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6-letter words with I as the 5th letter and P as the 6th letter

6-letter words with I as the 5th letter and P as the 6th letter have 13 matches, from GOSSIP to OXSLIP.

13 wordsTop pick GOSSIPHighest score OXSLIP 15

1 of 13 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

  • 5th letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

With I in 5th place, E is the most common 6th letter (392 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • GOSSIP9
  • TURNIP8
  • CATNIP10
  • FILLIP11
  • PRECIP12
  • UNCLIP10
  • BUNYIP13
  • RESHIP11
  • UNSHIP11
  • INCLIP10
  • INSHIP11
  • OXSLIP15
  • RIFLIP11
All valid words 13

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

  • BUNYIP13
  • CATNIP10
  • FILLIP11
  • GOSSIP9
  • INCLIP10
  • INSHIP11
  • OXSLIP15
  • PRECIP12
  • RESHIP11
  • RIFLIP11
  • TURNIP8
  • UNCLIP10
  • UNSHIP11
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 3rd letter is S.
1st letter
  1. I15%
  2. R15%
  3. U15%
2nd letter
  1. N31%
  2. I15%
  3. U15%
3rd letter
  1. S38%
  2. C15%
  3. T8%
4th letter
  1. L38%
  2. H23%
  3. N15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OXSLIP1517Collins only
BUNYIP1316Collins · NWL
PRECIP1215NWL only
FILLIP1114All three
RESHIP1111All three
UNSHIP1113All three
INSHIP1112Collins only
RIFLIP1113Collins · NWL
CATNIP1013All three
UNCLIP1015All three
INCLIP1014All three
GOSSIP911All three

A fixed final pair narrows the search to a compact set: every match has I in position five and P at the end. GOSSIP, TURNIP, and CATNIP are among the familiar-looking examples, but most entries are uncommon. Just one of the 13 meets the common-word frequency threshold, so a match for your pattern is not automatically a word you will recognize or your game will accept.

6-letter words with I as the 5th letter and P as the 6th letter

  • The pattern has 13 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
  • All matches share the ending IP, with I immediately before the final P.
  • GOSSIP, TURNIP, and CATNIP are examples with different beginnings.
  • Only one match falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • OXSLIP scores 15 points, the highest score among the listed examples.

Which matches are accepted, and which score highest?

Dictionary coverage varies across this small group: 8 matches appear in ENABLE, 12 in Collins, and 11 in NWL2023. Those totals overlap, so they do not represent separate batches of words; the three dictionaries do not accept exactly the same set.

For points, OXSLIP leads at 15, followed by BUNYIP at 13 and PRECIP at 12. FILLIP, RESHIP, UNSHIP, INSHIP, and RIFLIP each score 11. The average score across all matches is 10.9, which makes OXSLIP a standout rather than a typical result.

The everyday-looking examples are not the whole story. BUNYIP, PRECIP, UNCLIP, and RESHIP show how varied the beginnings can be while the final IP stays fixed. Since only one entry meets the common-word cutoff, use the pattern to generate candidates, then verify the spelling and dictionary before committing a play.

A quick check for the final pair

Tip

When your clue fixes I and P at the end, keep both positions locked while testing the first four letters. OXSLIP is the top scorer at 15, but an obscure high-value match still needs to fit your game's dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words end with IP and have I in fifth place?
There are 13 matches for this pattern in the tournament dictionaries counted here. GOSSIP, TURNIP, CATNIP, and FILLIP are examples. The shared ending narrows the search, but dictionary coverage differs, so confirm a candidate against the word list used in your game.
What is the highest-scoring word in this group?
OXSLIP is the highest-scoring match at 15 points. BUNYIP follows at 13, and PRECIP scores 12. Those are letter scores before any board-square bonuses, so a premium square can change the total in a played game.
Are all 13 words common English words?
No. Only one of the 13 matches falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. GOSSIP, TURNIP, and CATNIP may look familiar, while entries such as OXSLIP and INSHIP are less likely to be everyday vocabulary. Familiarity does not determine dictionary acceptance.

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