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6-Letter Words With P

There are 2,457 six-letter words containing P in our dictionary; 1,352 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 2,457 words

Quick facts

  • Total words: 2,457
  • By usage: 834 very common, 518 common, 1,105 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. zephyr 23
  10. pickax 21

Most common

  1. except
  2. expect
  3. expand
  4. expert
  5. occupy
  6. picked
  7. packet
  8. pocket
  9. happen
  10. policy

Definitions

except (verb)
Object to.
expect (verb)
Regard something as probable or likely.
expand (verb)
Extend in one or more directions.
expert (adjective)
Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.

Here is the complete list of six-letter words containing P: 2,457 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as EXCEPT and EXPECT lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.

How to use this page

Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.

Tips

A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the six-letter words containing P 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

How many six-letter words containing P are there?

Our dictionary has 2,457 six-letter words containing P, of which 1,352 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 six-letter words containing 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.

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