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5-Letter Words Starting With B and Ending in L

There are 22 five-letter words starting with B and ending in L in our dictionary; 13 of them are common words.

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All 22 words

  • banal7 points
  • bowel10 points
  • brawl10 points
  • bagel8 points
  • basil7 points
  • broil7 points
  • bevel10 points
  • beryl10 points
  • babel9 points
  • basal7 points
  • betel7 points
  • brill7 points
  • bezel16 points
  • butyl10 points
  • babul9 points
  • bubal9 points
  • bedel8 points
  • binal7 points
  • botel7 points
  • brail7 points
  • bezil16 points
  • boral7 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 22
  • By usage: 6 very common, 7 common, 9 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. bezel 16
  2. bezil 16
  3. beryl 10
  4. bevel 10
  5. bowel 10
  6. brawl 10
  7. butyl 10
  8. babel 9
  9. babul 9
  10. bubal 9

Most common

  1. banal
  2. bowel
  3. brawl
  4. bagel
  5. basil
  6. broil
  7. bevel
  8. beryl
  9. babel
  10. basal

Definitions

banal (adjective)
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
bowel (noun)
The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus.
brawl (noun)
An uproarious party.
bagel (noun)
(Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust.

Every word in this list has five letters and start with B and end in L. We count 22 of them, with 13 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so BEZEL at 16 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as BANAL, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.

How to use this page

Begin with the search box if you are mid-game: your letters, plus question marks for blanks, produce the playable words instantly. Begin with the list if you are studying: the common words are at the top, the definitions section explains the most useful ones, and the quick facts show the top scorers.

Tips

A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.

Questions

How many five-letter words starting with B and ending in L are there?

Our dictionary has 22 five-letter words starting with B and ending in L, of which 13 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with B and ending in L?

BEZEL scores 16 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.

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