3-Letter Words Starting With P
There are 62 three-letter words starting with P in our dictionary; 46 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 3-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 62 words
- pay8 points
- pop7 points
- pen5 points
- per5 points
- put5 points
- pub7 points
- pad6 points
- pig6 points
- pan5 points
- par5 points
- pat5 points
- pet5 points
- pie5 points
- pin5 points
- pit5 points
- pot5 points
- pro5 points
- pun5 points
- paw8 points
- pew8 points
- ply8 points
- pry8 points
- pap7 points
- pep7 points
- pup7 points
- peg6 points
- pod6 points
- pal5 points
- pas5 points
- pea5 points
- pis5 points
- pus5 points
- pee5 points
- pyx15 points
- pox12 points
- pip7 points
- pug6 points
- poi5 points
- pol5 points
- pix12 points
- pah8 points
- pow8 points
- pic7 points
- pom7 points
- pud6 points
- phi8 points
- pax12 points
- pya8 points
- pye8 points
- pec7 points
- pes5 points
- pul5 points
- peh8 points
- pht8 points
- poh8 points
- pac7 points
- pam7 points
- ped6 points
- pia5 points
- piu5 points
- psi5 points
- pur5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 62
- By usage: 32 very common, 14 common, 16 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- pyx 15
- pax 12
- pix 12
- pox 12
- pah 8
- paw 8
- pay 8
- peh 8
- pew 8
- phi 8
Most common
- pay
- pop
- pen
- per
- put
- pub
- pad
- pig
- pan
- par
Definitions
- pay (noun)
- Something that remunerates.
- pop (adjective)
- (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people).
- pen (noun)
- A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
- put (noun)
- The option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date.
Looking for three-letter words starting with P? You are in the right place. This list has 62 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as PAY and POP appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the three-letter words starting with P?
PYX scores 15 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
16 of the 62 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.