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

16 6-letter words with E as the 4th letter and P as the 6th letter fit the pattern _ _ _ E _ P.

16 wordsTop pick MAKEUPHighest score MAKEUP 14

4 of 16 are everyday words (25%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With E in 4th place, S is the most common 6th letter (907 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 16 · most-used first

  • MAKEUP14
  • ASLEEP8
  • LINEUP8
  • UPKEEP14
  • PILEUP10
  • TUNEUP8
  • TAKEUP12
  • FACEUP13
  • BEWEEP13
  • BOPEEP12
  • THREAP11
  • BELEAP10
  • SHLEPP13
  • THREEP11
  • UPHEAP13
  • UPLEAP10
All valid words 16

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ASLEEP8
  • BELEAP10
  • BEWEEP13
  • BOPEEP12
  • FACEUP13
  • LINEUP8
  • MAKEUP14
  • PILEUP10
  • SHLEPP13
  • TAKEUP12
  • THREAP11
  • THREEP11
  • TUNEUP8
  • UPHEAP13
  • UPKEEP14
  • UPLEAP10
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 5th letter is U.
1st letter
  1. T25%
  2. B19%
  3. U19%
2nd letter
  1. A19%
  2. H19%
  3. P19%
3rd letter
  1. L31%
  2. K19%
  3. N13%
5th letter
  1. U38%
  2. E31%
  3. A25%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
MAKEUP1417All three
UPKEEP1417All three
FACEUP1316All three
BEWEEP1315All three
SHLEPP1315All three
UPHEAP1315All three
TAKEUP1214All three
BOPEEP1215All three
THREAP1111All three
THREEP1111All three
PILEUP1014All three
BELEAP1013All three

Six-letter words with this fixed middle-and-end pattern form a compact set: E occupies position four, and P closes every match. MAKEUP, ASLEEP, LINEUP, and UPKEEP are recognizable examples, while BEWEEP and THREAP look less familiar. The tournament lists agree on all 16 matches; 14 entries have definitions, and the average tile score is 11.3.

At a glance, 6-letter words with E as 4th and P as 6th

  • Exactly 16 six-letter entries fit _ _ _ E _ P, and every match ends in P.
  • ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023 each include all 16 matches.
  • MAKEUP and UPKEEP tie for the highest score at 14 points.
  • Four matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.

How do the matching words begin?

These matches do not cluster around one opening letter. T starts four words, while B and U start three each; A, F, L, M, and P each start one. That spread gives you several ways to test the pattern when the opening tiles are still uncertain.

Examples include ASLEEP, LINEUP, PILEUP, MAKEUP, and TAKEUP. Less familiar entries such as BEWEEP, SHLEPP, and UPHEAP are accepted in all three tournament dictionaries, though only four matches are common by wordfreq frequency.

For a clue, lock E into the fourth slot and P at the end before testing the first three letters. Then compare familiar candidates such as MAKEUP and LINEUP with less obvious options like THREAP; the fixed positions do not determine the word’s opening.

Which matching words score highest?

MAKEUP and UPKEEP score 14, the highest values in the scoring list. FACEUP, BEWEEP, SHLEPP, and UPHEAP each score 13, while TAKEUP and BOPEEP score 12. The average is 11.3, so the two leaders sit above the overall average.

For 6-letter words with E as the 4th letter and P as the 6th letter, the ending is unusually restrictive: 907 words with E fourth end in S, compared with 16 ending in P. Only four matches rank among the top 25,000 English words, so several entries are obscure. Check your game’s dictionary before playing forms such as THREAP or THREEP.

Questions people ask

Do all 16 words appear in Collins and NWL2023?
Yes, all 16 matches appear in both Collins and NWL2023. ENABLE also contains all 16, so these three tournament lists agree on the pattern. That shared coverage makes the total straightforward, although you should still follow the word list used by your particular game.
Which words with E fourth and P last score 14 points?
MAKEUP and UPKEEP each score 14 points, tying for the highest score among the matching entries. FACEUP, BEWEEP, SHLEPP, and UPHEAP are next at 13 points. Board premiums can change a play’s total, but these are the base scores.
How rare is P as the final letter in this pattern?
P is a narrow ending when E sits fourth: 16 matches end in P, while 907 end in S. The contrast shows why the final tile sharply narrows a search. Among the P-ending words, familiar examples include MAKEUP and ASLEEP, alongside less common entries.

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