SOWPODS dictionary

3 letter words that start with P

74 three-letter words begin with P.

Every three-letter word that begins with P in SOWPODS: 74 words, grouped by second letter with the Scrabble score on each. Useful for crosswords, Wordscapes and building onto a P already on the board.

Highest scorer: PYX at 15 points. 74 words total.
3-letter words starting with PA (14)
  • PAC7
  • PAD6
  • PAH8
  • PAL5
  • PAM7
  • PAN5
  • PAP7
  • PAR5
  • PAS5
  • PAT5
  • PAV8
  • PAW8
  • PAX12
  • PAY8
3-letter words starting with PE (12)
  • PEA5
  • PEC7
  • PED6
  • PEE5
  • PEG6
  • PEH8
  • PEN5
  • PEP7
  • PER5
  • PES5
  • PET5
  • PEW8
3-letter words starting with PH (3)
  • PHI8
  • PHO8
  • PHT8
3-letter words starting with PI (11)
  • PIA5
  • PIC7
  • PIE5
  • PIG6
  • PIN5
  • PIP7
  • PIR5
  • PIS5
  • PIT5
  • PIU5
  • PIX12
3-letter words starting with PL (2)
  • PLU5
  • PLY8
3-letter words starting with PO (13)
  • POA5
  • POD6
  • POH8
  • POI5
  • POL5
  • POM7
  • POO5
  • POP7
  • POS5
  • POT5
  • POW8
  • POX12
  • POZ14
3-letter words starting with PR (3)
  • PRE5
  • PRO5
  • PRY8
3-letter words starting with PS (2)
  • PSI5
  • PST5
3-letter words starting with PU (11)
  • PUB7
  • PUD6
  • PUG6
  • PUH8
  • PUL5
  • PUN5
  • PUP7
  • PUR5
  • PUS5
  • PUT5
  • PUY8
3-letter words starting with PY (3)
  • PYA8
  • PYE8
  • PYX15

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74 three-letter words that begin with P

74 of the 1,292 three-letter words in SOWPODS start with P, which is 5.7% of the list. That makes P the 3rd most common opening letter for three-letter words.

The most common second letters are A (14) and O (13). Most of the words end in T (7), with P next at 5.

7 repeat a letter, like PAP and PEE, and 67 use three different letters. The top scorer is PYX at 15 points in Scrabble, followed by POZ on 14.

Questions about three-letter words starting with P

How many three-letter words start with P?

There are 74 three-letter words that start with P in the SOWPODS dictionary, out of 1,292 three-letter words in total.

Which three-letter word starting with P scores the most in Scrabble?

PYX is worth 15 points, the highest of the 74 words in this list.

What is the most common second letter in three-letter words that start with P?

A is the most common second letter, with 14 words (PA...).

Are all of these words valid in Scrabble?

Every word comes from SOWPODS, the international Scrabble word list. If you play North American Scrabble or Words With Friends, a few of the rarer entries may not be accepted.