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5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending in T
Every five-letter word that fits P _ _ _ T — 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 T?
35 words start with P and end with T, 9 of them answer-eligible. PLEAT is the most efficient probe from here, clearing about 95.4%.
The second letter stays open here — I is the most common at only 26% (PILOT, PIVOT). Expect to spend a guess narrowing it rather than assuming.
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 9 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit P _ _ _ T
Once P and T 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 PLEAT — eliminates about 95.4% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 PLAIT — eliminates about 94.8% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 PLANT — eliminates about 94.8% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Reading by square two: PI·9 PL·7 PO·6 PR·6 PE·4 +1 others. Tap the group that matches your board rather than scrolling the whole 35-word column.
P···T Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 8 words with P and ending in T have been the answer: POSIT (#1873, 2026-08-05), PAINT (#1098, 2024-06-21), PLAIT (#1019, 2024-04-03), PLANT (#307, 2022-04-22), PLEAT (#230, 2022-02-04), POINT (#214, 2022-01-19), PILOT (#120, 2021-10-17), PRINT (#61, 2021-08-19). That leaves 1 candidate the puzzle has never used — PIVOT.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1873 | 2026-08-05 | POSIT |
| #1098 | 2024-06-21 | PAINT |
| #1019 | 2024-04-03 | PLAIT |
| #307 | 2022-04-22 | PLANT |
| #230 | 2022-02-04 | PLEAT |
| #214 | 2022-01-19 | POINT |
| #120 | 2021-10-17 | PILOT |
| #61 | 2021-08-19 |
Never used as an answer
1 answer-eligible P···T word has never been the solution: PIVOT . Wordle avoided repeats entirely for its first 1,688 puzzles and only began reusing old answers in February 2026 — 24 times so far. An unused word is still the likelier bet, just no longer a certainty; see how repeats work for the full picture.
The other 26 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···T Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 35 P···T words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 13 | 37% |
| Exactly 2 | 22 | 63% |
| 3 or more | 0 | 0% |
And the most common second letters among P···T words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after P:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| PI···T | 9 |
| PL···T | 7 |
| PO···T | 6 |
| PR···T | 6 |
| PE···T | 4 |
| PA···T | 2 |
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 9 of the 35 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 26 of the 35 words here use five different letters and 9 repeat one.
- Lean toward an unused word. Repeats stayed at zero until February 2026 and number just 24 in 1916 puzzles, so the 1 never-used P···T word above remains the stronger bet.
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 T?
There are 35 valid five-letter words that start with P and end in T in our Wordle dictionary, and 9 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the P···T list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best P···T words for Wordle?
PLEAT, PLAIT, PLANT are the strongest. PLEAT eliminates about 95.4% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed P and T, guessing PLEAT both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which P to T words have been Wordle answers?
8 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was POSIT (#1873) on 2026-08-05, and the first was PRINT on 2021-08-19. 1 answer-eligible P···T word has never come up, including PIVOT. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these P···T words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once P and T are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 26 of the 35 words use five distinct letters and 9 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···T words?
I — PI accounts for 9 of the 35 words (26%), ahead of PL with 7. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do P···T words usually have?
63% of these 35 words carry two or more vowels — 22 have exactly two and 0 have three or more, against 13 with one or fewer. With P and T 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.