5-Letter Words Matching _ _ E P _

40 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ E P _, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words40 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crept
inept
adept
swept
crepe
slept

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (34)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abepp
adeps
aleph
apepi
beeps
clepe
clept
crepy
deeps
dnepr
eleph
erept
jeeps
keeps
krepi
neeps
niepa
olepy
peeps
peepy
prepd
prepg
prepn
preps
seeps
seepy
shepp
siepi
skeps
steps
stept
veeps
weeps
weepy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 40 matches.

Most common letters

e40
p40
s19
r10
t9
a6
l6
d5
i5
c5

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 30 with 1 unique vowel
  • 8 with 2 unique vowels
  • 2 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ps · 13 words
  • -pt · 8 words
  • -py · 5 words
  • -pi · 3 words
  • -pp · 2 words

Strategy

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

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