6 Letter Words Starting with P

Common six-letter words that start with P

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• people 10/13 (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
• please 8/10 give pleasure to or be pleasing to
• pretty 11/11 pleasing by delicacy or grace
• police 10/13 the force of policemen and officers
• person 8/10 a human being
• public 12/17 people in general considered as a whole
• picked 15/17 (form of pick) select carefully from a group
• prison 8/10 a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
• pardon 9/11 accept an excuse for
• plenty 11/13 a full supply
• played 12/13 (form of play) participate in games or sport
• places 10/13 (form of place) a point located with respect to surface features of some region
• papers 10/12 writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
• passed 9/10 (form of passe) out of fashion
• pulled 9/13 (form of pull) cause to move by pulling
• prince 10/13 a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
• paying 12/14 yielding a fair profit
• phoebe 13/14 the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
• planet 8/11 (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by…
• player 11/12 (form of play) participate in games or sport
• powers 11/12 (form of power) possession of controlling influence
• pocket 14/16 a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
• pieces 10/12 (form of piece) a separate part of a whole
• prefer 11/12 like better
• points 8/10 (form of point) a geometric element that has position but no extension
• pounds 9/12 (form of pound) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
• period 9/10 an amount of time
• policy 13/15 a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
• priest 8/9 a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites
• pierce 10/12 cut or make a way through
• pissed 9/10 aroused to impatience or anger
• proper 10/12 marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
• poison 8/10 spoil as if by poison
• parker 12/13 United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
• pushed 12/13 (form of push) move with force
• potter 8/9 a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
• photos 11/11 (form of photo) a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
• palace 10/13 a large and stately mansion
• packed 15/17 extremely crowed or filled to capacity
• planes 8/11 (form of plane) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
• prints 8/10 (form of print) the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
• powder 12/13 a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles
• prayer 11/11 the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
• porter 8/9 a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
• patrol 8/10 a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
• palmer 10/13 United States golfer (born in 1929)
• polite 8/10 showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
• poetry 11/11 literature in metrical form
• parent 8/10 a father or mother
• phones 11/12 (form of phone) electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then…

The 1,000 most common of 1,037 six-letter words that start with P

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