5 Letter Words With E and P

1,088 5 letter words with e and p, taken in any order and any position. Sorted so the strongest guesses land first.

Know E and P belong in the word but not where? 1,088 words contain them, ADEPT, AGAPE, AMPLE among them, and 152 can still be the answer.

51 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.

Best First Guesses

With 1,088 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

PASTE: takes 1,088 down to 122 at worst. It is on the answer list.
PURSE: down to 130. It is on the answer list.
PEARL: down to 138. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

E is the ending to expect here, closing 294 of these words. The company these words keep: S (398), R (325) and A (315). Only 67 of the 1,088 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words With E and P

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ADEPT
AGAPE
AMPLE
APNEA
APPLE
BICEP
BLEEP
CAPER
CHEAP
COPSE
COUPE
CREEP
CREPE
CREPT
DEPOT
DEPTH
DOPEY
ELOPE
EMPTY
EPOCH
EPOXY
EQUIP
ERUPT
EXPEL
GRIPE
HYPER
IMPEL
INEPT
LAPEL
LAPSE
LEAPT
LEPER
MAPLE
OPERA
OPINE
PALER
PANEL
PAPER
PARER
PARSE
PASTE
PAUSE
PAYEE
PAYER
PEACE
PEACH
PEARL
PECAN
PEDAL
PENAL
PENCE
PENNE
PENNY
PERCH
PERIL
PERKY
PESKY
PESTO
PETAL
PETTY
PHASE
PHONE
PIECE
PIETY
PINEY
PIPER
PIQUE
PIXEL
PIXIE
PLACE
PLANE
PLATE
PLEAD
PLEAT
PLIED
PLIER
PLUME
POESY
POISE
POKER
POSER
POSSE
POWER
PREEN
PRESS
PRICE
PRIDE
PRIED
PRIME
PRIZE
PROBE
PRONE
PROSE
PROVE
PRUDE
PRUNE
PULSE
PUREE
PURER
PURGE
PURSE
RECAP
REPAY
REPEL
REPLY
RIPEN
RIPER
RUPEE
SCOPE
SEPIA
SETUP
SHAPE
SHEEP
SLEEP
SLEPT
SLOPE
SNIPE
SPACE
SPADE
SPARE
SPEAK
SPEAR
SPECK
SPEED
SPELL
SPELT
SPEND
SPENT
SPERM
SPIED
SPIEL
SPIKE
SPINE
SPIRE
SPITE
SPOKE
SPORE
SPREE
STEEP
SUPER
SWEEP
SWEPT
TAPER
TEMPO
TEPEE
TEPID
TRIPE
TROPE
UPPER
UPSET

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With A

ADEPT
AGAPE
AMPLE
APNEA
APPLE
ADEEP
ADEPS
AESOP
AHEAP
AKPEK
ALEPH
ALPEN
AMPED
AMPER
APACE
APAGE
APEAK
APEEK
APERS
APERT
APERU
APERY
APODE
APPEL
APPET
APRES
APSES
APTED
APTER
AREPA
ARPEN
ASPEN
ASPER
ASPIE
AYELP

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With B

BICEP
BLEEP
BEBOP
BECAP
BEDIP
BEEPS
BEFOP
BEHAP
BELAP
BEPAT
BEPAW
BEPEN
BEPUN
BESPY
BIPED
BLYPE
BOEPS

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With C

CAPER
CHEAP
COPSE
COUPE
CREEP
CREPE
CREPT
CAMPE
CAPED
CAPEL
CAPES
CAPEX
CAPLE
CARPE
CEPES
CHAPE
CHEEP
CHELP
CLAPE
CLEEP
CLEPE
CLEPT
CLIPE
CLYPE
COPED
COPEI
COPEN
COPER
COPES
CRAPE
CREPS
CREPY
CRIPE
CUPEL
CYPRE

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With D

DEPOT
DEPTH
DOPEY
DECAP
DEEPS
DELPH
DEMPT
DEPAS
DEPEL
DEPIT
DEPOH
DERPY
DIPLE
DOPED
DOPER
DOPES
DOPPE
DRAPE
DREEP
DRUPE
DUPED
DUPER
DUPES
DUPLE

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With E

ELOPE
EMPTY
EPOCH
EPOXY
EQUIP
ERUPT
EXPEL
EGYPT
ELAMP
ELAPS
ELOPS
ELPEE
EMPEO
EMPTS
ENAPT
ENCUP
ENPIA
EPACT
EPEES
EPENA
EPENE
EPEUS
EPHAH
EPHAS
EPHOD
EPHOI
EPHOR
EPICS
EPIKY
EPIST
EPLOT
EPODE
EPOPT
EPPES
EPPIE
EPRIS
EPROM
EPSOM
EPULO
EREPT
ERUMP
ESPEC
ESTOP
ETAPE
EUPAD
EXOPT
EXPAT
EXPDT
EXPOS
EXPTL
EXPWY

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With G

GRIPE
GAPED
GAPER
GAPES
GEEPS
GENEP
GENIP
GERIP
GETUP
GINEP
GOLPE
GRAPE
GREPS
GROPE
GRYPE
GYPES

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With H

HYPER
HELPS
HOPED
HOPES
HEAPS
HEAPY
HEMPS
HEMPY
HEPAR
HERPS
HESPS
HIPED
HIPER
HIPES
HOPER
HYPED
HYPES

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With J

JAPED
JAPER
JAPES
JASPE
JEEPS
JEHUP
JULEP
JUPES

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With K

KEEPS
KAPPE
KELEP
KELPS
KELPY
KEMPS
KEMPT
KEMPY
KEPIS
KIPES
KNAPE
KOPEC
KOPEK
KOPJE
KREEP
KREPI
KYPES

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With L

LAPEL
LAPSE
LEAPT
LEPER
LAPJE
LEAPS
LEEPS
LEPAK
LEPAL
LEPAS
LEPID
LEPPY
LEPRA
LEPRE
LEPRY
LEPTA
LEPUS
LERPS
LETUP
LIPES
LIPSE
LOIPE
LOOPE
LOPED
LOPER
LOPES
LOUPE

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With M

MAPLE
MAPES
MEEPS
MEROP
MOLPE
MOMPE
MONPE
MOPED
MOPER
MOPES
MOPEY
MPRET
MTEPE
MYOPE

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With N

NAPED
NAPES
NAPPE
NEAPS
NEEPS
NEMPT
NEPAL
NEPER
NEPIT
NETOP
NIEPA
NIPET
NPEEL

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With O

OPERA
OPINE
OPENS
OLEPY
OLPAE
OLPES
OOPED
OPELU
OPEPE
OPERY
OPTED
OPTER
ORPED
OUPED
OUPHE

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With P

PALER
PANEL
PAPER
PARER
PARSE
PASTE
PAUSE
PAYEE
PAYER
PEACE
PEACH
PEARL
PECAN
PEDAL
PENAL
PENCE
PENNE
PENNY
PERCH
PERIL
PERKY
PESKY
PESTO
PETAL
PETTY
PHASE
PHONE
PIECE
PIETY
PINEY
PIPER
PIQUE
PIXEL
PIXIE
PLACE
PLANE
PLATE
PLEAD
PLEAT
PLIED
PLIER
PLUME
POESY
POISE
POKER
POSER
POSSE
POWER
PREEN
PRESS
PRICE
PRIDE
PRIED
PRIME
PRIZE
PROBE
PRONE
PROSE
PROVE
PRUDE
PRUNE
PULSE
PUREE
PURER
PURGE
PURSE
PAGES
PEERS
PERRY
PETER
PIPES
POEMS
PACED
PACER
PACES
PACEY
PADGE
PADLE
PADRE
PAEAN
PAEDO
PAEON
PAGED
PAGER
PAGLE
PAGNE
PAINE
PAIPE
PAIRE
PAISE
PALEA
PALED
PALES
PALET
PALEW
PANCE
PANED
PANES
PANNE
PANSE
PAPES
PAPEY
PAQUE
PARAE
PARDE
PARED
PAREL
PAREN
PAREO
PARES
PAREU
PAREV
PARGE
PARLE
PARTE
PARVE
PASEO
PASES
PASSE
PATED
PATEE
PATEL
PATEN
PATER
PATES
PATTE
PAVED
PAVEN
PAVER
PAVES
PAVIE
PAWED
PAWER
PAXES
PAYED
PAYEN
PBXES
PEAGE
PEAGS
PEAKE
PEAKS
PEAKY
PEALS
PEANS
PEARE
PEARS
PEART
PEASE
PEASY
PEATS

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With R

RECAP
REPAY
REPEL
REPLY
RIPEN
RIPER
RUPEE
RAPED
RAPEE
RAPER
RAPES
RAPHE
RAPPE
REAPS
REBOP
RECEP
RECIP
RECPT
REDIP
RELAP
REMAP
REMOP
REPAD
REPAS
REPAT
REPEG
REPEN
REPEW
REPIC
REPIN
REPLA
REPOS
REPOT
REPPS
REPRO
REPRY
REPUN
REPUT
RESUP
RETIP
REUPS
RIPED
RIPES
ROPED
ROPER
ROPES
ROPEY
RUPIE
RYPER

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With S

SCOPE
SEPIA
SETUP
SHAPE
SHEEP
SLEEP
SLEPT
SLOPE
SNIPE
SPACE
SPADE
SPARE
SPEAK
SPEAR
SPECK
SPEED
SPELL
SPELT
SPEND
SPENT
SPERM
SPIED
SPIEL
SPIKE
SPINE
SPIRE
SPITE
SPOKE
SPORE
SPREE
STEEP
SUPER
SWEEP
SWEPT
SPECS
SPIES
STEPS
SALEP
SAPEK
SAPLE
SCAPE
SCELP
SEEPS
SEEPY
SEPAD
SEPAL
SEPIC
SEPOY
SEPPA
SEPPO
SEPTA
SEPTI
SEPTS
SHLEP
SHOPE
SIPED
SIPER
SIPES
SKELP
SKEMP
SKEPS
SLAPE
SLIPE
SLYPE
SNAPE
SNEAP
SNERP
SNOEP
SPAED
SPAER
SPAES
SPAKE
SPALE
SPANE
SPATE
SPAVE
SPEAL
SPEAN
SPEAT
SPECE
SPECT
SPEEL
SPEEN
SPEER
SPEIL
SPEIR
SPEKS
SPEKT
SPELD
SPELK
SPEOS
SPERE
SPESH
SPETE
SPETS
SPEUG
SPEWS
SPEWY
SPHEX
SPICE
SPIDE
SPIER
SPILE
SPISE
SPLET
SPODE
SPOLE
SPRED
SPRET
SPREW
SPRUE
SPUED
SPUER
SPUES
SPUKE
SPULE
SPUME
SPUTE
SPYER
SPYRE
STEPT
STIPE
STOEP
STOPE
STREP
STUPE
SUPED
SUPES
SWAPE
SWELP
SWIPE
SYPED
SYPES

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With T

TAPER
TEMPO
TEPEE
TEPID
TRIPE
TROPE
TAPES
TYPES
TAPED
TAPEN
TAPET
TAUPE
TEMPE
TEMPI
TEMPS
TEMPT
TEPAL
TEPAS
TEPOR
TEPOY
TERAP
THESP
TIPLE
TOPED
TOPEE
TOPEK
TOPER
TOPES
TOPHE
TRAPE
TUPEK
TUPLE
TWEEP
TWERP
TYPED
TYPER
TYPEY

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With U

UPPER
UPSET
UAUPE
UMPED
UMPIE
UNPEG
UNPEN
UPBYE
UPEAT
UPEND
UPGET
UPHER
UPJET
UPLED
UPLEG
UPPED
UPSEE
UPSEY
UPTER
UPTIE
URPED

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With V

VIPER
VAPED
VAPER
VAPES
VEEPS
VEPSE
VERPA
VESPA

5 Letter Words With E and P Starting With F, I, W and other letters

FELUP
FLIPE
FLYPE
FRAPE
IMPEL
INEPT
IMPED
IMPEN
IMPER
INSEP
IRPEX
WHELP
WEEPS
WEEPY
WHEEP
WIPED
WIPER
WIPES
YELPS
YEPLY
YIPES
YMPES

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.

SPILE: A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask.
STOEP: Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.
PENGO: Formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946.
PENNI: 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland.
PEKAN: Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
KOPEK: 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia.
SPUME: Foam or froth on the sea.
EPHAH: An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
POGGE: Northern Atlantic sea poacher.
LETUP: A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
HOPER: A person who hopes.
KOPJE: A small hill rising up from the African veld.
PRATE: Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk.
PARER: A manicurist who trims the fingernails. It is on the answer list.
PSEUD: A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
MOPES: An informal expression for a mildly depressed state.
PEWEE: Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America.
PLIER: Someone who plies a trade. It is on the answer list.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain E and P?

Yes. PLACE, POWER and PHONE 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. PRESS and PAPER are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is APERY really a word?

Yes. The act of mimicking; imitative behavior. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

PLACE. 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. YMPES and YEPLY 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?

COPSE, ELOPE and IMPEL. 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.