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13 Letter Words Starting With P

There are 3477 valid 13 letter words that start with P, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

pachycephalic - 32 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

pachycephalic - 32 points

Words With Friends

pachycephalic - 35 points

13 Letter Words (3477)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With p

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 3477 word list is 76.0 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 paaraphimosis 22 22 24 68
#2 pachycephalia 30 30 32 92
🏆 #3 pachycephalic 32 32 35 99
#4 pachyglossate 24 24 26 74
#5 pachyglossous 24 24 27 75
#6 pachyhematous 28 28 29 85
#7 pachyphyllous 31 31 33 95
#8 pachystichous 28 28 29 85
#9 pachytrichous 28 28 29 85
#10 pacifications 22 22 26 70
#11 packabilities 23 23 27 73
#12 packinghouses 25 25 29 79
#13 paddlewheeler 23 23 25 71
#14 paediatrician 18 18 21 57
#15 paedobaptisms 22 22 26 70
#16 paedobaptists 20 20 23 63
#17 paedometrical 20 20 24 64
#18 paedomorphism 25 25 28 78
#19 paedophiliacs 23 23 26 72
#20 paedotrophies 21 21 22 64

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with P will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with P for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with p?

pachycephalic — worth 99 combined points (US Scrabble: 32, UK Scrabble: 32, Words With Friends: 35).

How many 13 letter words start with p?

3477 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter p words will come up far more often.