Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: BORIDES, BORANES, BOLIDES, BOURNES, BOONIES and BOUGIES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 92 of the 243 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- BOXFISH22 points
- BOOZILY21 points
- BOYCHIK21 points
- BOOMBOX20 points
- BOXLIKE20 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is O (38 words), followed by R (24).
More 7 letter words starting with B
BO at other lengths
Questions
How many 7 letter words start with BO?
There are 243 7 letter words that start with BO in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 7 letter word that start with BO?
BOXFISH, worth 22 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 7 letter words that start with BO make good guesses?
BORANES, BORIDES and BORATES use 7 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

