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Words containing PA

Words that have the letters PA in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 4,694 playable words containing PA in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ANTHROPOPATHISM. The highest-scoring is PAZAZZES, worth 34 points.

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Popular words containing PA

SYMPATHIZE26
COMPARATIVELY25
ACCOMPANYING23
COMPATIBILITY23
PATRONIZING22
COMPARATIVE21
PATRONIZED21
SYMPATHETIC21
ACCOMPANIED20
BACKSPACE20
DISCREPANCY20
INCOMPATIBLE20
PAPERBACK20
PARTICIPATING20
PATRONIZES20
ACCOMPANIES19
ACCOMPANY19
CAMPAIGNING19

Highest-scoring words containing PA

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

PAZAZZES34
JEOPARDIZING32
PAZAZZ32
OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32
PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
JEOPARDIZED31
HEPATECTOMIZED31
JEOPARDIZES30
PARAMYXOVIRUS30
PASQUEFLOWERS30
MUNICIPALIZING30
HYDROXYAPATITES30

2-letter words containing PA (1)

3-letter words containing PA (14)

PAC7
PAD6
PAH7
PAL5
PAM7
PAN5
PAP7
PAR5
PAS5
PAT5
PAW8
PAX11
PAY7
SPA5

4-letter words containing PA (61)

DOPA7
KAPA9
NIPA6
OPAH8
OPAL6
PACA8
PACE8
PACK11
PACS8
PACT8
PADI7
PADS7
PAGE7
PAID7
PAIK9
PAIL6
PAIN6
PAIR6
PALE6
PALL6
PALM8
PALP8
PALS6
PALY8
PAMS8
PANE6
PANG7
PANS6
PANT6
PAPA8
PAPS8
PARA6
PARD7
PARE6
PARK9
PARR6
PARS6
PART6
PASE6
PASH8
PASS6
PAST6
PATE6
PATH8
PATS6
PATY8
PAVE10
PAWL9
PAWN9
PAWS9
PAYS8
PUPA9
SPAE6
SPAN6
SPAR6
SPAS6
SPAT6
SPAY8
TAPA6
UPAS7

The 60 most common shown, 1 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing PA (177)

APART7
APPAL9
OPALS7
PACED10
PACES9
PACKS12
PACTS9
PADDY11
PAGAN8
PAGED9
PAGER8
PAGES8
PAILS7
PAINS7
PAINT7
PAIRS7
PALED8
PALER7
PALES7
PALLS7
PALMS9
PANDA8
PANEL7
PANES7
PANGS8
PANIC9
PANSY9
PANTS7
PAPAL9
PAPAS9
PAPER9
PARCH11
PARED8
PARKA10
PARKS10
PARSE7
PARTS7
PARTY9
PASTE7
PASTY9
PATCH11
PATHS9
PATTY9
PAUSE8
PAVED12
PAVES11
PAWED11
PAWNS10
PAYED10
PAYER9
REPAY9
SPACE9
SPADE8
SPANK10
SPARE7
SPARK10
SPASM9
SPAWN10
SPAYS9
TOPAZ15

The 60 most common shown, 117 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing PA (339)

APATHY12
APPALL10
APPALS10
BYPASS12
EXPAND15
IMPACT12
IMPAIR10
IMPALE10
IMPART10
OPAQUE17
PACIFY15
PACING11
PACKED14
PACKER13
PACKET13
PADDED11
PAGING10
PAINTS8
PALACE10
PALMED11
PAMPER12
PANELS8
PAPACY14
PAPAYA12
PAPERS10
PAPYRI12
PARADE9
PARDON9
PARENT8
PARITY10
PARKAS11
PARKED12
PARODY11
PARROT8
PARSED9
PARSES8
PARTLY10
PASSED9
PASSES8
PATCHY14
PATENT8
PAUNCH13
PAUPER11
PAUSED10
PAUSES9
PAVING13
PAWING12
PAWNED12
PAYING11
PAYOFF16
PREPAY12
REPAIR8
SPACED11
SPACES10
SPANKS11
SPARES8
SPARKS11
SPAWNS11
SPAYED11
UNPACK14

The 60 most common shown, 279 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing PA (570)

APPALLS11
CAPABLE13
CAPABLY15
COMPACT15
COMPANY15
COMPARE13
DESPAIR10
EMPATHY15
EXPANDS16
EXPANSE15
IMPAIRS11
OPAQUED19
OPAQUER18
OPAQUES18
PACIFIC16
PACKAGE15
PACKERS14
PACKETS14
PACKING15
PADDING12
PADDOCK16
PADLOCK15
PAINFUL13
PAINTED10
PAJAMAS19
PANCAKE14
PANICKY16
PAPRIKA14
PAPYRUS14
PARADOX16
PARCHED14
PARENTS9
PARKING13
PARKWAY17
PARSING10
PARTIAL9
PARTIES9
PARTNER9
PASSAGE10
PASSING10
PASSION9
PASSIVE13
PATCHED14
PATCHES13
PATHWAY16
PATIENT9
PATTERN9
PAUCITY14
PAUNCHY16
PAUSING11
PAYMENT13
PAYOFFS17
PREPARE11
RAMPANT11
REPAIRS9
SPACING12
SPATIAL9
TOPAZES17
UNPACKS15
WARPATH14

The 60 most common shown, 510 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing PA (766)

APPALLED13
APPARENT12
BACKPACK22
BYPASSED15
CAMPAIGN15
CAPACITY16
COMPACTS16
COMPARED15
COMPARES14
CULPABLE15
DISPATCH15
EXPANDED18
EXPANSES16
FLIPPANT15
FOOTPATH15
IMPAIRED13
JEOPARDY21
OPAQUEST19
OPAQUING20
PACIFIED16
PACIFIER15
PACIFISM17
PACKAGED17
PACKAGES16
PADDOCKS17
PADLOCKS16
PAINLESS10
PAINTING11
PALPABLY16
PAMPHLET16
PANCAKED16
PANICKED16
PARADISE11
PARAFFIN16
PARALLEL10
PARALYZE20
PARANOIA10
PARANOID11
PARKWAYS18
PARTICLE12
PARTNERS10
PASSAGES11
PASSPORT12
PASSWORD14
PATCHING15
PATHETIC14
PATHWAYS17
PATIENCE12
PATIENTS10
PATTERNS10
PAVEMENT16
PAYMENTS14
PREPARED13
PREPARES12
REPAIRED11
SEPARATE10
SOUTHPAW16
SYMPATHY18
TAXPAYER18
UNPACKED17

The 60 most common shown, 706 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing PA (726)

ACCOMPANY19
APATHETIC15
APPALLING14
APPARATUS14
BACKPACKS23
BACKSPACE20
CAMPAIGNS16
CHAMPAGNE18
COMPACTED18
COMPACTER17
COMPANIES15
COMPANION15
COMPARING16
DEPARTURE13
EXPANDING19
EXPANSION17
EXPANSIVE21
IMPAIRING14
IMPASSIVE17
INCAPABLE15
NEWSPAPER16
OCCUPANCY20
PACEMAKER18
PACIFYING19
PACKAGING18
PADDOCKED19
PADLOCKED18
PAINFULLY17
PAINTINGS12
PAMPHLETS17
PANCAKING17
PANICKING17
PAPERBACK20
PAPERWORK19
PARADOXES18
PARAGRAPH16
PARALLELS11
PARALYZED22
PARALYZES21
PARAMETER13
PARCHMENT17
PAROCHIAL15
PARTIALLY13
PARTICLES13
PARTITION11
PASSENGER12
PASSIVELY17
PASSWORDS15
PATCHWORK21
PATRONISE11
PATRONIZE19
PAVEMENTS17
PREPARING14
PRINCIPAL15
REPAIRING12
SEPARATED12
SEPARATES11
SEPARATOR11
TAXPAYERS19
UNPACKING18

The 60 most common shown, 666 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing PA (634)

ANTICIPATE14
APPARENTLY16
ARCHETYPAL18
BACKPACKED25
CAMPAIGNED18
CAPABILITY18
CHAMPAGNES19
CHIMPANZEE26
COMPACTEST18
COMPACTING19
COMPACTION18
COMPARABLE18
COMPARISON16
COMPASSION16
COMPATIBLE18
DEPARTMENT15
DISPATCHED18
EXPANDABLE21
EXPANSIONS18
EXPATRIATE18
INCAPACITY18
JEOPARDISE21
JEOPARDIZE29
NEWSPAPERS17
OCCUPATION17
PACEMAKERS19
PADDOCKING20
PADLOCKING19
PAPERBACKS21
PARACHUTED18
PARAGRAPHS17
PARALYZING23
PARAMETERS14
PARAPHRASE16
PARCHMENTS18
PARLIAMENT14
PARTICULAR15
PARTITIONS12
PASSAGEWAY18
PASSENGERS13
PASSIONATE12
PASTEURIZE21
PATCHWORKS22
PATRONISED13
PATRONISES12
PATRONIZED21
PATRONIZES20
PAWNBROKER20
PROPAGANDA16
PSYCHOPATH22
SEPARATELY14
SEPARATING13
SEPARATION12
SEPARATORS12
SPACECRAFT19
SPACESHIPS18
SYMPATHIES18
SYMPATHISE18
SYMPATHIZE26
WINDOWPANE19

The 60 most common shown, 574 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing PA (507)

ACCOMPANIED20
ACCOMPANIES19
ACCOMPANIST19
ANTICIPATED16
ANTICIPATES15
APPALLINGLY18
APPARATUSES16
BACKPACKING26
CAMPAIGNERS18
CAMPAIGNING19
CAPACITANCE19
CHIMPANZEES27
COMPARATIVE21
COMPARISONS17
COMPARTMENT19
COMPATIBLES19
COUNTERPART16
DEPARTMENTS16
DISCREPANCY20
DISPATCHING19
EMANCIPATED18
ENCOMPASSED18
EXPATRIATED20
EXPATRIATES19
JEOPARDISED23
JEOPARDISES22
JEOPARDIZED31
JEOPARDIZES30
OCCUPATIONS18
PANDEMONIUM19
PANTOMIMING18
PAPERWEIGHT21
PARACHUTING19
PARADOXICAL22
PARAGRAPHED19
PARAPHRASED18
PARAPLEGICS18
PARENTHESES15
PARENTHESIS15
PARTICIPANT17
PARTICIPATE17
PARTITIONED14
PASSAGEWAYS19
PASTEURIZED23
PASTEURIZES22
PATRONISING14
PATRONIZING22
PAWNBROKERS21
PREPARATION15
PRINCIPALLY19
PSYCHOPATHS23
SPACECRAFTS20
SYMPATHETIC21
SYMPATHISED20
SYMPATHISES19
SYMPATHIZED28
SYMPATHIZES27
TRANSPARENT13
WALLPAPERED19
WINDOWPANES20

The 60 most common shown, 447 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing PA (346)

ACCOMPANISTS20
ACCOMPANYING23
ANTICIPATING17
ANTICIPATION16
CAPABILITIES18
COMEUPPANCES23
COMPANIONWAY23
COMPARATIVES22
COMPARTMENTS20
CONSTIPATION16
COUNTERPARTS17
DEPARTMENTAL17
EMANCIPATING19
EMANCIPATION18
ENCOMPASSING19
EXPATRIATING21
GRANDPARENTS16
IMPARTIALITY18
INCAPACITATE18
INCOMPARABLE20
INCOMPATIBLE20
INCOMPATIBLY22
INSEPARABLES16
JEOPARDISING24
JEOPARDIZING32
MUNICIPALITY21
NONPARTISANS14
OCCUPATIONAL19
ORTHOPAEDICS19
PALEONTOLOGY17
PAPERWEIGHTS22
PARAGRAPHING20
PARAPHRASING19
PARATROOPERS16
PARENTHESIZE24
PARISHIONERS16
PARTICIPANTS18
PARTICIPATED19
PARTICIPATES18
PARTICULARLY19
PARTITIONING15
PARTNERSHIPS18
PASSIONATELY16
PASTEURISING16
PASTEURIZING24
PATHETICALLY20
PATHOLOGICAL19
PATHOLOGISTS17
PREPARATIONS16
PRINCIPALITY20
PROPAGANDIZE26
PSYCHOPATHIC26
REPATRIATING15
SANDPAPERING18
SYMPATHISING21
SYMPATHIZERS28
SYMPATHIZING29
TRANSPARENCY18
UNPARALLELED16
WALLPAPERING20

The 60 most common shown, 286 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

4,694 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (2.8%) are containing PA. Most of them, 766, have 8 letters. 2,310 start with PA, 31 end with it and 2,356 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing PA?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 4,694 words containing PA, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing PA?

PAZAZZES, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: JEOPARDIZING (32), PAZAZZ (32) and OVOVIVIPAROUSLY (32).

What are the most common words containing PA?

SYMPATHIZE, COMPARATIVELY, ACCOMPANYING, COMPATIBILITY, PATRONIZING and COMPARATIVE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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