Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: BARS, BARE, BOAS, BASE, BRAS and BALS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 193 of the 249 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- BUZZ24 points
- BOXY16 points
- BIZE15 points
- BOZO15 points
- BACK12 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is A (51 words), followed by O (49). 2 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: BRRR and BYRL.
4 letter words starting with…
- 4 letter words starting with a190 words
- b249
- 4 letter words starting with c227 words
- 4 letter words starting with d232 words
- 4 letter words starting with e102 words
- 4 letter words starting with f189 words
- 4 letter words starting with g190 words
- 4 letter words starting with h189 words
- 4 letter words starting with i58 words
- 4 letter words starting with j86 words
- 4 letter words starting with k120 words
- 4 letter words starting with l208 words
- 4 letter words starting with m209 words
- 4 letter words starting with n103 words
- 4 letter words starting with o106 words
- 4 letter words starting with p253 words
- 4 letter words starting with q14 words
- 4 letter words starting with r181 words
- 4 letter words starting with s346 words
- 4 letter words starting with t246 words
- 4 letter words starting with u37 words
- 4 letter words starting with v74 words
- 4 letter words starting with w166 words
- x1
- 4 letter words starting with y70 words
- 4 letter words starting with z31 words
First two letters
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Questions
How many 4 letter words start with B?
There are 249 4 letter words that start with B in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with B?
BUZZ, worth 24 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that start with B make good guesses?
BARE, BARS and BASE use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

