8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| probably | 17 | easy to believe on the basis of available evidence | he will probably win the election |
| possible | 12 | existing in possibility | possible uses of nuclear power |
| pleasure | 10 | a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience | he was tingling with pleasure |
| personal | 10 | a short newspaper article about a particular person or group | - |
| position | 10 | a condition or position in which you find yourself | the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils |
| promised | 13 | - | - |
| pregnant | 11 | rich in significance or implication | - |
| princess | 12 | a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign) | - |
| practice | 14 | translating an idea into action | a hard theory to put into practice |
| pressure | 10 | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means | - |
| powerful | 16 | strong enough to knock down or overwhelm | - |
| prepared | 13 | having made preparations | prepared to take risks |
| planning | 11 | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening | his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
| painting | 11 | graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface | a small painting by Picasso |
| possibly | 15 | by chance | we may possibly run into them at the concert |
| property | 15 | a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | self-confidence is not an endearing property |
| positive | 13 | involving advantage or good | a plus (or positive) factor |
| pathetic | 15 | inspiring scornful pity | - |
| physical | 18 | impelled by physical force especially against resistance | a real cop would get physical |
| precious | 12 | obviously contrived to charm | an insufferably precious performance |
| properly | 15 | in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | If you don't behave properly, you'll have to leave! |
| presence | 12 | the immediate proximity of someone or something | she blushed in his presence |
| politics | 12 | social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power | office politics is often counterproductive |
| producer | 13 | someone who manufactures something | - |
| progress | 11 | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense | - |
| passport | 12 | any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission | his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society |
| paradise | 11 | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | - |
| prisoner | 10 | a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war | - |
| presents | 10 | - | - |
| partners | 10 | - | - |
| patience | 12 | good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence | - |
| pleasant | 10 | affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings | we had a pleasant evening together |
| peaceful | 15 | peacefully resistant in response to injustice | - |
| previous | 13 | just preceding something else in time or order | the previous owner |
| proposal | 12 | an offer of marriage | - |
| punished | 14 | subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience) | - |
| produced | 14 | - | - |
| provided | 15 | - | - |
| paranoid | 11 | a person afflicted with paranoia | - |
| priority | 13 | status established in order of importance or urgency | national independence takes priority over class struggle |
| platform | 15 | a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole | - |
| password | 14 | a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | he forgot the password |
| pointing | 11 | - | - |
| portrait | 10 | any likeness of a person, in any medium | the photographer made excellent portraits |
| prettier | 10 | - | - |
| proposed | 13 | - | - |
| pounding | 12 | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | the pounding of feet on the hallway |
| pentagon | 11 | a five-sided polygon | - |
| preserve | 13 | maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger | - |
| promoted | 13 | - | - |
| persuade | 11 | win approval or support for | - |
| purchase | 15 | the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever | - |
| province | 15 | the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation | - |
| prophecy | 20 | knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) | - |
| pressing | 11 | compelling immediate action | too pressing to permit of longer delay |
| protocol | 12 | (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data | - |
| parallel | 10 | something having the property of being analogous to something else | - |
| profound | 14 | far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something | profound social changes |
| practise | 12 | learn by repetition | - |
| preacher | 15 | someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel | - |
| predator | 11 | someone who attacks in search of booty | - |
| pharmacy | 20 | the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines, | - |
| premises | 12 | land and the buildings on it | bread is baked on the premises |
| partying | 14 | - | - |
| peculiar | 12 | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves |
| petition | 10 | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority | - |
| postcard | 13 | a card for sending messages by post without an envelope | - |
| premiere | 12 | be performed for the first time | We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success |
| precinct | 14 | a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes | - |
| panicked | 17 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | felt panicked before each exam |
| policies | 12 | - | - |
| pursuing | 11 | following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit | the fox fled from the pursuing hounds |
| postpone | 12 | hold back to a later time | let's postpone the exam |
| printing | 11 | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication | - |
| publicly | 17 | in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly | she admitted publicly to being a communist |
| paycheck | 24 | a check issued in payment of wages or salary | - |
| particle | 12 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | - |
| porridge | 12 | soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick | - |
| parasite | 10 | a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | - |
| paranoia | 10 | a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur | - |
| prospect | 14 | the possibility of future success | his prospects as a writer are excellent |
| planting | 11 | a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area | the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner |
| plumbing | 15 | utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage | - |
| pussycat | 15 | informal terms referring to a domestic cat | - |
| piercing | 13 | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | piercing knifelike pains |
| prestige | 11 | a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. | he wanted to achieve power and prestige |
| platinum | 12 | a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits | - |
| politely | 13 | in a polite manner | the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...' |
| probable | 14 | likely but not certain to be or become true or real | he foresaw a probable loss |
| prostate | 10 | relating to the prostate gland | - |
| perceive | 15 | to become aware of through the senses | I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon |
| punctual | 12 | acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed | she expected guests to be punctual at meals |
| pavement | 15 | walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway | - |
| portland | 11 | freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains | - |
| polished | 14 | (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed | polished rice |
| pilgrims | 13 | - | - |
| pipeline | 12 | gossip spread by spoken communication | - |
| provoked | 18 | incited, especially deliberately, to anger | the provoked animal attacked the child |
| portable | 12 | a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried | - |
| pitching | 16 | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | the pitching and tossing was quite exciting |
| pictured | 13 | represented graphically by sketch or design or lines | - |
| pleasing | 11 | giving pleasure and satisfaction | a pleasing piece of news |
| prophets | 15 | the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures | - |
| pavilion | 13 | large and often sumptuous tent | - |
| painless | 10 | not causing physical or psychological pain | painless dentistry |
| praising | 11 | full of or giving praise | - |
| puncture | 12 | reduce or lessen the size or importance of | - |
| plankton | 14 | the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water | - |
| pleading | 12 | begging | - |
| perverse | 13 | resistant to guidance or discipline | a perverse mood |
| polluted | 11 | rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution | polluted lakes and streams |
| powdered | 15 | consisting of fine particles | powdered cellulose |
| ponytail | 13 | a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail | - |
| parental | 10 | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | parental guidance |
| passover | 13 | (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt | - |
| proclaim | 14 | state or announce | The King will proclaim an amnesty |
| perished | 14 | - | - |
| proceeds | 13 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | - |
| promoter | 12 | a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments | - |
| pedestal | 11 | a support or foundation | - |
| prodigal | 12 | a recklessly extravagant consumer | - |
| presumed | 13 | - | - |
| pinpoint | 12 | locate exactly | can you pinpoint the position of the enemy? |
| playtime | 15 | time for play or diversion | - |
| poaching | 16 | cooking in simmering liquid | - |
| popsicle | 14 | ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick | in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly |
| pancreas | 12 | a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin | - |
| paradigm | 14 | the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another) | - |
| pizzeria | 28 | a shop where pizzas are made and sold | - |
| pointers | 10 | - | - |
| peddling | 13 | the act of selling goods for a living | - |
| promptly | 17 | in a punctual manner | he did his homework promptly |
| purified | 14 | - | - |
| pamphlet | 17 | a small book usually having a paper cover | - |
| platypus | 15 | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae | - |
| provider | 14 | someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity | - |
| privates | 13 | external sex organ | - |
| pacifist | 15 | someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes | - |
| pedigree | 12 | the descendants of one individual | - |
| physique | 25 | constitution of the human body | - |
| prudence | 13 | knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | - |
| playback | 21 | electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material | - |
| primates | 12 | an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings | - |
| pendulum | 13 | an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity | - |
| platonic | 12 | free from physical desire | platonic love |
| pushover | 16 | any undertaking that is easy to do | - |
| pachinko | 19 | a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board | - |
| perilous | 10 | fraught with danger | a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat |
| prancing | 13 | - | - |
| paternal | 10 | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | - |
| poignant | 11 | arousing affect | poignant grief cannot endure forever |
| pristine | 10 | completely free from dirt or contamination | pristine mountain snow |
| partisan | 10 | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | - |
| plastics | 12 | - | - |
| pinnacle | 12 | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame |
| penitent | 10 | feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds | - |
| pittance | 12 | an inadequate payment | they work all day for a mere pittance |
| prohibit | 15 | command against | - |
| peekaboo | 16 | a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo! | - |
| prepping | 15 | - | - |
| puzzling | 29 | not clear to the understanding | - |
| patented | 11 | (of devices and processes) protected by patent | they are patented inventions |
| pheasant | 13 | flesh of a pheasant; usually braised | - |
| placenta | 12 | that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form | - |
| playbook | 19 | a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays | the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene |
| piloting | 11 | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place | - |
| plunging | 12 | - | - |
| punitive | 13 | inflicting punishment | punitive justice |
| pedicure | 13 | care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. | - |
| peroxide | 18 | a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels | - |
| preceded | 14 | - | - |
| pacifier | 15 | someone who tries to bring peace | - |
| primeval | 15 | having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state | the forest primeval |
| profiler | 13 | - | - |
| pastoral | 10 | a musical composition that evokes rural life | - |
| proverbs | 15 | an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon) | - |
| pathogen | 14 | any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) | - |
| playmate | 15 | a companion at play | - |
| priestly | 13 | befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood | priestly dedication to the people of his parish |
| pretense | 10 | an artful or simulated semblance | - |
| parmesan | 12 | hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated | - |
| palpable | 14 | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | a palpable lie |
| pretence | 12 | an artful or simulated semblance | - |
| plantain | 10 | a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics | - |
| packaged | 18 | enclosed in a package or protective covering | packaged cereals |
| perfumed | 16 | filled or impregnated with perfume | perfumed boudoir |
| pawnshop | 18 | a shop where loans are made with personal property as security | - |
| prussian | 10 | a German inhabitant of Prussia | - |
| paralyze | 22 | cause to be paralyzed and immobile | The poison paralyzed him |
| polarity | 13 | a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies | he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil |
| polygamy | 19 | the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time | - |
| plugging | 13 | - | - |
| populace | 14 | people in general considered as a whole | - |
| prenatal | 10 | occurring or existing before birth | the prenatal period |
| pantheon | 13 | all the gods of a religion | - |
| prophesy | 18 | deliver a sermon | - |
| procured | 13 | - | - |
| periodic | 13 | recurring or reappearing from time to time | periodic feelings of anxiety |
| panorama | 12 | the visual percept of a region | - |
| poultice | 12 | dress by covering with a therapeutic substance | - |
| prologue | 11 | an introduction to a play | - |
| pastrami | 12 | highly seasoned cut of smoked beef | - |
| penchant | 15 | a strong liking | the Irish have a penchant for blarney |
| pickings | 17 | the act of someone who picks up or takes something | the pickings were easy |
| pledging | 13 | - | - |
| prolific | 15 | bearing in abundance especially offspring | flying foxes are extremely prolific |
| pullover | 13 | a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head | - |
| passerby | 15 | a person who passes by casually or by chance | - |
| pectoral | 12 | either of two large muscles of the chest | - |
| pestered | 11 | troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances | her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions |
| pleiades | 11 | a star cluster in the constellation Taurus | - |
| primrose | 12 | any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads | - |
| punisher | 13 | - | - |
| peerless | 10 | eminent beyond or above comparison | a peerless scholar |
| ploughed | 15 | (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow | - |
| populate | 12 | be an inhabitant of or reside in | - |
| purifier | 13 | an apparatus for removing impurities | - |
| patching | 16 | the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it | - |
| paperboy | 17 | a boy who sells or delivers newspapers | - |
| penknife | 17 | a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens | - |
| pitiless | 10 | without mercy or pity | - |
| passable | 12 | about average; acceptable | - |
| pursuant | 10 | (followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with | pursuant to our agreement |
| patently | 13 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | it is all patently nonsense |
| picklock | 22 | - | - |
| playroom | 15 | a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc) | - |
| postmark | 16 | stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing | - |
| printout | 10 | the output of a computer in printed form | - |
| passbook | 16 | a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks | - |
| paraffin | 16 | (British usage) kerosine | - |
| parakeet | 14 | any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | - |
| purebred | 13 | a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses | - |
| pandemic | 15 | an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world | - |
| parietal | 10 | of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium | parietal lobe |
| pedantic | 13 | marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects | - |
| potbelly | 15 | slang for a paunch | - |
| porthole | 13 | an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through | - |
| populist | 12 | someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite | - |
| palisade | 11 | surround with a wall in order to fortify | - |
| peephole | 15 | a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep | - |
| petulant | 10 | easily irritated or annoyed | - |
| prideful | 14 | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | walked with a prideful swagger |
| profiled | 14 | - | - |
| perfecto | 15 | - | - |
| playgirl | 14 | - | - |
| princely | 15 | ostentatiously rich and superior in quality | a princely sum |
| prompter | 14 | someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech | - |
| palatine | 10 | relating to or lying near the palate | the palatine tonsils |
| paramour | 12 | a woman who cohabits with an important man | - |
| platelet | 10 | tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting | - |
| proofing | 14 | - | - |
| palatial | 10 | suitable for or like a palace | palatial furnishings |
| palomino | 12 | a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail | - |
| pedagogy | 16 | the profession of a teacher | pedagogy is recognized as an important profession |
| pederast | 11 | a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner | - |
| phrasing | 14 | the manner in which something is expressed in words | - |
| plethora | 13 | extreme excess | - |
| presidio | 11 | a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings | Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio |
| pricking | 17 | the act of puncturing with a small point | - |
| parlance | 12 | a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language | - |
| pillaged | 12 | having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence | - |
| playlist | 13 | a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio | - |
| pummeled | 15 | - | - |
| paneling | 11 | a panel or section of panels in a wall or door | - |
| pembroke | 18 | the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail | - |
| plaguing | 12 | - | - |
| poetical | 12 | of or relating to poetry | - |
| puppetry | 17 | a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets) | - |
| pacified | 16 | - | - |
| paganism | 13 | any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism | - |
| paralyse | 13 | cause to be paralyzed and immobile | - |
| penalize | 19 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | The students were penalized for showing up late for class |
| phonetic | 15 | of or relating to speech sounds | phonetic transcription |
| piedmont | 13 | the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley | - |
| proximal | 19 | situated nearest to point of attachment or origin | the proximal end of a bone |
| primping | 15 | careful or finicky grooming | the primping alone took more than an hour |
| pavillon | 13 | - | - |
| pitiable | 12 | inspiring mixed contempt and pity | pitiable lack of character |
| plebeian | 12 | of or associated with the great masses of people | his square plebeian nose |
| porpoise | 12 | any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth | - |
| pressman | 12 | someone whose occupation is printing | - |
| prentice | 12 | works for an expert to learn a trade | - |
| pretrial | 10 | (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases | - |
| puffball | 18 | any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles | - |
| paleface | 15 | - | - |
| perusing | 11 | reading carefully with intent to remember | - |
| permeate | 12 | spread or diffuse through | An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration |
| phantasm | 15 | something existing in perception only | - |
| pharisee | 13 | a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions | - |
| plateful | 13 | the quantity contained in a plate | - |
| pleurisy | 13 | inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer) | - |
| preclude | 13 | make impossible, especially beforehand | - |
| preggers | 12 | - | - |
| partizan | 19 | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | - |
| papillon | 12 | small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat | - |
| pentacle | 12 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon | - |
| piddling | 13 | (informal) small and of little importance | - |
| perspire | 12 | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin | - |
| pervaded | 15 | - | - |
| perjured | 18 | - | - |
| poisoner | 10 | someone who kills with poison | - |
| polonium | 12 | a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor | - |
| positron | 10 | an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation | - |
| protrude | 11 | swell or protrude outwards | - |
| printery | 13 | - | - |
| parterre | 10 | seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) | - |
| pantsuit | 10 | a pair of pants and a matching jacket worn by women | - |
| pennines | 10 | a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers | - |
| perfumer | 15 | a person who makes (and sells) perfumes | - |
| phimosis | 15 | an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans | - |
| pickaxes | 23 | - | - |
| perineum | 12 | the general region between the anus and the genital organs | - |
| planchet | 15 | a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin | - |
| polyglot | 14 | a person who speaks more than one language | - |
| polisher | 13 | a power tool used to buff surfaces | - |
| preamble | 14 | a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) | - |
| psyching | 19 | - | - |
| publican | 14 | the keeper of a public house | - |
| purveyor | 16 | someone who supplies provisions (especially food) | - |
| partaken | 14 | - | - |
| parabola | 12 | a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve | - |
| parallax | 17 | the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object | - |
| peacenik | 16 | someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations | - |
| phalange | 14 | - | - |
| pinwheel | 16 | perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels | - |
| pinecone | 12 | the seed-producing cone of a pine tree | - |
| postcode | 13 | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail | - |
| populous | 12 | densely populated | - |
| prodding | 13 | a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something | the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves |
| progeria | 11 | a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child | - |
| purulent | 10 | containing pus | a purulent wound |
| pureness | 10 | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil | - |
| paginate | 11 | number the pages of a book or manuscript | - |
| pacifism | 17 | the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable | - |
| pastiche | 15 | a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources | - |
| penciled | 13 | drawn or written with a pencil | a penciled sketch |
| pinprick | 18 | a minor annoyance | - |
| plodding | 13 | (of movement) slow and laborious | - |
| prettily | 13 | in a pretty manner | all this is most prettily done |
| protegee | 11 | a woman protege | - |
| procurer | 12 | someone who obtains or acquires | the procurer of opera tickets |
| principe | 14 | an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe | - |
| pushcart | 15 | wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels | their pushcart was piled high with groceries |
| pugilist | 11 | someone who fights with his fists for sport | - |
| purposed | 13 | - | - |
| purplish | 15 | of a color intermediate between red and blue | - |
| pashmina | 15 | - | - |
| peepshow | 18 | an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass | - |
| polemics | 14 | the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors | - |
| plopping | 15 | - | - |
| pouncing | 13 | - | - |
| prettied | 11 | - | - |
| prattler | 10 | someone who speaks in a childish way | - |
| protozoa | 19 | in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers | - |
| pugilism | 13 | fighting with the fists | - |
| palestra | 10 | a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes | - |
| paroxysm | 22 | a sudden uncontrollable attack | a paroxysm of giggling |
| papering | 13 | the application of wallpaper | - |
| penlight | 14 | a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen | - |
| pelvises | 13 | - | - |
| pedantry | 14 | an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning | - |
| phosphor | 18 | a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes | - |
| pickwick | 25 | - | - |
| pivoting | 14 | - | - |
| pitchman | 17 | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) | - |
| pilotage | 11 | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place | - |
| plutonic | 12 | of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro | - |
| polymath | 18 | a person of great and varied learning | - |
| polluter | 10 | a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment | - |
| plectrum | 14 | a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | - |
| populism | 14 | the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite | - |
| poppadom | 17 | - | - |
| priapism | 14 | condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal | - |
| priggish | 15 | exaggeratedly proper | - |
| prurient | 10 | characterized by lust | prurient literature |
| paleness | 10 | the property of having a naturally light complexion | - |
| passably | 15 | to certain extent or degree | - |
| parasail | 10 | parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car | - |
| perforce | 15 | - | - |
| penumbra | 14 | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra | - |
| personae | 10 | - | - |
| pervious | 13 | admitting of passage or entrance | pervious soil |
| planking | 15 | (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship) | - |
| pilferer | 13 | a thief who steals without using violence | - |
| pinochle | 15 | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist | - |
| polarize | 19 | cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions | - |
| politico | 12 | a person active in party politics | - |
| pliocene | 12 | from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals | - |
| playbill | 15 | a theatrical program | he couldn't find her name on the playbill |
| pleating | 11 | the act of folding in parallel folds | - |
| pratfall | 13 | an embarrassing mistake | - |
| premolar | 12 | a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars | - |
| prefaced | 16 | - | - |
| protease | 10 | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis | - |
| provable | 15 | capable of being demonstrated or proved | practical truth provable to all men |
| psalmist | 12 | a composer of sacred songs | - |
| psalmody | 16 | the act of singing psalms or hymns | - |
| probated | 13 | - | - |
| prophase | 15 | the first stage of meiosis | - |
| profaned | 14 | treated irreverently or sacrilegiously | - |
| putative | 13 | purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds | the foundling's putative father |
| padishah | 17 | - | - |
| pathless | 13 | lacking pathways | - |
| pastille | 10 | a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat | - |
| parented | 11 | having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates | - |
| pardoner | 11 | a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense | - |
| parkland | 15 | a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property | - |
| paraquat | 19 | a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide | - |
| peperoni | 12 | - | - |
| philomel | 15 | - | - |
| perineal | 10 | of or relating to the perineum | perineal pains |
| perjurer | 17 | a person who deliberately gives false testimony | - |
| phantasy | 16 | imagination unrestricted by reality | - |
| placidly | 16 | in a quiet and tranquil manner | the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes |
| playable | 15 | capable of or suitable for being played or played on | a playable lie in golf |
| pilsener | 10 | a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen | - |
| pinscher | 15 | any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped | - |
| pollywog | 17 | a larval frog or toad | - |
| pleonasm | 12 | using more words than necessary | - |
| plumping | 15 | very large; of exceptional size for its kind | won by a plumping majority |
| postural | 10 | of or relating to or involving posture | postural exercises |
| potently | 13 | in a manner having a powerful influence | Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind |
| poundage | 12 | placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law | - |
| poolroom | 12 | a room with pool tables where pool is played | - |
| poorness | 10 | the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | - |
| porphyry | 21 | any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals | - |
| preorder | 11 | - | - |
| prejudge | 19 | judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence | - |
| provably | 18 | in an obvious and provable manner | - |
| propound | 13 | put forward, as of an idea | - |
| ptomaine | 12 | any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria | - |
| prolapse | 12 | the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) | - |
| pulsated | 11 | - | - |
| puissant | 10 | powerful | - |
| pullback | 18 | a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back | the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks |
| puncheon | 15 | - | - |
| puniness | 10 | the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous | - |
| panelled | 11 | - | - |
| parsneps | 12 | - | - |
| partings | 11 | - | - |
| partitas | 10 | - | - |
| partlets | 10 | - | - |
| partures | 10 | - | - |
| partwork | 17 | - | - |
| partiers | 10 | - | - |
| parsnips | 12 | - | - |
| parsonic | 12 | - | - |
| partaker | 14 | someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share | - |
| partakes | 14 | - | - |
| partials | 10 | - | - |
| partible | 12 | (of e.g. property) capable of being parted or divided | a partible estate |
| partyers | 13 | - | - |
| partyism | 15 | - | - |
| paspalum | 14 | tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States | - |
| pasquils | 19 | - | - |
| passades | 11 | - | - |
| passados | 11 | - | - |
| passaged | 12 | - | - |
| passager | 11 | - | - |
| pashalik | 17 | - | - |
| parvenue | 13 | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position | - |
| parvenus | 13 | - | - |
| parvises | 13 | - | - |
| parvolin | 13 | - | - |
| paschals | 15 | - | - |
| paseared | 11 | - | - |
| pashadom | 16 | - | - |
| pashalic | 15 | - | - |
| passages | 11 | - | - |
| parslied | 11 | - | - |
| parkways | 20 | - | - |
| parodies | 11 | - | - |
| parodist | 11 | mimics literary or musical style for comic effect | - |
| paroemia | 12 | - | - |
| parolees | 10 | - | - |
| paroling | 11 | - | - |
| paronyms | 15 | - | - |
| paronymy | 18 | - | - |
| paroquet | 19 | any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | - |
| parodied | 12 | - | - |
| parochin | 15 | - | - |
| parlando | 11 | - | - |
| parlante | 10 | - | - |
| parlayed | 14 | - | - |
| parleyed | 14 | - | - |
| parleyer | 13 | - | - |
| parlours | 10 | - | - |
| parosmia | 12 | - | - |
| parotids | 11 | - | - |
| parotoid | 11 | - | - |
| parrocks | 16 | - | - |
| parroket | 14 | any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | - |
| parroted | 11 | - | - |
| parroter | 10 | - | - |
| parrotry | 13 | - | - |
| parrying | 14 | - | - |
| parsable | 12 | - | - |
| parsings | 11 | - | - |
| parritch | 15 | - | - |
| parriers | 10 | - | - |
