Word list

5-Letter Words That Start With P

The 120 most familiar everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like PLACE, PHONE and POINT come first.

• PLACEVery common · Tile score 9
• PHONEVery common · Tile score 10
• POINTVery common · Tile score 7
• PARTYVery common · Tile score 10
• POWERVery common · Tile score 10
• PIECEVery common · Tile score 9
• PAPERVery common · Tile score 9
• PLANEVery common · Tile score 7
• PETERVery common · Tile score 7
• PROUDVery common · Tile score 8
• PROVEVery common · Tile score 10
• PEACEVery common · Tile score 9
• PARIS*Very common · Tile score 7
• PRESSVery common · Tile score 7
• PANTSVery common · Tile score 7
• PLANSVery common · Tile score 7
• PRICEVery common · Tile score 9
• PAINTVery common · Tile score 7
• PROOFVery common · Tile score 10
• PIZZAVery common · Tile score 25
• PIPERVery common · Tile score 9
• PLAYSVery common · Tile score 10
• PUNCHVery common · Tile score 12
• PARTSVery common · Tile score 7
• PRIDEVery common · Tile score 8
• PLANTVery common · Tile score 7
• PILOTVery common · Tile score 7
• PUSSYVery common · Tile score 10
• PLATEVery common · Tile score 7
• PIANOVery common · Tile score 7
• PILLSVery common · Tile score 7
• PENNYVery common · Tile score 10
• PULSEVery common · Tile score 7
• PHOTOVery common · Tile score 10
• PRIZEVery common · Tile score 16
• PANICVery common · Tile score 9
• PLAINVery common · Tile score 7
• PRINTVery common · Tile score 7
• PURSEVery common · Tile score 7
• PRIMEVery common · Tile score 9
• PACEYVery common · Tile score 12
• PATCHVery common · Tile score 12
• PEGGYVery common · Tile score 12
• POKERVery common · Tile score 11
• PEARLVery common · Tile score 7
• PITCHVery common · Tile score 12
• PRICKVery common · Tile score 13
• POUNDVery common · Tile score 8
• PAGESVery common · Tile score 8
• PENISVery common · Tile score 7
• PHASEVery common · Tile score 10
• PUPPYVery common · Tile score 14
• PATTYVery common · Tile score 10
• PORCHVery common · Tile score 12
• PICKSVery common · Tile score 13
• PETTYVery common · Tile score 10
• PRIORVery common · Tile score 7
• PHONYVery common · Tile score 13
• PULLSCommon · Tile score 7
• PERRYCommon · Tile score 10
• PIPESCommon · Tile score 9
• PANELCommon · Tile score 7
• PLEADCommon · Tile score 8
• PSYCHCommon · Tile score 15
• PEDROCommon · Tile score 8
• POLLYCommon · Tile score 10
• PEACHCommon · Tile score 12
• PINCHCommon · Tile score 12
• PLAZACommon · Tile score 16
• PINKYCommon · Tile score 14
• PAUSECommon · Tile score 7
• PAINSCommon · Tile score 7
• POEMSCommon · Tile score 9
• PACKSCommon · Tile score 13
• PORNOCommon · Tile score 7
• PIGGYCommon · Tile score 12
• PROBECommon · Tile score 9
• POSSECommon · Tile score 7
• PABLO*Common · Tile score 9
• PASTACommon · Tile score 7
• PADRECommon · Tile score 8
• PAIRSCommon · Tile score 7
• PUNKSCommon · Tile score 11
• PRANKCommon · Tile score 11
• POPPYCommon · Tile score 14
• PUMPSCommon · Tile score 11
• PARKSCommon · Tile score 11
• PALMSCommon · Tile score 9
• PATSYCommon · Tile score 10
• PATHSCommon · Tile score 10
• PUPILCommon · Tile score 9
• PLUTO*Common · Tile score 7
• PROPSCommon · Tile score 9
• PAPPYCommon · Tile score 14
• PAGERCommon · Tile score 8
• POETSCommon · Tile score 7
• PAGEDCommon · Tile score 9
• PAINE*Common · Tile score 7
• POSTSCommon · Tile score 7
• POLARCommon · Tile score 7
• PADDYCommon · Tile score 12
• PATIOCommon · Tile score 7
• PONGOCommon · Tile score 8
• PUFFSCommon · Tile score 13
• POLKACommon · Tile score 11
• PUSHYCommon · Tile score 13
• PLUCKCommon · Tile score 13
• POOLSCommon · Tile score 7
• POSEDCommon · Tile score 8
• PICKYCommon · Tile score 16
• POLLSCommon · Tile score 7
• POLESCommon · Tile score 7
• PANDACommon · Tile score 8
• PEDALCommon · Tile score 8
• PLANKCommon · Tile score 11
• PLUGSCommon · Tile score 8
• PLATO*Common · Tile score 7
• PANSYCommon · Tile score 10
• PERILCommon · Tile score 7
• PURDY*Common · Tile score 11

* 6 words are capitalised in our source and absent from a standard English dictionary — usually a name, place or abbreviation. Crossword setters and Wordle do not use them, and most games will not accept them. How we work this out.

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