5-Letter Words Starting with B
There are 212 common five-letter words starting with B in Hintwordo's list, and 373 more that are valid but rarely used. The most familiar are BEING, BLACK, BRING, BOARD, BREAK, BLOOD. Words are ranked by how often they appear in real-world writing, so the ones at the top are the likeliest answers in a daily five-letter puzzle.
Apart from the letter in the name, the most common letters in this list are E (in 42% of words), A (36%) and R (35%) — good letters to test next.
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Common words (212)
Type a pattern with ? for unknown letters (s?a?e), or letters the word must contain (ae).
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- very common: being
- very common: black
- very common: bring
- very common: board
- very common: break
- very common: blood
- very common: began
- very common: built
- very common: below
- very common: build
- very common: basic
- very common: block
- very common: broke
- very common: brand
- very common: basis
- very common: birth
- very common: blame
- very common: bunch
- very common: broad
- very common: blind
- very common: brief
- very common: bread
- very common: bound
- very common: bonus
- very common: badly
- very common: boost
- very common: bench
- very common: begun
- very common: brave
- very common: blast
- very common: beast
- very common: brick
- very common: brush
- very common: brown
- very common: blown
- very common: blade
- very common: bless
- very common: burst
- very common: brain
- very common: blank
- very common: beach
- very common: belly
- very common: basin
- very common: bride
- very common: brass
- very common: begin
- very common: burnt
- very common: buyer
- very common: badge
- very common: blend
- very common: brake
- very common: batch
- very common: blunt
- very common: baron
- very common: bunny
- very common: bully
- very common: belle
- very common: bliss
- very common: bravo
- very common: bible
- very common: boxer
- very common: brook
- very common: blink
- very common: bleed
- very common: brace
- very common: bingo
- very common: blaze
- common: borne
- common: baton
- common: buddy
- common: binge
- common: booty
- common: bluff
- common: blitz
- common: blush
- common: bloke
- common: blond
- common: bowel
- common: brawl
- common: boast
- common: brink
- common: barge
- common: birch
- common: bland
- common: bribe
- common: berth
- common: baker
- common: bleak
- common: bogus
- common: broom
- common: brute
- common: basal
- common: broth
- common: biker
- common: butch
- common: bacon
- common: buggy
- common: booth
- common: beige
- common: bulky
- common: beard
- common: banjo
- common: beech
- common: bison
- common: brood
- common: braid
- common: bulge
- common: budge
- common: bathe
- common: brisk
- common: bagel
- common: bigot
- common: bumpy
- common: berry
- common: baggy
- common: bayou
- common: bloom
- common: brunt
- common: butte
- common: barre
- common: beset
- common: bleep
- common: brine
- common: brill
- common: bosom
- common: bower
- common: bushy
- common: bossy
- common: brash
- common: beret
- common: bogey
- common: boron
- common: bugle
- common: banal
- common: bimbo
- common: bongo
- common: burgh
- common: basil
- common: bonny
- common: bebop
- common: burly
- common: bezel
- common: batty
- common: bitty
- common: blurb
- common: blimp
- common: brawn
- common: beefy
- common: bally
- common: bough
- common: balmy
- common: bream
- common: bight
- common: bilge
- common: bevel
- common: biter
- common: bloat
- common: bolus
- common: bylaw
- common: baldy
- common: bidet
- less common: bawdy
- less common: beaut
- less common: bandy
- less common: bendy
- less common: batik
- less common: betel
- less common: borer
- less common: boozy
- less common: bruin
- less common: bijou
- less common: balsa
- less common: beady
- less common: blurt
- less common: borax
- less common: bogie
- less common: belie
- less common: basso
- less common: broil
- less common: belay
- less common: bloop
- less common: boggy
- less common: begat
- less common: burbs
- less common: botch
- less common: baste
- less common: beget
- less common: biddy
- less common: blare
- less common: buxom
- less common: brier
- less common: burro
- less common: barmy
- less common: belch
- less common: baler
- less common: byway
- less common: bluer
- less common: briny
- less common: blase
- less common: beery
- less common: baser
- less common: bleat
- less common: babel
- less common: beryl
- less common: breve
- less common: befit
- less common: bairn
- less common: bronc
- less common: banns
- less common: biped
- less common: butty
- less common: begot
Letter patterns in these words
Most common other letters
- e42%
- a36%
- r35%
- l33%
- o28%
- i24%
Most common letter by position
| Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b100% | r18% | a13% | e12% | y17% |
A strong first guess from this list: blare
Puzzle tips
- If you know the first letter is B, spend your next guess on common vowels and consonants you haven't tried rather than on another B-word.
- Check the “most common letter by position” table below: it shows which second and last letters are most likely.
- Enter your guesses in the solver to combine this with everything else you know, including yellow letters.
Less common valid words (373)
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