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5-Letter Words Starting with PU

There are 38 five-letter words that start with PU on Word.ws, from pubes to putty. The most common are punch, pulse, puppy, purse and pupil.

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All 38 five-letter words that start with PU

  • pubes9n. The pubic region.
  • pubic11adj. Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the...
  • pubis9n. The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the...
  • pucks13n. Plenty; an abundance (of something).
  • pucky16n. Feces, excrement.
  • pudge9n. Something short and fat.
  • pudgy12adj. Fat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby.
  • puffa13n. A kind of shiny padded jacket.
  • puffy16adj. Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
  • puggy12adj. Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
  • pugio8n. A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans.
  • puker11n. Someone who pukes, a vomiter.
  • pukey14adj. Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.
  • pukka15adj. Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable...
  • pulla7n. A sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed...
  • pully10n. A pullover.
  • pulpy12adj. Having the characteristics of pulp.
  • pulse7n. A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example...
  • pumpy14adj. Intense on the forearms.
  • punch12n. A hit or strike with one's fist.
  • punja14n. Cultivable dry land.
  • punji14n. A sharpened stick, often made of bamboo and covered in feces or other...
  • punky14adj. Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.
  • punny10adj. Resembling a pun; involving the use of a pun.
  • punta7n. A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.
  • punto7n. A hit or point.
  • pupal9adj. Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis.
  • pupil9n. A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
  • puppa11n. Papa; father.
  • puppy14n. A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).
  • puree7n. A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
  • purga8n. A fine blizzard of snow in Russia.
  • purge8v. To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of...
  • purry10adj. Inclined to purr; purring.
  • purse7n. A small bag for carrying money.
  • pushy13adj. Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
  • putto7n. A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small...
  • putty10n. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate...
34 rare five-letter words that start with PU

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with PU are there?
Word.ws lists 38 five-letter words that start with PU, plus 34 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with PU?
punch, pulse, puppy, purse, pupil, purge, puffy and pubic.
Which of the five-letter words that start with PU has the highest letter score?
puffy 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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