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7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and E as the 7th letter

315 7-letter words starting with P and ending in E include PRIVATE, PURPOSE, and PREZZIE.

315 wordsTop pick PRIVATEHighest score PREZZIE 27

36 of 315 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With P in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (845 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 36 · most-used first

All valid words 315

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

  • PACABLE13
  • PACKAGE16
  • PADRONE10
  • PAIOCKE15
  • PAJOCKE22
  • PALAMAE11
  • PALEATE9
  • PALETTE9
  • PALLONE9
  • PALMATE11
  • PALPATE11
  • PANACHE14
  • PANCAKE15
  • PANDORE10
  • PANGENE10
  • PANICLE11
  • PANLIKE13
  • PANNAGE10
  • PANNOSE9
  • PANOCHE14
  • PANPIPE13
  • PANTILE9
  • PANTINE9
  • PAPABLE13
  • PAPOOSE11
  • PAPPOSE13
  • PAPULAE11
  • PARABLE11
  • PARACME13
  • PARAFLE12
  • PARBAKE15
  • PARDALE10
  • PARDINE10
  • PARELLE9
  • PARKADE14
  • PAROLEE9
  • PARPANE11
  • PARTAKE13
  • PARTITE9
  • PARTURE9
  • PARVISE12
  • PASSADE10
  • PASSAGE10
  • PASSIVE12
  • PASTIME11
  • PASTURE9
  • PATERAE9
  • PATIBLE11
  • PATINAE9
  • PATONCE11
  • PAVISSE12
  • PAWNAGE13
  • PAYABLE14
  • PAYFONE15
  • PAYSAGE13
  • PEALIKE13
  • PEBRINE11
  • PECTASE11
  • PECTATE11
  • PECTISE11
  • PECTIZE20
  • PECTOSE11
  • PEDICLE12
  • PEERAGE10
  • PEGLIKE14
  • PELISSE9
  • PELTATE9
  • PENANCE11
  • PENDULE10
  • PENLITE9
  • PENNAME11
  • PENNATE9
  • PENNINE9
  • PENOCHE14
  • PENSILE9
  • PENSIVE12
  • PENTANE9
  • PENTENE9
  • PENTICE11
  • PENTISE9
  • PENTODE10
  • PENTOSE9
  • PENUCHE14
  • PEONAGE10
  • PEPSINE11
  • PEPTIDE12
  • PEPTISE11
  • PEPTIZE20
  • PEPTONE11
  • PERCALE11
  • PERCASE11
  • PERCINE11
  • PERDURE10
  • PERFUME14
  • PERFUSE12
  • PERIGEE10
  • PERIQUE18
  • PERJURE16
  • PERLITE9
  • PERMUTE11
  • PEROGIE10
  • PERTAKE13
  • PERTUSE9
  • PERVADE13
  • PESANTE9
  • PETIOLE9
  • PETRALE9
  • PHENATE12
  • PHILTRE12
  • PHOCINE14
  • PHONATE12
  • PHONEME14
  • PHORATE12
  • PHYTANE15
  • PIASTRE9
  • PICANTE11
  • PICKAXE22
  • PICOTEE11
  • PICRATE11
  • PICRITE11
  • PICTURE11
  • PIEHOLE12
  • PIERAGE10
  • PIGFACE15
  • PIGHTLE13
  • PIGLIKE14
  • PIGSNIE10
  • PILEATE9
  • PILLAGE10
  • PILULAE9
  • PINBONE11
  • PINCASE11
  • PINHOLE12
  • PINKEYE16
  • PINNACE11
  • PINNATE9
  • PINNULE9
  • PINOCLE11
  • PINWALE12
  • PIPEAGE12
  • PIPETTE11
  • PIROGUE10
  • PIROQUE18
  • PISCINE11
  • PISHOGE13
  • PISMIRE11
  • PISTOLE9
  • PITTITE9
  • PITUITE9
  • PLACATE11
  • PLANATE9
  • PLANCHE14
  • PLANTAE9
  • PLATANE9
  • PLECTRE11
  • PLEDGEE11
  • PLEROME11
  • PLEURAE9
  • PLEXURE16
  • PLIABLE11
  • PLICATE11
  • PLISKIE13
  • PLOOKIE13
  • PLOSIVE12
  • PLOTTIE9
  • PLOUKIE13
  • PLUMAGE12
  • PLUMATE11
  • PLUMOSE11
  • PLUMPIE13
  • PLUMULE11
  • PLUSAGE10
  • PLUSHIE12
  • PODLIKE14
  • POETISE9
  • POETIZE18
  • POKABLE15
  • POLACRE11
  • POLEAXE16
  • POLLUTE9
  • POLONIE9
  • POLYENE12
  • POMMELE13
  • PONDAGE11
  • PONTAGE10
  • PONTILE9
  • PONTINE9
  • POPETTE11
  • PORCINE11
  • PORKPIE15
  • PORTAGE10
  • PORTATE9
  • POSABLE11
  • POSAUNE9
  • POSEUSE9
  • POSTAGE10
  • POSTURE9
  • POTABLE11
  • POTENCE11
  • POTHOLE12
  • POTICHE14
  • POTLIKE13
  • POTLINE9
  • POTTAGE10
  • POULDRE10
  • POURSUE9
  • POUSSIE9
  • POUTINE9
  • PRABBLE13
  • PRAIRIE9
  • PRALINE9
  • PRANCKE15
  • PRANKLE13
  • PRATTLE9
  • PRAUNCE11
  • PREASSE9
  • PREBADE12
  • PREBAKE15
  • PRECEDE12
  • PRECIPE13
  • PRECISE11
  • PRECODE12
  • PRECURE11
  • PREDATE10
  • PREDIVE13
  • PREEMIE11
  • PREFACE14
  • PREFADE13
  • PREFILE12
  • PREFIRE12
  • PREGAME12
  • PREHIRE12
  • PRELATE9
  • PRELIFE12
  • PRELUDE10
  • PREMADE12
  • PREMAKE15
  • PREMISE11
  • PREMOVE14
  • PREMUNE11
  • PRENAME11
  • PRENZIE18
  • PREPARE11
  • PREPAVE14
  • PREPONE11
  • PREPOSE11
  • PREPPIE13
  • PREPUCE13
  • PRERACE11
  • PRESAGE10
  • PRESALE9
  • PRESIDE10
  • PRESSIE9
  • PRESUME11
  • PRETAPE11
  • PRETYPE14
  • PREVENE12
  • PREVISE12
  • PREWIRE12
  • PREZZIE27
  • PRIBBLE13
  • PRICKLE15
  • PRIMAGE12
  • PRIMATE11
  • PRIMINE11
  • PRIMSIE11
  • PRISAGE10
  • PRISERE9
  • PRITHEE12
  • PRIVATE12
  • PROBATE11
  • PROCURE11
  • PRODUCE12
  • PROETTE9
  • PROFACE14
  • PROFANE12
  • PROFILE12
  • PROFUSE12
  • PROLATE9
  • PROLINE9
  • PROMINE11
  • PROMISE11
  • PROMOTE11
  • PRONATE9
  • PROPAGE12
  • PROPALE11
  • PROPANE11
  • PROPENE11
  • PROPINE11
  • PROPONE11
  • PROPOSE11
  • PROPYNE14
  • PRORATE9
  • PROSSIE9
  • PROSTIE9
  • PROTEGE10
  • PROTORE9
  • PROTYLE12
  • PROVIDE13
  • PROVINE12
  • PROVOKE16
  • PRYTHEE15
  • PUCELLE11
  • PUERILE9
  • PUGAREE10
  • PUGGREE11
  • PULSATE9
  • PULTURE9
  • PURLINE9
  • PURPOSE11
  • PURPURE11
  • PUSLIKE13
  • PUSTULE9
  • PYCNITE14
  • PYRROLE12
Letters by positionIn 30% of these words the 2nd letter is R.
2nd letter
  1. R30%
  2. A17%
  3. E17%
3rd letter
  1. E18%
  2. N13%
  3. O13%
4th letter
  1. T17%
  2. S8%
  3. N7%
5th letter
  1. A28%
  2. I21%
  3. O10%
6th letter
  1. L14%
  2. T13%
  3. N13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; PREZZIE tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 75 words
  2. 10 points: 32 words
  3. 1111 points: 85 words
  4. 12 points: 44 words
  5. 1313 points: 30 words
  6. 14 points: 21 words
  7. 1515 points: 13 words
  8. 16 points: 6 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 4 words
  11. 1919 points: 0 words
  12. 20 points: 2 words
  13. 2121 points: 0 words
  14. 22 points: 2 words
  15. 2323 points: 0 words
  16. 24 points: 0 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PREZZIE2728Collins · NWL
PICKAXE2224All three
PAJOCKE2226Collins only
PECTIZE2022All three
PEPTIZE2022All three
PERIQUE1820All three
POETIZE1819All three
PIROQUE1820All three
PRENZIE1820Collins only
PACKAGE1619All three
PROVOKE1618All three
PERJURE1620All three

Two fixed letters narrow the search fast: P opens each answer and E closes it. Among 315 matches, familiar choices such as PRIVATE, PICTURE, PURPOSE, and PACKAGE sit alongside specialist high scorers like PREZZIE. The dictionary totals differ sharply, so matching both ends does not guarantee acceptance in every word game; the five letters between them decide which candidates fit.

At a glance: P at the start, E at the finish

  • 315 entries meet both letter positions in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Collins lists 309 matches; NWL2023 lists 235, so acceptance varies by game.
  • ENABLE includes 214 matches with this pattern.
  • Only 36 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which familiar 7-letter words start with P and end in E?

PRIVATE, PROVIDE, PICTURE, PURPOSE, PROFILE, and PRODUCE show how many familiar words fit the same frame. PROMISE, PROMOTE, PREPARE, and PACKAGE widen the choices; the middle letters do all the distinguishing work while P and E stay fixed.

Only 36 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words, even though 232 have a dictionary definition. That gap matters in a puzzle: a word can be accepted in a tournament list and still feel obscure. Check crossings and the middle pattern before reaching for a rare-looking answer.

For the same P-first, E-last pattern, 315 is below S-first/E-last at 403 and C-first/E-last at 348. At the other end, P-first words ending in S number 845, making E a narrower finish for this initial. Neighboring counts offer a clue when one fixed letter is uncertain.

How to score with 7-letter words starting with P and ending in E

PREZZIE leads the Scrabble scores here at 27 points; PICKAXE and PAJOCKE tie at 22. The familiar PACKAGE scores 16, so a recognizable word is not automatically the strongest play. Compare the middle letters and watch for premium squares; board placement can change the result.

Treat the pattern as a candidate filter, not a promise of universal acceptance: Collins contains 309 matches, compared with 235 in NWL2023 and 214 in ENABLE. The 7-letter words starting with P and ending in E span these different tournament dictionaries, so check your game's list before committing to an unfamiliar entry such as PAJOCKE. Matching both ends does not settle dictionary eligibility.

Questions people ask

Are all 315 P-first, E-last words accepted in every dictionary?
No, the dictionary counts differ. Collins lists 309 matches, while NWL2023 lists 235 and ENABLE lists 214. A word accepted in one tournament list may not be playable in another, so check the word list used by your game before using an unfamiliar match.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word in this pattern?
PREZZIE scores 27 points, the highest score among these P-first, E-last entries. PICKAXE and PAJOCKE are next at 22 points each. Board placement can change a play's final value, so consider premium squares as well as the word's score.
Which common words fit P at the start and E at the end?
PRIVATE, PICTURE, PURPOSE, PROVIDE, and PACKAGE are familiar examples. The pattern has 315 dictionary matches, but only 36 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many valid entries are less familiar.

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