5-Letter Words Matching _ _ E _ P

26 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ E _ P, 8 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

8 common words26 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

whelp
sleep
sweep
creep
steep
cheap
sheep
bleep

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (18)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abepp
adeep
aheap
ayelp
cheep
chelp
dreep
kreep
scelp
shepp
skelp
skemp
slemp
sneap
snerp
swelp
twerp
wheep

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 26 matches.

Most common letters

e26
p26
s12
l9
h8
a6
c5
r5
w5
k3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 20 with 1 unique vowel
  • 6 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ep · 11 words
  • -lp · 6 words
  • -ap · 3 words
  • -pp · 2 words
  • -mp · 2 words

Strategy

8 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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