Sound alone misleads a solver with 5 letter words starting with BR, since a pair of words there is pronounced identically.
They are BRAKE and BREAK, which spell the same sound with different vowels.
Here a clue about stopping or shattering determines the choice between them, and the crossing letters then confirm which spelling belongs in the grid.
List of 5 Letter Words Starting With BR
- 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
- BRAAI
- BRACA
- BRACH
- BRACK
- BRACT
- BRADS
- BRAES
- BRAGI
- BRAGS
- BRAHM
- BRAHS
- BRAIL
- BRAKS
- BRAKY
- BRAME
- BRANE
- BRANK
- BRANS
- BRANT
- BRASS
- BRAST
- BRATS
- BRAVA
- BRAVI
- BRAWS
- BRAXY
- BRAYE
- BRAYS
- BRAZA
- BRAZE
- BREAM
- BREBA
- BRECK
- BREDE
- BREDI
- BREDS
- BREEK
- BREEM
- BREER
- BREES
- BREID
- BREIS
- BREME
- BRENS
- BRENT
- BRERD
- BRERE
- BRERS
- BREST
- BRETH
- BRETT
- BREVA
- BREVE
- BREVI
- BREWS
- BREYS
- BRIAN
- BRIER
- BRIES
- BRIGS
- BRIKE
- BRIKI
- BRIKS
- BRILL
- BRIMS
- BRINS
- BRIOS
- BRISA
- BRISE
- BRISS
- BRIST
- BRITE
- BRITH
- BRITS
- BRITT
- BRIZA
- BRIZE
- BRIZZ
- BROCH
- BROCK
- BRODS
- BROGH
- BROGS
- BROID
- BROLL
- BROMA
- BROME
- BROMO
- BRONC
- BROND
- BRONK
- BRONX
- BROOL
- BROON
- BROOS
- BROSE
- BROSY
- BROTT
- BROWD
- BROWS
- BRUBU
- BRUCE
- BRUCK
- BRUET
- BRUGH
- BRUHS
- BRUIN
- BRUIT
- BRUJA
- BRUJO
- BRUKE
- BRULE
- BRUME
- BRUNE
- BRUNG
- BRUNO
- BRUSK
- BRUST
- BRUTA
- BRUTS
- BRUVS
- BRUZZ
- BRYAN
- BRYCE
- BRYON
- BRYUM
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With BR
- BRING
- BREAK
- BROWN
- BRAIN
- BROKE
- BRAND
- BROAD
- BRIEF
- BREAD
- BRAVE
- BRICK
- BRUSH
- BREED
- BRIDE
- BRAKE
- BROOK
Best 5 Letter Words Starting With BR for Wordle
- BRAKE
- BREAK
- BREAD
- BRING
- BROWN
- BRAIN
- BROKE
- BRAND
- BROAD
- BRIEF
- BRAVE
- BRICK
- BRUSH
- BREED
- BRIDE
- BROOK
- BRAVO
- BRACE
- BRAWL
- BRINK
- BRIBE
- BROOM
- BRUTE
- BROTH
- BROOD
- BRAID
- BRISK
- BRUNT
- BRINE
- BRASH
- BRIAR
- BRAWN
- BROIL
- BRINY
5 Letter Words Starting With BR by Third Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With BRA
- BRAIN
- BRAND
- BRAVE
- BRAKE
- BRAVO
- BRACE
- BRAWL
- BRAID
- BRASH
- BRAWN
- BRASS
- BRATS
5 Letter Words Starting With BRE
- BREAK
- BREAD
- BREED
- BRETT
- BRENT
- BREWS
- BREES
- BREST
- BREAM
- BRECK
- BREVE
- BREDS
5 Letter Words Starting With BRI
- BRING
- BRIEF
- BRICK
- BRIDE
- BRINK
- BRIBE
- BRISK
- BRINE
- BRIAR
- BRINY
- BRIAN
- BRITS
5 Letter Words Starting With BRO
- BROWN
- BROKE
- BROAD
- BROOK
- BROOM
- BROTH
- BROOD
- BROIL
- BROCK
- BRONX
- BROWS
- BROMO
5 Letter Words Starting With BRU
- BRUSH
- BRUTE
- BRUNT
- BRUCE
- BRUNO
- BRUIN
- BRULE
- BRUNE
- BRUNG
- BRUCK
- BRUST
- BRUJA
5 Letter Words Starting With BR by Ending Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With BR and Ending With S
- BRASS
- BRITS
- BROWS
- BREWS
- BREES
- BRATS
- BRAGS
- BRIMS
- BREDS
- BRAES
- BRADS
- BRIGS
5 Letter Words Starting With BR and Ending With E
- BROKE
- BRAVE
- BRIDE
- BRAKE
- BRACE
- BRIBE
- BRUTE
- BRINE
- BRUCE
- BRYCE
- BRITE
- BRULE
5 Letter Words Starting With BR and Ending With K
- BREAK
- BRICK
- BROOK
- BRINK
- BRISK
- BROCK
- BRECK
- BRACK
- BRUCK
- BRONK
- BRANK
- BREEK
5 Letter Words Starting With BR and Ending With T
- BRUNT
- BRETT
- BRENT
- BRITT
- BRANT
- BREST
- BRUST
- BRACT
- BRUIT
- BROTT
- BRIST
- BRAST
5 Letter Words Starting With BR and Ending With D
- BRAND
- BROAD
- BREAD
- BREED
- BROOD
- BRAID
- BREID
- BRERD
- BROID
- BROND
- BROWD
5 Letter Words Starting With BR and Ending With A
- BRAVA
- BRUJA
- BRISA
- BRUTA
- BRACA
- BROMA
- BRIZA
- BRAZA
- BREBA
- BREVA
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With BR in Scrabble
- BRAZE 16 points
- BRAKY 14 points
- BRICK 13 points
- BRAKE 11 points
- BREAK 11 points
- BRINK 11 points
- BRISK 11 points
- BROKE 11 points
- BROOK 11 points
- BRUSK 11 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With BR
- 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
What are 5 letter words starting with BR?
There are 160 of them. The everyday ones include BRING, BREAK, BROWN, BRAIN and BROKE.
How many 5 letter words start with BR?
160 in total, and 34 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What are the best 5 letter words starting with BR for Wordle?
BRAKE, BREAK and BREAD narrow this list fastest. BRAKE leaves at most 51 words in the worst case.
What 5 letter words start with BR and end with S?
32 of them, including BRASS, BRITS, BROWS, BREWS and BREES.
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.
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