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5-Letter Words Starting with P (71 words)

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paddy (12 points)

Rice field - temper!

Down person, perhaps, in rage

Chia growth area (wordplay)

P·3+A·1+D·2+D·2+Y·4 = 12 pts

pally (10 points)

Very friendly Colloq.

Adjective for buddies

Very friendly: Colloq.

P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

palmy (12 points)

Comfortable and prosperous (days)

Flourishing, in Florida (wordplay)

Glorious or prosperous

P·3+A·1+L·1+M·3+Y·4 = 12 pts

palsy (10 points)

Deprive of action.

Loss of function

Condition marked by tremors

P·3+A·1+L·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pandy (11 points)

To punish by striking the hand

P·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+Y·4 = 11 pts

pansy (10 points)

Wuss in the garden (wordplay)

Black-hearted blossom (wordplay)

Scarlett OHaras original first name

P·3+A·1+N·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

panty (10 points)

Hose attachment (wordplay)

Raid leader (wordplay)

Part of a lingerie set

P·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pappy (14 points)

Popeye's dad

"Li'l Abner" character.

Poopdeck Popeyes father

P·3+A·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4 = 14 pts

pardy (11 points)

""Used as a mild oath, also PARDI, PARDEE, PARDIE, PERDIE, PERDY""

P·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+Y·4 = 11 pts

parry (10 points)

Deflect (a blow)

Fend off (a blow)

Try to avoid flippin' strike lines!

P·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

party (10 points)

Say Labour do (wordplay)

Say Tories do (wordplay)

Bull Moose, for one

P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pasty (10 points)

British meat pie

Ashen, as a complexion

Very fair, but not in a good way

P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

patly (10 points)

In an apt manner

In an opportune manner

P·3+A·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

patsy (10 points)

Jerry Lewis film (with "The")

"Absolutely Fabulous" character

Swindler's mark

P·3+A·1+T·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

patty (10 points)

Burger for one

Burger, for one

Round ground (wordplay)

P·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pawky (17 points)

{sly=adj}

P·3+A·1+W·4+K·5+Y·4 = 17 pts

peaky (14 points)

Reach top beside yard looking off colour

High-pitched, as a roof

Highpitched as a roof

P·3+E·1+A·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts

peaty (10 points)

Resembling a certain fuel

Abounding in a certain fuel.

Like marshy ground, often

P·3+E·1+A·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

peavy (13 points)

Red Sox pitcher Jake

Lumberman's hook

Lumberjack's tool variable

P·3+E·1+A·1+V·4+Y·4 = 13 pts

pecky (16 points)

Spot-stained, as wood.

Spotstained as wood

P·3+E·1+C·3+K·5+Y·4 = 16 pts

peery (10 points)

Describing a curious gaze.

Inquisitive

Inquisitive.

P·3+E·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

penny (10 points)

A bid for one's thoughts

Pretty coin (wordplay)

Price of your thoughts (wordplay)

P·3+E·1+N·1+N·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

peony (10 points)

Part of a bouquet, perhaps

Bouquet flower perhaps

Bouquet flower, perhaps

P·3+E·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

peppy (14 points)

Like a cheerleader

Full of energy

Opposite of "tired"

P·3+E·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4 = 14 pts

perdy (11 points)

""Used as a mild oath, also PARDI, PARDEE, PARDIE, PARDY, PERDIE""

P·3+E·1+R·1+D·2+Y·4 = 11 pts

perky (14 points)

Perhaps too cheerful

Quite cheerful according to Kerry

Like the hosts of morning shows

P·3+E·1+R·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts

perry (10 points)

Mason's fermented juice (wordplay)

At SW19 did Fred serve this (wordplay)

Matthew of 'Friends'

P·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pesky (14 points)

Red Sox infielder Johnny (1942-52)

Negative adjective in infomercials

Annoying, like a gnat

P·3+E·1+S·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts

petty (10 points)

Trivial; small-minded

Type of cash in a business

Kind of cash

P·3+E·1+T·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

phony (13 points)

Fake (alt. spelling)

Fake (mainly US spelling)

Not genuine (colloq.)

P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 13 pts

picky (16 points)

A bit fussy to say Kerry's on the slide

*Hard to please (MS + KY)

Eating only certain things

P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5+Y·4 = 16 pts

piety (10 points)

Pasty extremely tasty? Goodness!

Devotion setting up address? Not yet!

Clerical profession (wordplay)

P·3+I·1+E·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

piggy (12 points)

Back or bank opening (wordplay)

Miss with ambition (wordplay)

Little digit (wordplay)

P·3+I·1+G·2+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts

pigmy (13 points)

Very small variable

Very small Var.

Miniature (var.)

P·3+I·1+G·2+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts

piney (10 points)

Like an air freshener's aroma, perhaps

Like certain woods

Like Maine woods

P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pinky (14 points)

Digit raised by a tea sipper (var.)

Swear word (wordplay)

1949 Jeanne Craine title role

P·3+I·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts

pinny (10 points)

Apron (abbrev.)

Apron (abbr)

Sleeveless dress resembling an apron

P·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pithy (13 points)

Short and meaningful as a saying

Short and meaningful, as a saying

Concise as a saying

P·3+I·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4 = 13 pts

platy (10 points)

Like layered soil.

Prefix with -pus

Consisting of flaky layers

P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

plumy (12 points)

Adorned with feathers

Like a boa

Feathery.

P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3+Y·4 = 12 pts

pocky (16 points)

Japanese candy sticks

Chocolate-coated snack stick

Japanese packaged sweet that comes in a 'Men's' variety

P·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+Y·4 = 16 pts

podgy (12 points)

Short and fat

Short and fat.

Fat and short.

P·3+O·1+D·2+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts

poesy (10 points)

Burns books (wordplay)

Frost bit (wordplay)

Stressful work (wordplay)

P·3+O·1+E·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pogey (11 points)

Canadian welfare

Welfare

P·3+O·1+G·2+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts

pokey (14 points)

Small and uncomfortable

Small and cramped.

Small and uncomfortable.

P·3+O·1+K·5+E·1+Y·4 = 14 pts

poppy (14 points)

Seed for daddy (wordplay)

It's a flower, daddy!

Georgia OKeeffe subject

P·3+O·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4 = 14 pts

popsy (12 points)

Nickname for father.

Affectionate name for the June 21st hero.

P·3+O·1+P·3+S·1+Y·4 = 12 pts

porgy (11 points)

Bess man (wordplay)

Gershwin fish (wordplay)

17 down's monarchs in 1952 (wordplay)

P·3+O·1+R·1+G·2+Y·4 = 11 pts

porky (14 points)

"That's all, folks!" sayer

Thththats all folks sayer

"That's all folks!" sayer

P·3+O·1+R·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts

porny (10 points)

Pornographic

P·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

potsy (10 points)

Hopscotch by another name

Old name for hopscotch

Another name for hopscotch

P·3+O·1+T·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

potty (10 points)

Where whiz kids make splashes (wordplay)

Cracked receptacle for liquid (wordplay)

On which an infant goes crazy

P·3+O·1+T·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pouty (10 points)

Like a models lips perhaps

Like a model's lips, perhaps

Hard to keep up (wordplay)

P·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

prexy (17 points)

College boss (Sl.)

College chief (Sl.)

College official familiarly

P·3+R·1+E·1+X·8+Y·4 = 17 pts

pricy (12 points)

Bread-devouring (wordplay)

Quite expensive (Var.)

Not so cheap

P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+Y·4 = 12 pts

privy (13 points)

A party (to)

Allowed access (to)

Admitted (to secrets)

P·3+R·1+I·1+V·4+Y·4 = 13 pts

prosy (10 points)

Matter-of-fact

Hardly leaping off the page

Tedious, as text

P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

proxy (17 points)

Agent (for eg voting)

Investor's mail-in

Power to represent another

P·3+R·1+O·1+X·8+Y·4 = 17 pts

pudgy (12 points)

Like an infants fingers typically

Like many a cherub

Short and fat

P·3+U·1+D·2+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts

puffy (16 points)

A little wind makes your head swollen

Like an infamous "Seinfeld" shirt

Like crying eyes

P·3+U·1+F·4+F·4+Y·4 = 16 pts

puggy (12 points)

Somewhat stubby

P·3+U·1+G·2+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts

pulpy (12 points)

Like orange juice, maybe

Like dime novels and some orange juice

Like orange juice often

P·3+U·1+L·1+P·3+Y·4 = 12 pts

punky (14 points)

Very slowburning as a fire

Very slow-burning, as a fire

Like Ramones tunes

P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts

punny (10 points)

Relying on homophony perhaps

Producing groans perhaps

Producing groans maybe

P·3+U·1+N·1+N·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

punty (10 points)

""An iron supporting rod used in glassmaking, also PONTIE, PONTIL, PONTILE, PONTY, PUNTEE""

P·3+U·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

puppy (14 points)

Lightweight boxer (wordplay)

Featherweight boxer (wordplay)

Small part of a pound (wordplay)

P·3+U·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4 = 14 pts

pursy (10 points)

Like Donald Trump's lips, half the time

Like Trumps lips much of the time

Like Donald Trumps lips half the time

P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pushy (13 points)

Like those not willing to negotiate

Far from reticent

Backed up attempt, being assertive

P·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 13 pts

pussy (10 points)

Sort of septic (wordplay)

Gender gap (wordplay)

First name of the "Goldfinger" Bond girl

P·3+U·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

putty (10 points)

Stop-gap solution (wordplay)

Silly stuff (wordplay)

Silly egg stuff

P·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts

pygmy (16 points)

The pain's about over, my little man!

Of very small stature

Miniature goat or chimp

P·3+Y·4+G·2+M·3+Y·4 = 16 pts

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