Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: POLES, PORES, POKES, PONES, POETS and POMES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 50 of the 74 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- POCKY16 points
- POXED15 points
- POKEY14 points
- POMMY14 points
- POPPY14 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is L (11 words), followed by U (8).
More 5 letter words starting with P
PO at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with PO?
There are 74 5 letter words that start with PO in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with PO?
POCKY, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with PO?
PORES, POLES and POKES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

