Word.ws English Dictionary

Words That Start with BA

There are 1,064 words that start with BA on Word.ws, from 2 to 15 letters. The most common length is 8 letters (195 words). The words used most often are back, bad, based, baby and bank.

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2-letter words that start with BA

  • ba4n. A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure...

3-letter words that start with BA

  • baa5n. The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or...
  • bab7n. A baby.
  • bac7n. A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
  • bad6adj. Of low quality.
  • bae5n. Darling (term of endearment).
  • bag6n. A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open...
  • bah8interj. Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.
  • bai5n. A marshy meadow in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • bak9n. A wooden clapper used in Korean courts and rituals.
  • bal5n. The surface of a mine.
  • bam7interj. Representing a loud noise or heavy impact.
  • ban5v. To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from...
  • bao5n. Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine.
  • bap7n. A soft bread roll, originally from Scotland.
  • bar5n. A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform...
  • bat5n. Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal...
  • bay8n. A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
  • baz14n. A metasyntactic variable used to stand for some unspecified entity...

4-letter words that start with BA

  • baal6n. A false deity or idol.
  • baba8n. A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
  • babe8n. A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
  • babu8n. A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the...
  • baby11n. A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or...
  • bach11n. A small hut, especially for a man living alone.
  • back12adj. At or near the rear.
  • bags7n. A large quantity.
  • baht9n. The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
  • bail6n. Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an...
  • bain6adj. Ready; willing.
  • bait6n. Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other...
  • baka10n. An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.
  • bake10v. To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
  • baku10n. A type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares.
  • bald7adj. Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
  • bale6n. Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
  • balk10n. An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the...
  • ball6n. A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
  • balm8n. Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially...
  • banc8n. A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
  • band7n. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
  • bane6n. A cause of misery or ruin.
  • bang7n. A sudden percussive noise.
  • bank10n. An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of...
  • bara6n. A genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically...
  • barb8n. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent...
  • bard7n. A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose...
  • bare6adj. Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
  • barf9n. Vomit.
  • bari6n. A baritone saxophone.
  • bark10v. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of...
  • barn6n. A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals...
  • barr6v. To make the sound of an elephant.
  • bars6n. Any event in gymnastics using the bars.
  • baru6n. A fibrous substance derived from the sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) used...
  • base6n. Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
  • bash9v. To strike heavily; to beat.
  • bask10v. To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
  • bass6adj. Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
  • bast6n. Inner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.
  • bata6n. A ceremonial double-headed drum played in triplet in the religion of...
  • bate6v. To reduce the force of something; to abate.
  • bath9n. A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
  • bats6adj. Mad, insane.
  • batt6n. Pieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or...
  • batu6n. The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride, crystal meth.
  • bays9n. Baize.

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5-letter words that start with BA

  • babel9n. A confused noise made by a number of voices.
  • backs13n. The backyard of the University.
  • bacon9n. Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
  • badge9n. A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s...
  • badly11adv. In a bad manner.
  • 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.
  • baked12adj. That has been cooked by baking.
  • baker11n. A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
  • baldy11n. Someone who is bald.
  • balls7adv. Very. Intensifier.
  • bally10adj. Bloody (used as a mild intensifier).
  • balmy12adj. Producing balm.
  • banal7adj. Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing...
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • barge8n. A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for...
  • 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...
  • barth10n. A place of shelter for cattle.
  • basal7adj. Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of...
  • based8adj. Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
  • 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.
  • batch12n. The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
  • 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...
  • baton7n. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
  • batty10adj. Mad, crazy, silly.
  • bauer7n. A German farmer or peasant.
  • bawdy14adj. Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
  • bayou10n. A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.

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6-letter words that start with BA

  • backed15adj. Having specified type of back.
  • backup16n. A reserve or substitute.
  • badass9n. A belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme...
  • badger10n. Any member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or...
  • bagged11adj. Having been placed in a bag.
  • bailey11n. The outer wall of a feudal castle.
  • bakery15n. A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is...
  • baking13adj. That bakes.
  • ballad9n. A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing...
  • ballet8n. A classical form of dance.
  • ballot8n. A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a...
  • bamboo12n. Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily...
  • banana8n. An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in...
  • banded10adj. Marked with bands of colour.
  • bandit9n. One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
  • banged10adj. Having the hair styled in bangs.
  • banger9n. A firework that makes a bang.
  • banish11v. To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
  • banker12n. One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as...
  • banned9adj. Forbidden; not allowed.
  • banner8n. A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
  • banter8n. Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
  • barack14n. Hungarian apricot brandy.
  • barbed11adj. Having barbs.
  • barber10n. A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually...
  • barbie10n. A barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
  • barely11adv. By a small margin.
  • 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.
  • barney11n. A noisy argument.
  • 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...
  • barrow11n. A hill.
  • barter8n. An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
  • barton8n. A farmyard.
  • basalt8n. A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in...
  • 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.
  • bathed12adj. Clean after having bathed.
  • batman10n. A servant or valet to a military officer.
  • batted9adj. Carrying a bat (the sports equipment, but maybe also the animal).
  • batter8v. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
  • battle8n. A contest, a struggle.
  • baxter15n. A baker (originally, a female baker).
  • bazaar17n. A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and...

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7-letter words that start with BA

  • babylon14n. A female breast.
  • babysit14v. To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for...
  • backing16n. Support, especially financial.
  • backlog16n. A large log to burn at the back of a fire.
  • baffled16adj. Thoroughly confused, puzzled.
  • baggage12n. Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually...
  • bagging12n. The act of putting anything into a bag.
  • bailiff15n. A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of...
  • bailing10n. The act by which something is bailed.
  • bailout9n. A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
  • baiting10n. A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or...
  • balance11n. A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
  • balcony14n. An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a...
  • balding11adj. Becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness.
  • ballast9n. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola...
  • balloon9n. An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and...
  • bananas9adj. Crazy, mad, nuts.
  • bandage11n. A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound...
  • banding11n. A pattern of band-like markings.
  • banging11n. The action or sound of something that bangs.
  • bangkok18n. A kind of straw hat.
  • banking14n. The business of managing a bank.
  • banning10n. The act by which something is banned; a prohibition.
  • banquet18n. A large celebratory meal; a feast.
  • baptism13n. A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and...
  • baptist11n. A person who baptizes.
  • barcode12n. Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles...
  • bargain10n. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a...
  • barista9n. A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.
  • barking14n. The action of the verb to bark.
  • baronet9n. The bearer of a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most...
  • baroque18adj. Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
  • barrage10n. An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to...
  • barrier9n. A structure that bars passage.
  • barring10n. Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
  • baseman11n. A player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or...
  • bashing13n. An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack.
  • basking14n. The act of one who basks.
  • bassist9n. A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.
  • bastard10n. A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an...
  • bastion9n. A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
  • bathing13n. The act of taking a bath.
  • bathtub14n. A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a...
  • batsman11n. A player of the batting side now on the field.
  • battery12n. A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more...
  • batting10n. Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a...
  • battled10adj. Embattled.
  • bayonet12n. A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle...

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8-letter words that start with BA

  • babbling15n. A stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears...
  • bachelor15n. A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry...
  • bacillus12n. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus...
  • backbone18n. The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects...
  • backdrop19n. A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
  • backfire19n. A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the...
  • backflip21n. An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
  • backhand20n. A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet...
  • backlash19n. A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic...
  • backpack24n. A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by...
  • backroom18n. Especially, one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be...
  • backseat16v. To act in the manner of a back-seat driver or a back-seat gamer.
  • backside17n. The back side of anything, the part opposite its front, particularly.
  • backward20adj. Situated toward or at the rear of something.
  • backyard20n. A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
  • bacteria12n. A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
  • badlands12n. An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.
  • baffling17adj. Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
  • bagpipes15n. A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by...
  • baguette11n. A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
  • balanced13adj. Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted...
  • baldness11n. The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.
  • ballpark16n. A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
  • ballroom12n. A large room used for dancing and banquets.
  • balsamic14adj. Producing balsam.
  • bandaged13adj. Wearing or covered in a bandage or bandages.
  • banished14adj. Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from...
  • bankroll14n. A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a...
  • bankrupt16adj. In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet...
  • baptised13adj. Who has been baptised.
  • baptized22adj. Of a person, who has been subjected to the rite of baptism.
  • barbaric14adj. Of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth.
  • barbecue14n. A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and...
  • bareback18adj. Without a saddle.
  • barefoot13adj. Wearing nothing on the feet.
  • baritone10n. The male voice between tenor and bass.
  • baroness10n. The wife of a baron.
  • barracks16n. A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing.
  • baseball12n. A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which...
  • baseless10adj. Of reasoning: based on something that is not true, or not based on...
  • baseline10n. A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
  • basilica12n. A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse...
  • bastille10n. Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion (“projecting part of a rampart or...
  • bathrobe15n. A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still...
  • bathroom15n. A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not...
  • battered11adj. Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
  • battling11n. A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.
  • bavarian13n. A type of custard-like food, made with fruit.

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9-letter words that start with BA

  • backbench24adj. Relating to the back benches in parliament.
  • backboard20n. The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
  • backcourt19n. A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
  • backfield21n. The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the...
  • backlight21n. Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention.
  • backstage18adj. Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
  • backstory20n. The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically...
  • backtrack23n. The act of backtracking.
  • backwards21adj. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
  • backwater20n. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction.
  • backwoods21n. Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
  • bacterial13adj. Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
  • bacterium15n. A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
  • badgering14adj. Annoying; upsetting.
  • badminton14n. A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players...
  • balaclava16n. A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the...
  • balancing14n. An action wherein someone balances or something is balanced.
  • ballerina11n. A ballet flat shoe.
  • ballistic13adj. Of or relating to ballistics.
  • balloting12n. A vote or decision made by ballot.
  • ballpoint13n. A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
  • bandicoot14n. Any of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with...
  • bandstand13n. A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually...
  • bandwagon16n. A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
  • bandwidth19n. The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
  • banishing15n. A magical ritual intended to remove negative spiritual influences.
  • bannerman13n. A person assigned to carry the colours, standards or guidons of a...
  • baptismal15adj. Of or relating to baptism.
  • baptizing23n. Baptism.
  • barbarian13adj. Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or...
  • barbarism15n. A barbaric act.
  • barbarity16n. The state of being barbarous; brutality.
  • barbarous13adj. Not classical or pure.
  • barbecued16adj. Cooked on a barbecue.
  • bariatric13adj. Referring to the branch of medicine bariatrics, the treatment of...
  • barometer13n. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
  • barracuda14n. Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated...
  • barreling12n. A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a barrel-like shape.
  • barrelled12adj. Having a barrel or specified number of barrels.
  • barricade14n. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence.
  • barrister11n. A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher...
  • bartender12n. One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a...
  • bartering12n. Barter.
  • basically16adv. In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
  • bathhouse17n. A building with baths for communal use.
  • batmobile15v. To move or proceed as if in the Batmobile.
  • battalion11n. An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters....
  • battering12n. A heavy beating.

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10-letter words that start with BA

  • babysitter17n. A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short...
  • bacitracin16n. A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus...
  • backbiting21n. The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
  • backburner20v. To relegate to a lower priority.
  • backdating20n. The act by which something is backdated.
  • backfiring22n. The occurrence of a backfire.
  • backgammon23n. A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move...
  • background20adj. Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
  • backhanded23adj. With the back of the hand.
  • backlogged21adj. Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should...
  • backpacked27adj. Wearing a backpack.
  • backpacker26n. A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a...
  • backsplash23n. A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work...
  • backstairs18n. A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by...
  • backstreet18adj. Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older...
  • backstroke22n. A backhanded stroke or blow.
  • bafflement20n. The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled; a shocked...
  • bafflingly22adv. In a baffling or puzzling manner.
  • balderdash17n. Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
  • ballistics14n. The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of...
  • ballooning13adj. Growing rapidly as a balloon.
  • balloonist12n. A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
  • ballyhooed19adj. Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
  • balustrade13n. A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as...
  • bamboozled26adj. Very confused.
  • bandleader14n. A musician who conducts or leads a band of musicians.
  • bandmaster15n. The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass band or...
  • banishment17n. The act of banishing.
  • bankruptcy23n. A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or...
  • banqueting22n. The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
  • barbershop19n. The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a...
  • barefooted16adj. Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
  • barehanded17adj. With bare hands.
  • bareheaded17adj. Having no covering on the head.
  • bargaining14n. The act of one who bargains.
  • barleycorn17n. A grain of barley.
  • barometric16adj. Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
  • barramundi15n. A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae...
  • barrenness12n. The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.
  • bartending14n. The craft of mixing drinks, making cocktails, and related skills of...
  • bartonella12n. Any parasitic bacterium of the genus Bartonella.
  • baserunner12n. A player who is on base and is thus trying to advance to the next base.
  • basketball18n. A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a...
  • bassoonist12n. A person who plays the bassoon, a musical instrument in the woodwind...
  • bathymetry23n. The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
  • battlement14n. In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising...
  • battleship17n. A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of...
  • battlezone21n. The area in which a battle takes place.

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11-letter words that start with BA

  • babysitting19n. The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence...
  • babywearing22n. The act of wearing a child, carrying them close to the body.
  • bacchanalia20n. Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
  • backbencher26n. A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who...
  • backbreaker25n. A strenuous and exhausting task, typically involving physical effort.
  • backchannel24v. To employ a back channel.
  • backcountry24n. A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.
  • backfilling23n. The process by which something is backfilled.
  • backloading21n. The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the...
  • backpackers27n. A hostel catering to backpackers.
  • backpacking28n. Hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in...
  • backscatter21n. The deflection of particles or radiation through angles greater than 90...
  • backsliding21adj. Sliding back.
  • backstabber23n. A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed...
  • backstretch24n. Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track...
  • backtesting20n. The process of testing a strategy, model etc. using data from a...
  • backwashing26n. A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through...
  • bacterially18adv. In reference to bacteria.
  • bactericide18n. Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise...
  • bacteriocin17n. Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that...
  • bacteriuria15n. The presence of bacteria in the urine.
  • baculovirus18n. Any large rod-shaped virus of the family Baculoviridae, including the...
  • ballbusting16n. The beating or kicking of the testicles.
  • ballhandler17n. One who handles the ball.
  • balustraded15adj. Having a balustrade.
  • bamboozling27adj. Very confusing.
  • bandwagoner18n. Someone who supports or participates in something only because it is...
  • barbarously18adv. In a barbarous manner.
  • barbiturate15n. Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
  • barebacking22n. The practice of engaging in sexual intercourse, most often anal sex...
  • barnstormer15n. One who barnstorms.
  • barrelhouse16n. A rough-and-tumble drinking establishment.
  • barricading17n. A barricade.
  • barycentric20adj. Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity.
  • baserunning14n. The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so.
  • bashfulness19n. The quality or property of being bashful.
  • basketmaker23n. A person who weaves baskets.
  • basketweave23n. A simple woven pattern in which groups of warp and weft threads are...
  • basolateral13adj. Of or pertaining to the base and side of something.
  • bathymetric23adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
  • bathyscaphe26n. A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean...
  • bathysphere24n. A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which...
  • battledress14n. A form of military uniform.
  • battlefield17n. The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a...
  • battlefront16n. The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
  • battlegroup16n. A grouping of several types of troops assembled to fight together.
  • battlespace17n. The conditions and dimensions of battle, including terrain, weather...
  • battlewagon17n. A heavily armed combat vehicle; a tank.

The 48 most common of 53 are shown.

12-letter words that start with BA

  • bachelorette19n. An unmarried woman.
  • bachelorhood23n. The condition of being a bachelor.
  • backbreaking27adj. Of work, very physically tiring.
  • backcrossing23n. The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual...
  • backgrounded23adj. Moved to the background.
  • backgrounder22n. A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other...
  • backlighting25n. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges...
  • backpedaling24n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action...
  • backpressure22n. Pressure that is opposed to the desired flow of a fluid (through a...
  • backslapping25n. Action of the verb to backslap.
  • backstabbing25n. The act of one who backstabs.
  • backstepping25n. A technique for designing stabilizing controls for a special recursive...
  • backtracking27n. The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's...
  • backwardness24n. The state of being backward.
  • backwoodsman26n. A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far...
  • bactericidal19adj. That kills bacteria.
  • bacteriology20n. The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and...
  • ballhandling19n. Skillful handling of the basketball when dribbling, passing or...
  • balustrading16n. Work including one or more balustrades.
  • bandwagoning20n. The practice of joining the prevailing side.
  • bantamweight23n. A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between...
  • barbarianism18n. A primitive or simplistic ethos or societal condition; barbarism.
  • barbarically21adv. In a barbaric manner.
  • barcalounger17n. A plush stuffed recliner armchair.
  • barnstorming17adj. Highly theatrical.
  • baroreceptor18n. A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure.
  • basilosaurus14n. Any species of several huge extinct cetaceans belonging to the genus...
  • basketballer20n. A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
  • bastardizing25n. The act or process by which something is bastardized.
  • bathypelagic25adj. Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and...
  • battleground16n. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
  • battlemented17adj. Furnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a city or castle.

13-letter words that start with BA

  • baccalaureate19n. A bachelor's degree.
  • backgrounding24n. The act by which something is backgrounded, in any sense.
  • backscratcher28n. A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the...
  • backwardation25n. A situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of...
  • bacteriophage23n. A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
  • ballistically20adv. In a ballistic manner.
  • balneotherapy23n. The treatment of disease by bathing.
  • bancassurance19n. A banking and insurance structure in which insurance is sold through...
  • basidiomycete23n. Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on...
  • battlecruiser17n. A fast warship with thicker armor and heavier guns than a typical...

14-letter words that start with BA

  • backscattering25n. The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of...
  • bacteriologist19n. A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
  • bacteriostatic20adj. Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the...
  • bancorporation20n. A bank holding company.
  • bastardization26n. The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or...

15-letter words that start with BA

2,620 rare words that start with BA

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with BA are there?
Word.ws lists 1,064 words that start with BA, plus 2,620 rare ones.
What are common words that start with BA?
back, bad, based, baby, bank, base, ball and bar.
Which of the words that start with BA has the highest letter score?
backcheck scores 28 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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