5-letter words starting with P
There are 555 five-letter words starting with P in our word list. 109 of them are common everyday words, such as PLACE, POINT, POWER and PAPER.
- Words
- 555
- Common words
- 109
- Top score
- PIZZA
- 25 points
P pairs with H to make the F sound in words from Greek (PHONE, GRAPH). Many P words start with the prefixes PRE- and PRO-.
Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.
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5-letter words (555)
- place
- point
- power
- paper
- parts
- party
- peace
- phone
- piece
- plans
- press
- price
- pages
- paint
- panel
- paris
- peter
- phase
- photo
- pilot
- plane
- plant
- plate
- plays
- posts
- prime
- prior
- prize
- proof
- proud
- prove
- pairs
- panic
- pants
- parks
- patch
- paths
- pause
- pearl
- peers
- penis
- penny
- perry
- petty
- piano
- picks
- pills
- pitch
- pizza
- plain
- poems
- polls
- ports
- pound
- pride
- pulls
- pulse
- punch
- puppy
- paced
- packs
- paddy
- pagan
- pains
- palms
- panda
- pasta
- paste
- patty
- paved
- peach
- peaks
- pedal
- pedro
- pence
- perks
- piers
- piles
- pinch
- piper
- pipes
- pivot
- pixel
- plaza
- plead
- pleas
- plots
- poets
- poker
- polar
- poles
- pools
- poppy
- porch
- posed
- poses
- prank
- probe
- promo
- prone
- props
- prose
- proxy
- psalm
- pumps
- pupil
- purge
- purse
- paces
- padre
- palsy
- papal
- parry
- pasha
- patio
- patsy
- payer
- pears
- peeps
- penal
- perch
- peril
- pesky
- pesos
- pests
- petal
- petit
- phony
- picky
- piety
- piggy
- piled
- pines
- pinky
- pinot
- pinto
- pints
- pious
- pixie
- plaid
- plank
- playa
- pluck
- plugs
- plume
- plump
- plush
- poise
- poked
- polio
- polka
- ponds
- popes
- pores
- posse
- potty
- pouch
- pours
- prays
- prima
- prism
- privy
- psych
- pubic
- puffs
- puffy
- pushy
- pacer
- pacts
- pager
- paler
- pales
- panes
- pangs
- pansy
- pappy
- paras
- pared
- parka
- parse
- passe
- pasts
- pasty
- pater
- paves
- pawns
- payed
- pease
- pecan
- peeks
- peels
- peeve
- pelts
- peony
- peppy
- perky
- pesto
- phage
- pikes
- pilar
- pimps
- pings
- pinks
- piped
- pique
- pithy
- plebs
- plied
- plies
- plows
- plumb
- plums
- poach
- pokes
- pokey
- polis
- ponce
- pooch
- poops
- poppa
- porky
- poser
- posit
- prawn
- preys
- primo
- prion
- profs
- proms
- prong
- prost
- prowl
- prude
- prune
- pucks
- puked
- pumas
- punks
- punts
- puree
- purer
- putty
- pygmy
- pylon
- pacha
- paean
- paged
- pails
- paisa
- paise
- paled
- pally
- pampa
- panto
- papas
- pares
- parle
- paseo
- pavan
- paver
- payee
- peaky
- peart
- peats
- peaty
- peavy
- pecks
- pekin
- penna
- penne
- peons
- perdu
- peris
- perms
- perse
- phlox
- phono
- phyla
- picot
- pieta
- pilaf
- pined
- piney
- pinko
- pinna
- pinta
- pinup
- pisco
- piste
- plage
- plait
- plats
- pleat
- plonk
- plops
- ploys
- plunk
- pocky
- polos
- polyp
- pored
- porgy
- pouts
- pouty
- prams
- prang
- preen
- preps
- prest
- pricy
- pried
- prise
- prods
- pubis
- pudgy
- pukes
- pulis
- pulps
- pulpy
- punky
- punny
- punto
- pupae
- pupal
- purrs
- putts
- palmy
- palpi
- palps
- pandy
- paned
- panga
- panne
- papaw
- pappi
- pardi
- pardy
- parer
- parol
- parvo
- paten
- pates
- patin
- pavin
- pawed
- payor
- peals
- pedes
- peery
- pekoe
- perea
- petti
- pewee
- phial
- pigmy
- pikas
- piker
- pilau
- pinas
- pingo
- pinny
- pinon
- pions
- pipit
- pitas
- piton
- plasm
- platy
- plebe
- plena
- plier
- plink
- plods
- plotz
- podgy
- poesy
- poled
- polys
- pommy
- pongs
- poods
- poori
- prate
- prats
- presa
- prese
- pries
- primi
- primp
- priss
- progs
- prole
- pross
- pseud
- pshaw
- psoas
- puggy
- pujas
- pukka
- putti
- pyres
- pyxis
- pacas
- padri
- paeon
- palea
- palet
- palls
- parch
- pards
- pareo
- pargo
- parrs
- parve
- pated
- pavis
- pawls
- pecky
- peens
- pekan
- peles
- pelon
- pends
- penes
- pengo
- penni
- perdy
- pesty
- petto
- phots
- picas
- piked
- pilea
- pilis
- pilus
- pipal
- pipet
- pirog
- plack
- plash
- plews
- plica
- pocks
- podia
- poilu
- pomes
- pomps
- pones
- poohs
- popsy
- porks
- potsy
- potto
- poufs
- poult
- prase
- prees
- prexy
- prier
- prigs
- prill
- prims
- prink
- proem
- proso
- prosy
- prows
- pryer
- puces
- purin
- puris
- purls
- puton
- putto
- pyran
- padis
- padle
- pagod
- paiks
- pareu
- parge
- pases
- patly
- pavid
- pawer
- pawky
- paxes
- peage
- peags
- peans
- pechs
- peins
- peise
- pekes
- pelfs
- pepla
- pepos
- pewit
- phons
- phpht
- phuts
- phyle
- pians
- pibal
- pical
- picul
- piing
- pikis
- pilaw
- pilei
- pimas
- pirns
- pisos
- piths
- pixes
- plumy
- plyer
- pogey
- poind
- poler
- poove
- pouff
- poxed
- poxes
- poyou
- praam
- prahu
- praos
- praus
- preed
- proas
- pruta
- psoae
- psoai
- pucka
- pudic
- pujah
- puled
- puler
- pules
- pulik
- punas
- pungs
- punka
- punty
- pupas
- purda
- pursy
- puses
- pyins
- pyoid
- pyric
- pyxes
- pyxie
Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.
Good first guesses
These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:
- pause
- phase
- pearl
- plate
- pulse
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with P are there?
Our word list has 555 five-letter words starting with P. 109 of them are common everyday words.
What are some common five-letter words starting with P?
The most common are PLACE, POINT, POWER, PAPER, PARTS and PARTY.
Which five-letter word starting with P scores the most points?
Using standard letter tile values, PIZZA scores 25 points, the most of any five-letter word starting with P in our list.
What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?
Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are PAUSE, PHASE, PEARL and PLATE.
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