5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with P and ending in H (P___H)

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Showing 29 matching words
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What the remaining words have in common

29 matching words4 not previously used7 past answers

Position 2O 21%E 17%L 17%A 14%
Position 3A 14%R 14%I 10%L 10%
Position 4C 62%S 24%A 3%N 3%

Possible answers

PATCH PEACH PERCH PINCH PITCH PLUSH POOCH PORCH POUCH PSYCH PUNCH

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish P___H?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with P___H as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: URAOS

In normal mode, this play can cover 10 of 11 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • PINCH, PITCH — choose between 2 answers on the last turn
  • PSYCH — play this answer next
  • POOCH — play this answer next
  • PATCH — play this answer next
  • PEACH — play this answer next
  • PERCH — play this answer next
  • PORCH — play this answer next
  • PUNCH — play this answer next
  • PLUSH — play this answer next
  • POUCH — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 29 words in the Wordle guess list; 11 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 11 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: PATCH (April 20, 2025); PEACH (December 17, 2021); PERCH (November 23, 2021); PINCH (May 15, 2024); PITCH (May 19, 2025); PORCH (July 25, 2024); PSYCH (October 14, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter URAOS
Average remaining
1.18
Worst branch
2
Information
3.28 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use PORTH instead.

URAOS does not fit this page's clues. PORTH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.18 (5 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: PO_CH

POOCH, PORCH, POUCH differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; URAOS tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits P___H?

All 29 matching words are shown above. 11 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

C 62% S 34% A 31% L 28% O 24% E 21%

Words with five different letters

90% of the matches have no repeated letters.

PATCH PEACH PERCH PINCH PITCH

Common letter pairs

CH 18/29 words (62%) SH 7/29 words (24%) PO 6/29 words (21%) PE 5/29 words (17%) PL 5/29 words (17%)

Vowels

No vowels: 3% · one: 76% · two: 21% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match P___H?
29 five-letter words match P___H in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 11 are possible answers.