5-Letter Words Starting With PU
There are 60 five-letter words starting with PU in our dictionary; 35 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 60 words
- pulls7 points
- putts7 points
- punch12 points
- pumps11 points
- pupil9 points
- purge8 points
- pulse7 points
- punts7 points
- puffy16 points
- puppy14 points
- pucks13 points
- puffs13 points
- pushy13 points
- pudgy12 points
- puked12 points
- pukes11 points
- punks11 points
- pussy10 points
- putty10 points
- pulps9 points
- pumas9 points
- puree7 points
- purer7 points
- purrs7 points
- purse7 points
- pubic11 points
- pulpy12 points
- pupae9 points
- pupal9 points
- purls7 points
- pukka15 points
- pubes9 points
- pubis9 points
- puled8 points
- pules7 points
- pucka13 points
- pursy10 points
- pungs8 points
- puler7 points
- putto7 points
- pujah17 points
- pujas14 points
- punky14 points
- puggy12 points
- pulik11 points
- punka11 points
- pudic10 points
- punny10 points
- punty10 points
- puces9 points
- pupas9 points
- purda8 points
- pulis7 points
- punas7 points
- punto7 points
- purin7 points
- puris7 points
- puses7 points
- puton7 points
- putti7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 60
- By usage: 25 very common, 10 common, 25 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- pujah 17
- puffy 16
- pukka 15
- pujas 14
- punky 14
- puppy 14
- pucka 13
- pucks 13
- puffs 13
- pushy 13
Most common
- pulls
- putts
- punch
- pumps
- pupil
- purge
- pulse
- punts
- puffy
- puppy
Definitions
- punch (noun)
- (boxing) a blow with the fist.
- pupil (noun)
- A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.
- purge (noun)
- The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge.
- pulse (noun)
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients).
Words that start with the letters PU come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 60 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. PUJAH is the top scorer here, worth 17 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that start with the letters PU, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with PU are there?
Our dictionary has 60 five-letter words starting with PU, of which 35 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with PU?
PUJAH scores 17 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.