8-Letter Words Starting With P
There are 2,178 eight-letter words starting with P in our dictionary; 900 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 2,178 words
- projects19 points
- physical18 points
- packages17 points
- probably17 points
- promptly17 points
- publicly17 points
- powerful16 points
- performs15 points
- possibly15 points
- properly15 points
- property15 points
- provided15 points
- purchase15 points
- practice14 points
- problems14 points
- produced14 points
- prospect14 points
- provides14 points
- positive13 points
- prepared13 points
- preserve13 points
- prevents13 points
- previous13 points
- produces13 points
- products13 points
- programs13 points
- promised13 points
- proposed13 points
- peculiar12 points
- pictures12 points
- policies12 points
- possible12 points
- practise12 points
- prepares12 points
- presence12 points
- promises12 points
- proposal12 points
- proposes12 points
- protects12 points
- puncture12 points
- purposes12 points
- persuade11 points
- planning11 points
- pleasing11 points
- pointing11 points
- pressing11 points
- printing11 points
- progress11 points
- parallel10 points
- patterns10 points
- personal10 points
- pleasant10 points
- position10 points
- presents10 points
- pressure10 points
- printers10 points
- printout10 points
- puzzling29 points
- prefixed21 points
- pharmacy20 points
- prefixes20 points
- packaged18 points
- provoked18 points
- provokes17 points
- patching16 points
- pinching16 points
- preached16 points
- punching16 points
- pacifier15 points
- pathetic15 points
- pavement15 points
- payments15 points
- peaceful15 points
- perceive15 points
- platform15 points
- preaches15 points
- prohibit15 points
- prompted15 points
- password14 points
- pedantry14 points
- phrasing14 points
- polished14 points
- populace14 points
- powering14 points
- preceded14 points
- probable14 points
- proclaim14 points
- profound14 points
- punished14 points
- pedantic13 points
- periodic13 points
- perverse13 points
- pitfalls13 points
- plugging13 points
- polishes13 points
- portrays13 points
- postcard13 points
- precedes13 points
- predicts13 points
- presumed13 points
- priority13 points
- proceeds13 points
- producer13 points
- profiles13 points
- promoted13 points
- punishes13 points
- particle12 points
- passport12 points
- patience12 points
- percents12 points
- pipeline12 points
- plaguing12 points
- politics12 points
- populate12 points
- portable12 points
- postpone12 points
- precious12 points
- premises12 points
- presumes12 points
- promotes12 points
- protocol12 points
- painting11 points
- paradise11 points
- paranoid11 points
- passages11 points
- planting11 points
- plotting11 points
- poisoned11 points
- pregnant11 points
- pretends11 points
- prolongs11 points
- pursuing11 points
- painless10 points
- paranoia10 points
- partners10 points
- patients10 points
- peasants10 points
- plasters10 points
- pleasure10 points
- pointers10 points
- portions10 points
- potatoes10 points
- prisoner10 points
- physique25 points
- pickaxed24 points
- pickaxes23 points
- paralyze22 points
- pockmark22 points
- playback21 points
- parkways20 points
- powwowed20 points
- prophecy20 points
- psychics20 points
- pathways19 points
- penalize19 points
- polarize19 points
- polygamy19 points
- pretzels19 points
- psyching19 points
- paddocks18 points
- peacocks18 points
- perjured18 points
- peroxide18 points
- phosphor18 points
- prophesy18 points
- provably18 points
- pumpkins18 points
- pacifism17 points
- padlocks17 points
- palpably17 points
- pamphlet17 points
- pancaked17 points
- panicked17 points
- penknife17 points
- perjures17 points
- phonying17 points
- picketed17 points
- pickling17 points
- plucking17 points
- pocketed17 points
- pretexts17 points
- pricking17 points
- prickled17 points
- puckered17 points
- pacified16 points
- pancakes16 points
- paraffin16 points
- parching16 points
- passbook16 points
- pedagogy16 points
- perching16 points
- perfumed16 points
- pickiest16 points
- pitching16 points
- placidly16 points
- poaching16 points
- postmark16 points
- pouching16 points
- prefaced16 points
- previews16 points
- prickles16 points
- proffers16 points
- puffiest16 points
- purveyor16 points
- pushover16 points
- pyramids16 points
- pacifies15 points
- pacifist15 points
- pampered15 points
- pastiche15 points
- paunches15 points
- pebbling15 points
- penchant15 points
- peppered15 points
- perfects15 points
- perfumes15 points
- pervaded15 points
- phantoms15 points
- phonetic15 points
- pitchers15 points
- planking15 points
- playable15 points
- playmate15 points
- playpens15 points
- plighted15 points
- plopping15 points
- plumbing15 points
- plumping15 points
- poachers15 points
- polkaing15 points
- powdered15 points
- preacher15 points
- prefaces15 points
- primeval15 points
- primping15 points
- prolific15 points
- prophets15 points
- propping15 points
- provable15 points
- proverbs15 points
- province15 points
- pummeled15 points
- palpable14 points
- papacies14 points
- paradigm14 points
- parakeet14 points
- partaken14 points
- partakes14 points
- partying14 points
- perished14 points
- perkiest14 points
- pervades14 points
- peskiest14 points
- photoing14 points
- piccolos14 points
- pilfered14 points
- pillowed14 points
- pimplier14 points
- pivoting14 points
- plankton14 points
- plumbers14 points
- plummets14 points
- plumpest14 points
- polemics14 points
- polygons14 points
- prawning14 points
- preamble14 points
- precinct14 points
- preempts14 points
- premiums14 points
- primmest14 points
- profaned14 points
- profiled14 points
- profited14 points
- prompter14 points
- proofing14 points
- provider14 points
- prowling14 points
- purified14 points
- puttying14 points
- paddling13 points
- panthers13 points
- papering13 points
- parceled13 points
- parishes13 points
- passives13 points
- patently13 points
- pavilion13 points
- payrolls13 points
- peddling13 points
- pelvises13 points
- penciled13 points
- pendulum13 points
- peopling13 points
- perishes13 points
- perverts13 points
- pheasant13 points
- phoniest13 points
- pictured13 points
- piddling13 points
- piercing13 points
- pigments13 points
- pilgrims13 points
- piranhas13 points
- pithiest13 points
- placards13 points
- placated13 points
- pledging13 points
- plethora13 points
- plodding13 points
- plushest13 points
- polarity13 points
- policing13 points
- politely13 points
- porthole13 points
- postcode13 points
- potholes13 points
- pouncing13 points
- prancing13 points
- preclude13 points
- premised13 points
- prevails13 points
- privater13 points
- privates13 points
- priviest13 points
- procured13 points
- prodding13 points
- profanes13 points
- provisos13 points
- prowlers13 points
- prudence13 points
- puddings13 points
- puddling13 points
- pullover13 points
- punitive13 points
- purifies13 points
- purposed13 points
- pushiest13 points
- putative13 points
- palomino12 points
- panaceas12 points
- pancreas12 points
- pandered12 points
- panorama12 points
- parables12 points
- parading12 points
- pardoned12 points
- parodied12 points
- parsnips12 points
- passable12 points
- pastimes12 points
- pedaling12 points
- pedalled12 points
- peddlers12 points
- pedigree12 points
- pelicans12 points
- penances12 points
- permeate12 points
- perspire12 points
- perturbs12 points
- pillaged12 points
- pinnacle12 points
- pinpoint12 points
- pittance12 points
- placates12 points
- placenta12 points
- plastics12 points
- platinum12 points
- pleading12 points
- plunging12 points
- poetical12 points
- pondered12 points
- populous12 points
- porpoise12 points
- porridge12 points
- pounding12 points
- preciser12 points
- premiere12 points
- premiers12 points
- presided12 points
- primates12 points
- primrose12 points
- princess12 points
- procures12 points
- prodigal12 points
- properer12 points
- prospers12 points
- protract12 points
- pudgiest12 points
- punctual12 points
- purplest12 points
- purports12 points
- pageants11 points
- paneling11 points
- panelled11 points
- paragons11 points
- parented11 points
- parodies11 points
- paroling11 points
- parroted11 points
- partings11 points
- pastured11 points
- patented11 points
- pattered11 points
- pearling11 points
- pedestal11 points
- pelleted11 points
- pendants11 points
- penguins11 points
- pentagon11 points
- periling11 points
- perilled11 points
- perusing11 points
- pestered11 points
- petering11 points
- pigtails11 points
- pillages11 points
- piloting11 points
- pinioned11 points
- pirating11 points
- pleating11 points
- plunders11 points
- plungers11 points
- poignant11 points
- polluted11 points
- portends11 points
- postured11 points
- pottered11 points
- praising11 points
- prattled11 points
- predator11 points
- preening11 points
- preludes11 points
- presides11 points
- prestige11 points
- prettied11 points
- prologue11 points
- protrude11 points
- proudest11 points
- pulsated11 points
- pureeing11 points
- puttered11 points
- palatial10 points
- palettes10 points
- paltrier10 points
- pantries10 points
- parasite10 points
- parasols10 points
- parental10 points
- parlours10 points
- partials10 points
- partisan10 points
- passions10 points
- pastiest10 points
- pastoral10 points
- pastries10 points
- pastures10 points
- paternal10 points
- patriots10 points
- peerless10 points
- penitent10 points
- pennants10 points
- pensions10 points
- perilous10 points
- persists10 points
- pertains10 points
- perusals10 points
- petition10 points
- pettiest10 points
- petulant10 points
- petunias10 points
- pianists10 points
- pioneers10 points
- pitiless10 points
- plainest10 points
- planners10 points
- plantain10 points
- planters10 points
- plateaus10 points
- platoons10 points
- platters10 points
- plotters10 points
- politest10 points
- pollster10 points
- pollutes10 points
- pontoons10 points
- portents10 points
- portlier10 points
- portrait10 points
- postures10 points
- prairies10 points
- prattles10 points
- prenatal10 points
- pretense10 points
- prettier10 points
- pretties10 points
- pronouns10 points
- proteins10 points
- protests10 points
- pulsates10 points
- pursuits10 points
- pussiest10 points
- paycheck24 points
- piquancy24 points
- parquets19 points
- playoffs19 points
- prejudge19 points
- pinprick18 points
- playboys18 points
- paperboy17 points
- preexist17 points
- purveyed17 points
- peekaboo16 points
- pluckier16 points
- pontiffs16 points
- pooching16 points
- potlucks16 points
- passerby15 points
- patchier15 points
- peephole15 points
- playroom15 points
- plunking15 points
- polymers15 points
- potbelly15 points
- prepping15 points
- princely15 points
- pussycat15 points
- payloads14 points
- peppiest14 points
- placebos14 points
- podiatry14 points
- precepts14 points
- preppier14 points
- preppies14 points
- plateful13 points
- ponytail13 points
- prettily13 points
- provosts13 points
- piggiest12 points
- platonic12 points
- predated12 points
- presaged12 points
- priciest12 points
- promoter12 points
- pigsties11 points
- postdate11 points
- predates11 points
- presages11 points
- painters10 points
- panelist10 points
- personae10 points
- pointier10 points
- pottiest10 points
- prissier10 points
- pristine10 points
- prurient10 points
- pullouts10 points
- puritans10 points
- pizzeria28 points
- puzzlers28 points
- paroxysm22 points
- popinjay22 points
- porphyry21 points
- prequels19 points
- protozoa19 points
- pawnshop18 points
- polymath18 points
- puffball18 points
- pullback18 points
- parallax17 points
- passkeys17 points
- perjurer17 points
- phonemic17 points
- phoneyed17 points
- pickings17 points
- pitchman17 points
- pitchmen17 points
- plexuses17 points
- pothooks17 points
- puppetry17 points
- peafowls16 points
- pharaohs16 points
- pickerel16 points
- pilchard16 points
- pinwheel16 points
- plackets16 points
- prettify16 points
- pungency16 points
- pyorrhea16 points
- paleface15 points
- palimony15 points
- pandemic15 points
- passably15 points
- perforce15 points
- phantasm15 points
- phonemes15 points
- picayune15 points
- pigskins15 points
- pinochle15 points
- pitiably15 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 2,178
- By usage: 502 very common, 398 common, 1,278 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- pazazzes 37
- pizazzes 37
- puzzling 29
- palazzos 28
- pizzeria 28
- pozzolan 28
- puzzlers 28
- paxwaxes 27
- pirozhki 26
- pirozhok 26
Most common
- projects
- physical
- packages
- probably
- promptly
- publicly
- powerful
- performs
- possibly
- properly
Definitions
- physical (adjective)
- Involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit.
- probably (adverb)
- With considerable certainty; without much doubt.
- promptly (adverb)
- With little or no delay.
- publicly (adverb)
- In a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly.
There are 2,178 eight-letter words starting with P, and 900 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 PAZAZZES at 37 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
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 blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the eight-letter words starting with P?
PAZAZZES scores 37 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?
1,278 of the 2,178 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.