2 Letter Words Starting With P
There are 18 valid 2 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 2-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
pq - 13 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
pq - 13 points
Words With Friends
pq - 14 points
2 Letter Words (18)
View all words starting with PTop 20 Highest-Scoring 2 Letter Words Starting With p
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 18 word list is 17.8 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | pa | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #2 | pc | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #3 | pd | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #4 | pe | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #5 | pf | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #6 | pg | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #7 | ph | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #8 | pi | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #9 | pk | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #10 | pl | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| #11 | pm | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #12 | po | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #13 | pp | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 🏆 #14 | pq | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #15 | pr | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #16 | ps | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #17 | pt | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #18 | pu | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Where 2 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 2 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 2 letter words starting with P for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 2 letter word starting with p?
pq — worth 40 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 2 letter words start with p?
18 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 2 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 2 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter p words will come up far more often.