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Words containing BA

Words that have the letters BA in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 3,766 playable words containing BA in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is WHIZZBANGS, worth 34 points.

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Popular words containing BA

BACKGROUNDS21
BACKGROUND20
BACKSPACE20
BACKWARDS20
DRAWBACKS20
PAPERBACK20
BACKWARD19
DRAWBACK19
EMBARRASSMENT19
FEEDBACK19
PROBABILITIES19
PROBABILITY19
BANDWIDTH18
BAROQUE18
HARDBACK18
IMPROBABLE18
BACKBONE17
BAFFLING17

Highest-scoring words containing BA

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

WHIZZBANGS34
WHIZZBANG33
QUARTERBACKING31
QUARTERBACKED30
BAMBOOZLEMENTS30
BAMBOOZLEMENT29
SUBURBANIZATION29
QUARTERBACKS28
UNVERBALIZED28
SUBURBANIZING28
SWITCHBACKING28
PSYCHOBABBLERS28

2-letter words containing BA (1)

3-letter words containing BA (13)

ABA5
BAA5
BAD6
BAG6
BAH7
BAL5
BAM7
BAN5
BAP7
BAR5
BAS5
BAT5
BAY7

4-letter words containing BA (59)

ABAS6
ABBA8
ALBA6
BAAL6
BAAS6
BABA8
BABE8
BABU9
BABY10
BACH10
BACK11
BADE7
BADS7
BAFF12
BAGS7
BAHT8
BAIL6
BAIT6
BAKE9
BALD7
BALE6
BALK9
BALL6
BALM8
BALS6
BAMS8
BAND7
BANE6
BANG7
BANI6
BANK9
BANS6
BAPS8
BARB8
BARD7
BARE6
BARF9
BARK9
BARM8
BARN6
BARS6
BASE6
BASH8
BASK9
BASS6
BAST6
BATE6
BATH8
BATS6
BATT6
BAUD8
BAWD10
BAWL9
BAYS8
ISBA6
JUBA15
KBAR9
SUBA7
TUBA7

5-letter words containing BA (153)

ABACK12
ABAFT10
ABATE7
BABES9
BACKS12
BACON9
BADGE9
BADLY10
BAGEL8
BAGGY11
BAILS7
BAITS7
BAIZE15
BAKED11
BAKER10
BAKES10
BALDS8
BALED8
BALES7
BALKS10
BALKY12
BALLS7
BALMS9
BALMY11
BANAL7
BANDS8
BANDY10
BANGS8
BANJO15
BANKS10
BARBS9
BARDS8
BARED8
BARER7
BARES7
BARGE8
BARKS10
BARNS7
BARON7
BASED8
BASER7
BASES7
BASIC9
BASIL7
BASIN7
BASIS7
BASKS10
BASTE7
BATCH11
BATHE9
BATHS9
BATON7
BAULK11
BAWDY13
BAWLS10
BAYED10
BAYOU10
KEBAB12
TUBAS8
URBAN8

The 60 most common shown, 93 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing BA (336)

ABACUS11
AMOEBA10
BABBLE12
BABIED11
BABIES10
BABOON10
BACKED14
BACKER13
BADDER10
BADGER10
BADGES10
BAFFLE14
BAGGED11
BAKERS11
BAKERY13
BAKING12
BALDED10
BALKED12
BALLET8
BALLOT8
BAMBOO12
BANANA8
BANDED10
BANGED10
BANISH10
BANJOS16
BANKED12
BANKER11
BANNED9
BANNER8
BARBED11
BARBER10
BARELY10
BARGED10
BARKED12
BARLEY10
BARRED9
BARREL8
BASHED11
BASHES10
BASICS10
BASING9
BASKED12
BASKET11
BASSES8
BATHED11
BATTLE8
BAULKS12
BAWLED12
BAYING11
BAYOUS11
BAZAAR16
COMBAT12
CYMBAL14
DEBATE9
EMBALM12
EMBARK13
GLOBAL9
VERBAL12
WOMBAT13

The 60 most common shown, 276 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing BA (543)

ABANDON10
BABBLED14
BABBLES13
BABYING14
BABYISH15
BACKERS14
BACKING15
BACKLOG15
BAFFLED16
BAFFLES15
BAGGAGE12
BAGGING12
BALANCE11
BALCONY13
BALKING13
BAMBOOS13
BANANAS9
BANKERS12
BANKING13
BANNING10
BANQUET18
BAPTISM13
BAPTIZE19
BARGAIN10
BARKING13
BAROQUE18
BARRIER9
BARRING10
BASHFUL15
BASHING12
BASKING13
BATCHED14
BATCHES13
BATHTUB14
BATTERY11
BAULKED14
BAWDIER13
BAWLING13
BAZAARS17
BOMBARD14
CABBAGE14
COMBATS13
CROWBAR14
CRYBABY17
CUTBACK17
CYMBALS15
DEBATED11
DEBATES10
EMBALMS13
EMBARKS14
EMBASSY13
FORBADE13
GARBAGE11
HANDBAG13
HUSBAND13
RHUBARB14
SETBACK14
TOBACCO13
VERBALS13
WOMBATS14

The 60 most common shown, 483 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing BA (744)

ABANDONS11
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
BOMBARDS15
CABBAGES15
CELIBACY16
COMBATED15
COMEBACK19
CROWBARS15
CUTBACKS18
DATABASE11
DEBATING12
DRAWBACK19
EMBALMED15
EMBARKED16
FEEDBACK19
FOOTBALL13
GLOBALLY13
HANDBAGS14
HARDBACK18
HUSBANDS14
KICKBACK23
MOTHBALL14
PLAYBACK19
PROBABLE14
PROBABLY16
RHUBARBS15
SETBACKS15
SUBURBAN14
TOBACCOS14
VERBALLY16
VERBATIM16

The 60 most common shown, 684 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing BA (699)

ABANDONED13
ACROBATIC15
BACHELORS15
BACKBONES18
BACKFIRED20
BACKFIRES19
BACKHANDS19
BACKPACKS23
BACKSLASH18
BACKSPACE20
BACKSTAGE17
BACKTRACK21
BACKWARDS20
BACKWOODS20
BACTERIUM16
BADGERING14
BADMINTON14
BALANCING14
BAMBOOZLE23
BANDAGING14
BANDWAGON16
BANDWIDTH18
BANISHING14
BANKNOTES14
BANKRUPTS17
BANQUETED21
BAPTIZING22
BARBECUED17
BARBECUES16
BARRISTER11
BASICALLY15
BATHROOMS15
BATTERIES11
BOMBARDED17
COMBATANT15
COMBATING16
CRYBABIES17
DATABASES12
DEBATABLE14
DISEMBARK17
DRAWBACKS20
EMBALMING16
EMBARGOED15
EMBARKING17
EMBARRASS13
FLASHBACK21
GREENBACK17
HORSEBACK18
HUNCHBACK23
HUSBANDED16
IMBALANCE15
INCUBATED15
KICKBACKS24
MOTHBALLS15
PAPERBACK20
PIGGYBACK22
PROBABLES15
SUBURBANS15
SUNBATHED15
THROWBACK21

The 60 most common shown, 639 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing BA (490)

ABANDONING14
ACROBATICS16
AMBASSADOR15
BACKFIRING21
BACKGAMMON22
BACKGROUND20
BACKHANDED21
BACKLASHES19
BACKLOGGED20
BACKPACKED25
BACKTRACKS22
BALLISTICS14
BAMBOOZLED25
BAMBOOZLES24
BANDSTANDS14
BANDWAGONS17
BANKRUPTCY22
BANKRUPTED19
BANQUETING22
BARBECUING18
BARRICADED16
BARRICADES15
BARRISTERS12
BASKETBALL17
BATTLESHIP16
BAYONETING15
BOMBARDING18
COMBATANTS16
CONTRABAND15
DEBASEMENT15
DEBAUCHERY20
DISBANDING15
DISEMBARKS18
EMBANKMENT19
EMBARGOING16
EXACERBATE20
EYEBALLING15
FLASHBACKS22
GREENBACKS18
HANDLEBARS15
HULLABALOO15
HUNCHBACKS24
HUSBANDING17
IMBALANCES16
IMPROBABLE18
IMPROBABLY20
INCUBATING16
INCUBATION15
INCUBATORS15
MOTHBALLED17
PAPERBACKS21
PIGGYBACKS23
SABBATICAL16
SANDBAGGED16
SNOWBALLED16
SUNBATHING16
THREADBARE15
THROWBACKS22
UNBALANCED16
VOLLEYBALL18

The 60 most common shown, 430 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing BA (319)

ABANDONMENT16
AMBASSADORS16
BACKGROUNDS21
BACKHANDING22
BACKLOGGING21
BACKPACKERS25
BACKPACKING26
BACKPEDALED22
BACKSLAPPER22
BACKSLASHES20
BACKSLIDERS19
BACKSLIDING20
BACKSPACING23
BACKSTOPPED23
BACKSTRETCH22
BACKSTROKES21
BACKTRACKED24
BADMOUTHING20
BAMBOOZLING26
BANKRUPTING20
BARBERSHOPS19
BARBITURATE16
BARRICADING17
BASHFULNESS19
BASKETBALLS18
BASTARDIZED23
BASTARDIZES22
BATTLEFIELD17
BATTLESHIPS17
BIOFEEDBACK24
BLACKBALLED21
BOMBARDMENT20
BREADBASKET19
CANNIBALISM17
CANNIBALIZE23
CANVASBACKS24
DEBASEMENTS16
DESCRIBABLE18
DISEMBARKED20
DISTURBANCE17
EMBANKMENTS20
EMBARRASSED16
EMBARRASSES15
EXACERBATED22
EXACERBATES21
HULLABALOOS16
HUNCHBACKED26
MOTHBALLING18
PIGGYBACKED25
PROBABILITY19
QUARTERBACK27
RACQUETBALL24
SANDBAGGING17
SNOWBALLING17
STICKLEBACK23
SWITCHBACKS25
VERBALIZING26
VOLLEYBALLS19
WASTEBASKET19
WHEELBARROW21

The 60 most common shown, 259 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing BA (190)

ANTIKICKBACK27
APPROBATIONS18
BACCHANALIAN20
BACKBREAKING25
BACKPEDALING23
BACKPEDALLED23
BACKSLAPPERS23
BACKSTABBING24
BACKSTOPPING24
BACKTRACKING25
BACKWARDNESS23
BACTERIOLOGY19
BANKRUPTCIES22
BANTAMWEIGHT22
BAPTISTERIES16
BARBITURATES17
BARNSTORMING17
BASTARDISING16
BASTARDIZING24
BATTLEFIELDS18
BATTLEGROUND17
BLACKBALLING22
BOMBARDMENTS21
BREADBASKETS20
CANNIBALISED17
CANNIBALISES16
CANNIBALIZED25
CANNIBALIZES24
CARPETBAGGER20
CONURBATIONS17
DEBAUCHERIES20
DISEMBARKING21
DISTURBANCES18
EMBARKATIONS19
EMBARRASSING17
EQUIPROBABLE27
EXACERBATING23
EXACERBATION22
HOUSEHUSBAND21
NONCOMBATANT18
OUTBALANCING18
OVERBALANCED21
OVERBALANCES20
PERTURBATION17
PICKABACKING27
PIGGYBACKING26
PROBATIONARY18
PROBATIONERS16
PSYCHOBABBLE26
QUARTERBACKS28
RACQUETBALLS25
STICKLEBACKS24
SUBBASEMENTS19
SUBURBANITES18
TOBACCONISTS18
UNVERBALIZED28
URBANISATION15
URBANIZATION23
WASTEBASKETS20
WHEELBARROWS22

The 60 most common shown, 130 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

3,766 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (2.2%) are containing BA. Most of them, 744, have 8 letters. 1,780 start with BA, 57 end with it and 1,931 have it only in the middle.

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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 containing BA?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 3,766 words containing BA, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing BA?

WHIZZBANGS, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: WHIZZBANG (33), QUARTERBACKING (31) and QUARTERBACKED (30).

What are the most common words containing BA?

BACKGROUNDS, BACKGROUND, BACKSPACE, BACKWARDS, DRAWBACKS and PAPERBACK. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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