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5-Letter Words Starting With P and Ending in A

There are 32 five-letter words starting with P and ending in A in our dictionary; 10 of them are common words.

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All 32 words

  • pizza25 points
  • plaza16 points
  • parka11 points
  • polka11 points
  • panda8 points
  • pasta7 points
  • phyla13 points
  • poppa11 points
  • pasha10 points
  • pukka15 points
  • pucka13 points
  • pacha12 points
  • pampa11 points
  • playa10 points
  • plica9 points
  • panga8 points
  • paisa7 points
  • penna7 points
  • pinna7 points
  • pinta7 points
  • plena7 points
  • presa7 points
  • punka11 points
  • pepla9 points
  • prima9 points
  • podia8 points
  • purda8 points
  • palea7 points
  • perea7 points
  • pieta7 points
  • pilea7 points
  • pruta7 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 32
  • By usage: 6 very common, 4 common, 22 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. pizza 25
  2. plaza 16
  3. pukka 15
  4. phyla 13
  5. pucka 13
  6. pacha 12
  7. pampa 11
  8. parka 11
  9. polka 11
  10. poppa 11

Most common

  1. pizza
  2. plaza
  3. parka
  4. polka
  5. panda
  6. pasta
  7. phyla
  8. poppa
  9. pasha
  10. pukka

Definitions

pizza (noun)
Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese.
plaza (noun)
A public square with room for pedestrians.
parka (noun)
A kind of heavy jacket.
polka (noun)
Music performed for dancing the polka.

Here is the complete list of five-letter words starting with P and ending in A: 32 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as PIZZA and PLAZA lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.

How to use this page

Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.

Tips

A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.

Questions

Which five-letter words starting with P and ending in A are the most common?

PIZZA, PLAZA and PARKA are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.

Can I search this list with my own letters?

Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words starting with P and ending in A you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.

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