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

The fixed frame is _T__P: T sits in the second slot, and P closes every answer. Most matches begin with S, while two begin with A. Recognizable options include strip, stamp, steep, strap, and stump, alongside less familiar plays, and the same pattern gives you a compact set of candidates for a Wordle clue or a word-game rack.

5-letter words with T second and P fifth at a glance

• There are 15 tournament-dictionary matches for the _T__P pattern.
• 13 matches begin with S; the other two begin with A.
• Seven matches are common by frequency ranking, and seven match the Wordle answer list.
• All 15 are allowed guesses in the Wordle list used for this count.
• STOWP scores 10 points, ahead of STAMP, STUMP, and STOMP at 9 each.

Which words fit the T-second, P-last pattern?

Start with the S-heavy group: strip, stamp, steep, strap, stump, stomp, and stoop all fit. The opening letters narrow the search quickly: only atrip and attap start with A, while the other 13 begin with S.

For a Wordle clue, keep the two fixed letters in place and use the middle slots to distinguish candidates. Strip and strap share the opening pair, while steep repeats E; stump and stomp differ in their fourth letter. Seven matching entries are answers, but the answer-list count does not identify which ones.

Which matches score well, and where are they accepted?

STOWP leads the Scrabble scores at 10 points. STAMP, STUMP, and STOMP each score 9, while STRIP, STEEP, STRAP, and STOOP score 7 apiece. The unusual top scorer is a reminder that a fixed-letter clue can surface a playable word you would not reach by guessing only familiar examples.

Collins lists all 15 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 list 13 each. That difference matters in tournament play, where a word accepted in Collins may not be accepted in your North American game. Check your game's word list before committing to a less familiar entry such as STOWP.