5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and P as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _ O _ P _, but the opening and final letters still give you room to narrow a guess. Only 7 entries fall among the most common English words; familiar options include loops, hoops, soaps, and soups. Many matches are less familiar, and a recognizable-looking answer is not automatically accepted in every game.

5-letter words with O second and P fourth at a glance

• There are 68 tournament-dictionary matches for the _ O _ P _ pattern.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing in 35 matches.
• C leads the opening letters with 12 words; P follows with 8.
• ZOPPO and ZOPPA are the highest scorers at 18 points each.

Which endings dominate this pattern?

S leads by a wide margin: 35 of the 68 words finish with S, while 15 end in Y. That makes loops, hoops, and soups a noticeable cluster. Soapy and loopy show another familiar route, with Y in the final spot.

The first letter is less concentrated. C starts 12 matches, ahead of P with 8; L and S each start 7. Corps, coupe, and comps show the variety in the C group, while poppy and poppa share the P opening but finish differently.

How does this clue compare with nearby patterns?

Keeping O in second place but shifting P out of fourth opens the list dramatically: 436 matches use E in fourth, compared with 68 for P. Even O in fourth yields 89, so the P slot is a tight constraint.

For Scrabble, ZOPPO and ZOPPA score 18 points each; HOPPY scores 15, and POPPY scores 14. The average score is 10.1, making those top values standouts. Only 49 entries have definitions, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar match.

Five Wordle answer-list entries fit this pattern, but the pattern alone does not identify a solution. Compare the other revealed letters before spending a guess; the 68 allowed guesses include much rarer dictionary entries.