5 Letter Words With P as the Second Letter

344 5 letter words with p as the second letter, listed strongest first, so the top of the list is the part that matters on a live board.

With one square already with P as the second letter, 344 words remain. APART, APHID, APING are the strongest of them, and 56 are possible answers, shown in green.

56 of the 344 can still be the answer, and APART is the one most players reach for.

Best First Guesses

Start with one of these. All three are among the 344 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.

SPARE: takes 344 down to 39 at worst. It is on the answer list.
SPEAK: down to 46. It is on the answer list.
OPENS: down to 58.

What These Words Have in Common

S is the ending to expect here, closing 57 of these words. The company these words keep: S (225), A (153) and E (141). 25 words out of 344 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 P as the Second Letter

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

APART
APHID
APING
APNEA
APPLE
APPLY
APRON
APTLY
EPOCH
EPOXY
OPERA
OPINE
OPIUM
OPTIC
SPACE
SPADE
SPANK
SPARE
SPARK
SPASM
SPAWN
SPEAK
SPEAR
SPECK
SPEED
SPELL
SPELT
SPEND
SPENT
SPERM
SPIED
SPIEL
SPIKE
SPIKY
SPILL
SPILT
SPINE
SPINY
SPIRE
SPITE
SPLAT
SPLIT
SPOIL
SPOKE
SPOOK
SPOOL
SPORE
SPORT
SPOUT
SPRAY
SPREE
SPRIG
SPURN
SPURT
UPPER
UPSET
OPENS
SPAIN
SPECS
SPIES
SPOTS

5 Letter Words Starting With A With P as the 2nd Letter

APART
APHID
APING
APNEA
APPLE
APPLY
APRON
APTLY
APACE
APAGE
APAID
APAIR
APAMA
APASS
APAST
APAYD
APAYS
APEAK
APEEK
APERS
APERT
APERU
APERY
APGAR
APHIS
APHRA
APIAN
APIIN
APILI
APINA
APIOL
APIOS
APISH
APISM
APIUM
APODA
APODE
APODS
APOLS
APOOP
APORT
APOUT
APPAL
APPAM
APPAR
APPAY
APPEL
APPET
APPMT
APPRO
APPTD
APPTS
APPUI
APPUY
APRES
APRIL
APSES
APSID
APSIS
APSOS
APTAL
APTED
APTER

5 Letter Words Starting With E With P as the 2nd Letter

EPOCH
EPOXY
EPACT
EPEES
EPENA
EPENE
EPEUS
EPHAH
EPHAS
EPHOD
EPHOI
EPHOR
EPICS
EPIKY
EPIST
EPLOT
EPODE
EPOPT
EPPES
EPPIE
EPRIS
EPROM
EPSOM
EPULO

5 Letter Words Starting With O With P as the 2nd Letter

OPERA
OPINE
OPIUM
OPTIC
OPENS
OPAHS
OPALS
OPATA
OPELU
OPEPE
OPERY
OPGAF
OPHIC
OPHIR
OPHIS
OPIHI
OPING
OPPOS
OPSAT
OPSIN
OPSIT
OPTED
OPTER
OPZIT

5 Letter Words Starting With S With P as the 2nd Letter

SPACE
SPADE
SPANK
SPARE
SPARK
SPASM
SPAWN
SPEAK
SPEAR
SPECK
SPEED
SPELL
SPELT
SPEND
SPENT
SPERM
SPIED
SPIEL
SPIKE
SPIKY
SPILL
SPILT
SPINE
SPINY
SPIRE
SPITE
SPLAT
SPLIT
SPOIL
SPOKE
SPOOK
SPOOL
SPORE
SPORT
SPOUT
SPRAY
SPREE
SPRIG
SPURN
SPURT
SPAIN
SPECS
SPIES
SPOTS
SPAAD
SPACK
SPACY
SPADO
SPADS
SPAED
SPAER
SPAES
SPAGS
SPAHI
SPAID
SPAIK
SPAIL
SPAIR
SPAIT
SPAKE
SPALD
SPALE
SPALL
SPALT
SPAMS
SPANE
SPANG
SPANN
SPANS
SPARD
SPARM
SPARS
SPART
SPARY
SPASS
SPATE
SPATH
SPATS
SPAUL
SPAVE
SPAWL
SPAWS
SPAYD
SPAYS
SPAZA
SPAZZ
SPEAL
SPEAN
SPEAT
SPECE
SPECT
SPEEL
SPEEN
SPEER
SPEIL
SPEIR
SPEKS
SPEKT
SPELD
SPELK
SPEOS
SPERE
SPESH
SPETE
SPETS
SPEUG
SPEWS
SPEWY
SPHEX
SPIAL
SPICA
SPICE
SPICK
SPICS
SPICY
SPIDE
SPIER
SPIFF
SPIFS
SPIKS
SPILE
SPIMS
SPINA
SPINK
SPINS
SPIRA
SPIRO
SPIRT
SPIRY
SPISE
SPISS
SPITS
SPITZ
SPIVS
SPLAD
SPLAY
SPLET
SPLOG
SPOCK
SPODE
SPODS
SPOKY
SPOLE
SPONG
SPOOF
SPOOM
SPOON
SPOOR
SPOOT
SPORK

5 Letter Words Starting With U With P as the 2nd Letter

UPPER
UPSET
UPARM
UPAYA
UPBAR
UPBAY
UPBID
UPBOW
UPBUY
UPBYE
UPCRY
UPCUT
UPDOS
UPDRY
UPEAT
UPEND
UPFLY
UPFUL
UPGET
UPHER
UPJET
UPLAY
UPLED
UPLEG
UPLIT
UPMIX
UPPED
UPPOP
UPRAN
UPRID
UPRIP
UPRUN
UPSEE
UPSEY
UPSIT
UPSUN
UPSUP
UPTAK
UPTER
UPTIE
UPUPA
UPWAX
UPWAY

5 Letter Words Starting With F, I, M and other letters With P as the 2nd Letter

FPLOT
FPSPS
IPHIS
IPPON
MPHPS
MPRET
NPEEL

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.
APIAN: Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
SPUME: Foam or froth on the sea.
EPHAH: An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
OPSIN: Retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin.
APPAL: Strike with disgust or revulsion.
SPACY: Stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug.
SPROG: A child.
SPANG: Leap, jerk, bang.
SPIRT: Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet.
SPIFF: Attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner.
APPRO: An informal British abbreviation of approval.
SPICK: Completely neat and clean.
SPRAT: Small herring processed like a sardine.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer have P as the second letter?

Yes. SPACE, SPEAK and SPENT 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. SPEED and APPLY 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?

SPACE. 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. UPWAY and UPWAX 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?

APHID, APING and OPINE. 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.