5-letter words starting with P

We've put together a list of 576 5-letter words that start with P for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. That is 6% of the 8,912 5-letter words in the Scrabble dictionary.

The highest scoring is Pawky, Phlox and Prexy, worth 17 points without any bonuses (6 more tie). The commonest second letter is A: 121 of these words begin PA. Words like Pappi, Pepla, Pitta, Poses and Puled are on the list.

If Wordle has shown you a green P in the first box, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.