5-Letter Words With A and P
There are 480 five-letter words containing both A and P in our dictionary; 269 of them are common words.
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All 480 words
- happy15 points
- apply12 points
- cheap12 points
- patch12 points
- graph11 points
- payed11 points
- speak11 points
- party10 points
- phase10 points
- plays10 points
- shape10 points
- sharp10 points
- apple9 points
- paper9 points
- peace9 points
- place9 points
- scrap9 points
- space9 points
- adopt8 points
- pages8 points
- rapid8 points
- apart7 points
- pairs7 points
- parts7 points
- pause7 points
- plain7 points
- plane7 points
- plans7 points
- plant7 points
- spare7 points
- tapes7 points
- traps7 points
- pizza25 points
- packs13 points
- chaps12 points
- swamp12 points
- camps11 points
- cramp11 points
- parks11 points
- peaks11 points
- alpha10 points
- paths10 points
- prays10 points
- spray10 points
- swaps10 points
- warps10 points
- wraps10 points
- ample9 points
- paged9 points
- panic9 points
- stamp9 points
- adapt8 points
- grasp8 points
- pedal8 points
- opera7 points
- pains7 points
- paint7 points
- panel7 points
- pants7 points
- parse7 points
- paste7 points
- piano7 points
- plate7 points
- polar7 points
- plaza16 points
- topaz16 points
- champ14 points
- amply12 points
- nappy12 points
- paddy12 points
- parch12 points
- peach12 points
- poach12 points
- clamp11 points
- parka11 points
- paved11 points
- pawed11 points
- plank11 points
- polka11 points
- prank11 points
- spank11 points
- spark11 points
- aptly10 points
- caped10 points
- damps10 points
- flaps10 points
- harps10 points
- heaps10 points
- paced10 points
- pansy10 points
- pasty10 points
- patty10 points
- paves10 points
- pawns10 points
- payer10 points
- prawn10 points
- repay10 points
- soapy10 points
- spawn10 points
- spays10 points
- vapor10 points
- wasps10 points
- caper9 points
- capes9 points
- carps9 points
- claps9 points
- clasp9 points
- gaped9 points
- lamps9 points
- maple9 points
- paces9 points
- pacts9 points
- palms9 points
- papal9 points
- papas9 points
- pecan9 points
- psalm9 points
- pumas9 points
- ramps9 points
- recap9 points
- scalp9 points
- spasm9 points
- tramp9 points
- adept8 points
- aping8 points
- drape8 points
- gapes8 points
- gasps8 points
- grape8 points
- pagan8 points
- pager8 points
- paled8 points
- panda8 points
- pangs8 points
- pared8 points
- plaid8 points
- plead8 points
- raped8 points
- spade8 points
- taped8 points
- apron7 points
- apter7 points
- aspen7 points
- lapel7 points
- lapse7 points
- leaps7 points
- leapt7 points
- napes7 points
- opals7 points
- pails7 points
- paler7 points
- pales7 points
- palls7 points
- panes7 points
- pares7 points
- pasta7 points
- pasts7 points
- pates7 points
- patio7 points
- peals7 points
- pearl7 points
- pears7 points
- penal7 points
- petal7 points
- pleas7 points
- pleat7 points
- rapes7 points
- rasps7 points
- reaps7 points
- slaps7 points
- snaps7 points
- soaps7 points
- spans7 points
- spars7 points
- spate7 points
- spats7 points
- spear7 points
- splat7 points
- strap7 points
- taper7 points
- kaput11 points
- payee10 points
- raspy10 points
- splay10 points
- craps9 points
- padre8 points
- tarps7 points
- japed15 points
- kapok15 points
- campy14 points
- japan14 points
- japes14 points
- harpy13 points
- phyla13 points
- pshaw13 points
- palmy12 points
- sappy12 points
- vamps12 points
- aphid11 points
- poppa11 points
- scamp11 points
- spake11 points
- vapid11 points
- hasps10 points
- palsy10 points
- parry10 points
- pasha10 points
- patsy10 points
- pawls10 points
- phial10 points
- pilaf10 points
- staph10 points
- apace9 points
- aspic9 points
- capon9 points
- carpi9 points
- copra9 points
- crape9 points
- pupae9 points
- pupal9 points
- tamps9 points
- agape8 points
- apses7 points
- inapt7 points
- paean7 points
- plait7 points
- prate7 points
- sepal7 points
- sepia7 points
- septa7 points
- sprat7 points
- tapir7 points
- taupe7 points
- zappy21 points
- pukka15 points
- expat14 points
- pappy14 points
- peaky14 points
- cuppa11 points
- gawps11 points
- pally10 points
- peaty10 points
- prams9 points
- scarp9 points
- prang8 points
- panto7 points
- paras7 points
- pitas7 points
- prats7 points
- tapas7 points
- haply13 points
- kappa13 points
- okapi11 points
- apish10 points
- layup10 points
- plash10 points
- platy10 points
- capos9 points
- pacer9 points
- remap9 points
- uncap9 points
- lapin7 points
- lepta7 points
- neaps7 points
- parer7 points
- plats7 points
- raper7 points
- sputa7 points
- supra7 points
- hypha16 points
- jalap14 points
- japer14 points
- kaphs14 points
- paxes14 points
- yapok14 points
- ephah13 points
- gappy13 points
- pucka13 points
- whaps13 points
- yawps13 points
- chape12 points
- pacha12 points
- apeak11 points
- campo11 points
- kalpa11 points
- knaps11 points
- pampa11 points
- pavid11 points
- pekan11 points
- phage11 points
- pikas11 points
- aleph10 points
- apery10 points
- aphis10 points
- fraps10 points
- gamps10 points
- opahs10 points
- parve10 points
- patly10 points
- pavan10 points
- pavis10 points
- playa10 points
- spahi10 points
- typal10 points
- yapon10 points
- appel9 points
- caput9 points
- copal9 points
- culpa9 points
- epact9 points
- nappe9 points
- plasm9 points
- plica9 points
- scape9 points
- spica9 points
- galop8 points
- paned8 points
- panga8 points
- peags8 points
- plage8 points
- sapid8 points
- spang8 points
- sprag8 points
- apian7 points
- apnea7 points
- aport7 points
- apsis7 points
- asper7 points
- atrip7 points
- nipas7 points
- paeon7 points
- paisa7 points
- panne7 points
- pareu7 points
- parol7 points
- parrs7 points
- paten7 points
- patin7 points
- peans7 points
- peart7 points
- penna7 points
- pinna7 points
- pinta7 points
- plena7 points
- prase7 points
- presa7 points
- psoas7 points
- salep7 points
- salpa7 points
- sapor7 points
- spall7 points
- stupa7 points
- tapis7 points
- unapt7 points
- hapax17 points
- khaph17 points
- pawky17 points
- pujah17 points
- jalop14 points
- jaups14 points
- pujas14 points
- koppa13 points
- peavy13 points
- plack13 points
- waspy13 points
- whaup13 points
- caphs12 points
- chapt12 points
- papaw12 points
- spacy12 points
- abamp11 points
- apeek11 points
- becap11 points
- campi11 points
- grapy11 points
- kapas11 points
- paiks11 points
- pandy11 points
- pappi11 points
- pardy11 points
- punka11 points
- atopy10 points
- ephas10 points
- gramp10 points
- panty10 points
- parvo10 points
- paver10 points
- pavin10 points
- pawer10 points
- payor10 points
- pilaw10 points
- prahu10 points
- pyran10 points
- ralph10 points
- raphe10 points
- watap10 points
- wrapt10 points
- yaups10 points
- ampul9 points
- appal9 points
- clapt9 points
- coapt9 points
- limpa9 points
- milpa9 points
- pacas9 points
- pagod9 points
- palpi9 points
- palps9 points
- pepla9 points
- pibal9 points
- pical9 points
- picas9 points
- pimas9 points
- pipal9 points
- praam9 points
- prima9 points
- pupas9 points
- samps9 points
- scaup9 points
- apods8 points
- dopas8 points
- gaper8 points
- padis8 points
- padle8 points
- padri8 points
- pardi8 points
- pards8 points
- parge8 points
- pargo8 points
- pated8 points
- peage8 points
- podia8 points
- purda8 points
- spado8 points
- spaed8 points
- apers7 points
- apres7 points
- arpen7 points
- aspis7 points
- ataps7 points
- etape7 points
- lapis7 points
- nopal7 points
- paise7 points
- palea7 points
- palet7 points
- pareo7 points
- paris7 points
- parle7 points
- paseo7 points
- pases7 points
- passe7 points
- pater7 points
- pease7 points
- peats7 points
- perea7 points
- pians7 points
- pieta7 points
- pilar7 points
- pilau7 points
- pilea7 points
- pinas7 points
- praos7 points
- praus7 points
- proas7 points
- pruta7 points
- psoae7 points
- psoai7 points
- punas7 points
- salps7 points
- sneap7 points
- spaes7 points
- spail7 points
- spait7 points
- spale7 points
- spean7 points
- tepal7 points
- tepas7 points
- trapt7 points
- ulpan7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 480
- By usage: 180 very common, 89 common, 211 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- pizza 25
- zappy 21
- hapax 17
- khaph 17
- pawky 17
- pujah 17
- hypha 16
- plaza 16
- topaz 16
- happy 15
Most common
- happy
- apply
- cheap
- patch
- graph
- payed
- speak
- party
- phase
- plays
Definitions
- happy (adjective)
- Enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure.
- apply (verb)
- Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.
- cheap (adjective)
- Relatively low in price or charging low prices.
- patch (noun)
- A small contrasting part of something.
There are 480 five-letter words containing both A and P, and 269 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is PIZZA at 25 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that contain both A and P, 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
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both A and P?
PIZZA scores 25 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?
211 of the 480 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.