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8-letter words starting with B

Need a 8-letter word that starts with B? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 1,809 playable words with 8 letters starting with B in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is BEZAZZES, worth 34 points.

  • BACKWARD19
  • BUFFERED18
  • BACKBONE17
  • BAFFLING17
  • BEHAVING17
  • BOOKSHOP17
  • BANKRUPT16
  • BEHAVIOR16
  • BICYCLES16
  • BLOCKING16
  • BECOMING15
  • BELIEVED15
  • BIRTHDAY15
  • BRACKETS15
  • BRIGHTLY15
  • BATHROOM14
  • BELIEVER14
  • BELIEVES14

Highest-scoring words with 8 letters starting with B

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • BEZAZZES34
  • BUZZWORD31
  • BUZZWIGS31
  • BEMUZZLE29
  • BUZZARDS28
  • BLIZZARD27
  • BEDAZZLE27
  • BEJEEZUS27
  • BEZIQUES27
  • BEZZANTS26
  • BANJAXED25
  • BANJAXES24

8-letter words starting with B (1,809)

  • BABBLING15
  • BACHELOR14
  • BACKBONE17
  • BACKFIRE18
  • BACKHAND18
  • BACKINGS16
  • BACKLASH17
  • BACKLOGS16
  • BACKPACK22
  • BACKSIDE16
  • BACKWARD19
  • BACTERIA12
  • BAFFLING17
  • BALANCED13
  • BALANCES12
  • BANDYING14
  • BANKRUPT16
  • BANQUETS19
  • BAPTISMS14
  • BAPTIZED21
  • BAPTIZES20
  • BARBARIC14
  • BARBECUE15
  • BARRIERS10
  • BASEMENT12
  • BATCHING15
  • BATHROOM14
  • BATHTUBS15
  • BAULKING15
  • BAWDIEST14
  • BEACHING15
  • BEARDING12
  • BEAUTIFY16
  • BEAVERED15
  • BECKONED16
  • BECOMING15
  • BEDROCKS16
  • BEEHIVES16
  • BEFITTED14
  • BEFRIEND14
  • BEGINNER11
  • BEGRUDGE14
  • BEHALVES16
  • BEHAVING17
  • BEHAVIOR16
  • BELCHING15
  • BELIEVED15
  • BELIEVER14
  • BELIEVES14
  • BELLBOYS14
  • BELLHOPS14
  • BELLOWED14
  • BELONGED12
  • BELOVEDS15
  • BEMUSING14
  • BENCHING15
  • BENEFITS13
  • BEQUEATH21
  • BEQUESTS19
  • BEREAVED15
  • BEREAVES14
  • BEVERAGE15
  • BIBLICAL14
  • BICKERED16
  • BICYCLED17
  • BICYCLES16
  • BIFOCALS15
  • BILLFOLD14
  • BILLIONS10
  • BIRCHING15
  • BIRTHDAY15
  • BISCUITS13
  • BISEXUAL17
  • BLABBING15
  • BLACKENS15
  • BLACKEST15
  • BLACKING16
  • BLACKOUT16
  • BLACKTOP17
  • BLANCHED15
  • BLASTING11
  • BLEACHED15
  • BLESSING11
  • BLITZING19
  • BLIZZARD27
  • BLOBBING15
  • BLOCKADE16
  • BLOCKAGE16
  • BLOCKING16
  • BLOTCHED15
  • BLUBBERS15
  • BLUFFEST17
  • BLUFFING18
  • BODYWORK19
  • BOMBARDS15
  • BOMBINGS15
  • BOOKCASE15
  • BOOKMARK18
  • BOOKSHOP17
  • BOOKWORM18
  • BORROWED14
  • BOTCHING15
  • BOTHERED13
  • BOUNDARY14
  • BOUQUETS20
  • BOUTIQUE20
  • BOYHOODS15
  • BRACKETS15
  • BRACKISH17
  • BRANCHED15
  • BRANCHES14
  • BRANDING12
  • BRAZENED19
  • BRAZIERS18
  • BREACHED15
  • BREAKING14
  • BREATHED13
  • BREATHES12
  • BREEDING12
  • BREEZIER18
  • BREEZING19
  • BRETHREN12
  • BRICKING16
  • BRIGHTER13
  • BRIGHTLY15
  • BRIMMING15
  • BRINGING12
  • BROACHED15
  • BROCHURE15
  • BRONZING19
  • BROTHERS12
  • BROWBEAT15
  • BROWSING14
  • BRUNCHED16
  • BRUNCHES15
  • BRUSQUER20
  • BUBBLIER15
  • BUBBLING16
  • BUCKETED17
  • BUCKLING17
  • BUFFERED18
  • BUFFETED18
  • BUFFOONS17
  • BUILDING13
  • BULLDOZE20
  • BULLETIN11
  • BULLFROG15
  • BUMPIEST15
  • BUNCHING16
  • BUNGALOW15
  • BUOYANCY17
  • BURROWED15
  • BURSTING12
  • BUSINESS11
  • BUSYBODY18
  • BUTCHERS15
  • BUTCHERY17
  • BUTTOCKS16
  • BUZZARDS28
  • BYPASSED15

The 160 most common shown, 1,649 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

How common are they?

1,809 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.1%) are with 8 letters starting with B. Most of them, 1,809, have 8 letters.

Other lengths starting with B

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Related word lists

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 8 letters starting with B?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,809 words with 8 letters starting with B.

What is the highest-scoring word with 8 letters starting with B?

BEZAZZES, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BUZZWORD (31), BUZZWIGS (31) and BEMUZZLE (29).

What are the most common words with 8 letters starting with B?

BACKWARD, BUFFERED, BACKBONE, BAFFLING, BEHAVING and BOOKSHOP. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Try the Daily Seven for a quick game: no download or sign-up.

Play these words on the shared board

Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.