5 Letter Words With E, P and R

59 of the 325 5 letter words with e, p and r can still be the solution and 21 turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are here to rule out.

325 words hold E and P and R, wherever they fall. CAPER, CREEP, CREPE lead, and 59 can be the answer.

Of the 21 everyday words on this page, 18 could also be the answer.

Best First Guesses

Start with one of these. All three are among the 325 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.

PETER: takes 325 down to 57 at worst.
PEERS: down to 69.
PEARL: down to 73. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on E more than any other letter: 79 words, about a quarter of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (88), S (77) and O (58). 21 words out of 325 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.

Best 5 Letter Words With E, P and R

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

CAPER
CREEP
CREPE
CREPT
ERUPT
GRIPE
HYPER
LEPER
OPERA
PALER
PAPER
PARER
PARSE
PAYER
PEARL
PERCH
PERIL
PERKY
PIPER
PLIER
POKER
POSER
POWER
PREEN
PRESS
PRICE
PRIDE
PRIED
PRIME
PRIZE
PROBE
PRONE
PROSE
PROVE
PRUDE
PRUNE
PUREE
PURER
PURGE
PURSE
RECAP
REPAY
REPEL
REPLY
RIPEN
RIPER
RUPEE
SPARE
SPEAR
SPERM
SPIRE
SPORE
SPREE
SUPER
TAPER
TRIPE
TROPE
UPPER
VIPER
PEERS
PERRY
PETER

5 Letter Words With E, P and R Starting With A

AMPER
APERS
APERT
APERU
APERY
APRES
APTER
AREPA
ARPEN
ASPER

5 Letter Words With E, P and R Starting With C

CAPER
CREEP
CREPE
CREPT
CARPE
COPER
CRAPE
CREPS
CREPY
CRIPE
CYPRE

5 Letter Words With E, P and R Starting With P

PALER
PAPER
PARER
PARSE
PAYER
PEARL
PERCH
PERIL
PERKY
PIPER
PLIER
POKER
POSER
POWER
PREEN
PRESS
PRICE
PRIDE
PRIED
PRIME
PRIZE
PROBE
PRONE
PROSE
PROVE
PRUDE
PRUNE
PUREE
PURER
PURGE
PURSE
PEERS
PERRY
PETER
PACER
PADRE
PAGER
PAIRE
PARAE
PARDE
PARED
PAREL
PAREN
PAREO
PARES
PAREU
PAREV
PARGE
PARLE
PARTE
PARVE
PATER
PAVER
PAWER
PEARE
PEARS
PEART
PEDRO
PEERT
PEERY
PERAE
PERAI
PERAU
PERCA
PERCE
PERCS
PERCY
PERDU
PERDY
PEREA
PERES
PERFS
PERIS
PERIT
PERKS
PERLA
PERLE
PERLS
PERMS
PERMY
PERNE
PERNS
PEROG
PERPS
PERSE
PERSP
PERST
PERTS
PERTY
PERUN
PERVE
PERVO
PERVS
PERVY
PETAR
PETRE
PETRI
PETRO
PHARE
PHEER
PHREN
PIERS
PIERT
PIKER
PILER
PINER
PIRRE
PIZER
PLORE
PLYER
POIRE
POLER
PORAE
PORED
PORER
PORES
PORET
POREY
PORGE
PORTE
POTER
POWRE
PRASE
PRATE
PREAK
PREDY
PREED
PREEM
PREES
PREIF
PREKE
PRELA
PREMS
PREMY
PRENT
PREON
PREOP
PREPD
PREPG
PREPN
PREPS
PRESA
PRESE
PREST
PRETA
PREUX
PREVE
PREXY
PREYS
PRIEF

5 Letter Words With E, P and R 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, P and R Starting With S

SPARE
SPEAR
SPERM
SPIRE
SPORE
SPREE
SUPER
SIPER
SNERP
SPAER
SPEER
SPEIR
SPERE
SPIER
SPRED
SPRET
SPREW
SPRUE
SPUER
SPYER
SPYRE
STREP

5 Letter Words With E, P and R Starting With T

TAPER
TRIPE
TROPE
TEPOR
TERAP
TOPER
TRAPE
TWERP
TYPER

5 Letter Words With E, P and R Starting With D, E, F and other letters

DERPY
DOPER
DRAPE
DREEP
DRUPE
DUPER
ERUPT
EPHOR
EPRIS
EPROM
EREPT
ERUMP
FRAPE
GRIPE
GAPER
GERIP
GRAPE
GREPS
GROPE
GRYPE
HYPER
HEPAR
HERPS
HIPER
HOPER
IMPER
IRPEX
JAPER
KREEP
KREPI
LEPER
LEPRA
LEPRE
LEPRY
LERPS
LOPER
MEROP
MOPER
MPRET
NEPER
OPERA
OPERY
OPTER
ORPED
UPPER
UPHER
UPTER
URPED
VIPER
VAPER
VERPA
WIPER

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.

HOPER: A person who hopes.
PRATE: Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk.
PARER: A manicurist who trims the fingernails. It is on the answer list.
PLIER: Someone who plies a trade. It is on the answer list.
PROLE: A member of the working class (not necessarily employed).
REPOT: Put in a new, usually larger, pot.
CRAPE: Curl tightly.
RAPHE: A ridge that forms a seam between two parts.
ASPER: 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey.
ROPEY: Forming viscous or glutinous threads.
TWERP: Someone who is regarded as contemptible.
PREEN: Clean with one's bill. It is on the answer list.
RAPER: Someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse.
PRISE: Regard highly; think much of.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain E, P and R?

Yes. POWER, PRICE and PRESS 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?

POWER. 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. VERPA and URPED 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?

PARER, PLIER and PREEN. 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.