Words with 'p' as the first letter that end with 'pus'


32 combinations have been detected.

6 letter words

  • palpus
  • pappus
  • propus

7 letter words

  • peropus
  • pygopus
  • pyropus
  • polypus
  • priapus

8 letter words

  • piaropus
  • platypus
  • pteropus

9 letter words

  • perodipus
  • philippus
  • plexippus

10 letter words

  • parahippus
  • pedipalpus
  • pilocarpus
  • pliohippus
  • podocarpus
  • protylopus

11 letter words

  • physocarpus
  • platycarpus
  • protohippus
  • pterocarpus

12 letter words

  • paranthropus
  • phylloscopus

13 letter words

  • proctopolypus
  • protorohippus

14 letter words

  • paleoanthropus
  • plesianthropus

15 letter words

  • palaeoanthropus
  • pithecanthropus

What is an interesting word from the word combinations available ?
An example of an uncommon word from this page goes to 'pithecanthropus'. It is defined as "1. A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes. Haeckel. 2. A genus consisting of an primate (P. Erectus) apparently intermediate between man and the existing anthropoid apes, known from bones of a single individual found in Java (hence called Java man) in 1891-92. These...".

What's the longest word you can assemble from this list?
The biggest word you could derive from this combination is 'palaeoanthropus', and it has 15 characters.

How many viable words could one make from words that start with 'p' and end with 'pus'?
One can make 32 words with this combination.

What is the highest possible score you can get in Scrabble from this list of words that start with 'p' and end with 'pus'?
Our recommendation for a score of 15 points is playing the word 'pygopus'.