5-Letter Words Starting With PL
There are 95 five-letter words starting with PL, including 17 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With PL
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.
- PLACE A particular position, point, or area
- PLANT A living organism that typically grows in soil and has leaves
- PLANE An aircraft with fixed wings powered by propellers or jets
- PLATE A flat dish from which food is eaten
- PLAIN A large area of flat land with few trees
- PLAZA A public square or open area in a city or town
- PLEAD To make an earnest appeal or request
- PLANK A long, flat piece of lumber
- PLAID A cloth having a crisscross design
- PLUSH A fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
- PLUME A feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
- PLUMP Sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
More Common Puzzle Answers
- PLUCK
- PLUMB
- PLAIT
- PLEAT
- PLUNK
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (25%), E (13%), T (12%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 37% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: A, E, S, O, U
- Most have 1 vowel (54%)
- 17% contain a repeated letter
- 17 of the 95 are common puzzle answers (18%)
Other Valid Words
78 additional dictionary words start with PL — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- PLANS
- PLAYS
- PLOTS
- PLEAS
- PLUGS
- PLUTO
- PLAYA
- PLATT
- PLUMS
- PLOWS
- PLEBS
- PLIES
- PLIED
- PLEIN
- PLATS
- PLOYS
- PLONK
- PLAGE
- PLOPS
- PLEBE
- PLENA
- PLAST
- PLINK
- PLEXI
- PLATY
- PLODS
- PLASM
- PLIER
- PLOTZ
- PLING
Show all 78 words All 78 words
- PLICA
- PLOCK
- PLACK
- PLAGA
- PLASH
- PLECK
- PLENO
- PLEWS
- PLOMB
- PLENE
- PLONG
- PLORE
- PLETS
- PLUNG
- PLESH
- PLOUT
- PLUTE
- PLUES
- PLAPS
- PLISH
- PLOOT
- PLUTY
- PLIMS
- PLIPS
- PLYER
- PLIGS
- PLAUR
- PLOCE
- PLAIG
- PLUPS
- PLOAT
- PLUMY
- PLAUD
- PLOIT
- PLUDS
- PLOOK
- PLANC
- PLEON
- PLUKE
- PLOYE
- PLOUK
- PLAVS
- PLANH
- PLEEP
- PLUFF
- PLOWT
- PLAAS
- PLUOT
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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.