7-letter words starting with PA
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter PA. This section showcases how PA 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 PA, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| passing | 10 | lasting a very short time | a passing fancy |
| 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 |
| painful | 12 | causing physical discomfort | bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful |
| patrick | 15 | Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century | - |
| package | 16 | put into a box | - |
| panting | 10 | any fabric used to make trousers | - |
| painted | 10 | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | the painted desert |
| payment | 14 | the act of paying money | - |
| panties | 9 | - | - |
| pattern | 9 | a customary way of operation or behavior | they changed their dietary pattern |
| packing | 16 | carrying something in a pack on the back | the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts |
| 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 | - |
| pajamas | 18 | - | - |
| partial | 9 | (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for | partial to horror movies |
| panther | 12 | large American feline resembling a lion | - |
| payback | 20 | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | - |
| 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 | - |
| pancake | 15 | a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle | - |
| 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 | - |
| passive | 12 | lacking in energy or will | Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself |
| paradox | 17 | (logic) a statement that contradicts itself | `I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| parched | 15 | dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | parched soil |
| 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 |
| paprika | 15 | plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers | - |
| pastime | 11 | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | sailing is her favorite pastime |
| parsley | 12 | annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves | - |
| padding | 12 | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort | - |
| partake | 13 | consume | - |
| partied | 10 | - | - |
| parable | 11 | a short moral story (often with animal characters) | - |
| payload | 13 | goods carried by a large vehicle | - |
| pathway | 18 | a trodden path | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| papyrus | 14 | tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times | - |
| paddock | 17 | pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race | - |
| parkway | 19 | a wide scenic road planted with trees | - |
| parquet | 18 | a floor made of parquetry | - |
| paroled | 10 | - | - |
| patting | 10 | - | - |
| parapet | 11 | fortification consisting of a low wall | - |
| pascual | 11 | - | - |
| pasties | 9 | - | - |
| parasol | 9 | a handheld collapsible source of shade | - |
| paladin | 10 | someone who fights for a cause | - |
| pairing | 10 | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | - |
| panicky | 18 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | became panicky as the snow deepened |
| paisley | 12 | a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes | - |
| pageboy | 15 | a boy who is employed to run errands | - |
| papoose | 11 | an American Indian infant | - |
| 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 | - |
| palazzo | 27 | - | - |
| parfait | 12 | layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream | - |
| pasting | 10 | - | - |
| pausing | 10 | - | - |
| panache | 14 | distinctive and stylish elegance | - |
| palaver | 12 | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | He palavered her into going along |
| 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 | - |
| panacea | 11 | hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | - |
| panning | 10 | - | - |
| passkey | 16 | key that secures entrance everywhere | - |
| padrone | 10 | an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. | - |
| parolee | 9 | someone released on probation or on parole | - |
| parsnip | 11 | a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root | - |
| patella | 9 | a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint | - |
| paucity | 14 | an insufficient quantity or number | - |
| palmist | 11 | fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms | - |
| paddler | 11 | someone paddling a canoe | - |
| palabra | 11 | - | - |
| palsied | 10 | affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor | palsied hands |
| parador | 10 | - | - |
| partook | 13 | - | - |
| papilla | 11 | a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell | the papillae of the tongue |
| paresis | 9 | a slight or partial paralysis | - |
| parried | 10 | - | - |
| passant | 9 | in walking position with right foreleg raised | - |
| paunchy | 17 | having a large belly | - |
| 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 | - |
| palfrey | 15 | especially a light saddle horse for a woman | - |
| palling | 10 | - | - |
| palpate | 11 | examine (a body part) by palpation | The nurse palpated the patient's stomach |
| panoply | 14 | a complete and impressive array | - |
| parlous | 9 | fraught with danger | a parlous journey on stormy seas |
| parvenu | 12 | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position | - |
| pablums | 13 | - | - |
| pabular | 11 | - | - |
| pabulum | 13 | any substance that can be used as food | - |
| pacable | 13 | - | - |
| paceman | 13 | - | - |
| pacemen | 13 | - | - |
| paceway | 17 | - | - |
| pachaks | 18 | - | - |
| pachisi | 14 | an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board | - |
| pachuco | 16 | a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes | - |
| paciest | 11 | - | - |
| pacings | 12 | - | - |
| packers | 15 | - | - |
| packets | 15 | - | - |
| packman | 17 | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) | - |
| packmen | 17 | - | - |
| packwax | 25 | - | - |
| packway | 21 | - | - |
| paction | 11 | - | - |
| paczkis | 24 | - | - |
| padangs | 11 | - | - |
| padauks | 14 | - | - |
| padders | 11 | - | - |
| paddies | 11 | - | - |
| paddled | 12 | - | - |
| paddles | 11 | - | - |
| padella | 10 | - | - |
| padnags | 11 | - | - |
| padouks | 14 | - | - |
| padrona | 10 | - | - |
| padroni | 10 | - | - |
| padsaws | 13 | - | - |
| padshah | 16 | - | - |
| paellas | 9 | - | - |
| paenula | 9 | - | - |
| paeonic | 11 | - | - |
| paesani | 9 | - | - |
| paesano | 9 | - | - |
| paesans | 9 | - | - |
| pageful | 13 | - | - |
| paginal | 10 | - | - |
| pagings | 11 | - | - |
| pagodas | 11 | - | - |
| pagurid | 11 | - | - |
| pahlavi | 15 | Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) | - |
| paidles | 10 | - | - |
| paigles | 10 | - | - |
| paiking | 14 | - | - |
| pailful | 12 | the quantity contained in a pail | - |
| paillon | 9 | - | - |
| painims | 11 | - | - |
| paining | 10 | - | - |
| paiocke | 15 | - | - |
| paiocks | 15 | - | - |
| pairest | 9 | - | - |
| pairial | 9 | - | - |
| paisana | 9 | - | - |
| paisano | 9 | - | - |
| paisans | 9 | - | - |
| pajocke | 22 | - | - |
| pajocks | 22 | - | - |
| pakahis | 16 | - | - |
| pakapoo | 15 | - | - |
| pakehas | 16 | - | - |
| pakfong | 17 | - | - |
| pakihis | 16 | - | - |
| pakokos | 17 | - | - |
| pakoras | 13 | - | - |
| paktong | 14 | - | - |
| palaced | 12 | - | - |
| palaces | 11 | - | - |
| palagis | 10 | - | - |
| palamae | 11 | - | - |
| palapas | 11 | - | - |
| palases | 9 | - | - |
| palatal | 9 | relating to or lying near the palate | palatal index |
| palated | 10 | - | - |
| palates | 9 | - | - |
| palazzi | 27 | - | - |
| paleate | 9 | - | - |
| paletot | 9 | - | - |
| paliest | 9 | - | - |
| palikar | 13 | - | - |
| palings | 10 | - | - |
| palinka | 13 | - | - |
| palkees | 13 | - | - |
| pallahs | 12 | - | - |
| pallets | 9 | - | - |
| pallial | 9 | - | - |
| pallied | 10 | - | - |
| pallier | 9 | - | - |
| pallies | 9 | - | - |
| pallium | 11 | (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell | - |
| pallone | 9 | an Italian game similar to tennis | - |
| pallors | 9 | - | - |
| palmary | 14 | - | - |
| palmate | 11 | of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point | - |
| palmers | 11 | - | - |
| palmful | 14 | - | - |
| palmier | 11 | - | - |
| palmies | 11 | - | - |
| palmiet | 11 | - | - |
| palming | 12 | - | - |
| palmtop | 13 | - | - |
| palolos | 9 | - | - |
| palping | 12 | - | - |
| palship | 14 | - | - |
| palsier | 9 | - | - |
| palsies | 9 | - | - |
| palters | 9 | - | - |
| paludal | 10 | - | - |
| paludic | 12 | - | - |
| pampean | 13 | - | - |
| pampero | 13 | - | - |
| pampers | 13 | - | - |
| pampoen | 13 | - | - |
| panadas | 10 | - | - |
| panamas | 11 | - | - |
| panaxes | 16 | - | - |
| panchax | 21 | - | - |
| pandani | 10 | - | - |
| pandans | 10 | - | - |
| pandars | 10 | - | - |
| pandect | 12 | - | - |
| panders | 10 | - | - |
| pandied | 11 | - | - |
| pandies | 10 | - | - |
| pandits | 10 | - | - |
| pandoor | 10 | - | - |
| pandore | 10 | - | - |
| pandour | 10 | - | - |
| pandrop | 12 | - | - |
| pandura | 10 | - | - |
| paneers | 9 | - | - |
| paneity | 12 | - | - |
| paneled | 10 | fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting | - |
| panfish | 15 | any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market | - |
| panfuls | 12 | - | - |
| pangamy | 15 | - | - |
| pangene | 10 | - | - |
| pangens | 10 | - | - |
| panging | 11 | - | - |
| pangram | 12 | - | - |
| panicks | 15 | - | - |
| panicle | 11 | compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers | - |
| panicum | 13 | panic grass | - |
| paniers | 9 | - | - |
| paninis | 9 | - | - |
| paniscs | 11 | - | - |
| panisks | 13 | - | - |
| panlike | 13 | - | - |
| pannage | 10 | - | - |
| panners | 9 | - | - |
| pannick | 15 | - | - |
| pannier | 9 | a large basket (usually one of a pair) carried by a beast of burden or on by a person | - |
| pannist | 9 | - | - |
| pannose | 9 | - | - |
| panocha | 14 | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts | - |
| panoche | 14 | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts | - |
| panpipe | 13 | a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together | - |
| pansied | 10 | - | - |
| pansies | 9 | - | - |
| panters | 9 | - | - |
| pantile | 9 | a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap | - |
| pantine | 9 | - | - |
| pantleg | 10 | - | - |
| pantler | 9 | - | - |
| pantons | 9 | - | - |
| pantoum | 11 | - | - |
| pantuns | 9 | - | - |
| panzers | 18 | - | - |
| papable | 13 | - | - |
| papadam | 14 | - | - |
| papadom | 14 | - | - |
| papadum | 14 | - | - |
| papains | 11 | - | - |
| papally | 14 | - | - |
| papasan | 11 | - | - |
| papauma | 13 | - | - |
| papaver | 14 | type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers | - |
| papayan | 14 | - | - |
| papayas | 14 | - | - |
| papered | 12 | - | - |
| paperer | 11 | one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper | - |
| paphian | 14 | - | - |
| papilio | 11 | - | - |
| papisms | 13 | - | - |
| papists | 11 | - | - |
| pappier | 13 | - | - |
| pappies | 13 | - | - |
| papping | 14 | - | - |
| pappose | 13 | (of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles | - |
| pappous | 13 | - | - |
| paprica | 13 | - | - |
| papulae | 11 | - | - |
| papular | 11 | - | - |
| papulas | 11 | - | - |
| papules | 11 | - | - |
| papyral | 14 | - | - |
| paraben | 11 | - | - |
| paracme | 13 | - | - |
| paraded | 11 | - | - |
| parader | 10 | walks with regular or stately step | - |
| parades | 10 | - | - |
| parados | 10 | - | - |
| parafle | 12 | - | - |
| parages | 10 | - | - |
| paramos | 11 | - | - |
| parangs | 10 | - | - |
| paranym | 14 | - | - |
| paraphs | 14 | - | - |
| paratha | 12 | - | - |
| parazoa | 18 | multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera | - |
| parbake | 15 | - | - |
| parboil | 11 | cook (vegetables) briefly | - |
| parcels | 11 | - | - |
| parches | 14 | - | - |
| pardahs | 13 | - | - |
| pardale | 10 | - | - |
| pardals | 10 | - | - |
| pardine | 10 | - | - |
| pardons | 10 | - | - |
| pareira | 9 | - | - |
| parella | 9 | - | - |
| parelle | 9 | - | - |
| parents | 9 | - | - |
| pareras | 9 | - | - |
| parerga | 10 | - | - |
| pareses | 9 | - | - |
| paretic | 11 | a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis) | - |
| pargana | 10 | - | - |
| pargets | 10 | - | - |
| parging | 11 | - | - |
| pargoes | 10 | - | - |
| pariahs | 12 | - | - |
| parials | 9 | - | - |
| parians | 9 | - | - |
| parings | 10 | - | - |
| parises | 9 | - | - |
| parison | 9 | - | - |
| paritor | 9 | - | - |
| parkade | 14 | - | - |
| parkees | 13 | - | - |
| parkers | 13 | - | - |
| parkier | 13 | - | - |
| parkies | 13 | - | - |
| parkins | 13 | - | - |
| parkish | 16 | - | - |
| parkour | 13 | - | - |
| parlays | 12 | - | - |
| parleys | 12 | - | - |
| parlies | 9 | - | - |
| parling | 10 | - | - |
| parlors | 9 | - | - |
| parodic | 12 | - | - |
| parodoi | 10 | - | - |
| parodos | 10 | - | - |
| paroles | 9 | - | - |
| paronym | 14 | a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling | - |
| parores | 9 | - | - |
| parotic | 11 | - | - |
| parotid | 10 | relating to or located near the parotid gland | - |
| parotis | 9 | - | - |
| parpane | 11 | - | - |
| parpend | 12 | - | - |
| parpens | 11 | - | - |
| parpent | 11 | - | - |
| parping | 12 | - | - |
| parrals | 9 | - | - |
| parrels | 9 | - | - |
| parrier | 9 | - | - |
| parries | 9 | - | - |
| parring | 10 | - | - |
| parrock | 15 | - | - |
| parrots | 9 | - | - |
| parroty | 12 | - | - |
| parsecs | 11 | - | - |
| parsers | 9 | - | - |
| parsing | 10 | - | - |
| parsnep | 11 | - | - |
| partans | 9 | - | - |
| parters | 9 | - | - |
| partier | 9 | - | - |
| parties | 9 | - | - |
| partita | 9 | (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century | - |
| partite | 9 | - | - |
| partlet | 9 | - | - |
| partons | 9 | - | - |
| parture | 9 | - | - |
| partway | 15 | - | - |
| partyer | 12 | - | - |
| parulis | 9 | - | - |
| paruras | 9 | - | - |
| parures | 9 | - | - |
| parvise | 12 | - | - |
| pascals | 11 | - | - |
| paschal | 14 | of or relating to Passover or Easter | paschal lamb |
| pasears | 9 | - | - |
| paselas | 9 | - | - |
| pashims | 14 | - | - |
| pashing | 13 | - | - |
| pashkas | 16 | - | - |
| paskhas | 16 | - | - |
| paspies | 11 | - | - |
| pasquil | 18 | - | - |
| passade | 10 | - | - |
| passado | 10 | (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward | - |
| passata | 9 | - | - |
| passels | 9 | - | - |
| passers | 9 | - | - |
| passman | 11 | - | - |
| passmen | 11 | - | - |
| passout | 9 | - | - |
| pastels | 9 | - | - |
| pastern | 9 | the part between the fetlock and the hoof | - |
| pasters | 9 | - | - |
| pasteup | 11 | - | - |
| pastier | 9 | - | - |
| pastils | 9 | - | - |
| pastily | 12 | - | - |
| pastina | 9 | - | - |
| pastors | 9 | - | - |
| patacas | 11 | - | - |
| patagia | 10 | - | - |
| patakas | 13 | - | - |
| patamar | 11 | - | - |
| patball | 11 | - | - |
| patcher | 14 | - | - |
| patches | 14 | - | - |
| patency | 14 | the property of being easy to see and understand | - |
| patents | 9 | - | - |
| paterae | 9 | - | - |
| pathics | 14 | - | - |
| pathing | 13 | - | - |
| patible | 11 | - | - |
| patikis | 13 | - | - |
| patinae | 9 | - | - |
| patinas | 9 | - | - |
| patined | 10 | - | - |
| patines | 9 | - | - |
| patness | 9 | timely convenience | - |
| patonce | 11 | - | - |
| patoots | 9 | - | - |
| patrial | 9 | a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent) | - |
| patrico | 11 | - | - |
| patrols | 9 | - | - |
| patrons | 9 | - | - |
| patroon | 9 | - | - |
| patsies | 9 | - | - |
| pattens | 9 | - | - |
| patters | 9 | - | - |
| pattest | 9 | - | - |
| patties | 9 | - | - |
| pattles | 9 | - | - |
| patulin | 9 | - | - |
| patzers | 18 | - | - |
| paucals | 11 | - | - |
| paughty | 16 | - | - |
| paulins | 9 | - | - |
| paunces | 11 | - | - |
| paupers | 11 | - | - |
| pausers | 9 | - | - |
| pavages | 13 | - | - |
| pavanes | 12 | - | - |
| pavings | 13 | - | - |
| paviors | 12 | - | - |
| paviour | 12 | a machine for laying pavement | - |
| paviser | 12 | - | - |
| pavises | 12 | - | - |
| pavisse | 12 | - | - |
| pavones | 12 | - | - |
| pawawed | 16 | - | - |
| pawkier | 16 | - | - |
| pawkily | 19 | - | - |
| pawnage | 13 | - | - |
| pawnces | 14 | - | - |
| pawnees | 12 | - | - |
| pawners | 12 | - | - |
| pawning | 13 | - | - |
| pawnors | 12 | - | - |
| pawpaws | 17 | - | - |
| paxiuba | 18 | - | - |
| payably | 17 | - | - |
| paydays | 16 | - | - |
| paydown | 16 | - | - |
| payfone | 15 | - | - |
| payings | 13 | - | - |
| paylist | 12 | - | - |
| paynims | 14 | - | - |
| payoffs | 18 | - | - |
| payolas | 12 | - | - |
| payouts | 12 | - | - |
| paysage | 13 | - | - |
| paystub | 14 | - | - |
| paywall | 15 | - | - |
| pazzazz | 45 | - | - |
