7-letter words starting with P
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter P. This section showcases how P at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with P, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| problem | 13 | a source of difficulty | what's the problem? |
| promise | 11 | make a prediction about; tell in advance | - |
| playing | 13 | the performance of a part or role in a drama | - |
| perfect | 14 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | a perfect idiot |
| perhaps | 14 | by chance | perhaps she will call tomorrow |
| picture | 11 | graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface | his pictures hang in the Louvre |
| present | 9 | perform (a play), especially on a stage | - |
| protect | 11 | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage | Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain |
| private | 12 | not expressed | secret (or private) thoughts |
| partner | 9 | a person's partner in marriage | - |
| patient | 9 | the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | - |
| putting | 10 | hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter | his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet |
| project | 18 | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | - |
| prepare | 11 | create by training and teaching | - |
| pretend | 10 | behave unnaturally or affectedly | - |
| program | 12 | an integrated course of academic studies | he was admitted to a new program at the university |
| purpose | 11 | reach a decision | - |
| process | 11 | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant | a bony process |
| planned | 10 | with planning and intention | - |
| pleased | 10 | feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth | - |
| passing | 10 | lasting a very short time | a passing fancy |
| popular | 11 | representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large | a democratic or popular movement |
| percent | 11 | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) | - |
| picking | 16 | the quantity of a crop that is harvested | he sent the first picking of berries to the market |
| passion | 9 | any object of warm affection or devotion | he has a passion for cock fighting |
| parking | 14 | space in which vehicles can be parked | there is plenty of parking behind the store |
| pulling | 10 | the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you | his strenuous pulling strained his back |
| plastic | 11 | capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material) | plastic substances such as wax or clay |
| painful | 12 | causing physical discomfort | bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful |
| perform | 14 | carry out or perform an action | - |
| provide | 13 | give something useful or necessary to | We provided the room with an electrical heater |
| patrick | 15 | Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century | - |
| product | 12 | the set of elements common to two or more sets | - |
| pushing | 13 | the act of applying force in order to move something away | the pushing is good exercise |
| panting | 10 | any fabric used to make trousers | - |
| package | 16 | put into a box | - |
| produce | 12 | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | - |
| prevent | 12 | stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state | We must prevent the cancer from spreading |
| painted | 10 | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | the painted desert |
| payment | 14 | the act of paying money | - |
| pervert | 12 | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | - |
| propose | 11 | put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position | - |
| profile | 12 | degree of exposure to public notice | - |
| panties | 9 | - | - |
| pattern | 9 | a customary way of operation or behavior | they changed their dietary pattern |
| proceed | 12 | follow a certain course | - |
| perfume | 14 | apply perfume to | She perfumes herself every day |
| penalty | 12 | the act of punishing | - |
| privacy | 17 | the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others | - |
| physics | 17 | the science of matter and energy and their interactions | his favorite subject was physics |
| packing | 16 | carrying something in a pack on the back | the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts |
| protest | 9 | the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent | - |
| primary | 14 | a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen | - |
| pacific | 16 | the largest ocean in the world | - |
| passage | 10 | the passing of a law by a legislative body | - |
| painter | 9 | large American feline resembling a lion | - |
| poverty | 15 | the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | - |
| psychic | 19 | affecting or influenced by the human mind | psychic energy |
| planted | 10 | (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held | implanted convictions |
| precise | 11 | (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | a precise image |
| phoenix | 19 | the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation | - |
| pension | 9 | grant a pension to | - |
| pointed | 10 | direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant | a pointed critique |
| prophet | 14 | an authoritative person who divines the future | - |
| pissing | 10 | informal terms for urination | - |
| pouring | 10 | flowing profusely | pouring flood waters |
| possess | 9 | have ownership or possession of | - |
| publish | 14 | put into print | The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce |
| pumpkin | 17 | a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes | - |
| profits | 12 | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) | - |
| pressed | 10 | compacted by ironing | - |
| pyramid | 15 | a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt | - |
| peoples | 11 | the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group | the indigenous peoples of Australia |
| pursuit | 9 | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits |
| pudding | 12 | (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally) | - |
| peanuts | 9 | an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount | her salary is peanuts compared to his |
| promote | 11 | give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | I got promoted after many years of hard work |
| popping | 14 | a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork | - |
| plumber | 13 | a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances | - |
| peasant | 9 | a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement | - |
| phantom | 14 | something existing in perception only | - |
| platoon | 9 | a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity | platoons of tourists poured out of the busses |
| predict | 12 | make a prediction about; tell in advance | - |
| popcorn | 13 | corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat | - |
| presume | 11 | take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission | - |
| pitiful | 12 | bad; unfortunate | - |
| portion | 9 | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal | his portion was larger than hers |
| playboy | 17 | a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure | - |
| protein | 9 | any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | a diet high in protein |
| pajamas | 18 | - | - |
| provoke | 16 | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | - |
| pharaoh | 15 | the title of the ancient Egyptian kings | - |
| pitched | 15 | set at a slant | a pitched rather than a flat roof |
| partial | 9 | (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for | partial to horror movies |
| penguin | 10 | short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers | - |
| powered | 13 | (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind | powered flight |
| pumping | 14 | - | - |
| panther | 12 | large American feline resembling a lion | - |
| pierced | 12 | having a hole cut through | pierced ears |
| posture | 9 | characteristic way of bearing one's body | stood with good posture |
| payback | 20 | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | - |
| pending | 11 | awaiting conclusion or confirmation | business still pending |
| plaster | 9 | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on | The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters |
| payroll | 12 | a list of employees and their salaries | the company had a long payroll |
| patriot | 9 | one who loves and defends his or her country | - |
| postman | 11 | a man who delivers the mail | - |
| pussies | 9 | - | - |
| proudly | 13 | with pride; in a proud manner | he walked proudly into town |
| pianist | 9 | a person who plays the piano | - |
| pancake | 15 | a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle | - |
| placing | 12 | - | - |
| pageant | 10 | an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes | - |
| parting | 10 | a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions | - |
| pursued | 10 | a person who is being chased | the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued |
| pennies | 9 | - | - |
| puberty | 14 | the time of life when sex glands become functional | - |
| pitcher | 14 | the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit | he has played every position except pitcher |
| peacock | 17 | European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot | - |
| pierrot | 9 | a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face | - |
| prevail | 12 | prove superior | The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight |
| prosper | 11 | make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance | - |
| passive | 12 | lacking in energy or will | Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself |
| playful | 15 | full of fun and high spirits | playful children just let loose from school |
| plugged | 12 | completely obstructed or closed off | the drain was plugged |
| pinched | 15 | not having enough money to pay for necessities | - |
| pioneer | 9 | take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of | This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants |
| pickled | 16 | (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid | - |
| premium | 13 | payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military | - |
| printer | 9 | someone whose occupation is printing | - |
| paradox | 17 | (logic) a statement that contradicts itself | `I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false |
| pegasus | 10 | a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces | - |
| penance | 11 | remorse for your past conduct | - |
| premier | 11 | be performed for the first time | We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success |
| perkins | 13 | - | - |
| pledged | 12 | bound by or as if by an oath | - |
| prefect | 14 | a chief officer or chief magistrate | the prefect of Paris police |
| pretext | 16 | an artful or simulated semblance | - |
| pandora | 10 | (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils | - |
| planner | 9 | a person who makes plans | - |
| pilgrim | 12 | one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 | - |
| platter | 9 | sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove | - |
| pyjamas | 21 | - | - |
| pelican | 11 | large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish | - |
| pendant | 10 | branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | - |
| pottery | 12 | ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln | - |
| posting | 10 | the transmission of a letter | - |
| persona | 9 | (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world | - |
| prairie | 9 | a treeless grassy plain | - |
| pompous | 13 | puffed up with vanity | a pompous speech |
| plucked | 16 | having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl | a plucked chicken |
| proverb | 14 | a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people | - |
| peeling | 10 | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales | - |
| persist | 9 | be persistent, refuse to stop | he persisted to call me every night |
| plateau | 9 | a relatively flat highland | - |
| prudent | 10 | careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment | a prudent manager |
| preview | 15 | an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future | - |
| parlour | 9 | reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received | - |
| pasture | 9 | a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock | - |
| pimping | 14 | - | - |
| prodigy | 14 | a sign of something about to happen | - |
| plainly | 12 | in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment | she was dressed plainly |
| pleaded | 11 | - | - |
| parched | 15 | dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | parched soil |
| prolong | 10 | lengthen or extend in duration or space | prolong the treatment of the patient |
| puzzled | 28 | filled with bewilderment | puzzled that she left without saying goodbye |
| perjury | 19 | criminal offense of making false statements under oath | - |
| pinball | 11 | a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets | - |
| poultry | 12 | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl | - |
| piranha | 12 | someone who attacks in search of booty | - |
| prickly | 18 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| parsons | 9 | United States sociologist (1902-1979) | - |
| patched | 15 | having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) | a field patched with ice and snow |
| petting | 10 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| pereira | 9 | - | - |
| pollock | 15 | lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish | - |
| plunder | 10 | goods or money obtained illegally | - |
| prowess | 12 | a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation | - |
| paprika | 15 | plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers | - |
| portray | 12 | assume or act the character of | The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man |
| primate | 11 | a senior clergyman and dignitary | - |
| premise | 11 | take something as preexisting and given | - |
| pastime | 11 | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | sailing is her favorite pastime |
| pollack | 15 | United States filmmaker (born in 1934) | - |
| parsley | 12 | annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves | - |
| plotted | 10 | with planning and intention | - |
| pointer | 9 | a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game | - |
| padding | 12 | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort | - |
| partake | 13 | consume | - |
| pretzel | 18 | glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot | - |
| piccolo | 13 | a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute | - |
| propane | 11 | colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel | - |
| poacher | 14 | small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters | - |
| peddler | 11 | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) | - |
| poached | 15 | cooked in hot water | - |
| pulsing | 10 | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) | - |
| partied | 10 | - | - |
| pollute | 9 | make impure | The industrial wastes polluted the lake |
| parable | 11 | a short moral story (often with animal characters) | - |
| placebo | 13 | an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug | - |
| pinhead | 13 | an ignorant or foolish person | - |
| puffing | 16 | an act of forcible exhalation | - |
| payload | 13 | goods carried by a large vehicle | - |
| postage | 10 | a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid | - |
| pathway | 18 | a trodden path | - |
| plunger | 10 | someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains | - |
| prelude | 10 | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | - |
| padlock | 16 | a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut | - |
| pouting | 10 | - | - |
| probing | 12 | diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation | a probing inquiry |
| palette | 9 | one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor | - |
| payable | 14 | a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit | the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency |
| placate | 11 | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | - |
| pounder | 10 | a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone | - |
| pruning | 10 | something that has been pruned off of a plant | - |
| proteus | 9 | type genus of the Proteidae | - |
| preface | 14 | a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book | - |
| procure | 11 | arrange for sexual partners for others | - |
| papyrus | 14 | tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times | - |
| phallus | 12 | the male sex organ (`member' is a euphemism) | - |
| pinning | 10 | a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin | - |
| pivotal | 12 | being of crucial importance | a pivotal event |
| paddock | 17 | pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race | - |
| pollard | 10 | convert into a pollard | pollard trees |
| profane | 12 | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | - |
| parkway | 19 | a wide scenic road planted with trees | - |
| profess | 12 | admit (to a wrongdoing) | - |
| protege | 10 | a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career | - |
| parquet | 18 | a floor made of parquetry | - |
| pitying | 13 | - | - |
| prancer | 11 | a mettlesome or fiery horse | - |
| pothead | 13 | someone who smokes marijuana habitually | - |
| politic | 11 | smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication | he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage |
| poofter | 12 | - | - |
| potency | 14 | the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse | - |
| pothole | 12 | a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) | - |
| pensive | 12 | deeply or seriously thoughtful | - |
| plummet | 13 | drop sharply | The stock market plummeted |
| plywood | 16 | a laminate made of thin layers of wood | - |
| postwar | 12 | belonging to the period after a war | postwar resettlement |
| paroled | 10 | - | - |
| pincers | 11 | - | - |
| pillage | 10 | goods or money obtained illegally | - |
| polenta | 9 | a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water | - |
| pontoon | 9 | a float supporting a seaplane | - |
| plowing | 13 | tilling the land with a plow | he hired someone to do the plowing for him |
| patting | 10 | - | - |
| penning | 10 | the act of creating written works | - |
| powders | 13 | - | - |
| preside | 10 | act as president | preside over companies and corporations |
| probate | 11 | a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate | - |
| petunia | 9 | annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America | - |
| permian | 11 | from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles | - |
| polymer | 14 | a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers | - |
| progeny | 13 | the immediate descendants of a person | - |
| prepaid | 12 | used especially of mail; paid in advance | - |
| pungent | 10 | capable of wounding | pungent satire |
| phaeton | 12 | large open car seating four with folding top | - |
| planter | 9 | the owner or manager of a plantation | - |
| pigment | 12 | 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 |
| parapet | 11 | fortification consisting of a low wall | - |
| pascual | 11 | - | - |
| pasties | 9 | - | - |
| phalanx | 19 | a body of troops in close array | - |
| phallic | 14 | resembling or being a phallus | a phallic symbol |
| puncher | 14 | a tool for making holes or indentations | - |
| parasol | 9 | a handheld collapsible source of shade | - |
| paladin | 10 | someone who fights for a cause | - |
| playoff | 18 | any final competition to determine a championship | - |
| plumage | 12 | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds | - |
| precede | 12 | be earlier in time; go back further | Stone tools precede bronze tools |
| panicky | 18 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | became panicky as the snow deepened |
| pairing | 10 | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | - |
| polling | 10 | - | - |
| plating | 10 | a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface | - |
| preachy | 17 | inclined to or marked by tedious moralization | - |
| purging | 11 | an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements | - |
| peckish | 18 | easily irritated or annoyed | - |
| pomeroy | 14 | - | - |
| potluck | 15 | whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all | having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck |
| prowler | 12 | someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions | - |
| puritan | 9 | a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum | - |
| pizzazz | 45 | the activeness of an energetic personality | - |
| paisley | 12 | a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes | - |
| pinkies | 13 | - | - |
| proofed | 13 | treated so as to become resistant | rust-proofed automobiles |
| pronged | 11 | having prongs or tines; usually used in combination | - |
| pitting | 10 | the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion | - |
| plugger | 11 | someone who is an active supporter and advocate | - |
| paragon | 10 | an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept | - |
| pardner | 10 | an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest | - |
| papoose | 11 | an American Indian infant | - |
| pageboy | 15 | a boy who is employed to run errands | - |
| pennant | 9 | a long flag; often tapering | - |
| pigskin | 14 | leather from the skin of swine | - |
| pleaser | 9 | a pleasing entertainer | he is quite the crowd pleaser |
| playpen | 14 | a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play | - |
| portage | 10 | carrying boats and supplies overland | - |
| prudish | 13 | exaggeratedly proper | - |
| prithee | 12 | - | - |
| pricing | 12 | the evaluation of something in terms of its price | - |
| pullman | 11 | luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel | - |
| puerile | 9 | displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | puerile jokes |
| palazzo | 27 | - | - |
| parfait | 12 | layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream | - |
| piteous | 9 | deserving or inciting pity | piteous appeals for help |
| pinhole | 12 | a small puncture that might have been made by a pin | - |
| poetess | 9 | a woman poet | - |
| precept | 13 | rule of personal conduct | - |
| pausing | 10 | - | - |
| pasting | 10 | - | - |
| peopled | 12 | furnished with people | sparsely peopled arctic regions |
| planing | 10 | - | - |
| prattle | 9 | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | - |
| priming | 12 | any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | - |
| panache | 14 | distinctive and stylish elegance | - |
| pelting | 10 | anything happening rapidly or in quick successive | a pelting of insults |
| piecing | 12 | - | - |
| pillock | 15 | a person who is not very bright | - |
| polemic | 13 | a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) | - |
| pontiff | 15 | the head of the Roman Catholic Church | - |
| powdery | 16 | consisting of fine particles | powdery snow |
| purview | 15 | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated | - |
| pinging | 11 | - | - |
| postbox | 18 | public box for deposit of mail | - |
| pronoun | 9 | a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase | - |
| peccary | 16 | nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America | - |
| pertain | 9 | be relevant to | My remark pertained to your earlier comments |
| piquant | 18 | engagingly stimulating or provocative | a piquant wit |
| pigging | 12 | - | - |
| pillion | 9 | a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc. | - |
| pliable | 11 | able to adjust readily to different conditions | - |
| portico | 11 | a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area | - |
| proffer | 15 | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection | - |
| prodded | 12 | - | - |
| pursuer | 9 | a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture | always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers |
| palaver | 12 | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | He palavered her into going along |
| peevish | 15 | easily irritated or annoyed | - |
| pfennig | 13 | 100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany | - |
| peptide | 12 | amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein | - |
| perigee | 10 | periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth | - |
| pinkish | 16 | of a light shade of red | - |
| pitfall | 12 | an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty | - |
| pillbox | 18 | a small round woman's hat | - |
| polygon | 13 | a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides | - |
| primero | 11 | - | - |
| panning | 10 | - | - |
| panacea | 11 | hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | - |
| palmyra | 14 | tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving | - |
| palooka | 13 | a second-rate prize fighter | - |
| peerage | 10 | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group | - |
| passkey | 16 | key that secures entrance everywhere | - |
| pigtail | 10 | a plait of braided hair | - |
| poisson | 9 | - | - |
| preemie | 11 | an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation | - |
| porcine | 11 | repellently fat | a bald porcine old man |
| prosaic | 11 | lacking wit or imagination | - |
| provost | 12 | a high-ranking university administrator | - |
| pullout | 9 | to break off a military action with an enemy | - |
| padrone | 10 | an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. | - |
| pealing | 10 | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) | - |
| pickaxe | 22 | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends | - |
| pincher | 14 | - | - |
| pomfret | 14 | deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food | - |
| plenary | 12 | full in all respects | a plenary session of the legislature |
| proxies | 16 | - | - |
| pianola | 9 | a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys | - |
| parsnip | 11 | a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root | - |
| parolee | 9 | someone released on probation or on parole | - |
| patella | 9 | a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint | - |
| paucity | 14 | an insufficient quantity or number | - |
| pipette | 11 | measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube | - |
| placard | 12 | publicize or announce by placards | - |
| polecat | 11 | American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae | - |
| potshot | 12 | a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) | - |
| purport | 11 | the pervading meaning or tenor | - |
| palmist | 11 | fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms | - |
| perilla | 9 | small genus of Asiatic herbs | - |
| plumper | 13 | - | - |
| plotter | 9 | a member of a conspiracy | - |
| praline | 9 | cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans | - |
| poussin | 9 | French painter in the classical style (1594-1665) | - |
| preempt | 13 | a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding | - |
| potable | 11 | any liquid suitable for drinking | - |
| proctor | 11 | watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating) | - |
| probity | 14 | complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles | in a world where financial probity may not be widespread |
| privily | 15 | confidentially or in secret | told her friend privily that she was planning to be married |
| prickle | 15 | cause a stinging or tingling sensation | - |
| punting | 10 | (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground | punting is an important part of the game |
| palsied | 10 | affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor | palsied hands |
| parador | 10 | - | - |
| palabra | 11 | - | - |
| paddler | 11 | someone paddling a canoe | - |
| perused | 10 | - | - |
| pervade | 13 | spread or diffuse through | - |
| perjure | 16 | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury | - |
| pergola | 10 | a framework that supports climbing plants | - |
| pompano | 13 | any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico | - |
| prelate | 9 | a senior clergyman and dignitary | - |
| portend | 10 | indicate, as with a sign or an omen | - |
| portent | 9 | a sign of something about to happen | - |
| protean | 9 | taking on different forms | eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same |
| proviso | 12 | a stipulated condition | - |
| pustule | 9 | a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus | - |
| pulsate | 9 | produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses | - |
| partook | 13 | - | - |
| perturb | 11 | throw into great confusion or disorder | Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order |
| phoebus | 14 | (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis | - |
| pendent | 10 | branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | - |
| piously | 12 | in a devout and pious manner | - |
| plantar | 9 | relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot | plantar warts can be very painful |
| pigmeat | 12 | - | - |
| piggish | 14 | resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy | piggish table manners |
| pinkeye | 16 | inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye | - |
| pillowy | 15 | - | - |
| pleural | 9 | of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax | pleural muscles |
| preheat | 12 | heat beforehand | - |
| predate | 10 | establish something as being earlier relative to something else | - |
| potting | 10 | - | - |
| pressie | 9 | - | - |
| preteen | 9 | of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12 | a preteen party |
| prepuce | 13 | a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis | - |
| prezzie | 27 | - | - |
| primacy | 16 | the state of being first in importance | - |
| puzzler | 27 | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution | that's a real puzzler |
| paresis | 9 | a slight or partial paralysis | - |
| papilla | 11 | a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell | the papillae of the tongue |
| pavlova | 15 | Russian ballerina (1882-1931) | - |
| payslip | 14 | a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out | - |
| parried | 10 | - | - |
| paunchy | 17 | having a large belly | - |
| passant | 9 | in walking position with right foreleg raised | - |
| pharynx | 22 | the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone | - |
| perusal | 9 | reading carefully with intent to remember | - |
| phonics | 14 | teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values | - |
| pepping | 14 | - | - |
| peppery | 16 | having the piquant burning taste of peppers | corn chips with peppery salsa |
| pennine | 9 | - | - |
| perkier | 13 | - | - |
| perspex | 18 | a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin | - |
| perplex | 18 | be a mystery or bewildering to | - |
| perfidy | 16 | an act of deliberate betrayal | - |
| piscine | 11 | of or relating to fish | - |
| piebald | 12 | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | a piebald horse |
| pimento | 11 | plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers | - |
| podcast | 12 | distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer | - |
| podesta | 10 | - | - |
| plumbum | 15 | - | - |
| pouched | 15 | having a pouch | - |
| pregame | 12 | - | - |
| pottier | 9 | - | - |
| proximo | 18 | in or of the next month after the present | - |
| psalter | 9 | a collection of Psalms for liturgical use | - |
| presser | 9 | - | - |
| preshow | 15 | - | - |
| pushier | 12 | - | - |
| palling | 10 | - | - |
| palfrey | 15 | especially a light saddle horse for a woman | - |
| palpate | 11 | examine (a body part) by palpation | The nurse palpated the patient's stomach |
| panoply | 14 | a complete and impressive array | - |
| pelotas | 9 | - | - |
| pelagic | 12 | relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean | pelagic organisms |
| parvenu | 12 | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position | - |
| parlous | 9 | fraught with danger | a parlous journey on stormy seas |
| peppier | 13 | - | - |
| periwig | 13 | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries | - |
| percale | 11 | a fine closely woven cotton fabric | - |
| perches | 14 | - | - |
| pipping | 14 | - | - |
| pickier | 15 | - | - |
| pimpled | 14 | (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin | - |
| pokiest | 13 | - | - |
| plenish | 12 | - | - |
| plosion | 9 | the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant | - |
| plodder | 11 | someone who moves slowly | - |
| plowman | 14 | a man who plows | - |
| prelims | 11 | written matter preceding the main text of a book | - |
| postern | 9 | a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle | - |
| profuse | 12 | produced or growing in extreme abundance | - |
| preterm | 11 | - | - |
| presage | 10 | a sign of something about to happen | - |
| primula | 11 | any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads | - |
| puttied | 10 | - | - |
| purpura | 11 | any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding | - |
| pantleg | 10 | - | - |
| patoots | 9 | - | - |
| pattest | 9 | - | - |
| paydown | 16 | - | - |
| paylist | 12 | - | - |
| paywall | 15 | - | - |
| pedways | 16 | - | - |
| peepbos | 13 | - | - |
| peeptoe | 11 | - | - |
| patikis | 13 | - | - |
| patakas | 13 | - | - |
| papasan | 11 | - | - |
| papaver | 14 | type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers | - |
| papulas | 11 | - | - |
| paraben | 11 | - | - |
| pareras | 9 | - | - |
| pargoes | 10 | - | - |
