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6-letter words with P as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

6-letter words with P first and E fifth total 510; played, player, and places are familiar options.

510 wordsTop pick PLAYEDHighest score PUZZEL 26

78 of 510 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With P in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (510 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 78 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 78 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 510

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

  • PACIER10
  • PACKED15
  • PACKER14
  • PACKET14
  • PADDED11
  • PADDER10
  • PADLES9
  • PADRES9
  • PAGLES9
  • PAIKED13
  • PAINED9
  • PAIRED9
  • PAIRER8
  • PAIRES8
  • PALIER8
  • PALKEE12
  • PALLED9
  • PALLET8
  • PALMED11
  • PALMER10
  • PALPED11
  • PALTER8
  • PAMPER12
  • PANCES10
  • PANDER9
  • PANEER8
  • PANGED10
  • PANGEN9
  • PANIER8
  • PANNED9
  • PANNER8
  • PANNES8
  • PANTED9
  • PANTER8
  • PANZER17
  • PAPPED13
  • PARCEL10
  • PARDED10
  • PARDEE9
  • PARGED10
  • PARGES9
  • PARGET9
  • PARIES8
  • PARKED13
  • PARKEE12
  • PARKER12
  • PARLED9
  • PARLES8
  • PARLEY11
  • PARPED11
  • PARPEN10
  • PARRED9
  • PARREL8
  • PARSEC10
  • PARSED9
  • PARSER8
  • PARSES8
  • PARTED9
  • PARTER8
  • PASHED12
  • PASHES11
  • PASSED9
  • PASSEE8
  • PASSEL8
  • PASSER8
  • PASSES8
  • PASTED9
  • PASTEL8
  • PASTER8
  • PASTES8
  • PATHED12
  • PATTED9
  • PATTEE8
  • PATTEN8
  • PATTER8
  • PATTES8
  • PATZER17
  • PAUPER10
  • PAUSED9
  • PAUSER8
  • PAUSES8
  • PAVEED12
  • PAWNED12
  • PAWNEE11
  • PAWNER11
  • PAYEES11
  • PEACED11
  • PEACES10
  • PEAGES9
  • PEAHEN11
  • PEAKED13
  • PEALED9
  • PEANED9
  • PEARES8
  • PEASED9
  • PEASEN8
  • PEASES8
  • PEAVEY14
  • PEAZED18
  • PEAZES17
  • PECHED14
  • PECKED15
  • PECKER14
  • PECKES14
  • PECTEN10
  • PEDDER10
  • PEDLER9
  • PEECES10
  • PEEKED13
  • PEELED9
  • PEELER8
  • PEENED9
  • PEEPED11
  • PEEPER10
  • PEEPES10
  • PEERED9
  • PEEVED12
  • PEEVER11
  • PEEVES11
  • PEEWEE11
  • PEGGED11
  • PEGHED13
  • PEINED9
  • PEISED9
  • PEISES8
  • PEIZED18
  • PEIZES17
  • PEKOES12
  • PELLET8
  • PELMET10
  • PELTED9
  • PELTER8
  • PELVES11
  • PENCEL10
  • PENCES10
  • PENDED10
  • PENIES8
  • PENMEN10
  • PENNED9
  • PENNER8
  • PENNES8
  • PENSEE8
  • PENSEL8
  • PENTEL8
  • PEONES8
  • PEPPED13
  • PEPPER12
  • PERAEA8
  • PERCED11
  • PERCEN10
  • PERCES10
  • PERFET11
  • PERKED13
  • PERMED11
  • PERSES8
  • PERTER8
  • PERVED12
  • PERVES11
  • PESTER8
  • PETHER11
  • PETREL8
  • PETRES8
  • PETTED9
  • PETTER8
  • PEWEES11
  • PEWTER11
  • PEYSED12
  • PEYSES11
  • PHAGES12
  • PHARES11
  • PHASED12
  • PHASER11
  • PHASES11
  • PHENES11
  • PHESED12
  • PHESES11
  • PHIZES20
  • PHLOEM13
  • PHONED12
  • PHONER11
  • PHONES11
  • PHONEY14
  • PHOOEY14
  • PHYSED15
  • PHYSES14
  • PICKED15
  • PICKER14
  • PICKET14
  • PIECED11
  • PIECEN10
  • PIECER10
  • PIECES10
  • PIEMEN10
  • PIGGED11
  • PIGLET9
  • PIGPEN11
  • PILFER11
  • PILLED9
  • PIMPED13
  • PINCER10
  • PINDER9
  • PINGED10
  • PINGER9
  • PINIER8
  • PINIES8
  • PINKED13
  • PINKEN12
  • PINKER12
  • PINKEY15
  • PINNED9
  • PINNER8
  • PINNET8
  • PIOLET8
  • PIONED9
  • PIONER8
  • PIONEY11
  • PIOTED9
  • PIOYES11
  • PIPIER10
  • PIPPED13
  • PIQUED18
  • PIQUES17
  • PIQUET17
  • PISHED12
  • PISHER11
  • PISHES11
  • PISSED9
  • PISSER8
  • PISSES8
  • PISTES8
  • PITHED12
  • PITIED9
  • PITIER8
  • PITIES8
  • PITMEN10
  • PITTED9
  • PITTEN8
  • PITTER8
  • PIXIES15
  • PLACED11
  • PLACER10
  • PLACES10
  • PLACET10
  • PLAGES9
  • PLANED9
  • PLANER8
  • PLANES8
  • PLANET8
  • PLATED9
  • PLATEN8
  • PLATER8
  • PLATES8
  • PLAYED12
  • PLAYER11
  • PLEAED9
  • PLEBES10
  • PLEXES15
  • PLOVER11
  • PLOWED12
  • PLOWER11
  • PLOYED12
  • PLOYES11
  • PLUMED11
  • PLUMES10
  • PLUSED9
  • PLUSES8
  • PLUTEI8
  • POAKES12
  • POCKED15
  • POCKET14
  • PODDED11
  • PODGES10
  • PODLEY12
  • POGGES10
  • POGIES9
  • POGOED10
  • POGOER9
  • POGOES9
  • POISED9
  • POISER8
  • POISES8
  • POKIER12
  • POKIES12
  • POLDER9
  • POLIES8
  • POLJES15
  • POLKED13
  • POLLED9
  • POLLEE8
  • POLLEN8
  • POLLER8
  • POLLEX15
  • POLTED9
  • POMBES12
  • POMMEE12
  • POMMEL12
  • POMPEY15
  • PONCED11
  • PONCES10
  • PONCEY13
  • PONDED10
  • PONDER9
  • PONGED10
  • PONGEE9
  • PONIED9
  • PONIES8
  • PONKED13
  • PONTES8
  • POOHED12
  • POOLED9
  • POOLER8
  • POOPED11
  • POOPER10
  • POORER8
  • POOTED9
  • POOTER8
  • POOVES11
  • POPPED13
  • POPPER12
  • POPPET12
  • PORGED10
  • PORGES9
  • PORIER8
  • PORKED13
  • PORKER12
  • PORTED9
  • PORTER8
  • POSHED12
  • POSHER11
  • POSHES11
  • POSIER8
  • POSIES8
  • POSNET8
  • POSSED9
  • POSSER8
  • POSSES8
  • POSSET8
  • POSTED9
  • POSTER8
  • POTAES8
  • POTEEN8
  • POTHER11
  • POTMEN10
  • POTTED9
  • POTTER8
  • POTZER17
  • POUDER9
  • POUFED12
  • POUKES12
  • POULES8
  • POUPED11
  • POUPES10
  • POURED9
  • POURER8
  • POUTED9
  • POUTER8
  • POWDER12
  • POWNEY14
  • POWRED12
  • POWRES11
  • POWTER11
  • POXIER15
  • POYSED12
  • POYSES11
  • PRASES8
  • PRATED9
  • PRATER8
  • PRATES8
  • PRAXES15
  • PRAYED12
  • PRAYER11
  • PREFER11
  • PREMED11
  • PREMEN10
  • PRESES8
  • PRESET8
  • PREVED12
  • PREVES11
  • PREXES15
  • PREYED12
  • PREYER11
  • PREZES17
  • PRICED11
  • PRICER10
  • PRICES10
  • PRICEY13
  • PRIDED10
  • PRIDES9
  • PRIMED11
  • PRIMER10
  • PRIMES10
  • PRISED9
  • PRISER8
  • PRISES8
  • PRIVET11
  • PRIZED18
  • PRIZER17
  • PRIZES17
  • PROBED11
  • PROBER10
  • PROBES10
  • PROJET15
  • PROKED13
  • PROKER12
  • PROKES12
  • PROLED9
  • PROLEG9
  • PROLER8
  • PROLES8
  • PRONED9
  • PRONER8
  • PRONES8
  • PROPEL10
  • PROPER10
  • PRORES8
  • PROSED9
  • PROSER8
  • PROSES8
  • PROTEA8
  • PROTEI8
  • PROVED12
  • PROVEN11
  • PROVER11
  • PROVES11
  • PROWER11
  • PRUDES9
  • PRUNED9
  • PRUNER8
  • PRUNES8
  • PRUNEY11
  • PRYSED12
  • PRYSES11
  • PTOOEY11
  • PTOSES8
  • PTYXES18
  • PUBBED13
  • PUCKED15
  • PUCKER14
  • PUDDEN10
  • PUDDER10
  • PUDGES10
  • PUDSEY12
  • PUERED9
  • PUFFED15
  • PUFFER14
  • PUGGED11
  • PUGREE9
  • PUIRER8
  • PUKIER12
  • PULIER8
  • PULLED9
  • PULLER8
  • PULLET8
  • PULLEY11
  • PULPED11
  • PULPER10
  • PULSED9
  • PULSER8
  • PULSES8
  • PULVER11
  • PUMIES10
  • PUMMEL12
  • PUMPED13
  • PUMPER12
  • PUNCED11
  • PUNCES10
  • PUNIER8
  • PUNKED13
  • PUNKER12
  • PUNKEY15
  • PUNNED9
  • PUNNER8
  • PUNNET8
  • PUNTED9
  • PUNTEE8
  • PUNTER8
  • PUPPED13
  • PUPPET12
  • PUREED9
  • PUREES8
  • PURGED10
  • PURGER9
  • PURGES9
  • PURLED9
  • PURLER8
  • PURRED9
  • PURSED9
  • PURSER8
  • PURSES8
  • PURSEW11
  • PURVEY14
  • PUSHED12
  • PUSHER11
  • PUSHES11
  • PUSLED9
  • PUSLES8
  • PUSLEY11
  • PUSSEL8
  • PUSSER8
  • PUSSES8
  • PUTTED9
  • PUTTEE8
  • PUTTEN8
  • PUTTER8
  • PUTZED18
  • PUTZES17
  • PUZZEL26
  • PYONER11
  • PYOSES11
  • PYXIES18
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 6th letter is D.
2nd letter
  1. O19%
  2. A17%
  3. E16%
3rd letter
  1. N12%
  2. O11%
  3. R11%
4th letter
  1. S13%
  2. T11%
  3. N8%
6th letter
  1. D31%
  2. R25%
  3. S25%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; PUZZEL tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 138 words
  2. 9 points: 92 words
  3. 1010 points: 64 words
  4. 11 points: 84 words
  5. 1212 points: 55 words
  6. 13 points: 23 words
  7. 1414 points: 16 words
  8. 15 points: 18 words
  9. 1616 points: 0 words
  10. 17 points: 11 words
  11. 1818 points: 7 words
  12. 19 points: 0 words
  13. 2020 points: 1 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 0 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PUZZEL2629Collins only
PHIZES2020All three
PRIZED1819All three
PIQUED1820All three
PUTZED1820All three
PYXIES1818All three
PEAZED1819Collins only
PEIZED1819Collins only
PTYXES1818Collins only
PRIZES1718All three
PANZER1719All three
PIQUET1719All three

The fixed pattern is P _ _ _ E _, which leaves four letters open for the clue you already have. Familiar matches include played, player, posted, and pocket. The full group is much larger than its everyday vocabulary: 78 entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many matches are specialist or less familiar terms.

How many 6-letter words have P first and E fifth?

  • There are 510 matches for the P _ _ _ E _ pattern across tournament dictionaries.
  • Played, player, places, passed, and prices are recognizable starting points.
  • Only 78 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • The most common final letters are D, R, and S, with 158, 127, and 126 matches.
  • Puzzel leads the Scrabble scores at 26 points.

Which endings are most common for P _ _ _ E _ words?

D, R, and S dominate the final position: 411 of the 510 matches end with one of those letters, or about four in five. That makes played, player, and places useful pattern anchors when your last tile is still unknown.

The tail thins quickly after those leaders. Just 14 matches end in E, while L and Y account for 13 and 18. If your clue rules out D, R, and S, expect fewer familiar choices and check each remaining letter against the crossing clues.

How should you narrow down the remaining letters?

Treat the fixed P and E as anchors, then solve the middle three positions before guessing at the final letter. Try familiar candidates such as played, posted, passed, picked, and pocket against every crossing clue; their different middle letters quickly eliminate impossible patterns.

For a scoring play, Puzzel is the standout at 26 Scrabble points, but it is far less familiar than the everyday examples. The list spans several tournament dictionaries, whose accepted words differ; check your game's word list before relying on an obscure match.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with P and have E as the fifth letter?
There are 510 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. Examples include played, player, places, posted, and pocket. The count includes words accepted by at least one of the covered tournament dictionaries, so a particular game may reject some entries.
What are common words matching P _ _ _ E _?
Played, player, places, passed, prices, posted, and pocket are familiar matches. Only 78 words in the full group rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so less familiar entries make up most of the pattern.
Which P _ _ _ E _ word scores the most in Scrabble?
Puzzel is the top scorer at 26 points in the Scrabble scores. It is an unusual word, so don't assume every opponent or word-game dictionary accepts it; verify the word list used for your game before playing it.

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