9-Letter Words Starting With P
There are 2,006 nine-letter words starting with P in our dictionary; 890 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 2,006 words
- perfectly19 points
- publicity18 points
- paragraph17 points
- performed17 points
- published17 points
- precisely16 points
- primitive16 points
- providing16 points
- publishes16 points
- practical15 points
- preferred15 points
- prevented15 points
- principle15 points
- producing15 points
- partially14 points
- permitted14 points
- preparing14 points
- procedure14 points
- processed14 points
- promising14 points
- proposing14 points
- protected14 points
- permanent13 points
- persuaded13 points
- political13 points
- processes13 points
- processor13 points
- persuades12 points
- presented12 points
- president12 points
- pointless11 points
- positions11 points
- potential11 points
- publicize24 points
- proximity23 points
- prefixing22 points
- paperback21 points
- photocopy21 points
- prejudice21 points
- projected21 points
- patronize20 points
- packaging19 points
- physicist19 points
- provoking19 points
- painfully17 points
- perceived17 points
- preaching17 points
- pregnancy17 points
- previewer17 points
- privately17 points
- purchased17 points
- parochial16 points
- perceives16 points
- phenomena16 points
- practiced16 points
- pragmatic16 points
- primarily16 points
- prohibits16 points
- prompting16 points
- prototype16 points
- publisher16 points
- purchases16 points
- passwords15 points
- policeman15 points
- polishing15 points
- portrayed15 points
- practices15 points
- preceding15 points
- predicted15 points
- prescribe15 points
- preserved15 points
- principal15 points
- privilege15 points
- proceeded15 points
- prospects15 points
- punishing15 points
- planetary14 points
- populated14 points
- postponed14 points
- practised14 points
- precedent14 points
- presently14 points
- preserves14 points
- presuming14 points
- prevalent14 points
- producers14 points
- professor14 points
- promoting14 points
- provision14 points
- parameter13 points
- particles13 points
- perpetual13 points
- persecute13 points
- plausible13 points
- populates13 points
- postpones13 points
- practises13 points
- precision13 points
- premature13 points
- pretended13 points
- prolonged13 points
- prominent13 points
- promotion13 points
- pronounce13 points
- proposals13 points
- prosecute13 points
- protocols13 points
- paintings12 points
- passenger12 points
- plastered12 points
- poisoning12 points
- possessed12 points
- parallels11 points
- partition11 points
- penalties11 points
- personnel11 points
- pollution11 points
- possesses11 points
- postulate11 points
- pressures11 points
- printouts11 points
- prisoners11 points
- physiques26 points
- pickaxing25 points
- paralyzed24 points
- piggyback24 points
- paralyzes23 points
- patchwork23 points
- pitchfork23 points
- pockmarks23 points
- privatize23 points
- pulverize23 points
- penalized21 points
- perplexed21 points
- polarized21 points
- powwowing21 points
- psychotic21 points
- pacifying20 points
- paddocked20 points
- paperwork20 points
- penalizes20 points
- peroxided20 points
- perplexes20 points
- picnicked20 points
- piecework20 points
- playfully20 points
- polarizes20 points
- preoccupy20 points
- projector20 points
- pacemaker19 points
- padlocked19 points
- paradoxes19 points
- periphery19 points
- perjuring19 points
- peroxides19 points
- physicals19 points
- physician19 points
- prefabbed19 points
- psychoses19 points
- psychosis19 points
- pamphlets18 points
- pancaking18 points
- panicking18 points
- parchment18 points
- pathology18 points
- penknives18 points
- perchance18 points
- perjuries18 points
- picketing18 points
- plaything18 points
- pocketing18 points
- previewed18 points
- prickling18 points
- proffered18 points
- prophetic18 points
- puckering18 points
- purifying18 points
- pyramided18 points
- passbooks17 points
- passively17 points
- pensively17 points
- perfected17 points
- perfuming17 points
- personify17 points
- pervasive17 points
- pigheaded17 points
- pitifully17 points
- plaintiff17 points
- playhouse17 points
- poignancy17 points
- postmarks17 points
- precipice17 points
- prefacing17 points
- prepaying17 points
- pricklier17 points
- profanity17 points
- profusely17 points
- pseudonym17 points
- pushovers17 points
- pacifiers16 points
- pacifists16 points
- pampering16 points
- parachute16 points
- paralytic16 points
- parodying16 points
- partaking16 points
- patriarch16 points
- patrimony16 points
- paunchier16 points
- pavements16 points
- peppering16 points
- perfecter16 points
- performer16 points
- pervading16 points
- phonetics16 points
- pistachio16 points
- platforms16 points
- plausibly16 points
- playmates16 points
- plighting16 points
- plummeted16 points
- popularly16 points
- powdering16 points
- preachers16 points
- preempted16 points
- propriety16 points
- provinces16 points
- pulmonary16 points
- pummeling16 points
- pummelled16 points
- purchaser16 points
- pageantry15 points
- panhandle15 points
- panoramic15 points
- pantomime15 points
- parakeets15 points
- peaceable15 points
- periscope15 points
- perishing15 points
- perverted15 points
- pessimism15 points
- petrified15 points
- piecemeal15 points
- pilfering15 points
- pillowing15 points
- pimpliest15 points
- pineapple15 points
- placarded15 points
- placement15 points
- pneumatic15 points
- pointedly15 points
- policemen15 points
- populaces15 points
- porcupine15 points
- preambles15 points
- precincts15 points
- precluded15 points
- predatory15 points
- prettying15 points
- prevailed15 points
- probables15 points
- proclaims15 points
- profaning15 points
- professed15 points
- profiling15 points
- profiting15 points
- promptest15 points
- proofread15 points
- purgatory15 points
- paralyses14 points
- paralysis14 points
- parceling14 points
- parcelled14 points
- paternity14 points
- patiently14 points
- pavilions14 points
- penciling14 points
- pencilled14 points
- pendulums14 points
- penthouse14 points
- perforate14 points
- permeated14 points
- persevere14 points
- perspired14 points
- perturbed14 points
- pesticide14 points
- petrifies14 points
- pheasants14 points
- picturing14 points
- piteously14 points
- placating14 points
- plaintive14 points
- plentiful14 points
- plurality14 points
- portfolio14 points
- portholes14 points
- portrayal14 points
- positives14 points
- postcards14 points
- posterity14 points
- powerless14 points
- precludes14 points
- predicate14 points
- predictor14 points
- premiered14 points
- premising14 points
- privatest14 points
- privation14 points
- procuring14 points
- professes14 points
- profiteer14 points
- profusion14 points
- promenade14 points
- propagate14 points
- propelled14 points
- prospered14 points
- pullovers14 points
- punctured14 points
- purported14 points
- purposing14 points
- palatable13 points
- palominos13 points
- pandering13 points
- panoramas13 points
- paramount13 points
- parasitic13 points
- pardoning13 points
- partridge13 points
- passports13 points
- patriotic13 points
- pedalling13 points
- pedigrees13 points
- penitence13 points
- percolate13 points
- perimeter13 points
- permeates13 points
- perspires13 points
- pessimist13 points
- petroleum13 points
- petticoat13 points
- pictorial13 points
- pillaging13 points
- pinnacles13 points
- pinpoints13 points
- pipelines13 points
- pittances13 points
- placentas13 points
- plundered13 points
- plutonium13 points
- pneumonia13 points
- pondering13 points
- porcelain13 points
- porpoises13 points
- portables13 points
- portended13 points
- porticoes13 points
- potassium13 points
- precisest13 points
- precursor13 points
- premieres13 points
- presences13 points
- presiding13 points
- priceless13 points
- primaries13 points
- primroses13 points
- printable13 points
- probation13 points
- prodigals13 points
- prodigies13 points
- propeller13 points
- properest13 points
- proponent13 points
- protector13 points
- protracts13 points
- protruded13 points
- punctuate13 points
- punctures13 points
- panelling12 points
- paradises12 points
- paranoids12 points
- parentage12 points
- parenting12 points
- parroting12 points
- parsonage12 points
- partnered12 points
- pasturing12 points
- patenting12 points
- patrolled12 points
- patronage12 points
- pattering12 points
- patterned12 points
- pedestals12 points
- pelleting12 points
- pensioned12 points
- pentagons12 points
- perilling12 points
- persisted12 points
- pertained12 points
- pestering12 points
- pinioning12 points
- pioneered12 points
- plateaued12 points
- platitude12 points
- platooned12 points
- pleasured12 points
- polluting12 points
- ponderous12 points
- portioned12 points
- posturing12 points
- pottering12 points
- prattling12 points
- predators12 points
- pressings12 points
- pressured12 points
- pretender12 points
- printings12 points
- prognoses12 points
- prognosis12 points
- prologues12 points
- protested12 points
- protrudes12 points
- pulsating12 points
- puttering12 points
- paltriest11 points
- parasites11 points
- partisans11 points
- pastorals11 points
- patienter11 points
- penetrate11 points
- peninsula11 points
- penitents11 points
- penniless11 points
- pensioner11 points
- perennial11 points
- personals11 points
- pertinent11 points
- petitions11 points
- pettiness11 points
- pirouette11 points
- plantains11 points
- pleasures11 points
- poisonous11 points
- pollinate11 points
- pollsters11 points
- pollutant11 points
- portliest11 points
- portraits11 points
- possessor11 points
- posterior11 points
- potteries11 points
- presenter11 points
- pretenses11 points
- prettiest11 points
- priestess11 points
- prostrate11 points
- pulsation11 points
- pipsqueak26 points
- paychecks25 points
- parqueted21 points
- phoenixes21 points
- prejudged21 points
- pocketful20 points
- polygraph20 points
- prejudges20 points
- phosphate19 points
- pinpricks19 points
- paperboys18 points
- peaceably18 points
- pomposity18 points
- preexists18 points
- purveying18 points
- pantyhose17 points
- pluckiest17 points
- purveyors17 points
- pussyfoot17 points
- pantheism16 points
- paramedic16 points
- passersby16 points
- patchiest16 points
- peepholes16 points
- penchants16 points
- playrooms16 points
- powerboat16 points
- preschool16 points
- purposely16 points
- pussycats16 points
- paradigms15 points
- peacetime15 points
- pepperoni15 points
- phrasings15 points
- polemical15 points
- prankster15 points
- preppiest15 points
- proscribe15 points
- provident15 points
- prudently15 points
- publicist15 points
- puppeteer15 points
- patricide14 points
- pedigreed14 points
- platefuls14 points
- polyester14 points
- ponytails14 points
- patrolman13 points
- patrolmen13 points
- pinstripe13 points
- postdated13 points
- potpourri13 points
- predating13 points
- presaging13 points
- procreate13 points
- promoters13 points
- prurience13 points
- paralegal12 points
- plannings12 points
- plantings12 points
- postdates12 points
- panelists11 points
- pointiest11 points
- prissiest11 points
- protester11 points
- pizzicati31 points
- pizzicato31 points
- pizzerias29 points
- poppycock26 points
- physicked24 points
- paroxysms23 points
- parquetry23 points
- popinjays23 points
- pachyderm22 points
- pauperize22 points
- playbacks22 points
- polyphony22 points
- phalanxes21 points
- prolixity21 points
- psychical21 points
- peevishly20 points
- philippic20 points
- pillboxes20 points
- pluralize20 points
- protozoan20 points
- pawnshops19 points
- perfumery19 points
- phenotype19 points
- phosphors19 points
- picnicker19 points
- polymaths19 points
- puffballs19 points
- pullbacks19 points
- paintwork18 points
- perjurers18 points
- pharynges18 points
- philology18 points
- phoneying18 points
- phonology18 points
- polymeric18 points
- pompously18 points
- precocity18 points
- preshrank18 points
- preshrink18 points
- preshrunk18 points
- prudishly18 points
- panegyric17 points
- passivity17 points
- philately17 points
- pickerels17 points
- pilchards17 points
- pinwheels17 points
- placidity17 points
- playacted17 points
- plowshare17 points
- polythene17 points
- prefatory17 points
- profanely17 points
- puffiness17 points
- pugnacity17 points
- pyramidal17 points
- palefaces16 points
- palmistry16 points
- pandemics16 points
- parsimony16 points
- pastiches16 points
- paymaster16 points
- pecuniary16 points
- pedagogic16 points
- phantasms16 points
- pheromone16 points
- phlebitis16 points
- playbills16 points
- pommeling16 points
- pommelled16 points
- pompadour16 points
- preachier16 points
- proactive16 points
- punchiest16 points
- pushcarts16 points
- pyromania16 points
- palavered15 points
- parabolic15 points
- paramecia15 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 2,006
- By usage: 456 very common, 434 common, 1,116 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- pizzalike 33
- paparazzi 31
- paparazzo 31
- pizzicati 31
- pizzicato 31
- podzolize 30
- pizzerias 29
- pozzolana 29
- pozzolans 29
- packwaxes 27
Most common
- perfectly
- publicity
- paragraph
- performed
- published
- precisely
- primitive
- providing
- publishes
- practical
Definitions
- perfectly (adverb)
- Completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers.
- publicity (noun)
- A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution.
- paragraph (noun)
- One of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line.
- published (adjective)
- Prepared and printed for distribution and sale.
This page lists every one of the 2,006 nine-letter words starting with P in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so PERFECTLY, PUBLICITY and PARAGRAPH sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many nine-letter words starting with P are there?
Our dictionary has 2,006 nine-letter words starting with P, of which 890 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 nine-letter words starting with P?
PIZZALIKE scores 33 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.