New words in NWL2023 starting with P

Three-letter words (1)(1)

• PWNto dominate [v PWNED, PWNING, PWNS]

Four-letter words (4)(4)

• PEDIa pedicure [n PEDIS]
• PHEOa pheochromocytoma [n PHEOS]
• PUBEa pubic hair [n PUBES]
• PWNSPWN, to dominate [v]

Five-letter words (7)(6)

• PALEOa diet inspired by the Paleolithic era [n PALEOS]
• PANKOa type of bread crumb used for coating food [n PANKO]
• PEDISPEDI, a pedicure [n]
• PHEOSPHEO, a pheochromocytoma [n]
• POMMYa British person [n]
• POOFYpuffy [adj POOFIER, POOFIEST]
• PWNEDPWN, to dominate [v]

Six-letter words (7)(6)

• PALEOSPALEO, a diet inspired by the Paleolithic era [n]
• PEEPALa pipal [n PEEPALS]
• POMMIEa British person [n POMMIES]
• PRONEDPRONE, to make prone [v]
• PRONESPRONE, to make prone [v]
• PUNKEDPUNK, to deceive [v]
• PWNINGPWN, to dominate [v]

Seven-letter words (13)(10)

• PANTSEDPANTS, to pull down a person's trousers [v]
• PANTSESPANTS, to pull down a person's trousers [v]
• PEEPALSPEEPAL, a pipal [n]
• PICKNEYa child [n PICKNEYS]
• PIROGISPIROGI, pierogi [n]
• PLUSHIEa stuffed toy covered in plush [n PLUSHIES]
• POMMIESPOMMIE, a British person [n]
• POOFIERPOOFY, puffy [adj]
• PREHIREbefore hiring [adj]
• PRENEEDbefore a need [adj]
• PREPPERa preparer [n PREPPERS]
• PRONINGPRONE, to make prone [v]
• PUNKINGPUNK, to deceive [v]

Eight-letter words (16)(13)

• PAGEVIEWa viewing of a webpage [n PAGEVIEWS]
• PALAISESPALAIS, a palace [n]
• PALEOARTan artistic depiction of prehistoric life [n PALEOARTS]
• PANTSINGPANTS, to pull down a person's trousers [v]
• PAROUSIAthe future return of Christ to Earth [n PAROUSIAS]
• PETAFLOPone thousand teraflops [n PETAFLOPS]
• PICKNEYSPICKNEY, a child [n]
• PIEROGISPIEROGI, a small dumpling with a filling [n]
• PLUSHIESPLUSHIE, a stuffed toy covered in plush [n]
• PNEUMATAPNEUMA, the soul or spirit [n]
• POOFIESTPOOFY, puffy [adj]
• POONTANGsexual intercourse [n POONTANGS]
• POTHOSESPOTHOS, a climbing plant with glossy variegated leaves [n]
• PRANAYAMpranayama [n PRANAYAMS]
• PREPPERSPREPPER, a preparer [n]
• PRETONICpreceding an accented syllable [adj]

Nine-letter words (19)(19)

• PAGEVIEWSPAGEVIEW, a viewing of a webpage [n]
• PALEOARTSPALEOART, an artistic depiction of prehistoric life [n]
• PAROUSIASPAROUSIA, the future return of Christ to Earth [n]
• PETAFLOPSPETAFLOP, one thousand teraflops [n]
• PETRICHORan earthy odor [n PETRICHORS]
• PITMASTERa person who oversees the cooking done in a barbecue pit [n PITMASTERS]
• PIZZAIOLAa pizza maker [n PIZZAIOLAS, PIZZAIOLE]
• PIZZAIOLEPIZZAIOLA, a pizza maker [n]
• PIZZAIOLIPIZZAIOLO, a pizza maker [n]
• PIZZAIOLOa pizza maker [n PIZZAIOLI, PIZZAIOLOS]
• PLAYSCAPEa play area or structure for children [n PLAYSCAPES]
• PLAYWEARSPLAYWEAR, clothing worn for leisure activities [n]
• POMPOMMEDhaving a pompom [adj]
• POONTANGSPOONTANG, sexual intercourse [n]
• POSTERIZEto reduce the number of colors needed to reproduce an image [v POSTERIZED, POSTERIZES,…
• POWERSLIDPOWERSLIDE, to perform a deliberate, controlled skid [v]
• PRANAYAMAa technique of yogic breath control [n PRANAYAMAS]
• PRANAYAMSPRANAYAM, pranayama [n]
• PRECARITYthe state or condition of being precarious [n PRECARITIES]

Ten-letter words (22)(17)

• PANTALETTE[n PANTALETTES]
• PANTIHOSESPANTIHOSE, [n]
• PANTYHOSESPANTYHOSE, [n]
• PECKERWOODa woodpecker (a showy bird) [n PECKERWOODS]
• PETRICHORSPETRICHOR, an earthy odor [n]
• PHENOTYPEDPHENOTYPE, to determine a physical genetic expression [v]
• PICKLEBALLa game played with paddles and balls [n PICKLEBALLS]
• PICNICKIERPICNICKY, pertaining to a picnic [adj]
• PITMASTERSPITMASTER, a person who oversees the cooking done in a barbecue pit [n]
• PIZZAIOLASPIZZAIOLA, a pizza maker [n]
• PIZZAIOLOSPIZZAIOLO, a pizza maker [n]
• PLATFORMERa video game focused on moving past obstacles [n PLATFORMERS]
• PLAYSCAPESPLAYSCAPE, a play area or structure for children [n]
• POINDEXTERa person with intellectual or academic interests [n POINDEXTERS]
• POSTERIZEDPOSTERIZE, to reduce the number of colors needed to reproduce an image [v]
• POSTERIZESPOSTERIZE, to reduce the number of colors needed to reproduce an image [v]
• POWERSLIDEto perform a deliberate, controlled skid [v POWERSLID, POWERSLIDES, POWERSLIDING]
• PRANAYAMASPRANAYAMA, a technique of yogic breath control [n]
• PREGAMINGSPREGAMING, the act of pregaming [n]
• PRENOMINALpreceding a noun [adj]
• PROTOTONICcharacterized by accent on the first syllable [adj]
• PYELITIDESPYELITIS, inflammation of the pelvis or the kidney [n]

Eleven-letter words (72)(52)

• PADDLEWHEELa wheel with blades [n PADDLEWHEELS]
• PAINTBALLERa player of paintball [n PAINTBALLERS]
• PALEOARTISTone who draws paleoart [n PALEOARTISTS]
• PAPERWORKERone employed in the paper industry [n PAPERWORKERS]
• PARALEIPSESPARALEIPSIS, a rhetorical device [n]
• PARALEIPSISa rhetorical device [n PARALEIPSES]
• PARAMETRISEto parametrize [v PARAMETRISED, PARAMETRISES, PARAMETRISING]
• PARLOURMAIDa female domestic servant [n PARLOURMAIDS]
• PARLOUSNESSdanger [n PARLOUSNESSES]
• PARODICALLYin a parodic manner [adv]
• PARTIALNESSstate of being partial [n PARTIALNESSES]
• PARURESISESPARURESIS, inability to urinate in company [n]
• PASSIBILITYcapability of feeling [n PASSIBILITIES]
• PATAPHYSICSa parodic philosophy [n PATAPHYSICS]
• PATHOLOGISEto pathologize [v PATHOLOGISED, PATHOLOGISES, PATHOLOGISING]
• PECKERWOODSPECKERWOOD, a woodpecker (a showy bird) [n]
• PELLUCIDITYtransparency [n PELLUCIDITIES]
• PENNILESSLYin a penniless manner [adv]
• PENTADACTYLhaving five toes [adj]
• PENTECOSTALpertaining to Pentecost [adj]
• PERFERVIDLYin a perfervid manner [adv]
• PERIGLACIALadjoining a glacier [adj]
• PERISHINGLYin a perishing manner [adv]
• PEWTERSMITHa worker in pewter [n PEWTERSMITHS]
• PHAGOCYTISEto phagocytize [v PHAGOCYTISED, PHAGOCYTISES, PHAGOCYTISING]
• PHALLOCRACYa society dominated by men [n PHALLOCRACIES]
• PHANEROZOIC[adj]
• PHENOTYPINGthe act of phenotyping [n PHENOTYPINGS]
• PHEOMELANINa melanin pigment [n PHEOMELANINS]
• PHONEMICIZEto represent by or convert into phonetic symbols [v PHONEMICIZED, PHONEMICIZES,…
• PHONOPHOBIA[n PHONOPHOBIAS]
• PHONOPHOBICpertaining to phonophobia [adj]
• PHYSIOCRACYgovernment according to supposed natural order [n PHYSIOCRACIES]
• PICKLEBALLSPICKLEBALL, a game played with paddles and balls [n]
• PICNICKIESTPICNICKY, pertaining to a picnic [adj]
• PIETISTICALpious [adj]
• PIPEFITTINGinstalling of pipe systems [n PIPEFITTINGS]
• PIXILLATIONa theatrical technique [n PIXILLATIONS]
• PLANOCONVEXwith one surface plane and the other convex [adj]
• PLASMODESMSPLASMODESM, [n]
• PLATFORMERSPLATFORMER, a video game focused on moving past obstacles [n]
• PLAYBOATINGa kayak sport [n PLAYBOATINGS]
• PLAYTHROUGHthe act of playing something from start to finish [n PLAYTHROUGHS]
• PLEISTOCENE[adj]
• PNEUMOVIRUSany of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses [n PNEUMOVIRUSES]
• POINDEXTERSPOINDEXTER, a person with intellectual or academic interests [n]
• POLICYMAKERone that develops action plans [n POLICYMAKERS]
• POLYCHAETANpertaining to polychaetes [adj]
• POLYCHROMICpainted in many colours [adj]
• PORTRAYABLEthat can be portrayed [adj]
• POSTERIZINGPOSTERIZE, to reduce the number of colors needed to reproduce an image [v]
• POWERLIFTERa competitive weightlifter [n POWERLIFTERS]
• POWERSLIDESPOWERSLIDE, to perform a deliberate, controlled skid [v]
• PRECAMBRIAN[adj]
• PRECARITIESPRECARITY, the state or condition of being precarious [n]
• PREDATORILYin a predatory manner [adv]
• PRENASALIZEto pronounce with a brief interval of nasalization that is not ascribed to the…
• PRESOCRATICa philosopher before Socrates [n PRESOCRATICS]
• PRIESTCRAFTthe work and influence of priests [n PRIESTCRAFTS]
• PRIMIPARITYstate of being a primipara [n PRIMIPARITIES]
• PROCTOSCOPEa medical instrument [n PROCTOSCOPES]
• PROCTOSCOPYinspection of the rectum [n PROCTOSCOPIES]
• PROGENITIVEcapable of production of offspring [adj]
• PROLAPSUSESPROLAPSUS, [n]
• PROLIFEROUSgrowing luxuriantly [adj]
• PROSENCHYMAa plant tissue of elongated cells [n PROSENCHYMAS, PROSENCHYMATA] : PROSENCHYMATOUS [adj]
• PROSOPOPEIAa figure of speech [n PROSOPOPEIAS]
• PROTEROZOIC[adj]
• PROVISORILYin a provisory manner [adv]
• PUCKHANDLERcontrolling of the puck [n PUCKHANDLERS]
• PUNISHINGLYin a punishing manner [adv]
• PYROGRAPHERone that burns designs [n PYROGRAPHERS]

Twelve-letter words (105)(71)

• PADDLEWHEELSPADDLEWHEEL, a wheel with blades [n]
• PAINTBALLERSPAINTBALLER, a player of paintball [n]
• PALAEOBOTANYthe study of fossil plants [n PALAEOBOTANIES]
• PALAEOGRAPHYthe study of writing from the past [n PALAEOGRAPHIES]
• PALEOARTISTSPALEOARTIST, one who draws paleoart [n]
• PALEOLITHICSPALEOLITHIC, the early Stone Age period [n]
• PALIMPSESTICpertaining to palimpsests [adj]
• PAPERWORKERSPAPERWORKER, one employed in the paper industry [n]
• PARAGLIDINGSPARAGLIDING, the act of paragliding [n]
• PARALIPOMENAthe books of Chronicles [n PARALIPOMENA]
• PARAMETERISEto parameterize [v PARAMETERISED, PARAMETERISES, PARAMETERISING]
• PARAMETRISEDPARAMETRISE, to parametrize [v]
• PARAMETRISESPARAMETRISE, to parametrize [v]
• PARENCHYMATAPARENCHYMA, the essential and distinctive tissue of an organ [n]
• PARENTHESISEto parenthesize [v PARENTHESISED, PARENTHESISES, PARENTHESISING]
• PARESTHESIAEPARESTHESIA, abnormal sensations [n]
• PARLOURMAIDSPARLOURMAID, a female domestic servant [n]
• PAROCHIALITYstate of being parochial [n PAROCHIALITIES]
• PATAPHYSICALpertaining to pataphysics [adj]
• PATHOLOGISEDPATHOLOGISE, to pathologize [v]
• PATHOLOGISESPATHOLOGISE, to pathologize [v]
• PATRIARCHISMpatriarchy [n PATRIARCHISMS]
• PEDICULICIDEa substance that kills lice [n PEDICULICIDES]
• PELLETIZINGSPELLETIZING, the act of pelletizing [n]
• PENULTIMATESPENULTIMATE, the second-last in a sequence [n]
• PEREGRINATORtraveller [n PEREGRINATORS]
• PERIVASCULARsituated around a blood vessel [adj]
• PERPLEXINGLYin a perplexing manner [adv]
• PERTURBINGLYin a perturbing manner [adv]
• PEWTERSMITHSPEWTERSMITH, a worker in pewter [n]
• PHAEOMELANINa pheomelanin [n PHAEOMELANINS]
• PHAGOCYTISEDPHAGOCYTISE, to phagocytize [v]
• PHAGOCYTISESPHAGOCYTISE, to phagocytize [v]
• PHANEROGAMIChaving phanerogams [adj]
• PHENOTYPINGSPHENOTYPING, the act of phenotyping [n]
• PHEOMELANINSPHEOMELANIN, a melanin pigment [n]
• PHILANTHROPEphilanthropist [n PHILANTHROPES]
• PHLEBOTOMISEto phlebotomize [v PHLEBOTOMISED, PHLEBOTOMISES, PHLEBOTOMISING]
• PHLEBOTOMIZEto open a vein [v PHLEBOTOMIZED, PHLEBOTOMIZES, PHLEBOTOMIZING]
• PHONEMICIZEDPHONEMICIZE, to represent by or convert into phonetic symbols [v]
• PHONEMICIZESPHONEMICIZE, to represent by or convert into phonetic symbols [v]
• PHONOPHOBIASPHONOPHOBIA, [n]
• PHOTOCOLLAGEa technique of collage [n PHOTOCOLLAGES]
• PHOTOREALISMthe artistic practice of approximating photographic realism [n PHOTOREALISMS]
• PHOTOREALISTa proponent of photorealism [n PHOTOREALISTS]
• PHOTOTROPHICpertaining to phototropism [adj]
• PHRAGMITESESPHRAGMITES, [n]
• PHYLOGENESESPHYLOGENESIS, development of groups of organisms [n]
• PHYLOGENESISdevelopment of groups of organisms [n PHYLOGENESES]
• PHYTOGENESESPHYTOGENESIS, the science of the origin of plants [n]
• PHYTOGENESISthe science of the origin of plants [n PHYTOGENESES]
• PICKLEBALLERone who plays pickleball [n PICKLEBALLERS]
• PIPEFITTINGSPIPEFITTING, installing of pipe systems [n]
• PISSALADIEREa Provencal open tart [n PISSALADIERES]
• PIXILLATIONSPIXILLATION, a theatrical technique [n]
• PLANOCONCAVEwith one surface plane and the other concave [adj]
• PLAYBOATINGSPLAYBOATING, a kayak sport [n]
• PLAYTHROUGHSPLAYTHROUGH, the act of playing something from start to finish [n]
• PLEIOTROPISMproducing two effects by a single gene [n PLEIOTROPISMS]
• PNEUMATOCYSTthe air bladder of certain algae [n PNEUMATOCYSTS]
• POLICYMAKERSPOLICYMAKER, one that develops action plans [n]
• POLICYMAKINGan act of formulating a policy [n POLICYMAKINGS]
• POLITICKINGSPOLITICKING, the act of politicking [n]
• POLYBAGGINGSPOLYBAGGING, the act of polybagging [n]
• POLYCHAETOUShaving polychaetes [adj]
• POLYCHROMOUSpainted in many colours [adj]
• POLYGAMOUSLYin a polygamous manner [adv]
• PORTCULLISEDhaving a portcullis [adj]
• POSTGLACIALSPOSTGLACIAL, a deposit left after a glacial period [n]
• POTLATCHINGSPOTLATCHING, the act of potlatching [n]
• POWERFULNESSstate of being powerful [n POWERFULNESSES]
• POWERLIFTERSPOWERLIFTER, a competitive weightlifter [n]
• POWERLIFTINGcompetitive weightlifting [n POWERLIFTINGS]
• POWERSLIDINGPOWERSLIDE, to perform a deliberate, controlled skid [v]
• PRANKSTERISMplaying of pranks [n PRANKSTERISMS]
• PREAMPLIFIEDusing a preamplifier [adj]
• PRECLASSICALbefore a classical period [adj]
• PREFORMATIVEa prefixed letter [n PREFORMATIVES]
• PRENASALIZEDPRENASALIZE, to pronounce with a brief interval of nasalization that is not ascribed…
• PRENASALIZESPRENASALIZE, to pronounce with a brief interval of nasalization that is not ascribed…
• PREPOSITIVESPREPOSITIVE, a word placed before another [n]
• PRESOCRATICSPRESOCRATIC, a philosopher before Socrates [n]
• PRESTISSIMOSPRESTISSIMO, a musical passage to be played at a tempo of 200 beats per minute [n]
• PRETENSIONERa mechanism on automobiles [n PRETENSIONERS]
• PREVAILINGLYin a prevailing manner [adv]
• PRIESTCRAFTSPRIESTCRAFT, the work and influence of priests [n]
• PRIMIGRAVIDAa woman pregnant for the first time [n PRIMIGRAVIDAE]
• PROBLEMATISEto problematize [v PROBLEMATISED, PROBLEMATISES, PROBLEMATISING]
• PROCTOSCOPESPROCTOSCOPE, a medical instrument [n]
• PROCTOSCOPICpertaining to proctoscopy [adj]
• PROLIFERATORone that proliferates [n PROLIFERATORS]
• PROMETHAZINEan antihistamine drug [n PROMETHAZINES]
• PROSENCHYMALpertaining to prosenchymas [adj]
• PROSENCHYMASPROSENCHYMA, a plant tissue of elongated cells [n]
• PROSOPOPEIASPROSOPOPEIA, a figure of speech [n]
• PROSPECTINGSPROSPECTING, the act of prospecting [n]
• PROTESTINGLYin a protesting manner [adv]
• PROTISTOLOGYthe study of protists [n PROTISTOLOGIES]
• PROTOPLASTICpertaining to protoplasm of one cell [adj]
• PROTOTHERIANa monotreme [n PROTOTHERIANS]
• PROTRACTEDLYin a protracted manner [adv]
• PROVINCEHOODstate of being a province [n PROVINCEHOODS]
• PUCKHANDLERSPUCKHANDLER, controlling of the puck [n]
• PYROCLASTICSrocks from a volcanic eruption [n PYROCLASTICS]
• PYROGRAPHERSPYROGRAPHER, one that burns designs [n]

Thirteen-letter words (94)(67)

• PADDLEWHEELERa steamer propelled by paddlewheels [n PADDLEWHEELERS]
• PALAEOECOLOGYthe ecology of extinct organisms [n PALAEOECOLOGIES]
• PALAEOLITHICSPALAEOLITHIC, a paleolithic [n]
• PANLEUCOPENIAfeline distemper [n PANLEUCOPENIAS]
• PAPYROLOGICALpertaining to study of papyri [adj]
• PARAESTHESIAEPARAESTHESIA, paresthesia [n]
• PARALEIPOMENAthe books of Chronicles [n PARALEIPOMENA]
• PARAMETERISEDPARAMETERISE, to parameterize [v]
• PARAMETERISESPARAMETERISE, to parameterize [v]
• PARAMETRISINGPARAMETRISE, to parametrize [v]
• PARANOIACALLYin a paranoiac manner [adv]
• PARENTHESISEDPARENTHESISE, to parenthesize [v]
• PARENTHESISESPARENTHESISE, to parenthesize [v]
• PARLOUSNESSESPARLOUSNESS, danger [n]
• PARTIALNESSESPARTIALNESS, state of being partial [n]
• PASSIBILITIESPASSIBILITY, capability of feeling [n]
• PATHOLOGISINGPATHOLOGISE, to pathologize [v]
• PATRIARCHALLYin a patriarchal manner [adv]
• PATRIARCHISMSPATRIARCHISM, patriarchy [n]
• PATRILINEALLYin a patrilineal manner [adv]
• PATRILOCALITYsettling in the husband's community [n PATRILOCALITIES]
• PEDICULICIDESPEDICULICIDE, a substance that kills lice [n]
• PELLUCIDITIESPELLUCIDITY, transparency [n]
• PENNILESSNESSthe quality of lacking money [n PENNILESSNESSES]
• PENNSYLVANIAN[adj]
• PEREGRINATORSPEREGRINATOR, traveller [n]
• PERFERVIDNESSthe quality of being perfervid [n PERFERVIDNESSES]
• PERIODISATIONthe division of history into periods [n PERIODISATIONS]
• PERITONITIDESPERITONITIS, inflammation of the peritoneum [n]
• PERMACULTURALpertaining to permaculture [adj]
• PHAEOMELANINSPHAEOMELANIN, a pheomelanin [n]
• PHAGOCYTISINGPHAGOCYTISE, to phagocytize [v]
• PHALLOCRACIESPHALLOCRACY, a society dominated by men [n]
• PHANEROGAMOUShaving phanerogams [adj]
• PHARYNGITISESPHARYNGITIS, inflammation of the pharynx [n]
• PHENOMENALISEto phenomenalize [v PHENOMENALISED, PHENOMENALISES, PHENOMENALISING]
• PHENOMENALIZEto make phenomenal [v PHENOMENALIZED, PHENOMENALIZES, PHENOMENALIZING]
• PHILANTHROPESPHILANTHROPE, philanthropist [n]
• PHLEBOTOMISEDPHLEBOTOMISE, to phlebotomize [v]
• PHLEBOTOMISESPHLEBOTOMISE, to phlebotomize [v]
• PHLEBOTOMIZEDPHLEBOTOMIZE, to open a vein [v]
• PHLEBOTOMIZESPHLEBOTOMIZE, to open a vein [v]
• PHONEMICIZINGPHONEMICIZE, to represent by or convert into phonetic symbols [v]
• PHOTOCOLLAGESPHOTOCOLLAGE, a technique of collage [n]
• PHOTOCOPIABLEthat can be photocopied [adj]
• PHOTOREALISMSPHOTOREALISM, the artistic practice of approximating photographic realism [n]
• PHOTOREALISTSPHOTOREALIST, a proponent of photorealism [n]
• PHYLLOQUINONEvitamin K1 [n PHYLLOQUINONES]
• PHYSIOCRACIESPHYSIOCRACY, government according to supposed natural order [n]
• PICKLEBALLERSPICKLEBALLER, one who plays pickleball [n]
• PIDGINISATIONpidginization [n PIDGINISATIONS]
• PISCATORIALLYin a piscatorial manner [adv]
• PISCICULTURALbreeding of fish [adj]
• PISSALADIERESPISSALADIERE, a Provencal open tart [n]
• PLANIMETRICALmeasuring area [adj]
• PLANKTIVOROUSeating plankton [adj]
• PLATINIZATIONcoating with platinum [n PLATINIZATIONS]
• PLATITUDINISEto platitudinize [v PLATITUDINISED, PLATITUDINISES, PLATITUDINISING]
• PLEIOTROPISMSPLEIOTROPISM, producing two effects by a single gene [n]
• PNEUMATOCYSTSPNEUMATOCYST, the air bladder of certain algae [n]
• PNEUMOVIRUSESPNEUMOVIRUS, any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses [n]
• POLICYMAKINGSPOLICYMAKING, an act of formulating a policy [n]
• POLLINIFEROUSbearing pollen [adj]
• POLYPHOSPHATEa complex phosphate [n POLYPHOSPHATES]
• POSTERIZATIONthe act of posterizing [n POSTERIZATIONS]
• POSTPUBERTIESPOSTPUBERTY, the period following puberty [n]
• POWERLIFTINGSPOWERLIFTING, competitive weightlifting [n]
• PRANKSTERISMSPRANKSTERISM, playing of pranks [n]
• PRECONIZATIONproclaiming publicly [n PRECONIZATIONS]
• PREDATORINESSstate of being predatory [n PREDATORINESSES]
• PREFORMATIVESPREFORMATIVE, a prefixed letter [n]
• PRELINGUISTICexisting before development of language [adj]
• PREMEDICATIONmedication to prepare one for treatment [n PREMEDICATIONS]
• PRENASALIZINGPRENASALIZE, to pronounce with a brief interval of nasalization that is not ascribed…
• PRETENSIONERSPRETENSIONER, a mechanism on automobiles [n]
• PRICELESSNESSthe quality of being priceless [n PRICELESSNESSES]
• PRIMIGRAVIDAEPRIMIGRAVIDA, a woman pregnant for the first time [n]
• PRIMIPARITIESPRIMIPARITY, state of being a primipara [n]
• PRIVATEERINGSPRIVATEERING, the act of privateering [n]
• PROBLEMATISEDPROBLEMATISE, to problematize [v]
• PROBLEMATISESPROBLEMATISE, to problematize [v]
• PROCTOSCOPIESPROCTOSCOPY, inspection of the rectum [n]
• PRODUCIBILITYability to be produced [n PRODUCIBILITIES]
• PROGENITORIALpertaining to progenitors [adj]
• PROLIFERATORSPROLIFERATOR, one that proliferates [n]
• PROMETHAZINESPROMETHAZINE, an antihistamine drug [n]
• PROOFREADINGSPROOFREADING, the act of proofreading [n]
• PROSENCHYMATAPROSENCHYMA, a plant tissue of elongated cells [n]
• PROTOTHERIANSPROTOTHERIAN, a monotreme [n]
• PROVINCEHOODSPROVINCEHOOD, state of being a province [n]
• PROVINCIALISEto provincialize [v PROVINCIALISED, PROVINCIALISES, PROVINCIALISING]
• PROVISIONINGSPROVISIONING, the act of provisioning [n]
• PSYCHOMETRISTone that measures mental abilities [n PSYCHOMETRISTS]
• PUPPETEERINGSPUPPETEERING, the act of puppeteering [n]

Fourteen-letter words (57)(43)

• PADDLEWHEELERSPADDLEWHEELER, a steamer propelled by paddlewheels [n]
• PALAEOBOTANIESPALAEOBOTANY, the study of fossil plants [n]
• PALAEOGRAPHIESPALAEOGRAPHY, the study of writing from the past [n]
• PANCREATITISESPANCREATITIS, inflammation of the pancreas [n]
• PANLEUCOPENIASPANLEUCOPENIA, feline distemper [n]
• PARAMETERISINGPARAMETERISE, to parameterize [v]
• PARENTHESISINGPARENTHESISE, to parenthesize [v]
• PAROCHIALITIESPAROCHIALITY, state of being parochial [n]
• PARTICIPACTIONexercise [n PARTICIPACTIONS]
• PATRIARCHALISTa supporter of patriarchs [n PATRIARCHALISTS]
• PENSIONABILITYentitlement to a pension [n]
• PERIODISATIONSPERIODISATION, the division of history into periods [n]
• PERIPATETICISMitinerancy [n PERIPATETICISMS]
• PERISCOPICALLYin a periscopic manner [adv]
• PERISHABLENESSliability to perish [n]
• PERMACULTURISTa worker in permaculture [n PERMACULTURISTS]
• PETTIFOGGINGLYin a pettifogging manner [adv]
• PHENOMENALISEDPHENOMENALISE, to phenomenalize [v]
• PHENOMENALISESPHENOMENALISE, to phenomenalize [v]
• PHENOMENALIZEDPHENOMENALIZE, to make phenomenal [v]
• PHENOMENALIZESPHENOMENALIZE, to make phenomenal [v]
• PHLEBOTOMISINGPHLEBOTOMISE, to phlebotomize [v]
• PHLEBOTOMIZINGPHLEBOTOMIZE, to open a vein [v]
• PHOTOGRAPHABLEthat can be photographed [adj]
• PHOTOREALISTICpertaining to photorealism [adj]
• PHYLLOQUINONESPHYLLOQUINONE, vitamin K1 [n]
• PICKPOCKETINGSPICKPOCKETING, the act of pickpocketing [n]
• PIDGINISATIONSPIDGINISATION, pidginization [n]
• PISCICULTURISTa breeder of fish [n PISCICULTURISTS]
• PLATINIZATIONSPLATINIZATION, coating with platinum [n]
• PLATITUDINISEDPLATITUDINISE, to platitudinize [v]
• PLATITUDINISESPLATITUDINISE, to platitudinize [v]
• POIKILOTHERMALpertaining to poikilotherms [adj]
• POLYCHROMATISMthe property of having many colours [n POLYCHROMATISMS]
• POLYMYOSITIDESPOLYMYOSITIS, a type of inflammatory myopathy [n]
• POLYPHOSPHATESPOLYPHOSPHATE, a complex phosphate [n]
• POLYUNSATURATEa polyunsaturated fat [n POLYUNSATURATES]
• POSTERIZATIONSPOSTERIZATION, the act of posterizing [n]
• POWERFULNESSESPOWERFULNESS, state of being powerful [n]
• PREBENDARYSHIPthe office of a prebendary [n PREBENDARYSHIPS]
• PRECONIZATIONSPRECONIZATION, proclaiming publicly [n]
• PREMEDICATIONSPREMEDICATION, medication to prepare one for treatment [n]
• PRESCRIPTIVISMthe work of prescribing [n PRESCRIPTIVISMS]
• PRESCRIPTIVISTone that prescribes [n PRESCRIPTIVISTS]
• PROBLEMATISINGPROBLEMATISE, to problematize [v]
• PROCURATORSHIPthe office of a procurator [n PROCURATORSHIPS]
• PROHIBITIONARYpertaining to prohibition [adj]
• PROHIBITIONISMthe practice of forbidding [n PROHIBITIONISMS]
• PROLETARIANISMpolicy involving proletarians [n PROLETARIANISMS]
• PROSOPOGRAPHERone that describes a person's appearance [n PROSOPOGRAPHERS]
• PROSOPOGRAPHICdescribing a person's appearance [adj]
• PROTISTOLOGIESPROTISTOLOGY, the study of protists [n]
• PROTRACTEDNESSstate of being protracted [n]
• PROVINCIALISEDPROVINCIALISE, to provincialize [v]
• PROVINCIALISESPROVINCIALISE, to provincialize [v]
• PROVISIONALITYstate of being provisional [n]
• PSYCHOMETRISTSPSYCHOMETRIST, one that measures mental abilities [n]

Fifteen-letter words (39)(32)

• PAINSTAKINGNESSthoroughness [n]
• PALAEOECOLOGIESPALAEOECOLOGY, the ecology of extinct organisms [n]
• PALAEOGEOGRAPHYthe study of geography of the past [n]
• PALAEOMAGNETISMthe study of magnetism remaining in rocks [n]
• PALEOGEOGRAPHERa geographer of the past [n]
• PAMPHLETEERINGSPAMPHLETEERING, the act of pamphleteering [n]
• PARTICIPACTIONSPARTICIPACTION, exercise [n]
• PATRIARCHALISTSPATRIARCHALIST, a supporter of patriarchs [n]
• PATRILOCALITIESPATRILOCALITY, settling in the husband's community [n]
• PENNILESSNESSESPENNILESSNESS, the quality of lacking money [n]
• PERFERVIDNESSESPERFERVIDNESS, the quality of being perfervid [n]
• PERIODONTITISESPERIODONTITIS, inflammation of the gum [n]
• PERIPATETICISMSPERIPATETICISM, itinerancy [n]
• PERISTALTICALLYin a peristaltic manner [adv]
• PERMACULTURISTSPERMACULTURIST, a worker in permaculture [n]
• PHENOMENALISINGPHENOMENALISE, to phenomenalize [v]
• PHENOMENALIZINGPHENOMENALIZE, to make phenomenal [v]
• PHONEMICIZATIONan act of phonemicizing [n]
• PHOTOSYNTHESISEto photosynthesize [v]
• PISCICULTURISTSPISCICULTURIST, a breeder of fish [n]
• PLATITUDINISINGPLATITUDINISE, to platitudinize [v]
• POLIOMYELITISESPOLIOMYELITIS, an infectious disease caused by a poliovirus [n]
• POLYCHROMATISMSPOLYCHROMATISM, the property of having many colours [n]
• POLYUNSATURATESPOLYUNSATURATE, a polyunsaturated fat [n]
• PREBENDARYSHIPSPREBENDARYSHIP, the office of a prebendary [n]
• PREDATORINESSESPREDATORINESS, state of being predatory [n]
• PRENASALIZATIONan act of prenasalizing [n]
• PRESCRIPTIVISMSPRESCRIPTIVISM, the work of prescribing [n]
• PRESCRIPTIVISTSPRESCRIPTIVIST, one that prescribes [n]
• PRICELESSNESSESPRICELESSNESS, the quality of being priceless [n]
• PROCURATORSHIPSPROCURATORSHIP, the office of a procurator [n]
• PRODUCIBILITIESPRODUCIBILITY, ability to be produced [n]
• PROHIBITIONISMSPROHIBITIONISM, the practice of forbidding [n]
• PROLETARIANISMSPROLETARIANISM, policy involving proletarians [n]
• PROPRIETORIALLYin a proprietorial manner [adv]
• PROSENCHYMATOUShaving prosenchymas [adj]
• PROSOPOGRAPHERSPROSOPOGRAPHER, one that describes a person's appearance [n]
• PROVINCIALISINGPROVINCIALISE, to provincialize [v]
• PSEUDEPIGRAPHICpertaining to pseudepigrapha [adj]

Common questions

When did NWL2023 take effect?

NWL2023 became the official word list for club and tournament play in the United States and Canada on 29 February 2024.