5-letter words containing P
Embark on an exploration of 5-letter words that contain the letter P. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate P within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| place | 9 | a job in an organization | - |
| happy | 15 | marked by good fortune | a happy outcome |
| phone | 10 | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | - |
| sleep | 7 | a period of time spent sleeping | he felt better after a little sleep |
| speak | 11 | exchange thoughts; talk with | - |
| point | 7 | be oriented | The weather vane points North |
| party | 10 | an organization to gain political power | in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level |
| power | 10 | energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor | The power went oout around midnight |
| piece | 9 | repair by adding pieces | She pieced the china cup |
| group | 8 | a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse | - |
| peace | 9 | the absence of mental stress or anxiety | - |
| spend | 8 | pay out | spend money |
| paper | 9 | the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper |
| proud | 8 | having or displaying great dignity or nobility | proud alpine peaks |
| plane | 7 | a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood | - |
| space | 9 | (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences | - |
| spent | 7 | drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted | - |
| peter | 7 | disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope | - |
| upset | 7 | having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom | the upset pitcher of milk |
| press | 7 | a dense crowd of people | - |
| price | 9 | value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something | the price of success is hard work |
| paris | 7 | the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce | - |
| empty | 12 | leave behind empty; move out of | - |
| prove | 10 | provide evidence for | - |
| pants | 7 | (used in the plural) underpants worn by women | - |
| apart | 7 | placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose | had a feeling of being set apart |
| photo | 10 | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format | - |
| spoke | 11 | one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder | - |
| super | 7 | a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector | - |
| speed | 8 | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens | the project advanced with gratifying speed |
| cheap | 12 | tastelessly showy | - |
| slept | 7 | - | - |
| split | 7 | having been divided; having the unity destroyed | a split group |
| japan | 14 | a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building | - |
| spare | 7 | not taken up by scheduled activities | spare time on my hands |
| paint | 7 | a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating | artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably |
| proof | 10 | the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something | - |
| stops | 7 | a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card | - |
| pussy | 10 | containing pus | - |
| pills | 7 | - | - |
| parts | 7 | the local environment | he hasn't been seen around these parts in years |
| shape | 10 | the visual appearance of something or someone | - |
| plant | 7 | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | - |
| piano | 7 | (music) low loudness | - |
| pizza | 25 | Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese | - |
| plate | 7 | (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score | - |
| punch | 12 | a tool for making holes or indentations | - |
| sharp | 10 | (of something seen or heard) clearly defined | a sharp photographic image |
| steps | 7 | a flight of stairs or a flight of steps | - |
| pride | 8 | a feeling of self-respect and personal worth | - |
| spell | 7 | indicate or signify | I'm afraid this spells trouble! |
| prize | 16 | goods or money obtained illegally | - |
| pilot | 7 | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | - |
| prime | 9 | being at the best stage of development | our manhood's prime vigor |
| apple | 9 | native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits | - |
| penny | 10 | a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit | - |
| prick | 13 | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | - |
| panic | 9 | sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events | panic in the stock market |
| spain | 7 | a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power | - |
| sheep | 10 | a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision | his students followed him like sheep |
| apply | 12 | be pertinent or relevant or applicable | The same laws apply to you! |
| sport | 7 | someone who engages in sports | - |
| penis | 7 | the male sex organ (`member' is a euphemism) | - |
| strip | 7 | lay bare | - |
| raped | 8 | having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence | the raped countryside |
| plain | 7 | not mixed with extraneous elements | plain water |
| 7 | reproduce by printing | - | |
| purse | 7 | gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker | purse ones's lips |
| chips | 12 | strips of potato fried in deep fat | - |
| pound | 8 | move heavily or clumsily | - |
| pedro | 8 | - | - |
| champ | 14 | chew noisily | - |
| upper | 9 | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression | - |
| pulse | 7 | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart | - |
| pitch | 12 | set the level or character of | She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience |
| opera | 7 | a building where musical dramas are performed | - |
| drops | 8 | - | - |
| puppy | 14 | an inexperienced young person | - |
| pearl | 7 | a shape that is spherical and small | - |
| spoil | 7 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| alpha | 10 | early testing stage of a software or hardware product | alpha version |
| phase | 10 | a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle | - |
| patch | 12 | a small contrasting part of something | a patch of clouds |
| spray | 10 | a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | - |
| sperm | 9 | the male reproductive cell; the male gamete | a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material |
| reply | 10 | react verbally | - |
| repay | 10 | make repayment for or return something | - |
| spots | 7 | spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens | - |
| poker | 11 | fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire | - |
| ralph | 10 | - | - |
| sweep | 10 | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions | - |
| topic | 9 | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | it was a very sensitive topic |
| creep | 9 | show submission or fear | - |
| spoon | 7 | as much as a spoon will hold | he added two spoons of sugar |
| swamp | 12 | low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog | - |
| prior | 7 | earlier in time | - |
| depth | 11 | the extent downward or backward or inward | the depth of the water |
| petty | 10 | contemptibly narrow in outlook | petty little comments |
| adopt | 8 | put into dramatic form | adopt a book for a screenplay |
| spite | 7 | malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | - |
| perry | 10 | United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) | - |
| porno | 7 | creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire | - |
| spill | 7 | flow, run or fall out and become lost | The milk spilled across the floor |
| stamp | 9 | walk heavily | - |
| pasta | 7 | shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg | - |
| grasp | 8 | hold firmly | - |
| spicy | 12 | producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves | a spicy sauce |
| paths | 10 | - | - |
| gypsy | 14 | a person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life | - |
| pairs | 7 | - | - |
| piggy | 12 | a young pig | - |
| pinch | 12 | irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear | the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back |
| punks | 11 | a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes) | - |
| spike | 11 | a very high narrow heel on women's shoes | - |
| spark | 11 | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | he had a sparkle in his eye |
| peggy | 12 | - | - |
| polly | 10 | - | - |
| spine | 7 | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | - |
| porch | 12 | a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance | - |
| spear | 7 | an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish | - |
| pains | 7 | an effortful attempt to attain a goal | - |
| corps | 9 | an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support | - |
| peach | 12 | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | - |
| polar | 7 | being of crucial importance | the polar events of this study |
| paolo | 7 | - | - |
| plead | 8 | appeal or request earnestly | I pleaded with him to stop |
| spice | 9 | make more interesting or flavorful | - |
| traps | 7 | - | - |
| patty | 10 | small flat mass of chopped food | - |
| pinky | 14 | the finger farthest from the thumb | - |
| strap | 7 | a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag | - |
| adapt | 8 | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | - |
| prank | 11 | a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement | - |
| scrap | 9 | worthless material that is to be disposed of | - |
| setup | 7 | equipment designed to serve a specific function | - |
| scoop | 9 | street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate | - |
| swept | 10 | possessing sweep | the sleek swept wings of the plane |
| tramp | 9 | a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule | - |
| pasha | 10 | a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt | - |
| pause | 7 | interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing | The speaker paused |
| rapid | 8 | characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed | a rapid movement |
| panel | 7 | select from a list | empanel prospective jurors |
| syrup | 10 | a thick sweet sticky liquid | - |
| troop | 7 | an orderly crowd | a troop of children |
| parks | 11 | United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913) | - |
| poppy | 14 | annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers | - |
| phony | 13 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| chops | 12 | - | - |
| probe | 9 | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities | there was a congressional probe into the scandal |
| pupil | 9 | a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution | - |
| pluto | 7 | (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades | - |
| plaza | 16 | mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace | a good plaza should have a movie house |
| taped | 8 | recorded on tape | - |
| bleep | 9 | a short high tone produced as a signal or warning | - |
| tempo | 9 | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played | - |
| whoop | 13 | cough spasmodically | - |
| psych | 15 | - | - |
| scope | 9 | electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities | - |
| panda | 8 | large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae | - |
| opium | 9 | an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy | - |
| grape | 8 | any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries | - |
| steep | 7 | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation | - |
| paste | 7 | a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes | - |
| depot | 8 | a depository for goods | - |
| piper | 9 | someone who plays the bagpipe | - |
| pilar | 7 | of or relating to a hair | - |
| pluck | 13 | strip of feathers | pluck the capon |
| slope | 7 | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal | - |
| picky | 16 | exacting especially about details | - |
| kappa | 13 | the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
| pools | 7 | - | - |
| cramp | 11 | prevent the progress or free movement of | - |
| props | 9 | proper respect | I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem |
| tempt | 9 | induce into action by using one's charm | - |
| expel | 14 | eliminate (a substance) | - |
| piles | 7 | venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter | - |
| pagan | 8 | a person who does not acknowledge your god | - |
| specs | 9 | (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision | - |
| pedal | 8 | a lever that is operated with the foot | - |
| pepsi | 9 | Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola | - |
| chump | 14 | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | - |
| spank | 11 | give a spanking to; subject to a spanking | - |
| trump | 9 | a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps | the ace of trumps is a sure winner |
| input | 7 | signal going into an electronic system | - |
| chimp | 14 | intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | - |
| chaps | 12 | - | - |
| crisp | 9 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | crisp clear nights and frosty mornings |
| paddy | 12 | an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown | - |
| maple | 9 | any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone | - |
| thump | 12 | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument | a bible-thumping Southern Baptist |
| clips | 9 | - | - |
| polls | 7 | the place where people vote | - |
| spade | 8 | a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it | she led a low spade |
| dumps | 10 | an informal expression for a mildly depressed state | in the dumps |
| jumpy | 19 | being in a tense state | - |
| viper | 10 | venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw | - |
| apron | 7 | the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) | - |
| pager | 8 | an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged | - |
| lumpy | 12 | like or containing small sticky lumps | - |
| potty | 10 | a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | - |
| snoop | 7 | a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others | - |
| cupid | 10 | (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros | - |
| posed | 8 | arranged for pictorial purposes | - |
| stomp | 9 | walk heavily | The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots |
| moped | 10 | a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine | - |
| pubic | 11 | relating or near the pubis | pubic bones |
| clamp | 11 | a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together | - |
| penal | 7 | (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law | a penal offense |
| padre | 8 | `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military | - |
| scalp | 9 | remove the scalp of | The enemies were scalped |
| patio | 7 | usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence | - |
| bumpy | 14 | causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements | - |
| peril | 7 | pose a threat to; present a danger to | - |
| panty | 10 | short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) | - |
| imply | 12 | have as a logical consequence | - |
| rupee | 7 | the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa | - |
| stump | 9 | the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled | - |
| spree | 7 | a brief indulgence of your impulses | - |
| hippo | 12 | an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria | - |
| plank | 11 | cover with planks | The streets were planked |
| stoop | 7 | basin for holy water | - |
| pushy | 13 | marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative | - |
| spook | 11 | a mental representation of some haunting experience | - |
| hoops | 10 | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop | - |
| speck | 13 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | - |
| pappy | 14 | - | - |
| perch | 12 | sit, as on a branch | The birds perched high in the tree |
| prone | 7 | lying face downward | - |
| elope | 7 | run away secretly with one's beloved | The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas |
| hippy | 15 | someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | - |
| plump | 11 | make fat or plump | We will plump out that poor starving child |
| pouch | 12 | swell or protrude outwards | - |
| polka | 11 | a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time | - |
| piled | 8 | - | - |
| tulip | 7 | any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower | - |
| flaps | 10 | a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag | - |
| puffy | 16 | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids |
| posse | 7 | a temporary police force | - |
| patsy | 10 | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | - |
| swipe | 10 | make off with belongings of others | - |
| lapse | 7 | a mistake resulting from inattention | - |
| pansy | 10 | a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | - |
| crypt | 12 | a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church) | - |
| pious | 7 | having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity | pious readings |
| prune | 7 | weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | - |
| leper | 7 | a person afflicted with leprosy | - |
| prima | 9 | indicating the most important performer or role | prima ballerina |
| spilt | 7 | - | - |
| graph | 11 | represent by means of a graph | - |
| spawn | 10 | call forth | - |
| pence | 9 | - | - |
| aspen | 7 | any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind | - |
| pooch | 12 | round one's lips as if intending to kiss | - |
| purge | 8 | an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements | - |
| nappy | 12 | garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement | - |
| petit | 7 | - | - |
| pears | 7 | - | - |
| erupt | 7 | erupt or intensify suddenly | Unrest erupted in the country |
| craps | 9 | expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot | - |
| pubes | 9 | the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs | - |
| slump | 9 | fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly | - |
| swoop | 10 | (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale | the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides |
| nymph | 15 | a voluptuously beautiful young woman | - |
| paved | 11 | covered with a firm surface | - |
| lupus | 7 | a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus | - |
| ponce | 9 | someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) | - |
| spunk | 11 | the courage to carry on | he kept fighting on pure spunk |
| tipsy | 10 | slightly intoxicated | - |
| whips | 13 | - | - |
| heaps | 10 | a large number or amount | - |
| ample | 9 | fairly large in size | an ample waistline |
| pixie | 14 | creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas | - |
| dopey | 11 | having or revealing stupidity | a dopey answer |
| petal | 7 | part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored | - |
| pines | 7 | - | - |
| prawn | 10 | any of various edible decapod crustaceans | - |
| vapor | 10 | a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance | - |
| leapt | 7 | - | - |
| crept | 9 | - | - |
| prude | 8 | a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum | - |
| tripe | 7 | nonsensical talk or writing | - |
| recap | 9 | summarize briefly | Let's recapitulate the main ideas |
| pinto | 7 | a spotted or calico horse or pony | - |
| privy | 13 | hidden from general view or use | a privy place to rest and think |
| chirp | 12 | make high-pitched sounds | the birds were chirping in the bushes |
| perky | 14 | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness | a perky little widow in her 70s |
| optic | 9 | relating to or using sight | an optical illusion |
| grope | 8 | feel about uncertainly or blindly | She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom |
| kaput | 11 | destroyed or killed | - |
| pivot | 10 | turn on a pivot | - |
| prowl | 10 | loiter about, with no apparent aim | - |
| prose | 7 | matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression | - |
| repel | 7 | force or drive back | repel the attacker |
| spout | 7 | talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner | - |
| polio | 7 | an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord | - |
| proxy | 17 | a person authorized to act for another | - |
| gipsy | 11 | a person who resembles a Gypsy in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life | - |
| plait | 7 | any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape | - |
| playa | 10 | - | - |
| primo | 9 | the best of its kind | - |
| twerp | 10 | someone who is regarded as contemptible | - |
| prism | 9 | optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image | - |
| parry | 10 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
| equip | 16 | provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose | The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities |
| plume | 9 | clean with one's bill | - |
| putty | 10 | a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass | - |
| splat | 7 | a single splash | he heard a splat as it hit the floor |
| spasm | 9 | a painful and involuntary muscular contraction | - |
| wiper | 10 | contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet | - |
| porky | 14 | - | - |
| getup | 8 | a set of clothing (with accessories) | his getup was exceedingly elegant |
| morph | 12 | cause to change shape in a computer animation | The computer programmer morphed the image |
| paced | 10 | - | - |
| duper | 8 | - | - |
| coupe | 9 | a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment | - |
| capri | 9 | an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery | - |
| piety | 10 | righteousness by virtue of being pious | - |
| mumps | 11 | an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands | - |
| plush | 10 | characterized by extravagance and profusion | - |
| pleas | 7 | - | - |
| poppa | 11 | - | - |
| pinot | 7 | any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes | - |
| pygmy | 16 | any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet | - |
| psalm | 9 | any sacred song used to praise the deity | - |
| poise | 7 | prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult | - |
| sappy | 12 | effusively or insincerely emotional | - |
| tapas | 7 | - | - |
| pesky | 14 | causing irritation or annoyance | a pesky mosquito |
| spurt | 7 | the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) | - |
| doped | 9 | under the influence of narcotics | knocked out by doped wine |
| cuppa | 11 | a cup of tea | - |
| pokey | 14 | small and remote and insignificant | - |
| vespa | 10 | type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets | - |
| inept | 7 | revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse | an inept remark |
| loopy | 10 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| clasp | 9 | fasten with a buckle or buckles | - |
| plaid | 8 | a cloth having a crisscross design | - |
| pasty | 10 | resembling paste in color; pallid | he looked pasty and red-eyed |
| wimpy | 15 | weak and ineffectual | - |
| soapy | 10 | unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | soapy compliments |
| caper | 9 | a crime (especially a robbery) | - |
| papal | 9 | proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles | papal dispensation |
| weepy | 13 | liable to weep easily | - |
| scamp | 11 | one who is playfully mischievous | - |
| snipe | 7 | aim and shoot with great precision | - |
| epoch | 12 | a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event | - |
| jeeps | 14 | - | - |
| unzip | 16 | open the zipper of | unzip the bag |
| parka | 11 | a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) | - |
| drape | 8 | hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | - |
| pesto | 7 | a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil | - |
| spiky | 14 | having or as if having especially high-pitched spots | - |
| humph | 15 | - | - |
| topaz | 16 | a light brown the color of topaz | - |
| pecan | 9 | tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts | - |
| spelt | 7 | hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed | - |
| poser | 7 | a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor | - |
| promo | 9 | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution | - |
| porta | 7 | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity | - |
| palsy | 10 | loss of the ability to move a body part | - |
| spans | 7 | - | - |
| tippy | 12 | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail | - |
| crepe | 9 | small very thin pancake | - |
| plumb | 11 | exactly | fell plumb in the middle of the puddle |
| peony | 10 | any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers | - |
| lymph | 15 | a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels | - |
| purim | 9 | (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman | - |
| zippo | 18 | a quantity of no importance | - |
| zippy | 21 | quick and energetic | - |
| campo | 11 | - | - |
| adept | 8 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| sunup | 7 | the first light of day | - |
| proto | 7 | indicating the first or earliest or original | `proto' is a combining form in a word like `protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages |
| culpa | 9 | - | - |
| clump | 11 | walk clumsily | - |
| chomp | 14 | chew noisily | The boy chomped his sandwich |
| puree | 7 | rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender | puree the vegetables for the baby |
| spick | 13 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent | - |
| gimpy | 13 | disabled in the feet or legs | - |
| droop | 8 | hang loosely or laxly | - |
| petar | 7 | - | - |
| pudgy | 12 | short and plump | - |
| pacha | 12 | a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt | - |
| lapel | 7 | lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar | - |
| cheep | 12 | the short weak cry of a young bird | - |
| apnea | 7 | transient cessation of respiration | - |
| prang | 8 | a crash involving a car or plane | - |
| speer | 7 | German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981) | - |
| usurp | 7 | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession | he usurped my rights |
| parma | 9 | - | - |
| blimp | 11 | a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon | - |
| purer | 7 | - | - |
| scape | 9 | erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip | - |
| sophy | 13 | - | - |
| spiel | 7 | replay (as a melody) | - |
| lupin | 7 | any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers | - |
| dumpy | 13 | short and plump | - |
| ripen | 7 | cause to ripen or develop fully | The sun ripens the fruit |
| spurn | 7 | reject with contempt | She spurned his advances |
| oomph | 12 | attractiveness to the opposite sex | - |
| passe | 7 | out of fashion | - |
| pally | 10 | (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals | - |
| pales | 7 | - | - |
| spitz | 16 | any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail | - |
| guppy | 13 | small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums | - |
| pixel | 14 | (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot) | the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution |
| plebe | 9 | a military trainee (as at a military academy) | - |
| peppy | 14 | marked by lively action | the peppy and interesting talk |
| pylon | 10 | a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines | power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists |
| slurp | 7 | eat noisily | He slurped his soup |
| paler | 7 | - | - |
| harpy | 13 | large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America | - |
| biped | 10 | having two feet | - |
| pilaf | 10 | rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes | - |
| puggy | 12 | - | - |
| spoof | 10 | make a parody of | The students spoofed the teachers |
| spore | 7 | a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion | a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes |
| thrip | 10 | any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive | - |
| nippy | 12 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | a nippy fall day |
| pampa | 11 | - | - |
| whelp | 13 | give birth to (a puppy) | the dog whelped |
| gripe | 8 | informal terms for objecting | I have a gripe about the service here |
| poach | 12 | cook in a simmering liquid | poached apricots |
| skimp | 13 | supply sparingly and with restricted quantities | - |
| lippy | 12 | - | - |
| pinko | 11 | a person with mildly leftist political views | - |
| prong | 8 | a pointed projection | - |
| raspy | 10 | unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | - |
| soppy | 12 | wet through and through; thoroughly wet | soppy clothes |
| grump | 10 | a bad-tempered person | - |
| aptly | 10 | with competence; in a competent capable manner | - |
| phlox | 17 | any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers | - |
| spire | 7 | a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | - |
| tapir | 7 | large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout | - |
| tepid | 8 | moderately warm | tepid bath water |
| pease | 7 | - | - |
| paisa | 7 | a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan | - |
| julep | 14 | bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice | - |
| pique | 16 | a sudden outburst of anger | - |
| roper | 7 | a craftsman who makes ropes | - |
| payer | 10 | a person who pays money for something | - |
| peaky | 14 | having or as if having especially high-pitched spots | absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass |
| mopes | 9 | an informal expression for a mildly depressed state | have the mopes |
| mopey | 12 | - | - |
| slops | 7 | wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk | - |
| spiny | 10 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| spool | 7 | a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound | - |
| sprat | 7 | small herring processed like a sardine | - |
| taper | 7 | a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame | - |
| expos | 14 | - | - |
| crimp | 11 | curl tightly | crimp hair |
| coups | 9 | - | - |
| polyp | 12 | a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane | - |
| penne | 7 | pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends | - |
| strep | 7 | spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis | - |
| vapid | 11 | lacking taste or flavor or tang | vapid beer |
| pandy | 11 | - | - |
| dippy | 13 | - | - |
| bebop | 11 | dance the bebop | - |
| piney | 10 | - | - |
| scrip | 9 | a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency | - |
| spate | 7 | the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow | - |
| sprit | 7 | a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally | - |
| taupe | 7 | of something having a dusky brownish grey color | - |
| glyph | 14 | glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief | - |
| plonk | 11 | set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise | - |
| piste | 7 | a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts | - |
| sepia | 7 | type genus of the Sepiidae | - |
| sloop | 7 | a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow | - |
| supra | 7 | (in writing) at an earlier place | - |
| twirp | 10 | make a weak, chirping sound | - |
| panto | 7 | an abbreviation of pantomime | - |
| appro | 9 | an informal British abbreviation of approval | he accepted it on appro |
| amply | 12 | to an ample degree or in an ample manner | these voices were amply represented |
| pinta | 7 | - | - |
| pisco | 9 | - | - |
| pricy | 12 | having a high price | - |
| pater | 7 | an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously | - |
| epoxy | 17 | a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates | - |
| expat | 14 | a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country | American expatriates |
| humpy | 15 | - | - |
| apace | 9 | with speed | - |
| plunk | 11 | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | - |
| pubis | 9 | one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis | - |
| pshaw | 13 | - | - |
| snips | 7 | (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal | - |
| pavan | 10 | music composed for dancing the pavane | - |
| paves | 10 | - | - |
| palet | 7 | - | - |
| frump | 12 | a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman | she got a reputation as a frump |
| punky | 14 | minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects | - |
| repot | 7 | put in a new, usually larger, pot | The plant had grown and had to be repotted |
| rumpy | 12 | - | - |
| sepoy | 10 | - | - |
| haply | 13 | by accident | betrayed by a word haply overheard |
| agape | 8 | selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature) | - |
| piton | 7 | a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold | - |
| spake | 11 | - | - |
| soupy | 10 | effusively or insincerely emotional | - |
| strop | 7 | a leather strap used to sharpen razors | - |
