5 Letter Words Starting with P

Every one of the 1,340 5 letter words starting with p, worked out from the word list itself. Answer-list words, everyday words and rare ones are each marked so you can stop where you need to.

1,340 words begin with P. PADDY, PAGAN, PAINT are the ones to reach for, and 142 of them can still be the answer.

48 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.

Best First Guesses

With 1,340 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

PASTE: takes 1,340 down to 180 at worst. It is on the answer list.
PAIRS: down to 226.
PARIS: down to 226.

What These Words Have in Common

S is the ending to expect here, closing 325 of these words. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (539), E (529) and S (448). Everyday English covers 72 of these 1,340 words. The remainder are valid plays that rarely reach conversation, so guess from the letters above rather than from the bottom of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words Starting with P

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

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
PRAWN
PREEN
PRESS
PRICE
PRICK
PRIDE
PRIED
PRIME
PRIMO
PRINT
PRIOR
PRISM
PRIVY
PRIZE
PROBE
PRONE
PRONG
PROOF
PROSE
PROUD
PROVE
PROWL
PROXY
PRUDE
PRUNE
PSALM
PUBIC
PUDGY
PUFFY
PULPY
PULSE
PUNCH
PUPAL
PUPIL
PUPPY
PUREE
PURER
PURGE
PURSE
PUSHY
PUTTY
PYGMY
PACKS
PAGES
PAIRS
PANTS
PARIS
PARKS
PARTS
PATHS

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in A

PARKA
PASTA
PIZZA
PLAZA
POLKA
PACHA
PACTA
PADDA
PADMA
PAISA
PAKKA
PAKUA
PALEA
PALLA
PALMA
PALSA
PALTA
PAMPA
PANDA
PANGA
PANNA
PAOLA
PAPUA
PARMA
PARRA
PASHA
PASKA
PATIA
PATKA
PATTA
PAULA
PAVIA
PECIA
PEGMA
PEKEA
PELMA
PELTA
PENDA
PENNA
PENTA
PEOLA
PEPLA
PERCA
PEREA
PERLA
PESTA
PHACA
PHOCA
PHOMA
PHORA
PHOTA
PHYLA
PHYMA
PHYSA
PIABA
PIALA
PICEA
PICRA
PIETA
PILEA
PINDA
PINGA
PINNA
PINTA
PIPRA
PITTA
PIUMA
PLAGA
PLAYA
PLENA
PLICA
PLUMA
POAKA
PODIA
POENA
POHNA
POMPA
PONCA
PONGA
PONJA
POOJA
POOKA
POOPA
POPIA
POPPA
PORIA
PORTA
POSCA
PRANA
PRAYA
PRELA
PRESA
PRETA
PRIMA
PRORA
PRUTA
PSORA
PUCKA
PUDDA
PUFFA
PUKKA
PULKA
PUNGA
PUNKA
PUNTA
PUPPA
PURDA
PURGA
PUTZA
PUZTA

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in C

PANIC
PUBIC
PINIC
PLANC
PUDIC
PUNIC
PYLIC
PYRIC

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in D

PLAID
PLEAD
PLIED
POUND
PRIED
PROUD
PACED
PAGED
PAGOD
PALED
PANED
PAPAD
PARED
PARID
PATED
PAVED
PAVID
PAWED
PAYED
PAYSD
PEKID
PENED
PEWED
PFUND
PIEND
PIKED
PILED
PINED
PIPED
PIPID
PIZED
PLAUD
POHED
POIND
POKED
POLED
POOED
PORED
POSED
POTED
POWND
POXED
PRAND
PREED
PREPD
PRODD
PSEND
PSEUD
PUKED
PULED
PURED
PUTID
PWNED
PYNED
PYOID
PYXED

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in E

PARSE
PASTE
PAUSE
PAYEE
PEACE
PENCE
PENNE
PHASE
PHONE
PIECE
PIQUE
PIXIE
PLACE
PLANE
PLATE
PLUME
POISE
POSSE
PRICE
PRIDE
PRIME
PRIZE
PROBE
PRONE
PROSE
PROVE
PRUDE
PRUNE
PULSE
PUREE
PURGE
PURSE
PADGE
PADLE
PADRE
PAGLE
PAGNE
PAINE
PAIPE
PAIRE
PAISE
PANCE
PANNE
PANSE
PAQUE
PARAE
PARDE
PARGE
PARLE
PARTE
PARVE
PASSE
PATEE
PATTE
PAVIE
PEAGE
PEAKE
PEARE
PEASE
PEAZE
PECKE
PEDEE
PEECE
PEEKE
PEELE
PEEPE
PEEVE
PEINE
PEISE
PEIZE
PEKOE
PENIE
PENSE
PEPLE
PERAE
PERCE
PERLE
PERNE
PERSE
PERVE
PESTE
PETRE
PEWEE
PEYSE
PHAGE
PHANE
PHARE
PHEBE
PHEME
PHENE
PHESE
PHOBE
PHOSE
PHYLE
PICAE
PIETE
PIKLE
PILAE
PINCE
PINGE
PINTE
PIOXE
PIOYE
PIRRE
PISTE
PIUTE
PLAGE
PLEBE
PLENE
PLOCE
PLORE
PLOTE
PLOYE
PLUKE
PLUTE
POAKE
POCHE
PODGE
POETE
POGGE
POGUE
POIRE
POKIE
POLJE
POMBE
POMME
PONCE
POOVE
POPIE
PORAE
PORGE
PORTE
POSTE
POTAE
POUCE
POUKE
POULE
POUPE
POWIE
POWRE
POYSE
PRASE
PRATE
PREKE
PRESE
PREVE
PRINE
PRISE
PROKE
PROLE

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in F

PROOF
PILAF
PLUFF
PLUPF
POUFF
PREIF
PRIEF
PYUFF

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in G

PRONG
PASAG
PELOG
PEROG
PFLAG
PHANG
PIING
PIROG
PLAIG
PLANG
PLING
PLONG
PLUNG
PRANG
PREPG
PRING

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in H

PATCH
PEACH
PERCH
PINCH
PITCH
PLUSH
POOCH
PORCH
POUCH
PUNCH
PALCH
PANCH
PARAH
PARCH
PASCH
PELCH
PELSH
PESAH
PESCH
PHISH
PHOOH
PILCH
PLANH
PLASH
PLESH
PLISH
POACH
PORTH
POTCH
PRICH
PSYCH
PTISH
PUJAH

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in I

PACAI
PADRI
PAGRI
PAHMI
PAKKI
PALKI
PALLI
PALPI
PANGI
PANNI
PAOLI
PAPPI
PAPRI
PARDI
PARKI
PARLI
PARSI
PARTI
PAUXI
PAYNI
PENNI
PEPSI
PEQUI
PERAI
PETRI
PETTI
PIANI
PICHI
PILEI
PIQUI
PIRAI
PIRRI
PIURI
PLEXI
POLKI
POLOI
POOLI
POORI
POTAI
POTTI
PRIMI
PSOAI
PUGGI
PULLI
PUNGI
PUNJI
PUNTI
PUTTI

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in K

PLANK
PLUCK
PLUNK
PRANK
PRICK
PALAK
PANAK
PLACK
PLECK
PLINK
PLOCK
PLONK
PLOOK
PLOUK
POMAK
PREAK
PRINK
PRONK
PROOK
PROWK
PULIK

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in L

PANEL
PAPAL
PEARL
PEDAL
PENAL
PERIL
PETAL
PIXEL
PROWL
PUPAL
PUPIL
PAKUL
PAREL
PAROL
PASUL
PATEL
PEUHL
PHEAL
PHIAL
PHILL
PIBAL
PICAL
PICUL
PIKEL
PIKUL
PINAL
PINOL
PINYL
PIPAL
PIPIL
PIPUL
PIROL
POCUL
PODAL
POKAL
POMEL
POPAL
PORAL
POSOL
PRIAL
PRILL
PROAL
PROLL
PROUL
PUBAL
PUGIL
PUZEL
PYGAL
PYRAL

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in M

PRISM
PSALM
PADAM
PANIM
PARAM
PASHM
PEDUM
PETUM
PHARM
PHASM
PILUM
PISUM
PLASM
PNEUM
POKOM
PRAAM
PRAHM
PREEM
PRIAM
PROEM
PUNIM
PURIM

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in N

PAGAN
PECAN
PLAIN
PRAWN
PREEN
PAEAN
PAEON
PAREN
PASAN
PATEN
PATIN
PAVAN
PAVEN
PAVIN
PAVON
PAYEN
PEBAN
PEDON
PEKAN
PEKIN
PELON
PENDN
PEPON
PERUN
PHEON
PHREN
PICON
PIDAN
PILIN
PILON
PIMAN
PINON
PISAN
PITON
PLEIN
PLEON
POCAN
POKAN
PORIN
POTIN
POWAN
POWIN
PREON
PREPN
PRIAN
PRION
PROIN
PROYN
PRYAN
PSION
PUCAN
PUNAN
PURIN
PUTIN
PUTON
PYLON
PYRAN

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in O

PATIO
PESTO
PHOTO
PIANO
PINTO
PRIMO
PROMO
PAAHO
PABLO
PADDO
PAEDO
PALMO
PANKO
PANTO
PAOLO
PAPIO
PARAO
PARDO
PAREO
PARGO
PARMO
PARTO
PARVO
PASEO
PASMO
PASSO
PATAO
PEDRO
PEEVO
PENGO
PERVO
PETRO
PETTO
PHANO
PHARO
PHONO
PHOOO
PIEZO
PILAO
PINGO
PINKO
PISCO
PITSO
PLATO
PLENO
PLUTO
POALO
POCHO
POLIO
POLLO
POMBO
PONDO
PONGO
PONTO
PORGO
PORNO
PORTO
POSHO
POTOO
POTRO
POTTO
PRADO
PROSO
PROTO
PRUNO
PUBCO
PULAO
PULMO
PUNGO
PUNTO
PURAO
PUTTO
PUUKO

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in P

PLUMP
POLYP
PENUP
PERSP
PINUP
PLEEP
POPUP
POULP
PREOP
PRIMP
PSYOP

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in R

PALER
PAPER
PARER
PAYER
PIPER
PLIER
POKER
POLAR
POSER
POWER
PRIOR
PURER
PETER
PACER
PAGER
PALAR
PAMIR
PANIR
PAPYR
PASAR
PATER
PAVER
PAWER
PAYOR
PETAR
PHEER
PIKER
PILAR
PILER
PINER
PIOTR
PIZER
PLAUR
PLYER
POLER
PONOR
PORER
POTER
PRIER
PROPR
PRYER
PUCER
PUDOR
PUKER
PULER
PUTER
PYLAR

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in S

PRESS
PACKS
PAGES
PAIRS
PANTS
PARIS
PARKS
PARTS
PATHS
PEERS
PICKS
PILLS
PIPES
PLANS
PLAYS
PLOTS
POEMS
POLLS
POOLS
PORTS
POSTS
PUMPS
PAALS
PAANS
PACAS
PACES
PACOS
PACTS
PADAS
PADIS
PADUS
PAGUS
PAHOS
PAHUS
PAIKS
PAILS
PAINS
PAIPS
PALAS
PALES
PALIS
PALLS
PALMS
PALPS
PALUS
PANDS
PANES
PANGS
PANKS
PANOS
PANUS
PAPAS
PAPES
PARAS
PARCS
PARDS
PARES
PARMS
PARPS
PARRS
PARUS
PASES
PASIS
PASTS
PATAS
PATES
PATUS
PAUAS
PAULS
PAVAS
PAVES
PAVIS
PAWAS
PAWKS
PAWLS
PAWNS
PAXES
PBXES
PEAGS
PEAKS
PEALS
PEANS
PEARS
PEATS
PEBAS
PECHS
PECKS
PECOS
PECTS
PEDES
PEDIS
PEDOS
PEEKS
PEELS
PEENS
PEEPS
PEGHS
PEGOS
PEINS
PEKES
PELAS
PELES
PELFS
PELLS
PELTS
PELUS
PENDS
PENES
PENIS
PENKS
PENTS
PEONS
PEPOS
PERCS
PERES
PERFS
PERIS
PERKS
PERLS
PERMS
PERNS
PERPS
PERTS
PERVS
PESOS
PESTS
PETOS
PHIES
PHOHS
PHONS
PHOSS
PHOTS
PHUBS
PHUTS
PIAIS
PIANS
PICAS
PICUS
PIEDS
PIERS
PIETS
PIKAS
PIKES
PIKIS
PILES
PILIS
PILUS
PIMAS
PIMPS
PINAS

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in T

PAINT
PILOT
PIVOT
PLAIT
PLANT
PLEAT
POINT
POSIT
PRINT
PACHT
PAHIT
PAIRT
PALET
PEART
PECHT
PEENT
PEERT
PERIT
PERST
PETIT
PEWIT
PFFTT
PGNTT
PHAET
PHPHT
PHWAT
PIAST
PICOT
PIERT
PIEST
PIGHT
PINOT
PIPET
PIPIT
PIROT
PITOT
PIWUT
PIYUT
PLAST
PLATT
PLOAT
PLOIT
PLOOT
PLOTT
PLOUT
PLOWT
PLUOT
POKIT
POLIT
POORT
PORET
POSET
POULT
POUPT
POWLT
POYNT
PRATT
PRENT
PREST
PROOT
PROST
PRUNT
PSHUT
PUGET
PUIST
PULUT
PUNCT
PUNKT
PYNOT

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in U

PADOU
PALAU
PALLU
PAREU
PASSU
PATTU
PEKAU
PELAU
PENDU
PERAU
PERDU
PHUTU
PIKAU
PILAU
PISHU
PITAU
PITSU
PITTU
POILU
PONZU
POYOU
PRAHU
PURAU
PUTTU

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in W

PAAUW
PALEW
PAPAW
PAWAW
PELEW
PILAW
PILOW
PSHAW

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in X

PANAX
PHLOX
PHYNX
PINAX
PLOTX
PODEX
PREUX
PULEX
PUMEX
PYREX

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in Y

PADDY
PALSY
PANSY
PARRY
PARTY
PASTY
PATSY
PATTY
PENNY
PERKY
PESKY
PETTY
PHONY
PICKY
PIETY
PIGGY
PINEY
PINKY
PITHY
POESY
POPPY
POUTY
PRIVY
PROXY
PUDGY
PUFFY
PULPY
PUPPY
PUSHY
PUTTY
PYGMY
PERRY
PACAY
PACEY
PACKY
PAKAY
PALAY
PALLY
PALMY
PAMBY
PAMHY
PANDY
PANNY
PANTY
PAPEY
PAPPY
PARDY
PARKY
PARLY
PASPY
PATHY
PATLY
PAUKY
PAVVY
PAWKY
PEAKY
PEASY
PEATY
PEAVY
PECKY
PEEKY
PEELY
PEEOY
PEEPY
PEERY
PEGGY
PEISY
PENSY
PEONY
PEPPY
PERCY
PERDY
PERMY
PERTY
PERVY
PESTY
PHENY
PHOBY
PHOTY
PICCY
PICEY
PICRY
PIGLY
PIGMY
PIKEY
PILEY
PILMY
PINDY
PINNY
PIONY
PIPEY
PIPPY
PIRNY
PISAY
PISKY
PISSY
PLATY
PLENY
PLINY
PLUMY
PLUTY
POBBY
POBOY
POCKY
PODDY
PODGY
POGEY
POGGY
POKEY
POLEY
POLLY
POMEY
POMMY
PONCY
PONDY
PONEY
PONGY
PONTY
POOAY
POOEY
POOFY
POOHY
POOLY
POOPY
POOTY
POOVY
POPSY
POREY
PORGY
PORKY
PORNY
PORRY
PORTY
POSEY
POSSY
POTSY
POTTY
POUCY
POUFY
POUSY
POWNY
POWSY
POZZY
PRATY
PREDY
PREMY
PREXY
PRICY
PRIDY
PRIMY

5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in B, V or Z

PLUMB
PLOMB
POLAB
PAREV
PSHAV
PHIZZ
PLOTZ
PZAZZ

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

PENGO: Formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946.
PHYSA: Any member of the genus Physa.
POILU: A French soldier (especially in World War I).
PLASH: Interlace the shoots of.
PENNI: 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland.
PEKAN: Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
PARCH: Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat.
PILUS: Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.
POGGE: Northern Atlantic sea poacher.
PLICA: A folded part (as in skin or muscle).
POTTO: A kind of lemur.
PICHI: Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic.
PRATE: Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk.
PRAYA: Colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long.
PRONK: Jump straight up.
PARER: A manicurist who trims the fingernails. It is on the answer list.
PRIMP: Dress or groom with elaborate care.
PALMY: Very lively and profitable.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer start with P?

Yes. PLACE, POINT and POWER all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. PRESS and PAPER are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is PAWER really a word?

Yes. A person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

PLACE. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. PZAZZ and PYXIE are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

PARER, PAYEE and PENNE. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

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