6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and P as the 3rd letter

That fixed EP pairing leaves the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth letters open. REPORT, REPEAT, and REPAIR are recognizable choices; ZEPHYR makes the scoring range stand out. The strongest clue is the uneven first-letter spread: R leads 37 entries, far ahead of S and D, and most candidates are less familiar, so start with words you know before testing obscure options.

The E-P pattern at a glance

• 101 matches meet the fixed E-second, P-third pattern across tournament dictionaries.
• REPORT, DEPUTY, REPEAT, and REPAIR are recognizable examples.
• Only 18 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• R starts 37 matches; S is a distant second with 13.
• S ends 27 matches, more than any other final letter.

How many six-letter words have E second and P third?

There are 101 six-letter matches. The dictionary totals are 99 in Collins, 81 in NWL2023, and 73 in ENABLE; those sets overlap, so do not add their counts. A candidate accepted in one tournament list may not appear in another.

The first letters are sharply uneven: 37 words start with R, compared with 13 beginning with S and 12 with D. REPORT, REPEAT, REPAIR, REPAID, and REPOSE show how often the pattern produces an R-E-P opening. If the first letter is unknown, test R early.

This pattern is smaller than nearby alternatives. Six-letter words with A second and P third total 155, while O in second place yields 114. E with R in third place jumps to 372, making that a much broader search.

What scoring clues fit 6-letter words with E second and P third?

ZEPHYR tops the scoring list at 23 points. BEPUFF scores 16, while KEPPED and KEPHIR each score 15. NEPHEW scores 14, tying REPACK, KEPPEN, TEPEFY, and KEPPIT.

The average score is 10.2, so ZEPHYR stands well above the field.

Endings can narrow a partial rack: 27 matches finish in S, while 13 end in T, 10 in D, and 9 in E. Many entries are not everyday vocabulary; only 18 meet the common-word cutoff. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar candidate.

The same E-P positions match 38 five-letter words and 161 seven-letter words. Use 6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and P as the 3rd letter when all six tiles are fixed; the neighboring lengths fit different rack constraints.