Common 9-letter words that start with P
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- president★12an executive officer of a firm or corporation
- published★17to print and issue to the public
- political★13pertaining to politics
- potential★11existing in possibility
- publisher★16one who publishes
- providing★16to supply
- programme★16a program
- presented★12to bring into the presence of someone
- professor★14someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
- processes★13a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
- paperback★21a book with paper covers
- providers★15one that provides
- practices★15a customary way of operation or behavior
- procedure★14a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
- personnel★11group of people willing to obey orders
- protected★14to keep from harm, attack, or injury
All 3,666 words
9-letter words starting with PA (658)
Top score: PAZZAZZES, 47 points. plural of pazzazz (pizzazz)
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9-letter words starting with PE (523)
Top score: PEMPHIXES, 25 points. a skin disease
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9-letter words starting with PF (1)
Top score: PFENNINGS, 15 points
9-letter words starting with PH (208)
Top score: PHYSIQUED, 27 points. having a particular physique
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9-letter words starting with PI (285)
Top score: PIZZAZZES, 47 points. verve, energy, liveliness
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9-letter words starting with PL (288)
Top score: PLEXIFORM, 23 points (tied with one other)
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9-letter words starting with PN (5)
Top score: PNEUMATIC, 15 points (tied with one other). of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)
9-letter words starting with PO (501)
Top score: PODZOLIZE, 30 points. to make into a podzol
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9-letter words starting with PR (860)
Top score: PREJUDIZE, 28 points
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9-letter words starting with PS (32)
Top score: PSYCHOTIC, 21 points (tied with two others). characteristic of or suffering from psychosis
9-letter words starting with PT (14)
Top score: PTYALIZED, 24 points. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
9-letter words starting with PU (215)
Top score: PUZZLEDLY, 33 points. in a puzzled manner
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9-letter words starting with PY (76)
Top score: PYROLYZED, 27 points. to affect compounds by the application of heat
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About these words
- 3,666 of the 43,178 9-letter words start with P (8%), the third most of any letter.
- 2,591 are good in NWL2023, 3,666 in Collins Scrabble Words, 2,591 in WOW24 and 2,007 in the Words With Friends list. 222 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, pazzazzes and pizzazzes share the top score (47), then pizazzier (38), then pizzalike and puzzledly (33 each).