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9-letter words ending in P

9-letter words ending in P number 146, led by the -SHIP family (OWNERSHIP, SPACESHIP) and by QUICKSTEP at 26 points.

146 wordsTop pick OWNERSHIPHighest score QUICKSTEP 26

4 of 146 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S ends the most 9-letter words (16,180); V ends the fewest (1). P ranks #17 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Best words to play first 146 · most-used first

  • OWNERSHIP17
  • PHOTOSHOP19
  • SPACESHIP18
  • COURTSHIP16
  • STEAMSHIP16
  • SHORTSTOP14
  • BOOTSTRAP13
  • MICROCHIP20
  • BUTTERCUP15
  • RIDERSHIP15
  • FINGERTIP15
  • TIMESTAMP15
  • REDEVELOP15
  • SWEATSHOP17
  • EAVESDROP15
  • ROUNDTRIP12
  • TURBOPROP15
  • PLAYGROUP17
  • MOUSETRAP13
  • PAPERCLIP17
  • CLERKSHIP20
  • JUDGESHIP23
  • WORKGROUP19
  • QUICKSTEP26
  • NEWSGROUP15
  • JOCKSTRAP24
  • DEATHTRAP15
  • RULERSHIP14
  • SEMIGROUP14
  • CHINSTRAP16
  • LIGHTSHIP18
  • OVERSLEEP14
  • UPMANSHIP18
  • MULTISTEP13
  • SCRAPHEAP18
  • PARATROOP13
  • DRAGSTRIP13
  • TROOPSHIP16
  • ELDERSHIP15
  • TRUCKSTOP17
  • FILMSTRIP16
  • TUTORSHIP14
  • BACKSTRAP19
  • MAYORSHIP19
  • CADETSHIP17
  • SILVERTIP14
  • SWEETSHOP17
  • HORSEWHIP20

Showing the top 48 of 146 words. See every valid word

All valid words 146

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

  • ABBOTSHIP18
  • AFTERCLAP16
  • AFTERDAMP17
  • ANTHOCARP16
  • ANTISLEEP11
  • ARCHICARP18
  • ARHATSHIP17
  • AUGURSHIP15
  • BACKSTAMP21
  • BACKSTRAP19
  • BEDELSHIP17
  • BELLYFLOP19
  • BLACKDAMP22
  • BOOTSTRAP13
  • BUTTERCUP15
  • CADETSHIP17
  • CANTALOUP13
  • CARDSHARP17
  • CARROTTOP13
  • CASSAREEP13
  • CHECKSTOP22
  • CHELASHIP19
  • CHIEFSHIP22
  • CHINSTRAP16
  • CHOKEDAMP23
  • CLERKSHIP20
  • CLICKWRAP22
  • COACHWHIP24
  • CODEVELOP17
  • COUNTSHIP16
  • COURTSHIP16
  • COVERSLIP16
  • CREMOCARP17
  • CYSTOCARP18
  • DEATHTRAP15
  • DEVILSHIP18
  • DONORSHIP15
  • DRAGSTRIP13
  • DRILLSHIP15
  • EAVESDRIP15
  • EAVESDROP15
  • ELDERSHIP15
  • ENVOYSHIP20
  • EUROCREEP13
  • FILMSTRIP16
  • FINGERTIP15
  • FLASHLAMP19
  • GALLIWASP15
  • GIANTSHIP15
  • GUARDSHIP16
  • GUIDESHIP16
  • GUILDSHIP16
  • HAMMERKOP22
  • HANDCLASP17
  • HANDSTAMP17
  • HONEYTRAP17
  • HORSEWHIP20
  • HOUSEKEEP18
  • HOUSEWRAP17
  • INTERCROP13
  • INTERLOOP11
  • JOCKSTRAP24
  • JUDGESHIP23
  • KIRBIGRIP18
  • KNAVESHIP21
  • LAIRDSHIP15
  • LIGHTSHIP18
  • MAJORSHIP23
  • MAYORSHIP19
  • MICROCHIP20
  • MICROPUMP19
  • MINORSHIP16
  • MOTORSHIP16
  • MOULDWARP17
  • MOUSETRAP13
  • MULTISTEP13
  • NEUROCHIP16
  • NEWSGROUP15
  • NICOMPOOP17
  • OCTOTHORP16
  • OUTGALLOP12
  • OVERCHEAP19
  • OVERSHARP17
  • OVERSLEEP14
  • OVERTRUMP16
  • OWNERSHIP17
  • PAPERCLIP17
  • PARATROOP13
  • PHOTOSHOP19
  • PLAYGROUP17
  • PRIORSHIP16
  • PUPILSHIP18
  • QUADRICEP23
  • QUEENSHIP23
  • QUICKSTEP26
  • RAJAHSHIP24
  • REDEVELOP15
  • REEVESHIP17
  • RHIZOCARP25
  • RIDERSHIP15
  • RIVALSHIP17
  • ROGUESHIP15
  • ROUNDTRIP12
  • RULERSHIP14
  • SAINTSHIP14
  • SARCOCARP15
  • SCALDSHIP17
  • SCRAPHEAP18
  • SEMIGROUP14
  • SHARECROP16
  • SHORTSTOP14
  • SILVERTIP14
  • SIZARSHIP23
  • SKALDSHIP19
  • SPACESHIP18
  • SPOROCARP15
  • STAIRSTEP11
  • STEAMSHIP16
  • STONECROP13
  • STORESHIP14
  • SUBAHSHIP19
  • SUPERPIMP17
  • SWEATSHOP17
  • SWEETSHOP17
  • TALLYSHOP17
  • TEARSTRIP11
  • TECHNOPOP18
  • THANESHIP17
  • TIMESTAMP15
  • TRANSSHIP14
  • TROOPSHIP16
  • TRUCKSTOP17
  • TURBOPROP15
  • TUTORSHIP14
  • UNCLESHIP16
  • UNDERKEEP16
  • UNDERPEEP14
  • UNDERPROP14
  • UPMANSHIP18
  • USHERSHIP17
  • VIBRAHARP19
  • VICARSHIP19
  • VIZIRSHIP26
  • WHITEDAMP20
  • WOODENTOP15
  • WORKGROUP19
Letters by positionIn 47% of these words the 8th letter is I.
2nd letter
  1. A15%
  2. O13%
  3. U12%
4th letter
  1. E18%
  2. R12%
  3. O9%
5th letter
  1. R19%
  2. E15%
  3. S12%
6th letter
  1. S45%
  2. T10%
  3. C10%
7th letter
  1. H42%
  2. R14%
  3. A14%
8th letter
  1. I47%
  2. O16%
  3. A8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 17 in Scrabble; QUICKSTEP tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 4 words
  2. 12 points: 2 words
  3. 1313 points: 11 words
  4. 14 points: 11 words
  5. 1515 points: 21 words
  6. 16 points: 21 words
  7. 1717 points: 27 words
  8. 18 points: 12 words
  9. 1919 points: 13 words
  10. 20 points: 5 words
  11. 2121 points: 2 words
  12. 22 points: 5 words
  13. 2323 points: 6 words
  14. 24 points: 3 words
  15. 2525 points: 1 words
  16. 26 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUICKSTEP2629All three
VIZIRSHIP2627Collins only
RHIZOCARP2526Collins only
JOCKSTRAP2428All three
COACHWHIP2425Collins only
RAJAHSHIP2425Collins only
JUDGESHIP2327All three
QUEENSHIP2325All three
QUADRICEP2326Collins · NWL
MAJORSHIP2326Collins · NWL
CHOKEDAMP2325Collins · NWL
SIZARSHIP2323Collins · NWL

Almost two in five of these words are the same word wearing a suffix. Fifty-four of the 146 end in -SHIP, from COURTSHIP and STEAMSHIP to the Collins curiosity VIZIRSHIP. Only four of the 146 are common, so the rest of the list rewards memory over luck.

The P endings in five facts

  • -SHIP closes 54 words, other -HIP words add 4, and -ARP, -RAP, -AMP, -EEP and -ROP follow with 11, 9, 8, 7 and 6.
  • S begins 20 words, C begins 19, and T begins 10.
  • Collins lists 138 of the 146, NWL2023 lists 108 and ENABLE lists only 64.
  • The four common words are OWNERSHIP, PHOTOSHOP, SPACESHIP and COURTSHIP.
  • QUICKSTEP and VIZIRSHIP score 26; the average is 17.

What makes -SHIP so productive?

The suffix attaches to a role or condition: OWNERSHIP, COURTSHIP, STEAMSHIP, RIDERSHIP, JUDGESHIP and RAJAHSHIP. Because it works on so many nouns, a rack holding S, H, I and P is worth testing against any five-letter stem.

The other tails are smaller. -ARP covers 11 words, including RHIZOCARP, while -RAP gives BOOTSTRAP and JOCKSTRAP, and -AMP gives TIMESTAMP. MOUSETRAP, PAPERCLIP and MICROCHIP show the compound side.

A quick test helps on a crowded rack: if the last four tiles can spell SHIP, the first five tiles only need to name a role, such as OWNER, COURT, STEAM or SPACE.

Where do the high scores sit?

QUICKSTEP and VIZIRSHIP both reach 26, RHIZOCARP reaches 25, and JOCKSTRAP, COACHWHIP and RAJAHSHIP reach 24. A Q, a Z or a J supplies most of the extra value.

The P itself is worth 3, so the ending adds little on its own. Dictionary coverage is the real limit: ENABLE holds fewer than half the list, so confirm unfamiliar -SHIP words in your game's lexicon before playing them.

Is nine the best length for P endings?

Note

Eight-letter words ending in P number 207 and seven-letter ones 203, so the supply peaks before nine letters and falls to 122 at ten.

Questions people ask

How many nine-letter words end in P?
The pooled count is 146. Collins covers 138 of them, NWL2023 covers 108, and ENABLE covers just 64, which is fewer than half. Four are common words, including OWNERSHIP and SPACESHIP.
What share of 9-letter P words are -SHIP words?
Fifty-four of the 146 end in -SHIP, which is about 37 percent. OWNERSHIP, COURTSHIP, STEAMSHIP and SPACESHIP are the best known, and the pattern is the quickest to try with a spare S, H and I.
Which nine-letter word ending in P scores the most?
QUICKSTEP and VIZIRSHIP tie at 26 points, with RHIZOCARP next at 25. JOCKSTRAP, COACHWHIP and RAJAHSHIP follow at 24. QUICKSTEP is the one most players will recognise.

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