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4 Letter Words Starting With B
This list does three jobs: narrowing down a guess in a Wordle-style game, filling in a crossword, and checking whether a word is real. It has 270 four-letter words that start with B, with the 108 common ones (back, best, both, book) first.
After B, the most common second letter is O: 55 of these words start with BO. On average a word here has 1.3 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is A (in 88 words). 22% repeat a letter, like book. The most common ending is -DS (5 words).
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Common 4-letter words starting with B (108)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- back
- best
- both
- book
- body
- baby
- bank
- bill
- blue
- born
- base
- ball
- beat
- band
- boss
- busy
- blog
- bear
- boat
- beer
- bird
- bowl
- bell
- blow
- bond
- bike
- burn
- bush
- bone
- bath
- belt
- bull
- boom
- bang
- bite
- beef
- bass
- bold
- beta
- boot
- bulk
- bare
- bias
- beam
- bend
- brad
- babe
- bout
- buzz
- bolt
- bail
- buck
- barn
- bent
- bean
- bump
- bore
- bake
- bury
- blah
- bait
- bark
- bald
- boil
- bash
- bind
- beck
- bulb
- brew
- bale
- bloc
- buff
- beau
- blur
- brow
- brag
- beep
- boon
- brat
- bunk
- bead
- burr
- bard
- berg
- brig
- barb
- bray
- beak
- boar
- bran
- bane
- balm
- bony
- bile
- byte
- blob
- brim
- beet
- blot
- bode
- buoy
- blip
- bosh
- bask
- buss
- bunt
- burg
- burp
Tip: try bear as your next guess. It tests 4 different letters that are common in this group. Since 22% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.
All 4-letter words starting with B (270)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
baal baas baba babe babu baby bach back bade bads baff bags baht bail bait bake bald bale balk ball balm bals bams banc band bane bang bani bank bans bant baps barb bard bare barf bark barm barn bars base bash bask bass bast bate bath bats batt baud bawd bawl bays bdrm bead beak beam bean bear beat beau beck beds bedu beef been beep beer bees beet begs bell bels belt bema bend bene bens bent berg berk berm best beta beth bets bevy beys bhai bhut bias bibb bibl bibs bice bide bids bier biff bigs bike bile bilk bill bima bind bine bins bint biog biol bios bird birk birl birr bise bisk bite bits bitt bize blab blae blag blah blam blat blaw bldg bleb bled blet blew blin blip blob bloc blog blot blow blub blue blur blvd boar boas boat bobs bock bode bods body boer boff bogs bogy boho boil bola bold bole boll bolo bolt boma bomb bond bone bong bonk bony boob book boom boon boor boos boot bops bora bore borg born bort bosh bosk boss bota both bots bott bout bowl bows boxy boyf boyo boys bozo brad brae brag bran bras brat braw bray bred bree brei bren brew brie brig brim brin brio bris brit broo bros brow brrr brut btry bubo bubs buck buds buff bugs buhl buhr bulb bulk bull bumf bump bums bund bung bunk bunn buns bunt buoy bura burd burg burl burn burp burr burs bury bush busk buss bust busy bute buts butt buys buzz byes byre byrl byte
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Frequently asked questions
How many four-letter words start with B?
Our dictionary has 270, which is 6.4% of all four-letter words. 108 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is the most common four-letter word starting with B?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, been, followed by back and best.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try bear. It has 4 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 22% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.