The answer
What kind of word
Wiktionary lists it as a noun.
Where the vowels sit
The vowels are the second and fourth letters.
How it starts
Begins with T.
The middle letter
The middle letter is L.
How it ends
Ends in P.
Reveal the answer
TULIP
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Compare the letters after solving
For TULIP, the pattern _U__P fixes positions 2 and 5. It matches 6 of 14757 words in our independent five-letter dictionary: CUTUP, GUIMP, JULEP, RUNUP, SUNUP, TULIP.
No other word in this dictionary differs from this answer at just one position.
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Why these alphabetical bounds work
TULIP comes after TULES: the first different letter is at position 4, where TULIP has I and TULES has E. Earlier positions match.
TULIP comes before TULLE: the first different letter is at position 4, where TULIP has I and TULLE has L. Earlier positions match.
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Also on August 19, 2026
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