6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and P as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _ E _ P _ _: the E sits in position two, and P sits in position four. PEOPLE and HELPED are familiar choices; KEYPAD and DEEPER show how much the other four letters can change. Fourteen matches fall in the common-word group, so the full set also includes less familiar forms that some tournament lists reject.

6-letter words with E second and P fourth at a glance

• The pattern has 83 matches across the supported tournament dictionaries.
• Fourteen matches are in the common-word group; PEOPLE, HELPED, and DEEPER are easy examples to recognize.
• Final D is the most frequent ending, with 23 words; final R comes next with 18.
• KEYPAD and JEEPED top the scoring list at 16 points each.
• The first letters vary: K leads with 13 matches, followed by T with 11.

Which endings appear most often?

Final D dominates this pattern: 23 words end that way, including HELPED, HEAPED, and LEAPED. Final R accounts for 18, with DEEPER, KEEPER, and REAPER as recognizable examples. Together, those two endings cover nearly half of the matches.

The remaining endings thin out quickly. Twelve words finish with E, while N and T each occur at the end of eight. That makes the final letter a useful filter after you have placed E and P, especially when a puzzle already reveals a closing D or R.

Dictionary coverage is not identical across games: 81 matches appear in Collins, 63 in NWL2023, and 57 in ENABLE. The overall count combines words from these tournament lists, so an entry accepted in one may not be accepted in another.

Which matches are worth checking for points?

KEYPAD and JEEPED lead the pattern at 16 points each. KEWPIE, KEYPAL, and KEMPED follow at 15, while KEMPER reaches 14. These are rack-score comparisons, not a promise of a high board total: premium squares and crossing plays still decide the result.

For a familiar entry, PEOPLE or PEPPER is easier to spot than the less common top scorers. The trade-off is clear: only 14 matches are classified as common, and the highest-scoring options are not necessarily the words you will remember first. Treat this as a pattern list, then verify unusual plays against your game's word list.