5 Letter Words Starting with B

Common five-letter words that start with B

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

• being 8/11 the state or fact of existing
• bring 8/11 take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
• break 11/12 terminate
• blood 8/10 the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and…
• black 13/16 being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness
• broke 11/12 lacking funds
• buddy 12/13 a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• brain 7/9 that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
• bobby 14/16 an informal term for a British policeman
• billy 10/12 a short stout club used primarily by policemen
• books 11/12 (form of book) a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
• board 8/9 a committee having supervisory powers
• brown 10/12 an orange of low brightness and saturation
• bunch 12/15 a grouping of a number of similar things
• blame 9/12 put or pin the blame on
• begin 8/11 take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• beach 12/13 an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
• bucks 13/16 (form of buck) to strive with determination
• build 8/11 make by combining materials and parts
• blind 8/11 people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
• built 7/10 (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
• block 13/16 a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
• balls 7/10 (form of ball) round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
• bless 7/9 give a benediction to
• began 8/11
• brave 10/12 possessing or displaying courage
• bones 7/9 (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held…
• bread 8/9 food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
• below 10/12 in or to a place that is lower
• birth 10/10 the time when something begins (especially life)
• based 8/9 having a base
• badly 11/12 to a severe or serious degree
• birds 8/9 (form of bird) warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
• beast 7/8 a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
• bride 8/9 a woman who has recently been married
• burns 7/10 (form of burn) destroy by fire
• bills 7/10 (form of bill) a statute in draft before it becomes law
• booth 10/10 a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
• bored 8/9 tired of the world
• boots 7/8 (form of boot) footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
• bravo 10/12 a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired…
• bunny 10/13 a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
• bound 8/11 confined by bonds
• bible 9/12 the sacred writings of the Christian religions
• benny 10/12 East Indian annual erect herb
• blast 7/9 make a strident sound
• blown 10/13 being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
• banks 11/13 English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
• boxes 14/15 (form of box) a (usually rectangular) container
• basic 9/11 pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

All 582 five-letter words that start with B

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.