After a green B and L, 5 letter words starting with BL still need their third letter, and that square determines the guess.
Most commonly that letter is A, as in BLACK and BLAST.
A in third place is therefore the first guess to try, with BLAST testing an S and a T as well.
List of 5 Letter Words Starting With BL
- 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
- BLOGS
- BLUES
- BLABS
- BLADS
- BLADY
- BLAER
- BLAES
- BLAFF
- BLAGS
- BLAHS
- BLAIN
- BLAIR
- BLAKE
- BLAMS
- BLANC
- BLART
- BLASE
- BLASH
- BLATE
- BLATS
- BLATT
- BLAUD
- BLAWN
- BLAWS
- BLAYK
- BLAYS
- BLAZY
- BLEAH
- BLEAR
- BLEBS
- BLECH
- BLECK
- BLEES
- BLENK
- BLENS
- BLENT
- BLERE
- BLERT
- BLEST
- BLETS
- BLEYS
- BLIBE
- BLICK
- BLIER
- BLIMY
- BLING
- BLINI
- BLINS
- BLINY
- BLIPS
- BLIRT
- BLIST
- BLITE
- BLITS
- BLIVE
- BLIZZ
- BLOBS
- BLOCS
- BLONX
- BLOOK
- BLOOP
- BLORE
- BLOTE
- BLOTS
- BLOUT
- BLOWS
- BLOWY
- BLUBS
- BLUDE
- BLUDS
- BLUDY
- BLUED
- BLUET
- BLUEY
- BLUID
- BLUME
- BLUNK
- BLURS
- BLYPE
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With BL
- BLACK
- BLOOD
- BLOCK
- BLAME
- BLIND
- BLAST
- BLADE
- BLESS
- BLANK
- BLEND
- BLOOM
- BLINK
- BLOND
- BLUES
- BLOGS
Best 5 Letter Words Starting With BL for Wordle
- BLUES
- BLADE
- BLAME
- BLACK
- BLOOD
- BLOCK
- BLIND
- BLAST
- BLESS
- BLANK
- BLEND
- BLOOM
- BLINK
- BLOND
- BLOWN
- BLUNT
- BLISS
- BLEED
- BLAZE
- BLUFF
- BLITZ
- BLUSH
- BLOKE
- BLAND
- BLEAK
- BLEEP
- BLURB
- BLIMP
- BLOAT
- BLURT
- BLARE
- BLUER
- BLEAT
5 Letter Words Starting With BL by Third Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With BLA
- BLACK
- BLAME
- BLAST
- BLADE
- BLANK
- BLAZE
- BLAND
- BLARE
- BLAKE
- BLAIR
- BLANC
- BLATT
5 Letter Words Starting With BLE
- BLESS
- BLEND
- BLEED
- BLEAK
- BLEEP
- BLEAT
- BLECH
- BLEST
- BLECK
- BLEBS
- BLEAH
- BLENT
5 Letter Words Starting With BLI
- BLIND
- BLINK
- BLISS
- BLITZ
- BLIMP
- BLING
- BLIPS
- BLICK
- BLIZZ
- BLINI
- BLIER
- BLIVE
5 Letter Words Starting With BLO
- BLOOD
- BLOCK
- BLOOM
- BLOND
- BLOWN
- BLOKE
- BLOAT
- BLOGS
- BLOWS
- BLOCS
- BLOBS
- BLOOP
5 Letter Words Starting With BLU
- BLUNT
- BLUFF
- BLUSH
- BLURB
- BLURT
- BLUER
- BLUES
- BLURS
- BLUME
- BLUEY
- BLUED
- BLUET
5 Letter Words Starting With BL by Ending Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With BL and Ending With S
- BLESS
- BLISS
- BLUES
- BLOGS
- BLOWS
- BLOCS
- BLURS
- BLOBS
- BLIPS
- BLOTS
- BLAHS
- BLABS
5 Letter Words Starting With BL and Ending With E
- BLAME
- BLADE
- BLAZE
- BLOKE
- BLARE
- BLAKE
- BLUME
- BLASE
- BLORE
- BLIVE
- BLATE
- BLERE
5 Letter Words Starting With BL and Ending With T
- BLAST
- BLUNT
- BLOAT
- BLURT
- BLEAT
- BLATT
- BLEST
- BLART
- BLENT
- BLUET
- BLERT
- BLIRT
5 Letter Words Starting With BL and Ending With K
- BLACK
- BLOCK
- BLANK
- BLINK
- BLEAK
- BLICK
- BLECK
- BLOOK
- BLAYK
- BLENK
- BLUNK
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With BL in Scrabble
- BLAZE 16 points
- BLITZ 16 points
- BLACK 13 points
- BLOCK 13 points
- BLOWY 13 points
- BLUFF 13 points
- BLANK 11 points
- BLEAK 11 points
- BLIMP 11 points
- BLINK 11 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With BL
- BLINI: Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream.
- BLAHS: A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction.
- BLOWY: Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes.
- BLEAT: Talk whiningly. It is on the answer list.
- BLASE: Nonchalantly unconcerned.
- BLEST: Highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace).
- BLAIN: An inflammatory swelling or sore.
- BLARE: Make a loud noise. It is on the answer list.
- BLURT: Utter impulsively. It is on the answer list.
- BLOAT: Make bloated or swollen. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words starting with BL?
There are 111 of them. The everyday ones include BLACK, BLOOD, BLOCK, BLAME and BLIND.
How many 5 letter words start with BL?
111 in total, and 32 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What are the best 5 letter words starting with BL for Wordle?
BLUES, BLADE and BLAME narrow this list fastest. BLUES leaves at most 34 words in the worst case.
What 5 letter words start with BL and end with S?
28 of them, including BLESS, BLISS, BLUES, BLOGS and BLOWS.
Can a Wordle answer start with BL?
Yes. BLACK, BLOOD and BLOCK all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. BLOOD and BLESS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is BLATE really a word?
Yes. Cry plaintively. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
BLACK. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. BLYPE and BLUNK are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
BLARE, BLEAT and BLUER. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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