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5-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and P as the 4th letter

Thirty-two 5-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and P as the 4th letter fit the frame ??EP?, and 16 close on S.

32 wordsTop pick STEPSHighest score JEEPS 14

8 of 32 are everyday words (25%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With E in 3rd place, E is the most common 4th letter (111 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 32 · most-used first

  • STEPS7
  • KEEPS11
  • SLEPT7
  • SWEPT10
  • ADEPT8
  • CREPT9
  • INEPT7
  • PEEPS9
  • CREPE9
  • JEEPS14
  • WEEPS10
  • BEEPS9
  • SEEPS7
  • PREPS9
  • ALEPH10
  • WEEPY13
  • DEEPS8
  • AREPA7
  • STEPT7
  • NEEPS7
  • CLEPT9
  • LEEPS7
  • CLEPE9
  • CREPY12
  • SEEPY10
  • GEEPS8
  • BOEPS9
  • OPEPE9
  • PEEPE9
  • POEPS9
  • SKEPS11
  • VEEPS10
All valid words 32

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ADEPT8
  • ALEPH10
  • AREPA7
  • BEEPS9
  • BOEPS9
  • CLEPE9
  • CLEPT9
  • CREPE9
  • CREPT9
  • CREPY12
  • DEEPS8
  • GEEPS8
  • INEPT7
  • JEEPS14
  • KEEPS11
  • LEEPS7
  • NEEPS7
  • OPEPE9
  • PEEPE9
  • PEEPS9
  • POEPS9
  • PREPS9
  • SEEPS7
  • SEEPY10
  • SKEPS11
  • SLEPT7
  • STEPS7
  • STEPT7
  • SWEPT10
  • VEEPS10
  • WEEPS10
  • WEEPY13
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 5th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S22%
  2. C16%
  3. P13%
2nd letter
  1. E44%
  2. R16%
  3. L13%
5th letter
  1. S50%
  2. T22%
  3. E13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; JEEPS tops the list with 14. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 8 words
  2. 8 points: 3 words
  3. 99 points: 11 words
  4. 10 points: 5 words
  5. 1111 points: 2 words
  6. 12 points: 1 words
  7. 1313 points: 1 words
  8. 14 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JEEPS1417All three
WEEPY1313All three
CREPY1213All three
KEEPS1112All three
SKEPS1112All three
SWEPT1011All three
WEEPS1011All three
ALEPH1011All three
SEEPY1010All three
VEEPS1012All three
CREPT911All three
PEEPS911All three

A P in the fourth slot pulls the list into two shapes. Sixteen matches end in -EPS, from STEPS and KEEPS to PEEPS and JEEPS, while seven end in -EPT, including SLEPT, SWEPT, ADEPT and CREPT. Eight words count as common, six are Wordle answers, and the dictionaries split at 32 in Collins, 25 in NWL2023 and 24 in ENABLE.

What the ??EP? pattern covers

  • Thirty-two tournament-dictionary words put E third and P fourth.
  • Sixteen end in -EPS, and every S-ending word belongs to that group.
  • Seven end in -EPT, among them SLEPT, SWEPT, ADEPT and CREPT.
  • Eight matches are common; six are Wordle answers and all 32 are allowed guesses.
  • JEEPS scores 14, WEEPY 13 and CREPY 12, all with a J, W or Y.

Which ??EP? words are Wordle answers?

Six matches sit in the Wordle answer list: ADEPT, CREPE, CREPT, INEPT, SLEPT and SWEPT. Every one also appears in a tournament dictionary, and all 32 words are valid guesses, so the pattern narrows a board without ever settling it.

Five of the six answers end in -EPT, which makes that ending the better Wordle filter here. CREPE is the odd one out, finishing on a vowel and sharing little with the rest of the group.

Why the S endings all rhyme with STEPS

Sixteen words finish on S, and each one is an -EPS word. STEPS, KEEPS, PEEPS, JEEPS, WEEPS, BEEPS and SEEPS show the shape, with a single consonant before the E in nearly every case. A green S in the final square therefore points straight at this -EPS cluster rather than a looser S ending.

Scores track letter value, not familiarity

Tip

JEEPS reaches 14 points, ahead of WEEPY at 13 and CREPY at 12. The totals track letter values rather than frequency: KEEPS and SLEPT are the easiest words to think of but sit near the group average of 9.1.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have E third and P fourth?
There are 32. Collins lists all of them, while NWL2023 has 25 and ENABLE 24, so a fifth of the set disappears in some games. Sixteen end in -EPS and seven in -EPT.
Are any E-third, P-fourth words Wordle answers?
Yes, six: ADEPT, CREPE, CREPT, INEPT, SLEPT and SWEPT. All 32 matches are accepted guesses, and each answer also appears in a tournament dictionary, so the -EPT ending carries most of the answer weight.
What is the highest-scoring E-third, P-fourth word?
JEEPS leads at 14 points, with WEEPY at 13 and CREPY at 12. KEEPS follows at 11, and the group average across all 32 words is 9.1.

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