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

5-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and P as the 5th letter number 21, including familiar picks like SLEEP and CHEAP.

21 wordsTop pick SLEEPHighest score WHELP 13

6 of 21 are everyday words (29%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With E in 3rd place, S is the most common 5th letter (293 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 21 · most-used first

All valid words 21

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

Letters by positionIn 52% of these words the 4th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S29%
  2. C24%
  3. T14%
2nd letter
  1. H38%
  2. L14%
  3. R14%
4th letter
  1. E52%
  2. L19%
  3. A14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; WHELP tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 3 words
  2. 8 points: 0 words
  3. 99 points: 4 words
  4. 10 points: 7 words
  5. 1111 points: 2 words
  6. 12 points: 3 words
  7. 1313 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHELP1314All three
WHEEP1313All three
CHEAP1213All three
CHEEP1213All three
CHELP1214Collins only
KREEP1112All three
SKELP1113All three
SHEEP1010All three
SWEEP1011All three
TWERP1011All three
TWEEP1011NWL only
THESP1010Collins · NWL

That fixed E–P frame still leaves an uneven set: S begins six matches and C begins five, while no other opening letter appears more than three times. SLEEP, CHEAP, SHEEP, STEEP, SWEEP, and CREEP form the recognisable core; the remaining entries include less familiar forms. Eight matches occur in the Wordle answer list.

How many 5-letter words have E third and P fifth?

  • Exactly 21 tournament-dictionary words fit E in position three and P at the end.
  • Six begin with S and five begin with C; no other first letter appears more than three times.
  • Six of the 21 entries count as common words by Word Puzzle Answers’s frequency measure.
  • All 21 are Wordle-allowed guesses, and eight also occur in the answer list.

Which matches score highest?

WHELP and WHEEP lead at 13 points each. CHEAP, CHEEP, and CHELP follow at 12, while KREEP and SKELP score 11. The familiar S-words SLEEP and SWEEP score 10, alongside SHEEP and TWERP, so a recognisable answer is not automatically the strongest tile play.

The opening-letter split gives you a quick way to narrow guesses. S and C provide the largest groups, while A and W each start two matches; B, K, and P each start one. Try the crowded initials first when you still have several blanks.

How should you use this E-and-P pattern?

All 21 entries end in P, but dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 20, NWL2023 includes 17, and ENABLE includes 14. A word accepted in one list can fail in another, so check your game’s word list before committing an unfamiliar answer.

Six entries fall within the common-word group, making familiar choices a minority here. For solving, lock in the third- and fifth-position letters first, then use the opening letter to narrow the candidates. S and C dominate, but several less familiar entries start with other letters.

For points, compare WHELP and WHEEP with the more familiar CHEAP and CHEEP. Recognition favors the common forms, while the top scores belong to less routine-looking choices. 5-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and P as the 5th letter make a narrow search, not a broad list of P-ending words.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have E third and P last?
There are 21 tournament-dictionary matches with E in the third position and P in the fifth. The list includes familiar words such as SLEEP, CHEAP, SHEEP, STEEP, SWEEP, and CREEP, plus less common entries such as WHELP and SKELP.
Which E-third, P-last word scores the most?
WHELP and WHEEP tie for the highest score at 13 points each. CHEAP, CHEEP, and CHELP are next at 12 points, followed by KREEP and SKELP at 11. The most familiar-looking answer is not necessarily the top scorer.
Are all 21 words valid in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. Collins contains 20 matches, NWL2023 has 17, and ENABLE has 14. The overall count includes words found in at least one tournament dictionary, so check the specific word list used for your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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