5-Letter Words Starting With PY
There are 10 five-letter words starting with PY in our dictionary; 4 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 10 words
- pyres10 points
- pygmy16 points
- pylon10 points
- pyxes17 points
- pyxie17 points
- pyoid11 points
- pyxis17 points
- pyric12 points
- pyins10 points
- pyran10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 10
- By usage: 1 very common, 3 common, 6 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- pyxes 17
- pyxie 17
- pyxis 17
- pygmy 16
- pyric 12
- pyoid 11
- pyins 10
- pylon 10
- pyran 10
- pyres 10
Most common
- pyres
- pygmy
- pylon
- pyxes
- pyxie
- pyoid
- pyxis
- pyric
- pyins
- pyran
Definitions
- pygmy (noun)
- An unusually small individual.
- pylon (noun)
- A tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race.
- pyxie (noun)
- Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas.
- pyxis (noun)
- Fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released.
Every word in this list has five letters and start with the letters PY. We count 10 of them, with 4 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so PYXES at 17 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as PYRES, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.
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 PY, 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
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words starting with PY once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with PY?
PYXES 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.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
6 of the 10 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.