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Five letter words that begin with p and containing l (71)

Found 71 five letter words that begin with p and containing l. Search pattern: p?l??. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.

Scrabble Scores — Average: 8 pts

Highest: phlox 17, palmy 12, pilch 12, polyp 12, pulpy 12

Lowest: pulus 7, pulse 7, pulls 7, pulis 7, pules 7

About This Pattern

The search pattern p?l?? looks for 5-letter words with the letter P in the first position, an unknown letter in the second position, the letter L in the third position, an unknown letter in the fourth position, an unknown letter in the fifth position. You already know 2 out of 5 letters — only 3 remain to discover.

Where This Helps

  • Crossword puzzles — you have a 5-letter clue with some known letters and need to fill in the blanks.
  • Wordle — narrow down today's answer by checking which 5-letter words fit your known and unknown positions.
  • Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
  • Word games — anagram solvers, hangman helpers, and vocabulary builders all benefit from pattern-based word search.

FAQ

How many words match the pattern p?l???

There are 71 English words matching this pattern.

Which word length is most common for this pattern?

5-letter words are the most common, with 71 matches out of 71 total.

What are some example words matching p?l???

Some matching words include: palas, palay, palea, paled, paler.

How does the pattern p?l?? work?

Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.

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