5-Letter Words Starting with BR
There are 76 five-letter words that start with BR on Word.ws, from braai to brute. The most common are bring, break, brown, brain and broke.
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All 76 five-letter words that start with BR
BRA
- braai7n. A barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically...
- brace9n. A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning...
- brach12n. Originally, a synonym of scent hound (“a hunting dog that tracks prey...
- brack13n. An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.
- bract9n. A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a...
- brads8n. Money.
- brady11n. Bradycardia.
- braid8v. To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to...
- brail7n. A small rope used to truss up sails.
- brain7n. The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located...
- brake11n. A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle...
- brame9n. Intense passion or emotion; vexation.
- brand8n. A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark...
- brane7n. A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified)...
- brank11n. A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a...
- brant7n. Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the...
- brash10adj. Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive...
- brass7n. A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten: a...
- brava10n. A shout of "brava!".
- brave10adj. Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
- bravo10n. A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
- brawl10n. A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people...
- brawn10n. Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
- braze16v. To cover with brass, or as with brass.
- brazy19adj. Crazy.
BRE
- bread8n. A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
- break11v. To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process...
- bream9n. A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little...
- brede8n. Ornamental embroidery.
- breed8v. To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
- brett7n. A fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.
- breve10n. A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used...
BRI
- brian7v. To keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to...
- briar7n. Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as...
- bribe9n. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an...
- brick13n. A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
- bride8n. A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or...
- brief10adj. Of short duration; happening quickly.
- brill7n. A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
- brine7n. Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a...
- bring8v. To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- brink11n. The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank...
- briny10adj. Of, relating to, resembling, or containing brine (“water saturated or...
- brise7n. A tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time.
- brisk11adj. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion...
- brize16n. The breezefly.
BRO
- broad8adj. Wide in extent or scope.
- broch12n. A type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found...
- brock13n. A male badger.
- brodo8n. A broth or stock in Italian cookery.
- brody11n. Intentionally spinning in circles and sliding in an automobile.
- broil7v. To expose to great heat.
- broke11adj. Financially ruined, bankrupt.
- broma9n. A light form of prepared cocoa, or the drink made from it.
- brome9n. Any grass of the genus Bromus.
- bromo9n. A dose of a proprietary sedative containing bromide (a bromo-seltzer).
- bronc9n. A bronco.
- brony10n. A (usually major, often male) fan of the animated television series My...
- brood8n. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl...
- brook11v. To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
- broom9n. A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long...
- broon7n. The colour brown.
- brose7n. Oatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.
- broth10n. Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
- brown10n. A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
BRU
- bruce9n. A man.
- bruck13adj. Broke, out of liquidity.
- bruin7n. A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.
- bruit7n. An abnormal sound in the body heard on auscultation (for example...
- bruja14n. A female practitioner of brujería.
- brujo14n. A male practitioner of brujería.
- brume9n. Mist, fog, vapour.
- brune7adj. Brunette.
- brunt7n. The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of...
- brush10n. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or...
- brute7adj. Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
21 rare five-letter words that start with BR
Questions about these words
- How many five-letter words that start with BR are there?
- Word.ws lists 76 five-letter words that start with BR, plus 21 rare ones.
- What are common five-letter words that start with BR?
- bring, break, brown, brain, broke, brand, broad and brief.
- Which of the five-letter words that start with BR has the highest letter score?
- brazy scores 19 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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