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

Read the pattern as _T__P__: T is fixed in slot two, and P in slot five. The standout is how strongly the words cluster around S; just three begin with A. STOPPED and STEPPED look familiar, while ATROPHY breaks the mold and takes the top score; five entries rank as common by English word frequency, so most matches are less everyday.

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

• Forty tournament-listed words match the _T__P__ pattern.
• Thirty-seven start with S; only three start with A.
• Five matches rank as common by English word frequency.
• STOPPED, STEPPED, STRIPES, and STAMPED are recognizable examples.
• Final D leads with nine words, followed by R with eight and E with seven.

Which letters start and end these words?

S dominates the opening slot: 37 of the 40 matches begin with that letter. The other three start with A, including ATROPHY, the set’s highest scorer. When solving from a known second-position T and fifth-position P, test an S first, but keep A available for an unusual-looking answer.

The endings are less concentrated. D, R, and E together account for 24 matches, while Y appears at the end of five. The R-second, P-fifth sibling pattern has 102 matches, far more than this set, so changing the second letter opens many more options.

Which words score most?

ATROPHY leads the Scrabble scores at 15 points; STRAPPY and STROPPY follow at 14 each. Their valuable letter Y helps them beat familiar choices such as STOPPED and STEPPED, which score 12 apiece. For 7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and P as the 5th letter, unusual vocabulary can outscore the obvious-looking choices.

• Try ATROPHY when you need this group’s highest score.
• STRAPPY and STROPPY each score 14, one point behind the leader.
• STOPPED, STEPPED, STAMPED, and STUMPED each score 12.