BR up front leaves 160 words. BRACE, BRAID, BRAIN lead them, and 34 sit on the answer list.
Of the 16 everyday words on this page, 16 could also be the answer.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 160 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- BRAKE: takes 160 down to 51 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- BREAK: down to 51. It is on the answer list.
- BREAD: down to 56. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
S is the ending to expect here, closing 32 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, E (58), A (54) and I (46) appear here more than any others. 16 of these 160 words turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are worth a read, but not worth a guess.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with BR
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BRACE
- BRAID
- BRAIN
- BRAKE
- BRAND
- BRASH
- BRAVE
- BRAVO
- BRAWL
- BRAWN
- BREAD
- BREAK
- BREED
- BRIAR
- BRIBE
- BRICK
- BRIDE
- BRIEF
- BRINE
- BRING
- BRINK
- BRINY
- BRISK
- BROAD
- BROIL
- BROKE
- BROOD
- BROOK
- BROOM
- BROTH
- BROWN
- BRUNT
- BRUSH
- BRUTE
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in A
- BRACA
- BRAVA
- BRAZA
- BREBA
- BREVA
- BRISA
- BRIZA
- BROMA
- BRUJA
- BRUTA
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in D
- BRAID
- BRAND
- BREAD
- BREED
- BROAD
- BROOD
- BREID
- BRERD
- BROID
- BROND
- BROWD
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in E
- BRACE
- BRAKE
- BRAVE
- BRIBE
- BRIDE
- BRINE
- BROKE
- BRUTE
- BRAME
- BRANE
- BRAYE
- BRAZE
- BREDE
- BREME
- BRERE
- BREVE
- BRIKE
- BRISE
- BRITE
- BRIZE
- BROME
- BROSE
- BRUCE
- BRUKE
- BRULE
- BRUME
- BRUNE
- BRYCE
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in H
- BRASH
- BROTH
- BRUSH
- BRACH
- BRETH
- BRITH
- BROCH
- BROGH
- BRUGH
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in K
- BREAK
- BRICK
- BRINK
- BRISK
- BROOK
- BRACK
- BRANK
- BRECK
- BREEK
- BROCK
- BRONK
- BRUCK
- BRUSK
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in N
- BRAIN
- BRAWN
- BROWN
- BRIAN
- BROON
- BRUIN
- BRYAN
- BRYON
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in S
- BRADS
- BRAES
- BRAGS
- BRAHS
- BRAKS
- BRANS
- BRASS
- BRATS
- BRAWS
- BRAYS
- BREDS
- BREES
- BREIS
- BRENS
- BRERS
- BREWS
- BREYS
- BRIES
- BRIGS
- BRIKS
- BRIMS
- BRINS
- BRIOS
- BRISS
- BRITS
- BRODS
- BROGS
- BROOS
- BROWS
- BRUHS
- BRUTS
- BRUVS
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in T
- BRUNT
- BRACT
- BRANT
- BRAST
- BRENT
- BREST
- BRETT
- BRIST
- BRITT
- BROTT
- BRUET
- BRUIT
- BRUST
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in C, F, G and other letters
- BRONC
- BRIEF
- BRING
- BRUNG
- BRAAI
- BRAGI
- BRAVI
- BREDI
- BREVI
- BRIKI
- BRAWL
- BROIL
- BRAIL
- BRILL
- BROLL
- BROOL
- BROOM
- BRAHM
- BREAM
- BREEM
- BRYUM
- BRAVO
- BROMO
- BRUJO
- BRUNO
- BRIAR
- BREER
- BRIER
- BRUBU
- BRONX
- BRINY
- BRAKY
- BRAXY
- BROSY
- BRIZZ
- BRUZZ
Part of: 5 Letter Words Starting with B
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- BRAIL: Take in a sail with a brail.
- BRUIT: Tell or spread rumors.
- BRACT: A modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence.
- BRAZE: Solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point.
- BRONC: An unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang.
- BREVE: A diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound.
- BROME: Any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions.
- BRINY: Any very large body of (salt) water. It is on the answer list.
- BRIER: A thorny stem or twig.
- BROIL: Cook under a broiler. It is on the answer list.
- BRUIN: Large ferocious bear of Eurasia.
- BREAM: Clean (a ship's bottom) with heat.
- BRAWN: Possessing muscular strength. It is on the answer list.
- BRIAR: A pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer start with BR?
Yes. BRING, BREAK and BROWN 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. BREED and BRASS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is BRAKY really a word?
Yes. Abounding with bracken; – William Browne. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
BRING. 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. BRUZZ and BRUVS are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.