Words That Start With PS

98 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 98 words that start with ps, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.

Words starting with ps: 98
Most used: psychology
Shortest: psi
5 letter words: 5

Common words that start with ps

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	psychology	the science of mental life	10
2	psychological	mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature	13
3	psychiatric	relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry	11
4	psychic	affecting or influenced by the human mind	7
5	psychologist	a scientist trained in psychology	12
6	psycho	a person afflicted with psychosis	6
7	psychiatrist	a physician who specializes in psychiatry	12
8	pseudo	(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of	6
9	psalm	one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament	5
10	psychiatry	the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders	10
11	psychologists	a scientist trained in psychology	13
12	psi	a unit of pressure	3
13	psychotic	characteristic of or suffering from psychosis	9
14	psyche	that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason	6
15	psychologically	with regard to psychology	15
16	psychedelic	producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states...	11
17	psalms	an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms	6
18	psychopath	someone with a sociopathic personality	10
19	psychiatrists	a physician who specializes in psychiatry	13
20	psychotherapy	the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods	13
21	psychosis	any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted	9
22	pseudonym	a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role	9
23	psychoanalysis	a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders	14
24	psychopaths	someone with a sociopathic personality	11
25	psychopathic	suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder	12
26	psoriasis	a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales	9
27	psychoactive	affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes	12
28	psychoanalytic	of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud	14
29	psychotherapist	a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders	15
30	psychics	a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception	8
31	psychos	a person afflicted with psychosis	7
32	pseudomonas	type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae	11
33	pseudoscience	an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions	13
34	psychosomatic	used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis	13
35	psychotropic	affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes	12
36	psychoanalyst	a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis	13
37	pseudonyms	a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role	10
38	psychopathy	any disease of the mind	11
39	psilocybin	a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom	10
40	psychopathology	the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior	15
41	psychometric	of or relating to psychometrics	12
42	psalter	a collection of Psalms for liturgical use	7
43	psychical	affecting or influenced by the human mind	9
44	psychedelia	the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs	11
45	psychically	from a psychic point of view	11
46	psychotherapists	a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders	16
47	psychoanalysts	a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis	14
48	psalmist	a composer of sacred songs	8
49	psyches	that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason	7
50	pseudonymous	bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name	12

3 letter words that start with ps

4 letter words that start with ps

psst

5 letter words that start with ps

psalm
psych
psoas
pshaw
pseud

6 letter words that start with ps

psycho
pseudo
psyche
psalms

7 letter words that start with ps

psychic
psyched
psychos
psalter
psyches
psyllid

8 letter words that start with ps

psychics
psalmist
psyllium
psyching
psalmody
psilocin
psaltery

9 letter words that start with ps

psychotic
psychosis
pseudonym
psoriasis
psychical
psoriatic
psychoses

10 letter words that start with ps

psychology
psychiatry
psychopath
pseudonyms
psilocybin
psychotics

11 letter words that start with ps

psychiatric
psychedelic
psychopaths
pseudomonas
psychopathy
psychedelia
psychically
psychogenic
psychodrama
psychomotor
psychologic
psychometry

12 letter words that start with ps

psychologist
psychiatrist
psychopathic
psychosocial
psychoactive
psychotropic
psychometric
psychedelics
pseudonymous
psychosexual
pseudorandom
psychobabble
psychologies

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How many words start with ps?

This list has 98 words starting with ps, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with ps?

psychology, psychological, psychiatric, psychic, psychologist, psycho, psychiatrist, pseudo.

What 5 letter words start with ps?

psalm, psych, psoas, pshaw, pseud.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.