Word lists
5 Letter Words Starting With P
PLACE is the most common of the 271 five letter words starting with P in our list, followed by POINT and POWER. The most common second letter is A, found in 59 of them. The 83 common words come first below.
- Words
- 271
- 83 common
- Top letters in spots 2 to 5
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- Repeated letters
- 74
- 27% of words, like PRESS
- 2+ vowels
- 162
- 60% of words
Common 5 letter words starting with P
83 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.
- place
- point
- power
- party
- phone
- price
- press
- paper
- parts
- piece
- peace
- plans
- photo
- plant
- prior
- plays
- prime
- proud
- prove
- plane
More common words, in order (63)
proof posts phase pages prize panel plate print paint pilot pride pants pitch pizza plain parks pound punch piano panic picks patch pairs poems polls penny petty ports pulse pills paths peers pulls pause polar pipes packs prone paste peaks pains poets pumps posed pupil poses plots pinch prose pence pedal piles purge plugs pints pours prays parse payed punts paged putts pends
More 5 letter words starting with P
The other 188 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.
Show all 188 more words
PA... 40
paced paces pacts paddy paean pagan pager pails paled paler pales palls palms palmy palsy panda panes pangs pansy papal papas parch pared pares parka parry pasha pasta pasts pasty pates patio patsy patty paved paves pawed pawls pawns payer
PE... 25
peach peals pearl pears pecan pecks peeks peels peeps peeve pekoe pelts penal peons peony perch peril perks perky pesky pesos pests petal peter pewee
PH... 5
phial phish phlox phony phyla
PI... 22
picky piers piety piing piked piker pikes pilaf piled pined pines pinks pinto pious piped piper pipit pique pithy piton pivot pixie
PL... 19
plaid plait plank plaza plead pleas pleat plied plies plods plops plows ploys pluck plumb plume plump plums plush
PO... 29
poach pocks poesy poise poked poker pokes pokey poled poles polio polka polyp ponds pones poohs pools poops popes poppa poppy porch pored pores poser posit pouch pouts poxes
PR... 22
prank prate prawn preen preys pried pries prigs primp prism privy probe prods proms prong props prosy prowl prows proxy prude prune
PS... 3
psalm pshaw psych
PU... 20
pucks pudgy puffs puffy puked pukes pulps pulpy pumas punks pupae pupal puppy puree purer purls purrs purse pushy putty
PW... 1
pwned
PY... 2
pyres pyxes
Tips for this pattern
- Check the second letter. A follows the P in 59 words (22%), as in PARTY and PAPER. O (41) and R (35) come next.
- Look at the last letter. 37% of five letter words starting with P end in S, like PRESS and PARTS. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
- A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with P, PARSE is a good opener: it tests A, R, S and E, four of the seven most common letters in the open spots.
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Questions
How many 5 letter words starting with P are there?
Our dictionary has 271 five letter words starting with P. 83 of them are common everyday words, and the other 188 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.
What are the most common 5 letter words starting with P?
PLACE, POINT, POWER, PARTY and PHONE, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 74 of all 271 words repeat a letter, and 162 have two or more vowels.
What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with P?
A. 59 of the 271 words (22%) have A second, such as PARTY and PAPER. O is next with 41 words, then R with 35.
Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.