3 Letter Words Ending with P
There are 70 valid 3-letter words ending with P in the SOWPODS dictionary. P carries a modest 3-point value, and the highest-scoring option here is ZAP at 14 points. That's above average for 3-letter words ending with a letter — most letters in this slot manage around 55.
Why P at the End Matters
💡 Tile Value
P's 3 points are a reasonable chunk of a 3-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.
Because P lands last, 3-letter words ending with P are naturally suited to hooking: adding P onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.
Notable Words
Highest scorer: ZAP is worth 14 points — P's 3 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.
Worth memorising first: YAP (8 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.
How many options: 70 valid 3-letter words ending with P exist in SOWPODS — well above the ~55 typical for this slot, so this is a productive letter to search on.
Try This on the Board
🧩 Worked Example
ZAP works as a hook too: if ZA is already on the board, adding the final P to reach ZAP lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.
3-Letter Words Ending with P — Real Data
70
Valid Words
14
Highest Score
9
Avg (Top 20)
| Word | Length | Score |
|---|---|---|
| ZAP | 3 | 14 |
| ZEP | 3 | 14 |
| ZIP | 3 | 14 |
| JAP | 3 | 12 |
| HYP | 3 | 11 |
| GYP | 3 | 9 |
| KEP | 3 | 9 |
| KIP | 3 | 9 |
| KOP | 3 | 9 |
| FAP | 3 | 8 |
| FOP | 3 | 8 |
| HAP | 3 | 8 |
| HEP | 3 | 8 |
| HIP | 3 | 8 |
| HOP | 3 | 8 |
| HUP | 3 | 8 |
| TWP | 3 | 8 |
| WAP | 3 | 8 |
| WOP | 3 | 8 |
| YAP | 3 | 8 |
📚 Dig Deeper
Quick Reference
✓ Do this
Try ZAP (14 pts) next time you draw a trailing P — it's the strongest play on this list.
✗ Avoid this
Don't fixate on ZAP alone — with 70 valid options, there's usually a better fit for the board state than forcing the highest scorer.
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