5-Letter Words Starting With P

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1,130words match
Top 142 likely answers
PADDY
PAGAN
PAINT
PALER
PALSY
PANEL
PANIC
PANSY
PAPAL
PAPER
PARER
PARKA
PARRY
PARSE
PARTY
PASTA
PASTE
PASTY
PATCH
PATIO
PATSY
PATTY
PAUSE
PAYEE
PAYER
PEACE
PEACH
PEARL
PECAN
PEDAL
PENAL
PENCE
PENNE
PENNY
PERCH
PERIL
PERKY
PESKY
PESTO
PETAL
PETTY
PHASE
PHONE
PHONY
PHOTO
PIANO
PICKY
PIECE
PIETY
PIGGY
PILOT
PINCH
PINEY
PINKY
PINTO
PIPER
PIQUE
PITCH
PITHY
PIVOT
PIXEL
PIXIE
PIZZA
PLACE
PLAID
PLAIN
PLAIT
PLANE
PLANK
PLANT
PLATE
PLAZA
PLEAD
PLEAT
PLIED
PLIER
PLUCK
PLUMB
PLUME
PLUMP
PLUNK
PLUSH
POESY
POINT
POISE
POKER
POLAR
POLKA
POLYP
POOCH
POPPY
PORCH
POSER
POSIT
POSSE
POUCH
POUND
POUTY
POWER
PRANK

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5-Letter Words Starting With P

PL- and PR- are P's power moves. PLACE, PLANE, PLANT, PRINT, PROUD — these blends produce a rich selection of everyday words that work well in any word game.

Popular Words That Start With P

Here are some of the most useful 5-letter words that start with P. The highlighted letter shows the position you're filtering for.

Common everyday words:

PARTY
PEACE
PHONE
PIANO

Strategic picks for word games:

PLAIT
PROSE
PSALM

Wordle and Scrabble Strategy

PLATE and PLANE cover P, L, A, T/N, E — all common letters

POISE tests P, O, I, S, E with three vowels — eliminates many possibilities

PL- (PLACE, PLANE, PLANT) and PR- (PRINT, PROUD) are extremely productive

P is worth 3 points in Scrabble — good for hook plays

P at a Glance

Frequency1,130 5-letter words start with P
Wordle142 Wordle answers start with P (12.6%)
PatternsCommon patterns: PL-, PR-, PO-, PA-, PE-