4 Letter Words Starting With P
All 256 4-letter words that start with P, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- play/ˈpɫeɪ/the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- part/ˈpɑɹt/the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- pick/ˈpɪk/the act of choosing or selecting
- plan/ˈpɫæn/scale drawing of a structure
- poor/ˈpuɹ/people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
- past/ˈpæst/a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
- pull/ˈpʊɫ/the act of pulling
- pain/ˈpeɪn/a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
- pass/ˈpæs/success in satisfying a test or requirement
- paid/ˈpeɪd/marked by the reception of pay
- park/ˈpɑɹk/a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
- push/ˈpʊʃ/the act of applying force in order to move something away
- plus/ˈpɫəs/the arithmetic operation of summing
- pack/ˈpæk/a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
- papa/ˈpɑˌpə/an informal term for a father
- pray/ˈpɹeɪ/call upon in supplication
- pool/ˈpuɫ/any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
- path/ˈpæθ/a course of conduct
- post/ˈpoʊst/the delivery and collection of letters and packages
- page/ˈpeɪdʒ/one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
- pair/ˈpɛɹ/a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
- pity/ˈpɪti/the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
- piss/ˈpɪs/informal terms for urination
- pure/ˈpjʊɹ/in a state of sexual virginity
- puts/ˈpʊts/
- pink/ˈpɪŋk/a light shade of red
- port/ˈpɔɹt/(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard…
- pour/ˈpɔɹ/move in large numbers
- pipe/ˈpaɪp/the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- punk/ˈpəŋk/rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation
- pope/ˈpoʊp/the head of the Roman Catholic Church
- pays/ˈpeɪz/
- pigs/ˈpɪɡz/
- pole/ˈpoʊɫ/a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- porn/ˈpɔɹn/creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
- pile/ˈpaɪɫ/a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
- pork/ˈpɔɹk/meat from a domestic hog or pig
- pill/ˈpɪɫ/a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- poem/ˈpoʊəm/a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
- plot/ˈpɫɑt/a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- pump/ˈpəmp/a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
- palm/ˈpɑɫm/the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
- pops/ˈpɑps/
- prom/ˈpɹɑm/a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- poet/ˈpoʊət/a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
- pale/ˈpeɪɫ/a wooden strip forming part of a fence
- prey/ˈpɹeɪ/animal hunted or caught for food
- pace/ˈpeɪs/a step in walking or running
- plug/ˈpɫəɡ/an old or over-worked horse
- pond/ˈpɑnd/a small lake
- pony/ˈpoʊˌni/a range horse of the western United States
- pose/ˈpoʊz/a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
- pimp/ˈpɪmp/someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
- prep/ˈpɹɛp/preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- plea/ˈpɫi/an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
- peak/ˈpik/a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
- pine/ˈpaɪn/a coniferous tree
- poop/ˈpup/the rear part of a ship
- pals/ˈpæɫz/
- pier/ˈpɪɹ/a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles
- pawn/ˈpɔn/borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
- peel/ˈpiɫ/the rind of a fruit or vegetable
- poke/ˈpoʊk/(boxing) a blow with the fist
- puke/ˈpjuk/a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- pint/ˈpaɪnt/a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces
- ping/ˈpɪŋ/a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
- pets/ˈpɛts/
- psst
- peek/ˈpik/a secret look
- pact/ˈpækt/a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
- puff/ˈpəf/forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- peas/ˈpiz/
- pike/ˈpaɪk/any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
- pies/ˈpaɪz/
- phew/ˈfju/
- pins/ˈpɪnz/
- polo/ˈpoʊɫoʊ/a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
- pots/ˈpɑts/
- peep/ˈpip/a secret look
- prop/ˈpɹɑp/a propeller that rotates to push against air
- peck/ˈpɛk/a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
- plum/ˈpɫəm/a highly desirable position or assignment
- puss/ˈpəs/informal terms referring to a domestic cat
- pros/ˈpɹoʊz/
- posh/ˈpɑʃ/elegant and fashionable
- pits/ˈpɪts/
- poof/ˈpuf/offensive term for a homosexual man
- peed/ˈpid/
- pens/ˈpɛnz/
- pads/ˈpædz/
- paws/ˈpɔz/
- pest/ˈpɛst/any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
- pulp/ˈpəɫp/the soft inner part of a tooth
- puck/ˈpək/a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
- pong/ˈpɔŋ/an unpleasant smell
- pfft
- pooh/ˈpu/
- poll/ˈpoʊɫ/the counting of votes (as in an election)
- pear/ˈpɛɹ/sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- para/ˈpɛɹə/port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta
4-letter words starting with P
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There are 256 4-letter words starting with P in our dictionary.