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6-Letter Words Starting With B

There are 1,068 six-letter words starting with B in our dictionary; 604 of them are common words.

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The 600 most common of 1,068 words

Quick facts

  • Total words: 1,068
  • By usage: 381 very common, 223 common, 464 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. bezazz 35
  2. buzzed 27
  3. bizzes 26
  4. buzzer 26
  5. buzzes 26
  6. blowzy 23
  7. banjax 22
  8. bijoux 22
  9. bombyx 22
  10. buzuki 21

Most common

  1. backed
  2. behalf
  3. behave
  4. bucket
  5. buffer
  6. branch
  7. breach
  8. became
  9. become
  10. behind

Definitions

backed (adjective)
Having a back or backing, usually of a specified type.
behalf (noun)
As the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as ‘on behalf of’ rather than ‘in behalf of’).
behave (verb)
Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.
bucket (noun)
A roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top.

The six-letter words that start with B number 1,068 in our dictionary. About 604 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 BEZAZZ, at 35 points.

How to use this page

Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.

Tips

A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the six-letter words starting with B 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 six-letter words starting with B?

BEZAZZ scores 35 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?

464 of the 1,068 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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