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5-Letter Words Starting with PO

There are 79 five-letter words that start with PO on Word.ws, from poach to powis. The most common are point, power, pound, polls and poker.

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All 79 five-letter words that start with PO

POA

  • poach12v. To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water...
  • poast7v. To post on an internet site, especially with ironic or mischievous...

POC

  • pocan9n. The poke, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
  • pocho12n. Spanglish.
  • pocky16adj. Covered in pock marks; specifically, pox-ridden, syphilitic.

POD

  • poddy12adj. Of or pertaining to a pod or pods.
  • podge9n. A fat person.
  • podgy12adj. Slightly fat.

POE

POG

  • pogge9n. A scorpaeniform fish native to the waters of northern Europe, Agonus...
  • pogue8n. A kiss.

POI

  • poilu7n. A French infantryman during the First World War.
  • point7n. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
  • poise7n. A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.

POK

  • pokal11n. A tall drinking cup.
  • poker11n. A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs...
  • pokey14adj. Of a room or house, of small volume, cramped.
  • pokie11n. Synonym of poker machine, an electronic game of chance played for...

POL

  • polar7adj. Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the...
  • poled8adj. Marked with poles.
  • poley10adj. Without horns; polled.
  • polio7n. A person who has poliomyelitis.
  • polis7n. A Greek city-state.
  • polje14n. An extensive depression having a flat floor and steep walls but no...
  • polka11n. A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
  • polls7n. A place where votes are cast in elections.
  • polly10n. A prefect at Uppingham School in Rutland, England.
  • polyp12n. A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth...

POM

  • pombe11n. An African beer made from millet.
  • pomme11n. A roundel vert (green circular spot), resembling or representing an...
  • pommy14n. A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman.

PON

  • pondy11adj. Resembling a pond; pondlike.
  • ponga8n. A medium-sized tree fern endemic to New Zealand, of species Alsophila...
  • ponge8adj. In the shape of a circle, circular.
  • pongo8n. A soldier.
  • ponto7n. A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to...
  • ponzu16n. A sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the 橙...

POO

  • pooch12n. A dog.
  • pooey10adj. Like poo; crappy, of low quality.
  • poofy13adj. Of or pertaining to something that is puffy, filled with air, inflated.
  • pooka11n. A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
  • poopy12adj. Worthless; unpleasant.
  • poort7n. A mountain pass.
  • pooty10n. The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.

POP

  • poppa11n. Father, papa.
  • poppy14n. Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with...
  • popsy12n. Grandfather.

POR

  • porch12n. A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and...
  • pored8adj. Having or furnished with pores.
  • porgy11n. Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
  • porin7n. Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as...
  • porky14adj. Resembling or characteristic of pork.
  • porta7n. The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves...
  • porto7n. An apéritif made from port.
  • porty10adj. Resembling or characteristic of port wine.
  • porus7n. A pore.

POS

  • posca9n. A drink in Ancient Rome and Greece, made by mixing sour wine or vinegar...
  • posed8adj. Holding a certain pose.
  • poser7n. A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
  • poset7n. A partially ordered set.
  • posey10adj. Pretentious; posturing.
  • posho10adj. Posh.
  • posit7n. Something that is posited; a postulate.
  • posse7n. A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile...

POT

  • potch12n. A type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling.
  • potin7n. An alloy of copper, zinc, lead, and tin.
  • potoo7n. Any species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes...
  • potsy10n. A children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.
  • potto7n. A small primate of the genus Perodicticus, native to the tropical...
  • potty10n. A chamber pot.

POU

  • pouch12n. A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
  • poufy13adj. Bouffant.
  • pough11n. A bag.
  • poule7n. A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut.
  • poult7n. A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey...
  • pound8n. A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
  • pouty10adj. Tending to pout; angry in a childish or cute way; showing mock anger....

POW

  • power10n. The ability to do or undergo something.
  • powis10n. A black curassow (Crax alector).
32 rare five-letter words that start with PO

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with PO are there?
Word.ws lists 79 five-letter words that start with PO, plus 32 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with PO?
point, power, pound, polls, poker, polar, porch and posed.
Which of the five-letter words that start with PO has the highest letter score?
ponzu scores 16 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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