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PR answers are short and vowel-heavy: prone, prose, pride, prime, prior. After PR is locked, the third letter is usually O or I. Probe that before you guess pride on a hunch.
In 5-letter words starting with PR, the most common letters in position 3 are: I, O, A, E, U.
| Word | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| PRANK | noun | a playful trick or mischievous act |
| PRAWN | noun | a large edible shrimp |
| PREEN | verb | to smooth and clean feathers or take pride in oneself |
| PRESS | noun | pressure exerted on something or the news media collectively |
| PRICE | noun | the amount of money required to buy something |
| PRIDE | noun | pleasure and self-respect from achievement or identity |
| PRIME | adjective | of the best quality or first importance |
| noun | text or images produced on paper or another surface | |
| PRIOR | adjective | earlier in time or order |
| PRISM | noun | a solid shape or transparent object that bends light |
| PRIZE | noun | something awarded as a reward or honor |
| PROBE | noun | a close investigation or a slender instrument for exploring |
| PRONE | adjective | likely to do something or lying face downward |
| PRONG | noun | a pointed projecting part, such as on a fork |
| PROOF | noun | evidence showing that something is true |
| PROSE | noun | written or spoken language in ordinary form rather than verse |
| PROUD | adjective | feeling deep satisfaction in oneself or another |
| PROVE | verb | to show that something is true or valid |
| PROXY | noun | a substitute acting on behalf of another person or group |
| PRUNE | noun | a dried plum or the fruit of certain plum varieties |
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This list has 20 five-letter words starting with PR that have definitions. 19 are common everyday words. Wordle's answer list includes 13 of them.
Prone tests O, N, and E. Prose is better if you already used N elsewhere. Pride is a common answer but a weaker probe because I and D are less frequent here than O and E.
Only if I is still untested and you are ready to commit. For information, prone is stronger. If O comes back gray, then pride, prime, and prior become the live set.