7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and P as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _R__P__, with R in position two and P in position five; Counts include words accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE; The dictionary totals overlap: Collins has 100 matches, NWL2023 has 82, and ENABLE has 77, so those counts should not be added together.

7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and P as the 5th letter

• There are 102 matching words across the tournament dictionaries counted for this pattern.
• C is the leading first letter, with 33 words; T follows with 21 and G with 17.
• D is the most common final letter, ending 29 matches; R ends 23.
• The list averages 12.3 Scrabble points per word, with GRUMPHY at the top on 18.
• Only 15 matches fall within the common-word frequency group.

Which words are easiest to recognize?

Several familiar forms make the pattern easier to scan: DROPPED, TRAPPED, WRAPPED, CROPPED, and TRIPPED all end in D. That final letter leads the list with 29 words, well ahead of R, the next ending with 23.

The opening letter gives another useful clue. CROPPED and CRAMPED fit the largest starting group, C, while TRUMPET and TRAPPER begin with T. G contributes 17 words, including GROUPED and GRIPPED.

Where do the strongest scores and limits lie?

GRUMPHY scores 18 points before board bonuses; BREWPUB, CRUMPLY, and ARUSPEX each score 16. Those are less familiar choices than WRAPPED or CROPPED, so check your game’s word list before building a play around an unusual high scorer.

The 102 matches are not all everyday vocabulary: 84 have definitions, but just 15 meet the common-word frequency cutoff. For a constrained puzzle, use the position pattern first, then narrow by a known opening or ending letter. Seven-letter words with R second and P fifth have no entries in the Wordle answer or allowed-guess counts.