A P ending narrows this to 242 words, 56 of which are possible answers.
Everyday English accounts for 10 of these 242 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 242 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- SHARP: takes 242 down to 49 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- SETUP: down to 52. It is on the answer list.
- STRAP: down to 54. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
242 of them end in P, close to half of the list. If you need a second letter to test, S (86), A (79) and R (79) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 10 of these 242 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in P
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BICEP
- BLEEP
- BLIMP
- CHAMP
- CHEAP
- CHIRP
- CHUMP
- CLAMP
- CLASP
- CLUMP
- CRAMP
- CREEP
- CRIMP
- CRISP
- CROUP
- CRUMP
- DROOP
- EQUIP
- GRASP
- GROUP
- PLUMP
- POLYP
- RECAP
- SCALP
- SCAMP
- SCOOP
- SCRAP
- SETUP
- SHARP
- SHEEP
- SKIMP
- SLEEP
- SLOOP
- SLUMP
- SLURP
- SNOOP
- STAMP
- STEEP
- STOMP
- STOOP
- STRAP
- STRIP
- STUMP
- SWAMP
- SWEEP
- SWOOP
- SYRUP
- THUMP
- TRAMP
- TROOP
- TRUMP
- TULIP
- UNZIP
- USURP
- WHELP
- WHOOP
5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In P
- ABAMP
- ACOUP
- ADEEP
- ADRIP
- ADROP
- AESOP
- AFLAP
- AGASP
- AHEAP
- ALAAP
- ALISP
- APOOP
- ASKIP
- ASLOP
- ATRIP
- ATTAP
- AYELP
5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In P
- BICEP
- BLEEP
- BLIMP
- BEBOP
- BECAP
- BEDIP
- BEFOP
- BEHAP
- BELAP
- BLOOP
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In P
- CHAMP
- CHEAP
- CHIRP
- CHUMP
- CLAMP
- CLASP
- CLUMP
- CRAMP
- CREEP
- CRIMP
- CRISP
- CROUP
- CRUMP
- CANAP
- CARAP
- CHAAP
- CHEEP
- CHELP
- CHIMP
- CHOMP
- CHOOP
- CHOUP
- CLEEP
- CLOMP
- CLOOP
- CUTUP
5 Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In P
- FCOMP
- FELUP
- FIXUP
- FLIMP
- FLUMP
- FRAPP
- FRUMP
- FULUP
5 Letter Words Starting With G and Ending In P
- GRASP
- GROUP
- GALOP
- GENEP
- GENIP
- GERIP
- GETUP
- GINEP
- GLAMP
- GLOOP
- GLUMP
- GRAIP
- GRAMP
- GRIMP
- GROOP
- GRUMP
- GUIMP
5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In P
- PLUMP
- POLYP
- PENUP
- PERSP
- PINUP
- PLEEP
- POPUP
- POULP
- PREOP
- PRIMP
- PSYOP
5 Letter Words Starting With R and Ending In P
- RECAP
- REBOP
- RECEP
- RECIP
- REDIP
- RELAP
- REMAP
- REMOP
- RESUP
- RETIP
- RIPUP
- RUNUP
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In P
- SCALP
- SCAMP
- SCOOP
- SCRAP
- SETUP
- SHARP
- SHEEP
- SKIMP
- SLEEP
- SLOOP
- SLUMP
- SLURP
- SNOOP
- STAMP
- STEEP
- STOMP
- STOOP
- STRAP
- STRIP
- STUMP
- SWAMP
- SWEEP
- SWOOP
- SYRUP
- SALEP
- SALOP
- SARIP
- SCARP
- SCAUP
- SCELP
- SCORP
- SCOUP
- SCOWP
- SCRIP
- SCULP
- SDUMP
- SHAUP
- SHLEP
- SHOOP
- SHRAP
- SHRIP
- SHTUP
- SIROP
- SIRUP
- SITUP
- SKELP
- SKEMP
- SKIRP
- SKULP
- SLAMP
- SLORP
- SNEAP
- SNERP
- SNOEP
- SNURP
- STAUP
- STIRP
- STOEP
- STOUP
- STOWP
- STREP
- STROP
- STUPP
- SUNUP
- SWELP
- SYNOP
- SYSOP
5 Letter Words Starting With T and Ending In P
- THUMP
- TRAMP
- TROOP
- TRUMP
- TULIP
- TERAP
- THESP
- THORP
- THRAP
- THRIP
- TIPUP
- TITUP
- TROMP
- TWEEP
- TWERP
- TWIRP
5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending In P
- UNZIP
- USURP
- UNCAP
- UNHAP
- UNHIP
- UNLAP
- UNRIP
- UNTAP
- UNTOP
- UPPOP
- UPRIP
- UPSUP
5 Letter Words Starting With W and Ending In P
- WHELP
- WHOOP
- WATAP
- WHALP
- WHAMP
- WHARP
- WHAUP
- WHEEP
- WHISP
- WHOMP
- WHUMP
- WOOMP
- WRAMP
5 Letter Words Starting With D, E, H and other letters and Ending In P
- DROOP
- DADAP
- DECAP
- DREEP
- EQUIP
- ELAMP
- ENCUP
- ERUMP
- ESTOP
- HANAP
- INSEP
- JALAP
- JALOP
- JEHUP
- JOSIP
- JULEP
- KANAP
- KELEP
- KNOOP
- KNOSP
- KREEP
- KRUMP
- LAYUP
- LETUP
- MEROP
- MIXUP
- MOCAP
- NETOP
- NOMAP
- ONLAP
- ORLOP
- OULAP
- OXLIP
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- STOEP: Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.
- SIRUP: A thick sweet sticky liquid.
- CLOMP: Walk clumsily.
- LETUP: A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
- PRIMP: Dress or groom with elaborate care.
- STOUP: Basin for holy water.
- FRUMP: A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman.
- SCAUP: Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill.
- SUNUP: The first light of day.
- WHOMP: Hit with the hand.
- RUNUP: A substantial increase over a relatively short period of time.
- TWERP: Someone who is regarded as contemptible.
- JULEP: Bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice.
- STROP: Sharpen on a strop.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer end in P?
Yes. GROUP, SLEEP and TRUMP have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. SLEEP and SHEEP are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ABAMP really a word?
Yes. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
GROUP. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. WRAMP and WOOMP are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
CROUP, DROOP and POLYP. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.