Five-letter word list
5 Letter Words Starts with B
Every word below begins with B and contains exactly five letters. Popular picks like beach and brave help you solve crosswords faster. Perfect for players, students and puzzle fans.
1,221matching five-letter words
Five-letter words starting with B
- baaed
- baals
- babai
- babas
- babel
- babes
- babis
- babka
- bable
- baboo
- babul
- babus
- bacao
- bacca
- bacco
- baccy
- bacha
- bachs
- bacin
- backs
- backy
- bacon
- badan
- baddy
- badge
- badju
- badly
- baels
- baffs
- baffy
- bafta
- bafts
- bagel
- bagge
- baggy
- baghs
- bagie
- bagio
- bagle
- bagne
- bagre
- bahai
- bahan
- bahar
- bahay
- bahoe
- bahoo
- bahts
- bahur
- bahus
- bahut
- baign
- baile
- bailo
- bails
- baioc
- bairn
- baith
- baits
- baiza
- baize
- bajan
- bajra
- bajri
- bajus
- bakal
- baked
- baken
- baker
- bakes
- bakie
- bakli
- bakra
- balai
- balao
- balas
- balat
- balau
- balds
- baldy
- baled
- balei
- baler
- bales
- balks
- balky
- balli
- ballo
- balls
- bally
- balms
- balmy
- balon
- baloo
- balow
- balsa
- balti
- balun
- balus
- balut
- balza
- bamah
- bambi
- banak
- banal
- banat
- banca
- banco
- bancs
- banda
- bande
- bandh
- bandi
- bando
- bands
- bandy
- baned
- banes
- banga
- bange
- bangs
- bangy
- bania
- banig
- banjo
- banks
- banns
- bants
- bantu
- banty
- banus
- banya
- bapus
- barad
- barat
- barba
- barbe
- barbs
- barbu
- barby
- barca
- barde
- bardo
- bards
- bardy
- bared
- barer
- bares
- baret
- barff
- barfs
- barfy
- barge
- bargh
- baria
- baric
- barid
- barie
- barih
- baris
- barks
- barky
- barly
- barms
- barmy
- barns
- barny
- baroi
- baron
- barps
- barra
- barre
- barro
- barry
- barse
- barye
- basad
- basal
- basan
- basat
- based
- basen
- baser
- bases
- basho
- basic
- basij
- basil
- basin
- basis
- baske
- basks
- bason
- basos
- basse
- bassi
- basso
- bassy
- basta
- baste
- basti
- basto
- basts
- basyl
- batad
- batch
- batea
- bated
- batel
- bater
- bates
- bathe
- baths
- batik
- baton
- batta
- batts
- battu
- batty
- bauch
- bauds
- bauge
- bauks
- bauld
- baulk
- baume
- bauno
- baurs
- bauta
- bavin
- bawds
- bawdy
- bawke
- bawls
- bawly
- bawns
- bawrs
- bawty
- bayal
- bayed
- bayes
- bayle
- bayok
- bayou
- bayts
- bazar
- bazoo
- beach
- beads
- beady
- beaks
- beaky
- beala
- beams
- beamy
- beano
- beans
- beant
- beany
- beard
- beare
- bearm
- bears
- beast
- beath
- beati
- beats
- beaty
- beaus
- beaut
- beaux
- bebar
- bebat
- bebay
- bebed
- bebog
- bebop
- becap
- becco
- beche
- becke
- becks
- becry
- becut
- bedad
- beday
- bedel
- beden
- bedes
- bedew
- bedim
- bedin
- bedip
- bedog
- bedot
- bedub
- bedur
- bedye
- beech
- beedi
- beefs
- beefy
- beele
- beent
- beeps
- beers
- beery
- beest
- beeth
- beets
- beety
- beeve
- befan
- befit
- befog
- befop
- befur
- begad
- began
- begar
- begat
- begay
- begem
- beget
- begin
- begob
- begod
- begot
- begum
- begun
- begut
- behap
- behav
- behen
- behew
- beice
- beige
- beigy
- beild
- being
- beira
- beisa
- bejan
- bejel
- bejig
- bekah
- bekko
- belah
- belam
- belap
- belar
- belat
- belay
- belch
- belee
- belga
- belie
- belle
- belli
- bells
- belly
- belon
- below
- belts
- belue
- belve
- bemad
- beman
- bemar
- bemas
- bemat
- bemix
- bemol
- bemud
- benab
- bench
- benda
- bends
- bendy
- benes
- benet
- benga
- benic
- benim
- benin
- benis
- benne
- benni
- benny
- bensh
- bento
- bents
- benty
- benzo
- beode
- bepat
- bepaw
- bepen
- bepun
- berat
- beray
- beres
- beret
- bergs
- bergy
- berko
- berks
- berme
- berms
- berob
- beroe
- berry
- berth
- berun
- beryl
- beryx
- besan
- besat
- besaw
- besee
- beses
- beset
- besew
- besin
- besit
- besom
- besot
- bespy
- besra
- besti
- bests
- betag
- betas
- beted
- betel
- betes
- beths
- betid
- betis
- beton
- betso
- betta
- betty
- bevel
- bever
- bevil
- bevor
- bevue
- bevvy
- bewet
- bewig
- bewit
- bewry
- bezan
- bezel
- bezes
- bezil
- bezzi
- bezzo
- bhais
- bhaji
- bhalu
- bhang
- bhara
- bhava
- bhels
- bhoot
- bhuna
- bhuts
- biabo
- biach
- biali
- bialy
- bibbs
- bible
- biccy
- bicep
- bices
- bichy
- bidar
- biddy
- bided
- bider
- bides
- bidet
- bidis
- bidon
- bidri
- bidry
- bield
- biens
- biers
- bifer
- biffo
- biffs
- biffy
- bifid
- bigae
- bigam
- bigas
- biggs
- biggy
- bigha
- bight
- bigly
- bigos
- bigot
- bijou
- biked
- biker
- bikes
- bikie
- bilbi
- bilbo
- bilby
- bilch
- biled
- biles
- bilge
- bilgy
- bilic
- bilio
- bilks
- billa
- bills
- billy
- bilos
- bilsh
- bimah
- bimas
- bimbo
- binal
- bindi
- binds
- biner
- bines
- binge
- bingo
- bings
- bingy
- binit
- binks
- binna
- bints
- biogs
- biome
- biont
- biose
- biota
- biped
- bipod
- birch
- birde
- birds
- birdy
- birks
- birky
- birle
- birls
- birma
- birne
- birny
- biros
- birri
- birrs
- birse
- birsy
- birth
- bises
- biset
- bisie
- bisks
- bisme
- bisom
- bison
- bisso
- bisti
- bitch
- bited
- biter
- bites
- bitos
- bitou
- bitsy
- bitte
- bitts
- bitty
- biune
- bivia
- bivvy
- bixin
- bizel
- bizes
- bizet
- bizzo
- bizzy
- blabs
- black
- blade
- blads
- blady
- blaer
- blaes
- blaff
- blags
- blahs
- blain
- blame
- blams
- bland
- blank
- blare
- blart
- blase
- blash
- blast
- blate
- blats
- blatt
- blaud
- blawn
- blaws
- blayk
- blays
- blaze
- blazy
- bleak
- blear
- bleat
- blebs
- bleck
- bleed
- bleep
- blees
- blend
- blenk
- blens
- blent
- blere
- blert
- bless
- blest
- blets
- bleys
- blibe
- blick
- blier
- blimp
- blimy
- blind
- bling
- blini
- blink
- blins
- bliny
- blips
- blirt
- bliss
- blist
- blite
- blits
- blitz
- blive
- blizz
- bloat
- blobs
- block
- blocs
- blogs
- bloke
- blond
- blood
- blook
- bloom
- bloop
- blore
- blote
- blots
- blout
- blown
- blows
- blowy
- blubs
- blude
- bludy
- blued
- bluer
- blues
- bluet
- bluey
- bluff
- bluid
- blume
- blunk
- blunt
- blurb
- blurs
- blurt
- blush
- blype
- boabs
- boaks
- board
- boars
- boart
- boast
- boats
- bobac
- bobak
- bobas
- bobby
- bobet
- bobol
- bocal
- bocca
- bocce
- bocci
- boche
- bocks
- bocoy
- boded
- boden
- boder
- bodes
- bodge
- bodhi
- bodle
- boeps
- boers
- boets
- boeuf
- boffo
- boffs
- bogan
- boget
- bogey
- boggy
- bogie
- bogle
- bogum
- bogus
- bohea
- bohor
- bohos
- boils
- boily
- boing
- boink
- boise
- boist
- boite
- boked
- bokeh
- bokes
- bokom
- bokos
- bolar
- bolas
- boldo
- bolds
- boled
- boles
- bolis
- bolix
- bolls
- bolly
- bolos
- bolti
- bolts
- bolty
- bolus
- bomas
- bombe
- bombo
- bombs
- bomos
- bonav
- bonce
- bonds
- boned
- boner
- bones
- boney
- bongo
- bongs
- bonie
- bonks
- bonne
- bonny
- bonos
- bonum
- bonus
- bonza
- bonze
- booai
- booay
- boobs
- booby
- boodh
- boody
- booed
- boofy
- boogy
- boohs
- books
- booky
- bools
- booly
- booms
- boomy
- boong
- boonk
- boons
- boord
- boors
- boort
- boose
- boost
- boosy
- booth
- boots
- booty
- booze
- boozy
- borak
- boral
- boras
- borax
- borde
- bords
- bored
- boree
- borel
- borer
- bores
- borgh
- borgo
- boric
- borid
- borks
- borms
- borna
- borne
- boron
- borts
- borty
- bortz
- boryl
- bosey
- bosie
- bosks
- bosky
- bosom
- boson
- bossa
- bossy
- bosun
- botan
- botas
- botch
- botel
- botes
- bothy
- botry
- botte
- botts
- bottu
- botty
- bouch
- boucl
- bouet
- bouge
- bough
- bouks
- boule
- boult
- bound
- bouns
- bourd
- bourg
- bourn
- bourr
- bouse
- bousy
- bouto
- bouts
- bovid
- bovld
- bowat
- bowed
- bowel
- bower
- bowes
- bowet
- bowge
- bowie
- bowla
- bowle
- bowls
- bowly
- bowne
- bowrs
- bowse
- boxed
- boxen
- boxer
- boxes
- boxty
- boyar
- boyau
- boyed
- boyfs
- boygs
- boyla
- boyos
- boysy
- bozal
- bozos
- bozze
- braai
- brace
- brach
- brack
- bract
- brads
- braes
- bragi
- brags
- brahm
- braid
- brail
- brain
- brake
- braks
- braky
- brame
- brand
- brane
- brank
- brans
- brant
- brash
- brass
- brast
- brats
- brava
- brave
- bravi
- bravo
- brawl
- brawn
- braws
- braxy
- braye
- brays
- braza
- braze
- bread
- break
- bream
- breba
- breck
- brede
- bredi
- breds
- breed
- breek
- breem
- breer
- brees
- breid
- breis
- breme
- brens
- brent
- brerd
- brere
- brers
- breth
- breva
- breve
- brevi
- brews
- breys
- briar
- bribe
- brick
- bride
- brief
- brier
- bries
- brigs
- brike
- briki
- briks
- brill
- brims
- brine
- bring
- brink
- brins
- briny
- brios
- brisa
- brise
- brisk
- briss
- brist
- brite
- brith
- brits
- britt
- briza
- brize
- brizz
- broad
- broch
- brock
- brods
- brogh
- brogs
- broid
- broil
- broke
- broll
- broma
- brome
- bromo
- bronc
- brond
- bronx
- brood
- brook
- brool
- broom
- broon
- broos
- brose
- brosy
- broth
- browd
- brown
- brows
- brubu
- bruet
- brugh
- bruin
- bruit
- bruja
- brujo
- bruke
- brule
- brume
- brune
- brung
- brunt
- brush
- brusk
- brust
- brute
- bruts
- bruzz
- btise
- buats
- buaze
- bubal
- bubas
- bubba
- bubby
- bubos
- bubus
- bucca
- buchu
- bucko
- bucks
- bucku
- budas
- buddy
- budge
- budgy
- budis
- budos
- bueno
- buffa
- buffe
- buffi
- buffo
- buffs
- buffy
- bufos
- bufty
- bugan
- buggy
- bught
- bugle
- bugre
- buhls
- buhrs
- buick
- buiks
- build
- built
- buist
- bukes
- bulak
- bulbs
- bulby
- bulge
- bulgy
- bulks
- bulky
- bulla
- bulls
- bully
- bulse
- bumbo
- bumfs
- bumph
- bumps
- bumpy
- bunas
- bunce
- bunch
- bunco
- bunde
- bundh
- bunds
- bundt
- bundu
- bundy
- bungo
- bungs
- bungy
- bunia
- bunje
- bunjy
- bunko
- bunks
- bunns
- bunny
- bunts
- bunty
- bunya
- buoys
- buppy
- buran
- burao
- buras
- burbs
- burds
- burel
- buret
- burez
- burga
- burge
- burgh
- burgs
- burin
- burka
- burke
- burks
- burls
- burly
- burma
- burns
- burnt
- buroo
- burps
- burqa
- burro
- burrs
- burry
- bursa
- burse
- burst
- burys
- busby
- bused
- buses
- bushi
- bushy
- busks
- busky
- bussu
- busti
- busto
- busts
- busty
- butat
- butch
- buteo
- butes
- butic
- butin
- butle
- butte
- butts
- butty
- butut
- butyl
- butyr
- buxom
- buyer
- buzzy
- bwana
- bwazi
- byard
- byded
- bydes
- byked
- bykes
- bylaw
- bynin
- byous
- byres
- byrls
- byrri
- bysen
- byssi
- bytes
- byway
Words that start with B follow a clear pattern once you look at where the letters land. The last box does most of the work, led by S and Y.
What Fills the Last Box
In the last box, S leads, with Y and E behind it. S sits well ahead of everything else. Beyond the leading letters, the box is spread thinly across many other letters.
The RA Pairing in the Second and Third Boxes
RA is the most common pairing across the second and third boxes, with AR next. If both boxes are still open, testing RA first is a quick way to shrink the list.
E Is the Letter to Test in the Fourth Box
E is the most common letter in the fourth box, with T next. E holds a clear lead over T. Testing it early costs little and often settles the box.
A Turns Up Across the Open Boxes
Setting the fixed letter aside, A appears somewhere in these words more often than any other letter. A guess that includes A will usually light up a tile, which makes it a useful test even when you are unsure of its position.
Useful five-letter words
Puzzle setters reach for BEING, BASED, BLACK, BRING and BOARD before anything else here. BREAK, BOOKS and BLOOD follow, and each one uses a different last letter, so they cover more ground than similar words would.
- BEING
- BASED
- BLACK
- BRING
- BOARD
Frequently asked questions
Is BEING or BASED the better opening
Both are common and they test different letters. BEING covers the vowels E and I, while BASED covers the vowels A and E. BASED also lines up with more of the leading letters in the open boxes, which gives it the edge.
Which vowel is most common in the fourth box
E leads, with A next. The other vowels trail behind them.
Can K ever fill the second box
No. K never appears in the second box on this page, so you can rule it out as soon as you see the pattern.