5-Letter Words Starting With PL
Looking for five-letter words that start with PL? This page lists all 47 of them, from PLACE to PLYER. The most common are PLACE, PLANT and PLANE.
PLAZA and PLOTZ score the most in Scrabble, at 16 points each. The most common start is PLA-, with 18 words. For Wordle, PLACE is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 47
- Top score
- PLAZA · 16
- Groups
- 6
Common 5-letter words starting with PL and their meanings
- place9 pts
- verb: put into a certain place or abstract location
- plant7 pts
- noun: buildings for carrying on industrial labor
- plane7 pts
- noun: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- plead8 pts
- verb: appeal or request earnestly
- plate7 pts
- noun: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
- plain7 pts
- adjective: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- plank11 pts
- noun: a stout length of sawn timber
- pluck13 pts
- verb: pull or pull out sharply
- plumb11 pts
- adverb: completely
- plump11 pts
- adjective: sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
- plunk11 pts
- verb: make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- pleat7 pts
- noun: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 47 5-letter words starting with PL
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with PLA 18
- place9
- plack13
- plage8
- plaid8
- plain7
- plait7
- plane7
- plank11
- plans7
- plant7
- plash10
- plasm9
- plate7
- plats7
- platy10
- playa10
- plays10
- plaza16
Starting with PLE 7
- plead8
- pleas7
- pleat7
- plebe9
- plebs9
- plena7
- plews10
Starting with PLI 5
- plica9
- plied8
- plier7
- plies7
- plink11
Starting with PLO 7
- plods8
- plonk11
- plops9
- plots7
- plotz16
- plows10
- ploys10
Starting with PLU 9
- pluck13
- plugs8
- plumb11
- plume9
- plump11
- plums9
- plumy12
- plunk11
- plush10
Starting with PLY 1
- plyer10
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words starting with PL are there?
There are 47 five-letter words that start with PL in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word starting with PL in Scrabble?
PLAZA and PLOTZ are tied for the highest score at 16 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words starting with PL?
Common examples include PLACE, PLANT, PLANE, PLEAD, PLATE and PLAIN.
Which 5-letter words starting with PL end in E?
6 of them end in E, including PLACE, PLANE, PLATE and PLAGE.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like PLACE, PLANT and PLANE. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.