| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| phosphocreatine27 | an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction |
| phosphorescence29 | a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased |
| phosphorylative31 | |
| photoconductive28 | of or relating to photoconductivity |
| photodegradable25 | |
| photodissociate23 | |
| photosynthesize35 | |
| phytoflagellate27 | |
| polycrystalline25 | composed of aggregates of crystals |
| polyelectrolyte25 | an electrolyte of high molecular weight |
| postdivestiture21 | |
| professionalize29 | become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood |
| prognosticative23 | of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions |
| pseudocoelomate22 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pararosaniline16 | |
| pectinesterase18 | |
| pentobarbitone20 | |
| phenobarbitone23 | a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative |
| phenylbutazone33 | anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin) |
| photoduplicate24 | |
| photoinductive25 | |
| photooxidative30 | |
| photoreceptive26 | |
| photosensitive22 | sensitive to visible light |
| photosensitize28 | make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light |
| phthalocyanine27 | |
| pinealectomize29 | |
| platinocyanide22 | |
| polyacrylamide27 | |
| polynucleotide22 | |
| polysaccharide27 | any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules |
| postcollegiate19 | |
| postexperience27 | |
| preadolescence21 | |
| premanufacture23 | |
| preperformance25 | |
| proletarianise16 | |
| proletarianize25 | |
| proportionable20 | proportionate |
| proprioceptive25 | of or relating to proprioception |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| paraphrasable22 | |
| participative22 | |
| particularise17 | be specific about |
| particularize26 | be specific about |
| passementerie17 | a decoration or adornment on a garment |
| penicillamine19 | a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis |
| penicillinase17 | enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic |
| perseverative21 | |
| phencyclidine26 | a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen |
| phenmetrazine29 | |
| phenothiazine30 | a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites |
| phenylalanine21 | an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body |
| phenylephrine26 | a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion |
| phosphokinase27 | |
| phospholipase25 | |
| phosphorylase26 | |
| phosphorylate26 | |
| photoemissive23 | of or relating to photoemission |
| photonegative22 | |
| photopositive23 | |
| photosynthate24 | |
| physostigmine24 | used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma |
| plastoquinone24 | |
| platitudinize25 | utter platitudes |
| pneumatophore22 | an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant |
| polybutadiene21 | |
| polycarbonate22 | |
| polypropylene25 | a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material |
| porcelainlike21 | |
| postdebutante18 | |
| postdoctorate18 | |
| postemergence20 | |
| postoperative20 | happening or done after a surgical operation |
| precipitative22 | |
| precollegiate18 | |
| prefigurative22 | indistinctly prophetic |
| premeditative21 | |
| preponderance20 | superiority in power or influence |
| prepubescence23 | |
| primogeniture18 | right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son |
| procrastinate17 | postpone doing what one should be doing |
| professoriate18 | |
| prognosticate18 | make a prediction about; tell in advance |
| proliferative21 | |
| pronounceable19 | capable of being uttered or pronounced |
| proportionate17 | being in due proportion |
| protolanguage17 | |
| provincialize29 | |
| pseudoscience20 | an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions |
| psychoanalyze35 | subject to psychoanalytic treatment |
| pyrimethamine25 | |
| pyrophosphate28 | a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| packinghouse24 | a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed |
| pantothenate17 | |
| paralanguage16 | the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings |
| parameterize25 | |
| parasiticide17 | |
| parathormone19 | hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting |
| parenthesize26 | |
| patriarchate19 | the jurisdiction of a patriarch |
| pearlescence18 | |
| pennywhistle23 | an inexpensive fipple flute |
| pentapeptide19 | |
| peradventure18 | doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case |
| performative22 | |
| permanganate17 | a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic |
| perphenazine28 | tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults |
| perseverance19 | persistent determination |
| phanerophyte25 | |
| phenanthrene20 | |
| phentolamine19 | a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men |
| philosophise22 | reason philosophically |
| philosophize31 | reason philosophically |
| phosphoresce24 | to exhibit phosphorescence |
| photocathode23 | a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated |
| photocompose23 | |
| photoengrave21 | |
| photogravure21 | printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods |
| photolyzable31 | |
| photomontage20 | a montage that uses photographic images |
| photooxidize34 | |
| phreatophyte25 | |
| phytohormone25 | (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone |
| pictorialize25 | |
| picturephone21 | |
| pisciculture18 | |
| politicalize25 | |
| polydisperse20 | |
| polyethylene23 | a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation |
| polyribosome21 | |
| polysyllable22 | a word of more than three syllables |
| polyurethane20 | any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber |
| porcelainize25 | coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface |
| postcardlike21 | |
| postdeadline16 | |
| posteruptive19 | |
| postexercise23 | |
| postexposure23 | |
| postfracture19 | |
| postgraduate16 | a student who continues studies after graduation |
| postliterate14 | |
| postpositive19 | (of a modifier) placed after another word |
| precipitable20 | |
| precipitance20 | the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning |
| preclearance18 | |
| precognitive20 | foreseeing the future |
| predeparture17 | |
| predesignate16 | |
| predestinate15 | foreordain by divine will or decree |
| predetermine17 | determine beforehand |
| predischarge21 | |
| prednisolone15 | a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions |
| predominance19 | the state of being predominant over others |
| preemergence19 | |
| preexistence23 | existing in a former state or previous to something else |
| prefabricate21 | to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings |
| preformulate19 | |
| pregnenolone15 | |
| preoperative19 | happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation |
| preponderate17 | weigh more heavily |
| prerequisite23 | something that is required in advance |
| presbyterate19 | |
| prescriptive21 | pertaining to giving directives or rules |
| presentative17 | |
| preservative20 | a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition |
| presterilize23 | |
| prestructure16 | |
| preventative20 | remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease |
| procarbazine27 | an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease |
| proconsulate16 | the position of proconsul |
| professorate17 | |
| progesterone15 | a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy |
| programmable21 | |
| propagandize27 | subject to propaganda |
| propoxyphene31 | a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive |
| proscriptive21 | |
| prosecutable18 | |
| protectorate16 | a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty |
| protuberance18 | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| pseudoallele15 | |
| psychoactive27 | affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes |
| psychobabble28 | using language loaded with psychological terminology |
| psychologise23 | |
| psychologize32 | |
| pteridophyte23 | plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores |
| pulverizable28 | |
| putrefactive22 | causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction |
| pyridoxamine27 | a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch |
| pyromorphite24 | a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead |
| pyrophyllite25 | a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc) |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| paraldehyde21 | a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent |
| parametrize24 | |
| parfocalize27 | |
| participate17 | share in something |
| particulate15 | a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) |
| pedicellate16 | |
| pedunculate16 | having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk |
| penetrative16 | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
| penicillate15 | |
| pensionable15 | entitled to receive a pension |
| pentamidine16 | |
| pentathlete16 | an athlete who competes in a pentathlon |
| pentazocine24 | analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine |
| pentlandite14 | a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel |
| penultimate15 | the next to last syllable in a word |
| perambulate17 | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
| perceivable20 | capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing |
| perceptible19 | capable of being perceived by the mind or senses |
| perchlorate18 | a salt of perchloric acid |
| percipience19 | |
| peregrinate14 | travel around, through, or over, especially on foot |
| perfectible20 | capable of becoming or being made perfect |
| performable20 | |
| performance20 | a dramatic or musical entertainment |
| permissible17 | that may be permitted especially as according to rule |
| persecutive18 | |
| perseverate16 | psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| persistence15 | the property of a continuous and connected period of time |
| personalise13 | make personal or more personal |
| personalize22 | make personal or more personal |
| personative16 | |
| perspective20 | a way of regarding situations or topics etc. |
| persuadable16 | being susceptible to persuasion |
| persuasible15 | being susceptible to persuasion |
| perturbable17 | |
| phagocytize31 | |
| phagocytose22 | |
| phantomlike22 | |
| philhellene19 | an admirer of Greece and everything Greek |
| phoenixlike27 | |
| phosphatase21 | any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates |
| phosphatide22 | |
| phosphatize30 | |
| phosphorite21 | |
| photoionize25 | |
| photoreduce19 | |
| photosphere21 | the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun) |
| phycomycete28 | |
| phylloclade22 | a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf |
| phytochrome26 | |
| picturesque24 | suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture |
| pilocarpine17 | cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma |
| pitchblende21 | a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore |
| plagioclase16 | any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks |
| planisphere18 | |
| plantigrade15 | an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings |
| plateresque22 | |
| platyrrhine19 | hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails |
| pleasurable15 | affording satisfaction or pleasure |
| pocketknife26 | a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket |
| pococurante17 | |
| polariscope17 | an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light |
| polarizable24 | |
| polypeptide21 | a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids |
| polysorbate18 | |
| polystyrene19 | a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic |
| polysulfide20 | |
| polyvalence21 | (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two |
| pomegranate16 | shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit |
| pontificate18 | the government of the Roman Catholic Church |
| porterhouse16 | large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin |
| portraiture13 | a word picture of a person's appearance and character |
| postcollege16 | |
| postdivorce19 | |
| postponable17 | |
| practicable19 | usable for a specific purpose |
| preadaptive19 | |
| preannounce15 | |
| precipitate17 | a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering |
| preconceive20 | conceive beforehand |
| predicative19 | of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence |
| predictable18 | capable of being foretold |
| predominate16 | be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance |
| preeminence17 | high status importance owing to marked superiority |
| preheadache22 | |
| preliterate13 | not yet having acquired the ability to read and write |
| premarriage16 | |
| premaxillae22 | |
| premeditate16 | consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand |
| prenominate15 | |
| preparative18 | preceding and preparing for something |
| prepositive18 | |
| prepurchase20 | |
| prerogative17 | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) |
| preschedule19 | |
| presentable15 | fit to be seen |
| presentence15 | |
| preservable18 | capable of being preserved |
| presumptive20 | having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance |
| prevaricate18 | be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
| preventable18 | capable of being prevented; - A.L.Guerard |
| preventible18 | |
| processable17 | |
| processible17 | |
| procreative18 | producing new life or offspring |
| profiterole16 | a small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate |
| progressive17 | a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going |
| prohibitive21 | tending to discourage (especially of prices) |
| projectable24 | |
| proliferate16 | grow rapidly |
| promptitude18 | the characteristic of doing things without delay |
| propagative19 | characterized by propagation or relating to propagation |
| proselytise16 | convert to another faith or religion |
| proselytize25 | convert to another faith or religion |
| prospective20 | of or concerned with or related to the future |
| protractile15 | able to be extended |
| protractive18 | |
| protrusible15 | capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue |
| provenience18 | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
| provocative21 | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope |
| prussianise13 | |
| prussianize22 | |
| publishable20 | suitable for publication |
| pulchritude19 | physical beauty (especially of a woman) |
| purchasable20 | capable of being corrupted |
| putrescence17 | in a state of progressive putrefaction |
| putrescible17 | liable to decay or spoil or become putrid |
| pyrargyrite20 | |
| pyrolyzable30 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pacifiable19 | |
| packsaddle20 | a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached |
| palaestrae12 | |
| palatalize21 | pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate |
| palatinate12 | a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine |
| palindrome15 | a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward |
| palliative15 | remedy that alleviates pain without curing |
| paniculate14 | having a panicle |
| papaverine17 | an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive |
| paradiddle15 | the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously |
| paraphrase17 | rewording for the purpose of clarification |
| parasitise12 | |
| parasitize21 | |
| pardonable15 | admitting of being pardoned |
| participle16 | a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses |
| pasquinade22 | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
| passionate12 | having or expressing strong emotions |
| pasteurise12 | heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms |
| pasteurize21 | heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms |
| patentable14 | |
| patisserie12 | a bakery specializing in French pastry |
| patriciate14 | |
| pediculate15 | |
| pejorative22 | expressing disapproval |
| pendentive16 | |
| penetrable14 | admitting of penetration or passage into or through |
| penetrance14 | |
| peppertree16 | |
| percentage15 | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
| percentile14 | (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total |
| perceptive19 | of or relating to perception |
| percussive17 | involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments |
| perdurable15 | very long lasting |
| perfective20 | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| perfoliate15 | (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem |
| peridotite13 | a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine |
| perishable17 | food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated |
| periwinkle19 | chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers |
| permanence16 | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
| permeative17 | spreading or spread throughout |
| permillage15 | |
| permissive17 | not preventive |
| permutable16 | capable of changing sequence |
| perovskite19 | |
| peroxidase20 | any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide |
| peroxisome21 | |
| perpetrate14 | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| perpetuate14 | cause to continue or prevail |
| perquisite21 | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| persecutee14 | |
| persiflage16 | light teasing |
| personable14 | (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality |
| persuasive15 | intended or having the power to induce action or belief |
| pertinence14 | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| perversive18 | tending to corrupt or pervert |
| pestilence14 | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| phenacaine17 | |
| philistine15 | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
| philosophe20 | |
| phlogopite18 | a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum |
| phlyctenae20 | |
| photodiode17 | |
| photophase20 | |
| photophore20 | |
| pianoforte15 | a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds |
| picaresque23 | involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction |
| pigeonhole16 | a specific (often simplistic) category |
| pilferable17 | |
| pilgrimage16 | a journey to a sacred place |
| pillowcase17 | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow |
| pilothouse15 | an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated |
| pimpmobile20 | |
| pincerlike18 | |
| piperazine23 | vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms |
| piperidine15 | |
| pistillate12 | bearing or consisting of carpels |
| plagiarise13 | take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property |
| plagiarize22 | take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property |
| planchette17 | a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages |
| planetlike16 | |
| planetwide16 | |
| plasmagene15 | |
| plasmolyze26 | |
| plasticene14 | |
| plasticine14 | a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools) |
| plasticize23 | become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added |
| plebiscite16 | a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance |
| plentitude13 | a full supply |
| pocketable20 | small enough to be carried in a garment pocket |
| polemicize25 | engage in a controversy |
| politicise14 | give a political character to |
| politicize23 | give a political character to |
| polychaete20 | chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles |
| polychrome22 | a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors |
| polygamize27 | |
| polylysine18 | |
| polymerase17 | an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA |
| polymerise17 | cause (a compound) to polymerize |
| polymerize26 | cause (a compound) to polymerize |
| ponderable15 | capable of being weighed or considered; - James Jeans |
| popularise14 | cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use |
| popularize23 | cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use |
| possessive15 | the case expressing ownership |
| postdebate15 | |
| postfreeze24 | |
| poststrike16 | |
| potentiate12 | increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon) |
| powderlike20 | |
| powerhouse18 | a highly energetic and indefatigable person |
| praemunire14 | |
| pratincole14 | Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers |
| preapprove19 | |
| prearrange13 | arrange beforehand |
| precedence17 | status established in order of importance or urgency |
| preceptive19 | |
| preclusive17 | made impossible |
| precollege15 | |
| precompute18 | |
| predecease15 | die before; die earlier than |
| predestine13 | decree or determine beforehand |
| predicable17 | |
| predictive18 | of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions |
| predispose15 | make susceptible |
| prednisone13 | a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant |
| preemptive19 | designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence |
| prefecture17 | the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) |
| preferable17 | more desirable than another |
| preference17 | a strong liking |
| prefinance17 | |
| prehensile15 | adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object |
| premeasure14 | |
| prepackage21 | |
| prerelease12 | |
| prerequire21 | |
| prescience16 | the power to foresee the future |
| preservice17 | |
| pressurise12 | increase the pressure on a gas or liquid |
| pressurize21 | increase the pressure on a gas or liquid |
| prestorage13 | |
| presumable16 | capable of being inferred on slight grounds |
| presuppose16 | take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand |
| prevalence17 | the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread |
| preventive18 | remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease |
| primiparae16 | (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time |
| prioritize21 | assign a priority to |
| procaryote17 | a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma |
| procurable16 | capable of being obtained |
| producible17 | |
| productive18 | producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly) |
| profitable17 | yielding material gain or profit |
| profitwise18 | |
| profligate16 | a dissolute man in fashionable society |
| projectile21 | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
| projective24 | |
| prokaryote19 | a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma |
| prologuize22 | write or speak a prologue |
| prominence16 | the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent |
| promotable16 | |
| promulgate15 | state or announce |
| propagable17 | |
| propionate14 | |
| propitiate14 | make peace with |
| propulsive17 | having the power to propel |
| prostitute12 | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
| protective17 | intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind |
| proteinase12 | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| protensive15 | |
| protostele12 | |
| protostome14 | |
| protrusive15 | thrusting outward |
| provenance17 | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
| providence18 | the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University |
| psilophyte20 | any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant |
| psittacine14 | |
| pubescence18 | the time of life when sex glands become functional |
| pulverable17 | |
| punishable17 | liable to or deserving punishment |
| puppetlike20 | |
| purtenance14 | |
| purveyance20 | the act of supplying something |
| putrescine14 | a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter |
| pyranoside16 | |
| pyridoxine23 | a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch |
| pyrimidine18 | any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine |
| pyrolusite15 | a mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese |
| pyrolysate18 | |
| pyrolyzate27 | |
| pyroxenite22 | |
| pyrrhotite18 | a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pachytene19 | the third stage of the prophase of meiosis |
| packhorse20 | a workhorse used as a pack animal |
| paillasse11 | mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust |
| paillette11 | |
| paintable13 | lending itself to being painted |
| palatable13 | acceptable to the taste or mind |
| paleocene13 | from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals |
| paleogene12 | |
| palestrae11 | a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes |
| palletise11 | |
| palletize20 | |
| palliasse11 | mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust |
| palmitate13 | |
| paloverde15 | a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves |
| palpebrae15 | |
| palpitate13 | cause to throb or beat rapidly |
| palsgrave15 | (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands |
| palsylike18 | |
| pandurate12 | (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center |
| panettone11 | |
| panhandle15 | a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area |
| pantalone11 | |
| pantihose14 | |
| pantoffle17 | |
| pantomime15 | a performance using gestures and body movements without words |
| pantyhose17 | a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings |
| papeterie13 | |
| papillate13 | resembling or covered with papillae |
| papillose13 | of or relating to or resembling papilla |
| papillote13 | |
| parachute16 | rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall |
| paraclete13 | the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost |
| paracrine13 | |
| paraffine17 | |
| paraglide13 | |
| parbuckle19 | |
| parentage12 | the state of being a parent |
| parfleche19 | |
| pargyline15 | |
| parolable13 | |
| parricide14 | someone who kills his or her parent |
| parsonage12 | an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector |
| partitive14 | word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole |
| partridge13 | flesh of either quail or grouse |
| parvoline14 | |
| pasodoble14 | |
| passerine11 | perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless |
| passivate14 | |
| pastalike15 | |
| pastorale11 | a musical composition that evokes rural life |
| pastorate11 | pastors collectively |
| pasturage12 | succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land |
| patchable18 | |
| patellate11 | |
| pathogene15 | |
| patricide14 | a person who murders their father |
| patronage12 | the act of providing approval and support |
| patronise11 | do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of |
| patronize20 | assume sponsorship of |
| pauperize22 | reduce to beggary |
| paupiette13 | |
| peaceable15 | inclined or disposed to peace |
| peacetime15 | a period of time during which there is no war |
| pectinate13 | like a comb |
| pedagogue14 | someone who educates young people |
| pedophile17 | an adult who is sexually attracted to children |
| pegmatite14 | a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements |
| pelletise11 | |
| pelletize20 | |
| peneplane13 | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements |
| penetrate11 | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| penitence13 | remorse for your past conduct |
| pennywise17 | |
| pentangle12 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| penthouse14 | an apartment located on the top floors of a building |
| pentoside12 | |
| pentoxide19 | an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule |
| penumbrae15 | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra |
| pepsinate13 | |
| peptidase14 | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| peptonize22 | |
| perborate13 | |
| percaline13 | |
| perchance18 | through chance, |
| percolate13 | the product of percolation |
| peregrine12 | a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry |
| perennate11 | survive from season to season, of plants |
| perforate14 | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation |
| perfusate14 | |
| perfusive17 | |
| pericopae15 | |
| pericycle18 | |
| periodate12 | |
| periscope15 | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field |
| peristome13 | (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule |
| peristyle14 | a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court |
| permeable15 | allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through |
| permeance15 | |
| permittee13 | |
| persecute13 | cause to suffer |
| persevere14 | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| personage12 | another word for person; a person not meriting identification |
| personate11 | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
| perusable13 | |
| pervasive17 | spreading or spread throughout |
| pesthouse14 | hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) |
| pesticide14 | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
| petallike15 | resembling a petal |
| petechiae16 | a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) |
| petiolate11 | |
| petiolule11 | the stalk of a leaflet |
| petulance13 | an irritable petulant feeling |
| phagocyte20 | a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms |
| phagosome17 | |
| phalarope16 | small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics |
| phenacite16 | |
| phenakite18 | |
| phenazine23 | |
| phenetole14 | |
| phenolate14 | |
| phenotype19 | what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment |
| phenoxide22 | |
| phenylene17 | |
| pheromone16 | a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species |
| phonolite14 | |
| phonotype19 | |
| phosphate19 | a salt of phosphoric acid |
| phosphene19 | |
| phosphide20 | |
| phosphine19 | a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide |
| phosphite19 | |
| phosphore19 | |
| photogene15 | |
| photolyze26 | |
| phototube16 | |
| phototype19 | |
| phthalate17 | |
| picholine16 | |
| picometre15 | a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter |
| picturize22 | |
| pidginize22 | |
| piecewise16 | |
| pieridine12 | |
| pigeonite12 | |
| pilferage15 | the act of stealing small amounts or small articles |
| pineapple15 | a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics |
| pinnulate11 | |
| pinstripe13 | a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes |
| pipestone13 | |
| pirouette11 | (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) |
| piscivore16 | |
| pitchpole18 | |
| pivotable16 | |
| pizzalike33 | |
| placative16 | intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions |
| placeable15 | capable of being recognized |
| placentae13 | that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form |
| plaintive14 | expressing sorrow |
| planeside12 | |
| plantable13 | |
| plantlike15 | |
| planulate11 | |
| plastique20 | an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy |
| platelike15 | as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks |
| platinize20 | coat with metallic platinum |
| platitude12 | a trite or obvious remark |
| plausible13 | apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful |
| playhouse17 | plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of |
| pleadable14 | |
| pleasance13 | a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion |
| pleiocene13 | |
| plenitude12 | a full supply |
| plicature13 | |
| plowshare17 | a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil |
| plumbable17 | (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth |
| plumulose13 | |
| pluralize20 | mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural |
| poachable18 | |
| podzolize30 | |
| poeticize22 | |
| poignance14 | a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow |
| pointable13 | |
| pointelle11 | |
| politesse11 | courtesy towards women |
| pollenate11 | fertilize by transfering pollen |
| pollinate11 | fertilize by transfering pollen |
| pollinize20 | |
| pollutive14 | |
| polonaise11 | a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt |
| polyamide17 | a polymer containing repeated amide groups |
| polyamine16 | |
| polychete19 | chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles |
| polyimide17 | |
| polyphase19 | of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle |
| polyphone19 | a letter that has two or more pronunciations |
| polythene17 | a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation |
| poorhouse14 | an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless |
| porbeagle14 | voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific |
| porcupine15 | relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur |
| portative14 | |
| porterage12 | the charge for carrying burdens by porters |
| postcavae16 | |
| posthaste14 | |
| postulate11 | (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning |
| potentate11 | a ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| poundcake18 | |
| pourboire13 | a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) |
| poussette11 | |
| preaccuse15 | |
| preassure11 | |
| preattune11 | |
| prebattle13 | |
| precative16 | expressing entreaty or supplication |
| precharge17 | |
| prechoose16 | |
| precieuse13 | |
| precipice17 | a very steep cliff |
| preconize22 | |
| precrease13 | |
| predebate14 | |
| predefine15 | |
| predicate14 | (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula |
| preexcite20 | |
| preexpose20 | |
| prefigure15 | imagine or consider beforehand |
| prefreeze23 | |
| pregnable14 | |
| prehandle15 | |
| preimpose15 | |
| preinvite14 | |
| prejudice21 | a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation |
| prelature11 | prelates collectively |
| prelocate13 | |
| prelusive14 | |
| premature13 | born after a gestation period of less than the normal time |
| presbyope18 | a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens |
| prescribe15 | issue commands or orders for |
| presentee11 | |
| presettle11 | |
| prestrike15 | |
| preterite11 | a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense |
| previable16 | |
| priceable15 | |
| primitive16 | a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization |
| princesse13 | |
| principle15 | a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct |
| printable13 | fit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionable |
| privatise14 | change from governmental to private control or ownership |
| privative17 | |
| privatize23 | change from governmental to private control or ownership |
| privilege15 | a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all |
| proactive16 | descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently |
| probative16 | tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation |
| procedure14 | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result |
| prochoice18 | |
| procreate13 | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant |
| proenzyme25 | any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active |
| profusive17 | |
| programme16 | an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event |
| prolamine13 | a simple protein found in plants |
| prologize21 | write or speak a prologue |
| promenade14 | a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year |
| promotive16 | tending to further or encourage |
| pronounce13 | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
| propagate14 | transmit from one generation to the next |
| propagule14 | |
| propylene16 | a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis |
| propylite16 | |
| prorogate12 | |
| proscribe15 | command against |
| prosecute13 | conduct a prosecution in a court of law |
| proselyte14 | a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism |
| prostrate11 | get into a prostrate position, as in submission |
| protamine13 | a simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin |
| protonate11 | |
| prototype16 | a standard or typical example |
| protoxide19 | |
| proustite11 | |
| provolone14 | |
| proximate20 | closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects |
| prurience13 | feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness |
| prussiate11 | |
| pteridine12 | |
| publicise15 | call attention to |
| publicize24 | make public |
| puerperae13 | |
| puissance13 | power to influence or coerce |
| pullulate11 | be teeming, be abuzz |
| pulmonate13 | |
| pulsatile11 | |
| pulsative14 | |
| pulverise14 | destroy completely |
| pulverize23 | make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust |
| pulvinate14 | |
| punctuate13 | insert punctuation marks into |
| pupillage14 | |
| puppylike22 | characteristic of a puppy |
| purgative15 | a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels |
| purgeable14 | |
| purposive16 | having or showing or acting with a purpose or design |
| purselike15 | |
| pursuable13 | |
| pursuance13 | a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria |
| purulence13 | symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) |
| pustulate11 | (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin |
| puttylike18 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| packable18 | capable of being packed |
| paganise11 | make pagan in character |
| paganize20 | make pagan in character |
| paginate11 | number the pages of a book or manuscript |
| pahoehoe16 | freely flowing lava |
| palatine10 | any of various important officials in ancient Rome |
| paleface15 | (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians) |
| palewise13 | |
| palinode11 | |
| palisade11 | fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground |
| pallette10 | one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor |
| palliate10 | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of |
| palmette12 | |
| palmlike16 | resembling a palm tree |
| palpable14 | capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt |
| pantofle13 | |
| papillae12 | (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf |
| pappoose14 | an American Indian infant |
| papulose12 | |
| papyrine15 | |
| paradise11 | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace |
| paragoge12 | |
| parakite14 | |
| paralyse13 | make powerless and unable to function |
| paralyze22 | make powerless and unable to function |
| parasite10 | an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host |
| paravane13 | |
| parclose12 | |
| parkette14 | |
| parklike18 | |
| parlance12 | a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language |
| parlante10 | |
| parridge12 | |
| parsable12 | |
| parterre10 | an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern |
| partible12 | (of e.g. property) capable of being parted or divided |
| particle12 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything |
| parvenue13 | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position |
| passable12 | able to be passed or traversed or crossed |
| passible12 | |
| pastiche15 | a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources |
| pastille10 | a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat |
| patellae10 | a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint |
| patentee10 | the inventor to whom a patent is issued |
| patience12 | good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence |
| patinate10 | coat with a patina |
| patinize19 | coat with a patina |
| patootie10 | |
| patriate10 | |
| pavonine13 | |
| pawnable15 | |
| paygrade15 | rank in a military organization |
| peaklike18 | |
| pearlite10 | a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron |
| peccable16 | liable to sin; - Sir Walter Scott |
| peculate12 | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| pedicure13 | professional care for the feet and toenails |
| pedigree12 | the descendants of one individual |
| peduncle13 | the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body |
| peelable12 | |
| peephole15 | a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep |
| pelerine10 | |
| pellicle12 | thin protective membrane in some protozoa |
| pemoline12 | |
| penalise10 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalize19 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penknife17 | a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens |
| pensione10 | |
| pentacle12 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| penuchle15 | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist |
| penuckle16 | |
| perceive15 | to become aware of through the senses |
| perforce15 | by necessity; by force of circumstance |
| pericope14 | |
| perilune10 | periapsis in orbit around the moon |
| permease12 | |
| permeate12 | spread or diffuse through |
| perorate10 | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation |
| peroxide18 | a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels |
| personae10 | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
| perspire12 | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| persuade11 | win approval or support for |
| perverse13 | marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict |
| pesthole13 | a breeding ground for epidemic disease |
| petabyte15 | a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes |
| petaline10 | |
| pettable12 | |
| petuntse10 | |
| petuntze19 | |
| pfennige14 | 100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany |
| phalange14 | |
| pharisee13 | a self-righteous or sanctimonious person |
| phosgene14 | a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare |
| phyllite16 | |
| phyllode17 | an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade |
| phyllome18 | |
| physique25 | constitution of the human body |
| picayune15 | (informal) small and of little importance |
| picoline12 | |
| picomole14 | |
| picowave18 | |
| pilotage11 | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |
| pinafore13 | a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing |
| pinecone12 | the seed-producing cone of a pine tree |
| pinelike14 | |
| pinnacle12 | (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower |
| pinnulae10 | |
| pinochle15 | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist |
| pintsize19 | |
| pipelike16 | |
| pipeline12 | gossip spread by spoken communication |
| piperine12 | derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper |
| piquance21 | a tart spicy quality |
| piscinae12 | |
| pishogue14 | |
| pisolite10 | |
| pistache15 | |
| pitiable12 | inspiring mixed contempt and pity |
| pittance12 | an inadequate payment |
| pizzelle28 | |
| placable14 | easily calmed or pacified |
| planulae10 | the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates |
| plausive13 | expressing or manifesting praise or approval |
| playable15 | capable of or suitable for being played or played on; ; ; ; - P.H.Lang |
| playdate14 | |
| playlike17 | |
| playmate15 | a companion at play |
| playtime15 | time for play or diversion |
| pleasure10 | a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience |
| plimsole12 | |
| pliocene12 | from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals |
| plotline10 | |
| plottage11 | |
| plowable15 | |
| plumlike16 | resembling a plum fruit |
| plussage11 | |
| pluviose13 | fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and February); the rainy month |
| podomere13 | |
| poechore15 | |
| poetlike14 | |
| polarise10 | cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| polarize19 | cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| polemize21 | engage in a controversy |
| polygene14 | a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations |
| polypide16 | |
| polypore15 | woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent |
| polysome15 | |
| polytene13 | |
| polytype18 | |
| poolside11 | |
| popelike16 | |
| popsicle14 | ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick |
| populace14 | people in general considered as a whole |
| populate12 | inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of |
| porpoise12 | any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth |
| porridge12 | soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick |
| portable12 | a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried |
| portance12 | |
| porthole13 | a window in a ship or airplane |
| portiere10 | a heavy curtain hung across a doorway |
| portside11 | |
| positive13 | the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution |
| possible12 | something that can be done |
| postbase12 | |
| postcode13 | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail |
| postdate11 | be later in time |
| postdive14 | |
| postface15 | |
| postfire13 | |
| postgame13 | |
| posthole13 | a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post |
| postiche15 | a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment |
| postique19 | |
| postlude11 | a voluntary played at the end of a religious service |
| postpone12 | hold back to a later time |
| postpose12 | place after another constituent in the sentence |
| postrace12 | |
| pothouse13 | tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals |
| potlache15 | |
| potstone10 | |
| poularde11 | |
| poultice12 | a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. |
| poundage12 | a charge based on weight measured in pounds |
| pourable12 | |
| practice14 | a customary way of operation or behavior |
| practise12 | engage in a rehearsal (of) |
| praecipe14 | |
| pratique19 | |
| preamble14 | a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) |
| precavae15 | |
| prechose15 | |
| preclude13 | keep from happening or arising; make impossible |
| preflame15 | |
| prefroze22 | |
| preguide12 | |
| prejudge19 | judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence |
| premiere12 | the first public performance of a play or movie |
| premorse12 | |
| prentice12 | works for an expert to learn a trade |
| prepaste12 | |
| prepense12 | |
| preplace14 | |
| preprice14 | |
| prepupae14 | |
| prerinse10 | |
| prescore12 | |
| presence12 | the state of being present; current existence |
| preserve13 | a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone |
| preshape15 | |
| preslice12 | |
| presolve13 | |
| pressure10 | the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit) |
| prestige11 | a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. |
| prestore10 | |
| pretaste10 | |
| pretence12 | a false or unsupportable quality |
| pretense10 | the act of giving a false appearance |
| preunite10 | |
| prevalue13 | |
| primrose12 | any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads |
| principe14 | an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe |
| priorate10 | |
| pristane10 | |
| pristine10 | completely free from dirt or contamination |
| probable14 | an applicant likely to be chosen |
| procaine12 | a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine |
| prodrome13 | an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur |
| prognose11 | |
| prograde12 | |
| prolapse12 | the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) |
| prologue11 | an introduction to a play |
| prolonge11 | a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage |
| promisee12 | a person to whom a promise is made |
| promulge13 | |
| propense12 | |
| prophage16 | |
| prophase15 | the first stage of meiosis |
| prorogue11 | hold back to a later time |
| prostate10 | a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen |
| prostyle13 | marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure |
| protease10 | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| protegee11 | a woman protege |
| proteide11 | |
| proteome12 | the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome |
| proteose10 | |
| protrade11 | |
| protrude11 | extend out or project in space |
| provable15 | capable of being demonstrated or proved; ; ; - Walter Bagehot |
| province15 | the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation |
| prudence13 | discretion in practical affairs |
| pruinose10 | |
| prunable12 | |
| prunelle10 | |
| psammite14 | |
| psephite15 | |
| pterylae13 | |
| ptomaine12 | any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria |
| puggaree12 | |
| pulicene12 | |
| pulicide13 | |
| pumicite14 | |
| pumplike18 | |
| punctate12 | |
| puncture12 | loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object |
| punitive13 | inflicting punishment |
| pupilage13 | |
| purchase15 | the acquisition of something for payment |
| purslane10 | a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas |
| pusslike14 | |
| putative13 | purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds |
| pyranose13 | |
| pyridine14 | a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal |
| pyrolize22 | |
| pyrolyze25 | |
| pyronine13 | |
| pyroxene20 | any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks |
| pyruvate16 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| package16 | a collection of things wrapped or boxed together |
| padrone10 | an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy |
| paleate9 | |
| palette9 | the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art |
| palmate11 | (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin |
| palpate11 | examine (a body part) by palpation |
| panache14 | distinctive and stylish elegance |
| pancake15 | a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle |
| pandore10 | |
| pangene10 | |
| panicle11 | compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers |
| panoche14 | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| panpipe13 | a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together |
| pantile9 | a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap |
| papoose11 | an American Indian infant |
| pappose13 | (of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles |
| papulae11 | |
| parable11 | a short moral story (often with animal characters) |
| parbake15 | |
| pardine10 | |
| parkade14 | |
| parolee9 | someone released on probation or on parole |
| partake13 | have some of the qualities or attributes of something |
| partite9 | |
| parvise12 | |
| passade10 | |
| passage10 | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
| passive12 | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb |
| pastime11 | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) |
| pasture9 | a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock |
| patinae9 | a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal |
| pavisse12 | |
| pawnage13 | |
| payable14 | a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit |
| pealike13 | |
| pectase11 | |
| pectate11 | |
| pectize20 | |
| pedicle12 | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
| peerage10 | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
| peglike14 | |
| pelisse9 | a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur |
| peltate9 | (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) |
| penance11 | remorse for your past conduct |
| penlite9 | |
| penname11 | |
| pennate9 | having feathered wings |
| pennine9 | |
| penoche14 | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| pensile9 | |
| pensive12 | deeply or seriously thoughtful |
| pentane9 | |
| pentene9 | |
| pentode10 | a thermionic tube having five electrodes |
| pentose9 | any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule |
| penuche14 | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| peonage10 | the condition of a peon |
| pepsine11 | |
| peptide12 | amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein |
| peptize20 | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state |
| peptone11 | any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids |
| percale11 | a fine closely woven cotton fabric |
| perdure10 | |
| perfume14 | a distinctive odor that is pleasant |
| perfuse12 | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) |
| perigee10 | periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth |
| perique18 | |
| perjure16 | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| perlite9 | |
| permute11 | change the order or arrangement of |
| pervade13 | spread or diffuse through |
| petiole9 | the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf |
| petrale9 | |
| phenate12 | |
| philtre12 | a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it |
| phocine14 | of or relating to seals |
| phonate12 | utter speech sounds |
| phoneme14 | (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language |
| phorate12 | |
| phytane15 | |
| piastre9 | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria |
| picante11 | |
| pickaxe22 | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends |
| picotee11 | |
| picrate11 | |
| picrite11 | |
| picture11 | a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface |
| piehole12 | |
| piglike14 | |
| pileate9 | |
| pillage10 | goods or money obtained illegally |
| pinbone11 | |
| pinhole12 | a small puncture that might have been made by a pin |
| pinkeye16 | inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye |
| pinnace11 | a boat for communication between ship and shore |
| pinnate9 | (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis |
| pinnule9 | division of a usually pinnately divided leaf |
| pinocle11 | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist |
| pinwale12 | |
| pipeage12 | |
| pipette11 | measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube |
| pirogue10 | a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log |
| piroque18 | |
| piscine11 | of or relating to fish |
| pishoge13 | |
| pismire11 | social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers |
| pistole9 | |
| placate11 | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of |
| planate9 | having been flattened |
| planche14 | |
| platane9 | |
| pledgee11 | someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge |
| pleurae9 | the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest |
| pliable11 | susceptible to being led or directed |
| plicate11 | fold into pleats, |
| pliskie13 | |
| plosive12 | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
| plumage12 | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
| plumate11 | having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft |
| plumose11 | having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft |
| plumule11 | down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds |
| podlike14 | resembling a pod |
| poetise9 | compose verses or put into verse |
| poetize18 | compose verses or put into verse |
| pokable15 | |
| poleaxe16 | an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade |
| pollute9 | make impure |
| polyene12 | |
| pontine9 | |
| porcine11 | relating to or suggesting swine |
| porkpie15 | man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim |
| portage10 | the cost of carrying or transporting |
| posable11 | |
| postage10 | the charge for mailing something |
| posture9 | the arrangement of the body and its limbs |
| potable11 | any liquid suitable for drinking |
| potence11 | the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse |
| pothole12 | a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) |
| potiche14 | |
| potlike13 | |
| potline9 | |
| pottage10 | a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat |
| poussie9 | |
| poutine9 | |
| prairie9 | a treeless grassy plain |
| praline9 | cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans |
| prattle9 | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
| prebade12 | |
| prebake15 | |
| precede12 | be earlier in time; go back further |
| precipe13 | |
| precise11 | sharply exact or accurate or delimited |
| precode12 | |
| precure11 | |
| predate10 | be earlier in time; go back further |
| predive13 | |
| preemie11 | an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation |
| preface14 | a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book |
| prefade13 | |
| prefile12 | |
| prefire12 | |
| pregame12 | |
| prelate9 | a senior clergyman and dignitary |
| prelife12 | |
| prelude10 | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows |
| premade12 | |
| premise11 | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
| premune11 | |
| prename11 | |
| prepare11 | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc |
| prepave14 | |
| preppie13 | |
| prepuce13 | a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris |
| prerace11 | |
| presage10 | a foreboding about what is about to happen |
| presale9 | |
| preside10 | act as president |
| presume11 | take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof |
| pretape11 | |
| pretype14 | |
| previse12 | warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning |
| prewire12 | |
| prickle15 | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
| primage12 | |
| primate11 | a senior clergyman and dignitary |
| primine11 | |
| primsie11 | |
| prisere9 | |
| prithee12 | |
| private12 | an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines |
| probate11 | a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate |
| procure11 | get by special effort |
| produce12 | fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market |
| proette9 | |
| profane12 | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| profile12 | an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics |
| profuse12 | produced or growing in extreme abundance |
| prolate9 | having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter |
| proline9 | an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen) |
| promine11 | |
| promise11 | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future |
| promote11 | contribute to the progress or growth of |
| pronate9 | turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards |
| propane11 | colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel |
| propene11 | a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis |
| propine11 | |
| propone11 | |
| propose11 | make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
| prorate9 | make a proportional settlement or distribution |
| prossie9 | |
| prostie9 | |
| protege10 | a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career |
| protyle12 | |
| provide13 | give something useful or necessary to |
| provoke16 | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| prythee15 | |
| puerile9 | of or characteristic of a child |
| pugaree10 | |
| puggree11 | |
| pulsate9 | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically |
| purline9 | |
| purpose11 | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions |
| purpure11 | |
| puslike13 | |
| pustule9 | a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus |
| pyrrole12 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| paddle10 | small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games |
| palace10 | a large and stately mansion |
| palate8 | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
| paleae8 | |
| pantie8 | short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) |
| papule10 | a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox) |
| parade9 | a ceremonial procession including people marching |
| pardee9 | |
| pardie9 | |
| pareve11 | containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism |
| parole8 | a promise |
| parure8 | |
| passee8 | out of fashion |
| pastie8 | |
| patine8 | |
| pattee8 | |
| pattie8 | |
| pavane11 | music composed for dancing the pavane |
| pavise11 | (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position |
| pawnee11 | a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma |
| pebble12 | a small smooth rounded rock |
| pedate9 | of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided |
| peddle10 | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
| peerie8 | |
| peewee11 | disparaging terms for small people |
| pelage9 | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal |
| pelite8 | |
| penile8 | of or relating to the penis |
| pennae8 | |
| pensee8 | |
| people10 | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively |
| perdie9 | |
| perdue9 | |
| peruke12 | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| peruse8 | examine or consider with attention and in detail |
| pesade9 | |
| pestle8 | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
| petite8 | a garment size for short or slender women |
| pettle8 | |
| peyote11 | a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons |
| phoebe13 | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one |
| phrase11 | an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence |
| phylae14 | a tribe of ancient Athenians |
| piaffe14 | a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot |
| piazze26 | |
| pickle14 | vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar |
| piddle10 | liquid excretory product |
| pierce10 | 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) |
| piffle14 | trivial nonsense |
| piggie10 | |
| pikake16 | |
| pilose8 | covered with hairs especially fine soft ones |
| pilule8 | |
| pimple12 | a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne |
| pinene8 | |
| pinite8 | grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates |
| pinkie12 | the finger farthest from the thumb |
| pinnae8 | division of a usually pinnately divided leaf |
| pinole8 | meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices |
| pintle8 | a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge |
| pipage11 | a fee charged for the use of pipes |
| pirate8 | someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own |
| pizzle26 | |
| plague9 | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| plaice10 | flesh of large European flatfish |
| plaque17 | (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body |
| please8 | give pleasure to or be pleasing to |
| pledge10 | a deposit of personal property as security for a debt |
| plicae10 | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) |
| plisse8 | |
| plunge9 | a brief swim in water |
| podite9 | |
| pointe8 | |
| police10 | the force of policemen and officers |
| polite8 | showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. |
| pollee8 | |
| pomace12 | |
| pomade11 | hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment |
| pommee12 | |
| pommie12 | |
| pongee9 | a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation) |
| poodle9 | an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs |
| popple12 | |
| popsie10 | |
| porose8 | forming a continuous series of pores |
| posole8 | |
| postie8 | |
| potage9 | thick (often creamy) soup |
| potpie10 | deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings |
| potsie8 | |
| pottle8 | a pot that holds 2 quarts |
| pouffe14 | thick cushion used as a seat |
| pounce10 | the act of pouncing |
| pozole17 | |
| praise8 | an expression of approval and commendation |
| prance10 | a proud stiff pompous gait |
| premie10 | an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation |
| prevue11 | an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future |
| prince10 | a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) |
| psyche16 | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason |
| puddle10 | a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry |
| pugree9 | |
| puisne8 | |
| pulque17 | fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey |
| pumice12 | a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive |
| pungle9 | |
| punkie12 | minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects |
| pupate10 | develop into a pupa |
| purfle11 | |
| purine8 | any of several bases that are derivatives of purine |
| purple10 | a purple color or pigment |
| pursue8 | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in |
| puttee8 | a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I |
| puttie8 | |
| puzzle26 | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
| pyrene11 | a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar |
| pyrite11 | a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color |
| pyrone11 | |
| pyrope13 | a deep red garnet used as a gemstone |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| padle8 | |
| padre8 | a chaplain in one of the military services |
| paise7 | a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan |
| panne7 | |
| parae7 | |
| parge8 | |
| parle7 | |
| parse7 | analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) |
| parve10 | containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism |
| passe7 | out of fashion |
| paste7 | any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency |
| pause7 | a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| payee10 | a person to whom money is paid |
| peace9 | the state prevailing during the absence of war |
| peage8 | |
| pease7 | seed of a pea plant used for food |
| peeve10 | an annoyed or irritated mood |
| peise7 | |
| pekoe11 | a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java |
| pence9 | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound |
| penne7 | pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends |
| perse7 | |
| pewee10 | small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America |
| phage11 | a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria |
| phase10 | any distinct time period in a sequence of events |
| phone10 | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds |
| phyle13 | a tribe of ancient Athenians |
| piece9 | a separate part of a whole |
| pique16 | tightly woven fabric with raised cords |
| piste7 | a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts |
| pixie14 | (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous |
| place9 | a point located with respect to surface features of some region |
| plage8 | the beach at a seaside resort |
| plane7 | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets |
| plate7 | (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score |
| plebe9 | a military trainee (as at a military academy) |
| plume9 | anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness |
| poise7 | a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second |
| ponce9 | a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses |
| poove10 | offensive term for an openly homosexual man |
| posse7 | a temporary police force |
| prase7 | |
| prate7 | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
| prese7 | |
| price9 | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) |
| pride8 | a feeling of self-respect and personal worth |
| prime9 | a number that has no factor but itself and 1 |
| prise7 | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; : |
| prize16 | something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery |
| probe9 | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities |
| prole7 | a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) |
| prone7 | having a tendency (to); often used in combination |
| prose7 | ordinary writing as distinguished from verse |
| prove10 | be shown or be found to be |
| prude8 | a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum |
| prune7 | dried plum |
| psoae7 | |
| pulse7 | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) |
| pupae9 | an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult |
| puree7 | food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender |
| purge8 | the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge |
| purse7 | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) |
| pyxie17 | creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pace8 | the rate of moving (especially walking or running) |
| page7 | one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains |
| pale6 | a wooden strip forming part of a fence |
| pane6 | sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors |
| pare6 | decrease gradually or bit by bit |
| pase6 | |
| pate6 | liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned |
| pave9 | a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows |
| peke10 | a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle |
| pele6 | |
| pere6 | |
| pice8 | |
| pike10 | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic |
| pile6 | a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
| pine6 | a coniferous tree |
| pipe8 | a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco |
| plie6 | |
| poke10 | tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous |
| pole6 | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
| pome8 | a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part |
| pone6 | cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern) |
| pope8 | the head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| pore6 | any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) |
| pose6 | affected manners intended to impress others |
| pree6 | |
| puce8 | a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red |
| puke10 | a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible |
| pule6 | cry weakly or softly |
| pure6 | free of extraneous elements of any kind |
| pyre9 | wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pee5 | liquid excretory product |
| pie5 | dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top |
| pye8 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pe4 | the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| phosphocreatine | 27p | an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction |
| phosphorescence | 29p | a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased |
| phosphorylative | 31p | |
| photoconductive | 28p | of or relating to photoconductivity |
| photodegradable | 25p | |
| photodissociate | 23p | |
| photosynthesize | 35p | |
| phytoflagellate | 27p | |
| polycrystalline | 25p | composed of aggregates of crystals |
| polyelectrolyte | 25p | an electrolyte of high molecular weight |
| postdivestiture | 21p | |
| professionalize | 29p | become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood |
| prognosticative | 23p | of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions |
| pseudocoelomate | 22p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pararosaniline | 16p | |
| pectinesterase | 18p | |
| pentobarbitone | 20p | |
| phenobarbitone | 23p | a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative |
| phenylbutazone | 33p | anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin) |
| photoduplicate | 24p | |
| photoinductive | 25p | |
| photooxidative | 30p | |
| photoreceptive | 26p | |
| photosensitive | 22p | sensitive to visible light |
| photosensitize | 28p | make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light |
| phthalocyanine | 27p | |
| pinealectomize | 29p | |
| platinocyanide | 22p | |
| polyacrylamide | 27p | |
| polynucleotide | 22p | |
| polysaccharide | 27p | any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules |
| postcollegiate | 19p | |
| postexperience | 27p | |
| preadolescence | 21p | |
| premanufacture | 23p | |
| preperformance | 25p | |
| proletarianise | 16p | |
| proletarianize | 25p | |
| proportionable | 20p | proportionate |
| proprioceptive | 25p | of or relating to proprioception |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| paraphrasable | 22p | |
| participative | 22p | |
| particularise | 17p | be specific about |
| particularize | 26p | be specific about |
| passementerie | 17p | a decoration or adornment on a garment |
| penicillamine | 19p | a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis |
| penicillinase | 17p | enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic |
| perseverative | 21p | |
| phencyclidine | 26p | a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen |
| phenmetrazine | 29p | |
| phenothiazine | 30p | a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites |
| phenylalanine | 21p | an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body |
| phenylephrine | 26p | a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion |
| phosphokinase | 27p | |
| phospholipase | 25p | |
| phosphorylase | 26p | |
| phosphorylate | 26p | |
| photoemissive | 23p | of or relating to photoemission |
| photonegative | 22p | |
| photopositive | 23p | |
| photosynthate | 24p | |
| physostigmine | 24p | used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma |
| plastoquinone | 24p | |
| platitudinize | 25p | utter platitudes |
| pneumatophore | 22p | an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant |
| polybutadiene | 21p | |
| polycarbonate | 22p | |
| polypropylene | 25p | a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material |
| porcelainlike | 21p | |
| postdebutante | 18p | |
| postdoctorate | 18p | |
| postemergence | 20p | |
| postoperative | 20p | happening or done after a surgical operation |
| precipitative | 22p | |
| precollegiate | 18p | |
| prefigurative | 22p | indistinctly prophetic |
| premeditative | 21p | |
| preponderance | 20p | superiority in power or influence |
| prepubescence | 23p | |
| primogeniture | 18p | right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son |
| procrastinate | 17p | postpone doing what one should be doing |
| professoriate | 18p | |
| prognosticate | 18p | make a prediction about; tell in advance |
| proliferative | 21p | |
| pronounceable | 19p | capable of being uttered or pronounced |
| proportionate | 17p | being in due proportion |
| protolanguage | 17p | |
| provincialize | 29p | |
| pseudoscience | 20p | an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions |
| psychoanalyze | 35p | subject to psychoanalytic treatment |
| pyrimethamine | 25p | |
| pyrophosphate | 28p | a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| packinghouse | 24p | a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed |
| pantothenate | 17p | |
| paralanguage | 16p | the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings |
| parameterize | 25p | |
| parasiticide | 17p | |
| parathormone | 19p | hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting |
| parenthesize | 26p | |
| patriarchate | 19p | the jurisdiction of a patriarch |
| pearlescence | 18p | |
| pennywhistle | 23p | an inexpensive fipple flute |
| pentapeptide | 19p | |
| peradventure | 18p | doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case |
| performative | 22p | |
| permanganate | 17p | a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic |
| perphenazine | 28p | tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults |
| perseverance | 19p | persistent determination |
| phanerophyte | 25p | |
| phenanthrene | 20p | |
| phentolamine | 19p | a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men |
| philosophise | 22p | reason philosophically |
| philosophize | 31p | reason philosophically |
| phosphoresce | 24p | to exhibit phosphorescence |
| photocathode | 23p | a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated |
| photocompose | 23p | |
| photoengrave | 21p | |
| photogravure | 21p | printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods |
| photolyzable | 31p | |
| photomontage | 20p | a montage that uses photographic images |
| photooxidize | 34p | |
| phreatophyte | 25p | |
| phytohormone | 25p | (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone |
| pictorialize | 25p | |
| picturephone | 21p | |
| pisciculture | 18p | |
| politicalize | 25p | |
| polydisperse | 20p | |
| polyethylene | 23p | a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation |
| polyribosome | 21p | |
| polysyllable | 22p | a word of more than three syllables |
| polyurethane | 20p | any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber |
| porcelainize | 25p | coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface |
| postcardlike | 21p | |
| postdeadline | 16p | |
| posteruptive | 19p | |
| postexercise | 23p | |
| postexposure | 23p | |
| postfracture | 19p | |
| postgraduate | 16p | a student who continues studies after graduation |
| postliterate | 14p | |
| postpositive | 19p | (of a modifier) placed after another word |
| precipitable | 20p | |
| precipitance | 20p | the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning |
| preclearance | 18p | |
| precognitive | 20p | foreseeing the future |
| predeparture | 17p | |
| predesignate | 16p | |
| predestinate | 15p | foreordain by divine will or decree |
| predetermine | 17p | determine beforehand |
| predischarge | 21p | |
| prednisolone | 15p | a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions |
| predominance | 19p | the state of being predominant over others |
| preemergence | 19p | |
| preexistence | 23p | existing in a former state or previous to something else |
| prefabricate | 21p | to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings |
| preformulate | 19p | |
| pregnenolone | 15p | |
| preoperative | 19p | happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation |
| preponderate | 17p | weigh more heavily |
| prerequisite | 23p | something that is required in advance |
| presbyterate | 19p | |
| prescriptive | 21p | pertaining to giving directives or rules |
| presentative | 17p | |
| preservative | 20p | a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition |
| presterilize | 23p | |
| prestructure | 16p | |
| preventative | 20p | remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease |
| procarbazine | 27p | an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease |
| proconsulate | 16p | the position of proconsul |
| professorate | 17p | |
| progesterone | 15p | a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy |
| programmable | 21p | |
| propagandize | 27p | subject to propaganda |
| propoxyphene | 31p | a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive |
| proscriptive | 21p | |
| prosecutable | 18p | |
| protectorate | 16p | a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty |
| protuberance | 18p | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| pseudoallele | 15p | |
| psychoactive | 27p | affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes |
| psychobabble | 28p | using language loaded with psychological terminology |
| psychologise | 23p | |
| psychologize | 32p | |
| pteridophyte | 23p | plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores |
| pulverizable | 28p | |
| putrefactive | 22p | causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction |
| pyridoxamine | 27p | a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch |
| pyromorphite | 24p | a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead |
| pyrophyllite | 25p | a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc) |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| paraldehyde | 21p | a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent |
| parametrize | 24p | |
| parfocalize | 27p | |
| participate | 17p | share in something |
| particulate | 15p | a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) |
| pedicellate | 16p | |
| pedunculate | 16p | having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk |
| penetrative | 16p | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
| penicillate | 15p | |
| pensionable | 15p | entitled to receive a pension |
| pentamidine | 16p | |
| pentathlete | 16p | an athlete who competes in a pentathlon |
| pentazocine | 24p | analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine |
| pentlandite | 14p | a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel |
| penultimate | 15p | the next to last syllable in a word |
| perambulate | 17p | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
| perceivable | 20p | capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing |
| perceptible | 19p | capable of being perceived by the mind or senses |
| perchlorate | 18p | a salt of perchloric acid |
| percipience | 19p | |
| peregrinate | 14p | travel around, through, or over, especially on foot |
| perfectible | 20p | capable of becoming or being made perfect |
| performable | 20p | |
| performance | 20p | a dramatic or musical entertainment |
| permissible | 17p | that may be permitted especially as according to rule |
| persecutive | 18p | |
| perseverate | 16p | psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| persistence | 15p | the property of a continuous and connected period of time |
| personalise | 13p | make personal or more personal |
| personalize | 22p | make personal or more personal |
| personative | 16p | |
| perspective | 20p | a way of regarding situations or topics etc. |
| persuadable | 16p | being susceptible to persuasion |
| persuasible | 15p | being susceptible to persuasion |
| perturbable | 17p | |
| phagocytize | 31p | |
| phagocytose | 22p | |
| phantomlike | 22p | |
| philhellene | 19p | an admirer of Greece and everything Greek |
| phoenixlike | 27p | |
| phosphatase | 21p | any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates |
| phosphatide | 22p | |
| phosphatize | 30p | |
| phosphorite | 21p | |
| photoionize | 25p | |
| photoreduce | 19p | |
| photosphere | 21p | the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun) |
| phycomycete | 28p | |
| phylloclade | 22p | a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf |
| phytochrome | 26p | |
| picturesque | 24p | suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture |
| pilocarpine | 17p | cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma |
| pitchblende | 21p | a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore |
| plagioclase | 16p | any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks |
| planisphere | 18p | |
| plantigrade | 15p | an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings |
| plateresque | 22p | |
| platyrrhine | 19p | hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails |
| pleasurable | 15p | affording satisfaction or pleasure |
| pocketknife | 26p | a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket |
| pococurante | 17p | |
| polariscope | 17p | an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light |
| polarizable | 24p | |
| polypeptide | 21p | a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids |
| polysorbate | 18p | |
| polystyrene | 19p | a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic |
| polysulfide | 20p | |
| polyvalence | 21p | (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two |
| pomegranate | 16p | shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit |
| pontificate | 18p | the government of the Roman Catholic Church |
| porterhouse | 16p | large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin |
| portraiture | 13p | a word picture of a person's appearance and character |
| postcollege | 16p | |
| postdivorce | 19p | |
| postponable | 17p | |
| practicable | 19p | usable for a specific purpose |
| preadaptive | 19p | |
| preannounce | 15p | |
| precipitate | 17p | a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering |
| preconceive | 20p | conceive beforehand |
| predicative | 19p | of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence |
| predictable | 18p | capable of being foretold |
| predominate | 16p | be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance |
| preeminence | 17p | high status importance owing to marked superiority |
| preheadache | 22p | |
| preliterate | 13p | not yet having acquired the ability to read and write |
| premarriage | 16p | |
| premaxillae | 22p | |
| premeditate | 16p | consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand |
| prenominate | 15p | |
| preparative | 18p | preceding and preparing for something |
| prepositive | 18p | |
| prepurchase | 20p | |
| prerogative | 17p | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) |
| preschedule | 19p | |
| presentable | 15p | fit to be seen |
| presentence | 15p | |
| preservable | 18p | capable of being preserved |
| presumptive | 20p | having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance |
| prevaricate | 18p | be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
| preventable | 18p | capable of being prevented; - A.L.Guerard |
| preventible | 18p | |
| processable | 17p | |
| processible | 17p | |
| procreative | 18p | producing new life or offspring |
| profiterole | 16p | a small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate |
| progressive | 17p | a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going |
| prohibitive | 21p | tending to discourage (especially of prices) |
| projectable | 24p | |
| proliferate | 16p | grow rapidly |
| promptitude | 18p | the characteristic of doing things without delay |
| propagative | 19p | characterized by propagation or relating to propagation |
| proselytise | 16p | convert to another faith or religion |
| proselytize | 25p | convert to another faith or religion |
| prospective | 20p | of or concerned with or related to the future |
| protractile | 15p | able to be extended |
| protractive | 18p | |
| protrusible | 15p | capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue |
| provenience | 18p | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
| provocative | 21p | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope |
| prussianise | 13p | |
| prussianize | 22p | |
| publishable | 20p | suitable for publication |
| pulchritude | 19p | physical beauty (especially of a woman) |
| purchasable | 20p | capable of being corrupted |
| putrescence | 17p | in a state of progressive putrefaction |
| putrescible | 17p | liable to decay or spoil or become putrid |
| pyrargyrite | 20p | |
| pyrolyzable | 30p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pacifiable | 19p | |
| packsaddle | 20p | a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached |
| palaestrae | 12p | |
| palatalize | 21p | pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate |
| palatinate | 12p | a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine |
| palindrome | 15p | a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward |
| palliative | 15p | remedy that alleviates pain without curing |
| paniculate | 14p | having a panicle |
| papaverine | 17p | an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive |
| paradiddle | 15p | the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously |
| paraphrase | 17p | rewording for the purpose of clarification |
| parasitise | 12p | |
| parasitize | 21p | |
| pardonable | 15p | admitting of being pardoned |
| participle | 16p | a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses |
| pasquinade | 22p | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
| passionate | 12p | having or expressing strong emotions |
| pasteurise | 12p | heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms |
| pasteurize | 21p | heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms |
| patentable | 14p | |
| patisserie | 12p | a bakery specializing in French pastry |
| patriciate | 14p | |
| pediculate | 15p | |
| pejorative | 22p | expressing disapproval |
| pendentive | 16p | |
| penetrable | 14p | admitting of penetration or passage into or through |
| penetrance | 14p | |
| peppertree | 16p | |
| percentage | 15p | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
| percentile | 14p | (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total |
| perceptive | 19p | of or relating to perception |
| percussive | 17p | involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments |
| perdurable | 15p | very long lasting |
| perfective | 20p | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| perfoliate | 15p | (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem |
| peridotite | 13p | a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine |
| perishable | 17p | food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated |
| periwinkle | 19p | chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers |
| permanence | 16p | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
| permeative | 17p | spreading or spread throughout |
| permillage | 15p | |
| permissive | 17p | not preventive |
| permutable | 16p | capable of changing sequence |
| perovskite | 19p | |
| peroxidase | 20p | any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide |
| peroxisome | 21p | |
| perpetrate | 14p | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| perpetuate | 14p | cause to continue or prevail |
| perquisite | 21p | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| persecutee | 14p | |
| persiflage | 16p | light teasing |
| personable | 14p | (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality |
| persuasive | 15p | intended or having the power to induce action or belief |
| pertinence | 14p | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| perversive | 18p | tending to corrupt or pervert |
| pestilence | 14p | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| phenacaine | 17p | |
| philistine | 15p | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
| philosophe | 20p | |
| phlogopite | 18p | a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum |
| phlyctenae | 20p | |
| photodiode | 17p | |
| photophase | 20p | |
| photophore | 20p | |
| pianoforte | 15p | a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds |
| picaresque | 23p | involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction |
| pigeonhole | 16p | a specific (often simplistic) category |
| pilferable | 17p | |
| pilgrimage | 16p | a journey to a sacred place |
| pillowcase | 17p | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow |
| pilothouse | 15p | an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated |
| pimpmobile | 20p | |
| pincerlike | 18p | |
| piperazine | 23p | vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms |
| piperidine | 15p | |
| pistillate | 12p | bearing or consisting of carpels |
| plagiarise | 13p | take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property |
| plagiarize | 22p | take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property |
| planchette | 17p | a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages |
| planetlike | 16p | |
| planetwide | 16p | |
| plasmagene | 15p | |
| plasmolyze | 26p | |
| plasticene | 14p | |
| plasticine | 14p | a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools) |
| plasticize | 23p | become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added |
| plebiscite | 16p | a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance |
| plentitude | 13p | a full supply |
| pocketable | 20p | small enough to be carried in a garment pocket |
| polemicize | 25p | engage in a controversy |
| politicise | 14p | give a political character to |
| politicize | 23p | give a political character to |
| polychaete | 20p | chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles |
| polychrome | 22p | a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors |
| polygamize | 27p | |
| polylysine | 18p | |
| polymerase | 17p | an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA |
| polymerise | 17p | cause (a compound) to polymerize |
| polymerize | 26p | cause (a compound) to polymerize |
| ponderable | 15p | capable of being weighed or considered; - James Jeans |
| popularise | 14p | cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use |
| popularize | 23p | cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use |
| possessive | 15p | the case expressing ownership |
| postdebate | 15p | |
| postfreeze | 24p | |
| poststrike | 16p | |
| potentiate | 12p | increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon) |
| powderlike | 20p | |
| powerhouse | 18p | a highly energetic and indefatigable person |
| praemunire | 14p | |
| pratincole | 14p | Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers |
| preapprove | 19p | |
| prearrange | 13p | arrange beforehand |
| precedence | 17p | status established in order of importance or urgency |
| preceptive | 19p | |
| preclusive | 17p | made impossible |
| precollege | 15p | |
| precompute | 18p | |
| predecease | 15p | die before; die earlier than |
| predestine | 13p | decree or determine beforehand |
| predicable | 17p | |
| predictive | 18p | of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions |
| predispose | 15p | make susceptible |
| prednisone | 13p | a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant |
| preemptive | 19p | designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence |
| prefecture | 17p | the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) |
| preferable | 17p | more desirable than another |
| preference | 17p | a strong liking |
| prefinance | 17p | |
| prehensile | 15p | adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object |
| premeasure | 14p | |
| prepackage | 21p | |
| prerelease | 12p | |
| prerequire | 21p | |
| prescience | 16p | the power to foresee the future |
| preservice | 17p | |
| pressurise | 12p | increase the pressure on a gas or liquid |
| pressurize | 21p | increase the pressure on a gas or liquid |
| prestorage | 13p | |
| presumable | 16p | capable of being inferred on slight grounds |
| presuppose | 16p | take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand |
| prevalence | 17p | the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread |
| preventive | 18p | remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease |
| primiparae | 16p | (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time |
| prioritize | 21p | assign a priority to |
| procaryote | 17p | a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma |
| procurable | 16p | capable of being obtained |
| producible | 17p | |
| productive | 18p | producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly) |
| profitable | 17p | yielding material gain or profit |
| profitwise | 18p | |
| profligate | 16p | a dissolute man in fashionable society |
| projectile | 21p | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
| projective | 24p | |
| prokaryote | 19p | a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma |
| prologuize | 22p | write or speak a prologue |
| prominence | 16p | the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent |
| promotable | 16p | |
| promulgate | 15p | state or announce |
| propagable | 17p | |
| propionate | 14p | |
| propitiate | 14p | make peace with |
| propulsive | 17p | having the power to propel |
| prostitute | 12p | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
| protective | 17p | intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind |
| proteinase | 12p | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| protensive | 15p | |
| protostele | 12p | |
| protostome | 14p | |
| protrusive | 15p | thrusting outward |
| provenance | 17p | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
| providence | 18p | the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University |
| psilophyte | 20p | any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant |
| psittacine | 14p | |
| pubescence | 18p | the time of life when sex glands become functional |
| pulverable | 17p | |
| punishable | 17p | liable to or deserving punishment |
| puppetlike | 20p | |
| purtenance | 14p | |
| purveyance | 20p | the act of supplying something |
| putrescine | 14p | a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter |
| pyranoside | 16p | |
| pyridoxine | 23p | a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch |
| pyrimidine | 18p | any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine |
| pyrolusite | 15p | a mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese |
| pyrolysate | 18p | |
| pyrolyzate | 27p | |
| pyroxenite | 22p | |
| pyrrhotite | 18p | a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pachytene | 19p | the third stage of the prophase of meiosis |
| packhorse | 20p | a workhorse used as a pack animal |
| paillasse | 11p | mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust |
| paillette | 11p | |
| paintable | 13p | lending itself to being painted |
| palatable | 13p | acceptable to the taste or mind |
| paleocene | 13p | from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals |
| paleogene | 12p | |
| palestrae | 11p | a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes |
| palletise | 11p | |
| palletize | 20p | |
| palliasse | 11p | mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust |
| palmitate | 13p | |
| paloverde | 15p | a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves |
| palpebrae | 15p | |
| palpitate | 13p | cause to throb or beat rapidly |
| palsgrave | 15p | (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands |
| palsylike | 18p | |
| pandurate | 12p | (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center |
| panettone | 11p | |
| panhandle | 15p | a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area |
| pantalone | 11p | |
| pantihose | 14p | |
| pantoffle | 17p | |
| pantomime | 15p | a performance using gestures and body movements without words |
| pantyhose | 17p | a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings |
| papeterie | 13p | |
| papillate | 13p | resembling or covered with papillae |
| papillose | 13p | of or relating to or resembling papilla |
| papillote | 13p | |
| parachute | 16p | rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall |
| paraclete | 13p | the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost |
| paracrine | 13p | |
| paraffine | 17p | |
| paraglide | 13p | |
| parbuckle | 19p | |
| parentage | 12p | the state of being a parent |
| parfleche | 19p | |
| pargyline | 15p | |
| parolable | 13p | |
| parricide | 14p | someone who kills his or her parent |
| parsonage | 12p | an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector |
| partitive | 14p | word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole |
| partridge | 13p | flesh of either quail or grouse |
| parvoline | 14p | |
| pasodoble | 14p | |
| passerine | 11p | perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless |
| passivate | 14p | |
| pastalike | 15p | |
| pastorale | 11p | a musical composition that evokes rural life |
| pastorate | 11p | pastors collectively |
| pasturage | 12p | succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land |
| patchable | 18p | |
| patellate | 11p | |
| pathogene | 15p | |
| patricide | 14p | a person who murders their father |
| patronage | 12p | the act of providing approval and support |
| patronise | 11p | do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of |
| patronize | 20p | assume sponsorship of |
| pauperize | 22p | reduce to beggary |
| paupiette | 13p | |
| peaceable | 15p | inclined or disposed to peace |
| peacetime | 15p | a period of time during which there is no war |
| pectinate | 13p | like a comb |
| pedagogue | 14p | someone who educates young people |
| pedophile | 17p | an adult who is sexually attracted to children |
| pegmatite | 14p | a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements |
| pelletise | 11p | |
| pelletize | 20p | |
| peneplane | 13p | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements |
| penetrate | 11p | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| penitence | 13p | remorse for your past conduct |
| pennywise | 17p | |
| pentangle | 12p | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| penthouse | 14p | an apartment located on the top floors of a building |
| pentoside | 12p | |
| pentoxide | 19p | an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule |
| penumbrae | 15p | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra |
| pepsinate | 13p | |
| peptidase | 14p | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| peptonize | 22p | |
| perborate | 13p | |
| percaline | 13p | |
| perchance | 18p | through chance, |
| percolate | 13p | the product of percolation |
| peregrine | 12p | a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry |
| perennate | 11p | survive from season to season, of plants |
| perforate | 14p | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation |
| perfusate | 14p | |
| perfusive | 17p | |
| pericopae | 15p | |
| pericycle | 18p | |
| periodate | 12p | |
| periscope | 15p | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field |
| peristome | 13p | (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule |
| peristyle | 14p | a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court |
| permeable | 15p | allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through |
| permeance | 15p | |
| permittee | 13p | |
| persecute | 13p | cause to suffer |
| persevere | 14p | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| personage | 12p | another word for person; a person not meriting identification |
| personate | 11p | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
| perusable | 13p | |
| pervasive | 17p | spreading or spread throughout |
| pesthouse | 14p | hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) |
| pesticide | 14p | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
| petallike | 15p | resembling a petal |
| petechiae | 16p | a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) |
| petiolate | 11p | |
| petiolule | 11p | the stalk of a leaflet |
| petulance | 13p | an irritable petulant feeling |
| phagocyte | 20p | a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms |
| phagosome | 17p | |
| phalarope | 16p | small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics |
| phenacite | 16p | |
| phenakite | 18p | |
| phenazine | 23p | |
| phenetole | 14p | |
| phenolate | 14p | |
| phenotype | 19p | what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment |
| phenoxide | 22p | |
| phenylene | 17p | |
| pheromone | 16p | a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species |
| phonolite | 14p | |
| phonotype | 19p | |
| phosphate | 19p | a salt of phosphoric acid |
| phosphene | 19p | |
| phosphide | 20p | |
| phosphine | 19p | a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide |
| phosphite | 19p | |
| phosphore | 19p | |
| photogene | 15p | |
| photolyze | 26p | |
| phototube | 16p | |
| phototype | 19p | |
| phthalate | 17p | |
| picholine | 16p | |
| picometre | 15p | a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter |
| picturize | 22p | |
| pidginize | 22p | |
| piecewise | 16p | |
| pieridine | 12p | |
| pigeonite | 12p | |
| pilferage | 15p | the act of stealing small amounts or small articles |
| pineapple | 15p | a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics |
| pinnulate | 11p | |
| pinstripe | 13p | a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes |
| pipestone | 13p | |
| pirouette | 11p | (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) |
| piscivore | 16p | |
| pitchpole | 18p | |
| pivotable | 16p | |
| pizzalike | 33p | |
| placative | 16p | intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions |
| placeable | 15p | capable of being recognized |
| placentae | 13p | that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form |
| plaintive | 14p | expressing sorrow |
| planeside | 12p | |
| plantable | 13p | |
| plantlike | 15p | |
| planulate | 11p | |
| plastique | 20p | an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy |
| platelike | 15p | as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks |
| platinize | 20p | coat with metallic platinum |
| platitude | 12p | a trite or obvious remark |
| plausible | 13p | apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful |
| playhouse | 17p | plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of |
| pleadable | 14p | |
| pleasance | 13p | a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion |
| pleiocene | 13p | |
| plenitude | 12p | a full supply |
| plicature | 13p | |
| plowshare | 17p | a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil |
| plumbable | 17p | (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth |
| plumulose | 13p | |
| pluralize | 20p | mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural |
| poachable | 18p | |
| podzolize | 30p | |
| poeticize | 22p | |
| poignance | 14p | a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow |
| pointable | 13p | |
| pointelle | 11p | |
| politesse | 11p | courtesy towards women |
| pollenate | 11p | fertilize by transfering pollen |
| pollinate | 11p | fertilize by transfering pollen |
| pollinize | 20p | |
| pollutive | 14p | |
| polonaise | 11p | a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt |
| polyamide | 17p | a polymer containing repeated amide groups |
| polyamine | 16p | |
| polychete | 19p | chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles |
| polyimide | 17p | |
| polyphase | 19p | of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle |
| polyphone | 19p | a letter that has two or more pronunciations |
| polythene | 17p | a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation |
| poorhouse | 14p | an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless |
| porbeagle | 14p | voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific |
| porcupine | 15p | relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur |
| portative | 14p | |
| porterage | 12p | the charge for carrying burdens by porters |
| postcavae | 16p | |
| posthaste | 14p | |
| postulate | 11p | (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning |
| potentate | 11p | a ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| poundcake | 18p | |
| pourboire | 13p | a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) |
| poussette | 11p | |
| preaccuse | 15p | |
| preassure | 11p | |
| preattune | 11p | |
| prebattle | 13p | |
| precative | 16p | expressing entreaty or supplication |
| precharge | 17p | |
| prechoose | 16p | |
| precieuse | 13p | |
| precipice | 17p | a very steep cliff |
| preconize | 22p | |
| precrease | 13p | |
| predebate | 14p | |
| predefine | 15p | |
| predicate | 14p | (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula |
| preexcite | 20p | |
| preexpose | 20p | |
| prefigure | 15p | imagine or consider beforehand |
| prefreeze | 23p | |
| pregnable | 14p | |
| prehandle | 15p | |
| preimpose | 15p | |
| preinvite | 14p | |
| prejudice | 21p | a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation |
| prelature | 11p | prelates collectively |
| prelocate | 13p | |
| prelusive | 14p | |
| premature | 13p | born after a gestation period of less than the normal time |
| presbyope | 18p | a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens |
| prescribe | 15p | issue commands or orders for |
| presentee | 11p | |
| presettle | 11p | |
| prestrike | 15p | |
| preterite | 11p | a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense |
| previable | 16p | |
| priceable | 15p | |
| primitive | 16p | a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization |
| princesse | 13p | |
| principle | 15p | a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct |
| printable | 13p | fit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionable |
| privatise | 14p | change from governmental to private control or ownership |
| privative | 17p | |
| privatize | 23p | change from governmental to private control or ownership |
| privilege | 15p | a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all |
| proactive | 16p | descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently |
| probative | 16p | tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation |
| procedure | 14p | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result |
| prochoice | 18p | |
| procreate | 13p | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant |
| proenzyme | 25p | any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active |
| profusive | 17p | |
| programme | 16p | an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event |
| prolamine | 13p | a simple protein found in plants |
| prologize | 21p | write or speak a prologue |
| promenade | 14p | a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year |
| promotive | 16p | tending to further or encourage |
| pronounce | 13p | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
| propagate | 14p | transmit from one generation to the next |
| propagule | 14p | |
| propylene | 16p | a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis |
| propylite | 16p | |
| prorogate | 12p | |
| proscribe | 15p | command against |
| prosecute | 13p | conduct a prosecution in a court of law |
| proselyte | 14p | a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism |
| prostrate | 11p | get into a prostrate position, as in submission |
| protamine | 13p | a simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin |
| protonate | 11p | |
| prototype | 16p | a standard or typical example |
| protoxide | 19p | |
| proustite | 11p | |
| provolone | 14p | |
| proximate | 20p | closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects |
| prurience | 13p | feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness |
| prussiate | 11p | |
| pteridine | 12p | |
| publicise | 15p | call attention to |
| publicize | 24p | make public |
| puerperae | 13p | |
| puissance | 13p | power to influence or coerce |
| pullulate | 11p | be teeming, be abuzz |
| pulmonate | 13p | |
| pulsatile | 11p | |
| pulsative | 14p | |
| pulverise | 14p | destroy completely |
| pulverize | 23p | make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust |
| pulvinate | 14p | |
| punctuate | 13p | insert punctuation marks into |
| pupillage | 14p | |
| puppylike | 22p | characteristic of a puppy |
| purgative | 15p | a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels |
| purgeable | 14p | |
| purposive | 16p | having or showing or acting with a purpose or design |
| purselike | 15p | |
| pursuable | 13p | |
| pursuance | 13p | a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria |
| purulence | 13p | symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) |
| pustulate | 11p | (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin |
| puttylike | 18p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| packable | 18p | capable of being packed |
| paganise | 11p | make pagan in character |
| paganize | 20p | make pagan in character |
| paginate | 11p | number the pages of a book or manuscript |
| pahoehoe | 16p | freely flowing lava |
| palatine | 10p | any of various important officials in ancient Rome |
| paleface | 15p | (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians) |
| palewise | 13p | |
| palinode | 11p | |
| palisade | 11p | fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground |
| pallette | 10p | one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor |
| palliate | 10p | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of |
| palmette | 12p | |
| palmlike | 16p | resembling a palm tree |
| palpable | 14p | capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt |
| pantofle | 13p | |
| papillae | 12p | (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf |
| pappoose | 14p | an American Indian infant |
| papulose | 12p | |
| papyrine | 15p | |
| paradise | 11p | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace |
| paragoge | 12p | |
| parakite | 14p | |
| paralyse | 13p | make powerless and unable to function |
| paralyze | 22p | make powerless and unable to function |
| parasite | 10p | an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host |
| paravane | 13p | |
| parclose | 12p | |
| parkette | 14p | |
| parklike | 18p | |
| parlance | 12p | a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language |
| parlante | 10p | |
| parridge | 12p | |
| parsable | 12p | |
| parterre | 10p | an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern |
| partible | 12p | (of e.g. property) capable of being parted or divided |
| particle | 12p | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything |
| parvenue | 13p | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position |
| passable | 12p | able to be passed or traversed or crossed |
| passible | 12p | |
| pastiche | 15p | a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources |
| pastille | 10p | a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat |
| patellae | 10p | a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint |
| patentee | 10p | the inventor to whom a patent is issued |
| patience | 12p | good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence |
| patinate | 10p | coat with a patina |
| patinize | 19p | coat with a patina |
| patootie | 10p | |
| patriate | 10p | |
| pavonine | 13p | |
| pawnable | 15p | |
| paygrade | 15p | rank in a military organization |
| peaklike | 18p | |
| pearlite | 10p | a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron |
| peccable | 16p | liable to sin; - Sir Walter Scott |
| peculate | 12p | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| pedicure | 13p | professional care for the feet and toenails |
| pedigree | 12p | the descendants of one individual |
| peduncle | 13p | the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body |
| peelable | 12p | |
| peephole | 15p | a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep |
| pelerine | 10p | |
| pellicle | 12p | thin protective membrane in some protozoa |
| pemoline | 12p | |
| penalise | 10p | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalize | 19p | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penknife | 17p | a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens |
| pensione | 10p | |
| pentacle | 12p | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| penuchle | 15p | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist |
| penuckle | 16p | |
| perceive | 15p | to become aware of through the senses |
| perforce | 15p | by necessity; by force of circumstance |
| pericope | 14p | |
| perilune | 10p | periapsis in orbit around the moon |
| permease | 12p | |
| permeate | 12p | spread or diffuse through |
| perorate | 10p | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation |
| peroxide | 18p | a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels |
| personae | 10p | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
| perspire | 12p | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| persuade | 11p | win approval or support for |
| perverse | 13p | marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict |
| pesthole | 13p | a breeding ground for epidemic disease |
| petabyte | 15p | a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes |
| petaline | 10p | |
| pettable | 12p | |
| petuntse | 10p | |
| petuntze | 19p | |
| pfennige | 14p | 100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany |
| phalange | 14p | |
| pharisee | 13p | a self-righteous or sanctimonious person |
| phosgene | 14p | a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare |
| phyllite | 16p | |
| phyllode | 17p | an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade |
| phyllome | 18p | |
| physique | 25p | constitution of the human body |
| picayune | 15p | (informal) small and of little importance |
| picoline | 12p | |
| picomole | 14p | |
| picowave | 18p | |
| pilotage | 11p | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |
| pinafore | 13p | a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing |
| pinecone | 12p | the seed-producing cone of a pine tree |
| pinelike | 14p | |
| pinnacle | 12p | (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower |
| pinnulae | 10p | |
| pinochle | 15p | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist |
| pintsize | 19p | |
| pipelike | 16p | |
| pipeline | 12p | gossip spread by spoken communication |
| piperine | 12p | derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper |
| piquance | 21p | a tart spicy quality |
| piscinae | 12p | |
| pishogue | 14p | |
| pisolite | 10p | |
| pistache | 15p | |
| pitiable | 12p | inspiring mixed contempt and pity |
| pittance | 12p | an inadequate payment |
| pizzelle | 28p | |
| placable | 14p | easily calmed or pacified |
| planulae | 10p | the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates |
| plausive | 13p | expressing or manifesting praise or approval |
| playable | 15p | capable of or suitable for being played or played on; ; ; ; - P.H.Lang |
| playdate | 14p | |
| playlike | 17p | |
| playmate | 15p | a companion at play |
| playtime | 15p | time for play or diversion |
| pleasure | 10p | a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience |
| plimsole | 12p | |
| pliocene | 12p | from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals |
| plotline | 10p | |
| plottage | 11p | |
| plowable | 15p | |
| plumlike | 16p | resembling a plum fruit |
| plussage | 11p | |
| pluviose | 13p | fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and February); the rainy month |
| podomere | 13p | |
| poechore | 15p | |
| poetlike | 14p | |
| polarise | 10p | cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| polarize | 19p | cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| polemize | 21p | engage in a controversy |
| polygene | 14p | a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations |
| polypide | 16p | |
| polypore | 15p | woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent |
| polysome | 15p | |
| polytene | 13p | |
| polytype | 18p | |
| poolside | 11p | |
| popelike | 16p | |
| popsicle | 14p | ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick |
| populace | 14p | people in general considered as a whole |
| populate | 12p | inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of |
| porpoise | 12p | any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth |
| porridge | 12p | soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick |
| portable | 12p | a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried |
| portance | 12p | |
| porthole | 13p | a window in a ship or airplane |
| portiere | 10p | a heavy curtain hung across a doorway |
| portside | 11p | |
| positive | 13p | the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution |
| possible | 12p | something that can be done |
| postbase | 12p | |
| postcode | 13p | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail |
| postdate | 11p | be later in time |
| postdive | 14p | |
| postface | 15p | |
| postfire | 13p | |
| postgame | 13p | |
| posthole | 13p | a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post |
| postiche | 15p | a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment |
| postique | 19p | |
| postlude | 11p | a voluntary played at the end of a religious service |
| postpone | 12p | hold back to a later time |
| postpose | 12p | place after another constituent in the sentence |
| postrace | 12p | |
| pothouse | 13p | tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals |
| potlache | 15p | |
| potstone | 10p | |
| poularde | 11p | |
| poultice | 12p | a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. |
| poundage | 12p | a charge based on weight measured in pounds |
| pourable | 12p | |
| practice | 14p | a customary way of operation or behavior |
| practise | 12p | engage in a rehearsal (of) |
| praecipe | 14p | |
| pratique | 19p | |
| preamble | 14p | a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) |
| precavae | 15p | |
| prechose | 15p | |
| preclude | 13p | keep from happening or arising; make impossible |
| preflame | 15p | |
| prefroze | 22p | |
| preguide | 12p | |
| prejudge | 19p | judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence |
| premiere | 12p | the first public performance of a play or movie |
| premorse | 12p | |
| prentice | 12p | works for an expert to learn a trade |
| prepaste | 12p | |
| prepense | 12p | |
| preplace | 14p | |
| preprice | 14p | |
| prepupae | 14p | |
| prerinse | 10p | |
| prescore | 12p | |
| presence | 12p | the state of being present; current existence |
| preserve | 13p | a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone |
| preshape | 15p | |
| preslice | 12p | |
| presolve | 13p | |
| pressure | 10p | the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit) |
| prestige | 11p | a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. |
| prestore | 10p | |
| pretaste | 10p | |
| pretence | 12p | a false or unsupportable quality |
| pretense | 10p | the act of giving a false appearance |
| preunite | 10p | |
| prevalue | 13p | |
| primrose | 12p | any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads |
| principe | 14p | an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe |
| priorate | 10p | |
| pristane | 10p | |
| pristine | 10p | completely free from dirt or contamination |
| probable | 14p | an applicant likely to be chosen |
| procaine | 12p | a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine |
| prodrome | 13p | an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur |
| prognose | 11p | |
| prograde | 12p | |
| prolapse | 12p | the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) |
| prologue | 11p | an introduction to a play |
| prolonge | 11p | a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage |
| promisee | 12p | a person to whom a promise is made |
| promulge | 13p | |
| propense | 12p | |
| prophage | 16p | |
| prophase | 15p | the first stage of meiosis |
| prorogue | 11p | hold back to a later time |
| prostate | 10p | a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen |
| prostyle | 13p | marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure |
| protease | 10p | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| protegee | 11p | a woman protege |
| proteide | 11p | |
| proteome | 12p | the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome |
| proteose | 10p | |
| protrade | 11p | |
| protrude | 11p | extend out or project in space |
| provable | 15p | capable of being demonstrated or proved; ; ; - Walter Bagehot |
| province | 15p | the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation |
| prudence | 13p | discretion in practical affairs |
| pruinose | 10p | |
| prunable | 12p | |
| prunelle | 10p | |
| psammite | 14p | |
| psephite | 15p | |
| pterylae | 13p | |
| ptomaine | 12p | any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria |
| puggaree | 12p | |
| pulicene | 12p | |
| pulicide | 13p | |
| pumicite | 14p | |
| pumplike | 18p | |
| punctate | 12p | |
| puncture | 12p | loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object |
| punitive | 13p | inflicting punishment |
| pupilage | 13p | |
| purchase | 15p | the acquisition of something for payment |
| purslane | 10p | a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas |
| pusslike | 14p | |
| putative | 13p | purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds |
| pyranose | 13p | |
| pyridine | 14p | a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal |
| pyrolize | 22p | |
| pyrolyze | 25p | |
| pyronine | 13p | |
| pyroxene | 20p | any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks |
| pyruvate | 16p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| package | 16p | a collection of things wrapped or boxed together |
| padrone | 10p | an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy |
| paleate | 9p | |
| palette | 9p | the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art |
| palmate | 11p | (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin |
| palpate | 11p | examine (a body part) by palpation |
| panache | 14p | distinctive and stylish elegance |
| pancake | 15p | a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle |
| pandore | 10p | |
| pangene | 10p | |
| panicle | 11p | compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers |
| panoche | 14p | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| panpipe | 13p | a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together |
| pantile | 9p | a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap |
| papoose | 11p | an American Indian infant |
| pappose | 13p | (of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles |
| papulae | 11p | |
| parable | 11p | a short moral story (often with animal characters) |
| parbake | 15p | |
| pardine | 10p | |
| parkade | 14p | |
| parolee | 9p | someone released on probation or on parole |
| partake | 13p | have some of the qualities or attributes of something |
| partite | 9p | |
| parvise | 12p | |
| passade | 10p | |
| passage | 10p | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
| passive | 12p | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb |
| pastime | 11p | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) |
| pasture | 9p | a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock |
| patinae | 9p | a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal |
| pavisse | 12p | |
| pawnage | 13p | |
| payable | 14p | a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit |
| pealike | 13p | |
| pectase | 11p | |
| pectate | 11p | |
| pectize | 20p | |
| pedicle | 12p | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
| peerage | 10p | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
| peglike | 14p | |
| pelisse | 9p | a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur |
| peltate | 9p | (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) |
| penance | 11p | remorse for your past conduct |
| penlite | 9p | |
| penname | 11p | |
| pennate | 9p | having feathered wings |
| pennine | 9p | |
| penoche | 14p | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| pensile | 9p | |
| pensive | 12p | deeply or seriously thoughtful |
| pentane | 9p | |
| pentene | 9p | |
| pentode | 10p | a thermionic tube having five electrodes |
| pentose | 9p | any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule |
| penuche | 14p | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| peonage | 10p | the condition of a peon |
| pepsine | 11p | |
| peptide | 12p | amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein |
| peptize | 20p | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state |
| peptone | 11p | any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids |
| percale | 11p | a fine closely woven cotton fabric |
| perdure | 10p | |
| perfume | 14p | a distinctive odor that is pleasant |
| perfuse | 12p | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) |
| perigee | 10p | periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth |
| perique | 18p | |
| perjure | 16p | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| perlite | 9p | |
| permute | 11p | change the order or arrangement of |
| pervade | 13p | spread or diffuse through |
| petiole | 9p | the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf |
| petrale | 9p | |
| phenate | 12p | |
| philtre | 12p | a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it |
| phocine | 14p | of or relating to seals |
| phonate | 12p | utter speech sounds |
| phoneme | 14p | (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language |
| phorate | 12p | |
| phytane | 15p | |
| piastre | 9p | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria |
| picante | 11p | |
| pickaxe | 22p | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends |
| picotee | 11p | |
| picrate | 11p | |
| picrite | 11p | |
| picture | 11p | a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface |
| piehole | 12p | |
| piglike | 14p | |
| pileate | 9p | |
| pillage | 10p | goods or money obtained illegally |
| pinbone | 11p | |
| pinhole | 12p | a small puncture that might have been made by a pin |
| pinkeye | 16p | inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye |
| pinnace | 11p | a boat for communication between ship and shore |
| pinnate | 9p | (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis |
| pinnule | 9p | division of a usually pinnately divided leaf |
| pinocle | 11p | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist |
| pinwale | 12p | |
| pipeage | 12p | |
| pipette | 11p | measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube |
| pirogue | 10p | a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log |
| piroque | 18p | |
| piscine | 11p | of or relating to fish |
| pishoge | 13p | |
| pismire | 11p | social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers |
| pistole | 9p | |
| placate | 11p | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of |
| planate | 9p | having been flattened |
| planche | 14p | |
| platane | 9p | |
| pledgee | 11p | someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge |
| pleurae | 9p | the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest |
| pliable | 11p | susceptible to being led or directed |
| plicate | 11p | fold into pleats, |
| pliskie | 13p | |
| plosive | 12p | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
| plumage | 12p | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
| plumate | 11p | having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft |
| plumose | 11p | having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft |
| plumule | 11p | down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds |
| podlike | 14p | resembling a pod |
| poetise | 9p | compose verses or put into verse |
| poetize | 18p | compose verses or put into verse |
| pokable | 15p | |
| poleaxe | 16p | an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade |
| pollute | 9p | make impure |
| polyene | 12p | |
| pontine | 9p | |
| porcine | 11p | relating to or suggesting swine |
| porkpie | 15p | man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim |
| portage | 10p | the cost of carrying or transporting |
| posable | 11p | |
| postage | 10p | the charge for mailing something |
| posture | 9p | the arrangement of the body and its limbs |
| potable | 11p | any liquid suitable for drinking |
| potence | 11p | the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse |
| pothole | 12p | a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) |
| potiche | 14p | |
| potlike | 13p | |
| potline | 9p | |
| pottage | 10p | a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat |
| poussie | 9p | |
| poutine | 9p | |
| prairie | 9p | a treeless grassy plain |
| praline | 9p | cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans |
| prattle | 9p | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
| prebade | 12p | |
| prebake | 15p | |
| precede | 12p | be earlier in time; go back further |
| precipe | 13p | |
| precise | 11p | sharply exact or accurate or delimited |
| precode | 12p | |
| precure | 11p | |
| predate | 10p | be earlier in time; go back further |
| predive | 13p | |
| preemie | 11p | an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation |
| preface | 14p | a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book |
| prefade | 13p | |
| prefile | 12p | |
| prefire | 12p | |
| pregame | 12p | |
| prelate | 9p | a senior clergyman and dignitary |
| prelife | 12p | |
| prelude | 10p | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows |
| premade | 12p | |
| premise | 11p | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
| premune | 11p | |
| prename | 11p | |
| prepare | 11p | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc |
| prepave | 14p | |
| preppie | 13p | |
| prepuce | 13p | a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris |
| prerace | 11p | |
| presage | 10p | a foreboding about what is about to happen |
| presale | 9p | |
| preside | 10p | act as president |
| presume | 11p | take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof |
| pretape | 11p | |
| pretype | 14p | |
| previse | 12p | warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning |
| prewire | 12p | |
| prickle | 15p | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
| primage | 12p | |
| primate | 11p | a senior clergyman and dignitary |
| primine | 11p | |
| primsie | 11p | |
| prisere | 9p | |
| prithee | 12p | |
| private | 12p | an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines |
| probate | 11p | a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate |
| procure | 11p | get by special effort |
| produce | 12p | fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market |
| proette | 9p | |
| profane | 12p | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| profile | 12p | an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics |
| profuse | 12p | produced or growing in extreme abundance |
| prolate | 9p | having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter |
| proline | 9p | an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen) |
| promine | 11p | |
| promise | 11p | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future |
| promote | 11p | contribute to the progress or growth of |
| pronate | 9p | turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards |
| propane | 11p | colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel |
| propene | 11p | a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis |
| propine | 11p | |
| propone | 11p | |
| propose | 11p | make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
| prorate | 9p | make a proportional settlement or distribution |
| prossie | 9p | |
| prostie | 9p | |
| protege | 10p | a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career |
| protyle | 12p | |
| provide | 13p | give something useful or necessary to |
| provoke | 16p | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| prythee | 15p | |
| puerile | 9p | of or characteristic of a child |
| pugaree | 10p | |
| puggree | 11p | |
| pulsate | 9p | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically |
| purline | 9p | |
| purpose | 11p | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions |
| purpure | 11p | |
| puslike | 13p | |
| pustule | 9p | a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus |
| pyrrole | 12p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| paddle | 10p | small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games |
| palace | 10p | a large and stately mansion |
| palate | 8p | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
| paleae | 8p | |
| pantie | 8p | short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) |
| papule | 10p | a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox) |
| parade | 9p | a ceremonial procession including people marching |
| pardee | 9p | |
| pardie | 9p | |
| pareve | 11p | containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism |
| parole | 8p | a promise |
| parure | 8p | |
| passee | 8p | out of fashion |
| pastie | 8p | |
| patine | 8p | |
| pattee | 8p | |
| pattie | 8p | |
| pavane | 11p | music composed for dancing the pavane |
| pavise | 11p | (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position |
| pawnee | 11p | a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma |
| pebble | 12p | a small smooth rounded rock |
| pedate | 9p | of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided |
| peddle | 10p | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
| peerie | 8p | |
| peewee | 11p | disparaging terms for small people |
| pelage | 9p | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal |
| pelite | 8p | |
| penile | 8p | of or relating to the penis |
| pennae | 8p | |
| pensee | 8p | |
| people | 10p | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively |
| perdie | 9p | |
| perdue | 9p | |
| peruke | 12p | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| peruse | 8p | examine or consider with attention and in detail |
| pesade | 9p | |
| pestle | 8p | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
| petite | 8p | a garment size for short or slender women |
| pettle | 8p | |
| peyote | 11p | a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons |
| phoebe | 13p | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one |
| phrase | 11p | an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence |
| phylae | 14p | a tribe of ancient Athenians |
| piaffe | 14p | a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot |
| piazze | 26p | |
| pickle | 14p | vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar |
| piddle | 10p | liquid excretory product |
| pierce | 10p | 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) |
| piffle | 14p | trivial nonsense |
| piggie | 10p | |
| pikake | 16p | |
| pilose | 8p | covered with hairs especially fine soft ones |
| pilule | 8p | |
| pimple | 12p | a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne |
| pinene | 8p | |
| pinite | 8p | grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates |
| pinkie | 12p | the finger farthest from the thumb |
| pinnae | 8p | division of a usually pinnately divided leaf |
| pinole | 8p | meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices |
| pintle | 8p | a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge |
| pipage | 11p | a fee charged for the use of pipes |
| pirate | 8p | someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own |
| pizzle | 26p | |
| plague | 9p | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| plaice | 10p | flesh of large European flatfish |
| plaque | 17p | (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body |
| please | 8p | give pleasure to or be pleasing to |
| pledge | 10p | a deposit of personal property as security for a debt |
| plicae | 10p | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) |
| plisse | 8p | |
| plunge | 9p | a brief swim in water |
| podite | 9p | |
| pointe | 8p | |
| police | 10p | the force of policemen and officers |
| polite | 8p | showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. |
| pollee | 8p | |
| pomace | 12p | |
| pomade | 11p | hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment |
| pommee | 12p | |
| pommie | 12p | |
| pongee | 9p | a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation) |
| poodle | 9p | an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs |
| popple | 12p | |
| popsie | 10p | |
| porose | 8p | forming a continuous series of pores |
| posole | 8p | |
| postie | 8p | |
| potage | 9p | thick (often creamy) soup |
| potpie | 10p | deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings |
| potsie | 8p | |
| pottle | 8p | a pot that holds 2 quarts |
| pouffe | 14p | thick cushion used as a seat |
| pounce | 10p | the act of pouncing |
| pozole | 17p | |
| praise | 8p | an expression of approval and commendation |
| prance | 10p | a proud stiff pompous gait |
| premie | 10p | an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation |
| prevue | 11p | an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future |
| prince | 10p | a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) |
| psyche | 16p | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason |
| puddle | 10p | a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry |
| pugree | 9p | |
| puisne | 8p | |
| pulque | 17p | fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey |
| pumice | 12p | a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive |
| pungle | 9p | |
| punkie | 12p | minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects |
| pupate | 10p | develop into a pupa |
| purfle | 11p | |
| purine | 8p | any of several bases that are derivatives of purine |
| purple | 10p | a purple color or pigment |
| pursue | 8p | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in |
| puttee | 8p | a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I |
| puttie | 8p | |
| puzzle | 26p | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
| pyrene | 11p | a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar |
| pyrite | 11p | a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color |
| pyrone | 11p | |
| pyrope | 13p | a deep red garnet used as a gemstone |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| padle | 8p | |
| padre | 8p | a chaplain in one of the military services |
| paise | 7p | a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan |
| panne | 7p | |
| parae | 7p | |
| parge | 8p | |
| parle | 7p | |
| parse | 7p | analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) |
| parve | 10p | containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism |
| passe | 7p | out of fashion |
| paste | 7p | any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency |
| pause | 7p | a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| payee | 10p | a person to whom money is paid |
| peace | 9p | the state prevailing during the absence of war |
| peage | 8p | |
| pease | 7p | seed of a pea plant used for food |
| peeve | 10p | an annoyed or irritated mood |
| peise | 7p | |
| pekoe | 11p | a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java |
| pence | 9p | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound |
| penne | 7p | pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends |
| perse | 7p | |
| pewee | 10p | small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America |
| phage | 11p | a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria |
| phase | 10p | any distinct time period in a sequence of events |
| phone | 10p | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds |
| phyle | 13p | a tribe of ancient Athenians |
| piece | 9p | a separate part of a whole |
| pique | 16p | tightly woven fabric with raised cords |
| piste | 7p | a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts |
| pixie | 14p | (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous |
| place | 9p | a point located with respect to surface features of some region |
| plage | 8p | the beach at a seaside resort |
| plane | 7p | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets |
| plate | 7p | (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score |
| plebe | 9p | a military trainee (as at a military academy) |
| plume | 9p | anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness |
| poise | 7p | a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second |
| ponce | 9p | a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses |
| poove | 10p | offensive term for an openly homosexual man |
| posse | 7p | a temporary police force |
| prase | 7p | |
| prate | 7p | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
| prese | 7p | |
| price | 9p | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) |
| pride | 8p | a feeling of self-respect and personal worth |
| prime | 9p | a number that has no factor but itself and 1 |
| prise | 7p | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; : |
| prize | 16p | something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery |
| probe | 9p | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities |
| prole | 7p | a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) |
| prone | 7p | having a tendency (to); often used in combination |
| prose | 7p | ordinary writing as distinguished from verse |
| prove | 10p | be shown or be found to be |
| prude | 8p | a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum |
| prune | 7p | dried plum |
| psoae | 7p | |
| pulse | 7p | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) |
| pupae | 9p | an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult |
| puree | 7p | food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender |
| purge | 8p | the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge |
| purse | 7p | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) |
| pyxie | 17p | creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pace | 8p | the rate of moving (especially walking or running) |
| page | 7p | one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains |
| pale | 6p | a wooden strip forming part of a fence |
| pane | 6p | sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors |
| pare | 6p | decrease gradually or bit by bit |
| pase | 6p | |
| pate | 6p | liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned |
| pave | 9p | a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows |
| peke | 10p | a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle |
| pele | 6p | |
| pere | 6p | |
| pice | 8p | |
| pike | 10p | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic |
| pile | 6p | a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
| pine | 6p | a coniferous tree |
| pipe | 8p | a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco |
| plie | 6p | |
| poke | 10p | tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous |
| pole | 6p | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
| pome | 8p | a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part |
| pone | 6p | cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern) |
| pope | 8p | the head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| pore | 6p | any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) |
| pose | 6p | affected manners intended to impress others |
| pree | 6p | |
| puce | 8p | a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red |
| puke | 10p | a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible |
| pule | 6p | cry weakly or softly |
| pure | 6p | free of extraneous elements of any kind |
| pyre | 9p | wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pee | 5p | liquid excretory product |
| pie | 5p | dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top |
| pye | 8p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pe | 4p | the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
We found 1533 words starting with p and ending in e