Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: BORES, BONES, BOLES, BODES, BORTS and BORAS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 66 of the 102 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- BOOZY19 points
- BONZE16 points
- BOOZE16 points
- BORTZ16 points
- BOZOS16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is O (13 words), followed by R (12).
More 5 letter words starting with B
BO at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with BO?
There are 102 5 letter words that start with BO in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with BO?
BOOZY, worth 19 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with BO?
BORES, BONES and BOLES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.