5 letter words starting with B
B opens 589 five letter words, and most of them start with a consonant cluster: BL, BR and BU do the bulk of the work. That makes B a useful second guess once you know a puzzle answer is consonant heavy.
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How many five letter words start with B?
There are 589 of them in this dictionary, 304 of which are common enough to be in everyday use. B sits in the upper half of the alphabet by word count, well behind S and C but comfortably ahead of every vowel.
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Alphabetical, grouped by second letter, which is usually the fastest way to find what you want.
BA words 106
- baaed
- baals
- babas
- babel
- babes
- babka
- baboo
- babul
- babus
- bacca
- backs
- bacon
- baddy
- badge
- badly
- baffs
- baffy
- bagel
- baggy
- bahts
- bails
- bairn
- baith
- baits
- baiza
- baize
- baked
- baker
- bakes
- balas
- balds
- baldy
- baled
- baler
- bales
- balks
- balky
- balls
- bally
- balms
- balmy
- balsa
- banal
- banco
- bands
- bandy
- baned
- banes
- bangs
- banjo
- banks
- banns
- banty
- barbe
- barbs
- barde
- bards
- bared
- barer
- bares
- barfs
- barge
- baric
- barks
- barky
- barms
- barmy
- barns
- barny
- baron
- barre
- barye
- basal
- based
- baser
- bases
- basic
- basil
- basin
- basis
- basks
- bassi
- basso
- bassy
- baste
- basts
- batch
- bated
- bates
- bathe
- baths
- batik
- baton
- batts
- battu
- batty
- bauds
- baulk
- bawds
- bawdy
- bawls
- bawty
- bayed
- bayou
- bazar
- bazoo
BE words 81
- beach
- beads
- beady
- beaks
- beaky
- beams
- beamy
- beano
- beans
- beard
- bears
- beast
- beats
- beaus
- beaut
- beaux
- bebop
- becap
- becks
- bedel
- bedew
- bedim
- beech
- beefs
- beefy
- beeps
- beers
- beery
- beets
- befit
- befog
- began
- begat
- beget
- begin
- begot
- begum
- begun
- beige
- beigy
- being
- belay
- belch
- belga
- belie
- belle
- bells
- belly
- below
- belts
- bemas
- bemix
- bench
- bends
- bendy
- benes
- benne
- benni
- benny
- bents
- beret
- bergs
- berme
- berms
- berry
- berth
- beryl
- beset
- besom
- besot
- bests
- betas
- betel
- beths
- beton
- betta
- bevel
- bevor
- bewig
- bezel
- bezil
BH words 3
- bhang
- bhoot
- bhuts
BI words 64
- biali
- bialy
- bibbs
- bible
- bices
- biddy
- bided
- bider
- bides
- bidet
- bield
- biers
- biffs
- biffy
- bifid
- bight
- bigly
- bigot
- bijou
- biked
- biker
- bikes
- bikie
- bilbo
- biles
- bilge
- bilgy
- bilks
- bills
- billy
- bimah
- bimas
- bimbo
- binal
- bindi
- binds
- bines
- binge
- bingo
- binit
- bints
- biome
- biont
- biota
- biped
- bipod
- birch
- birds
- birks
- birle
- birls
- birrs
- birse
- birth
- bises
- bisks
- bison
- bitch
- biter
- bites
- bitsy
- bitts
- bitty
- bizes
BL words 64
- blabs
- black
- blade
- blahs
- blain
- blame
- blams
- bland
- blank
- blare
- blase
- blast
- blate
- blats
- blawn
- blaws
- blaze
- bleak
- blear
- bleat
- blebs
- bleed
- bleep
- blend
- blent
- bless
- blest
- blets
- blimp
- blimy
- blind
- blini
- blink
- blips
- bliss
- blite
- blitz
- bloat
- blobs
- block
- blocs
- bloke
- blond
- blood
- bloom
- bloop
- blots
- blown
- blows
- blowy
- blubs
- blued
- bluer
- blues
- bluet
- bluey
- bluff
- blume
- blunt
- blurb
- blurs
- blurt
- blush
- blype
BO words 105
- board
- boars
- boart
- boast
- boats
- bobby
- bocce
- bocci
- boche
- bocks
- boded
- bodes
- boffo
- boffs
- bogan
- bogey
- boggy
- bogie
- bogle
- bogus
- bohea
- boils
- boing
- boite
- bolar
- bolas
- bolds
- boles
- bolls
- bolos
- bolts
- bolus
- bombe
- bombs
- bonds
- boned
- boner
- bones
- boney
- bongo
- bongs
- bonks
- bonne
- bonny
- bonus
- bonze
- boobs
- booby
- booed
- boogy
- books
- booms
- boomy
- boons
- boors
- boost
- booth
- boots
- booty
- booze
- boozy
- boral
- boras
- borax
- bored
- borer
- bores
- boric
- borne
- boron
- borts
- borty
- bortz
- bosks
- bosky
- bosom
- boson
- bossy
- bosun
- botas
- botch
- botel
- bothy
- botts
- bough
- boule
- bound
- bourg
- bourn
- bouse
- bousy
- bouts
- bovid
- bowed
- bowel
- bower
- bowls
- bowse
- boxed
- boxer
- boxes
- boyar
- boyla
- boyos
- bozos
BR words 82
- brace
- brach
- bract
- brads
- braes
- brags
- braid
- brail
- brain
- brake
- braky
- brand
- brank
- brans
- brant
- brash
- brass
- brats
- brava
- brave
- bravi
- bravo
- brawl
- brawn
- braws
- braxy
- brays
- braza
- braze
- bread
- break
- bream
- brede
- breed
- brees
- brens
- brent
- breve
- brews
- briar
- bribe
- brick
- bride
- brief
- brier
- bries
- brigs
- brill
- brims
- brine
- bring
- brink
- brins
- briny
- brios
- brisk
- brits
- britt
- broad
- brock
- broil
- broke
- brome
- bromo
- bronc
- brood
- brook
- broom
- broos
- brose
- brosy
- broth
- brown
- brows
- brugh
- bruin
- bruit
- brume
- brunt
- brush
- brusk
- brute
BU words 77
- bubal
- bubby
- bucko
- bucks
- buddy
- budge
- buffi
- buffo
- buffs
- buffy
- buggy
- bugle
- buhls
- buhrs
- build
- built
- bulbs
- bulge
- bulgy
- bulks
- bulky
- bulla
- bulls
- bully
- bumfs
- bumph
- bumps
- bumpy
- bunch
- bunco
- bunds
- bundt
- bungs
- bunko
- bunks
- bunns
- bunny
- bunts
- bunya
- buoys
- buran
- buras
- burbs
- burds
- buret
- burgh
- burgs
- burin
- burke
- burls
- burly
- burns
- burnt
- burps
- burro
- burrs
- burry
- bursa
- burse
- burst
- busby
- bused
- buses
- bushy
- busks
- busts
- busty
- butch
- buteo
- butle
- butte
- butts
- butty
- butut
- butyl
- buxom
- buyer
BW words 1
- bwana
BY words 6
- bylaw
- byres
- byrls
- byssi
- bytes
- byway
304 of these are common enough to be in everyday use. Turn on the filter above to hide the rest.
The BL and BR clusters are where most of these live: BLIMP, BLOAT, BLOKE, BREAM, BROOM. If you know the second letter is a consonant, you have narrowed 589 words down to a readable column in one step.
B is also one of the letters that rarely repeats inside a five letter word, so if you are working through a puzzle and have already placed a B, it is usually safe to assume there is not a second one.
Other word lengths
The same complete list treatment for every length from 2 to 15 letters.
Five letter words by starting letter
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