Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: PARES, PANES, PATES, PALES, PARSE and PACES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 84 of the 118 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- PAWKY17 points
- PAPPY14 points
- PAXES14 points
- PACKS13 points
- PACHA12 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (24 words), followed by L (12).
More 5 letter words starting with P
PA at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with PA?
There are 118 5 letter words that start with PA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with PA?
PAWKY, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with PA?
PARES, PATES and PANES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.