Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: BARES, BALES, BANES, BATES, BARDS and BALDS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 68 of the 106 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- BAFFY16 points
- BAIZA16 points
- BAIZE16 points
- BAZAR16 points
- BAZOO16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (19 words), followed by S (14).
More 5 letter words starting with B
BA at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with BA?
There are 106 5 letter words that start with BA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with BA?
BAFFY, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with BA?
BARES, BANES and BALES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.