REPUMPS₁₃
REPURES₉
REPUTES₉
RIPECKS₁₅
RIPOFFS₁₅
RIPOSTS₉
RIPPERS₁₁
RIPPLES₁₁
RIPRAPS₁₁
RIPSAWS₁₂
ROPINGS₁₀
RUPIAHS₁₂
RYPECKS₁₈
SAPELES₉
SAPIENS₉
SAPLESS₉
SAPOTAS₉
SAPOTES₉
SAPOURS₉
SAPPANS₁₁
SAPPERS₁₁
SAPPLES₁₁
SEPHENS₁₂
SEPIUMS₁₁
SEPTETS₉
SEPTICS₁₁
SEPTUMS₁₁
SIPHONS₁₂
SIPPERS₁₁
SIPPETS₁₁
SIPPLES₁₁
SOPHIES₁₂
SOPITES₉
SUPAWNS₁₂
SUPINES₉
SUPPERS₁₁
SUPPLES₁₁
SYPHERS₁₅
SYPHONS₁₅
TAPALOS₉
TAPETIS₉
TAPINGS₁₀
TAPISES₉
TAPISTS₉
TAPLESS₉
TAPPERS₁₁
TAPPETS₁₁
TEPHRAS₁₂
TIPCATS₁₁
TIPLESS₉
TIPOFFS₁₅
TIPPEES₁₁
TIPPERS₁₁
TIPPETS₁₁
TIPPLES₁₁
TIPTOES₉
TIPTOPS₁₁
TIPULAS₉
TIPUNAS₉
TOPAZES₁₈
TOPLESS₉
TOPPERS₁₁
TOPPLES₁₁
TUPELOS₉
TUPUNAS₉
TYPHONS₁₅
TYPHOUS₁₅
TYPINGS₁₃
TYPISTS₁₂
UMPIRES₁₁
UNPACKS₁₅
UNPAIRS₉
UNPICKS₁₅
UNPILES₉
UNPLUGS₁₀
UNPOPES₁₁
UNPRAYS₁₂
UNPROPS₁₁
UPPILES₁₁
UPPINGS₁₂
UPPROPS₁₃
VAPOURS₁₂
WAPITIS₁₂
WAPPERS₁₄
WIPINGS₁₃
WIPPENS₁₄
YAPOCKS₁₈
YAPPERS₁₄
YAPPIES₁₄
YIPPERS₁₄
YIPPIES₁₄
YOPPERS₁₄
YUPPIES₁₄
ZAPPERS₂₀
ZEPHYRS₂₄
ZIPLESS₁₈
ZIPOLAS₁₈
ZIPPERS₂₀

Letters by positionIn 26% of these words the 6th letter is E.

1st letter

R11%
C9%
P9%

2nd letter

A21%
I15%
O15%

4th letter

P22%
I13%
A11%

5th letter

E24%
I15%
N9%

6th letter

E26%
R14%
T12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; ZEPHYRS tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 75 words
10 points: 28 words
1111 points: 130 words
12 points: 52 words
1313 points: 43 words
14 points: 32 words
1515 points: 24 words
16 points: 11 words
1717 points: 13 words
18 points: 8 words
1919 points: 2 words
20 points: 3 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZEPHYRS	24	23	All three
POPJOYS	21	24	Collins only
ZIPPERS	20	22	All three
ZAPPERS	20	22	All three
CAPIZES	20	22	Collins · NWL
KOPECKS	19	21	All three
HAPAXES	19	19	All three
EXPECTS	18	20	All three
HYPHENS	18	17	All three
TOPAZES	18	19	All three
ZIPLESS	18	20	All three
KIPPAHS	18	19	NWL only

The pattern is _ _ P _ _ _ S: P sits in the third slot, and every match ends in S. Among 423 qualifying words, familiar choices such as happens, reports, appears, and depends sit alongside less obvious entries. The opening letter varies widely, so use the fixed middle and final positions first, then test the remaining letters against your rack or clue.

At a glance: the P–S pattern

423 seven-letter words match the pattern, with P third and S seventh.
45 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
R is the most common first letter, with 46 words; C follows with 38, then P with 37.
Collins includes 407 matches, NWL2023 includes 327, and ENABLE includes 291.
Zephyrs leads the scoring examples at 24 points.

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

Several familiar entries are verb forms: happens, reports, appears, depends, applies, replies, and repeats. That gives you a practical first pass when a clue suggests an action or a sentence needs a plural verb. Experts, aspects, exports, repairs, and laptops offer recognizable noun options.

The first letter is a useful narrowing clue, but it does not dominate the pattern. R begins 46 matches, while P begins 37; C, at 38, falls between them. If your known letters point to P as the first letter, keep that possibility in play without assuming it is the leading starting letter.

Which high-scoring words fit this pattern?

Zephyrs scores 24, ahead of popjoys at 21 and zippers, zappers, and capizes at 20 each. Expects scores 18 and is easier to recognize than several of the top scorers. The average score across matches is 12, so the most valuable entries are outliers rather than typical plays.

For a board game, check your rack and the exact dictionary before committing to an obscure scorer. The totals differ by word list: Collins has 407 matches, compared with 327 in NWL2023 and 291 in ENABLE. A word appearing in one list is not automatically accepted in another.

Questions people ask

How many common words match the P-third, S-last pattern?

45 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Examples include happens, reports, appears, depends, and applies. The full pattern has 423 matches, so many entries are less familiar than those everyday choices.

Which word scores highest among these seven-letter matches?

Zephyrs scores highest at 24 points. Popjoys follows at 21, while zippers, zappers, and capizes each score 20. Those top values stand well above the 12-point average for all matches.

Are all 423 words accepted in every word game?

No. Collins lists 407 matches, NWL2023 lists 327, and ENABLE lists 291, so dictionary coverage differs. Check the word list used by your game, especially before playing an uncommon option such as zephyrs or capizes.

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

Common words 45 · most-used first

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At a glance: the P–S pattern

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

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