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5-letter words with P as the fifth letter

There are 146 five-letter words with P as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are EQUIP, MIXUP and UNZIP, tied at 16 points. S is the most common first letter among them (47), and the average score is 9.8 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green P in the fifth position leaves these 146 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with P in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include EQUIP, UNZIP, MIXUP, WHOMP and WHUMP. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a P in slot 5 further.

For Wordle, SLURP is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 146 words.

5-letter words with P as the fifth letter in numbers

Words
146
Highest scoring
EQUIP 16 pts
Average score
9.8 pts
With a definition
89 (61%)
Words by first letter
  1. A7
  2. B6
  3. C22
  4. D1
  5. E2
  6. F3
  7. G10
  8. H1
  9. J3
  10. K3
  11. L2
  12. M1
  13. N1
  14. O2
  15. P7
  16. R4
  17. S47
  18. T12
  19. U5
  20. W7

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with p as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
equip165
mixup165
unzip165
whomp155
whump155
champ145
chimp145
chomp145
chump145
jalap145

5-letter words with P as the fifth letter (146)

All 146 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

equip16unzip16mixup16whomp15whump15champ14chimp14chomp14chump14julep14oxlip14jalap14jalop14skimp13whoop13whelp13whaup13wheep13cheap12chirp12frump12polyp12swamp12thump12cheep12flump12psyop12chelp12flimp12scowp12bebop11blimp11clamp11clump11cramp11crimp11crump11plump11primp11abamp11clomp11scamp11becap11bicep11kelep11knosp11kreep11skelp11grump10sharp10droop8letup7recap9atrip7grasp8layup10orlop7tramp9usurp7group8trump9genip8troop7bleep9getup8tulip7thrip10sheep10twerp10sweep10twirp10swoop10syrup10scalp9scarp9scoop9scrap9clasp9scrip9creep9slump9crisp9stamp9croup9stomp9stump9setup7sleep7sloop7slurp7snoop7steep7stoop7stoup7strap7strep7strip7sunup7shlep10shtup10scaup9sirup7stoep7strop7hanap10netop7estop7rebop9aheap10remap9unhip10ayelp10redip8uncap9apoop9pinup9unrip7alaap7bloop9gramp10poulp9attap7guimp10preop9watap10galop8gloop8thesp10graip8thorp10tromp9titup7carap9cleep9cloop9cutup9stowp10sysop10scoup9sculp9salep7salop7situp7sneap7snoep7stirp7

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have P as the fifth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 146 five-letter words with P in the fifth position, 1.2% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as P, these 146 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as SLURP.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with P as the fifth letter?

EQUIP, MIXUP and UNZIP tie at 16 points in Scrabble. Next come WHOMP (15), WHUMP (15) and CHAMP (14). The average is 9.8 points.

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