5-Letter Words Starting with B

All 610 five-letter words that start with B: page 1 of 2

BA

• baaad8adj. Elongated form of bad.
• baati7n. A kind of hard unleavened bread eaten in parts of India.
• babel9n. A confused noise made by a number of voices.
• babka13n. A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind...
• babul9n. A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly...
• baccy14n. Tobacco.
• bacha12n. A dancing boy in parts of Central Asia.
• bache12n. The dale of a stream or rivulet.
• bachi12n. A drumstick for East Asian percussion instruments such as the taiko...
• backs13n. The backyard of the University.
• bacne9n. Acne on the back.
• bacon9n. Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
• badak12n. A rhinoceros.
• badam10n. An almond.
• badge9n. A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s...
• badla8n. An indigenous carryforward system used on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
• badly11adv. In a bad manner.
• baduk12n. An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular in Japan and Korea...
• bafta10n. A coarse material, usually of cotton, originally made in India.
• bagel8n. A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
• baggy12adj. Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
• bagsy11v. To make a verbal claim to.
• bagua8n. The eight trigrams used in Daoist cosmology.
• bahar10n. A weight used in the 18th and 19th century in the Middle East and the...
• bahut10n. A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather...
• baiji14n. A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze...
• baila7n. A genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European...
• baile7n. A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also...
• bailo7n. Title of the Venetian envoy to particularly the Sublime Porte.
• bairn7n. A child or baby.
• baity10adj. Angry, bad-tempered.
• baize16n. A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored...
• bajaj21n. A tuk-tuk.
• bajra14n. Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum).
• baked12adj. That has been cooked by baking.
• baker11n. A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
• bakla11n. Effeminate man.
• bakso11n. Indonesian meatball.
• balas7n. A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
• baldy11n. Someone who is bald.
• baler7n. A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.
• balky14adj. Refusing to proceed or cooperate.
• balls7adv. Very. Intensifier.
• bally10adj. Bloody (used as a mild intensifier).
• balmy12adj. Producing balm.
• balsa7n. A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood...
• balti7n. A large iron pan having two handles, especially used in Pakistani...
• balun7n. An electronic device for connecting a balanced transmission line to an...
• balut7n. Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive...
• bammy14adj. Crazy.
• banal7adj. Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing...
• banan7n. Banana.
• banat7n. The territory governed by a ban.
• banca9n. A canoe; an outrigger canoe or dugout.
• banco9adj. Being or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often...
• banda8n. A style of Mexican brass band music, emerged in the 19th century.
• bandh11n. A general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia...
• bando8n. A Welsh team sport related to hockey, hurling, shinty, and bandy.
• bandy11v. To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.
• bangs8n. Hair hanging over the forehead.
• banjo14n. A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body...
• banku11n. A Ghanaian dish of fermented corn and cassava dough formed into a paste...
• banky14adj. Hilly; sloping.
• banna7n. A young male friend; mate, buddy.
• banns7n. The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a...
• bants7n. Banter, particularly among men.
• banty10adj. Bantam (small, but aggressive).
• banya10n. A type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as...
• baoli7n. A stepwell.
• baozi16n. A Chinese steamed stuffed bun.
• barad8n. A unit of pressure, equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
• barby12adj. Barbed, like the ends of an arrow cross.
• bardo8n. The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.
• baren7n. A tool for pressing woodcuts, consisting of a disk with a coil of...
• barer7n. One who bares or exposes something.
• barfi10n. An Indian dessert made from sweetened, condensed milk flavoured with...
• barfy13adj. Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.
• barge8n. A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for...
• baria7n. Baryta.
• baric9adj. Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the weight or pressure of the...
• barin7n. Synonym of boyar.
• baris7n. A type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt...
• barky14adj. Having bark.
• barmy12adj. Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon beer...
• barny10adj. Barn-like.
• baron7n. The male ruler of a barony.
• barra7n. A barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.
• barre7n. A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
• barry10n. A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting...
• barse7n. The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the...
• barth10n. A place of shelter for cattle.
• barye10n. A unit of pressure under the CGS system; symbol Ba; equal to 1 dyne per...
• basal7adj. Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of...
• based8adj. Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
• basen7v. To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower.
• baser7n. Someone who uses freebase cocaine or other drugs.
• basha10n. A tarpaulin or plastic waterproof sheet.
• basho10n. A sumo tournament of any kind.
• bashy13adj. Intensely percussive.
• basic9adj. Necessary, essential for life or some process.
• basil7n. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
• basin7n. A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
• basis7n. A physical base or foundation.
• basse7n. The bass voice or part within French music.
• basso7n. A bass singer, especially in opera.
• bassy10adj. Describing the reproduction of sound that overemphasizes low-frequency...
• basta7interj. (that's) enough; stop!
• baste7v. To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in...
• basti7n. A slum.
• basto7n. A card of the suit clubs in Spanish-suited playing cards.
• batch12n. The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
• bated8adj. Reduced; lowered; restrained.
• bathe10v. To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath...
• baths10n. A building containing a public swimming pool or shower facilities...
• bathy13adj. Bathymetric.
• batik11n. A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.
• batin7n. The internal or hidden meaning of the Qur'an.
• batis7n. Any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to...
• baton7n. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
• batta7n. An exchange rate.
• batts7n. Batteries (power cells).
• batty10adj. Mad, crazy, silly.
• bauer7n. A German farmer or peasant.
• bavin10n. Impure limestone.
• bawdy14adj. Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
• bayan10n. A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early...
• bayed11adj. Having a bay or bays.
• bayou10n. A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
• bazin16n. An unleavened bread in the cuisine of Libya prepared with barley, water...
• bazoo16n. A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn.

BE

• beach12n. The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
• beads8n. A beaded necklace.
• beady11adj. Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming.
• beaky14adj. Beaked: having a beak.
• beamy12adj. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.
• beano7n. A beanfeast; any noisy celebration, a party.
• beans7n. Pills; drugs in pill form.
• beany10adj. Resembling or characteristic of beans.
• beard8n. Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
• beary10adj. Of or pertaining to a bear.
• beast7n. Any four-footed land mammal.
• beath10v. To bathe (with warm liquid); foment.
• beats7n. An assault by beating.
• beaty10adj. Having a pronounced beat.
• beaut7n. Something or someone that is physically attractive.
• bebee9n. A woman or wife.
• bebop11n. An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring...
• becak13n. A cycle rickshaw.
• bedan8n. A kind of woodturning tool consisting of a bar with a single bevel.
• bedel8n. An administrative official at universities in several European...
• beech12n. A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval...
• beedi8n. A thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a...
• beefy13adj. Similar to, or tasting like beef.
• beery10adj. Smelling or tasting of beer.
• beest7n. Beestings, colostrum.
• befit10v. To be fit for.
• befoe10v. To make or become a foe.
• begay11v. To make cheerful or merry.
• beget8v. To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or...
• begin8v. To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
• begum10v. To daub or cover with gum.
• begun8adj. Having begun.
• behen10n. Behen rubrum or red behen: said in some sources to be Salvia haematodes...
• beige8n. A colour, variously defined from a pale brown, to a yellow greyish...
• being8n. A living creature.
• beira7n. A small antelope, Dorcatragus megalotis, found in the Horn of Africa.
• bejan14n. A freshman at various Scottish and continental universities.
• belah10n. Beefwood.
• belay10v. To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a...
• belch12v. To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so...
• belie7v. To lie around; encompass.
• belle7n. An attractive woman.
• bello7n. A young man; sweetheart.
• bells7n. Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark...
• belly10n. The abdomen (especially a fat one).
• below10prep. Lower in spatial position than.
• belta7adj. Fantastic; excellent.
• beman9v. To furnish or fill with men; man.
• bemba11n. A type of folk drum used in Trinidad and Tobago.
• bench12n. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and...
• benda8n. An old Guinean unit of mass, equivalent to 0.0642 kilograms.
• bends8n. The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
• bendy11adj. Having the ability to be bent easily.
• benet7v. To catch in a net; ensnare.
• benga8n. A genre of Kenyan popular music in an urban style associated with...
• benim9v. To take away; rob; deprive; ravish.
• benna7n. A calypso-like genre of traditional music from Antigua and Barbuda.
• benne7n. Sesame.
• benny10n. An amphetamine tablet.
• bento7n. A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged...
• benzo16adj. Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused...
• beret7n. A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure...
• bergh11n. A hill.
• bergy11adj. Containing icebergs.
• berko11adj. Mad; crazy, especially with rage.
• beroe7n. A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, of genus Beroe (phylum...
• berra7v. Had better.
• berry10n. A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
• berth10n. A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.
• beryl10n. A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular...
• besan7n. Gram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine.
• beset7v. To assail or attack (someone) from all sides; to set about.
• besom9n. A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
• bessa7n. A former copper coin of Ethiopia.
• bests7interj. A polite, formulaic end to a letter or email.
• betel7n. Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination.
• bethe10n. A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.
• betta7n. Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese...
• betty10n. A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy.
• bevan10n. A bogan.
• bevel10n. An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
• bever10n. A drink.
• bevor10n. A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck...
• bevvy16v. To get drunk.
• bezel16n. The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.

BH

• bhaji17n. Any of various Indian dishes of fried vegetables.
• bhakt14n. Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a...
• bhang11n. A traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers...
• bhava13n. A feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from...
• bhoot10n. A supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person.
• bhumi12n. One of the ten hierarchically arranged stages through which bodhisattva...
• bhuna10n. A type of curry, in which the onions and spices are cooked in oil with...

BI

• bialy10n. A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a...
• bibbs11n. Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the...
• bible9n. A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with...
• bicep11n. A biceps.
• bicon9n. An iconic bisexual celebrity or fictional character, or a celebrity or...
• bidar8n. The ability to detect whether or not a person is bisexual by observing...
• biddy12n. An attractive girl.
• bidet8n. A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the...
• bidon8n. A bottle or flask for holding a beverage such as water or wine...
• bield8n. Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.
• biffo13n. Violence, fighting; a fight.
• biffy16n. A toilet.
• bifid11adj. Cleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes.
• biggy12n. Something large in size in comparison to similar things.
• bigha11n. A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.
• bight11n. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow.
• bigly11adj. Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing.
• bigos8n. A traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat.
• bigot8n. One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and...
• biiig8adj. Elongated form of big.
• bijou14n. A jewel.
• biker11n. A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member...
• bikie11n. A motorcyclist who is a member of a club; a biker.
• bilbo9n. A device for punishment. See bilboes.
• bilby12n. An Australian desert marsupial of the only extant species Macrotis...
• bilge8n. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the...
• bilic9adj. Of or relating to bile.
• bilin7n. Any of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a...
• billy10n. A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
• bindi8n. The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of Hindu women.
• bindy11n. A stinging burr of the bindii plant.
• binge8n. A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol...
• bingo8n. A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a...
• binky14n. A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more...
• binny10n. Niger barb (Labeobarbus bynni or Barbus bynni), a species of yellowfish...
• binos7n. Binoculars.
• biome9n. Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or...
• biota7n. Synonym of life; Biota; all living things.
• biped10n. An animal, being, or construction that goes about on two feet (or two...
• bipod10n. A two-legged stand or organism.
• bippy14n. An unspecified part of the anatomy, usually used in the phrase "you bet...
• birch12n. Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the...
• birdo8n. A birder or birdwatcher.
• birdy11adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bird.
• birse7n. Bristle.
• birth10n. The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a...
• bisht10n. A large flowing Arab cloak.
• bison7n. A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
• biter7n. A fish that tends to take bait.
• bitey10adj. Inclined to bite.
• bitsy10adj. Fragmented.
• bitto7n. A cheese produced in the Valtelline valley in Lombardy.
• bitts7n. A frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed...
• bitty10adj. Containing bits; fragmented.
• biver10v. To shiver; to tremble, shake, quiver.
• bivvy16n. A small tent or shelter.
• bizen16n. Something serving as a warning or an example to be avoided.
• bizet16n. The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects...

BL

• black13adj. Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
• blade8n. The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other...
• blady11adj. Consisting of blades, or having prominent blades.
• blahs10n. A feeling of boredom and a lack of motivation; depression.
• blain7n. Skin swelling or sore; blister; blotch.
• blake11adj. Yellow, as butter or cheese.
• blame9n. Censure.
• blanc9n. A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially for...
• bland8adj. Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
• blank11adj. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be...
• blaow10interj. A sudden explosion, gunshot, or similar sound.
• blare7v. To play (a radio, recorded music, etc.) at extremely loud volume levels.
• blarg8interj. Expressing frustration or disappointment.
• blart7v. To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.
• blash10n. A heavy fall of rain.
• blast7n. A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a...
• blaze16n. A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and...
• blazy19adj. Blazing; resembling or characteristic of a blaze.
• bleah10interj. Expresses negative feeling. The quality of the emotion expressed is...
• bleak11adj. Without color; pale; pallid.
• bleat7n. The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
• blech12interj. An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or...
• bleck13n. Any black fluid substance, as in blacking for leather, or black grease.
• bleed8v. To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
• bleep9n. A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
• blegh11interj. An expression of disgust or nausea.
• blend8n. A mixture of two or more things.
• blerd8n. A black person who is a nerd.
• bless7v. To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
• blick13v. To shine, gleam.
• blige8interj. Blimey.
• blimp11n. An airship constructed with a nonrigid lifting agent container.
• blind8adj. Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
• bling8n. An ostentatious display of richness or style.
• blini7n. A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour...
• blink11v. To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
• blisk11n. An aircraft turbine engine rotor that has integral blades.
• bliss7n. Perfect happiness.
• blitz16n. A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the...
• blive10adv. Quickly; forthwith.
• bloat7v. To cause to become distended.
• block13n. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
• bloco9n. A type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian...
• bloke11n. A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
• blond8adj. Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
• blood8n. A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that...
• blook11n. A book serialized on a blog (weblog) platform.
• bloom9n. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
• bloop9v. To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
• blore7v. To cry; cry out; weep.
• blown10adj. Distended, swollen, or inflated.
• blowy13adj. Windy or breezy.
• blued8adj. Having the property of having been chemically passivated.
• bluer7n. A blue blazer, part of the school uniform at Harrow School.
• blues7n. A feeling of sadness or depression.
• bluet7n. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish...
• bluey10adj. Having a colour similar to blue.
• bluff13n. An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s...
• blunt7adj. Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
• blurb9n. A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used...
• blurp9n. An explosive low-pitched sound resembling a burp.
• blurt7v. To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought...
• blush10n. An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by...

BO

• boaby12n. A penis.
• board8n. A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or...
• boast7n. A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
• boaty10adj. Relating to boats.
• bobak13n. The bobak marmot (Marmota bobak).
• bobby14n. A police officer.
• bobet9n. A flag which monitors which way the wind is blowing.
• bocca11n. The round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused...
• bocce11n. A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow...
• bodge9v. To do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend...
• bodhi11n. The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and...
• bodle8n. A former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about...
• boeuf10n. A bovine.
• boffo13adj. Outstanding; very good or successful.
• bogan8n. An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
• bogey11n. A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
• boggo9adj. Bog-standard; ordinary; unexceptional.
• boggy12adj. Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of...
• bogie8n. A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for...
• bogle8n. A goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or...
• bogue8n. A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).
• bogus8adj. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
• boing8interj. A representation of the sound of something bouncing.
• boink11v. To have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk.
• bokeh14n. A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image...
• bokke15n. Synonym of sea raven (“fish”).
• bolar7adj. Of, relating to, or similar to, bole or clay; clayey.
• bolas7n. A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords...
• boldo8n. Peumus boldus, a monimiaceous tree.
• bolis7n. A bolide or fireball (type of meteor).
• bolon7n. A traditional harp played in Mali.
• bolsa7n. An exchange for the transaction of business.
• bolus7n. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or...
• bomba11n. A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from...
• bombe11n. A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or...
• bomoh12n. A Malay shaman or witch doctor.
• bonce9n. A large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce...
• bonch12n. The perineum.
• bonds8n. Imprisonment, captivity.
• boned8adj. Having a (specific type of) bone.
• boner7n. One who or that which removes bones.
• bones7n. A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand...
• bongo8n. A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
• bonks11adj. Crazy, bonkers.
• bonne7n. A French nursemaid.
• bonus7n. Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
• bonza16n. A reddish apple originating in Australia.
• bonze16n. A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.
• booch12n. Kombucha.
• boody11v. To sulk or mope.
• boogy11n. A black person.
• books11n. Accounting records.
• booky14adj. Bookish.
• boomy12adj. Characterized by heavy or undesirably loud bass sounds.
• boong8n. A native of New Guinea or Malaysia.
• boora7n. A kind of cargo boat used in the rivers of Bengal.
• boose7n. A stall for an animal (usually a cow).

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with B are there?

Word.ws lists 610 five-letter words that start with B, plus 287 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with B?

being, based, black, bring, board, break, books and blood.

Which of the five-letter words that start with B has the highest letter score?

buzzy scores 28 points with the standard letter tile values.

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