PE opens with a consonant and a vowel, and the field behind it divides across more third letters than most pairs allow for. Almost half the 5 letter words starting with PE repeat a letter, which narrows the practical choices well below what the size of the set would allow.
R takes the third position far more often than the rest, with A and N behind. Pearl, Peaks, Pedal and Penal cover those three, and because the pair already spends an E, a second E later in the word is the repeat worth ruling out first.
There are 117 five letter words starting with PE. Pearl, Peaks, Peach, Pedal and Perks are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. PER and PEA hold the deepest runs, so test R and A in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With PE
P and E confirm one vowel and leave three slots, with R taking position three more than any other letter. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Peace | Peach | Peage | Peags |
| Peaks | Peaky | Peals | Peans |
| Peare | Pearl | Pears | Peart |
| Pease | Peats | Peaty | Peavy |
| Peaze | Pebas | Pecan | Pechs |
| Pecke | Pecks | Pecky | Pedal |
| Pedes | Pedis | Pedro | Peece |
| Peeks | Peels | Peens | Peeoy |
| Peepe | Peeps | Peers | Peery |
| Peeve | Peggy | Peghs | Peins |
| Peise | Peize | Pekan | Pekes |
| Pekin | Pekoe | Pelas | Pelau |
| Peles | Pelfs | Pells | Pelma |
| Pelon | Pelta | Pelts | Penal |
| Pence | Pends | Pendu | Pened |
| Penes | Pengo | Penie | Penis |
| Penks | Penna | Penne | Penni |
| Penny | Pents | Peons | Peony |
| Pepla | Pepos | Peppy | Pepsi |
| Perai | Perce | Perch | Percs |
| Perdu | Perdy | Perea | Peres |
| Peril | Peris | Perks | Perky |
| Perms | Perns | Perog | Perps |
| Perry | Perse | Perst | Perts |
| Perve | Pervo | Pervs | Pervy |
| Pesky | Pesos | Pesto | Pests |
| Pesty | Petal | Petar | Peter |
| Petit | Petre | Petri | Petti |
| Petto | Petty | Pewee | Pewit |
| Peyse |
5 Letter Words Starting With PE By Third Letter
R leads the third slot, with A, N and E following at a similar distance. Five letter words with R in the middle looks at that position on its own.
5 Letter Words Starting With PEA
| Peace | Peach | Peaks |
| Pearl | Pears | Pease |
| Peaky | Peals | Peart |
| Peats | Peaty | Peavy |
| Peage | Peags | Peans |
| Peare | Peaze |
5 Letter Words Starting With PEE
| Peers | Peeks | Peels |
| Peeps | Peeve | Peery |
| Peece | Peens | Peeoy |
| Peepe |
5 Letter Words Starting With PEL
| Pelts | Pells | Pelas |
| Pelau | Peles | Pelfs |
| Pelma | Pelon | Pelta |
5 Letter Words Starting With PEN
| Pence | Penis | Penny |
| Penal | Penna | Penne |
| Pends | Pendu | Pened |
| Penes | Pengo | Penie |
| Penks | Penni | Pents |
5 Letter Words Starting With PER
| Perks | Perry | Perch |
| Peres | Peril | Perky |
| Perce | Percs | Perdu |
| Perea | Peris | Perms |
| Perps | Perse | Pervs |
| Pervy | Perai | Perdy |
| Perns | Perog | Perst |
| Perts | Perve | Pervo |
5 Letter Words Starting With PET
| Peter | Petty | Petal |
| Petit | Petri | Petar |
| Petre | Petti | Petto |
5 Letter Words Starting With PE By Ending Letter
S closes 42 of these, with E and Y behind it. 5 letter words ending in PE runs the same letters from the other end.
5 Letter Words Starting With PE Ending In S
| Peaks | Peers | Penis |
| Perks | Pears | Peeks |
| Peels | Peeps | Pelts |
| Peres | Pesos | Pests |
| Peals | Peats | Pecks |
| Pedes | Pedis | Pells |
| Peons | Percs | Peris |
| Perms | Perps | Pervs |
| Peags | Peans | Pebas |
| Pechs | Peens | Peghs |
| Peins | Pekes | Pelas |
| Peles | Pelfs | Pends |
| Penes | Penks | Pents |
| Pepos | Perns | Perts |
5 Letter Words Starting With PE Ending In E
| Peace | Pence | Pease |
| Peeve | Pekoe | Penne |
| Perce | Perse | Petre |
| Pewee | Peage | Peare |
| Peaze | Pecke | Peece |
| Peepe | Peise | Peize |
| Penie | Perve | Peyse |
5 Letter Words Starting With PE Ending In Y
| Peggy | Penny | Perry |
| Petty | Peony | Peppy |
| Perky | Pesky | Peaky |
| Peaty | Peavy | Peery |
| Pervy | Pecky | Peeoy |
| Perdy | Pesty |
5 Letter Words Starting With PE With R
R takes the third slot in 24 PE words and turns up in 35 across the set. 5 letter words starting with PR works the same way.
| Pearl | Pedro | Peers |
| Perks | Perry | Peter |
| Pears | Perch | Peres |
| Peril | Perky | Petri |
| Peart | Peery | Perce |
| Percs | Perdu | Perea |
| Peris | Perms | Perps |
| Perse | Pervs | Pervy |
| Petar | Petre | Peare |
| Perai | Perdy | Perns |
| Perog | Perst | Perts |
| Perve | Pervo |
5 Letter Words Starting With PE With A
A runs second here, appearing in 32 across the set. 5 letter words starting with PL works the same way.
| Peace | Peach | Peaks |
| Pearl | Pedal | Pears |
| Pease | Pecan | Penal |
| Petal | Peaky | Peals |
| Peart | Peats | Peaty |
| Peavy | Penna | Perea |
| Petar | Peage | Peags |
| Peans | Peare | Peaze |
| Pebas | Pekan | Pelas |
| Pelau | Pelma | Pelta |
| Pepla | Perai |
5 Letter Words Starting With PE For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, which matters because almost half the PE set repeats one. 5 letter words with S in the 4th position answers a nearby question.
| Pearl | Penis | Peaks |
| Peach | Pedro | Pedal |
| Perks | Penal | Peril |
| Perch | Pears | Pesky |
| Petal | Petri | Perky |
| Pecan | Pesto | Pelts |
Peace, Penny and Peeps are the traps. With the opening already spending an E, a second E costs a slot you can rarely spare.
5 Letter Words Starting With PE For Scrabble
Z and K carry the top plays, and Peize, Pecky and Peaze share the highest mark at 16 points.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Peize | 16 |
| Pecky | 16 |
| Peaze | 16 |
| Pesky | 14 |
| Perky | 14 |
| Peppy | 14 |
| Peaky | 14 |
| Pervy | 13 |
| Pecks | 13 |
| Pecke | 13 |
| Peavy | 13 |
| Perch | 12 |
| Peggy | 12 |
| Pechs | 12 |
| Peach | 12 |
5 Letter Words Starting With PE And Their Meanings
Botany, Scots and older trade usage account for most of the harder entries here.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Peage | A toll paid for passage, in older usage |
| Peart | Lively or in good spirits, in dialect usage |
| Peavy | A lever with a hook used for handling logs |
| Pecan | A nut from a hickory tree of the southern states |
| Pedro | A card game related to seven up |
| Peise | To weigh or balance, in archaic English |
| Pekan | The fisher, a large North American marten |
| Pekoe | A high grade black tea from Sri Lanka |
| Pelau | A Caribbean dish of rice cooked with meat |
| Pelma | The sole of the foot |
| Pelon | Bald or hairless, from Spanish |
| Pelta | A small light shield of ancient Greece |
| Pengo | A former monetary unit of Hungary |
| Penna | A contour feather of a bird |
| Pepla | The plural of peplum, a short flared overskirt |
| Perai | A piranha, in older spelling |
| Perdu | Hidden or concealed, from French |
| Perog | A filled dumpling of eastern Europe |
| Perse | A dark greyish blue colour |
| Petar | A petard, a small bomb used to breach a gate |
FAQs
The strongest are Pearl, Peaks, Peach, Pedal and Perks, since none of them repeat a letter. Peace, Penny and Peeps spend a slot on a repeat, so hold those back.
PER gives you Perch, Perks, Perky, Perms, Peril and Perry, along with Perai, Perce, Percs, Perdu, Perdy, Perea, Peres, Peris, Perns, Perog, Perps, Perse, Perst, Perts, Perve, Pervo, Pervs and Pervy.
The L ending gives you Pearl, Pedal, Penal, Peril and Petal. Five words is the whole group, and all of them are accepted in Scrabble.
The A words run to Pearl, Peaks, Peach, Pedal, Peals, Peans and Penal. Thirty two PE words carry an A after the opening pair.
Three words share the top score at 16 points: Peize, Pecky and Peaze. Pesky reaches 14, then Peavy and Perky at 13.
The T ending gives you Petit, Peart, Pewit and Perst. Four words is the whole group, so a T in the last slot narrows the board fast.
PEN gives you Pence, Penal, Pends, Penis, Penne and Penny, along with Pendu, Pened, Penes, Pengo, Penie, Penks, Penna, Penni and Pents.
Yes, Pekoe is valid and scores 11 points. It names a high grade black tea grown in Sri Lanka.
