5-Letter Words With P
There are 1,276 five-letter words containing P in our dictionary; 767 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,276 words
- jumps16 points
- happy15 points
- picks13 points
- apply12 points
- cheap12 points
- chips12 points
- empty12 points
- imply12 points
- patch12 points
- depth11 points
- graph11 points
- hoped11 points
- keeps11 points
- payed11 points
- speak11 points
- spoke11 points
- typed11 points
- helps10 points
- hopes10 points
- party10 points
- phase10 points
- phone10 points
- plays10 points
- power10 points
- proof10 points
- prove10 points
- reply10 points
- shape10 points
- sharp10 points
- shops10 points
- types10 points
- apple9 points
- crisp9 points
- paper9 points
- peace9 points
- piece9 points
- place9 points
- price9 points
- prime9 points
- scrap9 points
- space9 points
- topic9 points
- upper9 points
- adopt8 points
- drops8 points
- group8 points
- pages8 points
- pound8 points
- rapid8 points
- speed8 points
- spend8 points
- apart7 points
- input7 points
- opens7 points
- pairs7 points
- parts7 points
- pause7 points
- plain7 points
- plane7 points
- plans7 points
- plant7 points
- plots7 points
- point7 points
- posts7 points
- press7 points
- print7 points
- prior7 points
- prone7 points
- pulls7 points
- putts7 points
- sleep7 points
- spare7 points
- spell7 points
- spent7 points
- spite7 points
- split7 points
- spots7 points
- stops7 points
- tapes7 points
- traps7 points
- upset7 points
- pizza25 points
- equip16 points
- prize16 points
- packs13 points
- whoop13 points
- chaps12 points
- chops12 points
- pinch12 points
- pitch12 points
- punch12 points
- swamp12 points
- camps11 points
- cramp11 points
- parks11 points
- peaks11 points
- pumps11 points
- skips11 points
- spike11 points
- wiped11 points
- alpha10 points
- coped10 points
- dumps10 points
- flips10 points
- paths10 points
- penny10 points
- petty10 points
- photo10 points
- prays10 points
- sheep10 points
- ships10 points
- spoof10 points
- spray10 points
- swaps10 points
- sweep10 points
- swept10 points
- warps10 points
- wipes10 points
- wraps10 points
- ample9 points
- clips9 points
- copes9 points
- creep9 points
- crops9 points
- lumps9 points
- optic9 points
- paged9 points
- panic9 points
- pence9 points
- pipes9 points
- poems9 points
- pupil9 points
- scope9 points
- stamp9 points
- tempt9 points
- adapt8 points
- drips8 points
- grasp8 points
- grips8 points
- opted8 points
- pedal8 points
- pends8 points
- plugs8 points
- posed8 points
- pride8 points
- proud8 points
- purge8 points
- loops7 points
- opera7 points
- pains7 points
- paint7 points
- panel7 points
- pants7 points
- parse7 points
- paste7 points
- peers7 points
- piano7 points
- piles7 points
- pills7 points
- pilot7 points
- pints7 points
- plate7 points
- poets7 points
- polar7 points
- polls7 points
- ports7 points
- poses7 points
- pours7 points
- prose7 points
- pulse7 points
- punts7 points
- slept7 points
- slips7 points
- slope7 points
- spies7 points
- spill7 points
- spits7 points
- spoil7 points
- spool7 points
- sport7 points
- spout7 points
- steep7 points
- steps7 points
- strip7 points
- super7 points
- trips7 points
- troop7 points
- jumpy19 points
- proxy17 points
- picky16 points
- pique16 points
- plaza16 points
- puffy16 points
- quips16 points
- topaz16 points
- hippy15 points
- lymph15 points
- nymph15 points
- psych15 points
- bumpy14 points
- champ14 points
- chimp14 points
- expel14 points
- perky14 points
- pesky14 points
- pixie14 points
- pokey14 points
- poppy14 points
- puppy14 points
- dumpy13 points
- guppy13 points
- pecks13 points
- phony13 points
- pithy13 points
- pluck13 points
- prick13 points
- privy13 points
- pucks13 points
- puffs13 points
- pushy13 points
- skimp13 points
- speck13 points
- whips13 points
- wispy13 points
- amply12 points
- cheep12 points
- chirp12 points
- crypt12 points
- epoch12 points
- humps12 points
- lumpy12 points
- nappy12 points
- nippy12 points
- paddy12 points
- parch12 points
- peach12 points
- perch12 points
- piked12 points
- poach12 points
- poked12 points
- polyp12 points
- porch12 points
- pouch12 points
- pudgy12 points
- puked12 points
- spicy12 points
- thump12 points
- blimp11 points
- bumps11 points
- clamp11 points
- clump11 points
- dopey11 points
- mumps11 points
- parka11 points
- paved11 points
- pawed11 points
- peeks11 points
- perks11 points
- pikes11 points
- pinks11 points
- plank11 points
- plumb11 points
- plump11 points
- poker11 points
- pokes11 points
- polka11 points
- prank11 points
- primp11 points
- pukes11 points
- punks11 points
- spank11 points
- spark11 points
- spook11 points
- spunk11 points
- aptly10 points
- biped10 points
- caped10 points
- damps10 points
- flaps10 points
- flops10 points
- harps10 points
- heaps10 points
- hoops10 points
- moped10 points
- paced10 points
- pansy10 points
- pasty10 points
- patty10 points
- paves10 points
- pawns10 points
- payer10 points
- peeve10 points
- peony10 points
- piety10 points
- piped10 points
- pivot10 points
- plows10 points
- ploys10 points
- plush10 points
- prawn10 points
- preys10 points
- prowl10 points
- prows10 points
- pussy10 points
- putty10 points
- pyres10 points
- repay10 points
- soapy10 points
- spawn10 points
- spays10 points
- spews10 points
- swipe10 points
- swoop10 points
- syrup10 points
- tipsy10 points
- upped10 points
- vapor10 points
- viper10 points
- wasps10 points
- weeps10 points
- wiper10 points
- wisps10 points
- yelps10 points
- blips9 points
- burps9 points
- caper9 points
- capes9 points
- carps9 points
- claps9 points
- clasp9 points
- coops9 points
- corps9 points
- coups9 points
- crepe9 points
- crept9 points
- doped9 points
- duped9 points
- epics9 points
- gaped9 points
- impel9 points
- lamps9 points
- limps9 points
- maple9 points
- mopes9 points
- opium9 points
- paces9 points
- pacts9 points
- palms9 points
- papal9 points
- papas9 points
- pecan9 points
- peeps9 points
- plops9 points
- plume9 points
- plums9 points
- poops9 points
- prism9 points
- probe9 points
- proms9 points
- props9 points
- psalm9 points
- pulps9 points
- pumas9 points
- ramps9 points
- recap9 points
- romps9 points
- rumps9 points
- scalp9 points
- scoop9 points
- slump9 points
- spasm9 points
- sperm9 points
- spice9 points
- stomp9 points
- stump9 points
- tempo9 points
- tramp9 points
- trump9 points
- adept8 points
- aping8 points
- deeps8 points
- depot8 points
- dopes8 points
- drape8 points
- droop8 points
- dupes8 points
- gapes8 points
- gasps8 points
- grape8 points
- gripe8 points
- grope8 points
- gulps8 points
- loped8 points
- pagan8 points
- pager8 points
- paled8 points
- panda8 points
- pangs8 points
- pared8 points
- piled8 points
- pined8 points
- plaid8 points
- plead8 points
- plied8 points
- plods8 points
- poled8 points
- ponds8 points
- pored8 points
- pried8 points
- prods8 points
- prong8 points
- prude8 points
- raped8 points
- roped8 points
- spade8 points
- spied8 points
- sprig8 points
- spuds8 points
- taped8 points
- tepid8 points
- upend8 points
- apron7 points
- apter7 points
- aspen7 points
- elope7 points
- erupt7 points
- inept7 points
- lapel7 points
- lapse7 points
- leaps7 points
- leapt7 points
- leper7 points
- letup7 points
- lisps7 points
- lopes7 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
- peels7 points
- pelts7 points
- penal7 points
- penis7 points
- peons7 points
- peril7 points
- pests7 points
- petal7 points
- peter7 points
- piers7 points
- pines7 points
- pious7 points
- pleas7 points
- pleat7 points
- plies7 points
- poise7 points
- poles7 points
- polio7 points
- pools7 points
- pores7 points
- pouts7 points
- preen7 points
- pries7 points
- prune7 points
- puree7 points
- purer7 points
- purrs7 points
- purse7 points
- rapes7 points
- rasps7 points
- reaps7 points
- repel7 points
- ripen7 points
- riper7 points
- ropes7 points
- seeps7 points
- slaps7 points
- slops7 points
- snaps7 points
- snipe7 points
- snips7 points
- snoop7 points
- soaps7 points
- soups7 points
- spans7 points
- spars7 points
- spate7 points
- spats7 points
- spear7 points
- spine7 points
- spins7 points
- spire7 points
- splat7 points
- spoon7 points
- spore7 points
- spree7 points
- spurn7 points
- spurs7 points
- spurt7 points
- stoop7 points
- strap7 points
- sunup7 points
- taper7 points
- tepee7 points
- tripe7 points
- tulip7 points
- usurp7 points
- pygmy16 points
- unzip16 points
- wimpy15 points
- chump14 points
- expos14 points
- gypsy14 points
- hyped14 points
- peppy14 points
- pixel14 points
- hyper13 points
- hypes13 points
- hippo12 points
- piggy12 points
- pooch12 points
- wimps12 points
- bebop11 points
- crimp11 points
- kaput11 points
- pimps11 points
- plunk11 points
- pubic11 points
- payee10 points
- potty10 points
- profs10 points
- pylon10 points
- raspy10 points
- splay10 points
- twerp10 points
- typos10 points
- beeps9 points
- craps9 points
- perms9 points
- pinup9 points
- preps9 points
- promo9 points
- temps9 points
- tromp9 points
- getup8 points
- padre8 points
- pings8 points
- posse7 points
- setup7 points
- slurp7 points
- spiel7 points
- tarps7 points
- zippy21 points
- epoxy17 points
- phlox17 points
- pyxes17 points
- japed15 points
- kapok15 points
- campy14 points
- chomp14 points
- glyph14 points
- japan14 points
- japes14 points
- jeeps14 points
- julep14 points
- poxes14 points
- spiky14 points
- gimpy13 points
- harpy13 points
- hypos13 points
- phyla13 points
- pocks13 points
- pshaw13 points
- sylph13 points
- weepy13 points
- whelp13 points
- frump12 points
- palmy12 points
- pulpy12 points
- sappy12 points
- soppy12 points
- vamps12 points
- aphid11 points
- clomp11 points
- pekoe11 points
- piker11 points
- poppa11 points
- scamp11 points
- spake11 points
- vapid11 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,276
- By usage: 517 very common, 250 common, 509 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- pizza 25
- zappy 21
- zippy 21
- jimpy 19
- jumpy 19
- qophs 19
- kopje 18
- epoxy 17
- hapax 17
- khaph 17
Most common
- jumps
- happy
- picks
- apply
- cheap
- chips
- empty
- imply
- patch
- depth
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.
- chips (noun)
- Strips of potato fried in deep fat.
Every word in this list has five letters and contain the letter P. We count 1,276 of them, with 767 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so PIZZA at 25 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as JUMPS, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
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 five-letter words containing 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?
509 of the 1,276 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.