Spotting the Letter P

A Police Car, the game's example, tends to park in the medians near exits and rest areas to watch traffic, but parking lots and pharmacies will get you to P just as fast.

Parking lots and pharmacies alone will usually get you through this letter even without a single patrol car, so it's a safe one to leave for whenever you happen to pass through a business district.

Common Things to Spot

• Parking lot
• Pharmacy
• Pickup truck
• Playground
• Pizza sign

If You Want a Challenge

• Pier
• Prairie dog crossing sign (Southwest and Plains states)
• Pontoon boat

Spotting Tip

Police cars tend to park in the medians near exits and rest areas to watch traffic: check pull-off spots along the shoulder as much as moving traffic.

Fun Fact

The classic black-and-white police car color scheme dates back to the mid-20th century. Different departments tell different stories about exactly why they picked it, but high visibility and easy public recognition are the explanations that come up most often.

Letter Trivia

P comes from the Phoenician letter "pe," meaning "mouth," by way of the Greek letter pi, though Greek pi (Π) looks quite different from the rounded P used in the Latin alphabet today.

For Younger Players

A parking lot is one of the easiest P's to spot since your family is probably parked in one at some point during the trip, making this a good letter to solve during a rest stop.

Ready to check P off your list? Head back to the game, or browse the full A-Z guide.