5-Letter Words Starting With B

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Top 173 likely answers
BACON
BADGE
BADLY
BAGEL
BAGGY
BAKER
BALER
BALMY
BANAL
BANJO
BARGE
BARON
BASAL
BASIC
BASIL
BASIN
BASIS
BASTE
BATCH
BATHE
BATON
BATTY
BAWDY
BAYOU
BEACH
BEADY
BEARD
BEAST
BEECH
BEEFY
BEFIT
BEGAN
BEGAT
BEGET
BEGIN
BEGUN
BEING
BELCH
BELIE
BELLE
BELLY
BELOW
BENCH
BERET
BERRY
BERTH
BESET
BETEL
BEVEL
BEZEL
BIBLE
BICEP
BIDDY
BIGOT
BILGE
BILLY
BINGE
BINGO
BIOME
BIRCH
BIRTH
BISON
BITTY
BLACK
BLADE
BLAME
BLAND
BLANK
BLARE
BLAST
BLAZE
BLEAK
BLEAT
BLEED
BLEEP
BLEND
BLESS
BLIMP
BLIND
BLINK
BLISS
BLITZ
BLOAT
BLOCK
BLOKE
BLOND
BLOOD
BLOOM
BLOWN
BLUER
BLUFF
BLUNT
BLURB
BLURT
BLUSH
BOARD
BOAST
BOBBY
BONEY
BONGO

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5-Letter Words Starting With B

The BR- blend is B's secret weapon. BRAKE, BREAD, BRING, BRAVE — pairing B with R unlocks a treasure trove of everyday words that show up constantly in word games.

Popular Words That Start With B

Here are some of the most useful 5-letter words that start with B. The highlighted letter shows the position you're filtering for.

Common everyday words:

BEACH
BRAIN
BRAVE
BROWN

Strategic picks for word games:

BLAST
BRISK
BLUNT

Wordle and Scrabble Strategy

BLAST and BRAIN combine B with common letters (L, A, S, T, R, I, N)

BEAST tests E, A, S, T — letters that appear in tons of Wordle answers

BR- and BL- blends are extremely productive: BREAD, BRAVE, BLAST, BLEND

B is worth 3 points in Scrabble — look for double letter squares

B at a Glance

Frequency1,003 5-letter words start with B
Wordle173 Wordle answers start with B (17.2%)
PatternsCommon patterns: BL-, BR-, BO-, BE-, BA-