Five-letter words starting with P
565 five-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 five-letter words starting with P
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- price
- phone
- pages
- photo
- power
- place
- posts
- press
- point
- party
- paper
- poker
- parts
- plans
- prior
- peter
- pussy
- panel
- plant
- paris
- peace
- piece
- phase
Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with P
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- pizza 25
- pawky 17
- phlox 17
- prexy 17
- proxy 17
- pujah 17
- pyxes 17
- pyxie 17
- pyxis 17
- pecky 16
- picky 16
- pique 16
- plaza 16
- plotz 16
- pocky 16
- prize 16
- puffy 16
- pygmy 16
- phpht 15
- poxed 15
- psych 15
- pukka 15
- pappy 14
- paxes 14
All 565 five-letter words starting with P
PA 119
- pacas
- paced
- pacer
- paces
- pacha
- packs
- pacts
- paddy
- padis
- padle
- padre
- padri
- paean
- paeon
- pagan
- paged
- pager
- pages
- pagod
- paiks
- pails
- pains
- paint
- pairs
- paisa
- paise
- palea
- paled
- paler
- pales
- palet
- palls
- pally
- palms
- palmy
- palpi
- palps
- palsy
- pampa
- panda
- pandy
- paned
- panel
- panes
- panga
- pangs
- panic
- panne
- pansy
- panto
- pants
- panty
- papal
- papas
- papaw
- paper
- pappi
- pappy
- paras
- parch
- pardi
- pards
- pardy
- pared
- pareo
- parer
- pares
- pareu
- parge
- pargo
- paris
- parka
- parks
- parle
- parol
- parrs
- parry
- parse
- parts
- party
- parve
- parvo
- paseo
- pases
- pasha
- passe
- pasta
- paste
- pasts
- pasty
- patch
- pated
- paten
- pater
- pates
- paths
- patin
- patio
- patly
- patsy
- patty
- pause
- pavan
- paved
- paver
- paves
- pavid
- pavin
- pavis
- pawed
- pawer
- pawky
- pawls
- pawns
- paxes
- payed
- payee
- payer
- payor
PE 78
- peace
- peach
- peage
- peags
- peaks
- peaky
- peals
- peans
- pearl
- pears
- peart
- pease
- peats
- peaty
- peavy
- pecan
- pechs
- pecks
- pecky
- pedal
- pedes
- pedro
- peeks
- peels
- peens
- peeps
- peers
- peery
- peeve
- peins
- peise
- pekan
- pekes
- pekin
- pekoe
- peles
- pelfs
- pelon
- pelts
- penal
- pence
- pends
- penes
- pengo
- penis
- penna
- penne
- penni
- penny
- peons
- peony
- pepla
- pepos
- peppy
- perch
- perdu
- perdy
- perea
- peril
- peris
- perks
- perky
- perms
- perry
- perse
- pesky
- pesos
- pesto
- pests
- pesty
- petal
- peter
- petit
- petti
- petto
- petty
- pewee
- pewit
PH 14
- phage
- phase
- phial
- phlox
- phone
- phono
- phons
- phony
- photo
- phots
- phpht
- phuts
- phyla
- phyle
PI 77
- piano
- pians
- pibal
- pical
- picas
- picks
- picky
- picot
- picul
- piece
- piers
- pieta
- piety
- piggy
- pigmy
- piing
- pikas
- piked
- piker
- pikes
- pikis
- pilaf
- pilar
- pilau
- pilaw
- pilea
- piled
- pilei
- piles
- pilis
- pills
- pilot
- pilus
- pimas
- pimps
- pinas
- pinch
- pined
- pines
- piney
- pingo
- pings
- pinko
- pinks
- pinky
- pinna
- pinny
- pinon
- pinot
- pinta
- pinto
- pints
- pinup
- pions
- pious
- pipal
- piped
- piper
- pipes
- pipet
- pipit
- pique
- pirns
- pirog
- pisco
- pisos
- piste
- pitas
- pitch
- piths
- pithy
- piton
- pivot
- pixel
- pixes
- pixie
- pizza
PL 47
- place
- plack
- plage
- plaid
- plain
- plait
- plane
- plank
- plans
- plant
- plash
- plasm
- plate
- plats
- platy
- playa
- plays
- plaza
- plead
- pleas
- pleat
- plebe
- plebs
- plena
- plews
- plica
- plied
- plier
- plies
- plink
- plods
- plonk
- plops
- plots
- plotz
- plows
- ploys
- pluck
- plugs
- plumb
- plume
- plump
- plums
- plumy
- plunk
- plush
- plyer
PO 80
- poach
- pocks
- pocky
- podgy
- podia
- poems
- poesy
- poets
- pogey
- poilu
- poind
- point
- poise
- poked
- poker
- pokes
- pokey
- polar
- poled
- poler
- poles
- polio
- polis
- polka
- polls
- polos
- polyp
- polys
- pomes
- pommy
- pomps
- ponce
- ponds
- pones
- pongs
- pooch
- poods
- poofs
- poofy
- poohs
- pools
- poons
- poops
- poori
- poove
- popes
- poppa
- poppy
- popsy
- porch
- pored
- pores
- porgy
- porks
- porky
- porno
- porns
- porny
- ports
- posed
- poser
- poses
- posit
- posse
- posts
- potsy
- potto
- potty
- pouch
- pouff
- poufs
- poult
- pound
- pours
- pouts
- pouty
- power
- poxed
- poxes
- poyou
PR 73
- praam
- prahu
- prams
- prang
- prank
- praos
- prase
- prate
- prats
- praus
- prawn
- prays
- preed
- preen
- prees
- preps
- presa
- prese
- press
- prest
- prexy
- preys
- price
- prick
- pricy
- pride
- pried
- prier
- pries
- prigs
- prill
- prima
- prime
- primi
- primo
- primp
- prims
- prink
- prion
- prior
- prise
- prism
- priss
- privy
- prize
- proas
- probe
- prods
- proem
- profs
- progs
- prole
- promo
- proms
- prone
- prong
- proof
- props
- prose
- proso
- pross
- prost
- prosy
- proud
- prove
- prowl
- prows
- proxy
- prude
- prune
- pruta
- pryer
PS 7
- psalm
- pseud
- pshaw
- psoae
- psoai
- psoas
- psych
PU 60
- pubes
- pubic
- pubis
- puces
- pucka
- pucks
- pudgy
- pudic
- puffs
- puffy
- puggy
- pujah
- pujas
- puked
- pukes
- pukka
- puled
- puler
- pules
- pulik
- pulis
- pulls
- pulps
- pulpy
- pulse
- pumas
- pumps
- punas
- punch
- pungs
- punka
- punks
- punky
- punny
- punto
- punts
- punty
- pupae
- pupal
- pupas
- pupil
- puppy
- purda
- puree
- purer
- purge
- purin
- puris
- purls
- purrs
- purse
- pursy
- puses
- pushy
- pussy
- puton
- putti
- putto
- putts
- putty
PY 10
- pygmy
- pyins
- pylon
- pyoid
- pyran
- pyres
- pyric
- pyxes
- pyxie
- pyxis
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Common questions
How many five-letter words start with P?
There are 565 five-letter words beginning with P, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common five-letter words starting with P?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: price, phone, pages, photo, power, place, posts, press. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word starting with P in Scrabble?
pizza scores 25 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Can I use these words for Wordle?
Yes — every Wordle answer is a five-letter word, and this list covers all of them. To narrow it down with the clues you already have, use the Wordle solver: enter your greens, yellows and grays and it filters this same dictionary.
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.