5-Letter Words With P as the Third Letter

There are 424 five-letter words with P as the third letter, including 61 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern __P__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.

Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With P as the Third Letter

Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.

More Common Puzzle Answers

  • ALPHA
  • PUPPY
  • DEPOT
  • MAPLE
  • IMPLY
  • PUPIL
  • AMPLE
  • HYPER
  • PIPER
  • REPAY
  • POPPY
  • VAPOR
  • LAPSE
  • KAPPA
  • ASPEN
  • PAPAL
  • VIPER
  • TAPER
  • LIPID
  • EXPEL
  • REPEL
  • HIPPO
  • RUPEE
  • EXPAT
  • HIPPY
  • TIPSY
  • TOPAZ
  • CAPER
  • WIPER
  • LAPIS
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  • SEPIA
  • LAPEL
  • TEPID
  • SAPPY
  • HOPPY
  • RIPEN
  • AMPLY
  • PEPPY
  • ZIPPY
  • VAPID
  • GUPPY
  • IMPEL
  • COPSE
  • TAPIR
  • CAPON
  • ASPIC
  • CAPUT
  • TEPEE
  • RIPER

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Useful Pattern Information

  • Most common first letter: T (10%), P (10%), R (8%)
  • Most common last letter: S (23%), Y (16%), D (10%)
  • Most common additional vowel: E, in 45% of these words
  • Letters that most often appear alongside: E, A, S, O, I
  • Most have 2 vowels (71%)
  • 43% contain a repeated letter
  • 61 of the 424 are common puzzle answers (14%)

Other Valid Words

363 additional dictionary words have P as the third letter — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.

  • JAPAN
  • TYPES
  • HOPES
  • HOPED
  • PIPES
  • WIPED
  • TAPES
  • ROPES
  • GYPSY
  • HYPED
  • TYPED
  • TAPED
  • PEPSI
  • WIPES
  • CUPID
  • LUPUS
  • POPES
  • DUPED
  • SUPRA
  • ROPER
  • UPPED
  • CAPRI
  • TYPOS
  • CAPES
  • PIPED
  • DOPED
  • DUPER
  • NAPPY
  • TAPAS
  • LUPIN
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  • ROPED
  • AMPED
  • LEPER
  • MOPED
  • POPUP
  • CUPPA
  • SEPTA
  • DOPEY
  • LOPES
  • GIPSY
  • COPED
  • EXPOS
  • PAPPY
  • POPPA
  • APPEL
  • TIPPY
  • SIPPY
  • DUPES
  • COPES
  • PAPAS
  • ZIPPO
  • TUPLE
  • REPOS
  • NIPPY
  • CAPED
  • KAPUR
  • PUPAE
  • CAPEX
  • RAPER
  • SOPPY
  • REPRO
  • NAPPA
  • MAPES
  • DIPPY
  • VAPES
  • LIPPY
  • COPRA
  • PUPAL
  • KAPUT
  • DAPPY
  • DOPES
  • SEPOY
  • HYPES
  • GAPES
  • MOPEY
  • TOPOS
  • BIPOD
  • SOPHY
  • GAPED
  • SUPES
  • SOPRA
  • BIPED
  • COPAY
  • LAPIN
  • KIPPS
  • ROPEY
  • ASPER
  • CAPOS
  • REPIN
  • PIPIT
  • APPRO
  • YAPPY
  • DOPER
  • CAPIZ
  • HAPLY
  • RAPHE
  • APPTS
  • REPOT
  • SEPAL
  • LOPER
  • RAPIN
  • COPAL
  • TOPPY
  • KAPOW
  • TIPIS
  • ASPIE
  • SEPPO
  • IMPRO
  • PAPAW
  • OOPSY
  • CUPPY
  • KAPOK
  • BOPPY
  • SIPES
  • DUPLE
  • PAPPI
  • HAPPI
  • PEPLE
  • JAPES
  • NOPAL
  • VAPER
  • APPAL
  • DUPPY
  • MOPES
  • GAPPY
  • YIPES
  • TAPIS
  • PAPES
  • PIPPY
  • IPPON
  • HYPHY
  • LAPPY
  • VAPED
  • NAPPE
  • TOPES
  • CUPRO
  • HYPOS
  • ZAPPY
  • KIPPA
  • KOPJE
  • HOPER
  • YUPPY
  • EPPIE
  • EMPTS
  • YIPPY
  • LOPED
  • RAPPE
  • SEPTS
  • KAPHA
  • PAPAD
  • TYPIC
  • QIPAO
  • COPEN
  • TAPPA
  • UNPIN
  • NAPES
  • CAPLE
  • ZUPPA
  • KOPEK
  • CAPAS
  • LIPIN
  • COPPY
  • TOPOI
  • COPER
  • POPSY
  • LEPRA
  • PIPAL
  • MOPSY
  • REPAS
  • LEPAK
  • NAPED
  • SOPOR
  • ZUPAN
  • BIPPY
  • LAPPA
  • HAPAX
  • APPAM
  • SAPAN
  • SOPHS
  • HYPHA
  • OPPOS
  • RIPED
  • GAPER
  • ASPRO
  • APPUI
  • IMPIS
  • ASPIS
  • PIPET
  • GIPPY
  • KAPAS
  • MAPPY
  • TOPER
  • LIPOS
  • RAPEE
  • TOPHI
  • CAPAX
  • SUPED
  • ULPAN
  • PIPIS
  • MAPOU
  • KOPPA
  • HIPER
  • SAPOR
  • RIPPS
  • POPOS
  • SAPID
  • CEPES
  • PUPPA
  • TOPED
  • RIPES
  • MOPER
  • JUPES
  • SIPED
  • BAPUS
  • HIPES
  • LIPES
  • HIPED
  • JAPED
  • HAPAS
  • MOPUS
  • PIPAS
  • HAPUS
  • TOPIS
  • LAPAS
  • UMPED
  • PUPAS
  • TEPAS
  • OUPED
  • JAPER
  • DOPAS
  • TAPUS
  • KIPES
  • LIPAS
  • OOPED
  • IMPED
  • PUPUS
  • PEPOS
  • CAPOT
  • PAPEY
  • PIPID
  • PEPON
  • HEPAR
  • TAPEN
  • HIPLY
  • SEPAD
  • BEPAT
  • GAPOS
  • JUPON
  • LEPID
  • REPEN
  • TAPET
  • COPHA
  • OUPAS
  • REPAT
  • KEPIS
  • TEPAL
  • DOPPE
  • BUPPY
  • ARPAS
  • KIPAS
  • APPAY
  • TOPHE
  • SYPES
  • CUPEL
  • SYPED
  • REPPS
  • MOPPY
  • TOPEE
  • DUPLY
  • COPSY
  • CAPUL
  • ORPED
  • NEPER
  • NAPAS
  • RYPER
  • RYPIN
  • REPUN
  • PEPLA
  • HOPAK
  • URPED
  • NIPAS
  • GIPON
  • TEPOY
  • REPUT
  • LOPPY
  • GYPES
  • KYPES
  • ARPEN
  • POPIA
  • UMPIE
  • REPLA
  • AMPUL
  • PIPUL
  • ORPIN
  • CAPHS
  • OUPHE
  • PAPRI
  • KAPUS
  • REPEG
  • IMPOT
  • SEPIC
  • OLPES
  • NEPIT
  • TYPAL
  • TYPEY
  • YMPES
  • TYPPS
  • UMPTY
  • GOPAK
  • NIPET
  • TOPHS
  • LEPTA
  • GYPOS
  • RUPIA
  • OOPAK
  • RAPSO
  • TOPEK
  • GIPPO
  • GOPIK
  • TIPUP
  • TUPIK
  • NAPOO
  • KIPSY
  • UMPHS
  • BAPPU
  • YOPOS
  • EUPAD
  • CIPPI
  • OUPHS
  • MAPAU
  • DIPSO
  • TUPEK
  • YAPON
  • ELPEE
  • GYPPY
  • KIPAH
  • ZUPAS
  • YAPPS
  • APPUY
  • ZOPPA
  • AAPAS
  • TYPTO
  • KAPHS
  • SYPHS
  • ZOPPO
  • GYPPO
  • UNPLY
  • KAPAI
  • UNPAY
  • UNPEN
  • KOPHS
  • NAPOH
  • YAPOK
  • YOPPO
  • UNPOT
  • YUPON
  • UNPUT
  • UNPEG
  • LAPJE
  • OLPAE
  • QAPIK
  • PHPHT
  • QOPHS

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