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5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending in G
Every five-letter word that fits P _ _ _ G — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With P and End in G?
P…G is one of the narrower shapes in the dictionary: 8 five-letter words open with P and close with G, and 1 of them can be the daily answer — PRONG among them. With both ends green you are usually three letters from done.
No single second letter dominates: I leads with just 2 of 8 words (25%), L close behind at 2. Square two is a genuine unknown on this shape.
Only 38% hold two or more vowels, which makes this a consonant-dense shape; a single vowel in the middle is the common case.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 1 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit P _ _ _ G
Once P and G are green, the strongest follow-up is a word that both fits the pattern and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest, measured across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 PRONG — eliminates about 91.4% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Second-letter groups run I (2), L (2), R (2), E (1). On a P···G board that grouping mirrors exactly the order the clues arrive in.
P···G Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
1 appearance in 1916 puzzles makes this a genuinely uncommon shape — PRONG (#1130, 2024-07-23). Every answer-eligible word here has already had its turn.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1130 | 2024-07-23 | PRONG |
The other 7 words are valid guesses the game accepts but will never choose as a solution. They are still useful as probes — words you play to expose new letters — but when you are guessing to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
P···G Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 8 P···G words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 5 | 63% |
| Exactly 2 | 3 | 38% |
| 3 or more | 0 | 0% |
And the most common second letters among P···G words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after P:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| PI···G | 2 |
| PL···G | 2 |
| PR···G | 2 |
| PE···G | 1 |
| PH···G | 1 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after P splits the list fastest — PI alone accounts for 2 of the 8 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 7 of the 8 words here use five different letters and 1 repeat one.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with P and end in G?
There are 8 valid five-letter words that start with P and end in G in our Wordle dictionary, and 1 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the P···G list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best P···G words for Wordle?
PRONG are the strongest. PRONG eliminates about 91.4% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed P and G, guessing PRONG both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which P to G words have been Wordle answers?
1 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was PRONG (#1130) on 2024-07-23. Every answer-eligible P···G word has already been used. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these P···G words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once P and G are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 7 of the 8 words use five distinct letters and 1 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in P···G words?
I — PI accounts for 2 of the 8 words (25%), ahead of PL with 2. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do P···G words usually have?
38% of these 8 words carry two or more vowels — 3 have exactly two and 0 have three or more, against 5 with one or fewer. With P and G already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.