5 Letter Words Ending in P
Need five-letter words that end in P? There are 146 valid 5 letter words ending in P, and 38 of them are common everyday words. The most used is group. Use the finder for your Wordle clues, or browse the lists below. To search all words at once, use the 5 letter word finder.
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5 letter words ending in P at a glance
- Valid words
- 146
- Common words
- 38
- Most common
- group
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- equip 16 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- equip 16 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- strap
- The 1st letter is S in 53% of common words.
- The 2nd letter is R in 21% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is A in 26% of common words.
- The 4th letter is M in 29% of common words.
Common 5 letter words ending in P (38)
The words with 5 letters ending in P you're most likely to know, most used first.
- group8
- sleep7
- trump9
- cheap12
- sharp10
- strip7
- sheep10
- stamp9
- setup7
- steep7
- grasp8
- sweep10
- champ14
- scrap9
- creep9
- swamp12
- strap7
- syrup10
- crisp9
- scoop9
- troop7
- equip16
- scalp9
- clamp11
- recap9
- stump9
- snoop7
- slump9
- stomp9
- tramp9
- swoop10
- whoop13
- plump11
- tulip7
- stoop7
- clasp9
- bleep9
- cramp11
How to find a five-letter word that ends in a P
Looking for 5 letter words that end with P to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has P in the last green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is CREEP, and all you know is that it ends in P, which leaves 38 common words. Open with STRAP, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: STRAP P is green and R is yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 2 possible answers: group and creep.
Guess 2: GROUP R and P are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: CREEP All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
What comes before the final P?
The most common endings are -MP (29%), -EP (16%) and -OP (16%). If you know the last letter is P, these pairs are the best place to start for the fourth letter.
| Ends in | Number of common words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -MP | 11 | trump, stamp, champ, swamp |
| -EP | 6 | sleep, sheep, steep, sweep |
| -OP | 6 | scoop, troop, snoop, swoop |
| -AP | 4 | cheap, scrap, strap, recap |
| -UP | 3 | group, setup, syrup |
| -IP | 3 | strip, equip, tulip |
What the most common ones mean
- group
- nounany number of entities (members) considered as a unit
- sleep
- nouna natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- trump
- nouna playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
- cheap
- adjectiverelatively low in price or charging low prices
- sharp
- adjective(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- strip
- verbtake away possessions from someone
- sheep
- nounwoolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
- stamp
- verbwalk heavily
- setup
- nounequipment designed to serve a specific function
- steep
- verbdevote (oneself) fully to
- grasp
- verbhold firmly
- sweep
- verbsweep across or over
- champ
- nounsomeone who has won first place in a competition
- scrap
- nouna small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- creep
- verbmove slowly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words ending in P
-MP and -OP are common endings for 5 letter words that end in P: stamp, clamp, troop, scoop. -EP (sleep, sheep, steep) and -AP (strap, scrap) are common too. Many P-ending words start with S, as in sharp, strip and swamp, so testing S first is a good idea once P is green last.
P ranks 15 out of 26 as a last letter for 5 letter words.
Common endings with P
P endings come in a few small families. -MP words include champ, cramp, plump, slump, stomp, stump, tramp and trump. -EP words include bleep, creep and sweep. -OP words include snoop, stoop and swoop. -AP words include recap and scrap. Many P-ending words start with S, so if P is green last, test S first. For P at the start, see 5 letter words starting with P.
Vowels in 5 letter words ending in P
A is the most common vowel here, appearing in 37% of the common words, followed by E (26%) and U (24%). The least common is I (11%).
53% have just one vowel, like trump, sharp, strip and stamp. At the other end, equip has three or more.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 21 nouns, 14 verbs and 3 adjectives.
Nouns include group, sleep and trump. Verbs include strip, stamp and steep. Adjectives include cheap, sharp and plump.
Best Wordle guesses that end in P
Top guesses, with the average number of the 38 common words each leaves: STRAP (2.9), STAMP (3.2), SETUP (3.5), TRAMP (3.6) and STOMP (3.6).
34% repeat a letter, and 12 have a double letter, like sleep, sheep, steep and sweep.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words ending in P in Scrabble
Top common words: equip (16), champ (14) and whoop (13). All valid words: equip (16), unzip (16) and mixup (16). 5 words reach 15 points or more.
All 146 valid 5 letter words ending in P108 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- thump12
- chimp14
- clump11
- layup10
- chump14
- bebop11
- sloop7
- chirp12
- blimp11
- crump11
- strep7
- bicep11
- usurp7
- crimp11
- scrip9
- slurp7
- unzip16
- chomp14
- thorp10
- skimp13
- droop8
- getup8
- whelp13
- cheep12
- bloop9
- polyp12
- pinup9
- scamp11
- grump10
- scarp9
- croup9
- strop7
- julep14
- mixup16
- twerp10
- psyop12
- tromp9
- salop7
- remap9
- gloop8
- whomp15
- sunup7
- scaup9
- frump12
- stoup7
- primp11
- letup7
- clomp11
- galop8
- sysop10
- gramp10
- preop9
- uncap9
- whump15
- kreep11
- unhip10
- sirup7
- estop7
- sculp9
- skelp11
- stoep7
- cutup9
- salep7
- twirp10
- flump12
- orlop7
- thrip10
- abamp11
- aheap10
- alaap7
- apoop9
- atrip7
- attap7
- ayelp10
- becap11
- carap9
- chelp12
- cleep9
- cloop9
- flimp12
- genip8
- graip8
- guimp10
- hanap10
- jalap14
- jalop14
- kelep11
- knosp11
- netop7
- oxlip14
- poulp9
- rebop9
- redip8
- scoup9
- scowp12
- shlep10
- shtup10
- situp7
- sneap7
- snoep7
- stirp7
- stowp10
- thesp10
- titup7
- unrip7
- watap10
- whaup13
- wheep13
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in P are there?
146 valid words; 38 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that ends in a P?
The most common is group. Other everyday examples are sleep, trump and cheap.
What is the best Wordle guess that ends in P?
strap, leaving about 2.9 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word ending in P scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, equip scores 16 points. Among all valid words, equip scores 16.
What 5 letter words start with S and end in P?
S is the most common first letter for these words (20 of the common words). Examples: sleep, sharp, strip and sheep.
Do more 5 letter words end with P or start with P?
146 valid 5 letter words end with P, compared with 820 that start with it. See 5 letter words starting with P.
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