5-letter words with P as the third letter

There are 344 five-letter words with P as the third letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. P is versatile and loves an H behind it, giving you the ph words that sound like F.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with P in the third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include alpha, amped, ample, amply and ampul. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

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

WordScoreLength
zappy215
zippy215
hyphy195
qophs195
capiz185
kopje185
zippo185
zoppa185
zoppo185
hapax175

5-letter words with P as the third letter (344)

Showing the first 300 of 344. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

alpha10amped10ample9amply12ampul9appal9appay12appel9apple9apply12appro9appui9appuy12arpas7arpen7aspen7asper7aspic9aspis7aspro7bapus9bepat9biped10bipod10buppy14capas9caped10caper9capes9capex16caphs12capiz18caple9capon9capos9capot9capul9caput9cepes9cippi11copal9copay12coped10copen9coper9copes9coppy14copra9copse9copsy12cupel9cupid10cuppa11cuppy14depot8depth11dippy13dipso8dopas8doped9doper8dopes8dopey11duped9duper8dupes8duple8duply11duppy13elpee7empts9empty12eupad8expat14expel14expos14gaped9gaper8gapes8gapos8gappy13gipon8gippo10gippy13gipsy11gopak12gopik12guppy13gyppo13gyppy16gypsy14hapax17haply13happy15hapus10hepar10hiply13hippo12hippy15hoped11hoper10hopes10hoppy15hyped14hyper13hypes13hypha16hyphy19hypos13imped10impel9impis9imply12impot9input7ippon9japan14japed15japer14japes14jupes14jupon14kapas11kaphs14kapok15kappa13kaput11kepis11kipes11kippa13kipps13kopek15kophs14kopje18koppa13kypes14lapel7lapin7lapis7lapje14lapse7leper7lepid8lepra7lepta7lipas7lipid8lipin7lipos7lippy12loped8loper7lopes7loppy12lupin7lupus7mapau9maple9moped10moper9mopes9mopey12moppy14mopsy12mopus9napas7naped8napes7napoo7nappa9nappe9nappy12neper7nepit7nipas7nippy12nopal7olpae7olpes7ooped8oppos9orpin7oupas7ouped8ouphe10ouphs10papal9papas9papaw12paper9papes9pappi11pappy14pepla9pepos9peppy14phpht15pipal9pipas9piped10piper9pipes9pipet9pipis9pipit9pippy14pipul9popes9poppa11poppy14popsy12pupae9pupal9pupas9pupil9puppy14pupus9qophs19raphe10rapid8rappe9repay10repeg8repel7repin7repla7reply10repos7repot7repps9repro7riped8ripen7riper7ripes7ripps9roped8roper7ropes7ropey10rupee7rupia7ryper10sapan7sapid8sapor7sappy12sepad8sepal7sepia7sepic9sepoy10septa7septs7siped8sipes7sippy12sophs10sophy13sopor7soppy12sopra7super7supes7supra7syped11sypes10syphs13tapas7taped8tapen7taper7tapes7tapet7tapir7tapis7tappa9tapus7tepal7tepas7tepee7tepid8tepoy10tipis7tippy12tipsy10topaz16toped8topee7topek11toper7topes7tophe10tophi10tophs10topic9topis7topoi7topos7toppy12

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have P as the third letter?

Our dictionary lists 344 five-letter words with P in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third tile turned green as P, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ALPHA is a common five-letter word with P as its third letter.

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