7-letter words with T as the 1st letter and P as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is T _ _ _ P _ _, so the fifth tile narrows the search sharply. TRAPPED, TRUMPET, and TRIPPED are recognizable matches; the full set also includes words with less familiar spellings. Only four matches count as common by English frequency, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and specialist entries.

At a glance: the T-and-P pattern

• There are 35 tournament-dictionary matches for this seven-letter pattern.
• Four matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• A total of 32 entries have definitions.
• THUMPED leads the tile scores at 15; THUMPER scores 14.
• Twelve words end in D, while eight end in T.

How rare is T first and P fifth?

The T-and-P combination is a compact corner of the seven-letter pattern lists: 35 matches, compared with 151 for words beginning with S and keeping P fifth. That makes the initial letter a bigger filter than the fixed P alone.

Many recognizable entries share a short, useful shape: TRAPPED, TRIPPED, TRUMPED, and TRAMPED all finish with D. TRUMPET and THUMPER show another route, while TOPSPIN and TILAPIA break up the cluster of familiar past-tense forms. Among nearby seven-letter patterns beginning with T, the fifth-letter alternatives shift sharply: N has 101 matches and O has 162, versus 35 with P.

7-letter words with T first and P fifth: what to check

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 34 matches, NWL2023 includes 29, and ENABLE includes 28. A word accepted in one tournament list may not work in another, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry. Collins misses only one of the 35 words.

For scoring, THUMPED is the top tile-value choice at 15, followed by THUMPER at 14. The average score is 10.8, but the rarest-looking word is not automatically the strongest play: board premiums and existing hooks can matter more than a word's base value.