4-letter words with P in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter P is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of P in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how P in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| open | 6 | (of textures) full of small openings or gaps | an open texture |
| hope | 9 | intend with some possibility of fulfilment | I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening |
| kept | 10 | (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded | promises kept |
| type | 9 | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | the capable type |
| upon | 6 | On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable. | - |
| spot | 6 | a job in an organization | - |
| tape | 6 | measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths | the carpenter should have used his tape measure |
| copy | 11 | a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) | - |
| nope | 6 | - | - |
| wipe | 9 | rub with a circular motion | wipe the blackboard |
| spit | 6 | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth | - |
| rape | 6 | the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will | - |
| rope | 6 | street names for flunitrazepan | - |
| spin | 6 | cause to spin | spin a coin |
| oops | 6 | - | - |
| dope | 7 | slang terms for inside information | is that the straight dope? |
| cope | 8 | brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall | - |
| cape | 8 | a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter | - |
| tops | 6 | of the highest quality | she is absolutely tops |
| ripe | 6 | far along in time | a ripe old age |
| epic | 8 | constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic | epic tradition |
| caps | 8 | - | - |
| spat | 6 | a quarrel about petty points | - |
| wept | 9 | - | - |
| span | 6 | to cover or extend over an area or time period | The parking lot spans 3 acres |
| alps | 6 | a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction | - |
| taps | 6 | (military) signal to turn the lights out | - |
| spun | 6 | - | - |
| spur | 6 | give heart or courage to | - |
| hype | 12 | blatant or sensational promotion | - |
| expo | 13 | a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display | - |
| spam | 8 | unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk) | - |
| sped | 7 | - | - |
| hops | 9 | twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer | - |
| capa | 8 | - | - |
| apex | 13 | the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars | - |
| spec | 8 | a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work | - |
| mope | 8 | be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed | - |
| spar | 6 | making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer | - |
| opus | 6 | a musical work that has been created | - |
| sept | 6 | the month following August and preceding October | - |
| spic | 8 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent | - |
| napa | 6 | plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia | - |
| spud | 7 | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | - |
| soph | 9 | a second-year undergraduate | - |
| opal | 6 | a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones | - |
| spew | 9 | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth | - |
| dupe | 7 | fool or hoax | The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone |
| nape | 6 | the back side of the neck | - |
| capo | 8 | the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate | - |
| typo | 9 | a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind | - |
| lope | 6 | a slow pace of running | - |
| topi | 6 | a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun | - |
| espy | 9 | catch sight of | - |
| hypo | 12 | a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections | - |
| gape | 7 | look with amazement; look stupidly | - |
| yips | 9 | nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts) | to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting |
| spry | 9 | moving quickly and lightly | the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it |
| tipi | 6 | a Native American tent; usually of conical shape | - |
| ropy | 9 | (British informal) very poor in quality | - |
| rapt | 6 | feeling great rapture or delight | - |
| apse | 6 | a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar | - |
| spag | 7 | - | - |
| spay | 9 | remove the ovaries of | Is your cat spayed? |
| empt | 8 | - | - |
| caph | 11 | - | - |
| tope | 6 | a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists | - |
| epee | 6 | a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade | - |
| aper | 6 | someone who copies the words or behavior of another | - |
| nipa | 6 | monotypic genus of palms of Australasia | - |
| dopa | 7 | amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain | - |
| yipe | 9 | - | - |
| tapa | 6 | a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark | - |
| tapu | 6 | - | - |
| updo | 7 | - | - |
| spik | 10 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent | - |
| opas | 6 | - | - |
| vape | 9 | - | - |
| deps | 7 | - | - |
| gypo | 10 | - | - |
| kapu | 10 | - | - |
| hups | 9 | - | - |
| hyps | 12 | - | - |
| jape | 13 | a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter | even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point |
| japs | 13 | - | - |
| imps | 8 | - | - |
| impi | 8 | - | - |
| hapu | 9 | - | - |
| haps | 9 | - | - |
| heps | 9 | - | - |
| hept | 9 | - | - |
| hips | 9 | - | - |
| hipt | 9 | - | - |
| kips | 10 | - | - |
| kipe | 10 | - | - |
| keps | 10 | - | - |
| kepi | 10 | a cap with a flat circular top and a visor | - |
| kype | 13 | - | - |
| koph | 13 | - | - |
| kops | 10 | - | - |
| kapa | 10 | - | - |
| kaph | 13 | the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
| jupe | 13 | - | - |
| fops | 9 | - | - |
| epos | 6 | a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | - |
| epha | 9 | an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel | - |
| gups | 7 | - | - |
| gyps | 10 | a genus of Accipitridae | - |
| gips | 7 | - | - |
| gapo | 7 | - | - |
| gaps | 7 | - | - |
| gapy | 10 | - | - |
| lops | 6 | - | - |
| maps | 8 | - | - |
| leps | 6 | - | - |
| lept | 6 | - | - |
| laps | 6 | - | - |
| lipa | 6 | - | - |
| lipe | 6 | - | - |
| lipo | 6 | - | - |
| lips | 6 | - | - |
| naps | 6 | - | - |
| nips | 6 | - | - |
| neps | 6 | - | - |
| mips | 8 | (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system) | - |
| mops | 8 | - | - |
| mopy | 11 | - | - |
| cops | 8 | - | - |
| cups | 8 | - | - |
| capi | 8 | - | - |
| cepe | 8 | - | - |
| ceps | 8 | - | - |
| dopy | 10 | having or revealing stupidity | - |
| dops | 7 | - | - |
| dups | 7 | - | - |
| daps | 7 | - | - |
| dipt | 7 | - | - |
| dips | 7 | - | - |
| apod | 7 | - | - |
| apos | 6 | - | - |
| apps | 8 | - | - |
| apes | 6 | - | - |
| aped | 7 | - | - |
| apay | 9 | - | - |
| apso | 6 | - | - |
| apts | 6 | - | - |
| amps | 8 | - | - |
| arpa | 6 | - | - |
| asps | 6 | - | - |
| bops | 8 | - | - |
| baps | 8 | - | - |
| bapu | 8 | - | - |
| yups | 9 | - | - |
| ympt | 11 | - | - |
| ympe | 11 | - | - |
| zips | 15 | - | - |
| zupa | 15 | - | - |
| zeps | 15 | - | - |
| zaps | 15 | - | - |
| yaps | 9 | - | - |
| wops | 9 | - | - |
| yeps | 9 | - | - |
| topo | 6 | - | - |
| toph | 9 | - | - |
| typy | 12 | - | - |
| tups | 6 | - | - |
| tepa | 6 | - | - |
| tips | 6 | - | - |
| tipt | 6 | - | - |
| waps | 9 | - | - |
| umph | 11 | - | - |
| upas | 6 | - | - |
| upby | 11 | - | - |
| upgo | 7 | - | - |
| umps | 8 | - | - |
| umpy | 11 | - | - |
| upsy | 9 | - | - |
| upta | 6 | - | - |
| urps | 6 | - | - |
| saps | 6 | - | - |
| seps | 6 | - | - |
| rips | 6 | - | - |
| ript | 6 | - | - |
| rype | 9 | - | - |
| spug | 7 | - | - |
| spae | 6 | - | - |
| spas | 6 | - | - |
| spaw | 9 | - | - |
| spim | 8 | - | - |
| spiv | 9 | a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time | - |
| spod | 7 | - | - |
| spif | 9 | - | - |
| spaz | 15 | - | - |
| spek | 10 | - | - |
| spet | 6 | - | - |
| spie | 6 | - | - |
| spue | 6 | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth | - |
| syph | 12 | a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) | - |
| sype | 9 | - | - |
| supe | 6 | - | - |
| sups | 6 | - | - |
| sipe | 6 | - | - |
| sips | 6 | - | - |
| sops | 6 | piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid | - |
| oupa | 6 | - | - |
| ouph | 9 | - | - |
| oups | 6 | - | - |
| oped | 7 | - | - |
| opes | 6 | - | - |
| oppo | 8 | - | - |
| opts | 6 | - | - |
| opah | 9 | large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean | - |
| olpe | 6 | - | - |
| qoph | 18 | the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
| repo | 6 | - | - |
| reps | 6 | - | - |
| raps | 6 | - | - |
