5-Letter Words Starting With BL
There are 64 five-letter words starting with BL in our dictionary; 47 of them are common words.
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All 64 words
- black13 points
- block13 points
- blank11 points
- blame9 points
- blink11 points
- blown10 points
- blows10 points
- blurb9 points
- blade8 points
- blind8 points
- blood8 points
- blast7 points
- bless7 points
- bliss7 points
- blues7 points
- blaze16 points
- blitz16 points
- bluff13 points
- bleak11 points
- blimp11 points
- blush10 points
- blabs9 points
- blips9 points
- blobs9 points
- blocs9 points
- bloom9 points
- bland8 points
- bleed8 points
- blend8 points
- blond8 points
- blued8 points
- blare7 points
- bleat7 points
- blots7 points
- bluer7 points
- blunt7 points
- blurs7 points
- blurt7 points
- bloat7 points
- bleep9 points
- blowy13 points
- bloke11 points
- blahs10 points
- bloop9 points
- blear7 points
- blini7 points
- bluet7 points
- bluey10 points
- blebs9 points
- blain7 points
- blate7 points
- blats7 points
- blimy12 points
- blype12 points
- blawn10 points
- blaws10 points
- blams9 points
- blubs9 points
- blume9 points
- blase7 points
- blent7 points
- blest7 points
- blets7 points
- blite7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 64
- By usage: 38 very common, 9 common, 17 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- blaze 16
- blitz 16
- black 13
- block 13
- blowy 13
- bluff 13
- blimy 12
- blype 12
- blank 11
- bleak 11
Most common
- black
- block
- blank
- blame
- blink
- blown
- blows
- blurb
- blade
- blind
Definitions
- black (adjective)
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
- block (noun)
- A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).
- blank (adjective)
- (of a surface) not written or printed on.
- blame (adjective)
- Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
Looking for five-letter words starting with BL? You are in the right place. This list has 64 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as BLACK and BLOCK appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that start with the letters BL, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with BL are there?
Our dictionary has 64 five-letter words starting with BL, of which 47 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 BL?
BLAZE 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.