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5-Letter Words Starting With B and Ending in N

There are 24 five-letter words starting with B and ending in N in our dictionary; 15 of them are common words.

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All 24 words

  • brown10 points
  • began8 points
  • begin8 points
  • begun8 points
  • blown10 points
  • brain7 points
  • brawn10 points
  • bacon9 points
  • baron7 points
  • basin7 points
  • baton7 points
  • bison7 points
  • boron7 points
  • bruin7 points
  • bairn7 points
  • blain7 points
  • boson7 points
  • buran7 points
  • burin7 points
  • blawn10 points
  • bogan8 points
  • beton7 points
  • bosun7 points
  • bourn7 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 24
  • By usage: 12 very common, 3 common, 9 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. blawn 10
  2. blown 10
  3. brawn 10
  4. brown 10
  5. bacon 9
  6. began 8
  7. begin 8
  8. begun 8
  9. bogan 8
  10. bairn 7

Most common

  1. brown
  2. began
  3. begin
  4. begun
  5. blown
  6. brain
  7. brawn
  8. bacon
  9. baron
  10. basin

Definitions

brown (adjective)
Of a color similar to that of wood or earth.
begin (verb)
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
blown (adjective)
Being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor.
brain (noun)
That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord.

The five-letter words that start with B and end in N number 24 in our dictionary. About 15 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is BLAWN, at 10 points.

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 word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words starting with B and ending in N once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.

Questions

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

BLAWN scores 10 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.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

9 of the 24 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.

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