Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: BLASE, BLUES, BLETS, BLATE, BLATS and BLEST. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 50 of the 64 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- BLAZE16 points
- BLITZ16 points
- BLACK13 points
- BLOCK13 points
- BLOWY13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (17 words), followed by O (13).
More 5 letter words starting with B
BL at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with BL?
There are 64 5 letter words that start with BL in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with BL?
BLAZE, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with BL?
BLASE, BLATE and BLATS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

