6-letter words with P as the 4th letter and L as the 5th letter

The pattern fixes two adjacent letters but leaves plenty of room at the ends: matches include PEOPLE, SUPPLY, PURPLE, and TRIPLE. Collins lists all 52 matches; ENABLE lists 39 and NWL2023 lists 41. Only 14 rank as common by frequency, so familiar examples sit alongside less everyday plays.

Common matches and dictionary coverage at a glance

• 52 tournament-dictionary words have P in position four and L in position five.
• Collins lists 52 matches; ENABLE has 39 and NWL2023 has 41.
• PEOPLE, COUPLE, SIMPLE, and SUPPLY are recognizable examples.
• Only 14 matches count as common by English-word frequency.
• Most matches end in E or Y, with E the more frequent ending.

Which letters start and end these matches?

S leads the opening-letter group with 11 matches. D and P follow with seven each, while C contributes six; examples include SIMPLE, SUPPLY, DEEPLY, and PURPLE. That makes S the strongest place to begin when you have both fixed middle letters.

The final letter narrows the pattern sharply: 36 matches end in E, and 15 end in Y. PEOPLE, COUPLE, and SAMPLE show the E ending; SIMPLY, SUPPLY, and DEEPLY show the Y ending. HOOPLA is the lone A-ending example.

For a nearby comparison, changing the fourth letter to E while keeping L fifth produces 212 matches. The P-and-L combination is a much smaller search, so test the familiar S-, D-, and P-starting options before reaching for obscure entries.

How to use 6-letter words with P fourth and L fifth

Start with the common words that fit your known letters: PEOPLE, COUPLE, SIMPLE, SAMPLE, and TEMPLE. If the final tile is Y, try SIMPLY, SUPPLY, or DEEPLY. These examples cover the two dominant endings without changing the fixed PL pair.

JIMPLY tops the scores at 20 points, but the best-known high scorer is COMPLY at 15, while SIMPLY and SUPPLY each score 13. Those are base word scores, not a promise of a particular board result; letter and word squares change the total. The average score across the matches is 11.5.

Dictionary coverage differs, with Collins accepting all 52 against 41 in NWL2023 and 39 in ENABLE. In a tournament game, check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.