Word.ws English Dictionary

Words That Start with PO

There are 928 words that start with PO on Word.ws, from 2 to 15 letters. The most common length is 8 letters (122 words). The words used most often are point, power, post, possible and police.

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2-letter words that start with PO

  • po4n. A chamberpot.

3-letter words that start with PO

  • poa5n. Any grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua.
  • pod6n. A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
  • poe5n. Moon blocks.
  • pog6n. A single (usually brightly colored) piece in the game of milk caps.
  • poh8interj. Indicating that something is trivial and not worth consideration.
  • poi5n. The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the...
  • pol5n. A politician.
  • pom7n. A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.
  • pon5n. A call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded...
  • poo5n. Feces.
  • pop7n. A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially...
  • pot5n. A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly...
  • pov8adj. Poor; impoverished; cheap.
  • pow8interj. The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.
  • pox12n. A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones)...
  • poy8n. A support structure.
  • poz14adj. HIV positive.

4-letter words that start with PO

  • pock12n. A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive...
  • pode7n. A contemptible person; a vile, venomous, or loathsome individual.
  • poem8n. A literary piece written in verse.
  • poet6n. A person who writes poems.
  • pogo7v. To use a pogo stick.
  • pogs7n. The game of milk caps.
  • poha9n. Flattened rice.
  • poke10v. To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
  • poky13adj. Slow.
  • pola6adj. Polarizing.
  • pole6n. Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of...
  • polk10v. To dance the polka.
  • poll6n. A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider...
  • polo6n. A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled...
  • poly9n. A polytechnic.
  • pome8n. A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen...
  • pomp10n. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
  • pond7n. An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is...
  • pone6n. A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior...
  • pong7n. A stench, a bad smell.
  • pons6n. A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
  • pont6v. To pose until nearly frozen in all sorts of uncomfortable positions.
  • pony9n. A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under...
  • poof9interj. Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as...
  • pooh9interj. Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
  • pool6n. A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied...
  • poon6n. Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a...
  • poop8v. To defecate.
  • poor6adj. With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to...
  • poot6n. A fart, perhaps a relatively quiet one.
  • pope8n. An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and...
  • pops8n. Father, dad.
  • pore6n. A tiny opening in the skin.
  • pork10n. The meat of a pig.
  • port6n. A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and...
  • pose6v. To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
  • posh9adj. Associated with the upper classes.
  • posi6adj. Positive (optimistic, uplifting).
  • poss6v. To mix with a vertical motion, especially when agitating laundry in a...
  • post6n. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a...
  • posy9n. A flower; a small bouquet; a nosegay.
  • pote6v. To poke (with a stick etc.).
  • pots6n. A large quantity.
  • pott6n. An old size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.
  • pouf9n. A headdress for women popular in 18th century France.
  • pour6v. To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either...
  • pout6v. To push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay...
  • poxy16adj. Suffering from pox.

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5-letter words that start with PO

  • poach12v. To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water...
  • pocky16adj. Covered in pock marks; specifically, pox-ridden, syphilitic.
  • podge9n. A fat person.
  • pogue8n. A kiss.
  • point7n. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
  • poise7n. A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
  • poker11n. A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs...
  • pokey14adj. Of a room or house, of small volume, cramped.
  • polar7adj. Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the...
  • polio7n. A person who has poliomyelitis.
  • polis7n. A Greek city-state.
  • 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...
  • pomme11n. A roundel vert (green circular spot), resembling or representing an...
  • pongo8n. A soldier.
  • ponto7n. A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to...
  • pooch12n. A dog.
  • poofy13adj. Of or pertaining to something that is puffy, filled with air, inflated.
  • poopy12adj. Worthless; unpleasant.
  • poppa11n. Father, papa.
  • poppy14n. Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with...
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • posed8adj. Holding a certain pose.
  • poser7n. A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
  • posey10adj. Pretentious; posturing.
  • posit7n. Something that is posited; a postulate.
  • posse7n. A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile...
  • potty10n. A chamber pot.
  • pouch12n. A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
  • pound8n. A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
  • pouty10adj. Tending to pout; angry in a childish or cute way; showing mock anger....
  • power10n. The ability to do or undergo something.
  • powis10n. A black curassow (Crax alector).

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6-letter words that start with PO

  • pocket14n. A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
  • podium11n. A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or...
  • poetic10adj. Relating to poetry.
  • poetry11n. Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention...
  • pointe8n. The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
  • points8n. Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway...
  • pointy11adj. Pointed in shape; having a point or points.
  • poised9adj. Possessing poise, having self-confidence.
  • poison8n. A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when...
  • poking13n. The act by which something is poked.
  • police10n. A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of...
  • policy13n. A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government...
  • polish11n. A substance used to polish.
  • polite8adj. Well-mannered, civilized.
  • polity11n. Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a...
  • polled9adj. Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.
  • pollen8n. A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
  • pommel12n. The upper front brow of a saddle.
  • pomona10n. A treatise on fruits.
  • poncho13n. A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the...
  • ponder9v. To wonder, think of deeply.
  • ponies8n. Horsepower.
  • poodle9n. A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy...
  • pooped11adj. Tired, exhausted.
  • pooper10n. One who poops out on an activity; one who dampens the mood by lack of...
  • poorly11adv. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or...
  • popeye13n. Exophthalmia.
  • poplar10n. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
  • popper12n. One who or that which pops.
  • poring9n. The act of one who pores.
  • porous8adj. Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
  • portal8n. An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
  • ported9adj. Having ports.
  • porter8n. A person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one...
  • portia8n. Thespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found...
  • portly11adj. Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
  • posing9n. The act by which something is posed.
  • possum10n. A marsupial of several families of the order Diprotodontia, found in...
  • postal8adj. Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
  • poster8n. A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a...
  • potash11n. The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and...
  • potato8n. The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
  • potent8adj. Powerful; possessing power; effective.
  • potion8n. A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or...
  • potted9adj. Grown or planted in a plant pot.
  • potter8n. One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
  • pounce10n. A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled...
  • powder12n. The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by...

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7-letter words that start with PO

  • poached15adj. Cooked by poaching.
  • poacher14n. A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who...
  • podcast12n. A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis...
  • podesta10n. A chief magistrate of various Italian republics and city-states in the...
  • poetics11n. The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.
  • pointed10adj. Sharp, barbed; not dull.
  • pointer9n. One who points.
  • polemic13n. A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in...
  • politic11adj. Shrewd, prudent and expedient; showing policy.
  • pollard10n. A pruned tree; the wood of such trees.
  • polling10n. The action of taking a poll.
  • pollock15n. Pollachius pollachius.
  • pollute9v. To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted...
  • polygon13n. A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
  • polymer14n. A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many...
  • pompous13adj. Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
  • pontiff15n. A member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the...
  • pontoon9n. A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant...
  • pooling10n. Grouping together of various resources or assets.
  • pooping12n. The act of a wave (or other vessel) striking the poop (stern) of a...
  • popcorn13n. A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
  • poppers13n. Drugs of the alkyl nitrate class used recreationally as a sexual...
  • popping14n. The act or sound of something that pops.
  • popular11adj. Common among the general public; generally accepted.
  • portage10n. An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between...
  • portico11n. A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as...
  • porting10n. An opening through or into which fluid or other material can flow.
  • portion9n. An allocated amount.
  • portman11n. A burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports.
  • portray12v. To paint or draw the likeness of.
  • possess9v. To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
  • postage10n. The system of transporting letters, and parcels.
  • posting10n. The action of the verb to post.
  • postman11n. Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from...
  • posture9n. The way a person holds and positions their body.
  • potable11adj. Good for drinking without fear of waterborne disease or poisoning.
  • potency14n. Power, authority.
  • pothole12n. A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially...
  • pottery12n. Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
  • potting10n. The placing of something in a pot.
  • poultry12n. Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food...
  • pounded11adj. Having undergone pounding.
  • pounder10n. A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in...
  • pouring10n. The act by which something is poured.
  • pouting10n. An expression or motion that pouts; a pout.
  • poverty15n. The quality or state of being poor; lack of money.
  • powdery16adj. Of or pertaining to powder.
  • powered13adj. Having its own source of power, or a named source.

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8-letter words that start with PO

  • poaching16n. Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging...
  • pocketed17adj. Having a pocket; with pockets.
  • poetical12adj. Synonym of poetic.
  • poignant11adj. Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
  • pointing11n. The action of the verb to point.
  • poisoned11adj. Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.
  • polarity13n. The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed...
  • polaroid11n. A sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or...
  • polemics14n. The art or practice of making arguments or controversies.
  • policing13n. Monitoring or regulation.
  • polished14adj. Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
  • politely13adv. In a polite manner.
  • politics12n. A methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects...
  • pollster10n. A professional who conducts or analyzes opinion polls.
  • polluted11adj. Made unclean or impure.
  • polonium12n. A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic...
  • polygamy19n. The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one...
  • polyglot14n. A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a...
  • ponytail13n. A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail"...
  • poolside11adj. By the side of a pool.
  • popsicle14n. Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like on a stick.
  • populace14n. The common people of a nation.
  • populate12v. To supply with inhabitants; to people.
  • populism14n. A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and...
  • populist12n. A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who...
  • populous12adj. Having a large population.
  • porosity13n. The state of being porous.
  • porphyry21n. A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained...
  • porpoise12n. A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and...
  • porridge12n. A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred...
  • portable12adj. Able to be carried or easily moved.
  • portland11n. The land around a port.
  • portrait10n. A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and...
  • positing11n. The process by which one posits.
  • position10n. A place or location.
  • positive13adj. Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
  • positron10n. The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a...
  • possible12adj. Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.
  • possibly15adv. Perhaps; indicates that the proposition may be true (is not certainly...
  • postcard13n. A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used...
  • postcode13n. A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the...
  • postgame13adj. Following a game, usually specifically a sporting match.
  • postpaid13adj. Having the cost of postage already paid or included in the price.
  • postpone12v. To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
  • postural10adj. Relating to posture.
  • pounding12n. An act in which something or someone is pounded.
  • powdered15adj. Which has been made into a powder.
  • powerful16adj. Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.

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9-letter words that start with PO

  • pocketing18n. The act of something being taken (usually illicitly purloined).
  • podcaster14n. One who podcasts.
  • poignancy17n. The quality of being poignant.
  • pointedly15adv. Explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with...
  • pointless11adj. Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
  • poisoning12n. The administration of a poison.
  • poisonous11adj. Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
  • polarized21adj. Having a distinctive polarization.
  • polemical15adj. Being an attempt to evaluate the arguments comprehensively.
  • policeman15n. A police officer, usually a male.
  • polishing15n. An extract of partially milled rice.
  • politburo13n. The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist...
  • political13adj. Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
  • pollinate11v. To apply pollen to (a stigma).
  • pollutant11n. A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially...
  • polluting12adj. Causing pollution; having a tendency to pollute.
  • pollution11n. Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the...
  • polyamory19n. Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships...
  • polyester14n. Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds.
  • polygonal15adj. Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
  • polygraph20n. A device which measures and records several physiological variables...
  • polymeric18adj. Of, relating to, or consisting of a polymer. Examples of such compounds...
  • polyphony22n. Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as...
  • polythene17n. Synonym of polyethylene.
  • polyvinyl20adj. Composed of, or derived from, many vinyl groups.
  • pompadour16n. A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face...
  • pondering13n. An act of rumination or cogitation.
  • ponderosa12n. A pine tree of very large size, native to western North America (Pinus...
  • ponderous12adj. Heavy, massive, weighty.
  • popularly16adv. So as to be generally favored or accepted by the people.
  • populated14adj. That has, or is supplied with, inhabitants or content.
  • porcelain13n. A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin...
  • porcupine15n. Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae...
  • portfolio14n. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat...
  • portrayal14n. The act of portraying.
  • possessed12adj. Controlled by evil spirits.
  • posterior11adj. Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or...
  • posterity14n. All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific...
  • postnatal11adj. After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after...
  • postponed14adj. Done later than originally planned; delayed.
  • postulate11n. Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally...
  • posturing12n. The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.
  • potassium13n. A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in...
  • potential11n. A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being...
  • potpourri13n. A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl...
  • powerball16n. Synonym of speedball (“mixture of drugs”).
  • powerboat16n. A small, fast motorboat.
  • powerless14adj. Lacking sufficient power or strength.

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10-letter words that start with PO

  • pocketbook24n. A purse or handbag.
  • podcasting16n. The distribution of multimedia files over the Internet for playback on...
  • podiatrist13n. A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and...
  • poetically17adv. In a poetic manner.
  • poignantly16adv. In a poignant manner.
  • poinsettia12n. A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant...
  • polarising13adj. That polarises.
  • polarizing22adj. Characterized by strong, divided opinions among people; divisive.
  • poliovirus15n. A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes...
  • politeness12n. The quality of being polite.
  • politician14n. One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government...
  • politicize23v. To engage in or discuss politics.
  • pollinator12n. The agent that pollinates a plant; often an insect.
  • polychrome22adj. Using multiple or many colours.
  • polycyclic24adj. Involving more than one cycle.
  • polycystic22adj. Having many cysts.
  • polygamist18n. One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
  • polygamous18adj. Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.
  • polyhedral19adj. Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron.
  • polymerase17n. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA...
  • polynomial17n. An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each...
  • polyphonic22adj. Of or relating to polyphony.
  • polytheism20n. The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
  • pontifical17adj. Of or pertaining to a bishop; episcopal.
  • popularity17n. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being...
  • popularize23v. American and Oxford British spelling of popularise.
  • population14n. The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
  • portcullis14n. A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the...
  • portentous12adj. Of momentous or ominous significance.
  • portobello14n. The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus).
  • positional12adj. Relating to the position of something.
  • positioned13adj. Being in a particular position; (figuratively) suitable.
  • positively18adv. In a positive manner.
  • positivism17n. A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific...
  • positivist15n. A believer in positivism.
  • positivity18n. The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism; optimism.
  • possession12n. A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily...
  • possessive15adj. Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
  • posthumous17adj. After the death of someone.
  • postmaster14n. The head of a post office.
  • postmodern15adj. Relating to what follows the modern era.
  • postpartum16adj. After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).
  • postscript16n. An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.
  • postseason12n. The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra...
  • powerfully21adv. In a powerful manner.
  • powerhouse18n. A power station; the building housing the core parts of a power...
  • powerpoint17n. An electronic slide presentation.
  • powertrain15n. The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it...

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11-letter words that start with PO

  • pocketknife26n. A knife small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket...
  • pointillism15n. The use of many small areas of color to construct an image.
  • pointillist13adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of pointillism.
  • pointlessly16adv. Without point; in a pointless manner; so as to lack purpose or...
  • polarimeter15n. An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized...
  • policewoman20n. A female police officer.
  • policymaker24n. One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians...
  • politically18adv. In a political manner.
  • politicized25adj. Politically aware or active (of a person).
  • pollinating14adj. That pollinates, or leads to pollination.
  • pollination13n. The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects...
  • poltergeist14n. An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by...
  • polyamorous18adj. Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and...
  • polyaniline16n. An electrically conducting polymer of aniline.
  • polycentric20adj. Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control.
  • polyculture18n. The planting of two or more crops in the same place.
  • polydactyly25n. A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the...
  • polymorphic25adj. Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or...
  • polypeptide21n. Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
  • polysilicon18adj. Containing many silicon atoms, especially when linked into chains or...
  • polysorbate18n. Any of a class of emulsifiers used as food additives and in...
  • polystyrene19n. A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.
  • polytechnic23adj. That teaches applied arts, sciences, technology, engineering and other...
  • pomegranate16n. The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a...
  • ponderously17adv. In a ponderous manner; very slowly.
  • pontificate18n. The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.
  • popularizer24n. One who popularizes something.
  • porphyritic23adj. Of or pertaining to porphyry.
  • portability18n. The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on...
  • porterhouse16n. A cut of beef taken from the thick end of the short loin; it has a...
  • portmanteau15n. A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two...
  • portraitist13n. A painter or photographer who makes portraits.
  • portraiture13n. A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is...
  • positioning14n. The act of positioning; placement.
  • possibility18n. The quality of being possible.
  • postclassic17adj. After a classic period.
  • postcranial15adj. Relating to the postcranium: the portion of a vertebrate skeleton...
  • posteriorly16adv. After (in time).
  • postglacial16adj. Occurring after glaciation.
  • postharvest19adj. After a harvest (especially with regard to food preservation).
  • postorbital15adj. Behind the orbit of the eye.
  • postulating14n. A postulation.
  • postulation13n. The act of postulating or something postulated.
  • potamogeton16n. Any of the plants of the genus Potamogeton.
  • potentially16adv. In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening...
  • potentiated14adj. Enhanced.
  • powerlifter19n. One who performs powerlifting.
  • powersports18n. The class of all powersports.

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12-letter words that start with PO

  • polarimetric18adj. Of or pertaining to polarimetry, or measured using a polarimeter.
  • polarization23n. The production or the condition of polarity.
  • policyholder23n. The party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus...
  • policymaking26n. The formulation of policies.
  • polyacrylate22n. Any polymer of acrylic acid or its esters or salts.
  • polyaromatic21adj. Containing more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such...
  • polybutylene22n. Polybutene.
  • polycythemia27n. A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large...
  • polyethylene23n. A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used...
  • polyisoprene19n. Any polymer whose constituent monomer is isoprene; especially natural...
  • polymerizing29adj. That polymerizes.
  • polymetallic21adj. Composed of multiple metals.
  • polymorphism26n. The ability to assume different forms or shapes.
  • polymorphous24adj. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles.
  • polymyositis22n. An inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles.
  • polynomially22adv. In a polynomial way.
  • polyomavirus22n. Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide...
  • polypharmacy29n. The use of multiple drugs to treat multiple concurrent disorders in the...
  • polyphenolic24adj. Of, or relating to the polyphenols.
  • polyphyletic27adj. Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not...
  • polyrhythmic30adj. Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms.
  • polysiloxane24n. Any of many polymers having a siloxane repeat unit.
  • polysyllabic24adj. Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
  • polytechnics24n. The science of the mechanic arts.
  • polytheistic22adj. Of or relating to polytheism.
  • polyurethane20n. Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in many...
  • portentously17adv. In an ominous manner.
  • positionally17adv. In a positional context; in terms of position.
  • positiveness17n. The quality of being positive; positivity.
  • positivistic19adj. Of or pertaining to positivism.
  • possessively20adv. In a possessive manner.
  • postcolonial16adj. Following the end of colonial rule.
  • postdoctoral17adj. After receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study...
  • postelection16adj. Occurring after an election.
  • postfeminist19adj. Pertaining to postfeminism.
  • postgraduate16n. A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully...
  • postherpetic21adj. Following infection with herpes.
  • posthumanism21n. Any of various schools of thought that oppose the earlier humanism.
  • posthumously22adv. After death.
  • postmistress16n. A female postmaster.
  • postponement18n. A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
  • postposition16n. A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the...
  • postprandial17adj. After a meal, especially after dinner.
  • postsurgical17adj. Relating to the period following surgery.
  • postsynaptic21adj. In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for...
  • potentiality17n. The quality of being or having potential.
  • potentiation14n. The synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously.
  • powerlifting21n. A strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench...

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13-letter words that start with PO

  • pointlessness15n. The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition...
  • poliomyelitis20n. Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in...
  • polyacetylene23n. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a acetylene (-C≡C-)...
  • polyarteritis18n. Inflammation of multiple arteries.
  • polyarthritis21n. Any arthritis affecting five or more joints, often caused by an...
  • polybutadiene21n. A polymer of butadiene, used to make synthetic rubber.
  • polycarbonate22n. Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates.
  • polychromatic27adj. Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours.
  • polyglutamine21adj. Involving more than one glutamine; (medicine) applied to a class of...
  • polymerizable31adj. Able to be polymerized.
  • polymicrobial24adj. Of or pertaining to multiple types (species) of microbes.
  • polyphenylene26n. Any of several polymers in which the repeat unit is a phenylene...
  • polyphosphate28n. Any of a class of inorganic polymers containing linked phosphate...
  • polypropylene25n. A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used...
  • polysubstance22adj. Involving many substances (used of drug abuse).
  • polysynthetic26adj. Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a...
  • polytechnical25adj. Polytechnic.
  • polythiophene26n. A polymer of thiophene that will conduct electricity under certain...
  • ponderomotive21adj. Able to move a weight (or anything having mass).
  • pontificating21n. Synonym of pontification.
  • pontification20n. The act of pontificating.
  • portosystemic22adj. Relating to, or connecting the portal and systemic venous circulation...
  • positionality18n. The quality of being positional.
  • postclassical19adj. After the classical era (but sometimes before the medieval).
  • postcommunist21adj. After communism.
  • posteromedial18adj. In the back and near the midline.
  • postinfection20adj. Occurring after an infection.
  • postmarketing22adj. Subsequent to the release of a product on the market.
  • postmodernism20n. Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that...
  • postmodernist18adj. Postmodern.
  • postmodernity21n. The state or condition of being postmodern.
  • postoperative20adj. Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation.
  • postsecondary21adj. Of or pertaining to education or educational institutions subsequent to...
  • postsocialist17adj. After socialism.
  • posttraumatic19adj. After, or as a result of, a trauma.
  • posttreatment17adj. Following treatment.
  • potentiometer17n. A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as...
  • powerlessness18n. The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.
  • powerviolence23n. An extremely dissonant and fast subgenre of hardcore punk music...

14-letter words that start with PO

  • polarizability30n. The relative tendency of a system of electric charges to become...
  • politicization27n. The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized.
  • polyacrylamide27n. Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form...
  • polyadenylated24adj. Reacted to form a salt or ester of polyadenylic acid.
  • polybrominated24adj. Having had multiple hydrogen atoms replaced by bromine.
  • polydispersity25n. The state of being polydisperse.
  • polyfunctional24adj. Having multiple different or same functional groups in the same...
  • polymerization30n. The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a...
  • polyneuropathy27n. Any of several diseases involving several peripheral nerves.
  • polynucleotide22n. A polymeric macromolecule composed of many nucleotides; examples...
  • polysaccharide27n. A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
  • polyvinylidene26n. Any polymer derived from monomers of general formula CH₂=CX₂ where X is...
  • popularization27n. The act of making something popular to the general public.
  • possessiveness19n. The quality of being possessive; the desire to obsessively and...
  • postconviction23adj. Occurring after a judicial conviction.
  • posterolateral16adj. Situated on the side and toward the posterior aspect.
  • postganglionic20adj. Located distal or posterior to a ganglion.
  • postgraduation18n. After graduation; the time after graduation.
  • postindustrial17adj. Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry...
  • postmenopausal20adj. Subsequent to the menopause.
  • postmillennial18adj. Pertaining to the belief that the Second Coming will take place after...
  • postpositional18adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a postposition.
  • postprocessing21n. Processing after other processes have been completed.
  • postretirement18adj. Occurring after the moment or event of retiring (retirement), during...
  • potentiometric20adj. Of or pertaining to potentiometry.

15-letter words that start with PO

  • polyadenylation24n. The formation of a polyadenylate, especially that of a nucleic acid.
  • polychlorinated26adj. Having many hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine.
  • polychloroprene27n. Synonym of neoprene.
  • polycrystalline25adj. Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals in random orientations.
  • polyelectrolyte25n. A polymeric electrolyte (such as a protein).
  • polyisobutylene25n. Any polymer composed of isobutylene monomers.
  • polyoxyethylene36n. Any polymer of ethylene glycol having a general formula...
  • polysomnography31n. A multiparameter recording of brain waves used in the study of sleep.
  • polyunsaturated21adj. Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple...
  • postcolonialism21n. An era or attitude relating to the period after the settlement of one...
  • postcoloniality22n. The quality of being postcolonial.
  • postoperatively25adv. In a postoperative context; after surgery.
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Questions about these words

How many words that start with PO are there?
Word.ws lists 928 words that start with PO, plus 4,765 rare ones.
What are common words that start with PO?
point, power, post, possible, police, political, points and position.
Which of the words that start with PO has the highest letter score?
polyoxyethylene scores 36 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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