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5 Letter Words With P as the Third Letter
Need a strong guess from this group? Try sepia: it covers the letters these 262 words use most, without repeating one. Of the 262, 47 are common enough to be a daily answer, starting with happy, super, paper, apply.
Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: sepia.
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Common 5-letter words with P as the third letter (47)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- happy
- super
- paper
- apply
- apple
- upper
- empty
- depth
- reply
- topic
- rapid
- input
- alpha
- puppy
- depot
- maple
- imply
- pupil
- ample
- hyper
- piper
- repay
- poppy
- vapor
- lapse
- aspen
- papal
- viper
- taper
- lipid
- expel
- cupid
- repel
- hippo
- rupee
- tipsy
- topaz
- caper
- wiper
- sepia
- lapel
- tepid
- sappy
- ripen
- peppy
- zippy
- vapid
The letter before the P is most often A (61 words), and the one after it E (98 words). On average a word here has 1.8 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 138 words). 40% repeat a letter, like happy. The most common first letter is T (35 words).
All 5-letter words with P as the third letter (262)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
alpha amped ample amply ampul appal appel apple apply arpen aspen asper aspic aspis biped bipod buppy caped caper capes caphs capon capos caput cepes copal copay coped copen coper copes copra copse cupel cupid cuppa cuppy depot depth dippy dipso dopas doped doper dopes dopey duped duper dupes duple duppy empty expat expel expos gaped gaper gapes gappy gipon gipsy gopak guppy hapax haply happy hippo hippy hoped hoper hopes hoppy hyped hyper hypes hypha hypos imped impel imper impis imply input japan japed japer japes jupes jupon kapas kaphs kapok kappa kaput kepis kipah kippa kopek kophs kopje koppa lapel lapin lapis lapse leper lepta lipid lipin lippy loped loper lopes loppy lupin lupus maple moped moper mopes mopey napas napes nappa nappe nappy neper nipas nippy nopal orpin ouphe ouphs papal papas papaw paper pappi pappy pepla pepos peppy phpht pipal piped piper pipes pipet pipit popes poppa poppy popsy popup pupae pupal pupas pupil puppy qophs raped raper rapes raphe rapid repay repeg repel repin reply repos repot repps repro riped ripen riper ripes roped roper ropes ropey rupee sapid sapor sappy sepal sepia sepic sepoy septa septs siped sipes sophs sophy sopor soppy super supes suppl supra syphs tapas taped taper tapes tapir tapis tepal tepas tepee tepid tepoy tipis tippy tipsy topaz toped topee toper topes tophe tophi tophs topic topis topoi topos tupik tuple typal typed types typey typic typos typps ulpan umped unpeg unpen unpin upped upper vaped vapes vapid vapor viper wiped wiper wipes yapok yapon yappy yipes yupon yuppy zappy zippo zippy
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have P as the third letter?
Our dictionary has 262, which is 2.9% of all five-letter words. 47 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try sepia. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 40% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.
Which letters most often sit next to the P?
The letter before the P is most often A (61 words), and the one after it E (98 words).