5-Letter Words Starting with P
There are 173 common five-letter words starting with P in Hintwordo's list, and 387 more that are valid but rarely used. The most familiar are PLACE, POINT, POWER, PARTY, PHONE, PRESS. Words are ranked by how often they appear in real-world writing, so the ones at the top are the likeliest answers in a daily five-letter puzzle.
Apart from the letter in the name, the most common letters in this list are E (in 43% of words), A (40%) and O (30%) — good letters to test next.
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Common words (173)
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- very common: place
- very common: point
- very common: power
- very common: party
- very common: phone
- very common: press
- very common: paper
- very common: piece
- very common: photo
- very common: plant
- very common: prior
- very common: prime
- very common: proud
- very common: prove
- very common: plane
- very common: proof
- very common: phase
- very common: prize
- very common: panel
- very common: plate
- very common: print
- very common: paint
- very common: pilot
- very common: pride
- very common: price
- very common: pitch
- very common: pizza
- very common: plain
- very common: piano
- very common: panic
- very common: peace
- very common: patch
- very common: pulse
- very common: pause
- very common: puppy
- very common: probe
- very common: poker
- very common: polar
- very common: purse
- very common: prone
- very common: pasta
- very common: paste
- very common: plaza
- very common: porch
- very common: promo
- very common: pupil
- very common: peach
- very common: pinch
- very common: proxy
- very common: pixel
- very common: prose
- very common: prank
- common: piper
- common: pence
- common: panda
- common: pedal
- common: plead
- common: paddy
- common: poppy
- common: purge
- common: pagan
- common: psalm
- common: pound
- common: punch
- common: pivot
- common: psych
- common: penal
- common: plank
- common: privy
- common: parry
- common: patio
- common: prism
- common: pouch
- common: papal
- common: peril
- common: phony
- common: pearl
- common: picky
- common: plaid
- common: plush
- common: pious
- common: piggy
- common: perch
- common: penny
- common: petty
- common: polio
- common: potty
- common: payer
- common: palsy
- common: polka
- common: plume
- common: plump
- common: posse
- common: pixie
- common: pasha
- common: pluck
- common: puffy
- common: pinto
- common: padre
- common: pesky
- common: piety
- common: pubic
- common: petal
- common: poise
- common: pushy
- common: parse
- common: pooch
- common: prune
- common: perky
- common: pecan
- common: pique
- common: plumb
- common: putty
- common: pasty
- common: pesto
- common: paler
- common: prawn
- common: puree
- common: peeve
- common: prong
- common: patty
- common: parka
- common: posit
- common: prowl
- common: pacer
- common: poach
- common: porky
- common: poser
- common: pylon
- common: phage
- common: pager
- common: pithy
- common: prude
- common: peony
- less common: pokey
- less common: passe
- less common: peppy
- less common: purer
- less common: prion
- less common: piney
- less common: peaky
- less common: pudgy
- less common: pally
- less common: plait
- less common: paean
- less common: panto
- less common: piste
- less common: polyp
- less common: phlox
- less common: pupae
- less common: patsy
- less common: pinup
- less common: picot
- less common: payee
- less common: peaty
- less common: pubis
- less common: porgy
- less common: pulpy
- less common: pleat
- less common: pilaf
- less common: preen
- less common: plonk
- less common: pupal
- less common: plunk
- less common: prang
- less common: ponce
- less common: pinko
- less common: phyla
- less common: pansy
- less common: piton
- less common: phial
- less common: pygmy
- less common: pukka
Letter patterns in these words
Most common other letters
- e43%
- a40%
- o30%
- r30%
- i28%
- l26%
Most common letter by position
| Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p100% | a19% | a13% | n11% | e22% |
A strong first guess from this list: pearl
Puzzle tips
- If you know the first letter is P, spend your next guess on common vowels and consonants you haven't tried rather than on another P-word.
- Check the “most common letter by position” table below: it shows which second and last letters are most likely.
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Less common valid words (387)
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