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

This pattern fixes the ending as PT, leaving the first three letters to do the work. ADOPT, SLEPT, and SWEPT are familiar options; entries such as KEMPT and CHAPT are less likely to come to mind. The contrast is striking: the P-fourth, T-fifth pattern has 38 words, while the same pattern with S fourth has 111.

At a glance: words ending in PT

• All 38 matches end in PT, so the final two positions are fixed.
• Collins lists 38 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each list 29.
• ADOPT, SLEPT, and SWEPT are recognizable examples in the set.
• Nine matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• KEMPT and WHIPT top the scoring list at 13 points each.

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

Thirty-eight words match the pattern. That is a relatively compact group beside the 111 words with S in fourth position and T last, so an exact-position clue narrows the search sharply.

The first letter gives another useful filter: C begins 9 matches, while S begins 7. ADOPT and ADEPT start with A, and CREPT and CRYPT start with C. If your clue rules out C, you can remove the largest first-letter group rather than testing every candidate.

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

Ten words in this pattern are Wordle answers, and all ten also appear in tournament dictionaries. ADOPT, SLEPT, ADAPT, SWEPT, and ADEPT are familiar candidates, but the full answer set is not named here; use the pattern to narrow your remaining choices rather than treating every dictionary entry as an answer.

For a board-score angle, KEMPT and WHIPT each score 13 points, with CRYPT and CHAPT at 12. A high tile score does not make an obscure word a strong everyday guess: only 9 matches fall within the common-word frequency group. Check your game's word list before playing a rare form such as KEMPT.