5-letter words starting with B
There are 886 five-letter words that start with B in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are BIZZY and BUZZY, tied at 28 points. O is the most common second letter, in 169 of them, and the average score is 9.5 points.
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B pairs naturally with L and R, which is why so many of these words open with bl and br clusters. These 886 words are 7% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and B is the 3rd most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with B, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, BLASE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 886 words.
5-letter words starting with B in numbers
- Words
- 886
- Highest scoring
- BIZZY 28 pts
- Average score
- 9.5 pts
- With a definition
- 494 (56%)
- A161
- E126
- H7
- I91
- L91
- O169
- R113
- U116
- W2
- Y10
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with b
5-letter words starting with B (886)
These 300 of the 886 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with B?
886, which is 7% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 494 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with B for Scrabble?
BIZZY and BUZZY tie at 28 points before bonus squares. Next come BIZZO (25), BOOZY (19) and BWAZI (19). The average is 9.5 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with B?
O, in 169 of the 886 (19%). A follows with 161.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with B?
BLASE. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 886 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.