5-Letter Words Starting With B

All 871 Words

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Share of dataset

7.0%

871 of 12,478 verified words

Five unique letters

67.3%

586 words without repeats

Average vowel count

1.7

Most common bucket: 2 vowels

Average Scrabble score

9.5

Calculated from standard English tile values

How To Use Starting-With B Lists

Starting-letter pages matter once the first slot is confirmed. For B-opening words, the most common endings are S (271), Y (106), and E (102), which is a faster way to evaluate patterns than scanning a raw dictionary dump.

If you know one more green tile, move from this page into the position filters. If you only know banned letters, this page still gives you a clean candidate pool with 67.3% five-unique-letter words.

Example Words From This List

BAALS

any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient semitic peoples

2 vowels | Has repeat | Scrabble 7

BASIL

any of several old world tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus ocimum

2 vowels | No repeats | Scrabble 7

BAYOU

a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in mississippi and louisiana)

3 vowels | No repeats | Scrabble 10

BOCKS

a strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption

1 vowels | No repeats | Scrabble 13

BRIBE

something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty

2 vowels | Has repeat | Scrabble 9

BUNKO

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

2 vowels | No repeats | Scrabble 11

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