Common 15-letter words that start with P
With their Scrabble points and, for the first three, a short meaning, most used first.
- pharmaceuticals★26drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
- professionalism★22the collection of qualities expected of a professional
- pharmacological★27pertaining to pharmacology
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PA…
15-letter words starting with PA (108)
Top score: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, 32 points (tied with one other)
paramyxoviruses32pathophysiology32palaeophytologyUK29paleozoological29parasympathetic29particularizing29pachymeningitisUK28parabolizationsUK28paragraphicallyUK28parametrization28particularizersUK28palaeogeographynot in WWF27palaeozoologiesUK27palaeozoologistUK27paleozoologists27
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panophthalmitisUK27paradoxicalness27patronizingnessnot in WWF27palaeontographyUK26palaeopathologyUK26palatalizations26paleogeographic26palynologically26parajournalisms26parasitizations26pasteurizations26patrializationsUK26palaeographicalUK25pamphleteeringsnot in WWF25pantheistically25parenthetically25paroemiographerUK25palaeoanthropicUK24palaeoethnologyUK24paleogeographernot in WWF24pantopragmaticsUK24paraheliotropicUK24parallacticallyUK24parasexualities24parthenocarpies24parthenocarpousUK24patriarchalismsUK24palaeographistsUK23palaeolimnologyUK23paragenetically23parthenogenetic23participactionsnot in WWF23pathogenicities23painstakingnessnot in WWF22palaeomagnetismnot in WWF22paleobiological22paleoecological22paleomagnetisms22paragrammatistsUK22parallelepipedaUK22parallelepipeds22parallelopipedaUK22parallelopipedsUK22parliamentarilyUK22parturifacientsUK22passifloraceousUK22paterfamiliasesUK22patriarchalistsnot in WWF22patrifocalitiesUK22palaeobotanicalUK21pantisocratical21parliamentarismUK21parthenogeneses21parthenogenesis21participational21participatoriesnot in WWF21particularistic21palaebiologistsUK20palaeobiologiesUK20palaeobiologistUK20palaeoecologiesnot in WWF20palaeoecologistUK20palaeomagnetistUK20paleobiologists20paleoecologists20paleomagnetists20paleontological20paralinguistics20parasitological20particularising20palaeobotanistsUK19palatablenesses19pantisocratists19parabolisationsUK19parametrisationUK19paranormalities19parasiticalnessUK19parliamentarian19particularisersUK19particularities19patentabilities19patrilocalitiesnot in WWF19palaeontologiesnot in WWF18palaeontologistnot in WWF18paleontologists18parasitologists18painterlinesses17palatalisationsUK17pararosanilines17parasitisationsUK17passionlessnessUK17pasteurisationsnot in WWF17patrialisationsUK17
PE…
15-letter words starting with PE (62)
Top score: PEROXYSULPHURIC, 34 points
peroxysulphuricUK34petrochemicallyUK29pedestrianizingnot in WWF28perplexednessesUK27petrophysicistsUK27perfectibilismsUK26personalization26perspicaciously26pentadactylismsUK25perchloroetheneUK25perissodactylicUK25perityphlitisesUK25perpendicularly25perfectibiliansUK24perfectibilistsUK24
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perfectionistic24perfervidnessesnot in WWF24perfluorocarbonnot in WWF24peripatetically24perissosyllabicUK24pessimistically24pedagoguishnessUK23perfectionatingUK23periodonticallyUK23peripateticismsnot in WWF23perissodactylesUK23persnicketiness23pervasivenesses23perfunctoriness22pergamentaceousUK22perihepatitisesUK22perinephritisesUK22peripheralitiesUK22perishabilities22peristalticallynot in WWF22personification22peaceablenesses21pentobarbitones21permaculturistsnot in WWF21permeablenessesUK21permissibleness21permutabilitiesUK21perspicuousness21pervertednesses21petrocurrenciesUK21penetrativenessUK20perdurabilities20pestiferousness20peacelessnessesUK19pectinesterases19pedestrianisingnot in WWF19penetrabilities19periodontitidesnot in WWF19permanentnesses19pendulousnesses18perigastritisesUK18perinatologistsnot in WWF18periodontitisesnot in WWF18peninsularitiesUK17pennilessnessesnot in WWF17penuriousnesses17personalisationUK17
PH…
15-letter words starting with PH (143)
Top score: PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY, 39 points. engraving wood from a photograph printed on the block
pharmaceuticals★26pharmacological★27photoxylographyUK39photozincographUK37philosophizingsUK35photosynthesize35phytochemically35phenylbutazones34phosphatization34phototypographyUK34physicochemical34phonemicizationnot in WWF33pharmacodynamic32pharmacotherapy32phenomenalizingnot in WWF32
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photochemically32physiopathology32phytogeographic32phytotoxicities32phoneticizationUK31phosphorylative31phototopographyUK31physiographical31phytopathogenic31phytoplanktonic31pharmacokinetic30philosophically30photomacrographUK30photomicrograph30photosensitized30phytogeographer30pharmacogenomicnot in WWF29phenylketonuric29phosphorescence29phosphoroscopesUK29phosphorylating29photoexcitation29photoionization29photojournalism29photolithograph29photomechanical29photosensitizer29photosensitizes29phototelegraphy29phototoxicities29physiologically29pharyngoscopiesUK28phenakistoscopeUK28phenethylaminesnot in WWF28phenolphthalein28phonautographicUK28phonogramically28phosphorylation28photoconductive28photooxidations28photorefractivenot in WWF28phthalocyanines28physiotherapies28physiotherapist28pharmacognostic27pharyngologicalUK27phenylketonuria27philanthropical27phosphocreatine27phosphocreatinsUK27phosphoproteins27photofinishings27photogrammetric27photojournalist27photometrically27phototactically27phototropically27phytoflagellate27pharmacopoeiansUK26pharmacopoeistsUK26pharmacopolistsUK26phenylthioureas26philanthropoids26philosophisingsUK26phonocardiogram26photoconductingUK26photoduplicated26photofluorogramUK26photosynthesisenot in WWF26phototelegraphsUK26phraseographiesUK26phrenologicallyUK26pharmacognosies25pharmacognosistUK25pharmacologists25pharyngologistsUK25philanthropists25philosophastersUK25phosphatisationUK25photoautotrophs25photobiological25photoconductionUK25photoconductorsUK25photodegradable25photoduplicates25photoelasticityUK25photoengravings25photoluminescedUK25photoperiodisms25photoproduction25phototypesetter25phyllosilicatesUK25phallocentrismsnot in WWF24phenobarbitones24phenomenalistic24phlebosclerosesUK24phlebosclerosisUK24phlogisticatingUK24phonemicisationUK24photoelectricalUK24photoelectronic24photogeological24photoluminescesUK24photomultiplier24photoreceptions24phrasemongering24phantasmagorialUK23phantasmagorias23phantasmagoriesUK23phenomenalisingnot in WWF23phenomenologies23phenomenologist23photobiologists23photodissociate23photoelectrodesUK23photoinductions23photoreductions23phantasmalitiesUK22pharisaicalness22phenomenalitiesUK22phoneticisationUK22photogeologists22phreneticnessesUK22photosensitisedUK21photoionisationUK20photosensitiserUK20photosensitisesUK20phototransistornot in WWF20
PI…
15-letter words starting with PI (14)
Top score: PIEZOMETRICALLY, 33 points
PL…
15-letter words starting with PL (32)
Top score: PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, 34 points
plethysmography34plethysmographs31platyhelminthic30plasticizations28platitudinizing28plasmolyticallyUK27platitudinizersUK27plagiocephaliesUK25plainclothesman24plainclothesmen24planimetrically24planometricallyUK24plumbaginaceousUK24plutocratically24plainspokenness23
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platinocyanides23plenipotentiary22pluralistically22platitudinously21pleuropneumonia21plagiostomatousUK20plaintivenesses20plantaginaceousUK20plentifulnesses20placelessnessesnot in WWF19plasticisationsUK19platitudinisingnot in WWF19plausiblenesses19pleasurableness19platitudinarian18platitudinisersUK18plenteousnesses17
PN…
15-letter words starting with PN (6)
Top score: PNEUMOCONIOTICS, 23 points (tied with one other)
PO…
15-letter words starting with PO (70)
Top score: POLYCARBOXYLATE, 34 points (tied with one other)
polycarboxylateUK34postsynchronizeUK34polymorphically32polygraphicallyUK31polymerizations31polychromatismsnot in WWF29polysyllabicismUK29poikilothermismUK28politicizations28polyacrylamides28polysaccharides28polysynthesismsUK28polysyntheticalUK28polysynthetismsUK28popularizations28
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postapocalyptic28posthemorrhagic28polychloropreneUK27polyphloesboeanUK27polysaccharosesUK27polyvinylidenesUK27poikilothermiesUK26polychlorinatedUK26polygeneticallyUK26porphyrogenitesUK26postapocalypsesnot in WWF26polycrystalline25polyelectrolyte25postoperatively25postsynchroniseUK25polyarthritidesUK24postmasterships24postvaccination24pococuranteismsUK23poliomyelitides23polyarthritisesUK23polynucleotides23poliomyelitisesnot in WWF22polymerisations22pontificalitiesUK22postadolescencenot in WWF22postproductions22poststimulatory22polyunsaturated21postdevaluation21postdivestiture21polyunsaturatesnot in WWF20ponderabilitiesUK20postadolescents20postmodernitiesnot in WWF20postsecondariesnot in WWF20posttransfusion20postulationallyUK20powerlessnesses20politicisationsnot in WWF19popularisationsnot in WWF19postconsonantal19postgraduationsUK19postinoculation19postmillenarian19postmillennialsnot in WWF19postpollination19poststimulation19potentiometriesUK19ponderousnesses18possessednesses18postirradiation18pointlessnesses17poisonousnessesUK17positionalitiesUK17
PR…
15-letter words starting with PR (201)
Top score: PROJECTIZATIONS, 35 points
professionalism★22projectizationsUK35proverbializingUK32provincializing32presbyterianizeUK31propylitizationUK31preacquaintanceUK30pragmatizationsUK29professionalize29pronominalizingUK29proselytization29protozoologicalUK29prebendaryshipsnot in WWF28preexperimentalnot in WWF28prefiguratively27
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prejudicialness27presynaptically27primogenitrixesUK27programmability27proletarianized27prosenchymatousnot in WWF27protoporphyrins27protozoologists27precipitabilityUK26prenasalizationnot in WWF26preperformances26prescriptivismsnot in WWF26pressurizations26prioritizations26problematically26projectisationsUK26proletarianizes26proximatenesses26prussianization26predevelopments25prehistorically25premanufactured25premodification25preprogrammingsUK25prohibitiveness25prosopographersnot in WWF25prosopographies25proteolytically25provocativeness25prefabrications24preformationismUK24preinterviewing24premanufactures24presbyterianismUK24prescriptivistsnot in WWF24presumptivenessUK24probationershipUK24procuratorshipsnot in WWF24prohibitionismsnot in WWF24prolocutorshipsUK24proprietorships24prospectivenessUK24practicableness23praiseworthiestnot in WWF23prayerfulnesses23preestablishing23preferentialityUK23prekindergarten23prepossessinglyUK23prepublications23probabiliorismsUK23proceleusmaticsUK23progenitorshipsUK23prognosticative23progressivistic23properispomenonUK23proprioceptions23proslambanomeneUK23proverbialisingUK23provincialisingnot in WWF23pragmaticalnessUK22preadolescences22preanaestheticsUK22precipitinogens22preconstructingUK22predeterminableUK22predeterminismsUK22predicabilitiesUK22predictablenessUK22preferabilities22preferentialismUK22preformationist22premillennially22prenotification22preponderancies22prepositionally22preprofessional22presbyterianiseUK22prettifications22primitivenesses22primogenitricesUK22procrastinativeUK22procrastinatoryUK22procreativenessUK22producibilitiesnot in WWF22profitabilities22prohibitionists22promotivenesses22propagabilitiesUK22proportionality22proportionately22propositionallyUK22proprietoriallynot in WWF22propylitisationUK22protospathairesUK22protospathariusUK22proveablenessesUK22provincialities22practicalnesses21preannouncementnot in WWF21precancelationsUK21precancellation21precipitantness21precipitateness21precipitousness21preconditioning21preconstructionnot in WWF21predevaluations21preimplantation21presuppositions21principalnessesUK21probabilioristsUK21progenitivenessUK21prognosticating21progressionallyUK21progressiveness21progressivities21promiscuousness21promotabilities21pronunciamentos21proportionmentsUK21prostatectomies21prosthodontists21protoceratopsesnot in WWF21pragmatisationsUK20preagricultural20prearrangements20predispositions20predistributionUK20preferentialistUK20preponderations20prepresidential20prerevisionists20preservationist20preternaturally20preuniversitiesnot in WWF20prevalentnessesUK20primordialitiesUK20procrastinating20professionalisenot in WWF20professionalistUK20prognostication20prognosticators20progressionismsUK20pronominalisingUK20proportionating20proselytisationUK20prothonotariatsUK20protohistorians20predesignationsUK19prematurenesses19premillenarians19presentableness19presentationismUK19prestidigitator19preterminations19pricelessnessesnot in WWF19printablenessesUK19processionalistUK19processionariesUK19procrastination19procrastinators19proletarianismsnot in WWF19prominentnessesUK19pronunciational19prosaicalnessesUK19predatorinessesnot in WWF18predestinarians18predestinations18prenegotiationsUK18preregistration18prestigiousness18progressionistsUK18proletarianised18protistologistsUK18prudentialitiesUK18preinstallationnot in WWF17presentationistUK17presentialitiesUK17pressurisationsnot in WWF17pretentiousness17preteritenessesUK17prioritisationsUK17proletarianises17proletariannessUK17prussianisationUK17
PS…
15-letter words starting with PS (52)
Top score: PSYCHOANALYZING, 38 points. subject to psychoanalytic treatment
psychoanalyzing38psychoanalyzersUK37psychobiography36psychochemistryUK35psychophysicist35psychosexuality35psychochemicals34psychopathology34psychographicalUK33psychedelically31psychodelicallyUK31psychogenically31psychologically31psychosociologyUK31psychosomimeticUK31
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psychosyntheses31psychosynthesis31psychotomimetic31psychiatrically30psychotherapies30psychotherapist30psychoacoustics29psychoanalysingnot in WWF29psychometrician29psychrometricalUK29psephologicallyUK28pseudepigraphicnot in WWF28psychoanalysersUK28psychobiologies28psychobiologist28psychogeneticalUK28psychogeriatricUK28psychohistorian28psychohistories28pseudomorphisms27psychoneurotics27pseudepigraphon26pseudopregnancy26psycholinguists26psychosurgeries26pseudoephedrinenot in WWF24pseudomembranesUK24psilanthropismsUK24pseudomutualityUK23pseudocoelomate22pseudoscorpions22psilanthropistsUK22pseudaesthesiasUK21pseudoarthrosesUK21pseudoarthrosisUK21pseudoscientist20pseudosolutionsUK18
PT…
15-letter words starting with PT (2)
Top score: PTERYLOGRAPHIES, 26 points
PU…
15-letter words starting with PU (11)
Top score: PULMOBRANCHIATE, 26 points
PY…
15-letter words starting with PY (13)
Top score: PYROPHOTOGRAPHY, 34 points
About these words
- 714 of the 6,260 15-letter words start with P (11%), the most of any letter.
- 432 are good in NWL2023, 689 in Collins Scrabble Words, 420 in WOW24 and 358 in the Words With Friends list. 3 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, photoxylography scores the most (39), then psychoanalyzing (38), then photozincograph and psychoanalyzers (37 each), then psychobiography (36).