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6-Letter Words Ending in P

There are 126 six-letter words ending in P in our dictionary; 62 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 6-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

All 126 words

  • asleep8 points
  • bishop13 points
  • kidnap13 points
  • gossip9 points
  • pickup16 points
  • hiccup15 points
  • makeup14 points
  • upkeep14 points
  • madcap13 points
  • mishap13 points
  • revamp13 points
  • shrimp13 points
  • holdup12 points
  • unwrap11 points
  • wallop11 points
  • burlap10 points
  • catnap10 points
  • catnip10 points
  • recoup10 points
  • teacup10 points
  • gallop9 points
  • entrap8 points
  • instep8 points
  • turnip8 points
  • backup16 points
  • hubcap15 points
  • markup14 points
  • blowup13 points
  • schlep13 points
  • scrimp12 points
  • laptop10 points
  • pileup10 points
  • dollop9 points
  • lineup8 points
  • skycap17 points
  • hookup15 points
  • lockup14 points
  • decamp13 points
  • dewlap12 points
  • encamp12 points
  • icecap12 points
  • linkup12 points
  • lookup12 points
  • windup12 points
  • fillip11 points
  • redcap11 points
  • tiptop10 points
  • satrap8 points
  • tossup8 points
  • unsnap8 points
  • unstop8 points
  • gazump20 points
  • carhop13 points
  • eggcup12 points
  • toecap10 points
  • lollop8 points
  • workup15 points
  • hyssop14 points
  • barhop13 points
  • hangup12 points
  • reship11 points
  • tuneup8 points
  • cockup16 points
  • mayhap16 points
  • walkup15 points
  • wikiup15 points
  • mobcap14 points
  • eyecup13 points
  • preamp12 points
  • enwrap11 points
  • inwrap11 points
  • megilp11 points
  • rewrap11 points
  • threap11 points
  • unship11 points
  • collop10 points
  • escarp10 points
  • oilcup10 points
  • scroop10 points
  • slipup10 points
  • dustup9 points
  • ragtop9 points
  • redtop9 points
  • earlap8 points
  • larrup8 points
  • saloop8 points
  • tittup8 points
  • unstep8 points
  • joypop20 points
  • kickup18 points
  • fuckup17 points
  • mockup16 points
  • maypop15 points
  • washup14 points
  • beweep13 points
  • bewrap13 points
  • faceup13 points
  • mudcap13 points
  • pushup13 points
  • shlepp13 points
  • shlump13 points
  • upheap13 points
  • warmup13 points
  • bopeep12 points
  • metump12 points
  • repump12 points
  • takeup12 points
  • upprop12 points
  • giddap11 points
  • magilp11 points
  • threep11 points
  • beleap10 points
  • cartop10 points
  • catsup10 points
  • dognap10 points
  • inclip10 points
  • petnap10 points
  • pullup10 points
  • riprap10 points
  • unclip10 points
  • upleap10 points
  • upstep10 points
  • sendup9 points
  • sannop8 points
  • sannup8 points
  • turnup8 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 126
  • By usage: 24 very common, 38 common, 64 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. gazump 20
  2. joypop 20
  3. kickup 18
  4. fuckup 17
  5. skycap 17
  6. backup 16
  7. cockup 16
  8. mayhap 16
  9. mockup 16
  10. pickup 16

Most common

  1. asleep
  2. bishop
  3. kidnap
  4. gossip
  5. pickup
  6. hiccup
  7. makeup
  8. upkeep
  9. madcap
  10. mishap

Definitions

asleep (adjective)
In a state of sleep.
bishop (noun)
A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ.
kidnap (verb)
Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom.
gossip (noun)
Light informal conversation for social occasions.

There are 126 six-letter words ending in P, and 62 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is GAZUMP at 20 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.

How to use this page

Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that end in P, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.

Tips

The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.

Questions

How many six-letter words ending in P are there?

Our dictionary has 126 six-letter words ending in P, of which 62 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.

What is the highest-scoring word among the six-letter words ending in P?

GAZUMP scores 20 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.