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5 letter words with P

Every five-letter word that contains P, grouped by where the P sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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P can sit in any slot · 2565 words in our list

The short answer

There are 2565 five words with P in this list. P is most often the first letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 34 for pzazz.

2565five P words in our list

45%start with P

24%end in S, mostly plurals

9.6average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with P

Grouped by where P first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

P is the 1st letter (1150)

paals⁷paans⁷paauw¹⁰pablo⁹pacas⁹pacay¹²paced¹⁰pacer⁹paces⁹pacey¹²pacha¹²pacht¹²packs¹³pacos⁹pacta⁹pacts⁹padda⁹paddy¹²padge⁹padis⁸padle⁸padma¹⁰padou⁸padre⁸padri⁸padus⁸paean⁷paedo⁸paeon⁷pagan⁸paged⁹pager⁸pages⁸pagle⁸pagne⁸pagod⁹pagri⁸pagus⁸pahmi¹²pahos¹⁰paiks¹¹pails⁷paine⁷pains⁷paint⁷paire⁷pairs⁷pairt⁷paisa⁷paise⁷pakka¹⁵palar⁷palas⁷palau⁷palay¹⁰palch¹²palea⁷paled⁸paleo⁷paler⁷pales⁷palet⁷palew¹⁰palis⁷palki¹¹palla⁷palli⁷palls⁷pallu⁷pally¹⁰palma⁹palmo⁹palms⁹palmy¹²palpi⁹palps⁹palsa⁷palsy¹⁰palta⁷palus⁷pamhy¹⁵pamir⁹pampa¹¹panak¹¹panax¹⁴pance⁹panda⁸pands⁸pandy¹¹paned⁸panel⁷panes⁷panga⁸pangi⁸pangs⁸panic⁹panim⁹panko¹¹panna⁷panne⁷

P is the 2nd letter (327)

apace⁹apage⁸apaid⁸apair⁷apama⁹apart⁷apass⁷apast⁷apayd¹¹apays¹⁰apeak¹¹apeek¹¹apers⁷apert⁷aperu⁷apery¹⁰apgar⁸aphid¹¹aphis¹⁰aphra¹⁰apian⁷apiin⁷apili⁷apina⁷aping⁸apiol⁷apios⁷apish¹⁰apism⁹apium⁹apnea⁷apoda⁸apode⁸apods⁸apoop⁹aport⁷apout⁷appal⁹appar⁹appay¹²appel⁹appet⁹apple⁹apply¹²appmt¹¹appro⁹apptd¹⁰appui⁹appuy¹²apres⁷april⁷apron⁷apses⁷apsid⁸apsis⁷apsos⁷aptal⁷apted⁸apter⁷aptly¹⁰epact⁹epees⁷epeus⁷ephah¹³ephas¹⁰ephod¹¹ephoi¹⁰ephor¹⁰epics⁹epiky¹⁴epist⁷eplot⁷epoch¹²epode⁸epopt⁹epoxy¹⁷eppes⁹eppie⁹epris⁷epsom⁹epulo⁷fplot¹⁰fpsps¹²iphis¹⁰ippon⁹mphps¹⁴mpret⁹npeel⁷opahs¹⁰opals⁷opata⁷opelu⁷opens⁷opepe⁹opera⁷ophic¹²ophir¹⁰ophis¹⁰opine⁷oping⁸

P is the 3rd letter (452)

adpao⁸akpek¹⁵alpax¹⁴alpen⁷alpha¹⁰alpid⁸amped¹⁰amper⁹amphi¹²ample⁹amply¹²ampul⁹ampyx¹⁹arpas⁷arpen⁷aspca⁹aspen⁷asper⁷aspic⁹aspie⁷aspis⁷aspro⁷bapus⁹bepat⁹bepaw¹²bepen⁹bepun⁹biped¹⁰bipod¹⁰boppy¹⁴buppy¹⁴capas⁹capax¹⁶caped¹⁰capel⁹caper⁹capes⁹capex¹⁶caphs¹²capiz¹⁸caple⁹capoc¹¹capon⁹capos⁹capot⁹cappy¹⁴capra⁹capri⁹capsa⁹capul⁹caput⁹cepes⁹cippi¹¹copal⁹copay¹²coped¹⁰copei⁹copen⁹coper⁹copes⁹copia⁹copis⁹coppa¹¹copps¹¹coppy¹⁴copra⁹copse⁹copsy¹²copus⁹cupay¹²cupel⁹cupid¹⁰cuppa¹¹cuppy¹⁴cypre¹²depas⁸depel⁸depit⁸depoh¹¹depot⁸depth¹¹diple⁸dippy¹³dipso⁸dipsy¹¹dipus⁸dopas⁸doped⁹doper⁸dopes⁸dopey¹¹duped⁹duper⁸dupes⁸dupla⁸duple⁸duply¹¹duppa¹⁰duppy¹³elpee⁷

P is the 4th letter (420)

acapu⁹adapa⁸adapt⁸adeps⁸adept⁸adopt⁸agape⁸alapa⁷alaps⁷aleph¹⁰amapa⁹arepa⁷aroph¹⁰arupa⁷asaph¹⁰ataps⁷atopy¹⁰atypy¹³barps⁹beeps⁹bespy¹²blips⁹blype¹²boeps⁹bumph¹⁴bumps¹¹bumpy¹⁴burps⁹calpa⁹calps⁹campa¹¹campe¹¹campi¹¹campo¹¹camps¹¹campy¹⁴carpe⁹carpi⁹carps⁹caupo⁹caups⁹chape¹²chaps¹²chapt¹²chips¹²chopa¹²chops¹²clape⁹claps⁹clapt⁹clepe⁹clept⁹clipe⁹clips⁹clipt⁹clops⁹clype¹²coapt⁹compd¹²compo¹¹comps¹¹compt¹¹coops⁹coopt⁹corpl⁹corpn⁹corps⁹coupe⁹coups⁹cowps¹²coypu¹²crape⁹craps⁹crapy¹²crepe⁹creps⁹crept⁹crepy¹²cripe⁹crips⁹crops⁹crypt¹²culpa⁹cusps⁹cuspy¹²damps¹⁰dampy¹³deeps⁸delph¹¹dempt¹⁰dimps¹⁰dolph¹¹dompt¹⁰dorps⁸doups⁸dowps¹¹drape⁸draps⁸drips⁸dript⁸

P is the 5th letter (216)

abamp¹¹acoup⁹adeep⁸adrip⁸adrop⁸aesop⁷agasp⁸aheap¹⁰alaap⁷alisp⁷askip¹¹aslop⁷atrip⁷attap⁷ayelp¹⁰bebop¹¹becap¹¹bedip¹⁰befop¹²behap¹²belap⁹bicep¹¹bleep⁹blimp¹¹bloop⁹canap⁹carap⁹champ¹⁴cheap¹²cheep¹²chelp¹²chimp¹⁴chirp¹²chomp¹⁴choop¹²choup¹²chump¹⁴clamp¹¹clasp⁹cleep⁹clomp¹¹cloop⁹clump¹¹cramp¹¹creep⁹crimp¹¹crisp⁹croup⁹crump¹¹cutup⁹dadap⁹decap¹⁰dreep⁸droop⁸elamp⁹encup⁹equip¹⁶erump⁹estop⁷fcomp¹⁴felup¹⁰fixup¹⁷flimp¹²flump¹²frump¹²fulup¹⁰galop⁸genep⁸genip⁸gerip⁸getup⁸ginep⁸glamp¹⁰gloop⁸glump¹⁰graip⁸gramp¹⁰grasp⁸grimp¹⁰groop⁸group⁸grump¹⁰guimp¹⁰hanap¹⁰insep⁷jalap¹⁴jalop¹⁴jehup¹⁷josip¹⁴julep¹⁴kanap¹¹kelep¹¹knosp¹¹kreep¹¹layup¹⁰letup⁷merop⁹mixup¹⁶netop⁷nomap⁹

Words with two Ps (179)

apoop⁹appal⁹appar⁹appay¹²appel⁹appet⁹apple⁹apply¹²appmt¹¹appro⁹apptd¹⁰appui⁹appuy¹²boppy¹⁴buppy¹⁴cappy¹⁴cippi¹¹coppa¹¹copps¹¹coppy¹⁴cuppa¹¹cuppy¹⁴dippy¹³duppa¹⁰duppy¹³epopt⁹eppes⁹eppie⁹foppy¹⁵fpsps¹²frapp¹²gappy¹³gippo¹⁰gippy¹³guppy¹³gyppo¹³gyppy¹⁶happi¹²happy¹⁵hippa¹²hippi¹²hippo¹²hippy¹⁵hoppo¹²hoppy¹⁵ippon⁹kappa¹³kappe¹³kippa¹³kipps¹³kippy¹⁶koppa¹³lappa⁹lapps⁹leppy¹²lippy¹²loppy¹²mappy¹⁴moppy¹⁴mphps¹⁴nappa⁹nappe⁹nappy¹²nippy¹²opepe⁹oppos⁹palpi⁹palps⁹pampa¹¹papal⁹papas⁹papaw¹²paper⁹papes⁹papey¹²papio⁹pappi¹¹pappy¹⁴papua⁹papyr¹²parps⁹paspy¹²peepe⁹peeps⁹peepy¹²penup⁹pepla⁹pepos⁹peppy¹⁴pepsi⁹perps⁹phpht¹⁵pimps¹¹pinup⁹pipal⁹pipas⁹piped¹⁰piper⁹pipes⁹pipet⁹pipey¹²pipid¹⁰pipil⁹pipis⁹pipit⁹pippy¹⁴pipra⁹pipul⁹plaps⁹plops⁹plump¹¹plupf¹²poeps⁹polyp¹²pompa¹¹pomps¹¹poops⁹poopy¹²popal⁹popes⁹popie⁹poppa¹¹poppy¹⁴popsy¹²poulp⁹poupe⁹poupt⁹preop⁹prepd¹⁰prepg¹⁰prepn⁹preps⁹primp¹¹propr⁹props⁹psyop¹²pulps⁹pulpy¹²pumps¹¹pupae⁹pupal⁹pupas⁹pupil⁹puppy¹⁴pupus⁹purpy¹²rappe⁹repps⁹ripps⁹ripup⁹

…and 29 more in the full list.

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Where does P sit?

Position of P in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first P, so each word appears once. Words with two Ps are listed separately below.

Slot 11150 · 45%paals, paans, paauw

Slot 2327 · 13%apace, apage, apaid

Slot 3452 · 18%adpao, akpek, alpax

Slot 4420 · 16%acapu, adapa, adapt

Slot 5216 · 8%abamp, acoup, adeep

Everyday words

Common 5 letter words with P

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

pricegroupphonepagesphotopowerplacepostsreplypressprintpointapriltopicpartypaperpokerspacepartscheapspeedjapanplanstypesapplysuperhappypriorsportpeterinputshipspanelplantspainappleparispeacepiecephasepatchupperprimestepsshopsclipsdepthspeakspenthelpssleepalphaspendproofemptyspecsparksshapesharpplateplainsetupscopepaintpilotplayspollssplitegyptpianoportsrapidpulsestrippearloperaplanetampatripsproud

Wordle

Which letters keep company with P?

Among the 2565 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside P. They make good second guesses once P is confirmed.

S1066

A1058

E999

O755

I666

R659

L546

U510

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are OO (68), EE (61), OU (48), EA (44), IE (34).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter P words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	603	adeps, alaps, apass, apays, apers, aphis, apios
-Y	295	amply, apery, appay, apply, appuy, aptly, atopy
-E	268	agape, ample, apace, apage, apode, apple, aspie
-P	232	abamp, acoup, adeep, adrip, adrop, aesop, agasp
-A	179	adapa, alapa, alpha, amapa, apama, aphra, apina
-T	161	adapt, adept, adopt, apart, apast, apert, aport
-D	124	alpid, amped, apaid, apayd, aphid, apptd, apsid
-R	98	amper, apair, apgar, appar, apter, asper, caper

Ends	Words	Examples
-PS	195	adeps, alaps, ataps, barps, beeps, blips
-PY	97	atopy, atypy, bespy, boppy, bumpy, buppy
-ES	83	apres, apses, capes, cepes, copes, dopes
-ED	69	amped, apted, biped, caped, coped, doped
-ER	67	amper, apter, asper, caper, coper, doper
-PE	59	agape, blype, campe, carpe, chape, clape

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in P itself: abamp, acoup, adeep, adrip, adrop, aesop, agasp, aheap, alaap, alisp

Letter patterns

P words with striking patterns

Silent P

psalm

Written but not pronounced.

Two Ps (179)

apoopappalapparappayappelappetappleapplyappmtapproapptdappuiappuyboppybuppycappy

PA and PO openers

239 words start with PA and 196 start with PO in this list.

paalspaanspaauwpablopacaspacaypacedpacerpacespaceypachapachtpackspacospactapacts

P with Z, X, J or Q (16)

alpaxampyxcapaxcapexcapizepoxyequipexoptexpatexpdtexpelexposexptlexpwyfixuphapax

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with P

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
pzazz	34	35
phizz	28	28
pozzy	28	28
pizza	25	26
spazz	25	26
japyx	24	26
zappy	21	22
zippy	21	22
expwy	20	20
jowpy	20	22
qapik	20	21
ampyx	19	20

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Words with meanings

15 five-letter P words, defined

groupnounA number of things or persons being in some relation to one another. “A group of people gathered in front of the Parliament to demonstrate against the Prime Minister's proposals.”

paauwnounA kind of bustard.

pacaynounA Peruvian leguminous tree, Inga feuilleei, cultivated for its large white edible pods.

pacedadjectiveHaving a (particular) pace

pacernounOne who paces.

paceyadjectiveFast, rapid, speedy.

pachanounArchaic form of pasha.

pachtnounA system of tax farming in the Dutch Republic, where tax was not collected by the government, but by a private individual who had leased the right to collect the tax.

paddynounA fit of temper; a tantrum. “throw a paddy etc.”

padlenounA lumpsucker or lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus).

padmanounlotus blossom

padrenounA military clergyman.

paeannounA chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.

photonounA photograph.

pointnounA discrete division of something.

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Questions about 5 letter words with P

How many five-letter words contain P?

The general English word list used on this page has 2565 five-letter words with P. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does P usually sit in a five-letter word?

In this list P is the first letter of 1150, the third letter of 452, the fourth letter of 420, the second letter of 327, the fifth letter of 216.

What are common five-letter words with P?

Everyday examples include price, group, phone, pages, photo, power, place, posts, reply, press. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter P words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are pzazz at 34 and phizz at 28, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in P?

Yes: abamp, acoup, adeep, adrip, adrop, aesop, agasp, aheap.

Which five-letter words have a silent P?

Examples include psalm. The P is written but not pronounced, which is why they trip up spelling and Wordle.

How do I find five-letter words with P in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ P in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with P and words containing P?

Words starting with P must begin with it. Words containing P can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.