193 words hold E and I and P, wherever they fall. BICEP, EQUIP, GRIPE lead, and 35 can be the answer.
35 of the 193 can still be the answer, and PIECE is the one most players reach for.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 193 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- PIPES: takes 193 down to 32 at worst.
- PRIDE: down to 35. It is on the answer list.
- PRICE: down to 41. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
65 of them end in E, about a third of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (64), R (52) and N (31). Everyday English covers 9 of these 193 words. The remainder are valid plays that rarely reach conversation, so guess from the letters above rather than from the bottom of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words With E, I and P
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BICEP
- EQUIP
- GRIPE
- IMPEL
- INEPT
- OPINE
- PERIL
- PIECE
- PIETY
- PINEY
- PIPER
- PIQUE
- PIXEL
- PIXIE
- PLIED
- PLIER
- POISE
- PRICE
- PRIDE
- PRIED
- PRIME
- PRIZE
- RIPEN
- RIPER
- SEPIA
- SNIPE
- SPIED
- SPIEL
- SPIKE
- SPINE
- SPIRE
- SPITE
- TEPID
- TRIPE
- VIPER
- PIPES
- SPIES
5 Letter Words With E, I and P Starting With E
- EQUIP
- ENPIA
- EPHOI
- EPICS
- EPIKY
- EPIST
- EPPIE
- EPRIS
5 Letter Words With E, I and P Starting With P
- PERIL
- PIECE
- PIETY
- PINEY
- PIPER
- PIQUE
- PIXEL
- PIXIE
- PLIED
- PLIER
- POISE
- PRICE
- PRIDE
- PRIED
- PRIME
- PRIZE
- PIPES
- PAINE
- PAIPE
- PAIRE
- PAISE
- PAVIE
- PECIA
- PEDIS
- PEINE
- PEINS
- PEISE
- PEISY
- PEIZE
- PEKID
- PEKIN
- PENIE
- PENIS
- PENNI
- PEPSI
- PEQUI
- PERAI
- PERIS
- PERIT
- PETIT
- PETRI
- PETTI
- PEWIT
- PHIES
- PICAE
- PICEA
- PICEY
- PIEDS
- PIEND
- PIERS
- PIERT
- PIEST
- PIETA
- PIETE
- PIETS
- PIEZO
- PIKED
- PIKEL
- PIKER
- PIKES
- PIKEY
- PIKLE
- PILAE
- PILEA
- PILED
- PILEI
- PILER
- PILES
- PILEY
- PINCE
- PINED
- PINER
- PINES
- PINGE
- PINTE
- PIOXE
- PIOYE
- PIPED
- PIPET
- PIPEY
- PIRRE
- PISES
- PISTE
- PIUTE
- PIXES
- PIZED
- PIZER
- PIZES
- PLEIN
- PLEIS
- PLEXI
- PLIES
- POIRE
- POKIE
- POPIE
- POWIE
- PREIF
- PRIEF
- PRIER
- PRIES
- PRINE
- PRISE
- PSIZE
- PUMIE
- PYXIE
5 Letter Words With E, I and P Starting With R
- RIPEN
- RIPER
- RECIP
- REDIP
- REPIC
- REPIN
- RETIP
- RIPED
- RIPES
- RUPIE
5 Letter Words With E, I and P Starting With S
- SEPIA
- SNIPE
- SPIED
- SPIEL
- SPIKE
- SPINE
- SPIRE
- SPITE
- SPIES
- SEPIC
- SEPTI
- SIPED
- SIPER
- SIPES
- SLIPE
- SPEIL
- SPEIR
- SPICE
- SPIDE
- SPIER
- SPILE
- SPISE
- STIPE
- SWIPE
5 Letter Words With E, I and P Starting With A, B, C and other letters
- ASPIE
- BICEP
- BEDIP
- BIPED
- CLIPE
- COPEI
- CRIPE
- DEPIT
- DIPLE
- FLIPE
- GRIPE
- GENIP
- GERIP
- GINEP
- HIPED
- HIPER
- HIPES
- IMPEL
- INEPT
- IMPED
- IMPEN
- IMPER
- INSEP
- IRPEX
- KEPIS
- KIPES
- KREPI
- LEPID
- LIPES
- LIPSE
- LOIPE
- NEPIT
- NIEPA
- NIPET
- OPINE
- TEPID
- TRIPE
- TEMPI
- TIPLE
- UMPIE
- UPTIE
- VIPER
- WIPED
- WIPER
- WIPES
- YIPES
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.
- PENNI: 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland.
- PLIER: Someone who plies a trade. It is on the answer list.
- BIPED: Having two feet.
- PIETA: A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus.
- OPINE: Expect, believe, or suppose. It is on the answer list.
- IMPEL: Cause to move forward with force. It is on the answer list.
- PISTE: A ski run densely packed with snow.
- PRISE: Regard highly; think much of.
- RIPEN: Grow ripe. It is on the answer list.
- SPIEL: Replay (as a melody). It is on the answer list.
- TEPID: Moderately warm. It is on the answer list.
- TRIPE: Nonsensical talk or writing. It is on the answer list.
- SEPIA: A shade of brown with a tinge of red. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, I and P?
Yes. PRICE, PIECE and PRIME all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. PIECE and PIPES are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is PEWIT really a word?
Yes. Small black-headed European gull. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
PRICE. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, 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. UPTIE and UMPIE are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
IMPEL, OPINE and PINEY. 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.