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Words that start with B

Looking for a word that begins with B? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, grouped by length so you can find the one that fits. There are 9,158 playable words starting with B in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is BACKSCATTERINGS. The highest-scoring is BENZODIAZEPINES, worth 36 points.

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Popular words starting with B

BUZZ23
BIOCHEMISTRY22
BACKGROUNDS21
BUREAUCRACY21
BACKGROUND20
BACKSPACE20
BACKWARDS20
BEAUTIFULLY20
BLACKBOARD20
BACKWARD19
BUFFERING19
BANDWIDTH18
BAROQUE18
BEFOREHAND18
BEHAVIOUR18
BELIEVABLE18
BIOGRAPHY18
BLACKMAIL18

Highest-scoring words 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.

BENZODIAZEPINES36
BENZIMIDAZOLES35
BENZODIAZEPINE35
BEZAZZES34
BEDAZZLEMENTS34
BENZIMIDAZOLE34
BLACKJACKING33
BEDAZZLEMENT33
BLACKJACKED32
BUZZWORDS32
BEZAZZ32
BEMUZZLING32

2-letter words starting with B (5)

3-letter words starting with B (52)

BAA5
BAD6
BAG6
BAH7
BAM7
BAN5
BAP7
BAR5
BAT5
BAY7
BED6
BEE5
BEG6
BET5
BIB7
BID6
BIG6
BIN5
BIT5
BIZ13
BOA5
BOB7
BOG6
BOO5
BOP7
BOW8
BOX11
BOY7
BRA5
BRR5
BUB8
BUD7
BUG7
BUM8
BUN6
BUR6
BUS6
BUT6
BUY8
BYE7

The 40 most common shown, 12 rarer words not listed. More 3-letter words

4-letter words starting with B (249)

BABY10
BACK11
BAGS7
BAKE9
BAND7
BANG7
BANK9
BARK9
BASH8
BATH8
BAUD8
BEAD7
BEAM8
BEDS7
BEEF9
BEEP8
BEND7
BIKE9
BLEW9
BLOB8
BLOW9
BOBS8
BODY9
BOMB10
BOOK9
BOOM8
BOTH8
BOWL9
BOYS8
BUCK12
BUGS8
BULB9
BULK10
BUMP11
BURY9
BUSH9
BUSY9
BUYS9
BUZZ23
BYTE8

The 40 most common shown, 209 rarer words not listed. More 4-letter words

5-letter words starting with B (581)

BACKS12
BADGE9
BADLY10
BAKED11
BAKES10
BANKS10
BARKS10
BASIC9
BATCH11
BATHS9
BEACH11
BEGUN9
BELOW10
BENCH11
BIBLE9
BIRTH9
BLACK12
BLAME9
BLANK10
BLINK10
BLOCK12
BLOWN10
BLOWS10
BLURB10
BOGUS9
BOMBS11
BOOKS10
BOXES13
BRAKE10
BRAVE11
BREAK10
BRICK12
BRIEF10
BROKE10
BROWN10
BRUSH10
BUCKS13
BULBS10
BUNCH12
BUYER10

The 40 most common shown, 541 rarer words not listed. More 5-letter words

6-letter words starting with B (1,061)

BACKED14
BAFFLE14
BAKING12
BARKED12
BASHED11
BASKET11
BEAUTY11
BECAME12
BECOME12
BEFORE11
BEHALF13
BEHAVE14
BEHIND11
BELIEF11
BEWARE11
BEYOND11
BISHOP12
BLACKS13
BLAMED11
BLANKS11
BLOCKS13
BLOODY11
BOGGED11
BOMBED13
BOOKED12
BORROW11
BOUGHT12
BOUNCE11
BRAKES11
BRANCH12
BREACH12
BREAKS11
BREEZE16
BRICKS13
BRIGHT11
BUBBLE13
BUCKET14
BUFFER15
BUYING12
BYPASS12

The 40 most common shown, 1,021 rarer words not listed. More 6-letter words

7-letter words starting with B (1,575)

BACKING15
BACKLOG15
BAFFLED16
BAFFLES15
BAGGAGE12
BARKING13
BAROQUE18
BASHING12
BECAUSE12
BECOMES13
BEDROOM12
BEHAVED16
BEHAVES15
BELIEFS12
BELIEVE13
BELOVED14
BENEFIT12
BETWEEN12
BICYCLE15
BIDDING12
BIGOTRY12
BIOLOGY12
BISCUIT12
BIZARRE17
BLAMING12
BLANKET12
BLINDLY12
BLOCKED15
BLOWING13
BOGGING12
BOMBING14
BOOKING13
BOOKLET12
BOREDOM12
BRACKET14
BRIEFLY14
BROUGHT13
BROWSED13
BUFFERS16
BURYING13

The 40 most common shown, 1,535 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

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

BACKBONE17
BACKWARD19
BACTERIA12
BAFFLING17
BALANCED13
BALANCES12
BANKRUPT16
BASEMENT12
BATHROOM14
BEARDING12
BECOMING15
BEHAVING17
BEHAVIOR16
BELIEVED15
BELIEVER14
BELIEVES14
BELONGED12
BENEFITS13
BIBLICAL14
BICYCLES16
BILLFOLD14
BIRTHDAY15
BISCUITS13
BLOCKING16
BOOKSHOP17
BORROWED14
BOTHERED13
BOUNDARY14
BRACKETS15
BRANCHES14
BRANDING12
BREAKING14
BREATHED13
BREATHES12
BREEDING12
BRIGHTER13
BRIGHTLY15
BROWSING14
BUFFERED18
BUILDING13

The 40 most common shown, 1,769 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words starting with B (1,417)

BACKPACKS23
BACKSPACE20
BACKWARDS20
BACTERIUM16
BALANCING14
BAMBOOZLE23
BANDWAGON16
BANDWIDTH18
BAPTIZING22
BARRISTER11
BASICALLY15
BATTERIES11
BEAUTIFUL16
BEGINNERS12
BEGINNING13
BEHAVIOUR18
BELIEVERS15
BELIEVING16
BELONGING13
BEQUEATHS22
BIOGRAPHY18
BIOLOGIST12
BLACKJACK29
BLACKMAIL18
BLATANTLY13
BLIZZARDS28
BOOKSHOPS18
BOOKSTORE14
BORROWING15
BOTHERING14
BRACKETED17
BREAKDOWN18
BREAKFAST17
BREATHING14
BRIGHTEST14
BRILLIANT11
BROADCAST14
BUFFERING19
BUILDINGS14
BULLDOZED22

The 40 most common shown, 1,377 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words starting with B (966)

BACKFIRING21
BACKGAMMON22
BACKGROUND20
BACKHANDED21
BACKLASHES19
BACKLOGGED20
BACKPACKED25
BACKTRACKS22
BAMBOOZLED25
BAMBOOZLES24
BANKRUPTCY22
BANKRUPTED19
BANQUETING22
BARRISTERS12
BEFOREHAND18
BELIEVABLE18
BENEFICIAL17
BEQUEATHED24
BEWITCHING20
BIOLOGICAL15
BIOLOGISTS13
BIRTHMARKS19
BLACKBERRY21
BLACKBIRDS20
BLACKBOARD20
BLACKHEADS20
BLACKJACKS30
BLACKMAILS19
BLACKSMITH21
BLOCKHEADS20
BOOKKEEPER20
BORDERLINE13
BOUNDARIES14
BRACKETING18
BRIGHTNESS15
BROADCASTS15
BUFFALOING20
BULLDOZERS22
BULLDOZING23
BUSINESSES13

The 40 most common shown, 926 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words starting with B (651)

BACKGROUNDS21
BACKHANDING22
BACKLOGGING21
BACKPACKING26
BACKTRACKED24
BAMBOOZLING26
BANKRUPTING20
BASKETBALLS18
BEAUTIFULLY20
BEAUTIFYING20
BENEFICIARY20
BENEVOLENCE19
BEQUEATHING25
BEREAVEMENT19
BIOCHEMICAL21
BIRTHPLACES19
BLACKBOARDS21
BLACKJACKED32
BLACKLISTED19
BLACKMAILED21
BLACKMAILER20
BLACKSMITHS22
BLACKTOPPED23
BLASPHEMIES19
BLASPHEMING20
BLASPHEMOUS20
BLINDFOLDED19
BLOCKBUSTER21
BLOWTORCHES20
BOMBARDMENT20
BOOKKEEPERS21
BOOKKEEPING22
BRAINWASHED19
BREAKFASTED20
BREAKWATERS19
BRICKLAYERS20
BRILLIANTLY15
BROWBEATING19
BULLFIGHTER20
BUREAUCRACY21

The 40 most common shown, 611 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words starting with B (382)

BACKTRACKING25
BANKRUPTCIES22
BARBITURATES17
BATTLEFIELDS18
BELLIGERENTS15
BENEDICTIONS17
BENEVOLENCES20
BEREAVEMENTS20
BEWILDERMENT20
BIBLIOGRAPHY23
BICENTENNIAL16
BIOCHEMISTRY22
BIOGRAPHICAL21
BIOLOGICALLY19
BITTERSWEETS17
BLACKBERRIES21
BLACKJACKING33
BLACKLISTING20
BLACKMAILERS21
BLACKMAILING22
BLACKTOPPING24
BLINDFOLDING20
BLOCKBUSTERS22
BLOODTHIRSTY19
BLUEPRINTING18
BOMBARDMENTS21
BOOMERANGING18
BRAINSTORMED17
BRAINWASHING20
BREADWINNERS18
BREAKFASTING21
BREAKTHROUGH23
BREATHTAKING20
BROADCASTING18
BROTHERHOODS19
BULLFIGHTERS21
BUREAUCRATIC20
BUTTERFLYING21
BUTTERSCOTCH21
BUTTONHOLING18

The 40 most common shown, 342 rarer words not listed.

13-letter words starting with B (219)

BACCALAUREATE20
BACCHANALIANS21
BACKPEDALLING24
BACKSTRETCHES24
BAMBOOZLEMENT29
BANTAMWEIGHTS23
BATTLEGROUNDS18
BEATIFICATION20
BEDAZZLEMENTS34
BELLIGERENTLY18
BENEFICIARIES20
BENZALDEHYDES29
BENZIMIDAZOLE34
BIBLIOGRAPHER22
BIBLIOGRAPHIC24
BICENTENNIALS17
BIDIRECTIONAL18
BIODEGRADABLE20
BIOPHYSICISTS23
BIOTECHNOLOGY22
BLABBERMOUTHS24
BLANDISHMENTS20
BLASPHEMOUSLY24
BLOODCURDLING21
BLUESTOCKINGS22
BLUNDERBUSSES20
BOARDINGHOUSE20
BOUILLABAISSE18
BOYSENBERRIES19
BRACHYCEPHALY29
BRAINCHILDREN20
BRAINSTORMING18
BREAKTHROUGHS24
BREASTSTROKES18
BROKENHEARTED21
BROTHERLINESS17
BUREAUCRACIES21
BUSINESSWOMAN21
BUSINESSWOMEN21
BUTTERFINGERS20

The 40 most common shown, 179 rarer words not listed.

14-letter words starting with B (126)

BACCALAUREATES21
BACKSCATTERING24
BACKWARDNESSES25
BACTERIOLOGIST19
BACTERIZATIONS26
BALKANIZATIONS27
BAMBOOZLEMENTS30
BARBARIZATIONS26
BASTARDIZATION25
BEATIFICATIONS21
BEAUTIFICATION22
BENEFACTRESSES21
BENZANTHRACENE28
BENZIMIDAZOLES35
BENZODIAZEPINE35
BIBLIOGRAPHERS23
BIBLIOGRAPHIES23
BIOGEOCHEMICAL25
BIOGRAPHICALLY25
BIPOLARIZATION26
BITUMINIZATION27
BIUNIQUENESSES26
BLACKGUARDISMS26
BLACKSMITHINGS26
BLANKETFLOWERS25
BOARDINGHOUSES21
BOISTEROUSNESS17
BOUILLABAISSES19
BOWDLERIZATION28
BRACHYCEPHALIC30
BRAUNSCHWEIGER25
BREATHLESSNESS18
BREATHTAKINGLY24
BRINKSMANSHIPS25
BRONTOSAURUSES18
BRUTALIZATIONS25
BUFFALOBERRIES25
BUREAUCRATIZED29
BUREAUCRATIZES28
BUTYRALDEHYDES25

The 40 most common shown, 86 rarer words not listed.

15-letter words starting with B (65)

BACKSCATTERINGS25
BACTERIOLOGICAL22
BACTERIOLOGISTS20
BACTERIOPHAGIES24
BAREFACEDNESSES23
BASIDIOMYCETOUS25
BASTARDIZATIONS26
BATHYMETRICALLY27
BEAUTIFICATIONS23
BEAUTIFULNESSES22
BELIEVABILITIES23
BENZANTHRACENES29
BENZODIAZEPINES36
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL26
BIBLIOTHERAPIES23
BIOAVAILABILITY25
BIOGEOCHEMICALS26
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY26
BIOGEOGRAPHICAL25
BIOLUMINESCENCE24
BIOMATHEMATICAL25
BIOMECHANICALLY27
BIOSTRATIGRAPHY24
BIPARTISANSHIPS23
BIPOLARIZATIONS27
BITUMINIZATIONS28
BLAMEWORTHINESS24
BLASPHEMOUSNESS24
BLAXPLOITATIONS25
BOUGAINVILLAEAS23
BOULEVERSEMENTS24
BOURGEOISIFYING25
BOUSTROPHEDONIC25
BOWDLERIZATIONS29
BRACHYCEPHALIES29
BRAUNSCHWEIGERS26
BREMSSTRAHLUNGS23
BRONCHOSCOPISTS25
BUMPTIOUSNESSES23
BUREAUCRATIZING30

The 40 most common shown, 25 rarer words not listed.

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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.

Questions

How many words are there starting with B?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 9,158 words starting with B, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word starting with B?

BENZODIAZEPINES, worth 36 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BENZIMIDAZOLES (35), BENZODIAZEPINE (35) and BEZAZZES (34).

What are some common 5-letter words starting with B?

BOXES, BUCKS, BACKS, BLACK, BLOCK and BRICK. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

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