5 Letter Words Starting with B

1,398 5 letter words starting with b: 169 on the Wordle answer list, 98 in everyday use, and the rest worth knowing for elimination.

B opens 1,398 different words, BACON, BADGE, BADLY among them. 169 of those sit on the Wordle answer list, marked in green.

66 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.

Best First Guesses

With 1,398 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

BEARS: takes 1,398 down to 182 at worst.
BEANS: down to 186.
BEAST: down to 202. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on S more than any other letter: 323 words, about a quarter of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (567), E (561) and S (442). 98 words out of 1,398 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.

Best 5 Letter Words Starting with B

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

BACON
BADGE
BADLY
BAGEL
BAGGY
BAKER
BALER
BALMY
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
BONUS
BOOST
BOOTH
BOOTY
BOOZE
BOOZY
BORAX
BORNE
BOSOM
BOSSY
BOTCH
BOUGH
BOULE
BOUND
BOWEL
BOXER
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
BUDDY

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in A

BABKA
BABUA
BACCA
BACHA
BAFTA
BAGUA
BAISA
BAIZA
BAJRA
BAKRA
BALSA
BALZA
BAMMA
BANBA
BANCA
BANDA
BANGA
BANIA
BANYA
BARBA
BARCA
BARIA
BARRA
BASHA
BASSA
BASTA
BATEA
BATTA
BATWA
BAUTA
BAWRA
BEALA
BEATA
BEIRA
BEISA
BELGA
BELLA
BEMBA
BENDA
BENGA
BESRA
BETTA
BHAGA
BHARA
BHAVA
BHIMA
BHUNA
BIGHA
BILLA
BINNA
BIOTA
BIRMA
BIVIA
BOCCA
BOHEA
BONZA
BORNA
BOSSA
BOWLA
BOXLA
BOYLA
BRACA
BRAVA
BRAZA
BREBA
BREVA
BRISA
BRIZA
BROMA
BRUJA
BRUTA
BUBBA
BUCCA
BUENA
BUFFA
BULLA
BUNDA
BUNGA
BUNIA
BUNYA
BURGA
BURKA
BURMA
BURQA
BURRA
BURSA
BUTEA
BWANA

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in C

BASIC
BAIOC
BARIC
BENIC
BILIC
BLANC
BOBAC
BORIC
BRONC
BUTIC

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in D

BEARD
BLAND
BLEED
BLEND
BLIND
BLOND
BLOOD
BOARD
BOUND
BRAID
BRAND
BREAD
BREED
BROAD
BROOD
BUILD
BUSED
BASED
BORED
BOXED
BAAED
BAKED
BALED
BANED
BARAD
BARED
BARID
BASAD
BATAD
BATED
BAULD
BAYED
BEBED
BEDAD
BEGAD
BEGOD
BEILD
BEMAD
BEMUD
BETED
BETID
BIDED
BIELD
BIFID
BIKED
BILED
BIPED
BIPOD
BITED
BLAUD
BLUED
BLUID
BODED
BOKED
BOLED
BONED
BOOED
BOORD
BORID
BOURD
BOVID
BOVLD
BOWED
BOYED
BREID
BRERD
BROID
BROND
BROWD
BUDED
BYARD
BYDED
BYKED

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in E

BADGE
BARGE
BASTE
BATHE
BELIE
BELLE
BIBLE
BILGE
BINGE
BIOME
BLADE
BLAME
BLARE
BLAZE
BLOKE
BOOZE
BORNE
BOULE
BRACE
BRAKE
BRAVE
BRIBE
BRIDE
BRINE
BROKE
BRUTE
BUDGE
BUGLE
BULGE
BURKE
BABLE
BACHE
BACNE
BAGGE
BAGIE
BAGLE
BAGNE
BAGRE
BAHOE
BAILE
BAIZE
BAKIE
BANDE
BANGE
BARBE
BARDE
BARIE
BARRE
BARSE
BARYE
BASKE
BASSE
BAUGE
BAUME
BAURE
BAWKE
BAYLE
BEARE
BECHE
BECKE
BEDYE
BEELE
BEEVE
BEICE
BEIGE
BELEE
BELUE
BELVE
BENNE
BEODE
BERME
BERNE
BEROE
BESEE
BEVUE
BIGAE
BIKIE
BIOSE
BIRDE
BIRLE
BIRNE
BIRSE
BIRZE
BISIE
BISME
BITTE
BIUNE
BLAKE
BLASE
BLATE
BLERE
BLIBE
BLITE
BLIVE
BLORE
BLOTE
BLUDE
BLUME
BLYPE
BOCCE
BOCHE
BODGE
BODLE
BOGIE
BOGLE
BOGUE
BOISE
BOITE
BOMBE
BONCE
BONIE
BONNE
BONZE
BOONE
BOOSE
BORDE
BOREE
BOSIE
BOTTE
BOUGE
BOUSE
BOWGE
BOWIE
BOWLE
BOWNE
BOWSE
BOYCE
BOZZE
BRAME
BRANE
BRAYE
BRAZE
BREDE
BREME
BRERE
BREVE
BRIKE
BRISE
BRITE
BRIZE
BROME
BROSE
BRUCE
BRUKE
BRULE
BRUME
BRUNE
BRYCE
BTISE
BUAZE

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in G

BEING
BRING
BANIG
BEBOG
BEDOG
BEFOG
BEJIG
BETAG
BEWIG
BHANG
BLING
BOING
BOLAG
BOONG
BOURG
BRUNG

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in H

BATCH
BEACH
BEECH
BELCH
BENCH
BERTH
BIRCH
BIRTH
BLUSH
BOOTH
BOTCH
BOUGH
BRASH
BROTH
BRUSH
BUNCH
BUTCH
BAITH
BAMAH
BANDH
BARGH
BARIH
BARTH
BAUCH
BEATH
BEETH
BEKAH
BELAH
BENSH
BERGH
BIACH
BILCH
BILSH
BIMAH
BITCH
BLASH
BLEAH
BLECH
BODOH
BOKEH
BOMOH
BOODH
BORGH
BOSCH
BOTEH
BOUCH
BRACH
BRETH
BRITH
BROCH
BROGH
BRUGH
BUDDH
BUMPH
BUNDH
BURGH
BUTOH

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in I

BABAI
BAGDI
BAHAI
BAJRI
BAKLI
BALAI
BALEI
BALLI
BALOI
BALTI
BAMBI
BANDI
BAOZI
BARFI
BAROI
BASSI
BASTI
BEATI
BEEDI
BELLI
BENJI
BENNI
BERRI
BESSI
BESTI
BEZZI
BHAJI
BHILI
BIALI
BIDRI
BIHAI
BILBI
BINDI
BIRRI
BISTI
BLINI
BOCCI
BODHI
BOETI
BOLTI
BOOAI
BRAAI
BRAGI
BRAVI
BREDI
BREVI
BRIKI
BUFFI
BURFI
BUSHI
BUSTI
BWAZI
BYRRI
BYSSI

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in K

BLACK
BLANK
BLEAK
BLINK
BLOCK
BREAK
BRICK
BRINK
BRISK
BROOK
BALAK
BANAK
BATAK
BATIK
BAULK
BAYOK
BLAYK
BLECK
BLENK
BLICK
BLOOK
BLUNK
BOBAK
BOINK
BOONK
BORAK
BOREK
BRACK
BRANK
BRECK
BREEK
BROCK
BRONK
BRUCK
BRUSK
BUICK
BULAK

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in L

BAGEL
BASAL
BASIL
BETEL
BEVEL
BEZEL
BOWEL
BRAWL
BROIL
BABEL
BABUL
BAKAL
BANAL
BASYL
BATEL
BAYAL
BBALL
BEDEL
BEJEL
BEMOL
BERYL
BEVIL
BEZIL
BIKOL
BILAL
BINAL
BIZEL
BOBOL
BOCAL
BORAL
BOREL
BORYL
BOTEL
BOUCL
BOZAL
BRAIL
BRILL
BROLL
BROOL
BUBAL
BUREL
BUTYL

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in M

BLOOM
BOSOM
BROOM
BUXOM
BADAM
BAHAM
BEARM
BEDIM
BEGEM
BEGUM
BELAM
BENIM
BESOM
BIGAM
BIHAM
BISOM
BOGUM
BOKOM
BONUM
BRAHM
BREAM
BREEM
BRYUM

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in N

BACON
BARON
BASIN
BATON
BEGAN
BEGIN
BEGUN
BISON
BLOWN
BRAIN
BRAWN
BROWN
BACIN
BADAN
BADON
BAHAN
BAIGN
BAIRN
BAJAN
BAKEN
BALAN
BALON
BALUN
BASAN
BASEN
BASON
BATAN
BAVIN
BEDEN
BEDIN
BEFAN
BEHEN
BEJAN
BELON
BEMAN
BENIN
BEPEN
BEPUN
BERUN
BESAN
BESIN
BETON
BEVAN
BEZAN
BIDON
BIHON
BILIN
BIRON
BIXIN
BIZEN
BLAIN
BLAWN
BODEN
BOGAN
BORAN
BORON
BOSON
BOSUN
BOTAN
BOURN
BOXEN
BRIAN
BROON
BRUIN
BRYAN
BRYON
BUGAN
BURAN
BURIN
BUTIN
BUTYN
BUYIN
BYNIN
BYRON
BYSEN

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in O

BANJO
BINGO
BONGO
BRAVO
BABOO
BACAO
BACCO
BAGIO
BAHOO
BAILO
BALAO
BALLO
BALOO
BANCO
BANDO
BARDO
BARRO
BASHO
BASSO
BASTO
BAUBO
BAUNO
BAZOO
BEANO
BECCO
BEKKO
BELLO
BENTO
BENZO
BERKO
BETSO
BEZZO
BIABO
BIBIO
BIFFO
BILBO
BILIO
BIMBO
BIRDO
BISSO
BIZZO
BOFFO
BOIKO
BOLDO
BOMBO
BONBO
BORGO
BOUTO
BROMO
BRUJO
BRUNO
BUCCO
BUCKO
BUENO
BUFFO
BUMBO
BUNCO
BUNGO
BUNKO
BURAO
BUROO
BURRO
BUSTO
BUTEO

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in P

BICEP
BLEEP
BLIMP
BEBOP
BECAP
BEDIP
BEFOP
BEHAP
BELAP
BLOOP

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in R

BAKER
BALER
BLUER
BOXER
BRIAR
BUYER
BAHAR
BAHUR
BALOR
BARER
BASER
BATER
BAYER
BAZAR
BEBAR
BEDUR
BEFUR
BEGAR
BELAR
BEMAR
BEVER
BEVOR
BIDAR
BIDER
BIFER
BIKER
BINER
BITER
BLAER
BLAIR
BLEAR
BLIER
BODER
BOHOR
BOLAR
BOMOR
BONER
BORER
BOSER
BOURR
BOWER
BOYAR
BOYER
BREER
BRIER
BUTYR

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in S

BASIS
BLESS
BLISS
BONUS
BABES
BALLS
BANDS
BANKS
BASES
BATHS
BEADS
BEANS
BEARS
BEATS
BELTS
BIKES
BILLS
BIRDS
BLOGS
BLUES
BOATS
BONDS
BONES
BOOKS
BOOTS
BOXES
BUCKS
BURNS
BUSES
BYTES
BAALS
BAAPS
BABAS
BABIS
BABUS
BACHS
BACIS
BACKS
BAELS
BAFFS
BAFTS
BAGHS
BAHTS
BAHUS
BAIKS
BAILS
BAITS
BAJUS
BAKES
BALAS
BALDS
BALES
BALKS
BALMS
BALUS
BAMAS
BANCS
BANES
BANGS
BANNS
BANTS
BANUS
BAONS
BAPUS
BARBS
BARDS
BARES
BARFS
BARIS
BARKS
BARMS
BARNS
BARPS
BASAS
BASKS
BASOS
BASTS
BATES
BATIS
BATOS
BATTS
BAUDS
BAUKS
BAURS
BAWDS
BAWKS
BAWLS
BAWNS
BAWRS
BAYAS
BAYES
BAYTS
BAZAS
BDAYS
BEAKS
BEALS
BEAMS
BEAUS
BECKS
BEDES
BEEFS
BEEPS
BEERS
BEETS
BEINS
BELIS
BELLS
BEMAS
BENDS
BENES
BENIS
BENTS
BERES
BERGS
BERKS
BERMS
BESES
BESTS
BETAS
BETES
BETHS
BETIS
BEZES
BHAIS
BHATS
BHELS
BHUTS
BIBBS
BIBES
BIBIS
BICES
BIDES
BIDIS
BIENS
BIERS
BIFFS
BIGAS
BIGGS
BIGOS
BILES
BILKS
BILOS
BIMAS
BINDS
BINES
BINGS
BINKS
BINTS
BIOGS
BIONS

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in T

BEAST
BEFIT
BEGAT
BEGET
BERET
BESET
BIGOT
BLAST
BLEAT
BLOAT
BLUNT
BLURT
BOAST
BOOST
BRUNT
BUILT
BURNT
BURST
BAHUT
BALAT
BALOT
BALUT
BANAT
BARAT
BARET
BARIT
BASAT
BEANT
BEAUT
BEBAT
BECUT
BEDOT
BEENT
BEEST
BEGOT
BEGUT
BELAT
BELIT
BEMAT
BENET
BEPAT
BERAT
BESAT
BESIT
BESOT
BEWET
BEWIT
BHOOT
BIDET
BIGHT
BILAT
BINIT
BIONT
BISET
BIZET
BLART
BLATT
BLENT
BLERT
BLEST
BLIRT
BLIST
BLOUT
BLUET
BOART
BOBET
BOGET
BOIST
BOLET
BOORT
BOUET
BOULT
BOWAT
BOWET
BRACT
BRANT
BRAST
BRENT
BREST
BRETT
BRIST
BRITT
BROTT
BRUET
BRUIT
BRUST
BUGHT
BUIST
BUKAT
BUNDT
BURET
BURUT
BUTAT
BUTUT

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in U

BAYOU
BADJU
BAJAU
BALAU
BANTU
BAPPU
BARBU
BATTU
BHALU
BIJOU
BITOU
BOLDU
BOTTU
BOUTU
BOYAU
BRUBU
BUCHU
BUCKU
BUNDU
BUSSU
BUTSU

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in W

BELOW
BYLAW
BALOW
BEDEW
BEHEW
BEPAW
BESAW
BESEW
BOTEW

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in Y

BADLY
BAGGY
BALMY
BATTY
BAWDY
BEADY
BEEFY
BELLY
BERRY
BIDDY
BILLY
BITTY
BOBBY
BONEY
BOOTY
BOOZY
BOSSY
BRINY
BUDDY
BUGGY
BULKY
BULLY
BUNNY
BURLY
BUSHY
BARRY
BETTY
BABBY
BACCY
BACKY
BADDY
BAFFY
BAGSY
BAHAY
BALDY
BALKY
BALLY
BAMMY
BANDY
BANGY
BANKY
BANTY
BARBY
BARDY
BARFY
BARKY
BARLY
BARMY
BARNY
BASSY
BAWLY
BAWTY
BEAKY
BEAMY
BEANY
BEATY
BEBAY
BECKY
BECRY
BEDAY
BEERY
BEETY
BEGAY
BEIGY
BELAY
BENDY
BENJY
BENNY
BENTY
BERAY
BERGY
BESPY
BESSY
BETSY
BEVVY
BEWDY
BEWRY
BEZZY
BIALY
BIBBY
BICCY
BICHY
BICKY
BIDRY
BIFFY
BIGGY
BIGLY
BIKKY
BILBY
BILGY
BINGY
BINKY
BINNY
BIPPY
BIRDY
BIRKY
BIRNY
BIRSY
BITEY
BITSY
BIVVY
BIZZY
BLADY
BLAZY
BLIMY
BLINY
BLOWY
BLUDY
BLUEY
BOATY
BOCOY
BODGY
BOGEY
BOGGY
BOILY
BOLLY
BOLTY
BONNY
BOOAY
BOOBY
BOODY
BOOFY
BOOGY
BOOKY
BOOLY
BOOMY
BOOSY
BOPPY
BORTY
BOSEY
BOSKY
BOTHY
BOTRY
BOTTY
BOUSY
BOVEY
BOWLY
BOXTY
BOYEY
BOYLY
BOYSY
BRAKY
BRAXY
BROSY
BUBBY
BUCKY
BUDGY
BUFFY
BUFTY
BULBY

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in Z

BLITZ
BANTZ
BIRZZ
BLIZZ
BORTZ
BRIZZ
BRUZZ
BUREZ

5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in B, F, J and other letters

BLURB
BEDUB
BEGOB
BENAB
BEROB
BLUFF
BRIEF
BANFF
BARFF
BLAFF
BOEUF
BASIJ
BEHAV
BONAV
BORAX
BEAUX
BEMIX
BERYX
BLONX
BOLIX
BRONX

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.

BARYE: The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
BEAMY: Broad in the beam.
BIGOS: A Polish stew of cabbage and meat.
BARIC: Of or relating to or containing barium.
BOCCI: Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court.
BOSKY: Covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; ; ; – Jack Beatty.
BIALY: Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll.
BARDE: Put a caparison on.
BRAIL: Take in a sail with a brail.
BOUSE: Haul with a tackle.
BESOM: A broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle.
BLINI: Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream.
BIFID: Divided into two lobes.
BONCE: Informal terms for a human head.
BULGY: Curving outward.
BALKY: Stopping short and refusing to go on.
BENNE: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil.
BOFFO: Resoundingly successful and popular.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer start with B?

Yes. BEING, BLACK and BRING 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. BOOKS and BLOOD are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is BAISA really a word?

Yes. 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

BEING. 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. BYSSI and BYSEN 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?

BALER, BASTE and BAWDY. 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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