Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: BALS, BARS, BANS, BASE, BATS and BADS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 40 of the 51 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- BACK12 points
- BAFF12 points
- BABY11 points
- BACH11 points
- BAKE10 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (8 words), followed by L (6).
More 4 letter words starting with B
BA at other lengths
Questions
How many 4 letter words start with BA?
There are 51 4 letter words that start with BA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with BA?
BACK, worth 12 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that start with BA make good guesses?
BARS, BANS and BALS use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.