Words Ending With P — Scrabble & Word Games

Words ending in P are moderately common in English. Anglo-Saxon monosyllables dominate: TOP, HOP, CUP, SHIP, KEEP, LEAP. Specialised scientific and technical -OP endings also contribute (GALLOP, DEVELOP, ENVELOPE — though that’s -PE).

In Scrabble, P-ending words are useful because P is 3 points. Short P-enders: OP, UP, ALP, AMP, APE (not P-ending — that’s E), APP, HOP, CAP.

The distinctive -SHIP suffix (FRIENDSHIP, RELATIONSHIP, CHAMPIONSHIP) anchors many English abstract nouns; this generates a large set of long P-ending words. In crosswords, P-endings are relatively less common than more frequent final consonants like E, S, D, R.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Ending With P (500 of 1,545)

JOCKEYSHIP31
NONPARTIZANSHIP31
CHURCHMANSHIP30
CHAMBERLAINSHIP29
CATECHUMENSHIP28
COADJUTORSHIP28
COCHAIRMANSHIP28
COMMISSARYSHIP28
HOUSEWIFESKEP28
PARTIZANSHIP28
PHYSICIANSHIP28
SCHIZOCARP28
YACHTSMANSHIP28
CITIZENSHIP27
DRAUGHTSMANSHIP27
GOODFELLOWSHIP27
HOUSEHOLDERSHIP27
HOUSEWIFESHIP27
JUSTICIARSHIP27
SUBJECTSHIP27
VIZIERSHIP27
ARCHPRIESTSHIP26
BRINKSMANSHIP26
CHAMPIONSHIP26
CHANCELLORSHIP26
CHIEFTAINSHIP26
COMMANDANTSHIP26
COMPOTATIONSHIP26
COMPTROLLERSHIP26
DENIZENSHIP26
EXAMINERSHIP26
EXECUTORSHIP26
HOMEOWNERSHIP26
PLOUGHMANSHIP26
POSTWORKSHOP26
PSYCHOPOMP26
QUAESTORSHIP26
QUICKSTEP26
SPOKESMANSHIP26
VIZIRSHIP26
APPRENTICESHIP25
BRINKMANSHIP25
CHAPMANSHIP25
COMMANDERSHIP25
CONSERVATORSHIP25
CRAFTSMANSHIP25
DISFELLOWSHIP25
FRESHMANSHIP25
HEADMASTERSHIP25
JUSTICESHIP25
MARKSMANSHIP25
OMBUDSMANSHIP25
PRESBYTERSHIP25
QUESTORSHIP25
RHIZOCARP25
RUMBLEDETHUMP25
SHERIFFSHIP25
SHOWJUMP25
STADTHOLDERSHIP25
SUFFRAGANSHIP25
WORKMANSHIP25
AMBASSADORSHIP24
BACHELORSHIP24
BAILIFFSHIP24
CHAIRMANSHIP24
CHAPLAINSHIP24
COACHWHIP24
COMMITTEESHIP24
COMPANIONSHIP24
CRAFTMANSHIP24
DRAFTSMANSHIP24
HELMSMANSHIP24
HYDROPOLYP24
JOCKSTRAP24
NONMEMBERSHIP24
OOJAMAFLIP24
PREACHERSHIP24
PRECEPTORSHIP24
PRINCIPALSHIP24
PROBATIONERSHIP24
RAJAHSHIP24
SERJEANTSHIP24
SHOWMANSHIP24
SQUIRESHIP24
STADHOLDERSHIP24
SUPERCARGOSHIP24
SUPERVISORSHIP24
SWORDSMANSHIP24
VICEROYSHIP24
ACCOUNTANTSHIP23
BASHAWSHIP23
BENCHERSHIP23
BIPARTISANSHIP23
BUSHMANSHIP23
CHOKEDAMP23
CONDUCTORSHIP23
CONFESSORSHIP23
COUNCILLORSHIP23
DISTRIBUTORSHIP23
FOLLOWERSHIP23
JANITORSHIP23
JUDGESHIP23
KICKFLIP23
MAJORSHIP23
OUTDOORSMANSHIP23
OVEREQUIP23
PLOWMANSHIP23
POSTMASTERSHIP23
PREFECTSHIP23
PROCURATORSHIP23
PROFESSORSHIP23
PROLOCUTORSHIP23
PROPHETSHIP23
PROPRIETORSHIP23
QUADRICEP23
QUEENSHIP23
SCRIVENERSHIP23
SECRETARYSHIP23
SENESCHALSHIP23
SIZARSHIP23
SUBDEACONSHIP23
SURVEYORSHIP23
SURVIVORSHIP23
VAIVODESHIP23
VOIVODESHIP23
ARCHBISHOP22
ATHWARTSHIP22
BLACKDAMP22
BLOCKSHIP22
CANDIDATESHIP22
CHECKSTOP22
CHIEFSHIP22
CLICKWRAP22
CLUBMANSHIP22
COAUTHORSHIP22
COLLECTORSHIP22
CONNOISSEURSHIP22
CONSTABLESHIP22
CONVENERSHIP22
CONVENORSHIP22
COPARTNERSHIP22
CORRIVALSHIP22
COSPONSORSHIP22
COUNCILORSHIP22
DISCIPLESHIP22
EXTERNSHIP22
FOXSHIP22
GAMESMANSHIP22
HAMMERKOP22
HOCKSHOP22
HORSEMANSHIP22
HUNTSMANSHIP22
IMPERATORSHIP22
INSPECTORSHIP22
INTERPRETERSHIP22
KINDREDSHIP22
LANDOWNERSHIP22
MAGISTRATESHIP22
NICKUMPOOP22
NONPARTISANSHIP22
OVERJUMP22
PENDRAGONSHIP22
PRECENTORSHIP22
PROCONSULSHIP22
PROGENITORSHIP22
PROSECTORSHIP22
PROTECTORSHIP22
RECEIVERSHIP22
SACHEMSHIP22
SEXTONSHIP22
SPEAKERSHIP22
SPECTATORSHIP22
SPORTSMANSHIP22
SUCCENTORSHIP22
SUCCESSORSHIP22
VISCOUNTSHIP22
WATERMANSHIP22
XYLOCARP22
ANTICENSORSHIP21
BACKFLIP21
BACKSTAMP21
BACKWRAP21
BONDMANSHIP21
COLLEAGUESHIP21
COMRADESHIP21
CONSULTANTSHIP21
CONSUMERSHIP21
CONTROLLERSHIP21
CORIVALSHIP21
CORPORALSHIP21
COUNSELLORSHIP21
COWARDSHIP21
CUSTODIANSHIP21
FATHERSHIP21
FELLOWSHIP21
FOLLOWSHIP21
FOREMANSHIP21
GENTLEMANSHIP21
GOVERNORSHIP21
GRANTSMANSHIP21
INSTRUCTORSHIP21
KEEPERSHIP21
KNAVESHIP21
LICENTIATESHIP21
LIFEMANSHIP21
MARSHALSHIP21
MEMBERSHIP21
MESSIAHSHIP21
MODERATORSHIP21
MOULDYWARP21
MUCKHEAP21
MUSICIANSHIP21
OVERLORDSHIP21
PRENTICESHIP21
PRESIDENTSHIP21
PRETENDERSHIP21
PROVOSTSHIP21
QUEENCUP21
SCHOLARSHIP21
SUBEDITORSHIP21
SYNDICSHIP21
TEACHERSHIP21
THWARTSHIP21
UNFRIENDSHIP21
VIEWERSHIP21
WICKYUP21
WRANGLERSHIP21
ACHAENOCARP20
ADVISERSHIP20
ALDERMANSHIP20
ARCHONSHIP20
ASSOCIATESHIP20
ATTORNEYSHIP20
BARRISTERSHIP20
BATSMANSHIP20
BLACKCAP20
BLACKSTRAP20
CAPTAINSHIP20
CARDINALSHIP20
CHECKUP20
CHUMSHIP20
CLERKSHIP20
CONTAINERSHIP20
COUNSELORSHIP20
CREDITORSHIP20
DEEMSTERSHIP20
DICTATORSHIP20
DIRECTORSHIP20
EMPERORSHIP20
ENVOYSHIP20
FACTORSHIP20
GAZUMP20
GLADIATORSHIP20
HECTORSHIP20
HETMANSHIP20
HORSEWHIP20
JOYPOP20
LEGISLATORSHIP20
LIBRARIANSHIP20
LONGJUMP20
MEDIATORSHIP20
MEDIUMSHIP20
MICROCHIP20
MISWORSHIP20
NOVICESHIP20
OVERDEVELOP20
POSSESSORSHIP20
POSTULANTSHIP20
PREMIERSHIP20
PRIMATESHIP20
PROCTORSHIP20
RAJASHIP20
RECORDERSHIP20
SERVITORSHIP20
SOLICITORSHIP20
STATESMANSHIP20
STEWARDSHIP20
VIRTUOSOSHIP20
WATCHSTRAP20
WHITEDAMP20
WORKSHOP20
ADMIRALSHIP19
BACKDROP19
BACKSTRAP19
BAKESHOP19
BARBERSHOP19
BELLYFLOP19
BOOKSHOP19
CALLITHUMP19
CHELASHIP19
COOKSHOP19
CREATURESHIP19
DEMYSHIP19
DISWORSHIP19
FLASHLAMP19
FRIENDSHIP19
GRADUATESHIP19
GUARDIANSHIP19
HERALDSHIP19
HOLDERSHIP19
INDENTURESHIP19
KAISERSHIP19
KINGKLIP19
LIEUTENANTSHIP19
MAGNATESHIP19
MANAGERSHIP19
MAYORSHIP19
MICROPUMP19
MINISTERSHIP19
OVERCHEAP19
PARTISANSHIP19
PENMANSHIP19
PHOTOSHOP19
PRINCESHIP19
PYRENOCARP19
REGISTRARSHIP19
SALESMANSHIP19
SERVANTSHIP19
SKALDSHIP19
SPINSTERSHIP19
SUBAHSHIP19
SUPERIORSHIP19
SURROGATESHIP19
THUNDERCLAP19
TUCKSHOP19
UMPIRESHIP19
UNDERDEVELOP19
VERGERSHIP19
VERKRAMP19
VIBRAHARP19
VICARSHIP19
WARDENSHIP19
WARDERSHIP19
WOODCHIP19
WOODCHOP19
WORKGROUP19
ZIPTOP19
ABBOTSHIP18
AMATEURSHIP18
APOSTLESHIP18
ARCHICARP18
ASSISTANTSHIP18
AUTHORSHIP18
BACKSLAP18
BACKSTOP18
BAILLIESHIP18
BASIDIOCARP18
BEADLESHIP18
BEDELLSHIP18
BIBIMBAP18
BLACKTIP18
BLACKTOP18
BULLWHIP18
CLIFFTOP18
CODSWALLOP18
COLONELSHIP18
COMSYMP18
CORONERSHIP18
COUNTERSCARP18
CREATORSHIP18
CURATORSHIP18
CYSTOCARP18
DEACONSHIP18
DEVILSHIP18
DIPTEROCARP18
DOCENTSHIP18
DOCTORSHIP18
DUKESHIP18
ELECTORSHIP18
EXOCARP18
FLIPFLOP18
GRANDEESHIP18
GUNMANSHIP18
HEDGEHOP18
HOUSEKEEP18
KATHUMP18
KETCHUP18
KICKUP18
KINGSHIP18
KIRBIGRIP18
LECTURESHIP18
LIGHTSHIP18
MISDEVELOP18
MONITORSHIP18
NINCOMPOOP18
NOTARYSHIP18
OARSMANSHIP18
OUTJUMP18
PARTNERSHIP18
PATROONSHIP18
PAWNSHOP18
PRAETORSHIP18
PREDEVELOP18
PRELATESHIP18
PUPILSHIP18
REEQUIP18
RESIDENTSHIP18
SCRAPHEAP18
SEIGNIORSHIP18
SERGEANTSHIP18
SPACESHIP18
SPONSORSHIP18
SURETYSHIP18
SYNTHPOP18
TECHNOPOP18
TREASURERSHIP18
TRIBUNESHIP18
UPMANSHIP18
WHITECAP18
WICKIUP18
WRITERSHIP18
AFTERDAMP17
AIRMANSHIP17
ARHATSHIP17
ASSESSORSHIP17
AUDITORSHIP17
BAILIESHIP17
BATTLESHIP17
BEDELSHIP17
BENCHTOP17
BLOWLAMP17
BURSARSHIP17
BUTLERSHIP17
CADETSHIP17
CARDSHARP17
CENSORSHIP17
CLIENTSHIP17
CLINGWRAP17
CODEVELOP17
CONSULSHIP17
COUNTERCOUP17
COUSINSHIP17
COWFLAP17
COWFLOP17
CRACKUP17
CREMOCARP17
CURATESHIP17
DIKKOP17
DOWNWARP17
FLAGSHIP17
FOOTPUMP17
FUCKUP17
GENERALSHIP17
GIFTSHOP17
GIFTWRAP17
HANDCLASP17
HANDSTAMP17
HARDSHIP17
HEADSHIP17
HONEYTRAP17
HOUSEWRAP17
LADYSHIP17
LAUREATESHIP17
LECTORSHIP17
LISTENERSHIP17
MASTERSHIP17
MATRONSHIP17
MENTORSHIP17
MOULDWARP17
MUGWUMP17
NICOMPOOP17
OFFRAMP17
OVERKEEP17
OVERPUMP17
OVERSHARP17
OVERSKIP17
OWNERSHIP17
PAPERCLIP17
PASTORSHIP17
PHOTOMAP17
PILLOWSLIP17
PLAYGROUP17
POPESHIP17
PRETORSHIP17
PRIESTSHIP17
PSEUDOCARP17
PURSERSHIP17
RECTORSHIP17
REEVESHIP17
RELATIONSHIP17
RETAINERSHIP17
RIVALSHIP17
SCALDSHIP17
SEAMANSHIP17
SKYCAP17
SOLDIERSHIP17
STUDENTSHIP17
SUPERPIMP17
SUPERSHARP17
SURGEONSHIP17
SWAGSHOP17
SWEATSHOP17
SWEETSHOP17
TALLYSHOP17
TANKSHIP17
THANESHIP17
TOWNSKIP17
TRUCKSTOP17
USHERSHIP17
WARDSHIP17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many English words end with P?

1,545 words finish with P in this list — 0.4% of our dictionary. The tile itself is worth 3 points in Scrabble.

What's the highest-scoring word ending with P in Scrabble?

The top-scoring P-ending word is JOCKEYSHIP at 31 points (standard TWL letter values, before premium squares). Ending a word on a premium square while forming a second word along the perpendicular axis can easily double or triple this score.

What's the shortest word ending with P?

At 2 letters, OP is the minimum we have ending in P. Compact P-final words like this are how you extend board plays cheaply in Scrabble.