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

27 7-letter words with W first and P fifth match this pattern, from WHISPER and WRAPPED to WHOPPED.

27 wordsTop pick WRAPPEDHighest score WHIPPED 18

4 of 27 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With W in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (235 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 27 · most-used first

  • WRAPPED15
  • WHISPER15
  • WHIPPED18
  • WRAPPER14
  • WHIMPER17
  • WHOPPER17
  • WHOOPED16
  • WHIPPET17
  • WHOOPEE15
  • WHOOPIE15
  • WHIPPER17
  • WHOOPER15
  • WHOPPED18
  • WHELPED16
  • WHUPPED18
  • WHOMPED18
  • WHIPPIT17
  • WHAPPED18
  • WASHPOT15
  • WHIMPLE17
  • WHAPPER17
  • WHOOPLA15
  • WATAPES12
  • WHAMPLE17
  • WHEEPED16
  • WHEEPLE15
  • WHUMPED18
All valid words 27

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

  • WASHPOT15
  • WATAPES12
  • WHAMPLE17
  • WHAPPED18
  • WHAPPER17
  • WHEEPED16
  • WHEEPLE15
  • WHELPED16
  • WHIMPER17
  • WHIMPLE17
  • WHIPPED18
  • WHIPPER17
  • WHIPPET17
  • WHIPPIT17
  • WHISPER15
  • WHOMPED18
  • WHOOPED16
  • WHOOPEE15
  • WHOOPER15
  • WHOOPIE15
  • WHOOPLA15
  • WHOPPED18
  • WHOPPER17
  • WHUMPED18
  • WHUPPED18
  • WRAPPED15
  • WRAPPER14
Letters by positionIn 85% of these words the 2nd letter is H.
2nd letter
  1. H85%
  2. A7%
  3. R7%
3rd letter
  1. O30%
  2. I26%
  3. A19%
4th letter
  1. P41%
  2. M19%
  3. O19%
6th letter
  1. E74%
  2. L15%
  3. I7%
7th letter
  1. D37%
  2. R26%
  3. E19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 15 in Scrabble; WHIPPED tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1212 points: 1 words
  2. 13 points: 0 words
  3. 1414 points: 1 words
  4. 15 points: 8 words
  5. 1616 points: 3 words
  6. 17 points: 8 words
  7. 1818 points: 6 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHIPPED1819All three
WHOPPED1819All three
WHUPPED1820Collins · NWL
WHOMPED1819All three
WHAPPED1819All three
WHUMPED1820All three
WHIMPER1718All three
WHOPPER1718All three
WHIPPET1718All three
WHIPPER1718All three
WHIPPIT1718NWL only
WHIMPLE1719Collins only

The strongest visual clue is the opening WH: WHISPER, WHIMPER, WHOPPER, and WHIPPET all fit, while WRAPPED keeps the same fixed positions without that opening pair. Just 4 entries fall among the most common English words, and 22 have definitions, so the letter pattern is easier to recognize than every answer is to know. For scale, the W-first/I-fifth pattern has 235 matches, far more than this P-position set.

7-letter words with W first and P fifth at a glance

  • 27 entries match W in position 1 and P in position 5.
  • WHISPER, WHIPPED, and WRAPPED are recognizable examples.
  • Four entries rank among the most common English words.
  • WHIPPED, WHOPPED, WHUPPED, WHOMPED, WHAPPED, and WHUMPED score 18 points.
  • Ten words end in D; R and E follow with 7 and 5.

Which patterns make these words easier to spot?

Many examples build from WH and a consonant cluster around P: WHIPPED, WHOPPED, WHUPPED, WHOMPED, and WHAPPED share the -PPED ending, while WHISPER and WHIMPER place P before E-R. Scan familiar WH words first, then check the fifth tile rather than assuming every answer ends in -PPED.

Endings narrow the search too. Ten entries finish in D, seven in R, and five in E; T accounts for three, while A and S appear once each. WRAPPED belongs to the D group, WHISPER and WHOPPER to R, and WHIMPLE to E.

D is the most frequent ending among the 27 matches.

  • WHIPPED, WHOPPED, WHUPPED, WHOMPED, and WHAPPED share the -PPED ending.
  • WHISPER and WHIMPER put P before E-R.
  • Endings: D 10; R 7; E 5; T 3; A and S 1 each.

Which W-and-P words score highest?

WHIPPED, WHOPPED, WHUPPED, WHOMPED, WHAPPED, and WHUMPED each score 18 points, the top value in this group. WHIMPER, WHOPPER, WHIPPET, and WHIPPER score 17. For 7-letter words with W first and P fifth, start with those six when you want the highest listed tile scores.

One limitation matters in play: the tournament dictionary counts differ, with 21 ENABLE entries, 24 NWL2023 entries, and 26 Collins entries against 27 matches overall. The entries do not all travel across lists, so check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar form such as WHAMPLE.

  • 18 points: WHIPPED, WHOPPED, WHUPPED, WHOMPED, WHAPPED, and WHUMPED.
  • 17 points: WHIMPER, WHOPPER, WHIPPET, and WHIPPER.
  • Dictionary counts: ENABLE 21, NWL2023 24, Collins 26; total matches 27.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have W first and P fifth?
There are 27 matching words. Examples include WHISPER, WHIPPED, WHOPPER, and WRAPPED, which all have W in the first position and P in the fifth. The W-first/I-fifth pattern is much larger, with 235 matches.
Which W-and-P words score the most in Scrabble?
WHIPPED, WHOPPED, WHUPPED, WHOMPED, WHAPPED, and WHUMPED each score 18 points. WHIMPER, WHOPPER, WHIPPET, and WHIPPER score 17. The top scorers share a dense consonant pattern, but confirm the scoring rules for your game.
Do all 27 words appear in every tournament dictionary?
No. ENABLE contains 21 entries, NWL2023 contains 24, and Collins contains 26, while 27 is the combined total of words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary. A word missing from one list may still count through another, so check the exact dictionary used by your game.

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