Words That Start with PT
There are 12 words that start with PT on Word.ws, from 6 to 15 letters. The most common length is 9 letters (5 words). The words used most often are pterodactyl, ptarmigan, pterosaur, ptosis and pterygoid.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
6-letter words that start with PT
8-letter words that start with PT
- ptomaine12n. Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.
9-letter words that start with PT
- ptarmigan14n. Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in...
- pteridium14n. A fern of the genus Pteridium.
- pterosaur11n. Any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the...
- pterygium17n. An abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs...
- pterygoid16adj. Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the...
10-letter words that start with PT
- pteranodon13n. A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which...
11-letter words that start with PT
- pterodactyl19n. A pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.
- pterostigma16n. A spot on the outer wing of insects which is often thickened or...
15-letter words that start with PT
- pterygopalatine23adj. Of or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the...
176 rare words that start with PT
- ptaeroxylin
- ptaquiloside
- ptarmic
- ptarmoscopy
- ptarmus
- ptenoglossan
- ptenoglossate
- pteranodontian
- pteranodontid
- pteranodontoid
- pterapophysis
- pteraspid
- pteraspidid
- pteraspidomorph
- pterasterid
- ptereleotrid
- pteric
- pteridaceous
- pteridin
- pteridine
- pteridinyl
- pteridography
- pteridoid
- pteridological
- pteridologist
- pteridology
- pteridomania
- pteridophobia
- pteridophyte
- pteridophytic
- pteridosperm
- pteridospermous
- pteriid
- pterineid
- pterinic
- pterinosome
- pterioid
- pterioidean
- pteriomorph
- pteriomorphian
- pterion
- pterionic
- pterippus
- pterobranch
- pterocardiac
- pterocarpan
- pterocarpanoid
- pterocarpin
- pterocarpous
- pterochorous
- pteroclid
- pterocommatine
- pterodactylane
- pterodactylic
- pterodactylid
- pterodactyllike
- pterodactyloid
- pteroenone
- pterographic
- pterographical
- pterography
- pteroid
- pterology
- pterolysis
- pteroma
- pteromalid
- pteromaloid
- pteron
- pteronarcyid
- pteronophobia
- pteronyssid
- pterophore
- pterophorid
- pterophyte
- pteropid
- pteropine
- pteropleural
- pteropleuron
- pteropod
- pteropodid
- pteropodine
- pteropodous
- pteropsin
- pteroptochid
- pterorhodin
- pterosaurian
- pterosaurlike
- pterosauromorph
- pterosaurus
- pterosin
- pterospermous
- pterosphenoid
- pterostigmal
- pterostigmatic
- pterostilbene
- pterothecid
- pterothoracic
- pterothorax
- pterotic
- pterotillomania
- pterotracheid
- pteroyl
- pteroylaspartic
- pteroylglutamic
- pterror
- pteruge
- pterulaceous
- pterygial
- pterygiate
- pterygiophore
- pterygocranial
- pterygoidal
- pterygometopid
- pterygopalate
- pterygopodium
- pterygoquadrate
- pterygostomial
- pterygote
- pterygotid
- pterygotioid
- pterygotoid
- pteryla
- pterylographic
- pterylography
- pterylological
- pterylology
- pterylosis
- ptesculentoside
- pthiriasis
- ptilichthyid
- ptiliid
- ptilinal
- ptilinum
- ptilocerque
- ptilochronology
- ptilodontid
- ptilodontoid
- ptilogonatid
- ptilolite
- ptilonorhynchid
- ptilopaedic
- ptilosis
- ptinid
- ptitim
- ptochocracy
- ptochologist
- ptochology
- ptomatropine
- ptooey
- ptosed
- ptosyl
- ptotic
- ptui
- ptyalagogue
- ptyalin
- ptyalism
- ptyalize
- ptyalogogue
- ptyalorrhea
- ptychadenid
- ptychaspidid
- ptychitid
- ptychodactean
- ptychoderid
- ptychodontid
- ptychographic
- ptychography
- ptychonome
- ptychonomous
- ptychopariid
- ptychopterid
- ptyctodont
- ptyctodontid
- ptyctodontidan
- ptygmatic
- ptyxis
Questions about these words
- How many words that start with PT are there?
- Word.ws lists 12 words that start with PT, plus 176 rare ones.
- What are common words that start with PT?
- pterodactyl, ptarmigan, pterosaur, ptosis, pterygoid, pteranodon, pterygium and ptomaine.
- Which of the words that start with PT has the highest letter score?
- pterygopalatine scores 23 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Source and license
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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