Words that start with B
There are 14,506 words that start with B in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are BAZZAZZES and BEZZAZZES, tied at 47 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 8-letter words are the biggest group with 2,640, and the average one scores 14.6 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. B starts 5.4% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 8th largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (120 words), BIBLIOGRAPHICAL among them. Two-letter words starting with B: BA, BE, BI, BO and BY.
Words that start with B in numbers
- Words
- 14,506
- Highest scoring
- BAZZAZZES 47 pts
- Average score
- 14.6 pts
- Longest
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL 15 letters
- 25
- 360
- 4343
- 5886
- 61,589
- 72,315
- 82,640
- 92,384
- 101,711
- 111,192
- 12676
- 13386
- 14199
- 15120
Highest-scoring words that start with b
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| bazzazzes | 47 | 9 |
| bezzazzes | 47 | 9 |
| bazzazz | 45 | 7 |
| bezzazz | 45 | 7 |
| benzodiazepines | 38 | 15 |
| bazazzes | 37 | 8 |
| benzimidazoles | 37 | 14 |
| benzodiazepine | 37 | 14 |
| bezazzes | 37 | 8 |
| bizazzes | 37 | 8 |
Words that start with B (14,506)
These 300 of the 14,506 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 17
14-letter words 23
13-letter words 23
12-letter words 23
11-letter words 23
10-letter words 23
9-letter words 23
8-letter words 23
7-letter words 23
6-letter words 23
5-letter words 24
4-letter words 24
3-letter words 24
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with B?
14,506 words in Unscrambly's list start with B. 886 of them have five letters, 2,315 have seven and 5 have two.
What is the best B word for Scrabble?
BAZZAZZES and BEZZAZZES tie at 47 points before bonus squares. Next come BAZZAZZ (45), BEZZAZZ (45) and BENZODIAZEPINES (38). Across all 14,506, the average is 14.6 points.
What two-letter words start with B?
BA, BE, BI, BO and BY: 5 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with B?
886. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with B list, where BIZZY scores highest at 28 points.