4 Letter Words Starting with B

Common four-letter words that start with B

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• back 12/14 in or to or toward a former location
• been 6/8
• baby 11/12 a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• best 6/7 the supreme effort one can make
• both 9/9 (used with count nouns) two considered together
• boys 9/9 (form of boy) a youthful male person
• body 10/10 the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
• book 10/11 a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
• beat 6/7 come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
• boss 6/7 a person who exercises control over workers
• bill 6/9 a statute in draft before it becomes law
• busy 9/10 actively or fully engaged or occupied
• ball 6/9 round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
• blue 6/9 blue color or pigment
• blow 9/11 exhale hard
• boat 6/7 a small vessel for travel on water
• bank 10/12 sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
• born 6/8 brought into existence
• beer 6/7 a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
• bear 6/7 have
• burn 6/9 destroy by fire
• bomb 10/13 an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
• band 7/9 an unofficial association of people or groups
• bird 7/8 warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
• bite 6/7 to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
• bell 6/9 a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
• babe 8/10 a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• base 6/7 installation from which a military force initiates operations
• buck 12/15 to strive with determination
• blew 9/11
• bond 7/9 an electrical force linking atoms
• bath 9/9 a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant…
• brad 7/8 a small nail
• bags 7/9 (form of bag) a flexible container with a single opening
• bust 6/8 ruin completely
• bull 6/10 uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
• bone 6/8 rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
• bike 10/11 a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
• belt 6/8 endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
• boom 8/10 make a resonant sound, like artillery
• bowl 9/11 a round vessel that is open at the top
• bury 9/10 cover from sight
• bang 7/10 strike violently
• beef 9/10 cattle that are reared for their meat
• bout 6/8 (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
• bars 6/7 (form of bar) a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
• bail 6/8 (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• buzz 24/26 make a buzzing sound
• beth 9/9 the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
• bend 7/9 form a curve

All 249 four-letter words that start with B

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.