6-letter words starting with PU
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter PU. This section showcases how PU 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 PU, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 12 | people in general considered as a whole | he is a hero in the eyes of the public |
| pushed | 12 | - | - |
| punish | 11 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again |
| purple | 10 | a purple color or pigment | - |
| puppet | 12 | a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | - |
| puzzle | 26 | be a mystery or bewildering to | - |
| pursue | 8 | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in | She pursued many activities |
| purely | 11 | restricted to something | - |
| purity | 11 | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil | - |
| pumped | 13 | tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline | we were really pumped up for the race |
| puddle | 10 | eliminate urine | - |
| puking | 13 | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | - |
| purify | 14 | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | purify the water |
| pusher | 11 | a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes | - |
| purest | 8 | - | - |
| pundit | 9 | someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field | - |
| puffed | 15 | gathered for protruding fullness | - |
| putter | 8 | work lightly | - |
| pulpit | 10 | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | - |
| pulley | 11 | a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope | - |
| putrid | 9 | in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor | horrible like raw and putrid flesh |
| pucker | 14 | to gather something into small wrinkles or folds | She puckered her lips |
| pummel | 12 | strike, usually with the fist | The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators |
| punter | 8 | someone who bets | - |
| punchy | 16 | - | - |
| puffer | 14 | any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers | - |
| puller | 8 | someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something | - |
| pueblo | 10 | a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs | - |
| purser | 8 | an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare | - |
| purist | 8 | someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) | - |
| putsch | 13 | a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force | - |
| puffin | 14 | any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills | - |
| pulsar | 8 | a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation | - |
| pulque | 17 | fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey | - |
| purana | 8 | a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances | - |
| pumice | 12 | a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive | - |
| purdah | 12 | a state of social isolation | - |
| punnet | 8 | a small light basket used as a measure for fruits | - |
| pubbed | 13 | - | - |
| pubcos | 12 | - | - |
| pucans | 10 | - | - |
| pucest | 10 | - | - |
| pucked | 15 | - | - |
| puckle | 14 | - | - |
| pudden | 10 | - | - |
| pudder | 10 | - | - |
| puddly | 13 | - | - |
| pudent | 9 | - | - |
| pudeur | 9 | - | - |
| pudges | 10 | - | - |
| pudors | 9 | - | - |
| pudsey | 12 | - | - |
| puered | 9 | - | - |
| pugged | 11 | - | - |
| puggie | 10 | - | - |
| puggle | 10 | - | - |
| puggry | 13 | - | - |
| pugils | 9 | - | - |
| pugree | 9 | - | - |
| puirer | 8 | - | - |
| puisne | 8 | - | - |
| puisny | 11 | - | - |
| pujahs | 18 | - | - |
| pujari | 15 | - | - |
| pukeko | 16 | - | - |
| pukers | 12 | - | - |
| pukier | 12 | - | - |
| pukkah | 19 | - | - |
| pulaos | 8 | - | - |
| pulers | 8 | - | - |
| pulier | 8 | - | - |
| puling | 9 | - | - |
| pulkas | 12 | - | - |
| pulkha | 15 | - | - |
| pulled | 9 | - | - |
| pullet | 8 | flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying | - |
| pullup | 10 | - | - |
| pullus | 8 | - | - |
| pulpal | 10 | - | - |
| pulped | 11 | - | - |
| pulper | 10 | - | - |
| pulsed | 9 | - | - |
| pulser | 8 | - | - |
| pulses | 8 | - | - |
| pultan | 8 | - | - |
| pulton | 8 | - | - |
| pultun | 8 | - | - |
| pulver | 11 | - | - |
| pulvil | 11 | - | - |
| pulwar | 11 | - | - |
| pumelo | 10 | - | - |
| pumies | 10 | - | - |
| pumper | 12 | - | - |
| punani | 8 | - | - |
| punany | 11 | - | - |
| punced | 11 | - | - |
| punces | 10 | - | - |
| puncta | 10 | - | - |
| puncto | 10 | - | - |
| pungas | 9 | - | - |
| pungle | 9 | - | - |
| punier | 8 | - | - |
| punily | 11 | in a puny manner | - |
| punjis | 15 | - | - |
| punkah | 15 | a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room | - |
| punkas | 12 | - | - |
| punker | 12 | - | - |
| punkey | 15 | minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects | - |
| punkie | 12 | minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects | - |
| punkin | 12 | - | - |
| punned | 9 | - | - |
| punner | 8 | - | - |
| punted | 9 | - | - |
| puntee | 8 | - | - |
| puntos | 8 | - | - |
| pupate | 10 | develop into a pupa | the insect larva pupate |
| pupils | 10 | - | - |
| pupped | 13 | - | - |
| purdas | 9 | - | - |
| pureed | 9 | - | - |
| purees | 8 | - | - |
| purfle | 11 | - | - |
| purfly | 14 | - | - |
| purged | 10 | - | - |
| purger | 9 | - | - |
| purges | 9 | - | - |
| purims | 10 | - | - |
| purine | 8 | a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances | - |
| puring | 9 | - | - |
| purins | 8 | - | - |
| puriri | 8 | - | - |
| purism | 10 | scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) | linguistic purisms |
| purled | 9 | - | - |
| purler | 8 | - | - |
| purlin | 8 | - | - |
| purpie | 10 | - | - |
| purply | 13 | - | - |
| purred | 9 | - | - |
| pursed | 9 | - | - |
| purses | 8 | - | - |
| pursew | 11 | - | - |
| purvey | 14 | supply with provisions | - |
| pushes | 11 | - | - |
| pushup | 13 | an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms | - |
| pusled | 9 | - | - |
| pusles | 8 | - | - |
| pusley | 11 | - | - |
| pussel | 8 | - | - |
| pusser | 8 | - | - |
| pusses | 8 | - | - |
| pussly | 11 | weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan | - |
| puteal | 8 | - | - |
| puteli | 8 | - | - |
| putlog | 9 | - | - |
| putoff | 14 | a pretext for delay or inaction | - |
| putois | 8 | - | - |
| putons | 8 | - | - |
| putout | 8 | an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout) | the first baseman made 15 putouts |
| putted | 9 | - | - |
| puttee | 8 | a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I | - |
| putten | 8 | - | - |
| puttie | 8 | - | - |
| puture | 8 | - | - |
| putzed | 18 | - | - |
| putzes | 17 | - | - |
| puzels | 17 | - | - |
| puzzel | 26 | - | - |
