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6-letter words with P as the 1st letter and E as the 6th letter

6-letter words starting with P and ending in E number 186, from PEOPLE and PLEASE to the high-scoring PUZZLE.

186 wordsTop pick PEOPLEHighest score PUZZLE 26

28 of 186 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With P in 1st place, S is the most common 6th letter (426 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 28 · most-used first

All valid words 186

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • PADDLE10
  • PAIDLE9
  • PAIGLE9
  • PALACE10
  • PALATE8
  • PALEAE8
  • PALKEE12
  • PALLAE8
  • PALMIE10
  • PANTIE8
  • PAPULE10
  • PARADE9
  • PARAGE9
  • PARDEE9
  • PARDIE9
  • PAREVE11
  • PARKEE12
  • PARKIE12
  • PAROLE8
  • PARORE8
  • PARURE8
  • PASSEE8
  • PASTIE8
  • PATINE8
  • PATTEE8
  • PATTIE8
  • PATTLE8
  • PAUNCE10
  • PAVAGE12
  • PAVANE11
  • PAVISE11
  • PAVONE11
  • PAWNCE13
  • PAWNEE11
  • PEARCE10
  • PEBBLE12
  • PEDATE9
  • PEDDLE10
  • PEENGE9
  • PEERIE8
  • PEEWEE11
  • PELAGE9
  • PELITE8
  • PELTAE8
  • PENILE8
  • PENNAE8
  • PENSEE8
  • PEOPLE10
  • PERDIE9
  • PERDUE9
  • PERMIE10
  • PERONE8
  • PERSUE8
  • PERUKE12
  • PERUSE8
  • PESADE9
  • PESTLE8
  • PETITE8
  • PETTLE8
  • PEYOTE11
  • PHEERE11
  • PHEESE11
  • PHEEZE20
  • PHOCAE13
  • PHOEBE13
  • PHRASE11
  • PHYLAE14
  • PIAFFE14
  • PIAZZE26
  • PICENE10
  • PICINE10
  • PICKLE14
  • PICOTE10
  • PIDDLE10
  • PIERCE10
  • PIFFLE14
  • PIGGIE10
  • PIKAKE16
  • PILLIE8
  • PILOSE8
  • PILULE8
  • PIMPLE12
  • PINENE8
  • PINGLE9
  • PINITE8
  • PINKIE12
  • PINNAE8
  • PINNIE8
  • PINOLE8
  • PINTLE8
  • PIPAGE11
  • PIRATE8
  • PIRNIE8
  • PIZZLE26
  • PLAGUE9
  • PLAICE10
  • PLAQUE17
  • PLASTE8
  • PLEASE8
  • PLEDGE10
  • PLICAE10
  • PLISSE8
  • PLODGE10
  • PLONGE9
  • PLUNGE9
  • PODDIE10
  • PODDLE10
  • PODITE9
  • POFFLE14
  • POINTE8
  • POLICE10
  • POLITE8
  • POLLEE8
  • POLYPE13
  • POMACE12
  • POMADE11
  • POMMEE12
  • POMMIE12
  • PONGEE9
  • PONTIE8
  • POODLE9
  • POOGYE12
  • POONCE10
  • POOTLE8
  • POPPLE12
  • POPSIE10
  • PORGIE9
  • POROSE8
  • POSOLE8
  • POSSIE8
  • POSTIE8
  • POTAGE9
  • POTCHE13
  • POTPIE10
  • POTSIE8
  • POTTLE8
  • POUDRE9
  • POUFFE14
  • POULPE10
  • POUNCE10
  • POURIE8
  • POUSSE8
  • POWNIE11
  • POZOLE17
  • PRAISE8
  • PRANCE10
  • PRATIE8
  • PRAWLE11
  • PREACE10
  • PREASE8
  • PREEVE11
  • PREIFE11
  • PREMIE10
  • PREVUE11
  • PRIEFE11
  • PRIEVE11
  • PRINCE10
  • PROINE8
  • PROYNE11
  • PRUINE8
  • PSYCHE16
  • PUCKLE14
  • PUDDLE10
  • PUGGIE10
  • PUGGLE10
  • PUGREE9
  • PUISNE8
  • PULQUE17
  • PUMICE12
  • PUNGLE9
  • PUNKIE12
  • PUNTEE8
  • PUPATE10
  • PURFLE11
  • PURINE8
  • PURPIE10
  • PURPLE10
  • PURSUE8
  • PUTTEE8
  • PUTTIE8
  • PUTURE8
  • PUZZLE26
  • PYRENE11
  • PYRITE11
  • PYRONE11
  • PYROPE13
Letters by positionIn 21% of these words the 2nd letter is O.
2nd letter
  1. O21%
  2. A18%
  3. I15%
3rd letter
  1. R17%
  2. L9%
  3. N9%
4th letter
  1. A11%
  2. I10%
  3. T9%
5th letter
  1. L20%
  2. I17%
  3. C8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; PUZZLE tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 64 words
  2. 9 points: 24 words
  3. 1010 points: 37 words
  4. 11 points: 24 words
  5. 1212 points: 15 words
  6. 13 points: 6 words
  7. 1414 points: 7 words
  8. 15 points: 0 words
  9. 1616 points: 2 words
  10. 17 points: 3 words
  11. 1818 points: 0 words
  12. 19 points: 0 words
  13. 2020 points: 1 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 0 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PUZZLE2629All three
PIAZZE2627All three
PHEEZE2020Collins only
PLAQUE1720All three
POZOLE1719Collins · NWL
PULQUE1721All three
PSYCHE1616All three
PIKAKE1617All three
PICKLE1417All three
PIFFLE1416All three
PUCKLE1418Collins only
POUFFE1416All three

Fixing P in front and E at the end leaves a sizeable but uneven set: Collins accepts 186 words, compared with 121 in NWL2023 and 115 in ENABLE. The recognizable core includes PEOPLE, PLEASE, POLICE, PRINCE, PALACE, and PURPLE; less familiar entries fill out the tournament lists. Only 28 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so familiar candidates are a small slice of the pattern.

How many 6-letter words starting with P and ending in E?

  • Exactly 186 tournament-listed words fit the P-first, E-last pattern.
  • Collins includes all 186; NWL2023 includes 121, while ENABLE includes 115.
  • PEOPLE, PLEASE, POLICE, PRINCE, and PALACE are recognizable examples.
  • Only 28 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which familiar P…E words should you look for?

PEOPLE, PLEASE, POLICE, PRINCE, and PALACE give you familiar anchors; PURPLE, PRAISE, PHRASE, PURSUE, PARADE, and PLEDGE broaden the options. Their middle letters vary: PEOPLE repeats E, while PUZZLE repeats Z and L. Keep the known positions fixed, then compare the interior pattern with your crossing letters.

Frequency is a real constraint: just 28 words meet the top-25,000 threshold, against 186 dictionary matches. A broad word-game list is not a promise of ordinary vocabulary.

Which P…E words score highest?

PSYCHE and PIKAKE score 16, while PICKLE reaches 14. The 10.2-point average makes the leaders outliers: chasing a high-value spelling is different from finding a word that fits your crossing letters.

The dictionary split matters: the overall count matches Collins, while NWL2023 has 121 entries and ENABLE has 115. Some less familiar candidates may not be accepted in every game, so check your game's word list before relying on one. A spare square also opens the related seven-letter pattern, which has 677 matches.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with P and end with E?
There are 186 six-letter matches in the tournament-dictionary set. Collins has 186, NWL2023 has 121, and ENABLE has 115. The dictionary counts overlap, so adding them does not give the number of unique words.
Which P-first, E-last word has the highest score?
PLAQUE, POZOLE, and PULQUE each score 17, while PSYCHE and PIKAKE score 16. The highest-value choices are not necessarily the most familiar words.
Are all 186 words accepted in NWL2023?
No. NWL2023 contains 121 matches, fewer than the 186-word total. ENABLE contains 115, while Collins accounts for all 186.

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