8-letter words with P as the 2nd letter

8-letter words with P as the second letter total 966, including familiar forms such as specific, approach, speaking, and appeared.

966 wordsTop pick SPECIFICHighest score SPETZNAZ 28

79 of 966 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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A is the most common 2nd letter in 8-letter words (6,320 words); J is the rarest (11). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 79 · most-used first

SPECIFIC₁₇
APPROACH₁₇
SPEAKING₁₅
APPEARED₁₃
SPENDING₁₂
APPROVED₁₆
OPPOSITE₁₂
APPROVAL₁₅
EPISODES₁₁
OPINIONS₁₀
OPERATED₁₁
UPCOMING₁₅
APPARENT₁₂
OPERATOR₁₀
SPECTRUM₁₄
APPLYING₁₆
SPEAKERS₁₄
OPPONENT₁₂
SPORTING₁₁
OPERATES₁₀
OPPOSING₁₃
SPELLING₁₁
SPINNING₁₁
SPEECHES₁₅
UPGRADED₁₃
UPLOADED₁₂
OPTIONAL₁₀
SPONSORS₁₀
APPETITE₁₂
UPSTAIRS₁₀
APPEALED₁₃
APPLAUSE₁₂
EPIDEMIC₁₅
UPGRADES₁₂
SPLENDID₁₂
UPRISING₁₁
SPECIMEN₁₄
OPENINGS₁₁
UPDATING₁₂
SPEEDING₁₂
OPTIMISM₁₄
SPECIALS₁₂
SPRINGER₁₁
UPSTREAM₁₂
SPIRITED₁₁
SPANNING₁₁
APPENDIX₂₀
APERTURE₁₀

Showing the top 48 of 79 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 966

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

APADANAS₁₁
APAGOGES₁₂
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Letters by positionIn 49% of these words the 1st letter is S.

1st letter

S49%
U16%
A16%

3rd letter

I19%
A13%
O12%

4th letter

R14%
E9%
N9%

6th letter

I24%
E12%
L8%

7th letter

E33%
N13%
I7%

8th letter

S35%
D11%
G10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; SPETZNAZ tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.

1010 points: 151 words
11 points: 157 words
1212 points: 174 words
13 points: 144 words
1414 points: 114 words
15 points: 65 words
1616 points: 54 words
17 points: 37 words
1818 points: 12 words
19 points: 26 words
2020 points: 12 words
21 points: 10 words
2222 points: 7 words
23 points: 1 words
2424 points: 0 words
25 points: 0 words
2626 points: 0 words
27 points: 0 words
2828 points: 1 words
29 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SPETZNAZ	28	30	Collins only
SPHYNXES	23	23	Collins · NWL
APOPLEXY	22	24	All three
OPAQUELY	22	24	All three
APPRIZED	22	24	All three
APHORIZE	22	22	All three
APHETIZE	22	22	Collins only
EPICALYX	22	24	All three
EPIZOOTY	22	22	All three
OPTIMIZE	21	23	All three
APPLIQUE	21	25	All three
UPCHUCKS	21	25	All three

The pattern is broad but not evenly spread: 472 entries begin with S, while U and A contribute 151 and 150. Specific and approach are easy anchors; rarer choices include apoplexy and opaquely, both eight-letter plays with striking tile scores. Use the fixed P in slot two to narrow a rack or solve a crossing clue, then check the opening and ending letters against your other tiles.

Quick facts about the P-second pattern

966 entries match, and each appears in at least one tournament dictionary.
Specific, approach, speaking, and appeared are recognizable examples.
472 matches begin with S; U and A follow with 151 and 150 each.
SPETZNAZ leads the high-score examples at 28 points.
Only 79 entries count as common by Word Puzzle Answers's frequency measure.

Which starting letters dominate this pattern?

S leads by a wide margin: 472 of the 966 words start with that letter. U and A are nearly tied at 151 and 150, then E contributes 114 and O contributes 75. The named examples show the variety: specific and speaking start with S, while approach and appeared start with A.

The count also rises across nearby word lengths: 752 seven-letter matches, 966 eight-letter matches, and 1,015 nine-letter matches. That makes an eight-letter rack a useful middle ground for this pattern, with more options than the shorter list but fewer than the next length. Try the familiar examples first, then use the first letter to trim the remaining choices.

Which 8-letter words with P as the second letter score most?

SPETZNAZ scores 28 points, the highest value among the examples here. SPHYNXES scores 23, while apoplexy, opaquely, apprized, aphorize, aphetize, epicalyx, and epizooty each score 22. These are strong candidates when the rack contains high-value letters, though a score depends on the board squares as well as the word.

The list is not a guide to everyday vocabulary: just 79 matches meet Word Puzzle Answers's common-word cutoff. Dictionary coverage also differs: Collins includes 942 entries, NWL2023 includes 714, and ENABLE includes 645. An unfamiliar word may not be accepted in every game, so check your game's word list before relying on one.

Questions people ask

How many common 8-letter words have P in the second position?

There are 79 common matches with P in the second position. Word Puzzle Answers defines common words by frequency, so many of the 966 total entries are less familiar. Specific, approach, and speaking are recognizable examples to try before considering rarer options.

What is the highest-scoring 8-letter word with P second?

SPETZNAZ is the highest-scoring example, at 28 points. SPHYNXES follows at 23, and several words score 22, including apoplexy and opaquely. Board premiums can change the total you earn during a play.

Are there more 7-letter or 9-letter words with P second?

The 9-letter pattern has more matches: 1,015, compared with 752 for 7-letter words. The eight-letter set sits between them at 966. If the rack length is fixed, the P-second lists for those neighboring lengths give you a direct comparison.

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