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6-Letter Words Starting With P

There are 1,038 six-letter words starting with P in our dictionary; 577 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 6-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

The 600 most common of 1,038 words

Quick facts

  • Total words: 1,038
  • By usage: 375 very common, 202 common, 461 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. pazazz 35
  2. pizazz 35
  3. piazza 26
  4. piazze 26
  5. pizzas 26
  6. pizzle 26
  7. puzzle 26
  8. paxwax 25
  9. pickax 21
  10. phizes 20

Most common

  1. picked
  2. packet
  3. pocket
  4. policy
  5. paying
  6. played
  7. prompt
  8. proved
  9. public
  10. pushed

Definitions

packet (noun)
A collection of things wrapped or boxed together.
pocket (noun)
A small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles.
policy (noun)
A plan of action adopted by an individual or social group.
paying (adjective)
Yielding a fair profit.

Every word in this list has six letters and start with P. We count 1,038 of them, with 577 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so PAZAZZ at 35 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as PICKED, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.

How to use this page

Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.

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

What is the highest-scoring word among the six-letter words starting with P?

PAZAZZ scores 35 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?

461 of the 1,038 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.

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