Words That Start with PU

3-letter words that start with PU

• pua5n. A type of fried sweet cake made of flour and sugar/jaggery popular in...
• pub7n. A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and...
• pud6n. Pudding (either sweet or savoury).
• pue5v. To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds.
• pug6n. A pug dog, a small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having...
• pui5interj. Interjection expressing strong disdain.
• pul5n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Afghan afghani.
• pun5v. To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
• pup7n. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain...
• pus5n. A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white...
• put5v. To physically place (sth or sb swh).
• puy8n. Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the...

4-letter words that start with PU

• pube8n. A single pubic hair.
• puce8n. A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
• puck12n. The mischievous fairy-like creature from English folklore, like Puck...
• pudu7n. A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some...
• puer6n. Dung (of dogs, fowls, etc) used in tanning, after applying lime, to...
• puff12n. A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
• puft9v. To puff.
• puja13n. A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.
• puka10n. A small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment...
• puke10n. Vomit.
• puki10n. A bowl or other dish used by Native Americans in the Southwest as a...
• puku10n. A medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii).
• pula6n. Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.
• pule6n. A plaintive melancholy whine.
• puli6n. One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded...
• pulk10n. A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow...
• pull6v. To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or...
• pulp8n. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make...
• pulu6n. A silky material obtained from the fibres of Cibotium glaucum, a tree...
• puma8n. A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
• pump10n. A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
• puna6n. An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in...
• pung7n. A low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.
• punk10n. A passive or effeminate homosexual man.
• punt6n. A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by...
• puny9adj. Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
• pupa8n. An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
• pupe8n. A pupa.
• pure6adj. Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
• puri6n. A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried.
• purl6n. A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled...
• puro6n. A cigar, especially one made with tobacco from a single country.
• purp8n. A variety of marijuana with purple flowers.
• purr6v. To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain...
• push9v. To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person...
• puso6n. Rice wrapped and boiled in a casing made of woven coconut leaves.
• puss6n. A cat.
• puta6n. A Bhutanese noodle dish.
• puti6n. The duiker.
• puto6n. A rice cake made of boiled or steamed rice.
• putt6n. The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
• putu6n. A form of porridge made from maize meal.
• putz15n. The penis.
• puya9n. Any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly...

5-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...

6-letter words that start with PU

• public12adj. Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment...
• pucker14v. To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to...
• puddle10n. A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
• pueblo10n. A community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo...
• puella8n. A young girl.
• puffed15adj. Inflated or swollen.
• puffer14n. Someone or something that puffs.
• puffin14n. The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the...
• puisne8adj. Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than...
• pujari15n. Someone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple.
• puking13n. The act of one who pukes or vomits.
• pulled9adj. Of cooked meat, prepared by being torn into fine pieces.
• pullen8n. Domestic fowl; poultry.
• puller8n. Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is...
• pulley11n. One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in...
• pullin8n. Poultry.
• pullup10n. An exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body, in which...
• pulpit10n. A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister...
• pulque17n. A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the...
• pulsar8n. A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.
• pulsed9adj. Producing, or consisting of pulses (short bursts).
• pulver11n. Powder.
• pumice12n. A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during...
• pummel12v. To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
• pumped13adj. Pumped up; excited.
• pumper12n. One who pumps something.
• punchy16adj. Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
• pundit9n. An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide...
• punish11v. To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a...
• punter8n. One who rows or poles a punt or pontoon.
• pupate10v. To become a pupa.
• puppet12n. Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or...
• purdah12n. A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to...
• purell8n. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel.
• purely11adv. Wholly; really, completely.
• purify14v. To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
• purine8n. Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused...
• purism10n. An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
• purist8adj. Of or pertaining to purism.
• purity11n. The state or degree of being pure.
• purple10n. A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
• purser8n. The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for...
• pursue8v. To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
• pusher11n. Someone or something that pushes.
• putrid9adj. Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
• putsch13n. A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current...
• putter8v. To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.
• puzzle26n. The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot...

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7-letter words that start with PU

• puberty14n. A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part...
• publish14v. To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.
• pucelle11n. A girl, a maiden; a virgin (often with reference to Joan of Arc).
• puckish18adj. Having a tendency to play tricks on people or tease people by making...
• pudding12n. Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or...
• puddled12adj. Having been treated through puddling (the refinement of pig iron into a...
• puerile9adj. Childish; trifling; silly.
• puffery18n. An act of puffing.
• puffing16v. Leaving a car engine running unattended, especially in cold weather to...
• pulaski13n. A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an...
• pulling10n. The act by which something is pulled.
• pullout9n. A withdrawal, especially of armed forces.
• pulping12n. The process by which something is pulped.
• pulsate9v. To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat, exhibit a...
• pulsing10n. The emission of pulses.
• pumping14n. The act by which something is pumped.
• pumpkin17n. A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth...
• puncher14n. A person who punches (in a specified manner).
• punctum13n. A sharp tip of any part of the anatomy; a point or other small area.
• pungent10adj. Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or...
• punkish16adj. Reminiscent of the punk subculture; slightly punk.
• punning10n. The action of the verb to pun.
• punters9n. The general public, a body of customers.
• pupfish17n. Any of a group of small killifish belonging to ten genera of the family...
• purging11n. A removal of undesirable people.
• purling10adj. That purls; rippling, eddying.
• purloin9v. To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to...
• purohit12n. A family priest.
• purples11n. Swine fever or hog cholera.
• purport11v. To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
• purpose11n. The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
• purpura11n. The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not...
• purring10n. A sound that purrs.
• pursing10n. An expression or motion that purses.
• pursley12n. The plant purslane.
• pursuer9n. One who pursues.
• pursuit9n. The act of pursuing.
• purusha12n. In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all...
• purview15n. The enacting part of a statute.
• pushing13adj. That pushes forward; pressing, driving.
• pushrod13n. A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder...
• pustule9n. A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
• putamen11n. The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit; endocarp.
• putback17n. A move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an...
• putrefy15v. To fester or rot and exude a fetid stench.
• putting10n. The action or result of the verb put.
• puzzled28adj. Confused or perplexed.
• puzzler27n. A puzzling situation or problem.

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8-letter words that start with PU

• pubertal12adj. Of or pertaining to puberty.
• publican14n. The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern...
• publicly17adv. In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
• puccinia14n. Any rust fungus of the genus Puccinia.
• puddling13n. The action of forming a puddle.
• pudendal12adj. Relating to or near the pudendum.
• puffball18n. Any of various fungi, usually globose, that produce a cloud of brown...
• pugilism13n. Fighting with fists.
• pugilist11n. One who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize...
• puissant10adj. Powerful, mighty, having authority.
• pullback18n. The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal.
• pullover13n. A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater...
• pulmonic14adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.
• pulpwood16n. Wood, usually softwood, used for pulping to make paper.
• pulvinar13n. A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
• punchbag18n. A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other...
• puncheon15n. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
• punching16n. An incident in which someone is punched.
• punctate12adj. Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
• punctual12adj. Of an event, happening at the appointed time.
• puncture12n. The act or an instance of puncturing.
• punditry14n. The state of being a pundit.
• pungency16n. The state of being pungent.
• punished14adj. That has been the object of punishment.
• punisher13n. One who punishes.
• punitive13adj. Inflicting punishment; punishing.
• pupation12n. The act or process of pupating.
• puppetry17n. The art of making, and performing with puppets.
• purchase15n. The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price...
• purebred13adj. Having genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.
• pureness10n. The quality of being pure; purity.
• purified14adj. Made or rendered pure or more pure.
• purifier13n. A person or device that purifies (by removing impurities).
• purplish15adj. Somewhat purple in colour/color.
• purposed13adj. Intentional, deliberate.
• purrfect15adj. Perfect, in contexts relating to cats.
• purslane10n. Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent...
• pursuant10adj. That pursues.
• pursuing11n. Pursuit.
• purulent10adj. Consisting of pus.
• purveyor16n. One who purveys (“furnishes, provides; gets, procures”); a supplier...
• pushback21n. The act of repelling an enemy, etc.
• pushcart15n. A small cart, normally with two or four wheels, that can be pushed by...
• pushdown17adj. Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the...
• pushover16n. Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or...
• pustular10adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing pustules.
• putative13adj. Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.
• puzzling29adj. Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.

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9-letter words that start with PU

• pubescent15adj. At or just after the age of puberty.
• publicise15v. To make widely known to the public.
• 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.

10-letter words that start with PU

• puberulent14adj. Covered in soft, downy hairs.
• pubescence18n. The state of being in or reaching puberty.
• publicness16n. The quality or state of being public.
• publishing18n. The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution...
• puerperium16n. The period of time lasting around a month immediately following...
• pufferfish24n. Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability...
• pugilistic15adj. In the manner of a pugilist.
• pugnacious15adj. Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
• pulmonaria14n. Any of the flowering plants of the genus Pulmonaria, lungworts.
• pulsatilla12n. Any of several plants, of the former genus Pulsatilla, now often...
• pultrusion12n. A continuous process for manufacture of composite materials with...
• pulverizer24n. One who, or that which, pulverizes.
• pummelling17n. A beating.
• punctually17adv. In a punctual manner; on time.
• punctuated15adj. Having punctuation.
• puncturing15n. The act by which something is punctured.
• punishable17adj. Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
• punishment17n. The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a...
• punitively18adv. In a punitive manner.
• purchasing18n. An act or process of making a purchase.
• purinergic15adj. Containing or releasing purines.
• puritanism14n. Strict and austere religious conduct.
• purloining13n. Theft.
• purposeful17adj. Having purpose: having intention or meaning; intentional.
• pursuivant15n. A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar...
• purveyance20n. The act of purveying.
• putatively18adv. In a putative manner; according to belief.
• putrescent14adj. Becoming putrid; putrefying.
• putrescine14n. A diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced...
• puttanesca14n. A cooking sauce made from tomato flavoured with garlic, anchovies...
• puzzlement32n. The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment.
• puzzlingly34adv. In a puzzling manner.

11-letter words that start with PU

• publication17n. The act of publishing printed or other matter.
• publishable20adj. Able to be published.
• pulchritude19n. Physical beauty.
• pulmonology19n. The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and...
• pulsatility16n. The state or quality of being pulsatile.
• pumpkinseed22n. A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
• punchinello18n. A small brown butterfly, Zemeros flegyas, family Riodinidae, of Asia.
• punctilious15adj. Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to...
• punctuality18n. The state of being punctual.
• punctuation15n. A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by...
• punishingly20adv. So as to punish.
• purchasable20adj. Able to be purchased; available for purchase.
• purgatorial14adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling purgatory.
• puritanical15adj. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
• purpleheart18n. A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South...
• purportedly19adv. As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not...
• purposeless15adj. Without purpose.
• purposively21adv. In a purposive manner.
• putrescence17n. The condition of being putrid; decay.

12-letter words that start with PU

• pumpernickel24n. A German sourdough bread made from rye.
• puppeteering19n. The art or trade of a puppeteer.
• purification19n. The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
• purposefully22adv. In a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely...
• putrefaction19n. The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by...

13-letter words that start with PU

• pubococcygeus27n. A hammocklike muscle, found in both sexes, that stretches from the...
• pulmonologist18n. A physician who specializes in pulmonology.
• pulverization27n. The act of pulverizing.
• punctiliously20adv. In a punctilious manner.
• pusillanimity20n. The quality or state of being pusillanimous; the vice of being timid...
• pusillanimous17adj. Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.

14-letter words that start with PU

• purposefulness21n. The state of being purposeful.

15-letter words that start with PU

• pulchritudinous23adj. Having great physical beauty.
• purposelessness19n. The state of being purposeless.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with PU are there?

Word.ws lists 382 words that start with PU, plus 1,022 rare ones.

What are common words that start with PU?

put, public, published, purpose, putting, pull, push and purchase.

Which of the words that start with PU has the highest letter score?

puzzlingly scores 34 points with the standard letter tile values.

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