5-letter words with I as the 4th letter and P as the 5th letter

The pattern is _ _ _ I P, and only 3 of its 13 tournament-dictionary entries rank among common English words. Familiar options such as STRIP, EQUIP and TULIP sit beside less familiar choices like THRIP and GRAIP. That mix matters when you are solving: the final two letters narrow the field sharply, but the first three still leave several possibilities.

How many 5-letter words have I fourth and P fifth?

• There are 13 matches; Collins includes all 13, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 12.
• Only 3 entries are common by word-frequency ranking, so several answers will look unusual.
• U starts 3 words; G, S and T start 2 each, while A, E, O and R start one apiece.
• EQUIP and UNZIP lead the score list at 16 points each; OXLIP follows at 14.
• Four matching words are Wordle answers, and all four appear in tournament dictionaries.

Which of these words fit Wordle?

Four words in this pattern are Wordle answers, and all 13 matches are allowed guesses. The answer count is therefore smaller than the playable guess set: a valid guess does not have to be an answer.

With I fixed in the fourth spot and P at the end, test the opening letters against the candidate list rather than assuming a familiar word like STRIP is the only fit. U is the most productive starting letter here, appearing in three matches.

Which matches score most, and what is the catch?

EQUIP and UNZIP each score 16 points, making them the top scoring choices in this group; OXLIP earns 14. The two leaders show why the first three letters matter on a Scrabble rack: the fixed I and P are shared, while Q or Z supplies the scoring lift. STRIP is more familiar, but it scores 7.

The main limitation is vocabulary, not pattern fit: only 3 entries are common, and the set includes obscure words such as GENIP, GRAIP and THRIP. For a board game, check your game's word list before committing to a rare entry. For a puzzle, use the starting-letter split to prune candidates instead of treating every match as equally likely.