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5 Letter Words Starting with P

There are 565 5-letter English words that start with P, ranging alphabetically from PACAS to PYXIS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: PIZZA (25), PUJAH (17), PHLOX (17). Roughly 11% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1pizza2526
2pujah1720
3phlox1718
4pawky1717
5prexy1717
6proxy1717
7pyxes1717
8pyxie1717
9pyxis1717
10pique1618

Strategy for this list

P is worth 3 in Scrabble and starts ~7,000 words — one of the largest slices of the dictionary. P-strategy focuses on PR- and PL- consonant clusters and the -PH ending. High-value P-openers include PZAZZ (Collins-only), PIZZA, PROZE. In Wordle, P is a strong opening letter because it confirms one of the most common opening consonant blocks (PR-, PL-, PA-).

FAQs

How many 5-letter words start with P?

565 valid 5-letter English words begin with P in the ENABLE English word list.

Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?

Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).

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