5-Letter Words with P

All 1,071 five-letter words with P: page 1 of 3

A

• adapt8v. To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
• adept8adj. Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
• adopt8v. To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of...
• agape8adj. In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as...
• aleph10n. The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants...
• alpha10n. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by...
• amped10adj. Activated, as with electric power.
• amper9n. A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein...
• ample9det. A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
• amply12adv. In an ample manner; extensively; thoroughly.
• apace9adv. Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
• apala7n. A genre of Yoruba Nigerian popular music based on percussion.
• apart7adv. Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
• apert7adj. Open; uncovered; revealed.
• aphid11n. A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
• aphis10n. An aphid.
• apian7adj. Relating to bees.
• aping8n. Foolish imitation or mimicry.
• apish10adj. Resembling or characteristic of an ape.
• apnea7n. The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient...
• aport7adv. On the left side of the boat.
• appal9v. UK spelling of appall.
• appam11n. A thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut.
• appel9n. An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten...
• apple9n. The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or...
• apply12v. To lay or place; to put (one thing to another).
• appro9n. The situation where goods, especially jewellery, must be returned by...
• appui9v. To prop or support, e.g. by posting troops.
• apron7n. An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for...
• apsis7n. A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a...
• aptly10adv. In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably.
• arepa7n. A type of cornbread originating from the northern Andes and resembling...
• aspen7adj. Pertaining to the aspen tree.
• asper7n. Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern...
• aspet7n. Armenian hereditary title borne by the members of the Bagratuni...
• aspic9n. A meat or fish jelly.
• aspie7n. An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.
• aspin7n. Synonym of askal.
• aspis7n. A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers.
• aspro7n. Associate professor.
• atopy10n. A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized...

B

• bebop11n. An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring...
• bicep11n. A biceps.
• biped10n. An animal, being, or construction that goes about on two feet (or two...
• bipod10n. A two-legged stand or organism.
• bippy14n. An unspecified part of the anatomy, usually used in the phrase "you bet...
• bleep9n. A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
• blimp11n. An airship constructed with a nonrigid lifting agent container.
• bloop9v. To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
• blurp9n. An explosive low-pitched sound resembling a burp.
• boppy14adj. Characteristic of bop or bebop.
• bumps11n. The ritual tossing of someone into the air to celebrate their birthday.
• bumpy14adj. Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.

C

• caapi9n. A hallucinogen, obtained from the South American vine, Banisteriopsis...
• campo11n. A police officer assigned to a university campus.
• campy14adj. Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or...
• caped10adj. Wearing a cape or capes.
• capel9n. A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin...
• caper9n. A playful leap or jump.
• capiz18n. The windowpane oyster.
• caple9n. A horse.
• capon9n. A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
• cappa11n. The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain.
• cappo11n. Synonym of capote (“coat”).
• cappy14adj. Having, resembling, or relating to a cap (headwear).
• capri9n. A deep shade of sky blue between cyan and azure.
• caput9n. The head.
• champ14n. Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address).
• chape12n. The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.
• chapo12n. Chapati (food).
• chaps12n. Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.
• cheap12adj. Low or reduced in price.
• cheep12v. Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
• chips12n. A carpenter.
• chirp12n. A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
• chomp14n. The act of chomping (see below).
• chope12v. To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant...
• chops12n. Jaws, lips, mouth.
• chump14n. The thick end, especially of a piece of wood or of a joint of meat.
• chupa12n. A unit of volume equivalent to around 375 mL.
• clamp11n. A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are...
• clasp9n. A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together...
• clomp11n. The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
• clump11n. A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
• compo11n. Workers' compensation.
• compt11adj. Neat; spruce.
• compy14n. A computer.
• copal9n. A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea...
• copay12v. To jointly pay with another or others.
• coped10adj. Clad in a cope.
• copei9n. The copaiba tree.
• copen9v. To cowrite.
• coper9n. One who copes.
• copin9n. Synonym of medio, particularly in Asturias, a traditional Spanish unit...
• coppa11n. Capicola.
• coppe11n. A spider.
• coppy14adj. Like or resembling a cop (police officer).
• copra9n. The dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded.
• copse9n. A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting...
• copus9n. A mug.
• corps9n. A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
• coupe9n. A shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling...
• coypu12n. A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling...
• cramp11n. A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled...
• crape9n. Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.
• craps9n. A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make...
• crapy12adj. Resembling crape.
• creep9v. To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
• crepe9n. A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
• creps9n. Crepitations.
• crimp11n. A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal...
• crisp9adj. Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also...
• croup9n. The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
• crump11n. The sound of a muffled explosion.
• crypt12n. An underground vault.
• culpa9n. Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud)...
• cupid10n. A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
• cuppa11n. A cup of tea (or sometimes any hot drink).
• cuppy14adj. Having the form of a cup.
• cupro9n. Rayon made by the cuproammonium process.
• cutup9n. Someone who cuts up; someone who acts boisterously or clownishly, for...

D

• dappy13adj. Daft, foolish.
• decap10v. To remove a cap.
• denpa8n. Works of fiction associated with alienation from reality, society, and...
• depot8n. A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
• depth11n. The vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is...
• derpy11adj. Foolish, silly.
• despo8adj. Desperate.
• dhoop11n. A form of extruded Indian incense, lacking a core bamboo stick.
• dippy13adj. Lacking common sense.
• dispo8n. A marijuana dispensary.
• doped9adj. Drugged.
• doper8n. A person employed to apply dope solution during aircraft manufacture.
• dopey11adj. Stupid, silly.
• drape8n. A curtain; a drapery.
• droop8v. To hang downward; to sag.
• drupe8n. A kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and...
• dumpy13adj. Short and thick; stout or stocky.
• duper8n. A person who dupes another.
• duple8adj. Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.
• duppy13n. A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or...

E

• elope7v. Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
• empty12adj. Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
• epact9n. The time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar...
• ephah13n. A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).
• ephod11n. A priestly vestment, without sleeves, worn girdled at the waist.
• epoch12n. A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one...
• epode8n. The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the...
• epoxy17adj. Derived from an epoxide.
• equip16v. To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific...
• erupt7v. To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano...
• esper7n. A person who practices the development of psychic ability.
• estop7v. To impede or bar by estoppel.
• expat14n. An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, often...
• expel14v. To eject.

F

• fappy15adj. Overweight and fortunate with one's life.
• flaps10n. A disease in the mouths of horses involving inflammation in the cheeks...
• floop10v. To flop and droop, as a sign of aging or poor physical condition.
• flops10n. Flop per second; floating-point operation per second.
• flump12interj. A sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound.
• frump12n. A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.

G

• galip8n. A Melanesian tree, Canarium indicum, that produces edible nuts.
• galop8n. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner...
• gaper8n. One who gapes; a starer.
• gapes8n. A fit of yawning.
• gappy13adj. Having many gaps.
• getup8n. Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or...
• gimpy13adj. Limping, lame, with crippled legs.
• gipsy11n. Dated spelling of gypsy.
• glamp10v. To practice glamping.
• gloop8n. Any gooey, viscous substance.
• glyph14n. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound...
• golpe8n. A roundel purpure (purple circular spot).
• gompa10n. A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and...
• goopy11adj. Having the consistency of goop.
• gramp10n. Grandpa, grandfather.
• grape8n. A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or...
• graph11n. A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate...
• grasp8v. To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
• gripe8v. To complain; to whine.
• groop8n. A trench or small ditch.
• grope8v. To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind...
• group8n. A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
• grump10n. A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
• guppy13n. A species of tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home...
• gypsy14n. An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a...

H

• haply13adv. By accident or luck.
• happi12n. A loose, informal Japanese coat normally decorated with a distinctive...
• happy15adj. Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of...
• harpe10n. A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle...
• harps10n. The side of a coin that bears an image of the Irish harp.
• harpy13n. A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the...
• heaps10n. A large amount.
• herpe10n. A herpes infection.
• hiper10n. A wrestler who uses the hipe technique.
• hippo12n. An armored personnel carrier used by the South African Defence Force.
• hippy15adj. Having large or prominent hips.
• hoops10n. Basketball.
• hoopy13adj. Shaped like a hoop.
• hoper10n. One who hopes.
• hopia10n. A flaky pastry (typically filled with either mung bean, pork bits...
• hoppo12n. The imperial Chinese board of revenue, especially its branch in...
• hoppy15adj. Having a taste of hops; heavily flavoured with hops.
• humph15interj. A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating...
• humpy15adj. Characterised by humps, uneven.
• hyped14adj. Having been subject to propaganda and promotion; promoted beyond what...
• hyper13n. A character or an individual with large body parts, usually the...
• hypha16n. Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a...
• hyphy19adj. Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in...

I

• impel9v. To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via...
• impex16n. Import and export.
• imply12v. To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a...
• impro9n. Improv (improvisation).
• inapt7adj. Not apt.
• incap9n. Any incapacitant.
• inept7adj. Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
• input7n. The act or process of putting in; infusion.
• ippon9n. The highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent...

J

• japan14n. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
• julep14n. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and...
• jumps16n. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
• jumpy19adj. Nervous and excited.

K

• kalpa11n. A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four...
• kapha14n. The dosha composed of water and earth.
• kapok15n. A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba...
• kappa13n. The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
• kaput11adj. Out of order; not working.
• kecap13n. Soy sauce.
• keeps11n. Only used in for keeps.
• kempt13adj. Neat and tidy.
• kenpo11n. Any of various Japanese martial arts.
• klomp13n. A Dutch wooden clog.
• knape11n. A lad.
• kopek15n. A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
• kopje18n. A small hill or mound, especially on the African veld.
• koppa13n. An Ancient Greek letter representing /k/, Ϙ / ϙ, replaced by kappa by...
• krump13n. Krumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance.

L

• lapel7n. Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or...
• lapin7n. Rabbit fur.
• lappa9n. A cross-batted swipe.
• lappy12n. A laptop computer.
• lapse7n. A temporary failure; a slip.
• layup10n. A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the...
• lepak11v. To loiter about casually or idly, to hang around unproductively, to...
• lepas7n. Any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to...
• leper7n. A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
• lepra7n. Synonym of leprosy.
• letup7n. A pause or period of slackening.
• limpa9n. Swedish-style rye bread made with molasses.
• limpy12adj. Having or resembling a limp.
• lipid8n. Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes...
• lipin7n. Any fat, fatty acid, lipoid, soap, or similar substance.
• lippy12adj. Having prominent lips.
• lispy10adj. Tending to lisp when speaking.
• loopy10adj. Having loops.
• lopen7n. A teacher or master.
• loper7n. One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
• loupe7n. A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by...
• lumps9n. A beating or verbal abuse.
• lumpy12adj. Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.
• lupin7n. Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
• lupus7n. Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is...
• lymph15n. A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues...

M

• manip9n. Manipulation.
• maple9n. Any member of any species of genus Acer, characterized by (usually)...
• mapou9n. On Haiti, the kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra.
• milpa9n. A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.
• mocap11n. Syllabic abbreviation of motion capture.
• moped10n. A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and...
• mopey12adj. Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits...
• mopsy12n. Synonym of moppet.
• morph12n. A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an...
• mumps11n. A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus...

N

• naped8adj. Having a nape (of the neck) of a specified kind.
• nappe9n. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a...
• nappy12n. An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have...
• neeps7n. Mashed swede (called "turnip" in Scotland), especially when served with...
• nippy12adj. Fast; speedy.
• nopal7n. A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia...
• nupur7n. An anklet.
• nymph15n. Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grottos, wind...

O

• okapi11n. A ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) found in the rainforests of the Congo...
• oomph12n. Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
• oopsy10interj. Synonym of oops.
• opara7n. The oldest son, who has inherited the rights and responsibilities of...
• opera7n. A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance...
• opine7v. To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider...
• opium9n. A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice...
• oplan7n. Operational plan.
• oppai9n. A woman's breasts, particularly of an anime or manga character.
• opsin7n. Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina.
• optic9adj. Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
• orlop7n. The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest...

P

• paced10adj. Having a (particular) pace.
• pacer9n. One who paces.
• pacey12adj. Fast, rapid, speedy.
• pachy15n. A dinosaur of the genus Pachycephalosaurus.
• 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.
• 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...
• 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.
• 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...
• paker11n. A vagrant, stroller.
• 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.
• pamps11n. Synonym of pampers (“a diaper”).
• 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.
• paolo7n. An old Italian silver coin.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• pausa7n. The hiatus between prosodic units, e.g. at the end of a sentence.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words with P are there?

Word.ws lists 1,071 five-letter words with P, plus 669 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words with P?

place, group, point, power, party, happy, phone and price.

Which of the five-letter words with P has the highest letter score?

pizzo scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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