2,497 Words Starting With PA
The prefix PA appears in 2,497 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 432 entries. Average word length: 8.9 letters.
P is the third most common starting letter. It covers the physical (push, pull, press), the conceptual (purpose, principle, proof), and the scientific (photon, protein, polymer).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with PA: PAZAZZES (37 pts), PAZAZZ (35 pts), PARAMYXOVIRUSES (32 pts), PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (32 pts), PANCREOZYMINS (31 pts). The shortest is PA (2 letters) and the longest is PAINTERLINESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in DEEM.
Notable words: PACA — a South American rodent, the spotted cavy [n].; PACAS — a South American rodent, the spotted cavy [n].; PABLUM — food, esp.; PABLUMS — food, esp. Browse words starting with STY for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with PA?
PAZAZZES scores 37 points. Runner-up: PAZAZZ at 35 points. See words ending in EXON for more high-value options.
How many words start with PA?
Our dictionary has 2,497 words that start with PA. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (432).
What is the shortest word that starts with PA?
PA at just 2 letters. It means: a hill fort [n].
Two-Letter Words (1)
PA
Three-Letter Words (13)
PACPADPAHPALPAMPANPAPPARPASPATPAWPAXPAY
Four-Letter Words (47)
PACAPACEPACKPACSPACTPACYPADIPADSPAGEPAIDPAIKPAILPAINPAIRPALEPALLPALMPALPPALSPALYPAMSPANEPANGPANSPANTPAPAPAPSPARAPARDPAREPARKPARRPARSPARTPASEPASHPASSPASTPATEPATHPATSPATYPAVEPAWLPAWNPAWSPAYS
Five-Letter Words (121)
PACASPACEDPACERPACESPACEYPACHAPACKSPACTSPADDYPADISPADLEPADREPADRIPAEANPAEONPAGANPAGEDPAGERPAGESPAGODPAIKSPAILSPAINSPAINTPAIRSPAISAPAISEPALEAPALEDPALERPALESPALETPALLSPALLYPALMSPALMYPALPIPALPSPALSYPAMPAPANDAPANDYPANEDPANELPANESPANGAPANGSPANICPANNEPANSYPANTOPANTSPANTYPAPALPAPASPAPAWPAPERPAPPIPAPPYPARAEPARASPARCHPARDIPARDSPARDYPAREDPAREOPARERPARESPAREUPARGEPARGOPARISPARKAPARKSPARLEPAROLPARRSPARRYPARSEPARTSPARTYPARVEPARVOPASEOPASESPASHAPASSEPASTAPASTEPASTSPASTYPATCHPATEDPATENPATERPATESPATHSPATINPATIO
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Six-Letter Words (227)
PABLUMPACERSPACHASPACIERPACIFYPACINGPACKEDPACKERPACKETPACKLYPADAUKPADDEDPADDERPADDLEPADLESPADNAGPADOUKPADRESPAEANSPAELLAPAEONSPAESANPAGANSPAGERSPAGINGPAGODAPAGODSPAIKEDPAINCHPAINEDPAINTSPAINTYPAIREDPAISANPAISASPAJAMAPAKEHAPAKORAPALACEPALAISPALAPAPALATEPALEAEPALEALPALELYPALESTPALETSPALIERPALINGPALISHPALLEDPALLETPALLIAPALLIDPALLORPALMARPALMEDPALMERPALPALPALPEDPALPUSPALTERPALTRYPAMPASPAMPERPANADAPANAMAPANDASPANDERPANDITPANELSPANFRYPANFULPANGASPANGEDPANGENPANICSPANIERPANINIPANINOPANNEDPANNERPANNESPANTEDPANTIEPANTOSPANTRYPANZERPAPACYPAPAINPAPAWSPAPAYAPAPERSPAPERYPAPISMPAPISTPAPPUSPAPULAPAPULEPAPYRI
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Seven-Letter Words (340)
PABLUMSPABULARPABULUMPACHISIPACHUCOPACIESTPACIFICPACKAGEPACKERSPACKETSPACKINGPACKMANPACKMENPACKWAXPACTIONPADAUKSPADDERSPADDIESPADDINGPADDLEDPADDLERPADDLESPADDOCKPADLOCKPADNAGSPADOUKSPADRONEPADRONIPADSHAHPAELLASPAESANIPAESANOPAESANSPAGEANTPAGEBOYPAGEFULPAGINALPAGINGSPAGODASPAGURIDPAHLAVIPAIKINGPAILFULPAINFULPAININGPAINTEDPAINTERPAIRINGPAISANAPAISANOPAISANSPAISLEYPAJAMASPAKEHASPAKORASPALABRAPALACEDPALACESPALADINPALAPASPALATALPALATESPALAVERPALAZZIPALAZZOPALEATEPALETOTPALETTEPALFREYPALIESTPALIKARPALINGSPALLETSPALLIALPALLIERPALLINGPALLIUMPALLORSPALMARYPALMATEPALMERSPALMFULPALMIERPALMINGPALMISTPALMTOPPALMYRAPALOOKAPALPATEPALPINGPALSHIPPALSIEDPALSIESPALTERSPALUDALPAMPEANPAMPEROPAMPERSPANACEAPANACHE
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Eight-Letter Words (432)
PABULUMSPACHADOMPACHALICPACHINKOPACHISISPACHOULIPACHUCOSPACIFIEDPACIFIERPACIFIESPACIFISMPACIFISTPACKABLEPACKAGEDPACKAGERPACKAGESPACKETEDPACKINGSPACKNESSPACKSACKPACTIONSPADDINGSPADDLERSPADDLINGPADDOCKSPADISHAHPADLOCKSPADRONESPADSHAHSPADUASOYPAEANISMPAESANOSPAGANDOMPAGANISEPAGANISHPAGANISMPAGANISTPAGANIZEPAGEANTSPAGEBOYSPAGEFULSPAGINATEPAGURIANPAGURIDSPAHLAVISPAHOEHOEPAILFULSPAILLARDPAILSFULPAINCHESPAINLESSPAINTERSPAINTIERPAINTINGPAIRINGSPAISANASPAISANOSPAISLEYSPAJAMAEDPALABRASPALADINSPALATALSPALATIALPALATINEPALAVERSPALAZZOSPALEFACEPALENESSPALEOSOLPALESTRAPALETOTSPALETTESPALEWAYSPALEWISEPALFREYSPALIKARSPALIMONYPALINODEPALISADEPALLADIAPALLADICPALLETEDPALLETTEPALLIATEPALLIDLYPALLIESTPALLIUMSPALMATEDPALMETTEPALMETTOPALMFULSPALMIESTPALMISTSPALMITINPALMLIKEPALMTOPSPALMYRASPALOMINOPALOOKASPALPABLE
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Nine-Letter Words (430)
PACEMAKERPACHADOMSPACHALICSPACHINKOSPACHOULISPACHYDERMPACHYTENEPACIFICALPACIFIERSPACIFISMSPACIFISTSPACIFYINGPACKAGERSPACKAGINGPACKBOARDPACKETINGPACKHORSEPACKSACKSPACKWAXESPADDLINGSPADDOCKEDPADDYWACKPADISHAHSPADLOCKEDPADRONISMPADUASOYSPAEANISMSPAGANDOMSPAGANISEDPAGANISESPAGANISMSPAGANISTSPAGANIZEDPAGANIZERPAGANIZESPAGEANTRYPAGINATEDPAGINATESPAGURIANSPAHOEHOESPAILLARDSPAILLASSEPAILLETTEPAINFULLYPAINTABLEPAINTBALLPAINTERLYPAINTIESTPAINTINGSPAINTWORKPALAESTRAPALANKEENPALANQUINPALATABLEPALATABLYPALATALLYPALATINESPALAVEREDPALAVERERPALEFACESPALEOCENEPALEOGENEPALEOLITHPALEOLOGYPALEOSOLSPALEOZOICPALESTRAEPALESTRALPALESTRASPALINODESPALISADEDPALISADESPALLADIUMPALLADOUSPALLETINGPALLETISEPALLETIZEPALLETTESPALLIASSEPALLIATEDPALLIATESPALLIATORPALMATELYPALMATIONPALMETTESPALMETTOSPALMISTERPALMISTRYPALMITATEPALMITINSPALOMINOSPALOVERDEPALPATINGPALPATIONPALPATORSPALPATORYPALPEBRAEPALPEBRALPALPEBRASPALPITANT
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Ten-Letter Words (305)
PACEMAKERSPACEMAKINGPACESETTERPACHYDERMSPACHYTENESPACIFIABLEPACIFICISMPACIFICISTPACIFISTICPACKAGINGSPACKBOARDSPACKHORSESPACKNESSESPACKSADDLEPACKTHREADPACLITAXELPADDLEBALLPADDLEBOATPADDLEFISHPADDOCKINGPADDYWACKSPADLOCKINGPADRONISMSPAEDIATRICPAEDOGENICPAGANISINGPAGANIZERSPAGANIZINGPAGINATINGPAGINATIONPAILLASSESPAILLETTESPAINFULLERPAINKILLERPAINLESSLYPAINTBALLSPAINTBRUSHPAINTWORKSPALAESTRAEPALAESTRASPALANKEENSPALANQUINSPALATALIZEPALATIALLYPALATINATEPALAVERERSPALAVERINGPALENESSESPALEOLITHSPALIMONIESPALIMPSESTPALINDROMEPALISADINGPALLADIUMSPALLBEARERPALLETISEDPALLETISESPALLETIZEDPALLETIZERPALLETIZESPALLIASSESPALLIATINGPALLIATIONPALLIATIVEPALLIATORSPALLIDNESSPALMATIONSPALMERWORMPALMETTOESPALMISTERSPALMITATESPALOVERDESPALPATIONSPALPITATEDPALPITATESPALSGRAVESPALTRINESSPALYNOLOGYPANATELLASPANBROILEDPANCRATIUMPANCREASESPANCREATICPANCREATINPANDANUSESPANDOWDIESPANEGYRICSPANEGYRISTPANELLINGSPANETELLASPANETTONESPANGENESESPANGENESISPANGENETICPANHANDLEDPANHANDLERPANHANDLESPANICKIESTPANICULATEPANJANDRUM
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Eleven-Letter Words (211)
PACEMAKINGSPACESETTERSPACESETTINGPACHYSANDRAPACIFICALLYPACIFICATORPACIFICISMSPACIFICISTSPACKABILITYPACKSADDLESPACKTHREADSPACLITAXELSPADDLEBALLSPADDLEBOARDPADDLEBOATSPADDYWACKEDPAEDIATRICSPAGEANTRIESPAGINATIONSPAINFULLESTPAINFULNESSPAINKILLERSPAINKILLINGPAINSTAKINGPALATALIZEDPALATALIZESPALATINATESPALEOBOTANYPALEOGRAPHYPALEOLOGIESPALIMPSESTSPALINDROMESPALINDROMICPALLBEARERSPALLETISINGPALLETIZERSPALLETIZINGPALLIATIONSPALLIATIVESPALMERWORMSPALMISTRIESPALPABILITYPALPITATINGPALPITATIONPALYNOLOGICPAMPHLETEERPANBROILINGPANCRATIUMSPANCREATINSPANDEMONIUMPANEGYRICALPANEGYRISTSPANHANDLERSPANHANDLINGPANJANDRUMSPANTALETTESPANTDRESSESPANTHEISTICPANTOGRAPHSPANTOMIMINGPANTOMIMISTPANTROPICALPANTYWAISTSPAPAVERINESPAPERBACKEDPAPERBOARDSPAPERBOUNDSPAPERHANGERPAPERMAKERSPAPERMAKINGPAPERWEIGHTPAPILLOMATAPAPOVAVIRUSPARABOLOIDSPARACHUTINGPARACHUTISTPARADIDDLESPARADISICALPARADOXICALPARADROPPEDPARAFFININGPARAGENESESPARAGENESISPARAGENETICPARAGLIDINGPARAGRAPHEDPARAGRAPHERPARAGRAPHICPARALDEHYDEPARALLACTICPARALLELINGPARALLELISMPARALLELLEDPARALOGISMSPARAMAGNETSPARAMECIUMSPARAMEDICALPARAMETRIZEPARAMNESIASPARAMOUNTCY
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Twelve-Letter Words (146)
PACHYSANDRASPACIFICATIONPACIFICATORSPACKINGHOUSEPADDLEBOARDSPADDLEFISHESPADDYWACKINGPAEDOGENESESPAEDOGENESISPAEDOGENETICPAEDOMORPHICPAINLESSNESSPAINSTAKINGSPAINTBRUSHESPALATABILITYPALATALIZINGPALATIALNESSPALEOBIOLOGYPALEOBOTANICPALEOECOLOGYPALEOGRAPHERPALEOGRAPHICPALEONTOLOGYPALEOZOOLOGYPALINDROMISTPALINGENESESPALINGENESISPALINGENETICPALLIATIVELYPALLIDNESSESPALPITATIONSPALTRINESSESPALYNOLOGIESPALYNOLOGISTPAMPHLETEERSPANCHROMATICPANCREATITISPANCREOZYMINPANCYTOPENIAPANDEMONIUMSPANSEXUALITYPANTECHNICONPANTISOCRACYPANTOGRAPHICPANTOMIMISTSPANTOTHENATEPAPERHANGERSPAPERHANGINGPAPERINESSESPAPERMAKINGSPAPERWEIGHTSPAPYROLOGIESPAPYROLOGISTPARABOLOIDALPARACHUTISTSPARADIGMATICPARADISAICALPARADISIACALPARADROPPINGPARAESTHESIAPARAGRAPHERSPARAGRAPHINGPARALANGUAGEPARALDEHYDESPARALLELISMSPARALLELLINGPARALYZATIONPARALYZINGLYPARAMAGNETICPARAMEDICALSPARAMETERIZEPARAMETRIZEDPARAMETRIZESPARAMILITARYPARANOICALLYPARANORMALLYPARAPHRASERSPARAPHRASINGPARAPHRASTICPARASAILINGSPARASITICIDEPARASITISINGPARASITIZINGPARASITOLOGYPARATACTICALPARATHORMONEPARATHYROIDSPARATROOPERSPARATYPHOIDSPARENTERALLYPARENTHESIZEPARESTHESIASPARFOCALIZEDPARFOCALIZESPARISHIONERSPARKINSONIANPARKINSONISMPAROCHIALISMPARONOMASIASPARONOMASTIC
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Thirteen-Letter Words (100)
PACIFICATIONSPACKABILITIESPACKINGHOUSESPAEDIATRICIANPAEDOMORPHISMPAINFULNESSESPAINSTAKINGLYPAINTERLINESSPALATABLENESSPALEOBIOLOGICPALEOBOTANIESPALEOBOTANISTPALEOECOLOGICPALEOGRAPHERSPALEOGRAPHIESPALEOMAGNETICPALEONTOLOGICPALINDROMISTSPALLETIZATIONPALPABILITIESPALYNOLOGICALPALYNOLOGISTSPAMPHLETEEREDPANCREOZYMINSPANCYTOPENIASPANEGYRICALLYPANLEUKOPENIAPANORAMICALLYPANTECHNICONSPANTHEISTICALPANTISOCRATICPANTOTHENATESPAPERHANGINGSPAPILLOMATOUSPAPOVAVIRUSESPAPYROLOGISTSPARABOLICALLYPARADOXICALLYPARAESTHESIASPARAINFLUENZAPARALANGUAGESPARALLELOGRAMPARALYTICALLYPARALYZATIONSPARAMAGNETISMPARAMETERIZEDPARAMETERIZESPARAMETRIZINGPARAMOUNTCIESPARAMYXOVIRUSPARANORMALITYPARAPHERNALIAPARAPHRASABLEPARASEXUALITYPARASITICALLYPARASITICIDALPARASITICIDESPARASITOLOGICPARASYNTHESESPARASYNTHESISPARASYNTHETICPARATHORMONESPARENTHESIZEDPARENTHESIZESPARENTHETICALPARFOCALITIESPARFOCALIZINGPARKINSONISMSPARLIAMENTARYPAROCHIALISMSPARTHENOCARPYPARTIBILITIESPARTICIPATINGPARTICIPATIONPARTICIPATIVEPARTICIPATORSPARTICIPATORYPARTICIPIALLYPARTICLEBOARDPARTICULARISEPARTICULARISMPARTICULARISTPARTICULARITYPARTICULARIZEPARTISANSHIPSPARTITIONISTSPASQUEFLOWERSPASSEMENTERIEPASSIONFLOWERPASSIVENESSESPATENTABILITYPATERFAMILIASPATERNALISTICPATHOGENICITYPATHOGNOMONICPATRIARCHATESPATRIOTICALLYPATRONIZATIONPATRONIZINGLYPAUNCHINESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (77)
PACHYDERMATOUSPACIFISTICALLYPAEDIATRICIANSPAEDOMORPHISMSPAEDOMORPHOSESPAEDOMORPHOSISPAINLESSNESSESPALATABILITIESPALATALIZATIONPALATIALNESSESPALEOBIOLOGIESPALEOBIOLOGISTPALEOBOTANICALPALEOBOTANISTSPALEOECOLOGIESPALEOECOLOGISTPALEOGEOGRAPHYPALEOGRAPHICALPALEOMAGNETISMPALEOMAGNETISTPALEONTOLOGIESPALEONTOLOGISTPALEOPATHOLOGYPALEOZOOLOGIESPALEOZOOLOGISTPALLETIZATIONSPAMPHLETEERINGPANCREATECTOMYPANCREATITIDESPANLEUKOPENIASPANSEXUALITIESPANTISOCRACIESPANTISOCRATISTPAPILIONACEOUSPAPILLOMAVIRUSPARABIOTICALLYPARADISAICALLYPARADISIACALLYPARADOXICALITYPARAINFLUENZASPARAJOURNALISMPARALINGUISTICPARALLELEPIPEDPARALLELOGRAMSPARAMAGNETISMSPARAMETERIZINGPARAMETRICALLYPARAPSYCHOLOGYPARAROSANILINEPARASITIZATIONPARASITOLOGIESPARASITOLOGISTPARATACTICALLYPARDONABLENESSPARENCHYMATOUSPARENTHESIZINGPARSIMONIOUSLYPARTHENOCARPICPARTICIPATIONSPARTICLEBOARDSPARTICULARISEDPARTICULARISESPARTICULARISMSPARTICULARISTSPARTICULARIZEDPARTICULARIZESPARTRIDGEBERRYPASSEMENTERIESPASSIONATENESSPASSIONFLOWERSPASTEURIZATIONPASTORALNESSESPATHLESSNESSESPATHOBIOLOGIESPATHOLOGICALLYPATRESFAMILIASPATRONIZATIONS
Fifteen-Letter Words (47)
PAINTERLINESSESPALATABLENESSESPALATALIZATIONSPALEOBIOLOGICALPALEOBIOLOGISTSPALEOECOLOGICALPALEOECOLOGISTSPALEOGEOGRAPHICPALEOMAGNETISMSPALEOMAGNETISTSPALEONTOLOGICALPALEONTOLOGISTSPALEOZOOLOGICALPALEOZOOLOGISTSPALYNOLOGICALLYPANTHEISTICALLYPANTISOCRATICALPANTISOCRATISTSPARADOXICALNESSPARAGENETICALLYPARAJOURNALISMSPARALINGUISTICSPARALLELEPIPEDSPARAMETRIZATIONPARAMYXOVIRUSESPARANORMALITIESPARAROSANILINESPARASEXUALITIESPARASITIZATIONSPARASITOLOGICALPARASITOLOGISTSPARASYMPATHETICPARENTHETICALLYPARLIAMENTARIANPARTHENOCARPIESPARTHENOGENESESPARTHENOGENESISPARTHENOGENETICPARTICIPATIONALPARTICULARISINGPARTICULARISTICPARTICULARITIESPARTICULARIZINGPASTEURIZATIONSPATENTABILITIESPATHOGENICITIESPATHOPHYSIOLOGY