9-Letter Words Starting With B
There are 1,425 nine-letter words starting with B in our dictionary; 621 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,425 words
- backwards21 points
- behaviour17 points
- basically16 points
- believing15 points
- borrowing15 points
- bothering15 points
- beautiful14 points
- broadcast14 points
- beginning13 points
- buildings13 points
- backspace21 points
- biography20 points
- bookshops20 points
- bandwidth19 points
- blackmail19 points
- breakdown19 points
- bracketed18 points
- breakfast18 points
- buffering18 points
- bandwagon16 points
- bacterium15 points
- bookstore15 points
- breathing15 points
- brightest15 points
- balancing14 points
- believers14 points
- blatantly14 points
- belonging13 points
- beginners12 points
- biologist12 points
- barrister11 points
- batteries11 points
- brilliant11 points
- blackjack30 points
- blizzards30 points
- backpacks25 points
- bamboozle24 points
- backtrack23 points
- baptizing23 points
- bequeaths23 points
- bulldozed22 points
- backfired21 points
- backhands21 points
- backwoods21 points
- banqueted21 points
- blackhead21 points
- blasphemy21 points
- blockhead21 points
- bookmarks21 points
- bookshelf21 points
- brazening21 points
- breakneck21 points
- bulldozer21 points
- bulldozes21 points
- backfires20 points
- backslash20 points
- bewitched20 points
- birthmark20 points
- blackbird20 points
- bookworms20 points
- boutiques20 points
- breeziest20 points
- brusquest20 points
- backbones19 points
- bewitches19 points
- bicycling19 points
- blacktops19 points
- blockaded19 points
- blowtorch19 points
- boardwalk19 points
- backstage18 points
- beckoning18 points
- bickering18 points
- birthdays18 points
- bisexuals18 points
- blackened18 points
- blaspheme18 points
- blockades18 points
- boyfriend18 points
- bucketing18 points
- buffaloed18 points
- buffeting18 points
- bullfight18 points
- bankrupts17 points
- blacklist17 points
- blackouts17 points
- blanching17 points
- bleaching17 points
- blemished17 points
- blotching17 points
- bodyguard17 points
- bombarded17 points
- bookcases17 points
- bowlegged17 points
- boycotted17 points
- brainwash17 points
- branching17 points
- breaching17 points
- breakable17 points
- broaching17 points
- brotherly17 points
- brunching17 points
- buffaloes17 points
- bumblebee17 points
- butchered17 points
- butterfly17 points
- bypassing17 points
- bachelors16 points
- barbecued16 points
- bathrooms16 points
- beheading16 points
- beholding16 points
- benighted16 points
- beseeches16 points
- blanketed16 points
- blemishes16 points
- blighting16 points
- blindfold16 points
- blinkered16 points
- bloodshed16 points
- bloodying16 points
- blubbered16 points
- blueberry16 points
- brandying16 points
- briefcase16 points
- brochures16 points
- brokering16 points
- browbeats16 points
- banishing15 points
- banknotes15 points
- barbecues15 points
- barnyards15 points
- bayoneted15 points
- beavering15 points
- bedspread15 points
- befalling15 points
- befitting15 points
- befriends15 points
- begrudged15 points
- belatedly15 points
- bellowing15 points
- benefited15 points
- bereaving15 points
- bestowing15 points
- betraying15 points
- beverages15 points
- bewilders15 points
- billfolds15 points
- billowing15 points
- birdcages15 points
- bloodshot15 points
- boulevard15 points
- brightens15 points
- brocading15 points
- bubbliest15 points
- bullfrogs15 points
- bungalows15 points
- burnished15 points
- burrowing15 points
- busheling15 points
- bushelled15 points
- buttercup15 points
- bystander15 points
- badgering14 points
- badminton14 points
- bandaging14 points
- barbering14 points
- barricade14 points
- bedridden14 points
- beggaring14 points
- begrudges14 points
- belabored14 points
- bemoaning14 points
- betrayals14 points
- betrothal14 points
- bigamists14 points
- billboard14 points
- bisecting14 points
- blossomed14 points
- bluebirds14 points
- boomerang14 points
- bottoming14 points
- bountiful14 points
- brawniest14 points
- breathers14 points
- breweries14 points
- brutality14 points
- budgeting14 points
- burnishes14 points
- bacterial13 points
- balconies13 points
- ballrooms13 points
- bandstand13 points
- barbarian13 points
- barbarous13 points
- bargained13 points
- barnacles13 points
- barometer13 points
- barraging13 points
- baseballs13 points
- basements13 points
- beguiling13 points
- belabours13 points
- besieging13 points
- blameless13 points
- bludgeons13 points
- bluebells13 points
- blueprint13 points
- blundered13 points
- bootstrap13 points
- bordering13 points
- botanical13 points
- bracelets13 points
- braggarts13 points
- brimstone13 points
- broadened13 points
- broadside13 points
- burdening13 points
- ballasted12 points
- ballooned12 points
- balloting12 points
- bandannas12 points
- bantering12 points
- bargainer12 points
- barreling12 points
- barrelled12 points
- bartender12 points
- bartering12 points
- battering12 points
- belittled12 points
- besetting12 points
- bettering12 points
- bilingual12 points
- billiards12 points
- blessings12 points
- blindness12 points
- blistered12 points
- bloodiest12 points
- bluegrass12 points
- blustered12 points
- bolstered12 points
- boundless12 points
- bourgeois12 points
- breasting12 points
- bristling12 points
- buttering12 points
- buttoning12 points
- ballerina11 points
- banisters11 points
- baritones11 points
- barrenest11 points
- barrettes11 points
- battalion11 points
- belittles11 points
- biennials11 points
- bilateral11 points
- bitterest11 points
- bleariest11 points
- bluntness11 points
- botanists11 points
- brainiest11 points
- brainless11 points
- brassiere11 points
- brassiest11 points
- brittlest11 points
- brunettes11 points
- bulletins11 points
- buzzwords33 points
- benchmark22 points
- backyards21 points
- bookmaker21 points
- backdrops20 points
- brutalize20 points
- bimonthly19 points
- backsides18 points
- blockages18 points
- bombshell18 points
- boondocks18 points
- badmouths17 points
- ballparks17 points
- bigmouths17 points
- biopsying17 points
- blackness17 points
- blastoffs17 points
- bloodbath17 points
- buoyantly17 points
- bathrobes16 points
- bitchiest16 points
- bleachers16 points
- blotchier16 points
- bohemians16 points
- brokerage16 points
- baptismal15 points
- barbarism15 points
- beholders15 points
- bevelling15 points
- blankness15 points
- bleakness15 points
- briefings15 points
- bedraggle14 points
- billionth14 points
- birthrate14 points
- boardroom14 points
- borrowers14 points
- bullshits14 points
- ballistic13 points
- binocular13 points
- bisection13 points
- bounciest13 points
- bigotries12 points
- bloodless12 points
- blurriest11 points
- bossiness11 points
- bedazzled31 points
- bedazzles30 points
- bushwhack26 points
- bizarrely23 points
- blowziest23 points
- brusquely23 points
- buckwheat23 points
- backaches22 points
- biorhythm22 points
- buckyball22 points
- backfield21 points
- bankbooks21 points
- blazoning21 points
- buckskins21 points
- babushkas20 points
- backboard20 points
- backpedal20 points
- backwater20 points
- bailiwick20 points
- bashfully20 points
- beachhead20 points
- briquette20 points
- buckboard20 points
- bucketful20 points
- buckteeth20 points
- bucktooth20 points
- burlesque20 points
- backbiter19 points
- backbites19 points
- backdated19 points
- backstops19 points
- bedecking19 points
- behemoths19 points
- bellyache19 points
- blackball19 points
- bobwhites19 points
- bootblack19 points
- brickbats19 points
- bulkheads19 points
- bullfinch19 points
- byproduct19 points
- bacchanal18 points
- backdates18 points
- backslide18 points
- banjoists18 points
- bedfellow18 points
- beefsteak18 points
- behooving18 points
- bethought18 points
- bicyclist18 points
- bishopric18 points
- brushwood18 points
- bunkhouse18 points
- backrests17 points
- balefully17 points
- ballyhoos17 points
- barefaced17 points
- bathhouse17 points
- beekeeper17 points
- befogging17 points
- befuddled17 points
- bellyfuls17 points
- birdbaths17 points
- blenching17 points
- bobolinks17 points
- bombastic17 points
- boorishly17 points
- bouffants17 points
- brouhahas17 points
- brutishly17 points
- barbarity16 points
- becalming16 points
- bedeviled16 points
- beechnuts16 points
- befuddles16 points
- benefices16 points
- benumbing16 points
- beryllium16 points
- betokened16 points
- bicuspids16 points
- bifurcate16 points
- biosphere16 points
- bowsprits16 points
- breakages16 points
- bronchial16 points
- budgetary16 points
- balalaika15 points
- bankrolls15 points
- bawdiness15 points
- bearskins15 points
- beatified15 points
- befouling15 points
- betrothed15 points
- bewailing15 points
- bicameral15 points
- birdhouse15 points
- blarneyed15 points
- blessedly15 points
- boneheads15 points
- bowstring15 points
- briskness15 points
- broadband15 points
- buccaneer15 points
- bulkiness15 points
- bumptious15 points
- bungholes15 points
- barracuda14 points
- baseboard14 points
- beatifies14 points
- bestowals14 points
- betrayers14 points
- biathlons14 points
- blowsiest14 points
- boatswain14 points
- brashness14 points
- breathier14 points
- briefness14 points
- broadloom14 points
- brownouts14 points
- bullhorns14 points
- bulrushes14 points
- bushiness14 points
- butterfat14 points
- bagginess13 points
- ballpoint13 points
- balminess13 points
- barnstorm13 points
- basilicas13 points
- bedsteads13 points
- begetting13 points
- bellicose13 points
- binnacles13 points
- binomials13 points
- bipartite13 points
- birdieing13 points
- bisectors13 points
- blindside13 points
- burgeoned13 points
- bagatelle12 points
- balladeer12 points
- bandoleer12 points
- battening12 points
- beatitude12 points
- beleaguer12 points
- besiegers12 points
- besotting12 points
- bestirred12 points
- bestrides12 points
- billeting12 points
- binderies12 points
- blandness12 points
- blunderer12 points
- bordellos12 points
- broadness12 points
- bullrings12 points
- ballsiest11 points
- balusters11 points
- baselines11 points
- bassinets11 points
- beastlier11 points
- beauteous11 points
- bluenoses11 points
- bouillons11 points
- bounteous11 points
- brattiest11 points
- bristlier11 points
- burliness11 points
- burnooses11 points
- butterier11 points
- butteries11 points
- butternut11 points
- backbench24 points
- brickwork24 points
- byzantine23 points
- backcloth22 points
- bejeweled22 points
- breakaway21 points
- brickyard21 points
- brushwork21 points
- banquette20 points
- beefcakes20 points
- backrooms19 points
- beachwear19 points
- bullwhips19 points
- barracked18 points
- billhooks18 points
- blacklegs18 points
- blowhards18 points
- blowpipes18 points
- bubblegum18 points
- barkeeper17 points
- bathwater17 points
- behaviors17 points
- blowholes17 points
- boogeyman17 points
- boogeymen17 points
- bookplate17 points
- broughams17 points
- balaclava16 points
- baronetcy16 points
- billycans16 points
- blabbered16 points
- basilisks15 points
- bedaubing15 points
- blathered15 points
- blighters15 points
- boatyards15 points
- bodysuits15 points
- bookstall15 points
- breakouts15 points
- birdbrain14 points
- boathouse14 points
- bodacious14 points
- boltholes14 points
- boreholes14 points
- buggering14 points
- beanpoles13 points
- bilabials13 points
- bootlaces13 points
- brigadier13 points
- baguettes12 points
- begetters12 points
- bloodline12 points
- boatloads12 points
- breadline12 points
- beetroots11 points
- brasserie11 points
- bursaries11 points
- breezeway26 points
- bouzoukis24 points
- baptizers22 points
- barbarize22 points
- bedizened22 points
- blackface22 points
- boomboxes22 points
- baksheesh21 points
- bandboxes21 points
- bakeshops20 points
- banqueter20 points
- bombproof20 points
- brushoffs20 points
- barhopped19 points
- bollixing19 points
- bankcards18 points
- berrylike18 points
- biconcave18 points
- bicyclers18 points
- blockader18 points
- bluejeans18 points
- boldfaced18 points
- backseats17 points
- bearishly17 points
- bedimming17 points
- bemusedly17 points
- berkelium17 points
- bickerers17 points
- blowflies17 points
- bluffness17 points
- bondwoman17 points
- bondwomen17 points
- buckaroos17 points
- bullishly17 points
- bacillary16 points
- bagpipers16 points
- bioethics16 points
- brochette16 points
- bunchiest16 points
- basswoods15 points
- beanstalk15 points
- beclouded15 points
- begriming15 points
- benignity15 points
- bestrewed15 points
- boohooing15 points
- brevetted15 points
- brooklets15 points
- bullheads15 points
- bumpiness15 points
- ballgames14 points
- barnacled14 points
- basinfuls14 points
- beseeming14 points
- besmeared14 points
- bestially14 points
- bolivares14 points
- bratwurst14 points
- broodmare14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,425
- By usage: 267 very common, 354 common, 804 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- blizzardy 33
- buzzwords 33
- bemuzzled 32
- bedazzled 31
- bemuzzles 31
- bedazzles 30
- blackjack 30
- blizzards 30
- banjaxing 26
- bodycheck 26
Most common
- backwards
- behaviour
- basically
- believing
- borrowing
- bothering
- beautiful
- broadcast
- beginning
- buildings
Definitions
- backwards (adverb)
- At or to or toward the back or rear.
- behaviour (noun)
- The action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances.
- basically (adverb)
- In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
- believing (noun)
- The cognitive process that leads to convictions.
Here is the complete list of nine-letter words starting with B: 1,425 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as BACKWARDS and BEHAVIOUR lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
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
Which nine-letter words starting with B are the most common?
BACKWARDS, BEHAVIOUR and BASICALLY are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the nine-letter words starting with B you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.