5-letter words with P as the 1st letter and A as the 4th letter

The pattern is P _ _ A _, so the second and third letters stay open while A is fixed near the end. Familiar matches include polar, pedal, plead, and pecan; less common entries such as paean and psoas widen the search. Only 7 matches are common by word frequency, so a dictionary-valid answer may still feel unfamiliar.

5-letter words with P first and A fourth at a glance

• 75 tournament-dictionary entries match the pattern P _ _ A _.
• Collins accepts 74 matches, compared with 50 in NWL2023 and 44 in ENABLE.
• Only 7 matches are common by word frequency.
• Polar, pedal, and plead are familiar examples; pujah leads the tile-score list at 17 points.
• S is the most frequent final letter, with 24 matches; L comes next with 15.

Which matches can you try in Wordle?

The Wordle answer list contains 10 matches for this pattern, while the allowed-guess set contains all 75 words. An accepted guess is not automatically a possible solution. Polar, pedal, and pecan give you familiar options for testing the open second and third positions, but don’t assume any one is among the 10 answers.

Once P and A are confirmed, positions two and three become the whole puzzle. The final-letter split gives you a practical filter: S closes 24 entries, L closes 15, and N closes 8. If your board rules out S, skip that largest group instead of testing it again.

Which P _ _ A _ words score the most?

PUJAH tops the tile-score list at 17; PANAX and PUJAS each score 14. Those beat familiar options such as polar or pedal on letter value, so a rare word can matter more in Scrabble than its everyday familiarity suggests.

Only 7 matches are common by frequency, and 60 have definitions recorded. The 75 entries are pooled across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE; their counts are 74, 50, and 44. Since dictionary coverage differs, check your game’s word list before playing an obscure option.