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


Keep scrolling to find 52 combinations for every word that starts with 'p' and ends with 'rus'.

5 letter words

  • parus
  • pyrus
  • porus

6 letter words

  • pagrus

7 letter words

  • pagurus
  • papyrus
  • pelorus
  • pylorus

8 letter words

  • paliurus
  • pandarus
  • petaurus
  • pindarus
  • poncirus
  • poxvirus
  • procerus
  • prosorus
  • provirus

9 letter words

  • palinurus
  • parandrus
  • polyborus
  • polyporus
  • proestrus
  • psephurus
  • psithyrus

10 letter words

  • pentamerus
  • perochirus
  • phosphorus
  • pyrophorus
  • pliosaurus
  • poliovirus
  • polypterus

11 letter words

  • papovavirus
  • paradoxurus
  • pariasaurus
  • pastophorus
  • pharomacrus
  • philetaerus
  • pomacentrus
  • protopterus
  • pterophorus

12 letter words

  • palaeosaurus
  • pareiasaurus
  • phacochoerus
  • picornavirus
  • plesiosaurus
  • pleurosaurus
  • proteosaurus
  • pseudoscarus

13 letter words

  • paramyxovirus
  • potamochoerus
  • protorosaurus

14 letter words

  • phoenicopterus

What is the most common word that starts with 'p' and ends with 'rus'?
Ranking as the 30432nd most popular word, you will want to make sure you've got 'papyrus' in your arsenal.

What is the total number of words one is able to assemble from words that start with 'p' and end with 'rus'?
From this page of words beginning with 'p' and ending with 'rus', you have 52 fantastic entries which are available.

What's the highest scoring word you can play in Scrabble ?
Our suggestion for a total score of 20 points is to play the word 'poxvirus'.

What is a peculiar word on this page?
'Polyporus' definitely stands as the most unusual word from our list of words that start with 'p' and end with 'rus'. The definition of 'polyporus' is as follows: "A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus. Note: Polyporus fomentarius was formerly dried and cut in slices for tinder, called amadou. P. Betulinus is common in America, and forms very large thick white semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several...".

Which word from this list has the highest letter count?
There are 14 letters in the word 'phoenicopterus', that makes it the longest word on our list.