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Popular Words That Start With PA

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With PA 4,167 words

3-Letter Words Starting With PA 14

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4-Letter Words Starting With PA 60

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5-Letter Words Starting With PA 158

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6-Letter Words Starting With PA 306

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7-Letter Words Starting With PA 466

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8-Letter Words Starting With PA 592

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9-Letter Words Starting With PA 618

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10-Letter Words Starting With PA 569

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11-Letter Words Starting With PA 471

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12-Letter Words Starting With PA 356

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13-Letter Words Starting With PA 233

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14-Letter Words Starting With PA 165

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15-Letter Words Starting With PA 100

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16-Letter Words Starting With PA 25

17-Letter Words Starting With PA 17

18-Letter Words Starting With PA 4

19-Letter Words Starting With PA 8

20-Letter Words Starting With PA 4

How common is PA at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 4,167 words that start with PA. Most are 9 letters long, they average 15.5 points, the best is PAZZAZZES (47 points) and 40.8% end in S.

Total words
4,167
Most common length
9 letters
618 words
Average Scrabble score
15.5
out of 47 max
Longest word
PALEOANTHROPOLOGICAL
20 letters
Most common ending
S
40.8% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 40.8%
  • e 9.2%
  • y 7.2%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia6.5%
  • ie5.6%
  • io4.9%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with PA

p 3a 1z 10z 10a 1z 10z 10e 1s 1

P 3 + A 1 + Z 10 + Z 10 + A 1 + Z 10 + Z 10 + E 1 + S 1 = 47 points

Double word
94 pts
Triple word
141 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

pazzazzes

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words that start with PA are there?

There are 4,167 words that start with PA in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 618 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with PA?

PAZZAZZES is worth 47 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PAZZAZZ (45), PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED (43), PARADICHLOROBENZENES (39).

What are some common words that start with PA?

Everyday examples include PARTICULAR, PAPER, PARTLY, PARTIALLY, PARTY, PAY, PACK, PARK. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with PA?

PALEOANTHROPOLOGICAL has 20 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, PARADOXICALLY (13 letters) is the longest common one.