Four-letter words starting with P
256 four-letter words begin with the letter P. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with P
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- page
- post
- part
- plan
- play
- park
- porn
- past
- plus
- pics
- port
- paid
- pass
- pool
- pack
- poor
- path
- palm
- pain
- pink
- pick
- pets
- pair
- peak
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with P
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- phiz 18
- pixy 16
- prez 15
- putz 15
- poky 13
- prex 13
- puja 13
- pack 12
- peck 12
- pfft 12
- phew 12
- pick 12
- pock 12
- puck 12
- puff 12
- pech 11
- pipy 11
- pyic 11
- paik 10
- park 10
- peak 10
- peek 10
- peke 10
- perk 10
All 256 four-letter words starting with P
PA 46
- paca
- pace
- pack
- pacs
- pact
- padi
- pads
- page
- paid
- paik
- pail
- pain
- pair
- pale
- pall
- palm
- palp
- pals
- paly
- pams
- pane
- pang
- pans
- pant
- papa
- paps
- para
- pard
- pare
- park
- parr
- pars
- part
- pase
- pash
- pass
- past
- pate
- path
- pats
- paty
- pave
- pawl
- pawn
- paws
- pays
PE 39
- peag
- peak
- peal
- pean
- pear
- peas
- peat
- pech
- peck
- pecs
- peds
- peed
- peek
- peel
- peen
- peep
- peer
- pees
- pegs
- pehs
- pein
- peke
- pele
- pelf
- pelt
- pend
- pens
- pent
- peon
- pepo
- peps
- peri
- perk
- perm
- pert
- peso
- pest
- pets
- pews
PF 2
- pfft
- pfui
PH 7
- phat
- phew
- phis
- phiz
- phon
- phot
- phut
PI 40
- pial
- pian
- pias
- pica
- pice
- pick
- pics
- pied
- pier
- pies
- pigs
- pika
- pike
- piki
- pile
- pili
- pill
- pily
- pima
- pimp
- pina
- pine
- ping
- pink
- pins
- pint
- piny
- pion
- pipe
- pips
- pipy
- pirn
- pish
- piso
- piss
- pita
- pith
- pits
- pity
- pixy
PL 16
- plan
- plat
- play
- plea
- pleb
- pled
- plew
- plie
- plod
- plop
- plot
- plow
- ploy
- plug
- plum
- plus
PO 44
- pock
- poco
- pods
- poem
- poet
- pogy
- pois
- poke
- poky
- pole
- poll
- polo
- pols
- poly
- pome
- pomp
- poms
- pond
- pone
- pong
- pons
- pony
- pood
- poof
- pooh
- pool
- poon
- poop
- poor
- pope
- pops
- pore
- pork
- porn
- port
- pose
- posh
- post
- posy
- pots
- pouf
- pour
- pout
- pows
PR 20
- pram
- prao
- prat
- prau
- pray
- pree
- prep
- prex
- prey
- prez
- prig
- prim
- proa
- prod
- prof
- prog
- prom
- prop
- pros
- prow
PS 2
- psis
- psst
PU 35
- pubs
- puce
- puck
- puds
- puff
- pugh
- pugs
- puja
- puke
- pula
- pule
- puli
- pull
- pulp
- puls
- puma
- pump
- puna
- pung
- punk
- puns
- punt
- puny
- pupa
- pups
- pure
- puri
- purl
- purr
- purs
- push
- puss
- puts
- putt
- putz
PY 5
- pyas
- pyes
- pyic
- pyin
- pyre
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with P?
There are 256 four-letter words beginning with P, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with P?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: page, post, part, plan, play, park, porn, past. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with P in Scrabble?
phiz scores 18 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.