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9-Letter Words Starting with P: page 3

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All 855 nine-letter words that start with P: page 3 of 3

PU

  • publicist15n. A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity...
  • publicity18n. Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in...
  • published17adj. Issued for sale to the public.
  • publisher16n. A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.
  • puckering18n. A fold or pinched bunch of fabric caused by the shrinkage of one layer...
  • puerility14n. The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
  • puerperal13adj. Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month...
  • puffiness17n. The state or quality of being puffy.
  • pugnacity17n. The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.
  • puissance13n. Power, might or potency.
  • pulmonary16adj. Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.
  • pulpotomy18n. The surgical removal of part of the dental pulp.
  • pulsatile11adj. Pulsating; that pulses.
  • pulsating12adj. Very exciting.
  • pulsation11n. The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body...
  • pulseless11adj. Having no pulse.
  • pulverise14v. To render into dust or powder.
  • pulverize23v. American and Oxford British spelling of pulverise.
  • pummeling16n. A beating.
  • pumphouse18n. A building containing pumping equipment; thus.
  • punchable18adj. Suitable for being punched or perforated.
  • punchbowl21n. A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage).
  • punctuate13v. To add punctuation to.
  • pungently15adv. In a pungent manner.
  • punishing15adj. That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
  • pupillage14n. A form of apprenticeship for prospective barristers.
  • pupillary16adj. Of or pertaining to person below a certain legal age, or to a ward.
  • puppeteer15n. A person who uses a puppet.
  • puppyhood22n. The state of being a puppy (young dog).
  • purchaser16n. One who purchases.
  • pureblood14n. A person or animal of unmixed ancestry.
  • purgation12n. The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
  • purgative15adj. Purging.
  • purgatory15n. Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a...
  • purifying18n. An act of purification.
  • puromycin18n. An antibiotic that is a strong inhibitor of protein translation.
  • purported14adj. Supposed, or assumed to be.
  • purposely16adv. On purpose; intentionally.
  • purposing14n. The act of forming a purpose.
  • purposive16adj. Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose...
  • pursuance13n. A search for something; a pursuit or quest.
  • pushchair19n. A small carriage in which a baby or child sits and is pushed around.
  • pushiness14n. The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly...
  • puttering12n. The act of one who putters.

PY

  • pygmalion17n. One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted...
  • pyramidal17adj. Pyramid-shaped.
  • pyrethrin17n. Any of a number of naturally occurring insecticides extracted from the...
  • pyrethrum19n. Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus...
  • pyridoxal22n. One of the three natural forms of vitamin B6.
  • pyrogenic17adj. Generating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or...
  • pyrolysis17n. The decomposition of a material or compound by heat, in the absence of...
  • pyrolytic19adj. Of, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis.
  • pyromania16n. A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or...
  • pyrometer16n. A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures.
  • pyrroline14n. Any of three isomeric monounsaturated heterocycles having a...

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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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