5-Letter Words Starting With PH
There are 38 five-letter words starting with PH, including 4 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With PH
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- PHONE A phone is a device or system used to talk to people far away
- PHOTO A picture recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
- PHASE A distinct stage or period in a sequence of events
- PHONY Fraudulent or having a misleading appearance
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: E (24%), A (13%), S (13%)
- Most common additional vowel: O, in 37% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: O, A, E, S, N
- Most have 2 vowels (47%)
- 32% contain a repeated letter
- 4 of the 38 are common puzzle answers (11%)
Other Valid Words
34 additional dictionary words start with PH — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- PHISH
- PHAGE
- PHARM
- PHLOX
- PHONO
- PHYLA
- PHIAL
- PHANG
- PHARE
- PHOBE
- PHOCA
- PHYSA
- PHOTS
- PHEME
- PHONS
- PHIES
- PHESE
- PHENE
- PHEER
- PHOTY
- PHUTS
- PHOTA
- PHOOO
- PHUBS
- PHEON
- PHYLE
- PHASM
- PHYMA
- PHIZZ
- PHWAT
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- PHOOH
- PHUTU
- PHYNX
- PHPHT
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.