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5 Letter Words Starting With B
BEING is the most common of the 314 five letter words starting with B in our list, followed by BASED and BLACK. The most common second letter is A, found in 60 of them. The 94 common words come first below.
- Words
- 314
- 94 common
- Top letters in spots 2 to 5
- s44%e42%a36%r30%l29%
- Repeated letters
- 88
- 28% of words, like BOOKS
- 2+ vowels
- 174
- 55% of words
Common 5 letter words starting with B
94 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.
- being
- based
- black
- bring
- board
- break
- books
- blood
- began
- built
- below
- build
- brown
- brain
- beach
- basic
- block
- broke
- begin
- brand
More common words, in order (74)
basis birth banks blame birds bunch bible broad balls bills blind brief bread bound bonus badly boost bench bands begun bears blues boxes boots brave blast bones beast boats brick burns brush beats blown bored blade bucks bases bless bombs burst beans blank backs breed beard brass blows burnt buyer badge buses brake baked batch beers bells bites bliss blink baths borne bulbs bogus binds bends boils bytes bigot barks banal bores blurb bakes
More 5 letter words starting with B
The other 220 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.
Show all 220 more words
BA... 44
babel babes bacon bagel baggy bails baits baize baker balds baled bales balks balky balms balmy balsa bandy bangs banjo banns barbs bards bared barer bares barge barns baron basal baser basil basin basks basso baste bathe batik baton batty bawdy bawls bayed bayou
BE... 34
beads beady beaks beams beaus becks beech beefs beefy beets befit befog begat beget begot beige belay belch belie belle belly belts bents beret bergs berms berry berth beryl beset besom besot bests betas
BI... 14
biddy bides bidet biers bight biked bikes bilge bilks billy bingo biped birch bison
BL... 26
blabs bland blare blaze bleak bleat bleed bleep blend blimp bling blips blitz blobs blocs blogs blond bloom blots blued bluer bluff blunt blurs blurt blush
BO... 39
boars boast bobby boded bodes bogey boggy bogie bolas boles bolls bolts bonds boned bongs bonny booby booed booms boons boors booth booty booze boozy borax borer boron bosom bossy botch bough bouts bowed bowel bower bowls boxed boxer
BR... 30
brace bract brads brags braid brash brats bravo brawl brawn brays brews bribe bride brier brigs brims brine brink briny brisk broil brood brook broom broth brows bruin brunt brute
BU... 32
buddy budge buffs buggy bugle bulge bulgy bulks bulky bulls bully bumps bumpy bungs bunks bunny bunts buoys burgs burka burly burps burro burrs busby bused bushy busts butch butte butts buxom
BY... 1
byway
Tips for this pattern
- Check the second letter. A follows the B in 60 words (19%), as in BASED and BASIC. O (54) and E (49) come next.
- Look at the last letter. 36% of five letter words starting with B end in S, like BOOKS and BASIS. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
- A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with B, BEAST is a good opener: it tests E, A and S, three of the seven most common letters in the open spots.
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Questions
How many 5 letter words starting with B are there?
Our dictionary has 314 five letter words starting with B. 94 of them are common everyday words, and the other 220 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.
What are the most common 5 letter words starting with B?
BEING, BASED, BLACK, BRING and BOARD, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 88 of all 314 words repeat a letter, and 174 have two or more vowels.
What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with B?
A. 60 of the 314 words (19%) have A second, such as BASED and BASIC. O is next with 54 words, then E with 49.
Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.