5-Letter Words Starting With B
All 589 five-letter words starting with B — Scrabble scores, Wordle tips, and grouped by second letter.
Find Words From Your Letters →About 5-Letter B-Words
B starts fewer common English words than most letters, which makes a confirmed B in position 1 very useful in Wordle. In Scrabble, B scores 3 points and words like BLAZE and BRAVE score well on premium squares.
All 26 Starting Letters
Other Word Lengths
Top 30 Highest-Scoring B-Words (Scrabble)
Play these on Double or Triple Word Score squares for maximum value.
BOOZY19pts
BRAXY17pts
BAFFY16pts
BAIZA16pts
BAIZE16pts
BAZAR16pts
BAZOO16pts
BEMIX16pts
BEZEL16pts
BEZIL16pts
BIFFY16pts
BIZES16pts
BLAZE16pts
BLITZ16pts
BONZE16pts
BOOZE16pts
BORTZ16pts
BOZOS16pts
BRAZA16pts
BRAZE16pts
BUFFY16pts
BUXOM16pts
BYWAY16pts
BOXED15pts
BALKY14pts
BANJO14pts
BARKY14pts
BAWDY14pts
BEAKY14pts
BEAUX14pts
Wordle Strategy: B-Starting Words
B starts fewer common words than expected, making a green B in position 1 highly informative. BLAZE, BRAVE, and BROKE are strong B-starting test guesses.
Pro Tip
When B is confirmed green in position 1, your next guess should test the most common 2nd-letter patterns: BA, BE, BH, BI, BL. This narrows the answer set fastest.
Scrabble Strategy: B-Starting Words
B scores 3 points. BLAZE (16pts) and BANJO (14pts) are high-value B-words for premium squares.
- Target premium squares: Play your highest-scoring B-word on a Double or Triple Word Score square first.
- Parallel plays: Place a 5-letter word alongside an existing word to score both simultaneously.
- Rack balance: A 5-letter play leaves 2 tiles, so you draw 5 new tiles — choose words that keep a good vowel-consonant mix.
All 589 Five-Letter Words Starting With B
Grouped alphabetically by second letter. Valid in ENABLE (TWL / Words With Friends / Boggle).
BA (106)
BAAED8pts
BAALS7pts
BABAS9pts
BABEL9pts
BABES9pts
BABKA13pts
BABOO9pts
BABUL9pts
BABUS9pts
BACCA11pts
BACKS13pts
BACON9pts
BADDY12pts
BADGE9pts
BADLY11pts
BAFFS13pts
BAFFY16pts
BAGEL8pts
BAGGY12pts
BAHTS10pts
BAILS7pts
BAIRN7pts
BAITH10pts
BAITS7pts
BAIZA16pts
BAIZE16pts
BAKED12pts
BAKER11pts
BAKES11pts
BALAS7pts
BALDS8pts
BALDY11pts
BALED8pts
BALER7pts
BALES7pts
BALKS11pts
BALKY14pts
BALLS7pts
BALLY10pts
BALMS9pts
BALMY12pts
BALSA7pts
BANAL7pts
BANCO9pts
BANDS8pts
BANDY11pts
BANED8pts
BANES7pts
BANGS8pts
BANJO14pts
BANKS11pts
BANNS7pts
BANTY10pts
BARBE9pts
BARBS9pts
BARDE8pts
BARDS8pts
BARED8pts
BARER7pts
BARES7pts
BARFS10pts
BARGE8pts
BARIC9pts
BARKS11pts
BARKY14pts
BARMS9pts
BARMY12pts
BARNS7pts
BARNY10pts
BARON7pts
BARRE7pts
BARYE10pts
BASAL7pts
BASED8pts
BASER7pts
BASES7pts
BASIC9pts
BASIL7pts
BASIN7pts
BASIS7pts
BASKS11pts
BASSI7pts
BASSO7pts
BASSY10pts
BASTE7pts
BASTS7pts
BATCH12pts
BATED8pts
BATES7pts
BATHE10pts
BATHS10pts
BATIK11pts
BATON7pts
BATTS7pts
BATTU7pts
BATTY10pts
BAUDS8pts
BAULK11pts
BAWDS11pts
BAWDY14pts
BAWLS10pts
BAWTY13pts
BAYED11pts
BAYOU10pts
BAZAR16pts
BAZOO16pts
BE (81)
BEACH12pts
BEADS8pts
BEADY11pts
BEAKS11pts
BEAKY14pts
BEAMS9pts
BEAMY12pts
BEANO7pts
BEANS7pts
BEARD8pts
BEARS7pts
BEAST7pts
BEATS7pts
BEAUS7pts
BEAUT7pts
BEAUX14pts
BEBOP11pts
BECAP11pts
BECKS13pts
BEDEL8pts
BEDEW11pts
BEDIM10pts
BEECH12pts
BEEFS10pts
BEEFY13pts
BEEPS9pts
BEERS7pts
BEERY10pts
BEETS7pts
BEFIT10pts
BEFOG11pts
BEGAN8pts
BEGAT8pts
BEGET8pts
BEGIN8pts
BEGOT8pts
BEGUM10pts
BEGUN8pts
BEIGE8pts
BEIGY11pts
BEING8pts
BELAY10pts
BELCH12pts
BELGA8pts
BELIE7pts
BELLE7pts
BELLS7pts
BELLY10pts
BELOW10pts
BELTS7pts
BEMAS9pts
BEMIX16pts
BENCH12pts
BENDS8pts
BENDY11pts
BENES7pts
BENNE7pts
BENNI7pts
BENNY10pts
BENTS7pts
BERET7pts
BERGS8pts
BERME9pts
BERMS9pts
BERRY10pts
BERTH10pts
BERYL10pts
BESET7pts
BESOM9pts
BESOT7pts
BESTS7pts
BETAS7pts
BETEL7pts
BETHS10pts
BETON7pts
BETTA7pts
BEVEL10pts
BEVOR10pts
BEWIG11pts
BEZEL16pts
BEZIL16pts
BH (3)
BHANG11pts
BHOOT10pts
BHUTS10pts
BI (64)
BIALI7pts
BIALY10pts
BIBBS11pts
BIBLE9pts
BICES9pts
BIDDY12pts
BIDED9pts
BIDER8pts
BIDES8pts
BIDET8pts
BIELD8pts
BIERS7pts
BIFFS13pts
BIFFY16pts
BIFID11pts
BIGHT11pts
BIGLY11pts
BIGOT8pts
BIJOU14pts
BIKED12pts
BIKER11pts
BIKES11pts
BIKIE11pts
BILBO9pts
BILES7pts
BILGE8pts
BILGY11pts
BILKS11pts
BILLS7pts
BILLY10pts
BIMAH12pts
BIMAS9pts
BIMBO11pts
BINAL7pts
BINDI8pts
BINDS8pts
BINES7pts
BINGE8pts
BINGO8pts
BINIT7pts
BINTS7pts
BIOME9pts
BIONT7pts
BIOTA7pts
BIPED10pts
BIPOD10pts
BIRCH12pts
BIRDS8pts
BIRKS11pts
BIRLE7pts
BIRLS7pts
BIRRS7pts
BIRSE7pts
BIRTH10pts
BISES7pts
BISKS11pts
BISON7pts
BITCH12pts
BITER7pts
BITES7pts
BITSY10pts
BITTS7pts
BITTY10pts
BIZES16pts
BL (64)
BLABS9pts
BLACK13pts
BLADE8pts
BLAHS10pts
BLAIN7pts
BLAME9pts
BLAMS9pts
BLAND8pts
BLANK11pts
BLARE7pts
BLASE7pts
BLAST7pts
BLATE7pts
BLATS7pts
BLAWN10pts
BLAWS10pts
BLAZE16pts
BLEAK11pts
BLEAR7pts
BLEAT7pts
BLEBS9pts
BLEED8pts
BLEEP9pts
BLEND8pts
BLENT7pts
BLESS7pts
BLEST7pts
BLETS7pts
BLIMP11pts
BLIMY12pts
BLIND8pts
BLINI7pts
BLINK11pts
BLIPS9pts
BLISS7pts
BLITE7pts
BLITZ16pts
BLOAT7pts
BLOBS9pts
BLOCK13pts
BLOCS9pts
BLOKE11pts
BLOND8pts
BLOOD8pts
BLOOM9pts
BLOOP9pts
BLOTS7pts
BLOWN10pts
BLOWS10pts
BLOWY13pts
BLUBS9pts
BLUED8pts
BLUER7pts
BLUES7pts
BLUET7pts
BLUEY10pts
BLUFF13pts
BLUME9pts
BLUNT7pts
BLURB9pts
BLURS7pts
BLURT7pts
BLUSH10pts
BLYPE12pts
BO (105)
BOARD8pts
BOARS7pts
BOART7pts
BOAST7pts
BOATS7pts
BOBBY14pts
BOCCE11pts
BOCCI11pts
BOCHE12pts
BOCKS13pts
BODED9pts
BODES8pts
BOFFO13pts
BOFFS13pts
BOGAN8pts
BOGEY11pts
BOGGY12pts
BOGIE8pts
BOGLE8pts
BOGUS8pts
BOHEA10pts
BOILS7pts
BOING8pts
BOITE7pts
BOLAR7pts
BOLAS7pts
BOLDS8pts
BOLES7pts
BOLLS7pts
BOLOS7pts
BOLTS7pts
BOLUS7pts
BOMBE11pts
BOMBS11pts
BONDS8pts
BONED8pts
BONER7pts
BONES7pts
BONEY10pts
BONGO8pts
BONGS8pts
BONKS11pts
BONNE7pts
BONNY10pts
BONUS7pts
BONZE16pts
BOOBS9pts
BOOBY12pts
BOOED8pts
BOOGY11pts
BOOKS11pts
BOOMS9pts
BOOMY12pts
BOONS7pts
BOORS7pts
BOOST7pts
BOOTH10pts
BOOTS7pts
BOOTY10pts
BOOZE16pts
BOOZY19pts
BORAL7pts
BORAS7pts
BORAX14pts
BORED8pts
BORER7pts
BORES7pts
BORIC9pts
BORNE7pts
BORON7pts
BORTS7pts
BORTY10pts
BORTZ16pts
BOSKS11pts
BOSKY14pts
BOSOM9pts
BOSON7pts
BOSSY10pts
BOSUN7pts
BOTAS7pts
BOTCH12pts
BOTEL7pts
BOTHY13pts
BOTTS7pts
BOUGH11pts
BOULE7pts
BOUND8pts
BOURG8pts
BOURN7pts
BOUSE7pts
BOUSY10pts
BOUTS7pts
BOVID11pts
BOWED11pts
BOWEL10pts
BOWER10pts
BOWLS10pts
BOWSE10pts
BOXED15pts
BOXER14pts
BOXES14pts
BOYAR10pts
BOYLA10pts
BOYOS10pts
BOZOS16pts
BR (82)
BRACE9pts
BRACH12pts
BRACT9pts
BRADS8pts
BRAES7pts
BRAGS8pts
BRAID8pts
BRAIL7pts
BRAIN7pts
BRAKE11pts
BRAKY14pts
BRAND8pts
BRANK11pts
BRANS7pts
BRANT7pts
BRASH10pts
BRASS7pts
BRATS7pts
BRAVA10pts
BRAVE10pts
BRAVI10pts
BRAVO10pts
BRAWL10pts
BRAWN10pts
BRAWS10pts
BRAXY17pts
BRAYS10pts
BRAZA16pts
BRAZE16pts
BREAD8pts
BREAK11pts
BREAM9pts
BREDE8pts
BREED8pts
BREES7pts
BRENS7pts
BRENT7pts
BREVE10pts
BREWS10pts
BRIAR7pts
BRIBE9pts
BRICK13pts
BRIDE8pts
BRIEF10pts
BRIER7pts
BRIES7pts
BRIGS8pts
BRILL7pts
BRIMS9pts
BRINE7pts
BRING8pts
BRINK11pts
BRINS7pts
BRINY10pts
BRIOS7pts
BRISK11pts
BRITS7pts
BRITT7pts
BROAD8pts
BROCK13pts
BROIL7pts
BROKE11pts
BROME9pts
BROMO9pts
BRONC9pts
BROOD8pts
BROOK11pts
BROOM9pts
BROOS7pts
BROSE7pts
BROSY10pts
BROTH10pts
BROWN10pts
BROWS10pts
BRUGH11pts
BRUIN7pts
BRUIT7pts
BRUME9pts
BRUNT7pts
BRUSH10pts
BRUSK11pts
BRUTE7pts
BU (77)
BUBAL9pts
BUBBY14pts
BUCKO13pts
BUCKS13pts
BUDDY12pts
BUDGE9pts
BUFFI13pts
BUFFO13pts
BUFFS13pts
BUFFY16pts
BUGGY12pts
BUGLE8pts
BUHLS10pts
BUHRS10pts
BUILD8pts
BUILT7pts
BULBS9pts
BULGE8pts
BULGY11pts
BULKS11pts
BULKY14pts
BULLA7pts
BULLS7pts
BULLY10pts
BUMFS12pts
BUMPH14pts
BUMPS11pts
BUMPY14pts
BUNCH12pts
BUNCO9pts
BUNDS8pts
BUNDT8pts
BUNGS8pts
BUNKO11pts
BUNKS11pts
BUNNS7pts
BUNNY10pts
BUNTS7pts
BUNYA10pts
BUOYS10pts
BURAN7pts
BURAS7pts
BURBS9pts
BURDS8pts
BURET7pts
BURGH11pts
BURGS8pts
BURIN7pts
BURKE11pts
BURLS7pts
BURLY10pts
BURNS7pts
BURNT7pts
BURPS9pts
BURRO7pts
BURRS7pts
BURRY10pts
BURSA7pts
BURSE7pts
BURST7pts
BUSBY12pts
BUSED8pts
BUSES7pts
BUSHY13pts
BUSKS11pts
BUSTS7pts
BUSTY10pts
BUTCH12pts
BUTEO7pts
BUTLE7pts
BUTTE7pts
BUTTS7pts
BUTTY10pts
BUTUT7pts
BUTYL10pts
BUXOM16pts
BUYER10pts
BW (1)
BWANA10pts
BY (6)
BYLAW13pts
BYRES10pts
BYRLS10pts
BYSSI10pts
BYTES10pts
BYWAY16pts
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with B?
There are 589 five-letter words starting with B in the ENABLE dictionary.
Which B-word scores highest in Scrabble?
BOOZY scores 19 base points. On a Triple Word Score square that is 57 points.
Are these valid Wordle guesses?
Yes — all 5-letter words from the ENABLE dictionary are valid Wordle guesses. Wordle answers are drawn from a curated subset of common words, so high-Scrabble-scoring words may appear less often as answers.
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