5-letter words with P as the second letter
There are 227 five-letter words with P as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is EPOXY at 17 points. S is the most common first letter among them (141), and the average score is 8.6 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green P in the second position leaves these 227 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with P in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include EPOXY, SPITZ, SPIKY, UPJET and SPECK. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a P in slot 2 further.
For Wordle, SPARE 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 227 words.
5-letter words with P as the second letter in numbers
- Words
- 227
- Highest scoring
- EPOXY 17 pts
- Average score
- 8.6 pts
- With a definition
- 129 (57%)
- A40
- E12
- I1
- M1
- O13
- S141
- U19
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with p as the second letter
5-letter words with P as the second letter (227)
All 227 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have P as the second letter?
Unscrambly's list has 227 five-letter words with P in the second position, 1.8% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your second tile turned green as P, these 227 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 SPARE.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with P as the second letter?
EPOXY scores 17 points in Scrabble. Next come SPITZ (16), SPIKY (14) and UPJET (14). The average is 8.6 points.