6-Letter Words Starting with B

All 750 six-letter words that start with B: page 1 of 2

BA

• baaing9n. The bleating of a sheep.
• babble12v. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate...
• babied11adj. Spoiled or coddled.
• babine10n. A sparkling alcoholic drink from Zaire, made from avocado leaves.
• babish13adj. Like a babe; childish; babyish.
• baboom12interj. Representing a heartbeat, especially in an accelerated state such as...
• baboon10n. An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and...
• babuji17n. Babu (as a respectful term of address).
• backed15adj. Having specified type of back.
• backer14n. One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a...
• backup16n. A reserve or substitute.
• bacopa12n. Any member of the genus Bacopa of aquatic plants, the water hyssops.
• badass9n. A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme...
• baddie10n. A person of bad character, especially in a work of fiction.
• badged11adj. Wearing a badge.
• badger10n. Any member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or...
• badian9n. Star anise.
• badman11n. A violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one...
• baffle14v. To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound...
• bagani9n. The class of warrior-leaders of various Lumad ethnic groups of the...
• bagboy14n. A man or boy employed to put clients' purchases (e.g. groceries) into...
• bagful12n. The amount that fills a bag.
• bagged11adj. Having been placed in a bag.
• bagger10n. One who bags.
• baggie10n. A small bag, especially a small, clear, plastic bag.
• bagman11n. A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money...
• bagnet9n. Crispy pork belly.
• baguio9n. A typhoon.
• baijiu15n. A clear Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage, generally distilled from...
• bailee8n. One who holds bailed property; one who takes possession of the property...
• bailer8n. One who bails or lades.
• bailey11n. The outer wall of a feudal castle.
• bailie8n. A bailiff.
• bailor8n. One who bails property; one who places property in the hands of another...
• bairam10n. Eid, either of two Muslim festivals held after Ramadan.
• bairdi9n. Chionoecetes bairdi, a species of snow crab.
• bajada16n. In the southwestern US, a slope, specifically part of a piedmont slope...
• bakery15n. A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is...
• bakhsh18n. An administrative division of Iran, similar to a township in the United...
• baking13adj. That bakes.
• bakkie16n. A small bowl or container, sometimes with a cover such as a Tupperware...
• bakufu15n. A shogunate; the office and administration of a shogun.
• bakula12n. The tree Mimusops elengi.
• balada9n. A Spanish-language ballad.
• balata8n. Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and...
• balboa10n. The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos.
• baldie9n. A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
• baldly12adv. In a bald (blunt, matter-of-fact, unembellished, or lacking supporting...
• baleen8n. Keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen...
• balian8n. A Balinese shaman or traditional healer.
• baling9n. A collection of material packaged into a bale.
• ballad9n. A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing...
• ballas8n. A spherical aggregate of small diamond grains that have a radial or...
• balled9adj. Formed into a ball.
• baller8n. A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.
• ballet8n. A classical form of dance.
• ballon8n. The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in...
• ballot8n. A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a...
• ballow11n. Deep water inside a shoal or bar.
• balrog9n. A fiery demonic creature.
• balsam10n. A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
• balter8v. To tumble; dance clumsily.
• bamboo12n. Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily...
• bammer12n. Marijuana of the lowest quality available.
• banaba10n. A Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.
• banana8n. An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in...
• banate8n. Synonym of banat.
• bancor10n. A hypothetical supranational currency.
• bandar9n. A rhesus macaque.
• banded10adj. Marked with bands of colour.
• bander9n. Someone who bands birds.
• bandha12n. Any of the various "body locks" in Hatha Yoga, treated under the...
• bandit9n. One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
• bandle9n. An Irish measure of two feet (61 cm) in length.
• bangar9n. A less fertile alluvial soil located above flood level.
• banged10adj. Having the hair styled in bangs.
• banger9n. A firework that makes a bang.
• bangle9n. A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
• bangun9n. An eggplant; a brinjal.
• bangus9n. Milkfish.
• banish11v. To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
• banjar15n. A Balinese village council made up of married men.
• banked13adj. Piled high.
• banker12n. One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as...
• bankes12n. Cupping.
• banket12n. A sweet almond dessert pastry that originated in the Netherlands.
• banned9adj. Forbidden; not allowed.
• banner8n. A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
• bantam10n. Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a...
• banter8n. Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
• banyan11n. An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
• banzai17adj. Thrill-seeking; wild.
• baobab12n. A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad...
• baraat8n. A wedding procession carried out by the bridegroom in North India, West...
• barack14n. Hungarian apricot brandy.
• barang9n. Black magic; sorcery.
• barani8n. A forward somersault with a half twist.
• baraza17n. A council or assembly in parts of East Africa.
• barbat10n. An ancient Persian plucked lute with a pear-shaped body, a flat belly...
• barbed11adj. Having barbs.
• barbel10n. A freshwater fish of the genus Barbus or other closely related taxa in...
• barber10n. A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually...
• barbet10n. Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae...
• barbie10n. A barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
• bardic11adj. Of or pertaining to bards.
• barely11adv. By a small margin.
• bargee9n. A crewman of a working barge.
• barger9n. One who barges or shoves.
• barian8adj. Containing barium.
• baring9n. The act by which something is laid bare.
• barite8n. A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.
• barium10n. The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a...
• barked13adj. Having the specified kind of bark.
• barker12n. Someone or something who barks.
• barley11n. A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains, often used as...
• barlow11n. A type of pocket-knife.
• barman10n. A man who works in a bar.
• barnet8n. Hair (on one's head).
• barney11n. A noisy argument.
• barnie8n. A barn owl or barn swallow.
• barong9n. A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin...
• barony11n. Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally...
• barque17n. A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the...
• barras8n. Coarse linen fabric.
• barrat8v. To engage in barratry.
• barred9adj. Having bars; striped.
• barrel8n. A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than...
• barren8adj. Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children...
• barrer8n. One who or that which bars.
• barret8n. A kind of fitted cap worn by medieval soldiers.
• barrio8n. A municipality or subdivision of a municipality in Spanish America, and...
• barrow11n. A hill.
• barter8n. An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
• barton8n. A farmyard.
• baryon11n. A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons...
• basalt8n. A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in...
• basely11adv. In a base manner.
• bashaw14n. A very large siluroid fish (Pylodictis olivaris) of the Mississippi...
• basher11n. One who bashes something, figuratively or literally.
• basing9n. The storage or housing of something within a base.
• basket12n. A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and...
• basque17n. The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
• basser8n. One who performs the bass part in music.
• basset8n. The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the...
• basted9adj. Having been cooked by basting.
• baster8n. One who bastes.
• baston8n. A staff or cudgel.
• batard9n. A loaf of bread similar in shape to a baguette, but shorter (15 to 30...
• batata8n. Sweet potato (plant).
• batboy13n. A boy employed to watch over the bats, and assist the players in...
• bateau8n. A small, flat-bottomed type of boat.
• bathed12adj. Clean after having bathed.
• bather11n. One who bathes (cleans oneself with water, for example in a bathtub).
• bathos11n. Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
• bating9adj. Of the moon, when it is waning.
• batman10n. A servant or valet to a military officer.
• batted9adj. Carrying a bat (the sports equipment, but maybe also the animal).
• battel8v. To make fertile.
• batten8v. To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by...
• batter8v. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
• battle8n. A contest, a struggle.
• bauble10n. A cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.
• bawley14n. A small fishing boat, equipped with sails, used mainly in the estuary...
• baxter15n. A baker (originally, a female baker).
• bayamo13n. A violent storm in the Caribbean.
• bayard12n. A bay horse.
• baying12n. An instance of baying; a howl.
• bayman13n. One of the earliest European settlers of the eventual colony of British...
• bayram13n. In Turkic cultures, a nationally celebrated festival or holiday...
• bazaar17n. A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and...

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• beable10n. Anything that could possibly be, in particular in any of a number of...
• beachy16adj. Pertaining to the material making up the edge of a seashore, as with...
• beacon10n. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any...
• beaded10adj. Made from, or decorated with, beads.
• beadle9n. A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and...
• beagle9n. A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and...
• beaked13adj. Having a beak.
• beaker12n. A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a...
• beamed11adj. Furnished with beams or timbers.
• beamer10n. A gymnast proficient with or specializing in the balance beam.
• beaner8n. A Bostonian; a person from Boston, Massachusetts.
• beanie8n. A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.
• beardy12adj. Bearded.
• bearer8n. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
• bearly11adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears; ursine.
• beasty11adj. Synonym of beastly.
• beaten8adj. Defeated.
• beater8n. Someone or something that beats.
• beatus8n. A person who has been beatified.
• beauty11n. The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine...
• beaver11n. A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and...
• becher13n. A kiddush cup.
• becker14n. A European fish, Pagrus pagrus.
• becket14n. A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle.
• beckon14v. To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come...
• beclin10n. Any of a group of proteins associated with autophagy and apoptosis.
• become12v. Begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
• bedbug12n. A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius...
• bedded11adj. Furnished with one or more beds; Having (a particular number or type...
• bedder10n. A property with a specified number of bedrooms.
• bedeck15v. To deck, ornament, or adorn.
• bedlam11n. A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
• bedpan11n. A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for...
• bedsit9n. A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as...
• beebee10n. A ball bearing.
• beechy16adj. Of, relating to, or containing beech trees.
• beefed12adj. Consisting of beef of the specified kind.
• beeman10n. One who tends bees, usually as an occupation; beekeeper.
• beemer10n. A BMW motorcycle or automobile.
• beeper10n. A simple computer speaker.
• beetle8n. Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized...
• beezer17n. Nose.
• befall11v. To fall upon; fall all over; overtake.
• before11prep. Earlier than (in time).
• befoul11v. To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
• befree11v. To make or set free; liberate; deliver; release.
• beggar10n. A person who begs.
• begone9interj. Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away.
• behalf14n. The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
• behave14v. To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
• behead12v. To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
• behest11n. A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now...
• behind12prep. At or to the back or far side of.
• behold12v. To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to...
• behove14v. To befit, to suit.
• belfie11n. A self-taken photograph of one's own buttocks.
• belfry14n. A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a...
• belief11n. Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
• belike12v. To make like; simulate.
• belive11v. To remain, stay.
• belled9adj. Having a bell attached.
• bellic10adj. Warlike; bellicose.
• bellow11n. The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.
• belong9v. To have its proper place.
• belote8n. A trick-taking card game using a 32 card deck.
• belove11v. To please.
• belted9adj. Fitted with a belt.
• belter8n. Anything that is particularly good of its class.
• beluga9n. A whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
• bemoan10v. To moan or complain about (something).
• bemuse10v. To confuse or bewilder.
• benami10n. Property that is transacted under the name of a proxy to conceal the...
• benben10n. Synonym of benben stone.
• bended10adj. Bent.
• bender9n. One who, or that which, bends.
• benign9adj. Kind; gentle; mild.
• bennet8n. Wood avens or herb bennet, a common yellow-flowered plant of Europe...
• bentos8n. The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
• benzal17n. A transparent crystalline substance, C₆H₅.CO. NH₂, obtained by the...
• benzil17n. The organic compound 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanedione, a diketone used as...
• benzol17n. An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a...
• benzyl20n. The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH₂- related to toluene and benzoic acid.
• berate8v. To chide or scold vehemently.
• bereft11adj. Pained by the loss of someone.
• berend9v. To rend or tear severely; tear badly; rip all over.
• bergen9n. A large rucksack.
• bering9v. To encircle (something) with a ring or some other circular object (such...
• berkut12n. Synonym of golden eagle.
• berley11n. Material (frequently rancid) used as bait to attract fish or other...
• berlin8n. A four-wheeled carriage with a separate sheltered seat behind the body.
• bertha11n. A lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress.
• berthe11n. A sort of trim added to the neckline of a dress.
• beseen8adj. Furnished; arrayed; dressed; equipped.
• beside9prep. Next to; at the side of.
• bespin10v. To spin around or about, so as to cover; spin all over.
• bester8n. A fraudulent bookmaker.
• bestie8n. A best friend.
• bestir8v. To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
• bestow11v. To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
• betake12v. To take oneself to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse.
• bethel11n. A holy place.
• betide9v. Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen...
• betony11n. Any plant of the genus Stachys.
• betray11v. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in...
• better8adj. Greater in amount or quantity.
• bettle8n. A beetle; a mallet.
• bettor8n. A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of...
• bewail11v. To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
• beware11v. To use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of).
• beyond12prep. Further away than.
• bezier17n. A Bézier curve.
• bezoar17n. A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in a...

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• bhagat12n. A holy man in Sikhism or Hinduism.
• bhaiya14n. Elder brother.
• bhajan18n. A type of Indian devotional song.
• bhakta15n. Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a...
• bhakti15n. Devotion to God.
• bharta11n. A South Asian dish of seasoned mashed vegetables or eggs.
• bhatti11n. An oven.
• bhindi12n. Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
• bhurji18adj. Scrambled.

BI

• biased9adj. Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
• bibber12n. One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a tippler.
• bibble12v. To eat and/or drink noisily.
• bicarb12n. Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻).
• biceps12n. Any muscle having two heads.
• bichir13n. Any ray-finned fish of the genus Polypterus in the family Polypteridae...
• bichon13n. Any of a class of toy dogs with curly or wavy hair and long curled...
• bicker14v. To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.
• bicone10n. The three-dimensional shape swept by revolving an isosceles triangle...
• bidder10n. Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a...
• biding10n. An awaiting; expectation.
• biface13n. A double-sided stone tool.
• bifida12n. Spina bifida.
• bifold12adj. Twofold, double.
• bigamy14n. The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.
• bigeye12n. Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes.
• bigged11adj. Built upon.
• biggin10n. An official's hood or coif.
• biggun10n. A large thing.
• bigram11n. An n-gram consisting of two items from a sequence; a 2-gram.
• bigwig13n. A person of importance in a group or organization.
• biking13n. The act, process, or sport of riding a bicycle.
• bikini12n. A brief, often minimalistic two-piece bathing suit worn by women...
• billed9adj. Having a specified kind of bill (beak or beak-like projection).
• biller8n. An issuer of a bill.
• billet8n. A short informal letter.
• billon8n. Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used...
• billow11n. A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as...
• bimble12n. A walk or journey with no particular haste.
• bimini10n. A lightweight cover, usually made of fabric stretched on a metal frame...
• binary11adj. Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
• binder9n. Someone who binds.
• bindle9n. A length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something.
• binger9n. Someone who binges.
• bingle9n. A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
• binned9adj. Drunk.
• binner8n. One who attempts to earn money from what can be recovered from trash...
• binocs10n. Binoculars.
• bioart8n. Art that incorporates or mimics biological forms.
• biogas9n. A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic...
• biogen9n. Bioplasm.
• biolab10n. A biolaboratory.
• bioman10n. A cisgender man.
• bionic10adj. Related to bionics.
• biopic12n. A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than...
• biopsy13n. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily...
• biosis8n. Life; vitality.
• biotic10adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.
• biotin8n. A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex...
• birder9n. A birdwatcher.
• birdie9n. A bird; especially, a small and cute one.
• birken12adj. Made of birch; birchen.
• birria8n. A Mexican dish of stewed meat (usually goat, beef or lamb; sometimes...
• bisect10v. To cut or divide into two parts.
• bishop13n. An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally...
• bisque17n. A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
• bissel8n. A small amount; a bit.
• bisson8adj. Sandblind, purblind.
• bistre8n. A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
• bistro8n. A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style...
• biting9n. An instance of something being bitten.
• bitmap12n. A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel...
• bitted9adj. Having a bit (in various senses).
• bitten8adj. That has received a bite.
• bitter8adj. Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
• bitzer17n. A mongrel dog.
• biuret8n. The compound formed by condensation of two molecules of urea with the...

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• blacks14n. A kind of ink in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the...
• bladed10adj. Having a blade; having the specified number or type of blades.
• blader9n. A rollerblader.
• blague9n. Mendacious boasting that lacks seriousness; falsehood or humbug...
• blakey15n. A shoe protector (metal stud or plate affixed to the sole or heel of a...
• blamed11adj. Euphemism of damned (intensifier).
• blamer10n. One who blames.
• blamey13adj. Tending to blame others.
• blammo12interj. Synonym of whammo.
• blanch13v. To grow or become white.
• blanco10v. To polish using Blanco.
• blanky15adj. A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
• blasty11adj. Resembling or characteristic of a blast or explosion.
• blatch13n. Blacking, blackening.
• blazar17n. A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the...
• blazed18adj. Under the influence of marijuana, usually at a relatively high dose.
• blazer17n. A very bright or hot day.
• blazes17n. Hell.
• blazon17n. A verbal or written description of a coat of arms.
• bleach13n. A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a...
• bleary11adj. Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
• blench13v. To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.
• blende9n. Sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc).
• blenny11n. Blenniidae (combtooth blennies).
• blight12n. A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and...
• blimey13interj. Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.
• blingy12adj. Extravagantly showy; shiny, glittery.
• blinks12n. A herbaceous annual plant of species Montia fontana, in the family...
• blinky15adj. Of eyes or people/animals: blinking repeatedly, prone to blink.
• blintz17n. A thin blin (pancake), filled (often with sweet cheese) and folded...
• blithe11adj. Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.
• bloaty11adj. Characterized by bloat or bloating.
• blobby15adj. Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance...
• blocky17adj. Resembling a block in shape.
• bloggy13adj. Having the characteristics of a blog; resembling a blog.
• blokey15adj. Associated with the mainstream male culture, particularly blue-collar.
• blonde9n. (film, television, theater) A kind of 2,000-watt lamp.
• bloody12adj. Covered in blood.
• bloomy13adj. Having or resembling a bloom (as on fruit).
• blotch13n. An uneven patch of color or discoloration.
• blotto8adj. (Very) drunk or intoxicated.
• blouse8n. A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often...

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 750 six-letter words that start with B, plus 914 rare ones.

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

before, better, become, behind, beyond, battle, bought and broken.

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

buzzed scores 27 points with the standard letter tile values.

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