5 Letter Words Starting With PU (94 Words)

Common 5-letter words that start with PU

With their Scrabble points and, for the first eleven, a short meaning, most used first.

pulse★7a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
pumps★11to cause to flow using a device
punch★12to perforate with a type of tool
puppy★14a young dog
purse★7a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially…
pupil★9a student under the close supervision of a teacher
pulls★7to exert force in order to cause motion toward the force
puffy★16swollen
purge★8to purify
putty★10to fill with a type of cement
pubic★11pertaining to the pubes or pubis

94 of the 12,982 5-letter words start with PU (1%).
68 are good in NWL2023, 94 in Collins Scrabble Words, 68 in WOW24 and 61 in the Words With Friends list. 11 are everyday words.
In Scrabble points, pujah scores the most (17), then puffy and puzel (16 each), then pukka (15), then five words on 14.