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

That fixed pattern leaves only 15 tournament-dictionary entries, a narrow set compared with nearby combinations. Six rank among the commonest words by frequency, and familiar matches include APPLY, APPLE, REPLY, MAPLE, IMPLY, and AMPLE. The endings are concentrated: seven words finish in Y, six in E, and just two in A.

At a glance: the P-L pattern

• Collins lists all 15 matches; NWL2023 lists 11, and ENABLE lists 10.
• Recognizable examples include APPLY, APPLE, REPLY, MAPLE, IMPLY, and AMPLE.
• Seven words end in Y, six end in E, and two end in A.
• HAPLY and HIPLY lead the listed Scrabble scores at 13 points each.
• Seven matches are Wordle answers, and all seven appear in tournament dictionaries.

Which words fit the P-L pattern?

Fifteen five-letter words place P third and L fourth. Familiar matches include APPLY, APPLE, REPLY, MAPLE, IMPLY, and AMPLE; other examples include AMPLY, TUPLE, and HAPLY. Only six entries meet the common-word frequency threshold, so the recognizable words are just part of the set.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 15 entries, NWL2023 has 11, and ENABLE has 10. A Collins word is not automatically accepted in an NWL game, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar form such as HAPLY or DUPLE.

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

HAPLY and HIPLY score 13 points each, ahead of APPLY, IMPLY, and AMPLY at 12. REPLY scores 10, while APPLE, MAPLE, and AMPLE each score 9. The useful scoring insight is that a less familiar word can beat a familiar one: HAPLY tops APPLY by a point.

For Wordle, seven of these words are answers, while all 15 are allowed guesses. The final letter narrows the pattern sharply: Y accounts for seven matches, E for six, and A for two. If P and L are already fixed, testing a guess with a different first or last letter helps separate the remaining possibilities.