5-Letter Words Starting with PA

All 117 five-letter words that start with PA

PAC

• paced10adj. Having a (particular) pace.
• pacer9n. One who paces.
• pacey12adj. Fast, rapid, speedy.
• pachy15n. A dinosaur of the genus Pachycephalosaurus.

PAD

• padam10n. In Carnatic music, a type of short song, or the accompanying dance.
• paddy12n. Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be...
• padel8n. A racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin America, usually played in...
• padma10n. Lotus blossom.
• padre8n. A military clergyman.

PAE

• paean7n. A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or...
• paedo8n. A paedophile.
• paeon7n. A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long...

PAG

• pagal8n. Mentally ill person; lunatic.
• pagan8adj. Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world...
• pagar8n. A fence, in parts of Asia.
• paged9adj. Having pages.
• pager8n. A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice...
• pagus8n. A country district with scattered hamlets.

PAI

• pains7n. Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
• paint7n. A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a...
• pairs7n. Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).
• paisa7n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian...

PAK

• paker11n. A vagrant, stroller.

PAL

• palak11n. Spinach or similar greens (including Amaranthus species and Chenopodium...
• palar7adj. Pertaining to a pale, a vertical band or line.
• palas7n. A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma.
• palay10n. Paddy.
• palea7n. The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
• paled8adj. Striped.
• palen7v. To make or become pale.
• palla7n. A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.
• pallu7n. The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn.
• pally10adj. Like a pal; friendly.
• palmo9n. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
• palmy12adj. Of, related to, or abounding in palm trees.
• palsy10n. Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied...
• palus7n. A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral.

PAM

• pamps11n. Synonym of pampers (“a diaper”).

PAN

• panax14n. Any plant of the genus Panax.
• pance9n. Pansy (flower).
• panda8n. A brahmin who acts as the hereditary superintendent of a particular...
• pando8n. A pandemic (chiefly in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic).
• pandy11n. A fulling mill.
• paned8adj. Having panes.
• panel7n. A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a...
• panga8n. A large broad-bladed knife.
• panic9adj. Of fear, fright, etc: overwhelming or sudden.
• panin7n. A hominid of the genus Pan.
• panko11n. Coarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine.
• panne7n. A lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.
• panny10n. A house.
• pansy10n. A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species...
• panth10n. An Indian religious tradition established by a guru.
• pants7n. An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards...
• panty10n. An article of clothing worn as underpants by women.
• panya10n. A large earthenware jar.

PAO

• paolo7n. An old Italian silver coin.

PAP

• papad10n. A poppadom.
• papal9adj. Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
• paper9n. A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a...
• pappy14adj. Like pap; soft; mushy.

PAR

• param9n. Dicyandiamide.
• paran7n. A latitude where, at some longitude at a given moment in time, two...
• parch12v. To burn the surface of, to scorch.
• pardo8n. A former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.
• paren7n. A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).
• pareo7n. A wraparound garment, worn by men or women, similar to a Malaysian...
• parer7n. A tool used to pare things.
• pargo8n. Common seabream, red porgy, Pagrus pagrus.
• parka11n. A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and...
• parky14adj. Of, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike.
• parle7n. Parley; talk.
• parma9n. A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
• parmi9n. A chicken parmigiana.
• parmo9n. A north-eastern English dish of deep-fried breaded chicken topped with...
• parol7adj. Word of mouth.
• parry10v. To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
• parsa7n. A Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa is about four...
• parse7v. To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the...
• parti7n. The basic, central, or main concept, drawing, or scheme of an...
• parts7n. Intellectual ability or learning.
• party10n. A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal...
• parvo10n. Parvovirus.

PAS

• pasan7n. The gemsbok.
• pasch12n. The feast of Passover or (specifically) the Paschal Lamb, or (for...
• paseo7n. A public path or avenue designed for walking, sometimes for dining or...
• pasha10n. A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or...
• pasta7n. Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed...
• paste7n. One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.
• pasty10adj. Like paste, sticky.
• pasuk11n. A verse of the Torah.

PAT

• patas7n. A ground-dwelling long-tailed monkey of species Erythrocebus patas...
• patch12n. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed...
• pated8adj. Having a pate or a particular type of pate (head).
• patel7n. A village head man.
• paten7n. The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
• pater7n. Father.
• pathy13n. A therapy.
• patio7n. A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
• patis7n. A fish sauce, a byproduct of making bagoong, used as an ingredient or...
• patka11n. A head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as...
• patsy10n. A conspirator, secretly designated by co-conspirators to take full...
• patte7n. A narrow band keeping a belt or sash in its place.
• patti7n. A traditional residential subdivision or unit found in settlements of...
• patty10n. A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually...
• patwa10n. Any of the genus Cichlasoma of fishes.

PAU

• pausa7n. The hiatus between prosodic units, e.g. at the end of a sentence.
• pause7v. To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an...

PAV

• paved11adj. Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
• paver10n. A flat stone used to pave a pathway, such as a walkway to one's home.
• pavis10n. Most usually, a very large shield fitted with a stand, like a small...
• pavon10n. A small triangular flag, especially one attached to a knight's lance; a...

PAW

• pawed11adj. Having (a specified kind or number of) paws.

PAY

• payam12n. A subdivision of a county in parts of South Sudan and Sudan.
• payee10n. One to whom money is paid.
• payer10n. One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been...
• payor10n. One who makes a payment.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with PA are there?

Word.ws lists 117 five-letter words that start with PA, plus 51 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with PA?

party, paper, parts, panel, paint, pants, panic and patch.

Which of the five-letter words that start with PA has the highest letter score?

pachy scores 15 points with the standard letter tile values.

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